Joseph Estrada
President of the Philippines
June 30,1998
January 20, 2001
BIRTH
• Joseph Marcelo Ejercito Estrada was
born on April 19, 1937 in Tondo, Manila
the poorest district of manila. He is the
eight of ten children. His parents were
Engr. Emilio Ejercito and Maria Marcelo,
moved to San Juan where he resides
up to this day
CHILDHOOD
• He studied at a Jesuit
run Ateneo de Manila
he later took
engineering in Mapua
Institute of Technology
LIFE AS AN ACTOR
• At the age of 20
Estrada was
accidentally chosen to
become a film actor he
played the lead role of
more than 100 films and
was the producer of
more than 70 films he
won many awards for
these films
MAYOR
• He started his life of politics on 1967 when he
was elected and reelected mayor of San Juan
which he served with dedication and
distinction for more than 16 years but was
asked to step down due to the 1986 EDSA
revolution. In 1972 he was awarded as one of
the ten most outstanding men and was voted
outstanding mayor in provincial service
information he was also awarded most
outstanding mayor of metro manila by the
Princeton poll
SENATOR
• The following year after he was pushed out of
mayor he ran for senator and won he placed
16th out of 24. As a senator he passed bills
which were made to laws like The
preservation of the Carabao RA7307 and the
construction of irrigation projects RA6978 he
was also one of the magnificent 12 who voted
the us troops out of the Philippine airbase
VICE-PRECIDENCY
• He won vice-preside Ant on 1992 as vicepresident he was appointed head of the
PACC by Pres Fidel Ramos he arrested
warlords syndicates etc. in 1997 together with
Cardinal Sin pres Corazon Aquino and GMA
who was a senator then led an anti-charter
change rally at Rizal park against charter
change moves by Fidel Ramos. He also
funded the PHILDARE which is a group
against drugs he resigned chairman of the
PACC on June 4 1997
PRECIDENCY
• He was elected president on 1998 on his
inauguration he said “One hundred years
after Kawit, fifty years after independence,
twelve years after EDSA, and seven years
after the rejection of foreign bases, it is now
the turn of the masses to experience
liberation. We stand in the shadow of those
who fought to make us free- free from foreign
domination, free from domestic tyranny, free
from superpower dictation, free from
economic backwardness”
PRESIDENCY
• Estrada won the biggest ever margin of
victory in the recorded in his
inauguration he said “Walang kaibigan
walang kumpare walang kamag-anak
was his stern warning.” He also
immediately removed all sovereign
guarantee with any company records
show he never signed one until January
20 2001
PRESIDENCY
• He ordered a wide ranging government
inspection to the big time tax evaders
even if some were contributors to his
campaign for presidency. His pro poor
program bore fruit in less than 2 years
with significant improvements in the
countries peace and order
President, Head of Joseph Estrada
state, Head of
Government
1998-2001
Vice-President
Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo
1998-2001
National Economic and
Development Authority
Fellipe Medalla
1998-2001
Agrarian Reform
Secretary
Horacio Moralles
1998-2001
Agriculture
Secretary
William Dar
Edgardo Angara
Domingo Panganiban
1998-1999
1999-2001
2001
Budjet and Management
Secretary
Benjamin Diokno
Education, Culture and
Sports Secretary
Bro Andrew
Gonzales
1998-2001
1998-2000
Energy Secretary
Mario Tiaoqui
Environment and Natural
Resources Secretary
Antonio Ceriles
Finance Secretary
Edgardo Espiritu
Jose Pardo
1998-2001
1998-2001
1998-2000
2000-2001
Foreign Affairs
Secretary
Domingo Siazon
Jr.
1998-2001
Health Secretary
Dr. Felipe Estrella
Dr. Alberto G.
Romualdez
1998
1998-2001
Interior and Local
Government Secretary
Ronaldo Puno
Alfredo Lim
1998-1999
1999-2001
Justice Secretary
Serafin Cuevas
Artemio Tuquero
1998-2000
2000-2001
Labor and Employment Labor and
Secretary
Employment Secretary
1998-2001
National Defense
Secretary
Orlando Mercado
1998-2001
Public Works and
Gregorio Vigilar
1998-2001
William Padolina
1998-2001
Highways Secretary
Science and Technology
Secretary
Social Welfare
and
Development
Secretary
Gloria
Macapagal
Arroyo
1998-2000
Tourism
Secretary
Gemma Cruz
Araneta
1998-2001
Transportation
and
Communication
Vicente
Rivera, Jr.
1998-2001
Secretary
Trade and
Industry
Secretary
Jose Pardo 1998
Mar Roxas 1998-2001
ERAP TO LEAVE THE
PHILLIPINES
• At first they tried to get ERAP out of the
Phil. by the efforts of justice secretary
Nany Perez but then ERAP declined
next they used blackmail telling him that
if he does not leave they will file false
charges again ERAP declined and said
he would face the false charges
ACCUSATIONS
• Joseph Estrada was accused of
spending long hours drinking and
having midnight drinking sessions he
was also accused of plunder and
corruption also he was accused of
perjury
TRIAL
• The judge was chief justice Ilario
Davique the EDSA 2 was started when
on ERAP’s trial the second envelope
was voted not to be opened 11-10
which led to the power grab or EDSA 2
in which G.M.A. with church officials
businessmen and PNP officials closed
ranks against ERAP.
TRIAL
• After EDSA People Power 2 ERAP was
forced to make a temporary leave from
Malacaňang to prevent violence He was
initially detained at veterans memorial
medical center in manila but was then
moved to a military facility in Tanay
Rizal but was transferred to a nearby
vacation home under house arrest.
DECISION
• ERAP was proven guilty of perjury but
not guilty of plunder was the decision
and the punishment was permanent jail
and the return of over 200 000 000
pesos
APPEAL
• On September 26, 2007, Joseph
Estrada appealed by filing a 63page motion for reconsideration of
the “Sandiganbayan Judgement”
“penned by Teresita De Castro
(submitting 5 legal grounds).
Estrada alleged that the court erred
"when it convicted him by acquitting
his alleged co-conspirators."
APPEAL
• On October 5, 2007, the
Sandiganbayan's Special Division ruled
to have set for October 19, oral
argument (instead of a defense reply)
on Joseph Estrada’s motion for
reconsideration. Estrada asked court
permission to attend the hearing, since
it ordered the prosecution to file
comment before October 11.
GMA PRESIDENT
• After ERAP’s leave GMA took office of
presidency illegally because according
to the constitution of the Philippines the
president may only be replaced
president is dead, resigns, gets
incapacitated, or is convicted after
impeachment
PEOPLE WHO CRITICIZE
PRESIDENCY OF G.M.A.
• Hon. Cecilia Muňoz Palma
“The 1987 Constitution” suffered this
happened when the ongoing
impeachment trial of President Joseph
Estrada was disrupted and discontinued
and the issues on hand were brought to
the parliament of the streets”
• Lee Kuan Yew
“The change of power in the
Philippines was no boost for
democracy because it was done
outside the constitution”
Many People criticized that GMA
Is president of the Phil. for it is
illegitimate
EVENTS PROVING
ACCUSATIONS FALSE
• The opening of the
second envelope
proved that the bank
account was not
ERAP’s but Dicahvez’s
PARDON
• On October 22, 2007, Acting
Justice Secretary Agnes
Devanadera stated that
Joseph Estrada is seeking a
“full, free, and unconditional
pardon” from President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Estrada's lawyer Jose
PARDON
• Flaminiano wrote Arroyo: "The time has
come to end President Estrada's fight
for justice and vindication before the
courts. Today [Monday], we filed a
withdrawal of his Motion for
Reconsideration." Estrada, 70, stressed
the "delicate condition" of his mother in
asking for pardon.