Joseph Ejercito Estrada

Ousted President Joseph Estrada, 70, who was convicted of plunder by the Sandiganbayan on September 12, has been granted executive clemency by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday. ISSUES

• Guilty of plunder. Former President Joseph Estrada, 70, was found "guilty beyond reasonable doubt" of plunder, and sentenced to serve up to 40 years in prison. He was acquitted of perjury and the Sandiganbayan allowed him to return to his Tanay, Rizal resthouse, "until further notice."

PERSONAL

• Date of Birth : April 19, 1937
• Place of Birth : Tondo, Manila
• Name of Spouse : Luisa "Loi" Pimentel Ejercito
• Children :
  • with wife Loi: Jose (Jinggoy), Jacqueline, Jude
  • with Peachy Osorio: Joel Eduardo (Jojo), Teresita
  • with Guia Gomez: Jose Victor (JV)
  • with Laarni Enriquez: Jerika, Juan Emilio (Jake), Jacob
  • with Joy Melendrez: Jose Mari
• Father : Emilio Ejercito
• Mother : Maria Marcelo
  

EDUCATION

• Engineering, Mapua Institute of Technology
• High School, Ateneo de Manila University

CAREER HISTORY

• President, 1998-2001
  • elected by landslide with 10.7 million votes
  • first Asian president to be impeached
  • ousted by the EDSA 2 People Power Revolt in January 20, 2001
• Vice President, 1992-1998
  • served concurrently as chair of the Presidential Anti -Crime Commission, 1992-1997
• Senator, 1987-1992
  • one of the "Magnificent 12" senators who voted for the termination of the RP-US Military Bases Agreement
  • authored RA 7307 Philippine Carabao Act
• Mayor, Municipality of San Juan, 1967-1986
• Movie actor
  • entered showbiz in his early 20s

RELATIVES IN GOVERNMENT

• Loi Estrada, wife; former senator (2001-2007)
• Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada, son; senator (2004-2010)
• Jose Victor "JV" Ejercito, son; San Juan mayor (2001-2010)
• Emilio Ramon "ER" Ejercito III, nephew; mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna (2001-2010)

AWARDS & CITATIONS

• Three Outstanding Senators, Philippines Free Press, 1989
• Filipino Academy for Movie Art and Science (FAMAS) Hall of Fame Awardee (Producer), 1983
• FAMAS Hall of Fame Awardee (Actor), 1981
• Most Outstanding Metro Manila Mayor, Philippine Princeton Poll, 1973
• Ten Outstanding Young Men in Public Administration, Philippine Jaycees, 1972
• Outstanding Mayor and Foremost Nationalist, Inter-Provincial Information Service, 1971