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Jan 17, 2017 · EDSA People Power II, as it came to be known, was a series of protests held from January 16 to 20, 2001, against former president Joseph Estrada who was then facing plunder charges.
Joseph E. Estrada. Former Senator and President Estrada was born on April 19, 1937 in Tondo, Manila to Emilio Ejercito and Maria Marcelo. He studied at the Ateneo de Manila University and at the Mapua Institute of Technology. He holds Doctor of Humanities from the University of Pangasinan. He became a movie actor in his early twenties and ...
Sep 12, 2007 · Wed 12 Sep 2007 05.23 EDT. The former president of the Philippines Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison today after being found guilty of corruption. Estrada, who was ousted from power ...
JOSEPH "ERAP" ESTRADA. Joseph "Erap" Estrada was elected president of the Philippines in 1998 and served for 31 months until he was ousted after the People Power II protests in January 2001. A former college dropout, movie actor and vice president, he was known for his short and stocky physique, greasy Elvis Presley pompadour and thin mustache.
Sep 12, 2007 · Published September 12, 2007 9:22am. Ousted President Joseph Estrada, who once pulled off the biggest election victory in Philippine history, was judged "guilty beyond reasonable doubt" of plunder, and sentenced to serve up to 40 years in prison. Witnesses said the former leader cried when he heard the verdict on Wednesday after a landmark six ...
That during the period from June, 1998 to January, 2001, in the Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, accused Joseph Ejercito Estrada, by himself and in conspiracy with his co-accused, business associates and persons heretofore named, by taking advantage of his official position, authority, connection or influence as President of the Republic of the Philippines, did ...
He served as Vice President for 6 years leading the Anti-Crime Commission and was also responsible for a number of high-profile crime arrests in the Philippines. In 1998 Estrada ran for President, running on the same platform of law and order. He won the election by the largest majority in the Philippines history of free elections.
