Jinggoy Estrada

Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
22nd President pro tempore of the Philippine Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 23, 2007
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by Juan Flavier
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2004
Mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001
Preceded by Adolfo Sto. Domingo
Succeeded by Joseph Victor Ejercito
Vice Mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila
In office
June 30, 1988 – June 30, 1992
Personal details
Born February 17, 1963 (1963-02-17) (age 49)
Manila, Philippines
Political party Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
Spouse(s) Ma. Presentacion Vitug
Relations Joseph Estrada (father)
Residence San Juan City, Metro Manila
Occupation Actor, Producer, Politician
Religion Roman Catholicism

Jose Pimentel Ejercito, Jr. (born February 17, 1963[1]), better known as Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, is a Filipino politician and former film actor who has been a member of the Senate of the Philippines since 2004. He was born to Joseph Estrada, who was President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and Luisa Estrada; he is also the half-brother of another politician, Joseph Victor Ejercito.

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Political career

Senate President Pro-Tempore

On July 23, 2007, Estrada was voted Senate president pro tempore, while Kiko Pangilinan is majority leader (following the assumption of Sen. Manny Villar to the chamber's leadership of the 14th Congress).[2]

On August 15, 2007, the Supreme Court (Voting 13-0), in an 18-page decision upheld the Sandigabayan's decision to grant bail to Estrada in connection with his plunder case now awaiting promulgation before the graft court.[3] On September 11, 2007 Estrada introduced Senate bill 1556, proposing to make ROTC mandatory for all college students, male and female.

Second Term (2010-present)

Re-election as Senate President Pro-Tempore

Re-elected as Senator in 2010, Estrada was again chosen by his colleagues to serve as Senate President Pro-Tempore.

Hong Kong Airport incident

In August 2010, Estrada claimed that while traveling to Hong Kong, he experienced a backlash of the emotions surrounding the death of 8 Chinese nationals from Hong Kong during the 2010 Manila hostage crisis. According to him, as he passed through the immigration desk in Hong Kong, officers threw back his passport at him after checking it.[4]

Estrada said the officer may not have known who he was because he used a "regular passport" for personal travel. He also said that he "understood the pain being felt by many Hong Kong nationals".[4]

However, according to the Hong Kong immigration department, Estrada visited Hong Kong with a diplomat passport. From an alleged video surveillance record, he and three other Filipinos were accompanied by staff from the Philippine embassy and had arranged to go through the privileged passage for diplomats. The immigration officer handed back the passport to the Philippines embassy staff, not to Estrada. However, the news report claiming this does not show the video.[5]

Personal life

Estrada married Presentacion Vitug in 1989.

Filmography

Movies

References

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