Loi Estrada

Loi Estrada
12th First Lady of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001
Preceded by Amelita Ramos
Succeeded by Jose Miguel Arroyo
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2007
Personal details
Born June 2, 1930 (1930-06-02) (age 81)
Iba, Zambales, Philippines
Political party Partido ng Masang Pilipino
Spouse(s) Joseph Estrada
Religion Roman Catholicism

Luisa Pimentel-Ejercito (born Luisa Fernandez Pimentel on June 2, 1930 in Iba, Zambales), better known as Loi Estrada was a Filipino politician. She is the wife of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, and was the twelfth First Lady of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001. She was born to Rufino Pimentel and Manuela Fernandez. In 2001, she ran as a candidate of the opposition for a seat in the Senate. She won, and served in the 12th and the 13th Congress of the Philippines, making her the first First Lady to win a seat in the Senate. Her son, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is a senator. She is a psychiatrist by profession, known as very close to the poor. She was dubbed as First lady ng Masa (First Lady of the Masses) and Doktora ng Masa (Doctor of the masses) because of her medical and outreach missions during her term.

She earned her medicine degree at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), after which she worked as a Professor in the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, and a Physician at the UST Hospital and the National Center for Mental Health.

Senator

During her tenure in the senate(2001–2007),she authored 121 bills and 13 resolutions,some of which have already been enacted into law: R.A. No. 9241, The National Health Insurance Program; R.A. No. 9211, The No Smoking Act; R.A. No. 9167, The Film Development Council of the Philippines, R.A. No. 9165, The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act; and R.A No. 9275, The Clean Water Act.

Ancestry

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
Amelita Ramos		 First Lady of the Philippines
1998–2001		 Succeeded by
Jose Miguel Arroyo
Preceded by
Celia Laurel		 Second Lady of the Philippines
1992–1998
Senate Presidents
Manny Villar (2006-2007) # · Franklin Drilon (2004-2006)
# — Villar became the next Senate president during the 14th Congress.
## — Position vacated when Noli de Castro was elected to the vice presidency.
### — In 2007, Lim vacated his position prior to his election as the mayor of Manila.
# — Drilon's Senate presidency continued until 2006 during the 13th Congress.
## — Position vacated when Cayetano died in 2003.
‡ — The appointment of Gloria Arroyo to Guingona to vice presidency made his position to the Senate vacant from January 20, 2001.
On May 14, 2001, Honasan was elected to fill in Guingona's unfinished term until 2004.
‡‡ — Ople was appointed Foreign Affairs secretary in 2002.
‡‡‡ — In 2004, de Castro vacated his position when he was elected to the vice presidency.