Joseph Estrada
Joseph Estrada
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estradais a Filipino politician who served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 and as the 9th Vice President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He has currently been Mayor of the City of Manila, the country's capital, since 2013...
address doubts move raised
Doubts have been raised about the ASEAN spirit, about our solidarity, about our credibility... We need to address these doubts here and now. We have to move, and move boldly.
poor top victims
The victims here are the poor people, the squatters. So that is my top priority,
poor top victims
The victims here are the poor people, the squatters, ... So that is my top priority.
consequences dire nation prolonged save
save our nation from the dire consequences of a prolonged crisis.
convicted defend
I was not able to defend myself and was convicted in the street.
include involving issues
Why would they include me in that mess? I know nothing about issues involving him,
area economic entering exclusive explain within
I will take this up with him and we will say that this area is within our 200-mile exclusive economic zone, ... We will explain to him that they are encroaching and entering our territory.
against gained jail majesty oppressive people power regime voices wherever
Wherever they may jail me, they will never be able to imprison the voices of our people against an oppressive regime which gained power not through the majesty of elections,
act action against appeal calm exercise people present protest refrain seek sobriety strongly supporters undertake violence whatever
I strongly appeal to our people and my supporters to exercise sobriety and calm and to refrain from any act of violence in whatever protest action they seek to undertake against the present administration,
given joseph last presidents
Given that the last two Presidents -- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Joseph
close fingers keeping pal
I am keeping my fingers crossed. I am going to do all I can do so that PAL will not close down,
against charges face law ready rule submit
I am ready to face all the charges against me. I always submit myself to the rule of law,
land people poverty saying witness
Some are saying I should resign, some want me impeached, some say I should go on vacation, ... This is my advice: They are the ones who should go on vacation. They should come here and be with people who don't have land and witness the poverty here.
accept exit finish gave graceful nation offered resign tenure year
She offered that if I resign now, they will give me a graceful exit. Well, I said I will accept the offer of graceful exit in the year 2004 ... that's the tenure the nation gave me and I have to finish that,