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...
consequences dire nation prolonged save
save our nation from the dire consequences of a prolonged crisis.
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,
air chance waiting
So far, so good. I have been waiting for this chance to air my side.
act calm exercise refrain sobriety
exercise sobriety and calm and to refrain from any act of violence.
greatest last performance
the last and greatest performance of my life.
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.
against given plans plots
They were given to me voluntarily. I don't have plans and plots against the government.
asian brief crises financial mild period recovery region suffering
After a brief period of recovery from the financial crises (of 1997-1998), the Asian region is suffering from a mild relapse,
challenge facing founding greatest since
ASEAN is facing its greatest challenge since its founding 31 years ago,
cent money
The money is still intact, not even one cent of it has been spent,
brash culture
Moreover, our culture discourages her from being as brash as Gloria Arroyo,
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,