Insisting the city is in a mess, former President and Manila Mayor-elect Joseph “Erap” Estrada has assembled a powerhouse lineup of former Cabinet members to help generate revenues for the supposedly cash-strapped local government.
Insisting Manila is in a mess, former President Joseph Estrada has assembled a powerhouse lineup of former Cabinet members to help him find ways of generating revenues for the supposedly cash-strapped city government.
So what should incoming Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada’s priority be when he assumes the post in June?
Grace Poe for president? “Why not?” her godfather, former President Joseph Estrada, said Wednesday, welcoming a possibility that surfaced after Poe topped this year’s senatorial election.
“Dirty Harry” has finally admitted defeat to “Asiong Salonga.”
Late Monday night when initial results already indicated a victory, former President Joseph Estrada excused himself from the small crowd gathered in the vast living room of his Sta. Mesa residence.
Former President Joseph Estrada and incumbent Vice Mayor Isko Moreno were proclaimed winners of the mayoral and vice mayoral races in Manila by the City Board of Canvassers around noon Tuesday.
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is leading in the vote-count for mayor of Manila in what could be his first elected post since he was ousted in a 2001 revolt on corruption charges.
“Asiong Salonga” outguns “Dirty Harry.”
Despite a law that prohibits people from betting on the outcome of an election, some of the supporters of Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada have reportedly started placing multimillion-peso wagers on who will occupy city hall.
Voting in one of the precincts in Manila was temporarily halted after a slight commotion broke out between the police and media when former President Joseph Estrada and wife Dra. Loi Ejercito cast their ballots for the first time in Manila.
It’s clear to former President Joseph Estrada and the other leaders of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) that Monday’s elections are just a preliminary battle in the bigger war three years from now.
For his last pitch before Monday’s big battle, Erap turns to the oldies. Former President and now Manila mayoral candidate Joseph Estrada marked his miting de avance Friday night with a promise to improve the quality of life in the city, giving special mention to its senior citizens.
