Elections Philippines

Filipina-British TV host-model Georgina Wilson finally answered the irate post on Twitter by Jake Ejercito, son of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, regarding Wilson's reported discriminatory remark about the former leader. On Twitter last Friday, Ejercito quoted the Fil-Brit model as saying, "ugh i hate politics - but I only have one thing to say: Anyone that votes for Erap is a f***ing idiot" In her email to the Philippine entertainment website Pep.ph, the 27-year-old Wilson said that Ejercito may be a bit too late as he was reacting to a tweet that was posted four years ago Read more [...]

By Christian V. EsguerraPhilippine Daily Inquirer 4:41 pm | Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 Former president Joseph Estrada is proclaimed mayor of Manila by the city’s Board of Canvassers after he defeats incumbent Alfredo Lim Read more [...]

By Christian V. EsguerraPhilippine Daily Inquirer 2:20 pm | Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 Former President and now Mayor-elect Joseph Estrada Read more [...]

I have long respected former President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who assumed the presidency after President Corazon Aquino who ran a revolutionary government when our country was deep in the throes of a dictatorship and the Filipino people chased Ferdinand Marcos out of Malacanang. The first and only lady president at the time, Mrs Read more [...]

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Philippine Daily Inquirer 10:16 pm | Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 With the election fever over or behind us, newly elected Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap”’ Estrada should fulfill his campaign promise to bring back the lost glory of Manila and make it on a par with the advanced Southeast Asian cities.Upon assumption to office, Mayor-elect Estrada should immediately embark or launch an urban renewal program for a clean, orderly and peaceful Manila. He should rid the city of congested sidewalks crammed with vendors, chaotic traffic, illegal settlers, petty crimes, etc., which characterize Manila today. Read more [...]

FOR posting a tweet against former President and now Manila mayor-elect Joseph Estrada, model and TV host Georgina Wilson got a mouthful of response from Estrada’s young son and rising matinee idol Jake Ejercito. Georgina’s tweet, which she has since deleted went, “ugh i hate politics – but I only have one thing to say: Anyone that votes for Erap is a f***ing idiot.”The young Ejercito replied “Ms. Read more [...]

As Benigno (Noynoy) Aquino enters his final three years as president of the Philippines, voters have handed him a strong mandate to follow through on his pledges to restructure the country’s under-performing economy. Midterm elections on May 13 gave Aquino a majority in the 24-seat Senate as he retained control of the House of Representatives. Read more [...]

The Philippine poll body on Saturday completed the slate for the Senate, proclaiming the last three winners of 12 seats contested in the upper chamber of Congress. The Commission on Elections proclaimed re-electionist Senator Gregorio Honasan II and House of Representatives members Cynthia Villar and Joseph Victor Ejercito, a son of former President Joseph Estrada, who was elected in Monday's poll as mayor of Manila. Read more [...]

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