Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada served as mayor of San Juan from 1992 to 2001, during which he oversaw numerous infrastructure projects. He was then elected senator in 2004. In 2013, Estrada was accused in the pork barrel scam of pocketing PHP 183 million in kickbacks from fake projects along with Senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Bong Revilla. While acquitted of plunder, Estrada faced other legal issues related to the scam and was suspended from the Senate in 2014. He unsuccessfully ran for reelection to the Senate in 2019 but regained his Senate seat in 2022.

1. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
“Anak Ng Masa”

2. Mayor of San Juan (1992–2001)
• In 1992, he became the youngest ever elected-local chief executive during
the 1992 Philippine local elections at age 29. During his three consecutive
terms as mayor, he spearheaded the construction of modernized barangay
halls with daycare centers and various recreational areas such as
gymnasiums, basketball courts and playgrounds. The renovation and repair
of the San Juan National High School and other public elementary schools
also took place, as well as the improvement and replacement of drainages,
concreting of municipal roads, and the construction of the four-storey San
Juan Medical Center and the San Juan Municipal Gymnasium. During his
incumbency, San Juan gained the reputation of being one of the most
progressive municipalities and the “most peaceful municipality in the
Philippines”.

3. Senator (2004–2016)
• In 2004, he was elected as a senator. During his first term, he introduced at least 617 bills and
resolutions and steered the passage of at least 16 bills either as a principal sponsor or principal
author. Jinggoy is hailed as the second most productive and prolific senator, next to Sen. Miriam
Defensor-Santiago, who filed the most bills and resolutions in the Senate.
• On July 23, 2007, Estrada was elected as Senate president pro tempore.
• On August 15, 2007, the Supreme Court voted 13–0 to uphold Sandiganbayan’s decision to grant
his bail in connection with his plunder case before the graft court. His father, former president
Joseph Estrada was the main accused in that plunder case and was subsequently convicted.
However, Estrada was immediately pardoned by then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.On
September 11, 2007, Estrada introduced Senate Bill 1556, proposing to make ROTC mandatory for
all college students.
• Jinggoy was acquitted in the plunder charge.
• In 2010, he was re-elected as a senator, finishing in 2nd place. During the opening of the 15th
Congress on July 26, 2010, he was re-elected as Senate president pro tempore.
• During his stint in the Senate, he had been consistently hailed as one of the very few senators
who scored perfect attendance, with no absence or late during the chamber’s plenary sessions.

4. Involvement in the pork barrel scam
• Estrada is presently accused of another plunder charge at the Ombudsman relating to Janet Lim Napoles’
pork barrel scam involving ₱10 billion of the people’s money. Two other senators—Juan Ponce Enrile and
Bong Revilla—as well as more than two dozens individuals are charged with him. Estrada is accused of
pocketing PHP183 million in kickbacks from fake projects.
• A report by the Commission on Audit of the Philippines was released on August 16, 2013, showing alleged
misuse of funds by lawmakers who allegedly endorsed part of their congressional allocations to bogus non-
governmental organizations. The accusations were the subject of a Senate probe that began later that
month.
• The Department of Justice of the Philippines filed its case against Estrada, Enrile and Revilla before the
Ombudsman on September 16, 2013.
• On June 23, 2014, Estrada was arrested and detained at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in
Camp Crame, Quezon City. The Philippine Senate on September 2, 2014, suspended Estrada from his Senate
post for 90 days.
• On September 16, 2017, Sandiganbayan anti-graft court released its resolution granting bail to Estrada.
• On February 22, 2019, Estrada filed a request for a demurrer before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division, asking
the court to deviate from established procedure and to allow him to challenge the sufficiency of evidence
midway into the trial. In March 2019, the court granted Estrada and his co-accused 10 days to file their
respective demurrers; prosecution was also granted 10 days to respond.

5. Batas Kasambahay
• Estrada is the principal author of the Kasambahay Law, or the law
promoting the interests and welfare of the domestic workers in the
Philippines. Republic Act 10361, or simply the “Kasambahay Law”,
prescribed standards, privileges, and rights of the domestic workers.

6. 2019 Attempt to return to the Senate
• Estrada ran for a comeback to the Senate in the 2019 Philippine
Senate election. His half-brother, JV Ejercito, also sought for a Senate
reelection. During the campaign, the half-siblings had a disagreement
in the idea of them running at the same time. He was named to the
Hugpong ng Pagbabago senatorial slate. However, he lost, placing 15th
in the final tally, while Ejercito ended up in the 13th place, just a spot
outside the winning circle. After conceding defeat, he wished that
Senator Nancy Binay would make it over Ejercito, with both senators
vying for the last spot in the partial and unofficial count. JV Ejercito
responded by telling Estrada that he placed 13th in his own hometown
San Juan, “Let him speak… It’s painful to accept that even in your own
bailiwick you are unwanted,”.

7. Return to the Senate (2022–present)
•In October 2022, Estrada made a statement wherein he was thinking of a
proposal to ban all Korean dramas in the Philippines: "My observation is if
we continue showing Korean telenovelas, our citizens praise the Koreans
while Filipino artists continue losing jobs and money. So sometimes it
comes to my mind that we should ban the telenovelas of the foreigners,
and the Filipino artists who have great talent in acting are what we should
be showing in our own country."Estrada clarified that he was only
frustrated "that while we are only too eager and willing to celebrate South
Korea's entertainment industry, we have sadly allowed our own to
deteriorate because of the lack of support from the movie going public."

8. Quiz
1. What year he become a mayor of San Juan?
2. What year he become a senator on his first term?
3.-4. who is the other two senator involved in pork barrel scam?
5. Jinggoy known as?
6. What year he attempt to return the senate?
7. Republic act 10361 is?
8. What is the name of his half-brother?
9. What R.A batas kasambahay is?
10. Estrada is acused in stealing or pocketing the amount of?

9. Answers key
1. 1992
2. 2004
3. Juan Ponce Enrile
4. Bong Revilla
5. Anak ng Masa
6. 2019
7. Kasambahay Law or Batas Kasambahay
8. Jv Ejercito
9. R.A 10361
10. PHP 183 million