Estrada Administration (1998-2000)

Estrada

Personal background

1. Belonged to an upper middle class

family

2. 8th of ten children

3. Dismissed from his primary studies at

the Ateneo de Manila Univ
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4. Subsequently enrolled in an
engineering course at the Mapua
Institute of Technology, but dropped
out

5. Became an actor in his 20’s

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6. First President to have come from show

business

7. Married to Dr Luisa Pimentel, former

Senator, with 3 children (met her while
working as an orderly at the National
Mental Hospital)

7. 5 children from several extramarital

relationships
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Political career
1. Mayor of San Juan for 17 years (after
winning an electoral protest)
- prioritized social devt : elementary
education and artisan wells;
- accomplishments: infra devt,
relocated squatters to Taytay at no cost,
first mayor to computerize RPT
- local govt officials forcibly removed
by Cory, incl Estrada
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2. Senator – Com on Public Works, Health,

Natural Resources and Ecology and Urban
Planning
- credited for the passage of bills on
irrigation and protection and propagation of
carabaos
- one of the Magnificent 12 who voted for
the termination of the US military bases
- voted as one of the 3 outstanding
senators of the year by the Free Press
 Estrada Adm

- conferred the degree of Doctor of

Humanities by the Bicol Univ in 1997,
and the University of Pangasinan in
1990
3. Vice President in 1992, chair of PACC

In 1997, he resigned as PACC chair;

was one of the leaders of an anti-
charter change rally against Ramos
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4. President in 1998

- all-out war against the MILF

- anti-poverty program : Lingap para sa
Mahihirap
Estrada’s inauguration
 Estrada adm

5. ran for president again in the 2010

presidential election but was defeated by
Senator Benigno Aquino III by a wide
margin

6. later served as mayor of Manila for two

terms, from 2013 to 2019
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1. Conditions prevailing
economic – precarious growth; no trickle-
down effect
a. Slowing down of the economy (from
an average GDP growth rate of 3.8%
during the past 12 years to 1.7%
during the 1st Q of 1998)
b. Growing fiscal deficit due to declining
government revenues
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c. Higher cost of doing business due

to currency crisis
d. Anticipated slowdown in exports
and huge foreign debt
e. Insufficient agricultural growth to
promote food security and
support poverty alleviation
f. Industry and domestic invesments
dampened by unfavorable
business climate due to Asian crisis
and worsening fiscal position
 Ramos adm

g. Slowdown in tourist arrivals

h. Continuing degradation of the
environment despite policies in
place
i. Weak link of S & T to production
sector
j. Insufficient infrastructure and
energy devt for devt requirements
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social – inadequate basic services;

poverty still prevalent; gap between the
rich and the poor wider

political – weak political system; lack of

national unity; problems in the justice
system and unstable peace and order
situation
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Philosophy and framework of governance

- Dedicated to the meaningful upliftment of
the poor and the underprivileged, the
weak, the oppressed, the abused and the
neglected and to the equal application of
the law
- To achieve this, there is a need to develop
each and every Filipino’s capability to
meaningfully participate in governance
and effectively compete in the market as
individuals, as groups and as a nation
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- Efforts will be pursued to bring about a

working democracy with strong checks
and balances, and a fair and free market
economy based on global realities to
ensure sustainable devt along economic,
social, political and environmental
dimensions
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Key result areas

1. Provision of opportunities for
employment and income generation
2. Provision of food, shelter and basic
utilities to our people
3. Improvement of the overall efficiency of
the economy via acceleration and
intensification of infrastructure programs
and privatization
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4. Promotion of peace and order

5. Provision of strong, credible and
participatory leadership free from graft
and corruption and political patronage
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Agenda for political devt and governance

- Governance must be transparent, decision
making processess publicly disclosed and
consultative decisions consistent and
adopted policies to be implemented
consistently
- Responsive govt through:
1. appointment of key Cabinet members
and other senior officials who meet
our standards of competency, personal
integrity and loyalty to the Estrada
vision of governance
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2. reorganization of OP to bring it closer

to the citizenry, which may involve
the extension of its presence to Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao
3. initiation of legislative actions to
restore to the President his former
powers to broadly reorganize the rest
of the national govt, using his
own discretion and/or based on
recommendations of a revived Govt
Reorg Com
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4. Mandating a fasttrack program to

computerize the electoral process in time
for the next round of elections in three
years
5. Prepare an action plan for reform of the
CS that will introduce a merit-based
system of recruitment and promotion,
eliminate redundancies and implement
competitive compensation levels and
encourage private sector participation
towards upgrading skills level of civil
servants
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6. Create a Presidential Commission on

Constitutional Reforms to identify, review
and redesign strategic systems and
institutional mechanisms requiring
constitutional reform for implementation

Source: SONA 1998, 1999

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Short-lived adm (July 1998 – Jan 2001)
1. Charges of corruption that led to impeachment
proceedings; no verdict to serve as ground for
impeachment as it was overtaken by people
power 2, installing Arroyo into office as
President
2. Found guilty by the Sandiganbayan on
charges of plunder but did not serve sentence
(reclusion perpetua) as he was pardoned by
Arroyo
3. Ran again for President in the 2010 elections
despite questions as to its constitutionality;
placed second to PNoy; ran and won as
mayor of Manila in 2013 and 2016
GMA visits Estrada, Dec 2, 2011
Taking oath as Manila mayor