Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Filipino president Joseph Estrada.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Joseph Ejercito Estrada,, also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor. He served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, the 9th vice president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998, and the 21st mayor of the City of Manila, the country's capital, from 2013 to 2019. In 2001, he became the first chief executive in Asia to be formally impeached and resigned from power.
My detention has been worth every second if only to prove my innocence to those who truly matter most my countrymen.
The downsides of globalization are indeed painful, ... But taking the bigger pills against its ills is superior to living inside a sterile bubble.
I will prove my innocence, ... I guarantee the Filipino people that I will be vindicated because the truth is on my side.
The truth will come out in the end.
My term ends in June 2004 and I have no intention to change that.
There is only one government in the Philippines and that is how it will stay.
Philippine President Joseph Estrada said he was saddened by the conviction. It's very unfortunate and what happened is saddening, ... If he really is innocent, then the day will come that his name will be cleared.
We have to change the system. The system is very rotten. The executive is corrupt, the Congress is corrupt, the judiciary is corrupt. ... So what's left We really have to have a radical and surgical change to bring back the image of our country.
I hope that the truth shall eventually give me back my freedom.
I'm convinced I will be cleared of all these charges that were unfairly leveled against me.
Peace, ... is crucial, because my government aims to hasten Mindanao's development by transforming it into the country's food basket.
Why should I resign ... First of all, I am not guilty of any of these charges. Second, we have a constitution to follow.
Through the ballot, we can defend our democracy from the threat of dictatorship.