12 SEPTEMBER 2007

EX-PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT ESTRADA JAILED FOR LIFE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6989998.stm

So, finely Joseph Erercito Estrada has been found guilty of corruption and jailed for life.Born in 1937, he was president of the Philippines from 30 June 1998 to 20 January 2001.

His real name was Ejercito, but he adopted the name of Estrada and as a popular movies actor actor he was nicknamed Erap.

In the 1992 presidential elections, he was elected as vice-president and in 1998, he played a campaing "Erap for the poor" and became president on June 1998.

In a country where a small number of lordlands have the hight hand on politics, with the poor people left aside, he was the hope of million of peoples.

It is sade, that he just take advantage of his new position only for himself and his closed friends with who he was womanizing, drinking and gambling.

Betrayed by one of his ex-accomplice who revealed that he was gotting payoff from illegal gambling profits, the House of Representative, in November 13, 2000 voted his impeachment, but the Senate where his friends where in majority refused to look at the proof. Finely, on January 19, 2001, the Armed forces withdraw it support and the following day the Supreme Court declare the seat of presidency vacant.

What need the "Masa" is a genuine political and honest man, no an popular artist. Imelda Marcos was an Miss Philippines.