JV Ejercito

JV Ejercito
Ejercito in 2022
Deputy Senate Majority Leader
In office
August 2, 2022 – May 20, 2024
LeaderJoel Villanueva
Senator of the Philippines
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019
Chair of the Senate Local Government Committee
Assumed office
July 26, 2022
Preceded byFrancis Tolentino
Chair of the Senate Health and Demography Committee
In office
February 27, 2017 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byRisa Hontiveros
Succeeded byBong Go
Chair of the Senate Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement Committee
In office
July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byBongbong Marcos
Succeeded byFrancis Tolentino
Member of the House of Representatives from San Juan
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013
Preceded byRonaldo Zamora
Succeeded byRonaldo Zamora
Mayor of San Juan
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded byJinggoy Estrada
Succeeded byGuia Gomez
Personal details
Born
Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito

(1969-12-26) December 26, 1969 (age 54)
Manila, Philippines
Political partyNPC (2018–present)[1]
Other political
affiliations
UNA (2012–2018)[2][3]
PMP (2001–2018)[1]
Spouse
Ma. Hyacinth Lotuaco
(m. 2007)
[4]
RelationsEjercito family
Children2
Parent(s)Joseph Estrada
Guia Gomez
ResidenceSan Juan, Metro Manila
Alma materDe La Salle University (BA)
OccupationPolitician
Websitejvejercito.com

Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (Tagalog pronunciation: [ʔɛˌhɛːɾ.sɪˈto];[5] born December 26, 1969), also known as JV Ejercito Estrada or simply JV Ejercito,[3] is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2013 to 2019. He had also served as the representative of San Juan from 2010 to 2013 and was the city's mayor from 2001 to 2010. He is a son of former president Joseph Estrada, and a half-brother of Senator Jinggoy Estrada.

After his father and half-brother were arrested for plunder on April 25, 2001, Ejercito was among the politicians who spoke against the Second EDSA Revolution at pro-Estrada rallies that preceded the May 1 riots near Malacañang Palace.[6][7]

Ejercito credits himself as the author of the Universal Health Care Act of the Philippines.[8]

  1. ^ a b Ager, Maila (October 10, 2018). "JV Ejercito says father was hurt by his decision to join NPC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Cepeda, Mara (November 16, 2016). "'Future' member JV Ejercito attends PDP-Laban dinner". Rappler. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Patinio, Ferdinand (October 15, 2018). "JV Ejercito uses 'Estrada' surname in COC for May 2019 polls". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Security tightened for JV's wedding in San Juan". GMA News. June 9, 2007. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ^ JV Ejercito (March 20, 2019). "'The Source' speaks to JV Ejercito" (Interview). Interviewed by Pinky Webb. CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Erap's 'masa' search of a savior". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. May 3, 2001. Archived from the original on May 10, 2001. [Feliciano] Belmonte [or Bacolod] admitted he decided to march to the presidential palace after Estrada's son, JV Ejercito, urged the crowd to do so.
  7. ^ Ubac, Michael Lim; Donato, Agnes (May 2, 2001). "Chronology". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A20. Retrieved April 1, 2024. 10 p.m. – JV Ejercito and other speakers echo [Miriam Defensor Santiago's] call to march on Malacañang.
  8. ^ "UHC Act in the Philippines: a new dawn for health care". World Health Organization. March 14, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

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