In recent news about the development of the state of the Reproductive Health Bill in the country, twenty Philippine senators signed an approval of the said bill. This signing of an approval means a great development for the RH Bill for it means that the bill is actually going somewhere and not neglected totally. In a previous blog entry, I listed down the name of the Senators who signed the said approval. In the next few blog entries, I will be discussing the profiles of these Senators and probably state why they signed the approval. For today, we will be looking at Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada.
Born Jose Pimentel Ejercito, Jr. on February 17, 1963 in Manila, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, as he is more known, is a former Philippine actor turned politician. His parents are former President Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada, and Luisa Estrada. His half-brother, Joseph Victor Ejercito, is also a politician. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has been married to Presentacion Vitug since 1989.
His political career started in 1988 when he ran and won the position of Vice Mayor of then San Juan, Metro Manila (now San Juan City). After his term ended in 1992, he then ran for the position of mayor in the same city and also won. It was during the 2004 elections that Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ran for a senatorial position and won. Since 2007, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada was voted by his colleagues to be the Senate President Pro-tempore. His most famous bill would have to be the Senate Bill 1556, in which he proposed that the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) would be mandatory for all college students, may they be male or female.
Before becoming an established politician, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada was also a known movie and television actor. This just goes to show how much he has followed his father’s footsteps. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has made more than two dozen movies, and several television series.
Jinggoy Estrada Ejercito, I would have to say, may have been following his father’s footsteps, but I hope he does not follow it to the very end when he commits plunder and corruption as grave as his father’s. He is a man of his own. He should do something extraordinary that would separate him, in a good way, from the actions his father had. I believe, he should start with the Reproductive Health Bill. He signed the approval for the RH Bill because he believes in the change it would bring about to the Filipino people. He, along with his other colleagues, should do something big for the RH Bill that would help it in its goal of finally becoming a law. If he believes in the RH Bill, he should prove it by showing to the people he is doing something to support the said RH Bill. I know it should not be the work of only one person, but he should be the start of this campaign, an inspiration to his colleagues that he is doing something for something he believes can help change the face of the Philippines.
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