The first ever president in the history of the Philippines to be jailed. That is how former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada will be known in history. Yes, he was an action star, was a mayor of San Juan, was a senator, was vice president of the Philippines, heck he was president of the Philippines! And yet the operative word is WAS. He is now just a former president proven guilty of plunder. Don't get me wrong, I loved the state of the Philippines when Erap was president (only because the country under GMA is a cesspool of political and social shit, at least under Erap our country wasnt that big a pool yet). It is a bit sad that after all they put him through: house arrest in his so-called rest house (which is really a fucking palace!), inability to visit his uber old and sick mother (which is like 100++ years old by the way), and not being able to visit his comrades to play jueteng, they would just say he's guilty beyond reasonable doubt! Come on! And they didn't say he was guilty at once, they even gave him ray of hope by saying that he is not guilty of PERJURY (act of lying and making verifiably false statements)! He must have felt a tinge of hope that he wont be convicted in his next case. Oh well, that's justice for you. We should have known all along that it would be impossible for Erap to receive a not guilty verdict for plunder. First of all plunder is like a major crime like treason, second if he would be proven not guilty then we should question the legitimacy of GMA, and who would question the legitimacy of a president with only three more years left in office? Someone who has nothing to do. Third, GMA will not permit it because she will be in jeopardy and we know she hates being in jeopardy because her credibility is being questione ("I'm Sorry!", lapse in judgment all over again!).
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