Joseph Victor Ejercito
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The Honorable JV Ejercito |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2013 |
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| Chair of the Philippine Senate Health and Demography Committee |
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Assumed office February 27, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Risa Hontiveros |
| Chair of the Philippine Senate Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement Committee |
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Assumed office July 22, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ferdinand Marcos Jr. |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from San Juan City | |
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In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ronaldo Zamora |
| Succeeded by | Ronaldo Zamora |
| Mayor of San Juan City | |
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In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jinggoy Estrada |
| Succeeded by | Guia Gomez |
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Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito December 26, 1969 Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | PMP |
| Other political affiliations |
UNA (2012-2016) PDP-Laban (2016-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Ma. Hyacinth Lotuaco |
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Joseph Estrada (father) Guia Gomez (mother) Jinggoy Estrada (half-brother) |
| Alma mater | De La Salle University |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | http://jvestrada.com/ |
Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (born December 26, 1969 in Manila), commonly known as JV Ejercito or JV Ejercito Estrada, is the son of Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito was born on the 26th of December 1969 to the then newly elected San Juan City Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada and businesswoman and now current mayor of San Juan, Guia Gomez.
He attended Xavier School for his primary and secondary education and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at De La Salle University.
Ejercito served as mayor of San Juan City for three consecutive terms from 2001 to 2010.
During the 2010 elections, Ejercito ran for the position of congressman for the lone district of San Juan. Over the course of his term, Ejercito authored and/or sponsored 161 bills and/or House measures, five of which were approved by the House and passed to the Senate for consideration:
On October 1, 2012, Ejercito filed his certificate of candidacy for the 2013 Philippine senate elections, in which he won as the eleventh out of twelve of the senators elected.
On April 6, 2016, Sandiganbayan Fifth Division issued an arrest warrant against Ejercito and four other government officials, in connection with allegations on misuse of funds during his term as San Juan City mayor. The said case involved the purchase of PhP 2.1 million worth of firearms using calamity funds. It is alleged that Ejercito approved the purchase in April 2008 despite the city not being under a state of calamity.
On February 20, 2017, the Sandiganbayan affirmed the acquittal from graft of Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito over the alleged anomalous use of calamity funds for the purchase of high-powered firearms when he was San Juan City mayor.
He is married to Hyacinth "Cindy" Lotuaco with whom he has a son, Julio Jose. He also has an older son, Jose Emilio. Joseph Victor is also a Commissioned Reserve Officer of the Philippine Marine Corps with the rank of Major. He is an adopted member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of '88, Maringal.
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