Jude Estrada
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| Born | (1977-09-28) September 28, 1977 (age 46)
Philippines
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| Education | Aquinas School (high school) |
| Spouse |
Maria Rowena Ocampo (m. 2008) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives | Ejercito family |
Jude Pimentel Ejercito Estrada (born September 28, 1977) is a Filipino Air Force reserve colonel[1] and former actor.
The youngest son of former president Joseph Estrada with Loi Ejercito, Jude briefly ventured into acting in the 1990s.
After his father was arrested on April 25, 2001, for plunder, he was a participant of the pro-Estrada rallies in EDSA Shrine that lead to the May 1 riots near Malacañang Palace.
In the 1990s, Jude Estrada briefly followed his father Joseph Estrada's career path by being an actor in the film industry.
For a time, Estrada was sent off in the United States, coming back to the Philippines by the time his father was president in 1998.[2] By 1999, Estrada was a captain of the Philippine Air Force.[3]
After his father was deposed from the presidency by EDSA II in January 2001 and replaced by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Jude clarified that his allegiance as a reserve captain of the Philippine Air Force would now shift away from his father and to Arroyo, stating that "as a soldier, I am loyal to the commander-in-chief, no matter who they are."[4] Despite this, after the Sandiganbayan arrested both his father and brother Jinggoy Estrada on April 25 for plunder, Jude participated in the pro-Estrada demonstrations at EDSA Shrine that protested the arrest. The rallies he attended were soon followed by the May 1 riots initiated by rallyists marching from the shrine to Malacañang Palace, which he and his half-brother JV Ejercito joined but left before the march reached Mendiola Street near the palace.[5][6][7][8][9]
On June 2, 2008, Estrada married his childhood neighbor and long-time girlfriend Maria Rowena "Weng" Ocampo in Forbes Park, Makati.[10][11][12]
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) | Ref(s). |
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| 1994 | Tatlong Anak, Isang Ama | |||
| 1995 | Hatulan: Bilibid Boys 2 | |||
| Salamat sa Lotto, Linggo-Linggo Doble-Pasko | ||||
| 1996 | Anak, Pagsubok Lamang | |||
| Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar | ||||
| Kahit sa Bala Kakapit Ako | ||||
| 1997 | Angel de Jesus, Masikip ang Mundo para sa Iyo | |||
| Buenavista: Kapag Dumanak ang Dugo | ||||
| Bandido | Rick | |||
| 1998 | Ang Joker at ang Pistolero | Rommel | ||
| 2000 | Palaban | Robert Liwag | [13] |
'Bilang isang sundalo, tapat ako sa commander-in-chief, kahit sino pa siya,' dagdag pa ng batang Estrada.
Those who were spotted by intelligence agents included[...] former President Estrada's sons—Jude and JV Ejercito, according to intelligence reports.
Jude Estrada and Ejercito accompanied the marchers up the SM Centerpoint area in Sta. Mesa, but left just before violence erupted.
The other [son of Joseph Estrada under suspicion], whose name has become public since he was recorded by the television cameras of ABS-CBN and GMA-7 as 'talking' to pro-Estrada demonstrators at Nagtahan Bridge on A-Day ('Assault Day') May 1 is Jude Estrada.
An exclusive video footage by the GMA Network showed Jude Estrada[...] among the pro-Estrada crowd that marched toward Malacañang on the morning of May 1. He was wearing a blue shirt with a white towel draped around his neck.
The videotapes show that [Juan Ponce] Enrile urged the mob to march to Malacañang. Witnesses saw the Ejercitos leading the mob along Ortigas Avenue.
Jude, in fact, has been going steady for more than a year now with Weng Ocampo, the best friend of his elder sister, Jackie Ejercito-Lopez.
