Manila, Philippines – Former President Joseph Estrada choked his statement after receiving his ‘parole’ when he officially declared that he will be running ‘again’ for President.
Estrada held his proclamation rally in Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila yesterday.
He said he will continue his race against corruption and poverty where he qouted “Erap para sa Mahirap” in his previous campaigns before he was forcefully evicted during the 2nd EDSA People Power 2
His aim is to regain the power stolen by him in 2001.

“We are all here today to regain the power that was stolen from the Filipino people… We are all here today to let them know that we are tired of rampant corruption and stealing from government coffers,” Estrada told the crowd.
He also urged voters to accept the money offered by candidates but put his name in the ballot on election day.
“I would ensure that the Filipino voters wouldn’t get cheated again” he said,, referring to the hotly contested elections in 2004 between President Arroyo and his best buddy, the late actor Fernando Poe Jr.
Former ambassador Ernesto Maceda, campaign manager of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino-United Opposition (PMP-UNO), claimed an estimated 15,000 people attended the proclamation rally sending off Estrada and Binay on the campaign trail.
Maceda said, “Tthe attendance at the rally only proves that the public welcomes Estrada’s intent to return to Malacañang and finish all the pro-poor programs he had started.”
“The lack of peace and order in the country is the root cause why we remain poor today when in the 1950s, we were second only to Japan in economic growth. There is no peace and order, war lordism, kidnappings, hold up, rebellion and secessionist movement continue in Mindanao,” Estrada lamented.
“Even if we have the best economists in the country… if you do not have peace and order, we will fail and that is what happened to our country. We had all the best platforms of government, but we have failed because there is no peace and order, because of an insurgency movement and the secessionist group in Mindanao,” Estrada said. He urged rebel groups to “submit to only one flag, one Armed Forces and one government.”
“No more, no less. It is my duty as president and commander-in-chief to protect the territorial integrity of our country at all costs… even if it costs my life. We have a very small country, then you will divide it,” he added..
Estrada announced his plans to talk peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) if he is elected president.
He quoted, “With my running mate, the next vice president of the Philippines, Jojo Binay, and the entire slate of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), together, we join you, our people, to reclaim back our government and restore the power of the Filipino people. WE WILL GET BACK WHAT THEY STOLE FROM YOU!”