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Isko Moreno nag-courtesy call kay Erap

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 12:35 AM

Makalipas ang mahigit 3 taong hindi pag-uusap, nagkaharap na kanina sina Manila Mayor-elect Isko Moreno at Mayor Joseph Estrada sa city hall. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 12, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 02:09 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Robredo leads Independence Day flag-raising rites

Office of the Vice President
Posted at Jun 12 11:16 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo leads the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony in celebration of the 121st Philippine Independence Day, held at the Rizal Monument in Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

How infighting, lean bench caused Estrada dynasty downfall

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 12:02 AM

Simultaneous defeats in last week’s midterm elections stunned former President Joseph Estrada’s family, bringing the curtain down on the political dynasty he steadily built and expanded over 5 decades. Read more »

Facts first: Death of a dynasty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 03:51 PM

For nearly 50 years, the Estrada family had ruled San Juan City, developing it into one of the most progressive in the country, but also keeping political power to themselves. But last week, save for a lone councilor, the Estradas were wiped out in the midterm elections. Read more »

OPINION: For wanting to have it all, Erap lost everything

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at May 18 10:46 PM

Had former Pres. Joseph Estrada not allowed the corruption-tainted Jinggoy to run for the Senate, it is safe to say that JV would have been re-elected. It would not have been a total wipeout for Estrada. Read more »

Election 2019 yields truths hard to swallow

Felipe F. Salvosa II
Updated as of May 15 10:48 PM

The ballots—and our nation’s die—have been cast and read for #Halalan2019 and Philippine politics for the next three years. Save for a few upstarts, there is nary a result that rocked us to our core. But bitter pills to swallow? They are aplenty. Read more »

The humble beginnings and great ambition of Isko Moreno

Bam Abellon
Updated as of May 15 07:43 PM

The man who unseated Erap began as a pag-pag collector in Tondo, a young boy who dreamed only of becoming a seaman—but that was before show biz, politics, and bigger dreams took over Read more »

Estrada accepts defeat, congratulates Isko Moreno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 09:54 PM

MANILA - Outgoing Manila Mayor Joseph "Erap" Estrada accepted his defeat to mayor-elect Isko Moreno. Read more »

Isko Moreno proclaimed Manila Mayor, seeks Estrada 'acceptance'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 08:04 PM

MANILA - Former Vice Mayor Isko Moreno is asking the camp of Mayor Joseph Estrada for acceptance as he leads the mayoral race in the city of Manila. Read more »

Estrada 'at a loss' after crushing defeat in Manila, San Juan

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 01:38 PM

Estrada, 82, lost in his own barangay in Manila’s fourth district, suggesting an emphatic rejection from his own neighbors. Read more »

End of an era for Estrada-Ejercito political clan?

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 05:28 AM

MANILA - Did the May 13 midterm elections signal the end of Estrada-Ejercito political clan?   Read more »

Ex-scavenger beats ex-president: Moreno in, Estrada out as Manila mayor

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 02:29 AM

MANILA—A rags-to-riches politician on Tuesday defeated Joseph Estrada for the Philippine capital city’s mayoralty, bringing down one of the country’s most durable political figures and likely sending him to retirement for good. Read more »

'Tama na po ang 5 dekada': Zamora promises fresh start for San Juan

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 01:42 AM

MANILA - Mayor-elect Francis Zamora made history by ending the almost 50-year rule of the Ejercito-Estrada clan in San Juan City. Read more »

Zamora topples Estradas' 50-year rule in San Juan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 11:50 PM

MANILA - (UPDATE) Mayoralty candidate Francis Zamora ended Monday the 5-decade rule of the Ejercito-Estrada clan in San Juan City, defeating former senator Jinggoy Estrada's daughter Janella Ejercito Estrada in the May 13 midterm elections.  Read more »

Zamora leads San Juan mayoralty race

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 08:42 PM

Minutes after polls closed, administration candidate Francis Zamora (PDP-Laban) took an early lead in the mayoralty race in San Juan City, based on partial and unofficial results.  Read more »

Isko Moreno poised to oust incumbent Erap from Manila mayoralty

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 09:35 PM

Former Manila vice mayor and actor Isko Moreno is leading the Philippine capital's mayoralty race, based on partial, unofficial results. Read more »

Estrada casts vote, hits critics of family’s dynasty

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 01:07 PM

Estrada, 82, insisted there was no such thing as a political dynasty, arguing that he and his family had been elected in free elections.  Read more »

Youth vs age in battle for ‘soul’ of Manila

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 01:01 PM

Monday’s mayoral race in the Philippine capital city pits the 82-year-old former president Estrada against a fellow octogenarian and a vice mayor half his age. Read more »

Erap: 'Hindi po ako nagnakaw sa gobyerno'

Jeff Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 02:18 AM

Sa talumpati naman ni Erap, tiniyak niya ang paglilingkod sa mga Manileño kapag muling mahalal. Makakatingin din umano siya mg mata sa mata dahil wala siyang ninakaw sa kaban ng bayan.   Read more »