Loi Ejercito

The Honourable Luisa P. Ejercito Estrada[1] MD
Pimentel-Ejercito in October 2016
12th First Lady of the Philippines
In office June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001
President	Joseph Estrada
Preceded by	Amelita Ramos
Succeeded by	José Miguel T. Arroyo
Second Lady of the Philippines
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
President	Fidel V. Ramos
Preceded by	Celia Díaz-Laurel
Succeeded by	José Miguel T. Arroyo
Senator of the Philippines
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2007
First Lady of Manila
In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019
Mayor	Joseph Estrada
Preceded by	Gemma Lim
Succeeded by	Diana Lynn Ditan
Personal details
Born	Luisa Fernandez Pimentel (1930-06-02) June 2, 1930 (age 91) Iba, Zambales, Philippine Islands
Political party	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (2001-present) United Nationalist Alliance (2012-present)
Spouse(s)	Joseph Estrada ​ (m. 1959)​
Children	Jinggoy Jackie Jude

Luisa Pimentel-Ejercito (born June 2, 1930) is a Filipino politician and psychiatrist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2001 to 2007. She is the wife of former Philippine President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, and was the twelfth First Spouse of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001. Her son, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, was a senator in the 15th Congress of the Philippines.

Early life and career[]

She was born to Rufino Pimentel and Manuela Fernandez. She studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas, after which she worked as a professor in the university's Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, and as a physician at the UST Hospital and the National Center for Mental Health.

Public role[]

Estrada in 1999

A psychiatrist by profession, Loi was dubbed First Lady ng Masa (First Lady of the Masses)^{[citation needed]} and Doktora ng Masa (Doctor of the masses) because of her medical and outreach missions during her term.^{[citation needed]}

After her husband was deposed in the EDSA Revolution of 2001, she ran as a candidate of the opposition for a seat in Senate. She won, and served in the 12th and the 13th Congress, making her the first First Lady to win a seat in the Senate.

During her tenure (2001–2007), she authored 121 bills and 13 resolutions, some of which have already been enacted into law: R.A. No. 9241, The National Health Insurance Program; R.A. No. 9211, The No Smoking Act; [1], The Film Development Council of the Philippines, R.A. No. 9165, The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act; and [2], The Clean Water Act.

External links[]

• Senate of the Philippines – Loi Ejercito Estrada
• Senate of the Philippines – Loi Ejercito Estrada biography

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