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ERAP, para nga ba sa mahirap? President Joseph Estrada’s Inauguration Speech

Against the backdrop of twenty-first century neoliberalism and worsening inequality rose Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada, a movie-star turned leader that was loved by the people but was removed through a people power revolution. But before the scandal and controversy, what did Erap represent? How did he differ from his predecessors in the EDSA republic? All these and more in the season finale of Primary Sources & U!