Loi Estrada

Infobox Officeholder
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name = Luisa Ejercito Estrada

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order=12^th First Lady of the Philippines
term_start = June 30, 1998
term_end = January 20, 2001
predecessor = Amelita Ramos
successor = Jose Miguel Arroyo
office2 = Senator of the Philippines
term_start2 = June 30, 2001
term_end2 = June 30, 2007
birth_date = birth date and age|1930|06|02
birth_place = Iba, Zambales, Philippines
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spouse = Joseph Estrada
party = Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
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religion = Roman Catholic


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footnotes =| Luisa Pimentel-Ejercito (born Luisa Fernandez Pimentel on June 2, 1930 in Iba, Zambales), better known as Luisa "Loi" Ejercito Estrada was a Filipino politician. She is the wife of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, and was the thirteenth First Lady of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001. She was born to Rufino Pimentel and Manuela Fernandez. In 2001, she ran as a candidate of the opposition for a seat in the Senate. She won, and served in the 12th and the 13th Congress of the Philippines, making her the first First Lady to win a seat in the Senate. Her son, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is a senator. She is a psychiatrist by profession, known as very close to the poor. She was dubbed as "First Lady ng Masa" (First Lady of the Masses) because of her medical and outreach missions during her term.

She earned her medicine degree at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), after which she worked as a Professor in the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, and a Physician at the UST Hospital and the National Center for Mental Health.

External links

* [http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/estrada_bio.htm Senate of the Philippines - Loi Estrada]
* [http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/luisa_estrada.htm Senate of the Philippines - Loi Estrada biography]