MAYOR JEORGE "E.R." EJERCITO ESTREGAN WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 5, 1963. HE IS THE SON OF THE LATE MULTI-AWARDED ACTOR GEORGE ESTREGAN SR. OF PAGSANJAN, LAGUNA AND FORMER EDUCATOR MONETTE PELAYO EJERCITO OF IBAJAY, AKLAN. HE IS THE NEPHEW OF PRESIDENT JOSEPH "ERAP" ESTRADA AND SENATOR LOI ESTRADA, MAYOR JV EJERCITO AND SENATOR JINGGOY ESTRADA ARE HIS FIRST COUSINS. MAYOR JEORGE "E.R." EJERCITO ESTREGAN IS NOW 45 YEARS OLD AND IS MARRIED TO FORMER MOVIE ACTRESS MAITA SANCHEZ. THEY HAVE 4 CHILDREN - ERIC, 21 YEARS OLD - A THIRD YEAR COLLEGE STUDENT AT DE LA SALLE (ST. BENILDE), JET, 20 YEARS OLD - A SECOND YEAR COLLEGE STUDENT AT DE LA SALLE (SAINT BENILDE), JERICO, 16 YEARS OLD - A THIRD YEAR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AT LA SALLE GREENHILLS AND JHULIA, 6 YEARS OLD - A KINDER THREE STUDENT AT POVEDA LEARNING CENTER.
HE GRADUATED GRADE SCHOOL BATCH 1977 & HIGH SCHOOL BATCH 1981 FROM LA SALLE GREENHILLS THEN GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY BATCH 1987 WITH A FOUR YEAR BACHELORS DEGREE IN ADVERTISING AND VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS AND WAS THE CLASS PRESIDENT OF THE 42ND LADP (LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM) OF THE CLRG-NCPAG AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES IN DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY. HE ALSO FINISHED A RICE PRODUCTION SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM AT THE IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) AT LOS BAŅOS, LAGUNA AND PHILRICE (Philippine Rice Research Institute) AT THE SCIENCE CITY OF MUŅOZ, NUEVA ECIJA. HE IS NOW TAKING UP AN EXECUTIVE MASTERS DEGREE IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.
HE IS ONE OF THE MOST AWARDED MUNICIPAL MAYORS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR HIS HISTORICAL, SIGNIFICANT AND IMPRESSIVE FEATS IN RESTORING THE GLORY OF PAGSANJAN, THE TOURIST CAPITAL OF LAGUNA. HE IS NOW ON HIS UNPRECEDENTED THIRD TERM AS A DEVELOPMENT-ORIENTED LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE. HE IS TRULY A MAN OF VISION AND ACTION. HE HAS PROVEN HIS PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY, RESPONSIVENESS, COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, PHYSICAL, MORAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF HIS TOWN. AND BEING AWARDED TWICE AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN OUTSTANDING MUNICIPAL MAYORS OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE YEAR 2003 AND 2006 BY THE LGLA - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP AWARDS COMPOSED OF THE SENATE, DILG, U.P., DE LA SALLE, ATENEO, DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE LMP - LEAGUE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES PROVES THAT HE HAS UNDOUBTEDLY ACHIEVED SO MUCH IN JUST A SHORT SPAN OF TIME.
BECAUSE OF HIS IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LIKE RONALD REAGAN, HE ALSO WAS ELECTED BY HIS FELLOW ACTORS IN THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ACTORS GUILD OF THE PHILIPPINES (KAPPT). HE WAS ALSO APPOINTED BY THE LEAGUE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AS THE NEW PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT FOR TOURISM AFFAIRS AND PROMOTIONS. HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ROTARY CLUB, LIONS CLUB AND OPUS DEI CATHOLIC BROTHERHOOD. HE IS A MOVIE, TELEVISION AND STAGE ACTOR AND A FORMER NEWSCASTER OF CHANNEL 13-IBC HEADLINERS. HE IS A YOUNG, TIRELESS, IDEALISTIC AND DYNAMIC PUBLIC SERVANT. WITH HIS 8-POINT PROGRAM OF GOVERNMENT, HE REDESIGNED AND REDIRECTED PAGSANJAN FROM A SLEEPING TOWN TO A TOURIST AND INVESTOR FRIENDLY BOOMTOWN IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT OF LAGUNA.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS A GREAT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO PRESENT TO YOU THE GOOD AND OUTSTANDING MAYOR OF PAGSANJAN, THE TOURIST CAPITAL OF LAGUNA. TRULY A MAN OF VISION AND ACTION.
MAYOR JEORGE "E.R." EJERCITO ESTREGAN
