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Joseph Estrada is likely to add a new title in his portfolio: Mayor of Manila. The pardoned plunderer who had garnered the highest number of votes in a presidential race was booted out by the country’s elite in business and politics. Remaining popular among the masses after his 6 years in jail and after gaining the second highest number of votes when he tried to vie for the presidency the second time, Estrada went head-to-head against Alfredo Lim, the incumbent Manila mayor dubbed the “Dirty Harry.” With almost 100% of the votes for Manila mayoral post officially canvassed, Estrada is set to assume a new role as a local leader. The Liberal Party, which backed Lim, however, blocked the proclamation of Estrada as mayor.
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