ShareThisSAN JUAN CITY – Former President Joseph Estrada is selling his family residence on Polk Street in Greenhills Subdivision in San Juan to be able to pay off huge debts.
This was disclosed by his eldest son, Senate President Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada.
“Well, I cannot blame him (former president Estrada). First of all, he was in jail for six and a half years, and he’s lost in the recent presidential elections. Of course, he has many debts to pay so maybe that is why he decided to sell our property at Polk Street,” the younger Estrada said.
The younger Estrada said the 3,000-hectare estate has also become too large for his parents.
“It’s only the two of them staying in the house, my mommy and daddy. They find it too large so they decided to put it up for sale,” he said.
He said the Polk Street residence is a conjugal property of his parents. His mother, former Sen. Ma. Luisa “Loi” Estrada, was at first against the sale of the property but was eventually persuaded into agreeing.
The senator said he has fond memories of the family residence but must respect his father’s decision.
“If you ask me, we’ve grown very fond of that house, especially my mother and my siblings. But he has the final decision,” he said.
But what if his father suddenly finds himself homeless?
“We still have additional room (in our house),” he joked.