Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (; born December 26, 1969), also known as JV Ejercito Estrada or simply JV Ejercito, is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2013 to 2019. He had also served as the representative of San Juan from 2010 to 2013 and was the city's mayor from 2001 to 2010. He is a son of former president Joseph Estrada, and a half-brother of Senator Jinggoy Estrada. Ejercito credits himself as the author of the Universal Health Care Act of the Philippines. Early life Joseph Victor "JV" G. Ejercito was born December 26, 1969, in Manila to actor Joseph Ejercito Estrada, the then Mayor-elect of San Juan (then a municipality of Rizal), and businesswoman and fellow celebrity Guia Gomez. Education He attended Xavier School for his primary and secondary education and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the De La Salle University. Political career San Juan mayor On February 27, 2001, Ejercito filed his candidacy to run for mayor of San Juan. Despite his father's removal from office as President of the Philippines due to the Second EDSA Revolution a month prior, Ejercito stated that in San Juan, "there is still a strong clamor for me to run." He eventually served as mayor for three consecutive terms from 2001 to 2010. He was succeeded by his mother Guia Gomez. House of Representatives During the 2010 elections, Ejercito ran for the position of representative for the lone district of San Juan. Over the course of his term, Ejercito authored and/or sponsored 161 bills and/or House measures, five of which were approved by the House and passed to the Senate for consideration: HB 4225: Participatory Governance Through CSOs Empowerment Act of 2011 HB 4541: Mercury Exposure Information Act of 2011 HB 4565: Local Housing Boards Act HB 5870: Cadastral Survey Act of 2012 HB 6144: Domestic Workers Act of 2012 or Kasambahay Bill Senate On October 1, 2012, Ejercito filed his certificate of candidacy for the 2013 Philippine Senate election, where he won as the 11th placer out of 12 winning senators elected. During his six years in the Senate, Ejercito filed a total of 140 bills and resolutions. Ejercito also chaired the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement and the Health and the Demography Committee in the 17th Congress. He was