AFTER a long period of estrangement, reconciliation is now in the works between Senators Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito and Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, whose rivalry started when Ejercito entered politics in San Juan City (Metro Manila), their family’s bailiwick, where Estrada was mayor from 1992 to 2001, and succeeded him, holding the post from 2001 to 2010.

Local politics caused the decade-long rift between him and his half-brother, and it was aggravated when they supported different candidates in previous elections, Ejercito told reporters in an interview at the sidelines of the city’s annual Wattah! Wattah! Festival on Wednesday.

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