MANILA, Philippines — Former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada will be discharged from the hospital today after a bout with COVID-19, his son Jinggoy said. Erap, 83, was hospitalized on March 28 that stretched to almost a month after contracting the virus. Some days later, his sons said he was now negative for COVID-19. "Our family is overjoyed to announce that our father will finally be discharged from the hospital today," ex-senator Jinggoy wrote on Facebook. The Estrada patriarch was president for two years from 1998 to 2001, until EDSA 2.

Source: Philippine Star April 26, 2021 07:07 UTC