“Siguro in time,” Ejercito told GMA News TV’s “News To Go” in an interview. “Baka hindi pa niya ako gustong makita.”
Estrada turned himself in to the police on Monday noon after the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division issued a warrant of arrest against him and several others in connection with the alleged P10-billion pork barrel scam.
Estrada is charged with graft and plunder for allegedly pocketing P183.79 million in kickbacks from dealings with fake non-government organizations from 2004 to 2012.
The rocky relationship between the two sons of former President and now Manila mayor Joseph Estrada became even more strained after Ejercito signed the Senate blue ribbon committee report on the pork barrel scam probe, which recommended the filing of plunder charges against Estrada and Senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Ramon Bong Revilla Jr.
Estrada has earlier admitted he was hurt by his half-brother’s decision to sign the report.
Even though they are not on good terms, Ejercito expressed sadness over his half-brother’s predicament, saying he is aware how the pork barrel controversy has affected the senator’s family,
“I’m very much concerned… lalo na para sa kanyang pamilya. Alam ko kung gaano kasakit ang pinagdadaanan nila ngayon,” he said.
Estrada was previously detained together with his father at Fort Sto. Domingo in 2001 in connection with a plunder case involving their alleged acquisition of ill-gotten wealth from jueteng operations and kickbacks from tobacco excise taxes.
The Sandiganbayan acquitted Sen. Estrada of the charges, while his father was convicted. —Xianne Arcangel/KBK, GMA News
