With a firm voice and his left hand placed atop a red-covered Bible, Joseph Ejercito Estrada swore to serve the country and people as he took his oath before the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Andres Narvasa, as the 13th President of the Philippines in the presence of his mother, Mrs. Mary Vda. De Ejercito, his wife Luisa who held the Bible, brothers, children, grandchildren, siblings and his best friend Fernando Poe Jr., inside the 114 year old Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan at 12:00 noon on June 30, 1998.
Obverse lettering
PANUNUMPA SA TUNGKULIN NI PANGULONG
JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
SIMBAHAN NG BARASOAIN
MALOLOS BULACAN
JUNE 30, 1998
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The 78 Stars appearing on the periphery of the medal resresents the 78 provinces of the Philippines.
