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The former president, Joseph "Erap" Estrada, had his own Batangas mafia.

The gang comprised Domingo Panganiban (agriculture secretary), Benjamin Diokno (budget), Dong Apacible (legislative liaison man), Tony "Lepili" Leviste (Board of Investments governor), and Ped Faytaren (economic intelligence chief), not to mention Dennis Hernandez, special assistant to Alfredo "Dirty Harry" Lim of the Interior.