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Facts:
September 2007, Sandiganbayan convicted Estrada for the crime of
plunder with the penalty of reclusion perpetua and accessory
penalties of civil interdiction during the period of sentence
and perpetual absolute disqualification.
Ruling:
ART. 36. Pardon; its effects.– A pardon shall not work the
restoration of the right to hold public office, or the right of
suffrage, unless such rights be expressly restored by the terms
of the pardon.