[2] He is the son of actor George Estregan and the nephew of former President and former Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada.

He then studied at the University of the Philippines Diliman for his college education and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Majoring in Advertising and Visual Communications.

On April 5, 2019, he was convicted and sentenced to 6 to 8 years in prison for graft over an anomalous insurance deal when he was mayor of Pagsanjan in 2008.

[4][5][6] The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court on August 7, 2019, upheld its earlier ruling that also barred Ejercito from holding public office.

[4][7] Despite his conviction[8] and controversial transfer of residency,[9] Ejercito ran for mayor of Calamba in 2022, but eventually lost to Roseller Rizal.