Global InformationJuan Ponce Enrile information
The Honorable Juan Ponce Enrile CLH | |
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 Enrile in 2019 | |
| Chief Presidential Legal Counsel | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Jesus Melchor Quitain |
| 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
| In office November 17, 2008 – June 5, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Manny Villar |
| Succeeded by | Jinggoy Estrada (Acting) |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office August 24, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Tito Sotto (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Recto |
| In office July 22, 2013 – July 28, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Peter Cayetano |
| Succeeded by | Tito Sotto (Acting) |
| In office July 27, 1987 – January 18, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Re-established Title last held by Gerardo Roxas |
| Succeeded by | Wigberto Tañada |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2016 | |
| In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001 | |
| In office August 15, 1987 – June 30, 1992 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cagayan's 1st district | |
| In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Domingo A. Tuazon |
| Succeeded by | Patricio T. Antonio |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Cagayan | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Served with Antonio C. Carag Alfonso R. Reyno Jr. | |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Region II | |
| In office June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984 | |
| 15th Minister of National Defense | |
| In office January 4, 1972 – November 23, 1986 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Ileto |
| In office February 9, 1970 – August 27, 1971 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Ma |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 37th Secretary of Justice | |
| In office December 17, 1968 – February 7, 1970 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Claudio Teehankee Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Felix Makasiar |
| Undersecretary for Finance | |
| In office January 1, 1966 – December 17, 1968 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs | |
| In office 1966–1968 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Jacinto T. Gavino |
| Succeeded by | Rolando G. Geotina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Valentin Furagganan[1] February 14, 1924[2] Gonzaga, Cagayan, Philippines[a] |
| Political party | PMP (2004–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Nacionalista (1965–72; 1987–95) KBL (1978–86) Independent (1995–2001) LDP (2001–04) |
| Spouse |
Cristina Castañer (m. 1957) |
| Children | 2, including Jack |
| Relatives | Armida Siguion-Reyna (half-sister) |
| Residence(s) | Gonzaga, Cagayan Dasmariñas Village, Makati, Metro Manila |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (AA) University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B) Harvard University (LL.M) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer Ponce Enrile, Reyes & Manalastas (1983–2020) |
Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., CLH (born Juan Valentin Furagganan;[3] February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, is a Filipino politician and lawyer known for his role in the administration of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos; his role in the failed coup that helped hasten the 1986 People Power Revolution and the ouster of Marcos; and his tenure in the Philippine legislature in the years after the revolution. Enrile has served four terms in the Senate, in a total of twenty-two years, he holds the third longest-tenure in the history of the upper chamber. In 2022, at the age of 98, he returned to government office as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos.
Enrile was a protégé of President Ferdinand Marcos who served as Justice Secretary and Defense Minister during the Marcos administration. Enrile played a key role in the planning and documentary legwork for Martial Law, and was in charge of the Philippine Military during its implementation.[4] Other roles in this period included Presidency of the Philippine Coconut Authority through which he gained control of the copra industry together with Danding Cojuangco,[5] and being the general put in charge of logging in the Philippines under martial law - a period during which lumber exports were so extensive that the forest cover of the Philippines shrank until only 8% remained.[5] By the 1980s, however, rising factionalism in the Marcos administration led to a reduction in Enrile's influence within the administration.[6]
Enrile and the Reform the Armed Forces Movement organized a plot to overthrow Marcos in February 1986, but they were discovered. Deciding to stage a last stand in Camp Aguinaldo, Enrile sought support from other units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and received it from Philippine Constabulary General Fidel Ramos in nearby Camp Crame, who joined Enrile in withdrawing support for Marcos in February 1986. Marcos moved to put down the dissenters in Camps Aguinaldo and Crame, but civilians who were already preparing mass protests in response to electoral fraud during the 1986 Philippine presidential election went en masse to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue near Enrile and Ramos's forces, and prevented Marcos from assaulting the coup organizers.[7][8] This mass movement of citizens to protect Enrile and Ramos was one of the key moments of the 1986 People Power Revolution which drove Marcos out of power and into exile. Enrile has continued to be a politician since 1986; he was the Senate President[9] from November 2008 until his resignation on June 5, 2013. He remained a Senator until 2016, latterly as Minority Leader.
- ^ "The sad, dramatic, if redeeming, life of Juan Ponce Enrile". VERA Files. October 5, 2012.
- ^ "Resume of Senator Enrile". Senate of the Philippines: 18th Congress. Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "The sad, dramatic, if redeeming, life of Juan Ponce Enrile". VERA Files. October 5, 2012.
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- ^ Cruz, Elfren S. "The road to EDSA". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Biography of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile". Senate of the Philippines.
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