Juan Ponce Enrile
Juan Ponce Enrile | |
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 Enrile in April 2010 | |
| Born | Juanito Furagganan February 14, 1924 |
| Occupation | Senate President |
| Years active | 2008-2013 |
Juan Ponce Enrile (born Juanito Furagganan; 14 February 1924), is a Filipino politician. He served as Justice Secretary and then Defense Minister. He was Senate President from November 2008 until his resignation on June 5, 2013.[1]
Enrile was born in Gonzaga, Cagayan.
He planned a coup against President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, however he quickly ended the plans when it was discovered by the government.
In 2022, he officially returned to government as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos.[2] At the age of 100, he is currently the oldest serving member of the Marcos administration or of the country's cabinet.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "easybourse.com, Senators Name Juan Ponce Enrile As New Philippine Senate President". Archived from the original on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "Did Enrile smell something fishy in Rodriguez draft order?". Rappler. September 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Enrile at 100: Quotes from Philippines' oldest Cabinet official". ABS-CBN. February 14, 2024.
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