The 23-member Philippine Senate adopted Senate Resolution 1223, honoring former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile (JPE) on Tuesday, Nov. 26, for his contributions and untiring service to the nation and the Filipino people.
The 23-member Philippine Senate adopted Senate Resolution 1223, honoring former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile on Tuesday, Nov. 26, for his contributions and untiring service to the nation and the Filipino people.A former Senate president and now chief presidential legal counsel, JPE has served the country in various capacities for nearly 60 years.
Enrile served as finance secretary and acting chairman of the Monetary Board from 1966 to 1968 and then as justice secretary from 1968 to 1970.From 1970 to 1986, Enrile was Marcos Sr.'s defense secretary; over the same period, he was a member of the Batasan Pambansa.Enrile gained international recognition alongside then-Armed Forces vice chief of staff Fidel Ramos when they led the bloodless 1986 People Power Revolution.
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