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(Eagle News) — Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile took his oath as chief presidential legal counsel on Tuesday, July 26. The Office of the Press Secretary said Enrile was sworn in by President Bongbong Marcos. “Buo ang tiwala ko sa kakayahan at karanasan ni Enrile bilang lingkod-bayan kaya naman umaasa ako na lalong mapabubuti ang pagbibigay ng legal assistance patungkol sa mga magiging aksyon ng ating administrasyon,” the President said in a statement. Enrile, 98, […]
Incoming presidential legal counsel cites “credible information” which he recently received (Eagle News) – Former senate president and incoming presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile warned that there could be “groups in America and in the Philippines” who could be planning to cause trouble for President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In a Facebook post, Enrile said he “picked up” what he considered to be “credible information” about this intelligence information, and advice the national security […]
Former AFP chief Faustino to be next Defense chief (Eagle News) – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has named three more additions to his cabinet, including former senator Juan Ponce Enrile and outgoing Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. The 98-year old Enrile — who had served as defense minister from 1972 to 1986 during the administration of the President-elect’s father, the late President Ferdinand Marcos — was named as incoming Presidential Legal Counsel. Guevarra, on the […]
President Duterte says “one of these days, maybe the Filipino people should demand the truth” (Eagle News) – Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile questioned the back-channeling talks done by former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV with China in 2012 on the Scarborough stand-off, saying Trillanes’ close connection with Chinese officials should be looked into. Enrile, 97, who had also served as Defense Minister for over 14 years during the administration of the late President […]
97-year old former defense chief of the late Pres. Marcos tells Duterte he’s doing right, advises him to ignore critics (Eagle News) — Former Senate President and Philippine defense chief Juan Ponce Enrile backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s stand to continue friendly relations with China, citing the country’s historic ties with the Asian giant and how it is more beneficial for the country and the economy to continue talking to China. Enrile, 97, who was […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has affirmed an Ombudsman ruling clearing personalities connected to the late president Ferdinand Marcos, including former senator Juan Ponce Enrile, and several others of graft over an alleged P108-million behest loan granted to a sugar milling company by the Philippine National Bank in 1968. The SC, in a 15-page decision, affirmed a 2006 ruling of the Ombudsman that had junked the graft complaints filed by the Presidential Commission on […]
(Eagle News) — Former senator Juan Ponce Enrile refiled his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Wednesday, October 17, as a senatorial candidate for next year’s elections after the wrong profession was listed in the COC he had earlier filed on Tuesday. Enrile, 94, went to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Intramuros, Manila to refile his COC where his correct profession as a “lawyer” is listed. In the first COC filed for […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Friday, Sept. 21, called out former Senator Bongbong Marcos and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile for their remarks no one was killed or arrested during former President Ferdinand Marcos’ time. According to Aquino, “merong batas na Human Rights Compensation bill na binabayad doon sa lahat ng mga biktima ng human rights abuses noong panahon ng batas militar.” “May edad na si Senator Enrile pero hindi naman […]
(Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has junked the petition for bail filed by the former chief of staff of ex-Senator Juan Ponce Enrile. In a 16-page resolution, the third division said it denied Gigi Reyes’ plea for lack of merit. According to the division, the evidence of guilt against Reyes was after all strong, citing the testimonies of Marina Sula, Merlina Suñas, Benhur Luy, and Ruby Tuason that she was part of an elaborate scheme to channel millions […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile volunteered to be part of the prosecution team in the expected impeachment trial against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. “He volunteered and he told us that he is very much willing to share his institutional memory in the prosecution of [Sereno],” said Umali. House Committee on Justice Chairman Reynaldo Umali said that Enrile wanted to share his knowledge about the prosecution process. “There are […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile expressed his support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Enrile also said that he can see no reason why anyone would criticize President Duterte as it is provided in the law that the President can declare martial law when there is violence.
(Eagle News)– During the continuation of the Senate hearing on the Mamasapano probe, Armed Forces of the Philippines 6th Infantry Division Commander Major General Edmundo Pangilinan admitted he had two air assets, specifically army helicopters, at his disposal on January 25, 2015, but decided not to use these to help beleaguered Special Action Force troopers in Mamasapano. In response to the questioning of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, Pangilinan said that the Huey helicopters on the […]
