A few pieces of trivia i discovered about juan ponce enrile, who was born in 1924 and is now 92 years old. Juan ponce enrile is the author of juan ponce enrile 4. Former senate president juan ponce enrile and his wife cristina castaner have celebrated their 60 th wedding anniversary. A memoir, enrile justified his action against my friend villar as just part of the political landscape in the runup to the presidential elections of 2010.
He took his oath as a member of the philippine bar in 1954. He was a protege of president ferdinand marcos, and served as justice secretary and then defense minister under the marcos regime. While enriles life is more comparable to a martin scorsese film than a disney movie, his recently published memoir proves his reality trumps reel plot twists. Senator enriles book launch was a wellattended event. Enrile schools luchi cruzvaldes, reakyon host of tv5. President aquino right trades niceties with his familys former political foe senate president juan ponce enrile second from right during the launch of the senator s memoirs on thursday night in a makati hotel. Former president joseph estrada, speaking at the book launch of juan ponce enriles autobiography, said the senate president can be a good friend but is a to. Juan ponce enrile, a memoir kindle edition by enrile, juan ponce. May 24, 2018 genealogy profile for juan ponce enrile juan valentin furuganan ponce enrile genealogy genealogy for juan valentin furuganan ponce enrile family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Juan ponce enrile who has lived to 94 years of age and not far behind are the likes of mayor joseph estrada, his arch rival.
Senate president juan ponce enrile became emotional and shed tears at the book launch of his autobiography. Juan ponce enrile s career spans six presidencies from ferdinand marcos to benigno s. Many followers of the impeachment proceedings found a renewed appreciation for senate president juan ponce enrile. Book printed material senatorial candidates matrices philippine election. Im not saying that im immortal, but only god knows, says juan ponce enrile, who has refiled his certificate of candidacy for senator. Senate president juan ponce enrile began his career in public service in 1966 when he joined the executive branch of government as undersecretary of the department of finance. Title juan ponce enrile summary on juan ponce enrile, senator from the philippines. Aquino iii, during which the philippines metamorphosed from a freewheeling republic into a brutal dictatorship that eventually gave way to a turbulent return to democratic rule. Gregorio honasan, a former aide to senator juan ponce enrile, whom mrs. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading juan ponce enrile, a memoir. Juan ponce enrile, later juanito ponce born juanito furagganan on 14 february 1924, is a filipino politician. Early life world war 2 born on february 14 1924 in gonzaga cagayan to petra furugganan christened juanito furugganan, his mothers maiden name he was born and grew up in poverty without knowing his father bullied for uniquely mestizo features, his mother decided to disclosed his.
Guess who came to enrile book launch inquirer news. A memoir is a 754page autobiography of one of the countrys most controversial and, to martial law victims, one of the most hated personalities. Oct, 2012 in his newlyissued autobiography, juan ponce enrile. Juan ponce enrile, whos running again under the pwersa ng masa, has its own records to guide it in evaluating anew the performance of concerned. He was a representative of the 1st district of cagayan in the 11th, 12th, th and 15th congresses.
Juan ponce enriles career spans six presidencies from ferdinand marcos to benigno s. Lopez explains why abscbn published enriles book abs. List of guest during 60th wedding anniversary of juan ponce. Observers say the book was good but the timing was better. Honesto isleta, said the mutineers were led by col. The lawmaker was identified as pope juan ponce enrile. Senator juan ponce enrile senate of the philippines. Cristina ponce enrile has a list of senator juan ponce enrile s women bawal ang pasaway duration. Find highquality juan ponce enrile stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Senate president juan ponce enrile said yesterday that the move of the dfa to reiterate the invitation for china to bring the issue of scarborough shoal to the international tribunal is the right thing to do. Enriles wife cristina and daughter katrina sang for the.
Biography of senate president villar senate of the. Luchi cruz valdes invited former senator juan ponce enrile to reaksyon, a late night news magazine and public affairs show to shed light on many issues related to martial law. A memoir last october 4, 2012 at the manila peninsula were people who have lived in the corridors of power and immensely benefited from the system. Juan ponce enrile, a memoir, now available for digital download. Shortly thereafter, he was made chairman of the board of directors of the philippine national bank. Birds of the same feather by kpd the crowd that attended the book launch of juan ponce enrile. In its announcement, abscbn publishing cited the phenomenal interest in the senate presidents book and the widespread use of tablet devices for book consumption. Senate president juan ponce enrile became emotional and shed tears at the book.
Whatever public sympathy chief justice renato coronado corona may have won by his unprecedented testimony in his defense at the senate convened for his impeachment trial tuesday, he promptly lost by his tu quoque plea and yes, his unceremonious walkout. A memoir the e book edition of juan ponce enrile, a memoir is now available for download through the amazon kindle store. As one newspaper reported, the invitation of enrile brought together an. He actually was looking for what he believed was the fountain of youth. Shortly thereafter, he was made chairman of the board of. After 40 years in public service, former defense minister and now senate president juan ponce enrile opens up about his life in politics. Juan ponce enrile simple english wikipedia, the free. Enrile s wife cristina and daughter katrina sang for the guests philippine daily inquirer 04. So far the oldest one i know who is running for office would be sen. Antonio trillanes iv, senate president juan ponce enriles promotional video documentary was shown on abscbn followed by the release of his memoir by abscbn publishing.
Jun 08, 2012 he was not a witness, but many dubbed him the star of the trial that ultimately removed chief justice renato corona from office. Update information for juan ponce enrile quick links. The spanish crown later appointed him as governor of puerto rico. He was senate president from november 2008 until his resignation on june 5, 20. Statement birds of the same feather kpd human rights. He was a protege of president ferdinand marcos, and served as justice secretary and defense minister under the marcos regime. Manila, philippines senate president juan ponce enrile s book launch was the place to be thursday night, september 27. Indeed, the 1,650peso, 753page tome, juan ponce enrile. Erap takes a dig at trillanes in jpe book launch youtube. Katrina ponce enrile youll see snippets of my life here,precious moments that i will never have again, but cherish. But it only took an invitation from the now wildly popular senate president juan ponce enrile to bring together an odd assortment of colorful characters whose careers and personalities have crossed, intersected and clashed on the very public stage of philippine politics. Of course, juan ponce enrile is also easier for the majority opposition to control.
Juan ponce enrile earned his bachelor of laws from the university of the philippines in 1953. Enriles longtime political ally and friend, joseph estrada, was running for president again. Its also worth noting that the hardbound book is heavy enough to be used as a weapon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The official facebook page of senator juan ponce enrile. For one thing senate president juan ponce enrile doesnt have a hidden agenda for 2010, and his concerns for the nation are much more objective than say 20 years ago when he was still an underthetable mover and traditional politician yes, trapo but. He served as justice secretary and then defense minister. Great book for those interested in the marcos and postmarcos era. Lopez group chairman emeritus oscar lopez, speaking at the book launch of senate president juan ponce enrile, said people must never turn their backs on history. Senator enrile says selfpleasure is the same thing as using a condom, a form of contraceptive that was first used in the middle ages some 12 thousand to 15 thousand years ago when enrile was still a toddler. Penicillin was invented four years after enrile was born.
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