Juan Ponce Enrile (born Juanito Furagganan, later Juanito Ponce; 14 February 1924) is a Filipino politician. As a protégé of President Ferdinand Marcos, he served as Justice Secretary and then Defense Minister under the Marcos regime. He later became one of the leaders (along with General Fidel V. Ramos) of the 1986 People Power Movement that drove Marcos from power. Enrile has continued to be a prominent politician since then; he has been President of the Senate of the Philippines since November 2008.
Read more about Juan Ponce Enrile: Early Life and Career, Secretary of Defense, Personal Life, Seeking Clemency For Those Convicted of The Aquino Assassination, Ancestry
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