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Requiem for Juan Ponce Enrile
Manila Bulletin
|November 17, 2025
Juan Ponce Enrile, who passed away on Nov. 13, 2025 at the age of 101, leaves behind a legacy as complex and enduring as the nation he served. His death at home in Manila, surrounded by family, marked the close of a chapter that spanned nearly every presidency since Philippine independence.
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Enrile’s life was defined by longevity and reinvention. From his beginnings as a young lawyer under Ferdinand Marcos Sr., he rose to become the architect of martial law—an era remembered for both its order and its repression. Yet in 1986, he stood at the center of the People Power Revolution, breaking ranks with Marcos and helping usher in democracy. This duality—enforcer of authoritarianism, then catalyst for its downfall—has ensured his place in the country’s contes
This story is from the November 17, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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