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Juan Ponce Enrile

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Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., (born Juan Valentin Furagganan; February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008 to 2013 and known for his role in the administration of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos; his role in the failed coup that helped hasten the 1986 People Power Revolution and the ouster of Marcos; and his tenure in the Philippine legislature in the years after the revolution. Enrile has served four terms in the Senate, in a total of twenty-two years, one of the longest-tenures in the history of the upper chamber. In 2022, at the age of 98, he returned to government office as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos. Enrile was a protégé of President Ferdinand Marcos who served as Justice Secretary and Defense Minister during the Marcos administration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Ponce Enrile is the 10,106th most popular politician (up from 15,384th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Philippines (up from 44th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Filipino Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Juan Ponce Enrile ranks 10,106 out of 19,576. Before him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Nicolás de Ovando, Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab, Sunifred, Count of Barcelona, Károly Khuen-Héderváry, and Ashikaga Yoshimochi. After him are Roque Sáenz Peña, Khabash, Antonina, Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, Anaxilas, and Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Juan Ponce Enrile ranks 174. Before him are Richard Bull, Arthur Janov, Franco Cristaldi, Grégoire Kayibanda, Daniel Inouye, and Rudolf Barshai. After him are Jean Bartik, Élias Sarkis, Robert Frank, Ruth Teitelbaum, Renia Spiegel, and Claude Lefort.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Juan Ponce Enrile ranks 32 out of 155. Before him are Carlos P. Garcia (1896), Efren Reyes (1954), Sara Duterte (1978), Manny Pacquiao (1978), Benigno Aquino III (1960), and Leni Robredo (1965). After him are Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850), Francisco Balagtas (1788), Florencio Campomanes (1927), Arturo Tolentino (1910), Apolinario Mabini (1864), and Noli de Castro (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Philippines

Among politicians born in Philippines, Juan Ponce Enrile ranks 23. Before him are Pedro Calungsod (1654), Elpidio Quirino (1890), Carlos P. Garcia (1896), Sara Duterte (1978), Benigno Aquino III (1960), and Leni Robredo (1965). After him are Florencio Campomanes (1927), Arturo Tolentino (1910), Apolinario Mabini (1864), Noli de Castro (1949), Pedro Paterno (1857), and Leila de Lima (1959).

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