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Juan Ponce Enrile

1924 - 2025

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Juan Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., (né Juanito Furagganan; February 14, 1924 – November 13, 2025), also referred to by his initials JPE, was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and centenarian who served as 26th President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008 to 2013. Enrile was one of the longest-serving Filipino politicians in history, and one of the few to reach the age of 100. He was 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 served four terms in the Senate, in a total of twenty-two years and three-hundred twenty days, one of the longest-tenures in the history of the upper chamber. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Ponce Enrile is the 10,107th most popular politician (up from 15,377th in 2024), 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 10,109 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Sitalces, 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, and Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve.

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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. Among people deceased in 2025, Juan Ponce Enrile ranks 201. Before him are Rick Davies, Maria Teresa Horta, Giuseppe Moioli, Rinus Israël, George Wendt, and Lima. After him are Peter Bichsel, Kailash Purryag, Nadia Cassini, Edgar Lungu, Cleopa Msuya, and Mimis Domazos.

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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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