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Senate holds necrological service for former Senate Pres. Juan Ponce Enrile
A necrological service is being held at the Senate on Wednesday morning, November 19, for the late former Senate President and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, who passed away at 101.
Enrile, recognized as the chief implementer and architect of Martial Law, succumbed to pneumonia on November 13.
The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its deepest sympathies, introduced by Senate President Vicente Sotto III.
Sotto described Enrile's passing as a profound loss, acknowledging his decades of service despite the burdens of public office.
Prominent figures, including former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former Senator Richard Gordon, are scheduled to deliver eulogies during the service, which commenced at 9 AM.
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The Senate will hold a necrological service for former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on November 19, commencing at 9 a.m. in the Senate Session Hall.
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The Senate has announced that a necrological service will be held for the late former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who passed away at 101 years old.
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Former Senate president and chief presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile died at home on November 13 at the age of 101.
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Lawmakers from both the House and the Senate paid tribute to the late former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 101.
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Chief presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile is in the intensive care unit (ICU) for pneumonia, according to his daughter Katrina Ponce Enrile.
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