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Rowegie Abanto

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1763515648526cropped-584783062_1389042363261116_6606027317367008927_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Senate on Wednesday morning is holding a necrological service for the late Juan Ponce Enrile, a former Senate president and chief legal counsel for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. <em>Senate of the Philippines/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Senate on Wednesday morning is holding a necrological service for the late Juan Ponce Enrile, a former Senate president and chief legal counsel for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><p>Enrile, the chief implementer and <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/13/martial-law-survivors-no-tears-for-enrile-2007">architect of the Martial Law</a>, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/13/juan-ponce-enrile-passes-away-1733">died</a> at the age of 101 on November 13 due to pneumonia.</p><p>In a statement on Monday, the Senate said it adopted a resolution &quot;expressing the deepest sympathies and profound condolences of the Philippine Senate on the death of former Senate President Hon. Juan Ponce Enrile.&quot;</p><p>The resolution was introduced by Senate President Vicente Sotto III.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9zevGbHRfNM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>&quot;The death of a public servant of many decades, who knew the cost of being a public servant, the impossible choices, the burdens, and frankly, the loneliness, yet still chose to serve until his last days with his faith and hope for the future of our country, is a profound loss to the nation and to many Filipinos,&quot; Sotto, in the statement, said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/13/lawmakers-peers-pay-tribute-to-enrile-1833">Lawmakers pay tribute to Enrile</a></div><p>Wednesday’s necrological service, which began at 9 a.m., at the Senate Session Hall will hear eulogies from select senators, including Sotto, who will present the Senate resolution.</p><p>Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and former Sen. Richard Gordon will also deliver their eulogies, based on the program.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/17/katrina-ponce-enrile-says-family-was-already-preparing-for-father-s-death-2020">Katrina Ponce Enrile says family was &#x27;already preparing&#x27; for father&#x27;s death</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ztw6a6LovjQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Senate is holding a necrological service for the late Juan Ponce Enrile, a former Senate president and chief legal counsel for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p>

The Senate is holding a necrological service for the late Juan Ponce Enrile, a former Senate president and chief legal counsel for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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Senate holds necrological service for Juan Ponce Enrile

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published November 19, 2025 09:18 AM PHT

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Updated November 19, 2025 09:28 AM PHT

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