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Juan Ponce Enrile, architect of Philippine martial law era who helped oust Marcos, dies at 101
Enrile, key architect of martial law and 1986 People Power uprising figure, died at 101 after pneumonia; over 11,000 martial law victims compensated under law, officials said.
- On Thursday, November 13, 2025, Juan Ponce Enrile died at the age of 101 at home after treatment for pneumonia, his daughter Katrina Ponce Enrile said he was surrounded by family.
- As defense chief, Juan Ponce Enrile helped plan and implement martial law in 1972 and later broke with Ferdinand Marcos Sr., then-president, sparking the 1986 EDSA 'People Power' uprising with Fidel V. Ramos, Armed Forces official.
- He faced PDAF allegations of approximately 172 million pesos and was acquitted by Sandiganbayan on October 4, 2024, and October 24, 2025, with rights groups citing at least 3,200 killed, 70,000 imprisoned, and 32,000 tortured during martial law.
- The Department of National Defense flew the Philippine flag at half-staff, and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. praised Enrile as 'one of the most enduring and respected public servants,' while critics condemned him as a defender of tyranny.
- Over a half century in public life, Juan Ponce Enrile remained a dominant, polarising figure, surviving six presidents and serving as chief presidential legal counsel from 2022 to 2025.
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Juan Ponce Enrile, architect of Philippine martial law era who helped oust Marcos, dies at 101
Juan Ponce Enrile, the Philippine defense chief during a martial-law era notorious for human rights atrocities, democratic setbacks and plunder who later broke off from dictator Ferdinand Marcos then helped oust him in a 1986 “people power” uprising, has died.
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