--- title: "2 Juan Ponce Enrile Quotes - Famous Politician (Toward new horizons)" description: "Juan Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr.,, also referred to by his initials JPE, was a Filipino politician and lawyer, who served as 26th President of the Senat..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b158/author-juan-ponce-enrile-105557.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Juan Ponce Enrile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b158/author-juan-ponce-enrile-105557.jpg) # Juan Ponce Enrile (1924–2025) Politician Philippines **2** quotes in **10** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Juan Ponce Enrile was a politician from the Philippines, best known for *Toward new horizons*. ## Quick Facts About Juan Ponce Enrile Born February 14, 1924 Died November 13, 2025 Nationality Philippines Profession Politician Notable works Toward new horizons ## About Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr.,, also referred to by his initials JPE, was a Filipino politician and lawyer, who served as 26th President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008 until his resignation in 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 also participated in rallies supporting ousted president Joseph Estrada in April 2001 that preceded the May 1 riots near Malacañang Palace. 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. 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, serving until his death in 2025. ## Quotes by Juan Ponce Enrile > [I have high respect for the Chief Justice and the institution he represents. But, I equally demand respect to the institution I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-ponce-enrile/i-have-high-respect-for-the-chief-justice-and-the-institution-he/) [Juan Ponce Enrile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-ponce-enrile/) [Chief justice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chief-justice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/juan-ponce-enrile-105557_chief-justice_i-have-high-respect-for-the-chief-justic_307621.png) > [“What really matters in the game among nations is national strength and military capability to maintain national security, to preserve the integrity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-ponce-enrile/what-really-matters-in-the-game-among-nations-is-national-strength/) [Juan Ponce Enrile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-ponce-enrile/) [Cybersecurity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cybersecurity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/juan-ponce-enrile-105557_cybersecurity_what-really-matters-in-the-game-among-na_887548.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-ponce-enrile/#itemlist", "name": "Juan Ponce Enrile Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have high respect for the Chief Justice and the institution he represents. 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