Pork barrel: The greatest corruption of all!

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | January 12, 2013 - 12:00am

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (JPE) confirmed last Wednesday that he did give nearly P30 million in cash gifts to his fellow Senators last Christmas, even if he denied that this move was supposedly done to prevent...

Martial Law fiction from JPE and Kit Tatad

By AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR | By William M. Esposo | October 7, 2012 - 12:00am

Recent statements made by two principal players of the martial law regime — then Defense Secretary Juan Ponce-Enrile (JPE) and then Press Secretary Kit Tatad — had challenged many historical account...

Big trouble up ahead for the Aquino gov't.

By Bobit S. Avila | September 21, 2012 - 12:00am

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it always makes me wonder that whenever something gets terribly wrong with the Aquino administration, by some uncanny coincidence (others still insist that they...

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Manong Johnny

By Vannessa Balbuena | June 17, 2012 - 12:00am

At 88, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (JPE) impresses people with a still deft and agile memory. Ask him to recount events of his past colorful exploits -- encompassing World War II, Martial Law and the EDSA...

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Why that sudden JPE inconsistent ruling on PAL perks?

By AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR | By William M. Esposo | February 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Many folks found it puzzling why Senate Impeachment Trial Presiding Officer Juan Ponce Enrile (JPE) disallowed PAL (Philippine Airlines) Vice President for Sales Enrique Javier from testifying last Tuesday and presenting...

Chief Prosecutor Niel Tupas Jr. should be replaced

By AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR | By William M. Esposo | January 26, 2012 - 12:00am

The impeachment trial prosecutors from the House of Representatives fail to compare in legal savvy and courtroom acumen with the lawyers of the defense panel.

Asking the wrong questions about the Grand Lotto and VFA

By AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR | By William M. Esposo | December 2, 2010 - 12:00am

One sure way not to know and understand anything is by asking the wrong questions. What separates the wise person from the fool is how that person asks questions. The right question will lead to the truth, to enlightenment....

JPE interview clarifies C5 'double insertion'

By Federico D. Pascual Jr. | May 21, 2009 - 12:00am

(THIS transcript of a press interview with Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile on Sept. 15, 2008, can help clarify issues on the “double insertion” of P200 million for the C5 road in the 2008 budget.

The Senate President that Ping Lacson et al created

By AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR | By William M. Esposo | February 10, 2009 - 12:00am

Under normal circumstances, Senator Juan Ponce-Enrile (otherwise known as JPE) would not have been elected Senate President.

Will JPE be happy only as Senate president?

By Bobit S. Avila | November 21, 2008 - 12:00am

The coup that ousted Senate President Manuel “Manny” Villar the other day and installed Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile (JPE) was one coup that the dynamic duo, JPE and his pal, now Sen. Gregorio “Gringo”...