Juan Ponce Enrile, Jr.
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The Honorable Jack Enrile |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cagayan's First District | |
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In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Sally Ponce Enrile |
| Succeeded by | Sally Ponce Enrile |
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In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Patricio Antonio |
| Succeeded by | Sally Ponce Enrile |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 16, 1958 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party |
National Peoples' Coalition (2007–present) United Nationalist Alliance (2012-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Ponce Enrile (aka Salvacion “Sally” Santiago) |
| Residence | Aparri, Cagayan |
| Alma mater | Christian Heritage College El Cajon, California |
| Occupation | Government official |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website |
www.jackenrile.com www.twitter.com/jackenrile www.facebook.com/jackenrile |
Juan Castañer Ponce Enrile, Jr. (born July 16, 1958), also known as Jack Enrile, is a Filipino politician. He was a Representative of the 1st District of Cagayan in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th Congresses. He is the only son and namesake of former Senate President and now Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile of Cagayan and the former Ambassador to the Holy See, Cristina Castañer of Manila. He is married to incumbent Cagayan Province Congresswoman Salvacion “Sally” Santiago. Sally traces her roots to the Santiagos of Angat and Guiguinto, Bulacan.
Jack attended Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines from Preparatory School (1972) until High School (1976). He then earned a Bachelor of Arts in English degree from Christian Heritage College, El Cajon, California in 1993. He also obtained a Presidential master's degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University, Malibu California (1995).
Jack is married to Sally Ponce Enrile and they have two children, Sara Simone (Sara) and Samuel (Sam). Enrile has two daughters from a previous relationship: Kristine Kamille (Kriska) and Maria Karina (Ina). Ponce Enrile is also a grandfather of Matteo.
Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile’s son Jackie Jr, a congressman and now a senatorial candidate, was responsible for shooting to death the son of a Navy officer then, during a party altercation in September of 1975, said a TV report that quoted a Catholic priest, the uncle of the victim.
In an October 1, 1975, cable that then US Ambassador to Manila William H. Sullivan sent to his government, he said: "Some NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) sources have told us unequivocally, and contrary to Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile's assurances to Ambassador, that Enrile's son did the shooting."
However, according to Jack Enrile: "The statements of the late former US Ambassador to the Philippines linking me to the killing were based on mere speculation and hearsay as the report itself will bear this out. He was, at that time, known to be against the administration, and that incident provided him an opportunity to embarrass the Marcos administration and cast a high government official and his son in a negative light with Washington."
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