Overview
- Enrile died at home on Nov. 13 at age 101, his daughter announced, noting he had been treated for pneumonia and had spent time in intensive care, with a public viewing indicated.
- A longtime defense chief under Ferdinand Marcos Sr., he was widely labeled the architect of martial law, a period documented for widespread arrests, torture, and disappearances.
- He later withdrew support from Marcos Sr. and helped trigger the 1986 People Power uprising that ousted the dictator and restored democratic rule.
- His five-decade career spanned key posts and a late-career return as chief presidential legal counsel to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. starting in 2022.
- He was arrested on graft charges in 2014, granted humanitarian bail in 2015, saw plunder charges dismissed last year, and was acquitted of remaining graft cases last month, drawing praise from officials and condemnation from victims’ groups such as SELDA.