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Legislative: The Senators

Senator Juan Ponce Enrile
Senate President

PERSONAL

Place of Birth : Gonzaga, Cagayan
Date of Birth : February 14, 1924
Spouse : Cristina Castañer
Children : Juan, Jr. and Katrina


EDUCATION
Master of Law
Specialized Training in International Tax
: Harvard Law School
Boston, U.S.A., 1955
Awardee : Harvard Law School
Scholarship Award
Bachelor of Laws
Cum Laude and Salutatorian
No. 11, 1953 Bar Examinations
with a 91.72% rating and a perfect score in Commercial Law
: University of the Philippines
Class 1953
Associate in Arts
Cum Laude
: Ateneo de Manila
Class 1949

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Partner : Ponce Enrile Reyes and Manalastas Law Office
Ponce Enrile Siguion Reyna Montecillo and Belo Law Office
1953-1966
Professor of Law : Far Eastern University
1955-1962

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Philippine Constitutional Association
• Philippine Tax Institute
• Integrated Bar of the Philippines
• International Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines
• Knights of Rizal
• Philippine Jaycees Senate
• Harvard Club of the Philippines
• Manila Overseas Press Club

POLITICAL AFFILIATION
• Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) - Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP)

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
• "A Proposal on Capital Gains Tax"
• "Income Tax Treatment of Corporate Merger and Consolidation"
• "Where There's a Will"

AWARDS
Philippine Legion of Honor Degree of Commander with Bronze Anahaw Leaf : November 27, 1986
Mahaputra Adipranada Republic of Indonesia : March 11, 1975
Philippine Legion of Honor Degree of Commander : December 12, 1974
Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa University of Manila : March 25, 1981
Manila Law College : April 6, 1975
University of Southern Philippines : April 7, 1973
Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa Paul University of Cagayan Valley : January 30, 1982

GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
Legislative Branch
13th Congress
Senator : Senate of the Philippines
2004-2010
11th Congress
Senator : Senate of the Philippines
1995-2001
Chairman : Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises
Committee on Ways and Means
Vice-Chairman : Committee on Finance
Committee on Public Services
Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon)
Member : Committee on Foreign Relations
Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies
Committee on Economic Affairs
Committee on Energy
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Committee on Education, Culture and Arts
Committee on National Defense and Security
Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs
10th Congress
Assistant Minority Floor Leader : 1998
Chairman : Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises
Committee on Ways and Means
1995-1998
9th Congress
Representative : 1st District of Cagayan
House of Representatives
Congress of the Philippines
1992-1995
8th Congress
Senator
Senate Minority Floor Leader
Minority Floor Leader, Commission on Appointments
Member, Senate Electoral Tribunal
Member, All Senate standing Committees
: Senate of the Philippines
1987-1992
Assemblyman
Cagayan Valley
(Region II)
: Interim Batasang Pambansa
1978-1984


Executive Branch
Chairman, Executive Committee : National Security Council
1972-1984
Minister/Secretary : Ministry/Department of National Defense
1970-1986
Secretary and concurrently Chairman, Board of Pardons and Parole : Department of Justice
1968-1970
Undersecretary and Acting Secretary and concurrently Acting Insurance Commissioner
Commissioner of Customs
: Department of Finance
1966-1968

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