Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers eulogy for Juan Ponce Enrile

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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her eulogy for former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile during his necrological service on Wednesday, November 19.  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00the former president honorable gloria macapagal arroyo will now deliver her eulogy

00:11to the family of mother johnny ponce and really my deepest condolences

00:17senate president soto honorable senators ladies and gentlemen one point and really will surely

00:27go down in history as one of the most awe-inspiring political figures of our time truly a legend in his

00:36own lifetime too many the legend is rooted in his role as a formidable secretary of defense

00:47during the martial law years but he grew beyond that legend the sheer force of his intelligence

00:57political skill and powerful presence he became the most enduring public servant of our era

01:07sometimes intimidating but always respected by friend and foe alike for his unsurpassed brilliance

01:17beyond his public achievements manong johnny combined intellect with personal loyalty and kindness

01:28my family remembers this well and so of the five minutes i was given to make this eulogy may i spend

01:36a couple of minutes about our own personal memories during martial law from time to time my father former

01:47president just daddy macapagal was in limbo but he sometimes needed to make small requests from the

01:55government from the government for minor matters because he could no longer reach president marcus senior

02:02directly dad would write a note wait for senator and really a secretary and really at that time

02:11at the diplomatic reception handed to him and quietly explain his request i know of no

02:20instance in which secretary and really ever turned my father down and he unfairly gave him the dignity

02:30jew to a former president for this my family and i will always have a big place in our hearts and

02:39memories for manong johnny so for the baptism of my son dato we asked him to be godfather it was a role

02:51that he warmly accepted many years later i was executive director of the garment and textile export board

03:03and found myself colliding with powerful interests a senate hearing was condemned against me and in that

03:12hearing senator and really declared gloria macapagal arroyo is like caesar's wife she is not only without

03:22sin she also appears without sin oh that made my day and helped my career

03:29her we were senators together in the 10th congress and i had a chance to marvel at his mastery especially

03:40when he sponsored the comprehensive tax reform of 1997. when i was president he sponsored the human

03:51security act of 2007 something which our country needed to address the threat of terrorism to the national

04:01security of the country i was still president when senator and really became senate president and really

04:11under his leadership the senate passed many measures a lot of them really important to my administration

04:21may i just mention a few of them the comprehensive agrarian reform program extension act

04:30the expanded senior citizens act and the real estate investment act for social reform as well as for

04:40improving the investment in the aftermath of the maguindanao massacre he was in malacanang palace

04:51working late into the night helping me craft my proclamation of martial law in maguindanao

05:00manong johnny lived many lives in one lifetime successful lawyer bank chairman insurance commissioner customs

05:12commissioner finance secretary justice secretary defense secretary batasang pambansa member congressman senator senate

05:25president president and finally chief presidential legal council few filipinos have served the republic in so

05:34many capacities across so many eras with such longevity and impact the sharpness of his mind matched his

05:45longevity even in his later years he stayed intellectually awesome arguing with precision recalling history with detail

05:58an offering council grounded in decades of experience he was up to the end a statesman of rare endurance

06:12his clarity of thought and force of will continued to shape national discourse well into his twilight years

06:24well to bid farewell to mama and janinek once anvila secretary senate president we remember not only the legend that he became

06:36but also for my person and my family the man of loyalty death and humanity behind the legend

06:47his imprint in our nation and the lives he touched will endure may a grateful nation

06:56remembering him with respect and appreciation manong jani rest in peace and thank you

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