Rhelyn Harder
- Juan Ponce Enrile’s daughter Katrina Ponce Enrile clears up fake news after receiving several text messages about her father’s alleged death
- Katrina expressed her disappointment about fake news that was spread on social media
- Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile is alive
Former senator Juan Ponce Enrile’s daughter Katrina Ponce Enrile cleared up fake news claiming her father had died.
On Katrina’s Instagram, she posted an art card from Ronald D. Cayetano saying: “BREAKING NEWS: Former senator and notable Filipino politician Juan Ponce Enrile, who is a key figure in the ouster of former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos, quietly passed by his bedroom door this morning. He is 95.”
Enrile’s alleged date of death was Saturday, June 22, 2019, which was immediately clarified by his daughter in a social media post.
“My father is still alive. It’s alarming to get so many messages asking me if my dad just passed away. He is actually eating right now.
“I know who started this vicious fake news. Do you want me to name you? Please have a heart and stop! Have a heart and leave us alone! If you think this is a joke, it’s a bad joke.
“You are a heartless human being to think that it even constitutes as being humorous or entertaining! And if you wish that upon anyone, then shame on you.
“I understood your caption but it’s totally malicious and meant to mislead people. For you to be able to even think, say, write and post this is just unbelievably mean! #jpe #stopbullying #fakenews#katrinaponceenrile.”
Katrina expressed her disappointment that fake news was spread on social media. She also claimed that she knows the person who was behind the fake news.
Former Senator Enrile was born on February 14, 1924, and now he is 95 years old.
During his time in the politics, he served as Justice Secretary and under the Marcos regime he served as the Defense Minister. Along with General Fidel Ramos, he became one of the leaders of the 1986 People Power Revolution that drove dictator Ferdinand Marcos from power and into exile. He also served as a Senate President from November 2008 until his resignation on June 5, 2013.
During the 2019 midterm election, he failed in his bid to secure a seat in the senate.
