CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), led by Chief of Staff General Romeo S Brawner Jr., rendered full military honors during a necrological service for the country’s longest-serving statesman, former Secretary of National Defense, Senate President, and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, on November 19, here.
General Brawner, together with Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr., led the military organization in paying their final respects to the veteran lawmaker and national security pillar whose extensive government service spanned generations of Filipino soldiers and citizens.
In his tribute, General Brawner underscored Enrile’s profound contributions on the nation’s history and the Armed Forces, “Secretary Enrile was present in many defining chapters of our nation—not as a distant observer, but as a principal actor who carried the weight of national decisions on his shoulders. His contributions, his insights, and his long record of national service form part of the institutional memory of the AFP and the Republic he sought to strengthen.”
The solemn ceremony was attended by senior military leaders, defense officials, and personnel who had worked with Enrile over the decades of his public service.
Photo by SSg Ambay PA / PAOAFP
