Biography of juan ponce enrile

The alleged September 22, , ambush attack on the then-Defense Minister of the PhilippinesJuan Ponce Enrile is a disputed^[1] incident in which Enrile's white Mercedes-Benz sedan was ambushed near the upscale Wack Wack village in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila.

It was cited by President Ferdinand Marcos as the proximate incident which led to the announcement of Marcos' declaration of martial law the following day,^[2] although Marcos would later claim that he signed the formal proclamation of martial law on September 21, the day before the Enrile ambush.^[3]

Background

By September , Ferdinand Marcos was on the third year of his second term as President of the Philippines, which would have been his last allowed term under the Constitution of the Philippines,^[1] and there was a public perception that Marcos would attempt to find a way to extend his term, either through influencing the outcome of the Philippine Constit