Katrina Ponce Enrile, daughter of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, shared an update on Instagram on Wednesday, saying her father is under close medical care and receiving the best possible treatment.
She thanked the public for their prayers and support but appealed for privacy as the family faces his illness.
A day earlier, during the Senate session, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada revealed that Enrile was in the intensive care unit of an undisclosed hospital and requested prayers, saying the veteran statesman’s condition was critical.
Senators stood in solidarity as Sen. Joel Villanueva led a prayer for Enrile’s recovery.
The 100-year-old Enrile, who served four terms and was Senate president from 2008 to 2013, remains one of the country’s longest-serving politicians.
