In May 2002, I was served a warrant of arrest by RTC Quezon City Branch 100 for a case of libel filed against me by Juan Ponce Enrile and his son Jackie. The libel stemmed from statements I made in an interview with Paolo Bediones for his TV program “Extra Extra.”
First off, my monumental thanks to WikiLeaks, whose founder Julian Assange remains cooped up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, unable to set foot outside its gates. In a week’s time, it has given today’s generation a better glimpse of martial law than Juan Ponce Enrile’s not very entertaining fiction about it.
Jackie Enrile admits his ratings have been dipping because of the controversies his father has figured in of late. Last month, he registered only 40.4 percent in voter preference in the Pulse Asia survey, a far cry from the 53.2 percent he got in November last year. “Anything that happens to my father,” Jackie said, “will affect me, good or bad.”
