The noose tightens on JPE

In naming Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile as the mastermind of the pork barrel scam—based on a report prepared by the Office of the Ombudsman—it would seem that the noose is tightening on one of the country’s oldest and longest-serving public officials.

And while no one expects Enrile to eventually end up in prison owing to his advanced age, his career ends in the worst way imaginable. He is months away from turning 90, and even if he lives for another decade or two, Enrile can no longer hope to end his public life in a blaze of glory.