Enrile in high spirits amid COVID-19 crisis | Inquirer News

Enrile in high spirits amid COVID-19 crisis

By: - Reporter / @KHallareINQ
/ 06:27 PM March 28, 2020

MANILA, Philippines — Despite being 96 years old, former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile showed that he was in high spirits in view of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis plaguing the country.

https://www.facebook.com/krisponcenrile/videos/10156879675867353/

In a Facebook video by his granddaughter Kristen on Saturday,  it showed the former senator waving both his hands high and giving her a flying kiss.

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And in a light moment, Enrile showed that he was unafraid of the viral disease by saying “COVID, go away!”

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Kristen’s post went viral on the social media site, with 4,800 likes and reactions.

https://www.facebook.com/juanponcenrile/posts/641799919991623

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On March 20, Enrile assured everyone that the rumors about him contracting the virus are wrong.

“I am still alive and relatively well. But like all the rest, my family and I are hiding from an invisible enemy called covid 19,” Enrile stated on Facebook.

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