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JPE and son Jack differ on story of Alfie Anido's death
The entry of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile's son Jack into the senatorial race has revived 30-year-old rumors about a matinee idol's death, and whether there was a cover-up using Enrile's formidable powers then as a martial law enforcer. Honasan: My mission was to protect JPE's family Both Enrile and his son deny wrongdoing on the part of their family, but offer different versions of what happened. In Enrile's memoirs, Jack was not even at the scene. In a recent interview, however, Jack admitted not only seeing the body of his sister's boyfriend Alfie Anido, but was in the company of a certain security aide by the name of Gringo Honasan. Honasan corroborates Jack's version, but gives a different narrative of what happened. In the memoir, the elder Enrile said his enemies in the Marcos regime were responsible for the rumors that Jack shot and killed Anido after the latter had a quarrel with his then-girlfriend Katrina, Jack's sister. Enrile insists it was a suicide and made no mention of his son's presence at the scene in his book, "Juan Ponce Enrile: A Memoir.” But in a television interview Thursday, Jack said that at the time, he was having dinner with then-Col. Gringo Honasan at a restaurant near Dusit Hotel in Makati when he rushed to his sister Katrina's aid after they got word that she and Anido were quarreling. In Jack's version, Alfie and Katrina were arguing on their way to Bel-Air, not to Dasmariñas Village as asserted by the elder Enrile.
"After a few minutes, nagka-squelch ulit at may problema. So umalis si Greg [Honasan] at ako naman, andito ako on vacation (ed: from his studies in the US) at the time, sumama ako," the younger Enrile told News to Go anchor Howie Severino. "Pagdating namin doon sa bahay ni Alfie, nakita naming nakabukas 'yung pintuan, nakabukas 'yung ilaw at narinig kong sumisigaw si Katrina. At noong ako ay pumasok at nakita ko 'yung aking kapatid, tinuturo niya 'yung isang kuwarto sa taas. Umakyat ako, nakita ko 'yung bangkay na ni Alfie Anido." In a phone interview with GMA News Online on Thursday, Sen. Gregorio Honasan confirmed that he was with Cagayan Rep. Jack Enrile on the night of Alfie Anido's death. He said he and Jack were at the Enrile residence when he was informed that Jack was going out, so he had to tag along as head of the family's security detail. "I was there only because I was to provide security. My mission order is that to protect the minister of national defense and his family, not to intrude into their personal life," he said. He was referring to Jack's father, Juan Ponce Enrile, who was then Minister of National Defense. Honasan, however, said he was not informed of their destination nor of their activity. He said they were accompanied by other security personnel as well. "It was not my job to check kung ano ba talaga nangyari. That was a personal matter [so] I never asked. Sinamahan ko siya, dun lang ako sa labas," he said, adding that they never asked what happened after they arrived at Anido's house. Honasan also said that he does not know why there would be apparent differences in the versions of the elder and younger Enrile regarding Anido's death. "I don't want to comment on something I don't know personally about. My job is security. May pulis na nagha-handle nung case," he said. He also refused to answer queries on whether Jack could have been involved in the death of Anido. "I don't deal with rumors, I deal only with threats sa buhay nila." — Kimberly Jane Tan/KBK, GMA News
"Nagkaroon ng squelch sa radyo na tila yata si Alfie at si Katrina ay pauwi na sa Bel-Air na medyo nag-aaway. Noong nakarating si Katrina doon sa bahay ni Alfie sa Bel-Air, medyo maganda na 'yung sitwasyon, tahimik na. So pinagpatuloy lang namin ang kain namin," he said on In Depth on News to Go.
The younger Enrile said that he only tagged along with Honasan, who went to the Anido residence after hearing there was a problem.
Jack Enrile stressed that he had nothing to do with Anido's death on December 30, 1981, when Anido supposedly shot himself at his home in Bel-Air Village in Makati.
"So hindi po totoo na mayroon akong kinalaman doon sa nangyari kay Alfie. I just so happened to be tagging along with our security officer at the time. He started with my father as a lieutenant. I treated him like my brother. Kuya Greg ang tawag ko sa kanya," he said.
Enrile writes in his memoir: "To create the impression in the mind of the public that Jack had something to do with the death of Alfie Anido, General Ver unleashed his attack dogs to fish for evidence against Jack. Naturally, they found nothing because the rumor that Jack killed Alfie Anido was a pure fabrication."
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