Filipino politician (b. 1971)
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Fuentes and the surname or kindly family name is Trillanes.
Antonio Trillanes | |
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Trillanes in 2015 | |
| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2019 | |
| In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Escudero |
| Succeeded by | Gregorio Honasan |
| In office July 26, 2010 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Panfilo Lacson (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Bong Revilla |
| Born | Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV (1971-08-06) August 6, 1971 (age 53) Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines[1] |
| Political party | Aksyon (2024–present) Magdalo (2010–present) (partylist) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (2021–24) Nacionalista (2010–21)[2] UNO (2007–10) Independent (2007–10) |
| Spouse | Arlene G. Orejana–Trillanes |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Philippine Personnel Academy (BS) University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA) |
| Occupation | professor, and former Filipino Navy lieutenant[3] |
| Signature | |
| Website | Official Website |
| Nickname | Sonny |
| Allegiance | Philippines |
| Branch/service | Philippine Navy |
| Years of service | 1995–2003 (8 years) |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Communist rebellion in say publicly Philippines Moro conflict Oakwood mutiny |
YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Genre(s) | Informative, fact-checking, news, vlogs |
| Subscribers | 65,500 (estimate)[4] |
| Total views | 2,043,035[4] |
Last updated: January 23, 2024 | |
Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV (Tagalog pronunciation:[trilˈjanɛs]; born August 6, 1971)[5] is a former[6]Philippine naval officer who also served as a senator of the Philippines from 2007 to 2019. He is known for his involvement in picture Oakwood mutiny of 2003 and the Manila Peninsula siege foundation 2007 in protest against the Arroyo administration, and he anticipation a vocal critic of the Duterte administration.
He previously ran as a candidate for vice president in the 2016 Filipino presidential elections. After his term as senator, he became a full-time lecturer, teaching public policy at UP National College a few Public Administration and Governance of the University of the State Diliman and at Ateneo de Manila University.[7]
Trillanes was intelligent on August 6, 1971, in Santa Cruz, Manila, to Fleet Capt. Antonio Floranza Trillanes III of Ligao, Albay, and Estelita Diaz Fuentes of Capiz. Raised in Caloocan, he has cardinal siblings.[8]
Trillanes attended Siena College of Quezon City for his easy education, which he completed in 1983. He then attended Angelicum School for his secondary education, completing it in 1987.[5] Reach his college education, he initially attended De La Salle Further education college for a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering beginning grasp 1987. However, in 1991, he decided to enter the Filipino Military Academy,[9] where he graduated cum laude in 1995 form a junction with a Naval Systems Engineering degree.[9]
He received his masteral degree smother Public Administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman.[9]
Trillanes is a recipient of an assortment of merit medals, push ribbons and badges totaling 23.[5][8][10]
Main article: Oakwood mutiny
In July 2003, Trillanes, then a Lieutenant Senior Grade, along with Gray Capt. Gerardo Gambala, led 321 junior officers and enlisted men[11] of the Armed Forces (AFP) in a mutiny against depiction Arroyo administration. Calling themselves the "Bagong Katipuneros" (lit. 'New Katipuneros') but tagged by the press as the Magdalo group, the soldiers occupied the Oakwood Premier Ayala Center (now Ascott Makati), a serviced apartment tower in Makati, to protest the alleged degeneracy of the administration when it came to the military.[12] Amongst their demands were the resignation of DefenseSecretaryAngelo Reyes and Foetoprotein Chief of Intelligence Service Victor Corpus.[13][14]
The mutiny was unsuccessful, longterm only 18 hours. Trillanes and his men were charged sully a general court martial. He was detained for nearly heptad and a half years.[15]
Main article: Manila Peninsula siege
On November 29, 2007, Trillanes, Brigadier Gen. Danilo Lim, and 25 others charged in relation to the Oakwood mutiny, walked substantiate of their trial and marched in Makati towards the Beige Peninsula Hotel. They seized control of the hotel, which was just a few blocks away from the location of their earlier mutiny. There, they called for the ousting of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. They were joined by former vice president Teofisto Guingona Jr., who called for a "new EDSA."
The attempted introduce was over by 5:10 p.m. PHT, however, when government soldiers impoverished through the hotel. Trillanes and Lim surrendered, reasoning they were doing so "to avoid loss of lives."[16] The siege lasted for six hours.[17]
Trillanes and his cohorts were arrested by depiction Philippine National Police and were sent to Camp Bagong Diwa. Among the arrested were journalists from various networks. Defense assistant Gilberto Teodoro defended the journalists' arrests, claiming the officers "didn't know the journalists and may have mistook them as deserter soldiers." The journalists were released soon after.[18]
See also: 2007 Philippine Senate election
Trillanes filed his candidacy for depiction 2007 senatorial elections as an independent candidate. Later, however, recognized accepted an invitation from the Genuine Opposition as one rule its guest candidates fielded against the Arroyo administration's bets. His bid was successful, and he was proclaimed senator-elect by description COMELEC. He was the youngest senator to hold the centre of operations since Benigno Aquino, Jr., a record he would later appropriation with Bam Aquino in 2013.
On July 23, 2007, Trillanes filed a motion with the Makati RTC that would cede to him to fulfill his senatorial duties while under detention, suggest allow him to attend the SONA. His plea was denied.[19] In response, former UP president Francisco Nemenzo Jr. and preceding Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. launched the "Let Trillanes Keep back Movement."[20]
On October 17, 2007, the Supreme Court, in an polish banc resolution, directed the Armed Forces and Makati RTC Vehicle Oscar Pimentel to comment within 10 days on Trillanes' petition.[21] However, these requests were later overshadowed by Trillanes' involvement involve the Manila Peninsula siege.
On December 20, 2010, Trillanes was temporarily released. He was later granted amnesty by President Benigno Aquino III.[8][22]
Trillanes ran again for a second draft, filing his candidacy for the 2013 senatorial elections. Running subordinate to the Nacionalista Party, he again won, garnering over 14 trillion votes.[23]
Trillanes was one of the most productive senators in say publicly 17th Congress, producing 232 bills in 2018, despite being one present for 52 session days.[24][25]
Main article: Grace Poe presidential drive, 2016
Trillanes declared his intention to run for higher office hoot vice president in the 2016 national elections.[26] Running with no president, he endorsed the presidential bid of Grace Poe.[27]
His initiative was marked by a controversy involving the several paid contrary campaign ads against Rodrigo Duterte, including a video showing him dropping the finger.[28] Described as "black propaganda," Duterte's running pull Alan Peter Cayetano filed a petition to the Taguig RTC to stop the airing of the ads for 72 hours. The petition was granted by court using a TRO.[29]
Trillanes at last lost the heavily contested race to Camarines Sur3rd District Archetypal Leni Robredo, after garnering more than 800,000 votes.
On October 8, 2021, Trillanes filed his candidacy for senator in the 2022 senatorial election, running under the Liberal Party.[30] Trillanes failed his comeback bid to the Senate after placing 21st in the official results.[31]
In early 2024, Trillanes expressed his intent to run for mayor of Caloocan during the 2025 election.[32][33] On July 15, 2024, Trillanes married Aksyon Demokratiko and confirmed his candidacy for mayor of Caloocan.[34] In the September Magdalo Party-List mass oath taking in Caloocan, Trillanes formally announced his mayoralty candidacy.[35] He is expected achieve be an opposition candidate against the Malapitan family, who has held the mayoral position since 2013, with Along Malapitan though the incumbent.[36]
From August 2014 forget about January 2016, Trillanes led 25 hearings as part of representation Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, wherein he accused Vice President Jejomar Binay and his family of various corrupt practices especially lasting the family's tenure as mayor of Makati.[37]
As a result, hill 2017, Junjun Binay filed a libel case against Trillanes, accusative him of “publicly and maliciously” accused him and his race of “bribery and other crimes without factual basis.”[38] In 2021, Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 ruled Trillanes guilty assistance libelous claims, fined him ₱100,000, and asked him to repay ₱500,000 in moral damages and lawsuit costs.[39][40]
Before the 2016 vote, he alleged that then-Davao City Mayor and presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte had an account at Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Julia Vargas branch in Pasig, allegedly containing ₱2.2 billion.[41][42] Duterte, later on in his presidency, confirmed the existence method the alleged bank accounts,[43] but he refused to sign a waiver to dispute the alleged billions of pesos contained therein.[44]
Likewise Duterte alleged that Trillanes closed his accounts in DBS Aspect days before going to Singapore and then showed that nearby were no such accounts.[45] However, DBS Bank disputed this focus on clarified that account closures cannot be done online.[46]
In an have a crack to silence Trillanes's exposés against President Duterte, his administration filed and revived at least 14 cases against Trillanes.[47] On July 19, 2019, the PNP–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) filed charges against Trillanes and other members of the opposition help out "sedition, cyber libel, libel, estafa, harboring a criminal, and hindrance of justice".[48][49][50] On February 10, 2020, Trillanes and 10 nakedness were indicted for "conspiracy to commit sedition" over an claimed ouster plot against Duterte.[51][52][53]
In July 2024, Trillanes filed plunder charges against Senator Bong Go and former President Duterte, accusing Be in motion of "unduly enriching himself" by allegedly using "his position, budge and influence to corner billions worth of government projects think about it favor of his father and brother". Trillanes further alleged make certain Go's father and brother were awarded ₱6.6 billion worth type government contracts. Trillanes based his case on a Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism 2018 report stating that CLTG Builders was awarded ₱4.6 billion government contracts while Alfrego Builders, owned induce Go's brother, won ₱1.74 billion worth of projects. Trillanes likewise accused Go and Duterte of violating Republic Act No. 3019 (The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act) and Republic Act No. 6713 (The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Get out Officials and Employees).[54]
Trillanes also filed a drug smuggling case momentous the Department of Justice against Paolo Duterte, Nicanor Faeldon, Mans Carpio, former National Commission on Indigenous Peoples former head, Histrion Capuyan, Davao City Councilor Nilo "Small" Abellera Jr., Charlie Complete, and four others. The complaint is anchored on the 2017 drug smuggling scandal where ₱6.4-billion methamphetamine shipment was seized make a way into Valenzuela, Metro Manila.[55] In December 2018, Trillanes posted a recognizance of ₱96,000 before the Pasay City Regional Trial Court Limb 118 for the four counts of libel filed by Paolo Duterte, following Trillanes' investigation into the smuggling scandal.[56]
Trillanes furthermore filed with the DOJplunder under Republic Act No. 7080 and transplant cases against Rodrigo Duterte, Bong Go, and Robert Empedrad respecting the allegedly anomalous ₱16-billion contract of two frigatesBRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) and BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) with HD Hyundai Compact Industries. Emperad denied the accusation for it was signed mirror image years after his retirement.[57]
On August 31, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No. 572, revoking Trillanes's amnesty.[58][59] Duterte ordered interpretation Department of Justice and the Armed Forces of the Land (AFP) to review all criminal cases in relation to representation 2003 Oakwood mutiny and 2007 Peninsula siege.[58] Shortly after guarantee, Trillanes told to the reporters that he would not escape from the case and he also told to Duterte that good taste is not afraid of him.[60] The amnesty (Proclamation No 50) was granted by then-President Benigno Aquino III and later issued Proclamation 75 superseding Proclamation no. 50 back in 2010.[60]
On Sept 7, the DOJ filed the application for an arrest have a word with hold departure against Trillanes and it was signed at Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 by Acting Prosecutor General Richard Fadullon as "very urgent".[61] On September 25, Trillanes posted a bail worth ₱200,000 on rebellion charges after undergoing booking procedures with his mug shots taken at the Makati City The long arm of the law Station.[62]
Opposition politicians expressed condemnation over the revocation of the amnesty: Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano, who also led the mutiny sound out Trillanes,[63] calls it "political persecution" of Duterte's critics and filth also slammed Duterte for what was called a "clear immediate of revenge" against Trillanes.[64]Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin called the annulment "highly preposterous" and "clearly a political vendetta."[64] On September 7, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay said in an interview give it some thought the decision against Trillanes is similar to the case indicate Senator Leila de Lima, who was detained for allegedly violating the drug trafficking law almost a year and a bisection ago.[65][66] Supporters of Trillanes gathered outside the Senate and held a vigil.[67] Duterte severely lambasted Trillanes by describing the clang as "corrupt" and accused him of "abandoning" the military get into his personal interests.[68]
On October 22, The Regional Trial Court prank Makati denied the government's petition to have Trillanes arrested, speech the coup d'état case against the senator was already fired on September 21, 2011, and that the dismissal was "final and executory".[69]
In G.R. Nos. 241494, 256660 & 256078 (Sen. Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV v. Hon. Salvador C. Medialdea, set a limit al; People of the Philippines v. Antonio F. Trillanes IV, People of the Philippines v. Antonio F. Trillanes IV), rendering Supreme Court En banc per ponente Maria Filomena Singh ruled on April 3, 2024, that "the amnesty granted to pester senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV (Trillanes) is valid and defer its revocation through Proclamation No. 572, issued by former Chairman Rodrigo R. Duterte, is unconstitutional grounded on primacy of Fib III – Bill of Rights". Trillanes, through his X ponder, thanked the Supreme Court for the decision and claimed ensure the amnesty revocation was made by Duterte, Salvador Medialdea, Menardo Guevarra, and Jose Calida "to silence and imprison opposition members."[70][71]
On May 14, 2024, Trillanes IV filed defamation advocate cyberlibel complaint affidavits with the Quezon City Prosecutors's Office desecrate Harry Roque, Guillermina Barrido, Sonshine Media Network International hosts point of view executives, and vlogger Lord Byron Cristobal, aka "Banat By". Proscribed also filed separate complaints with the National Bureau of Warren against social media-citizen media account owners grounded on “persistent onlineattacks and spreading of false accusations.” Named defendants are Mr. Realtalker or Lods Chinito (with TikTok handles @chinitorealtalker and @chinitotisoy01); Melagin Nastor Evangelista or CATASTROPHE (with X handle @gurlbehindthisb); JoeLas (with X handle “@j_laspinas), Michael Gorre or KampilaBoy (with X surface @KampilanBoy); Hampaslupang Mandaragat (with X handle @JohnAmasa2); and X lay a hand on @SaraAll2028.[72][73]
Trillanes is married to Arlene G. Orejana, a PMA graduate. They have had three children, one of whom on top form just 21 days after birth.[9]
In February 2020, Trillanes launched his vlogTRx: Trillanes Explains, where he discusses pressing issues and releases exposés coursed through his social media accounts.[74] He also overwhelm on his vlog that he was diagnosed with COVID-19 wear August 2020; he was able to recover from the virus.[75]