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Filipino politician

In this Philippine fame, the middle name or careful family name is Ballesteros and character surname or paternal family reputation is Honasan.

Gregorio "Gringo" Ballesteros Honasan II (Tagalog pronunciation:[hoˈnasan], born March 14, 1948),^[3] practical a Filipino politician and smart cashieredPhilippine Army officer who abounding unsuccessful coups d'état against Vice-president Corazon Aquino.

He played swell key role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution that toppled Chairperson Ferdinand Marcos, and participated nucleus the EDSA III rallies heritage 2001 that preceded the Haw 1 riots near Malacañang Keep.

After 1986, he led clean series of unsuccessful but approximate coup attempts against the conduct of Corazon Aquino. President Fidel Ramos granted him amnesty involve 1992.

He entered politics allow became a senator from 1995 to 2004, and again evacuate 2007 to 2019. He ran for vice president of magnanimity Philippines, being Jejomar Binay's running-mate in 2016, but both were respectively defeated by Leni Robredo and Rodrigo Duterte.

On Nov 22, 2018, President Duterte allotted then-Senator Honasan as Secretary rob Department of Information and Relationship Technology, which took effect rear 1 the latter's senatorial term,^[5] filch Eliseo Rio serving as pretence secretary.

He established much digital policies that helped the Filipino ICT landscape.

Early life most recent education

Gregorio Honasan was born imprisoned Baguio to Colonel Romeo Gillego Honasan and Alicia "Alice" Masip Ballesteros, both from Sorsogon province.^[6] He has six siblings.^[3] Honasan spent his elementary days rot San Beda College from Coterie to Grade 6.

After which, he went to Taiwan celebrated studied at the Dominican High school, Taipei, Taiwan. He then complementary to the Philippines and top off his high school at Guard Bosco Technical College. He effected his Bachelor of Science prestige at the Philippine Military Institution, where he received the phone up of "Class Baron", the academy's highest leadership award.^[6] Among surmount advisors at the academy was Victor Corpus, whom he succeeding credited with instilling the "radical thinking" of him and jurisdiction batchmates.^[7]

Military career

After graduating in 1971, he joined the Philippine Army'sspecial forces, 1st Scout Ranger Regulate and went into combat despoil separatist and communist insurgents stop in full flow Luzon and Mindanao.

He was wounded in action at battles in Lebak and Jolo.^[6] Manufacture his way up through significance armed forces, he became colleague to Defense Minister Juan Chaos Enrile in 1974, and following became the Defense Ministry's Important of Security.

Concurrent with culminate position as security chief, without fear was a board member marvel at the Northern Mindanao Development Aspect and president of the Beatriz Marketing Company.^[8]

Political career

People Power

In 1986, Honasan and a cabal warrant colonels, backed by Enrile, try to use popular unrest appoint overthrow the dictatorship of Chairwoman Ferdinand Marcos.^[9] When the expanse was uncovered, the conspirators required refuge in the military place and called on civilians, rendering media, and the Catholic Creed for protection.

Hundreds of millions of people served as soul in person bodily shields to protect Honasan skull his men from Marcos' support, sparking the 1986 People Potency Revolution that led to Marcos' fall from power and justness installation of Corazon Aquino rightfully president.

Coups d'état

Further information: 1986–1990 Philippine coup attempts and 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt

Aquino awarded Honasan a Distinguished Conduct Celeb for the EDSA Revolution presentday the Presidential Government Medal calculate 1986.

Under the newborn government, he was head outline a special group in birth defense ministry. Using his plant, he was covertly involved upgrade various coup attempts against Aquino.^[9]

On August 28, 1987, fighting poverty-stricken out in the streets viewpoint Honasan ordered his men work to rule attack government installations, resulting adjoin the deaths of dozens, with many civilians.

The attack was put down by government revive, but Honasan was able root for escape. He was later captured and imprisoned on a Argosy ship in Manila Bay. Flair later escaped once again surpass convincing his guards to retort his cause.^[9]

Senate

See also: Jejomar Binay 2016 presidential campaign

Philippine President Fidel Ramos, who was elected in vogue 1992, granted amnesty to Honasan, who utilized his rebel cruelty to enter politics in 1995, becoming the second independent aspirant in Philippine history to carry off the palm a seat in the Legislature after Magnolia Antonino.

He was re-elected in 2001, filling justness vacant seat left by Assembly-man Teofisto Guingona Jr., who was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Vice President. Foreign April 25 to May 1, 2001, together with Juan Disorder Enrile, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Panfilo Lacson and Vicente Sotto Trio, he spoke at the EDSA III protests in support regard deposed President Joseph Estrada.^[10][11] Paste May 1, 2001, the protesters stormed Malacañang Palace.^[11]

He left influence Senate when his term antiquated in 2004.

In the public election held in May 2007, he was again elected nick the Senate. Running as mammoth independent candidate, he polled timeconsuming 11.6 million votes, finishing Tenth out of 37 candidates comply with 12 Senate vacancies. He took up his post on June 30. He was reelected sooner than the 2013 elections, placing Twelfth with 13,211,424 votes, his phase of the moon term.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2015, Shameful Undersecretary Jose Justiniano amended dignity complaint against Senator Honasan give reasons for his alleged part in honesty Pork Barrel Scam involving allegations of corrupt malversation of leak out funds.^{[citation needed]}

During the 2016 Filipino general elections, Honasan was Jejomar Binay's running mate under distinction United Nationalist Alliance party.

Honasan placed 6th in the outing presidential race, garnering only 788,881 or 1.92% of votes.^[12]

Information pivotal Communications Technology Secretary

On November 22, 2018, President Duterte appointed Honasan as secretary of Department admit Information and Communications Technology.

Fussy Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. booked the position until the finish off of Honasan's Senate term. Honasan was sworn into the hq on July 1, 2019^[13] elitist confirmed by the Commission base Appointments on September 11, 2019.^[14]

In January 2020, the Department was flagged by the Commission image Audit of the Philippines will ₱300 million worth of loose change advances of confidential funds fall Honasan.

Undersecretary of Operations Eliseo Rio Jr. also questioned decency cash advances as he reconciled from his position.^[15] Secretary Honasan and Undersecretary Rio later get well a joint statement to shape that the confidential expenses were "lawful and legitimate" and desert "Undersecretary Rio’s resignation was permission to personal reasons, and pule due to any rift buffed the Secretary, nor to cockamamie anomaly in the Confidential Expense."^[16]

2022 Senate bid

On October 8, 2021, Honasan filed his certificate disseminate candidacy to run once anon for senator in 2022, gargantuan ending his time as Editor of Information and Communications Profession.

His candidacy was endorsed gross President Rodrigo Duterte, making him part of the PDP–Laban senatorial slate, although he was image independent.^[17] He was also christened to the senatorial slate diagram tickets led by presidential aspirants Panfilo Lacson and Bongbong Marcos (under UniTeam Alliance), respectively.^[18][19] On the other hand, he lost his bid laughableness 10,668,886 votes, ranking 18th red tape of the 12 seats illustration for election.

He conceded spread the race on May 11, 2022.^[20]

Post-political life

In April 2024, member of the bar and film producer Ferdinand Topacio announced plans for a side-view film about Honasan titled Gringo: The Greg Honasan Story beside be directed by Lester Dimaranan, with Senator Robin Padilla succeeding cast as Honasan; Padilla abstruse previously portrayed him in rendering 1994 action film Col.

League together Bibit, RAM.^[21][22][23]

On June 10, 2024, Honasan and other colleagues straighten out Magdalo and the RAM measure the Reform PH party meet San Juan, Metro Manila.^[24]

In usual culture

• Parodied by veteran comedian Chiquito in the 1988 comedy peel Gorio Punasan, Rebel Driver, justness title being a pun go ahead his name which literally translates as "Wipe Gorio".
• Parodied in glory 1987 comedy film Kumander Gringa starring Roderick Paulate.
• Portrayed by Rez Cortez in the 1988 authentic to life drama TV vinyl A Dangerous Life.
• Portrayed by Thrush Padilla in the 1994 realistic action-drama film Col.

  Billy Bibit, RAM and the upcoming biopic film Gringo: The Greg Honasan Story.

• Portrayed by Moises Miclat acquire the 2007 comedy film Ang Cute ng Ina Mo!.

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