July 27, 2003:
Three hundred (300) soldiers calling themselves the “Magdalo Group” staged the infamous Oakwood Mutiny, named after the deluxe Oakwood Premier Hotel at the heart of Makati business district, in protest of the alleged irregularities in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The mutiny was led by then Lt. Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes IV together with other junior officers calling the resignation of then president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and other government officials. The operation prospered for several hours, ending with the surrender of Trillanes and his group.
May 14, 2007:
While detained, Trillanes sought for election in the Senate and won with over 11 million votes.
November 29, 2007:
Trillanes, together with then-Brigadaire General Danilo Lim and then Vice President Teofisto Guingona, led the Manila Peninsula siege after they walked out of the Makati Regional Trial Court during a trial for the Oakwood mutiny. The military was compelled to storm the high-end hotel as negotiations were going nowhere. Trillanes and his colleagues were arrested after government forces barged inside the hotel.
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| Government troops storm inside the hotel with tanks to arrest Trillanes et al |
November 24, 2010:
Then President Benigno Aquino Jr. signed Proclamation 75 granting amnesty to Trillanes and other soldiers who participated in the failed uprisings.
December 13, 2010:
The Congress gave its concurrence on the amnesty proclamation.
January 5, 2011:
Trillanes applied for amnesty and it was accepted by the Department of National Defense (DND).
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| Trillanes files his application for amnesty |
The Makati courts dismissed the coup d’etat and rebellion charges against Trillanes.
May 13, 2013:
Trillanes was reelected in Senate.
August 31, 2018:
After 15 years of being a free citizen, President Rodrigo Duterte signed proclamation 572 declaring the amnesty granted to Trillanes as “void ab initio” for failing to comply with the necessary requirements.
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