Trillanes IV

Awards
He received so many awards during his stay in High Scholl and College
and
graduated cum laude. He studied also in the Philippine Military Academy
in
Baguio City.
· Awards: Cum Laude
· Mathematics Plaque
· Physical Sciences Plaque
· Tambuli Award (Electrical/Electronics Engineering)
· Graduate: Master in Public Administration major in Public Policy and
Program Management; University of the Philippines, Diliman
2000-2005
Military Career
He was one of the Navy personnel who risked their lives to rescue
thirty-two
(32) persons during a daring search and rescue operation for the
survivors
of the ill-fated M/V Princess of the Orient at the height of a super
typhoon
in 1998.
He has a five-year sea duty experience logging-in a Total Steaming Time
(TST) of 2,593 hrs and 47 min and Total Miles Covered (TMC) of 35,
316.78
nautical miles. During which time, his unit was responsible for the
apprehension of dozens of smugglers, illegal loggers, poachers, human
smugglers and illegal fishermen in numerous maritime law enforcement
operations conducted in the waters off Batanes, Ilocos, Cagayan,
Isabela,
Zambales, Scarborough, Quezon, Bicol, Palawan, Mindoro, Romblon,
Iloilo,
Cebu, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Davao and
Maguindanao.
He was involved in numerous naval operations in support of ground
operations
directed against the Abu Sayyaf and other lawless elements. As
procurement
officer of the Naval Training and Education Command, Philippine Navy,
he
reformed the procurement system, which resulted in the accumulated
savings
of more than four million pesos in favor of the government. He has
participated in 22 naval exercises conducted with local and foreign
navies.
He is a recipient of 23 assorted merit medals, campaign ribbons and
badges.
Oakwood Mutiny
The Oakwood Mutiny was a mutiny that occurred in the Philippines on
July 27,
2003. A group of 321 armed soldiers who called themselves "Magdalo" led
by
Lt. Antonio Trillanes of the Philippine Navy took over the Oakwood
Premier
Ayala Center serviced apartment tower in Makati City to show the
Filipino
people the alleged corruption of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
administration.
They also stated that they saw signs suggesting that the president was
going
to declare martial law. However, the bloodless mutiny ended
unsuccessfully
within 18 hours when the soldiers failed to rally support from the
public or
the armed forces. All soldiers involved surrendered peacefully and were
charged in a general court martial. More than a year after the mutiny,
its
leaders apologized to the president for the failed military rebellion.
Arroyo accepted the apology, but ruled out immediate pardon and said
their
trial would proceed. The officers face sentences up to life in prison
for
the mutiny. Then in November 2004, President Arroyo ordered 133 of the
321
soldiers freed, saying they were deceived by their officers into
joining the
mutiny. But insiders say that this was made possible through
backchannel
negotiations in the wake of the Magdalo leaders' apology.