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Manila Peninsula siege
The Manila Peninsula siege occurred on November 29, 2007, at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati, Philippines. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Brigadier General Danilo Lim, and 25 other Magdalo Group officers walked out of their trial for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny coup attempt and marched through the streets of Makati. The mutineers called for the ousting of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and seized the Rizal function room on the second floor of the Manila Peninsula Hotel along Ayala Avenue. Former Vice-president Teofisto Guingona, Jr. as well as some of the soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines joined the march to the hotel.
After several hours, Trillanes and Lim surrendered to government forces after a military armored personnel carrier barged into the glass door of the hotel lobby and the hotel walls and windows sustained weapons damage. Trillanes and the mutineers were arrested while several journalists covering the event were detained. The journalists were subsequently released.
On November 29, 2007, led by Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Army Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, thirty soldiers with armed guards, on trial for the 2003 Oakwood Mutiny, walked out of court and marched towards the luxury Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati, the financial hub of the Philippine capital Manila. They were joined by former vice-president Teofisto Guingona, Jr., who called the gathering "New EDSA". They were also joined by other military personnel and civilians carrying M-16 or M-14 rifles. The soldiers, some carrying and wearing Magdalo (mutineers) flags and pins, marched along Makati Avenue and occupied the hotel's second floor. Sen. Trillanes and Brig. Gen. Lim stayed in the Rizal function room negotiating most of the time.[citation needed]
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called for an emergency Cabinet meeting as she returned to Malacañang Palace aboard a helicopter amid tight security. Novaliches Catholic Bishop Antonio Tobias, Infanta Bishop Emeritus Julio Labayen, Jimmy Regalario of the Kilusang Makabansang Ekonomiya, Father Robert Reyes, and former University of the Philippines president Francisco Nemenzo joined Trillanes's group, as Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and Presidential Spokesperson and Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye rushed back to Malacañang. The Presidential Security Group sealed off the Palace while troops secured the North and South Luzon Expressways. A website soon appeared, proclaiming Lim and Trillanes as the leaders of the coup. The website entry read:
The Philippine National Police (PNP) declared a red alert status in Metro Manila as a result of the incident.
At 2:46 pm PHT, Police Director Geary Barias, chief of the National Capital Region Police Office, ordered everyone inside the hotel to vacate.
Mariano Garchitorena, the Manila Peninsula’s public manager, stated that there was no trouble with Trillanes and his men, saying that: "They did not abuse our hotel staff. They were very gentlemanly in their act. They did not bother our staff and they did not bother our guests; He (Trillanes) assured us that they meant no harm to civilian to guests and all our staff of course."
The Armed Forces of the Philippines rushed at least three battalions of infantry, consisting of roughly 1,500 troops, to Makati to crush the revolt. The Philippine Marines said it was loyal to the chain of command and would help crush the rebellion. The Marines sent three armored personnel carriers and two trucks of troops to Makati to support police and military units in the area.
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Manila Peninsula siege
The Manila Peninsula siege occurred on November 29, 2007, at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati, Philippines. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Brigadier General Danilo Lim, and 25 other Magdalo Group officers walked out of their trial for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny coup attempt and marched through the streets of Makati. The mutineers called for the ousting of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and seized the Rizal function room on the second floor of the Manila Peninsula Hotel along Ayala Avenue. Former Vice-president Teofisto Guingona, Jr. as well as some of the soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines joined the march to the hotel.
After several hours, Trillanes and Lim surrendered to government forces after a military armored personnel carrier barged into the glass door of the hotel lobby and the hotel walls and windows sustained weapons damage. Trillanes and the mutineers were arrested while several journalists covering the event were detained. The journalists were subsequently released.
On November 29, 2007, led by Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Army Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, thirty soldiers with armed guards, on trial for the 2003 Oakwood Mutiny, walked out of court and marched towards the luxury Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati, the financial hub of the Philippine capital Manila. They were joined by former vice-president Teofisto Guingona, Jr., who called the gathering "New EDSA". They were also joined by other military personnel and civilians carrying M-16 or M-14 rifles. The soldiers, some carrying and wearing Magdalo (mutineers) flags and pins, marched along Makati Avenue and occupied the hotel's second floor. Sen. Trillanes and Brig. Gen. Lim stayed in the Rizal function room negotiating most of the time.[citation needed]
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called for an emergency Cabinet meeting as she returned to Malacañang Palace aboard a helicopter amid tight security. Novaliches Catholic Bishop Antonio Tobias, Infanta Bishop Emeritus Julio Labayen, Jimmy Regalario of the Kilusang Makabansang Ekonomiya, Father Robert Reyes, and former University of the Philippines president Francisco Nemenzo joined Trillanes's group, as Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and Presidential Spokesperson and Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye rushed back to Malacañang. The Presidential Security Group sealed off the Palace while troops secured the North and South Luzon Expressways. A website soon appeared, proclaiming Lim and Trillanes as the leaders of the coup. The website entry read:
The Philippine National Police (PNP) declared a red alert status in Metro Manila as a result of the incident.
At 2:46 pm PHT, Police Director Geary Barias, chief of the National Capital Region Police Office, ordered everyone inside the hotel to vacate.
Mariano Garchitorena, the Manila Peninsula’s public manager, stated that there was no trouble with Trillanes and his men, saying that: "They did not abuse our hotel staff. They were very gentlemanly in their act. They did not bother our staff and they did not bother our guests; He (Trillanes) assured us that they meant no harm to civilian to guests and all our staff of course."
The Armed Forces of the Philippines rushed at least three battalions of infantry, consisting of roughly 1,500 troops, to Makati to crush the revolt. The Philippine Marines said it was loyal to the chain of command and would help crush the rebellion. The Marines sent three armored personnel carriers and two trucks of troops to Makati to support police and military units in the area.