Antonio Trillanes

Antonio Trillanes
Trillanes in 2015
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2019
Chair of the Senate National Defense and Security Committee
In office
July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byFrancis Escudero
Succeeded byGregorio Honasan
Chair of the Senate Civil Service and Government Reorganization Committee
In office
July 26, 2010 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byPanfilo Lacson (Acting)
Succeeded byBong Revilla
Personal details
Born
Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV

(1971-08-06) August 6, 1971 (age 53)
Caloocan, Rizal, Philippines
Political partyAksyon (2024–present)
Magdalo (2010–present) (partylist)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (2021–24)
Nacionalista (2010–21)[1]
UNO (2007–10)
Independent (2007–10)
SpouseArlene G. Orejana–Trillanes
Children3
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy (BS)
University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA)
Occupationprofessor, and former Philippine Navy lieutenant[2]
Signature
WebsiteOfficial Website
NicknameSonny
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Navy
Years of service1995–2003 (8 years)
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsCommunist rebellion in the Philippines
Moro conflict
Oakwood mutiny
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
Genre(s)Informative, fact-checking, news, vlogs
Subscribers65,500 (estimate)[3]
Total views2,043,035[3]

Last updated: January 23, 2024

Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV (Tagalog pronunciation: [trilˈjanɛs]; born August 6, 1971)[4] is a retired[5] Philippine naval officer who also served as a senator of the Philippines from 2007 to 2019. He is known for his involvement in the Oakwood mutiny of 2003 and the Manila Peninsula siege in 2007 in protest against the Arroyo administration, and he is a vocal critic of the Duterte administration.

He previously ran as a candidate for vice president in the 2016 Philippine presidential elections. After his term as senator, he became a full-time lecturer, teaching public policy at UP National College of Public Administration and Governance of the University of the Philippines Diliman and at Ateneo de Manila University.[6]

  1. ^ "With Nacionalista absent, LP comes rushing to Trillanes' side |". September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Antonio Sonny Trillanes IV Basic Info". Facebook. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "About Sonny Trillanes". YouTube.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Senate of the Philippines' Official Website was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Merueñas, Mark (October 13, 2010). "Trillanes camp: Amnesty won't set bad precedent". GMA News. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  6. ^ Dizon, Nikko (October 17, 2019). "Sonny Trillanes embraces life as a teacher". ANCX. Retrieved September 22, 2021.