Billy C. Bibit [1] (March 10, 1950 – October 25, 2009) was a Filipino retired colonel and a Philippine Constabulary lieutenant colonel who led a series of attempted coups against former President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino[2] during the 1980s as a member of the Revolutionary Patriot Alliance (Rebolusyonaryong Alyansang Makabayan, RAM).[3]
Billy C. Bibit | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1950 |
| Died | October 25, 2009 (aged 59) |
| Buried | Heritage Park, Fort Bonifacio |
| Allegiance | Philippines |
| Service | Philippine Constabulary |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Known for | Coup attempts against President Corazon Aquino a member of Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) |
| Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy |
Bibit graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1972.[3][4] He became a founding member of both the RAM and the Guardians Brotherhood.[3]
Bibit was described as a close ally of Senator Gregorio Honasan, who had founded the RAM and led a series of coup attempts against the Aquino administration.[3] In December 1989, he was one of the RAM members who took over the Port of Manila[5] with him leading RAM personnel to controlling main entrances and exits of the port's North and South Harbors.[6] He was sentenced to nine years in jail for rebellion and murder on July 20, 1992.[7]
Aquino later appointed Bibit to a position in the Bureau of Customs.[3] He campaigned for a seat in the Congress of the Philippines in 1992, but lost the election.[3] Bibit later worked in the Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau during the early years of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal.[3]
Bibit was hospitalized for the last three years of his life.[3] He died at 9:52 p.m. on October 25, 2009, due to complications of a stroke that happened three years before his death.[2] His funeral took place at Chapel 6 at the Heritage Park in Fort Bonifacio.[3]
In popular culture
edit- Bibit was portrayed by actor Rommel Padilla in the 1994 biographical film Col. Billy Bibit RAM.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Keesing's Record of World Events. Longman. 1990. p. 37579. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Billy Bibit dies at 59". The Philippine Star. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Alamar, Noel (2009-10-26). "Ex-coup leader Billy Bibit dies". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ McCoy, Alfred W. (2012). Torture and Impunity: The U.S. Doctrine of Coercive Interrogation. University of Wisconsin Pres. p. 135. ISBN 9780299288532. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism; Photojournalists' Guild of the Philippines (1990). Kudeta: the challenge to Philippine democracy. Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. p. 61. ISBN 9789718686003. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "The Final Report of the Fact-Finding Commission: V: The Failed December 1989 Coup: Pre-Coup Events and Battle Zone Narratives". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Asiaweek. Asiaweek Limited. 1992. p. 391. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ McCoy, Alfred (2002). Closer Than Brothers. Yale University Press. pp. 311–312. Retrieved February 22, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Japitana, Norma (September 2, 1994). "Robin Gives Way to Rommel". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved February 22, 2023 – via Google News.