1. Danilo "Danny" Delapuz Lim was a Filipino soldier who served as Chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority from 2017 until his death in 2021.
30 Facts About Danilo Lim
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Danilo Lim was incarcerated at Camp Crame in Quezon City from 2006 to 2010 for rebellion charges and an attempted coup d'etat.
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On September 20,2009, Danilo Lim announced his plan to join the 2010 senatorial race as an independent candidate where he was invited to join 3 senatorial slates, namely the Liberal Party of then Senator Benigno Aquino III, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino of former President Joseph Estrada, and former Senator Jamby Madrigal.
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Danilo Lim assumed the post of Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs under Aquino's administration, but resigned in July 2013 due to corruption in the bureau.
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Danilo Lim joined the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte on May 22,2017, as MMDA chief, replacing acting chairman and general manager Thomas Orbos.
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Danilo Lim was born on June 2,1955, in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, the youngest of five brothers.
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Danilo Lim's father, He Yia Lim, was a Chinese rice trader whose roots can be traced back to Xiamen, China, while his mother, Catalina Delapuz, is from Bohol.
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The older Lim died when Danilo was still two years old.
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Danilo Lim finished elementary and high school in Solano with flying colors.
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Danilo Lim was in his first year at the University of the Philippines when he took the entrance exams to the Philippine Military Academy.
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Danilo Lim was a member of the Pagkakaisa Masonic Lodge No 282, which is under the jurisdiction of The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines.
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Danilo Lim was a member of the Philippine Military Academy Makatarungan Class 1978.
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Danilo Lim was the mistah of adopted member, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, former President of the Philippines and the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, General Delfin N Bangit, AFP.
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Danilo Lim opted to be assigned to Jolo after that.
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Danilo Lim commanded the forward Recon Unit of the 1st Infantry Division in Sulu where he was wounded twice in combat.
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Danilo Lim was recruited into the rightist Reform the Armed Forces Movement during the 1980s and was involved in the People Power Revolution, but came into public knowledge during the botched 1989 Coup d'Etat against the Cory Aquino government.
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On February 16,2010, Danilo Lim was allowed by a Makati court to post bail on a rebellion charge, along with Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and 16 other soldiers.
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Danilo Lim still faced a charge of violation of Article 67 of the Articles of War in relation to a supposed plan to grab power last February 2006.
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Danilo Lim's co-accused in the 2006 case include former Marine commandant Maj.
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Danilo Lim was charged with violation of Articles of War 63,96,97, and 70.
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On September 20,2009, Danilo Lim declared his intention to run for senator in 2010.
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Danilo Lim filed his certificate of candidacy for senator on November 27,2009.
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Danilo Lim is not allowed to get out of detention to campaign.
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Danilo Lim has been endorsed by Senators Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan, Antonio Trillanes IV.
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At first, General Danilo Lim intended to run under the Magdalo Para Sa Pagbabago, but the Commission on Elections denied the group's accreditation to become a political party.
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However, Danilo Lim was not as lucky as Antonio Trillanes in 2007.
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Danilo Lim was married to Aloysia Tiongson and they had one daughter together.
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Danilo Lim tested positive for COVID-19 on December 29,2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila.
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Danilo Lim died from cardiac arrest on January 6,2021, at age 65.
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Danilo Lim's remains were cremated and buried with military honors at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.