1. Gregorio Honasan played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution that toppled President Ferdinand Marcos, and participated in the EDSA III rallies in 2001 that preceded the May 1 riots near Malacanang Palace.
21 Facts About Gregorio Honasan
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Gregorio Honasan entered politics and became a senator from 1995 to 2004, and again from 2007 to 2019.
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Gregorio Honasan ran for vice president of the Philippines, being Jejomar Binay's running-mate in 2016, but both were respectively defeated by Leni Robredo and Rodrigo Duterte.
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Gregorio Honasan established much digital policies that helped the Philippine ICT landscape.
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Gregorio Honasan was born in Baguio to Colonel Romeo Gillego Honasan and Alicia "Alice" Masip Ballesteros, both from Sorsogon province.
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Gregorio Honasan spent his elementary days at San Beda College from Kindergarten to Grade 6.
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Gregorio Honasan then returned to the Philippines and finished his high school at Don Bosco Technical College.
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Gregorio Honasan attained his Bachelor of Science degree at the Philippine Military Academy, where he received the title of "Class Baron", the academy's highest leadership award.
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Gregorio Honasan was wounded in action at battles in Lebak and Jolo.
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Aquino awarded Gregorio Honasan a Distinguished Conduct Star for the EDSA Revolution and the Presidential Government Medal in 1986.
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The attack was put down by government forces, but Gregorio Honasan was able to escape.
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Gregorio Honasan was later captured and imprisoned on a Navy ship in Manila Bay.
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Gregorio Honasan later escaped by convincing his guards to join his cause.
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Philippine President Fidel Ramos, who was elected in 1992, granted amnesty to Gregorio Honasan, who utilized his rebel infamy to enter politics in 1995, becoming the second independent candidate in Philippine history to win a seat in the Senate after Magnolia Antonino.
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Gregorio Honasan was re-elected in 2001, filling the vacant seat left by Senator Teofisto Guingona Jr.
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Gregorio Honasan left the Senate when his term expired in 2004.
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Gregorio Honasan was reelected during the 2013 elections, placing 12th with 13,211,424 votes, his fourth term.
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Gregorio Honasan was sworn into the office on July 1,2019 and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on September 11,2019.
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On October 8,2021, Gregorio Honasan filed his certificate of candidacy to run for senator in 2022, effectively ending his time as Secretary of Information and Communications Technology.
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Gregorio Honasan was named to the senatorial slate of tickets led by presidential aspirants Panfilo Lacson and Bongbong Marcos, respectively.
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Gregorio Honasan conceded from the race on May 11,2022.