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Gregorio "Gringo" Ballesteros Honasan II (Tagalog pronunciation:, born March 14, 1948), is a Filipino politician and a cashiered Philippine Army officer who led unsuccessful coups d'état against President Corazon Aquino.
Senator Gregorio Ballesteros Honasan II. Senate Office: Rm. 507 & 13 (New Wing 5/F) GSIS Bldg., Financial Center, Diokno Blvd., Pasay City. Trunk Lines: (632) 552-6601 to 70 local nos. 5531 to 5533 / 5580. Telefax No.: (632) 551-0525. Email: piu0720@yahoo.com, gringobhonasan@gmail.com. Website: www.gringohonasan.ph. Biography.
- He had the makings of a leader even as a young man. Honasan, son of Army colonel Romeo Honasan and Alicia Ballesteros, was baron of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1971.
- Honasan became famous for his role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution. The then bemoustached Honasan gained prominence as a military officer in the latter part of the Marcos regime.
- He went into hiding at least twice – under the administrations of Cory Aquino and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Constabulary agents arrested Honasan after the August 1987 coup in a house in Valle Verde, Pasig.
- Honasan is a decorated military man. According to his official page on the Senate website, Honasan saw military action in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
When Honasan finally entered politics in 1995, he became the first independent candidate in Philippine history to win a Senate seat. As a neophyte lawmaker in the 10th Congress, he filed 144 bills and 44 resolutions. In the 11th Congress, Honasan has so far filed 64 bills and 63 resolutions.
Jan 20, 2023 · Gregorio Ballesteros Honasan II (born on March 14, 1948, in Baguio City), popularly known as Gringo, is a politician and a former military officer. He was the secretary of the Department of...
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Home >>. Member Senators >>. HON. SENATOR GREGORIO B. HONASAN, II. President Fidel V. Ramos, who was elected in 1992, granted amnesty to Honasan. Honasan utilized his rebel infamy to enter politics in 1995, becoming the first independent candidate in Philippine history to win a seat in the Senate.
