Billy C. Bibit | |
Birth Date: | March 10, 1950 |
Placeofburial: | Heritage Park, Fort Bonifacio |
Allegiance: | Philippines |
Alma Mater: | Philippine Military Academy |
Known For: | Coup attempts against President Corazon Aquino a member of Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) |
Branch: | Philippine Constabulary |
Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
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 during the 1980s as a member of the Revolutionary Patriot Alliance (Rebolusyonaryong Alyansang Makabayan, RAM).[2]
Bibit graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1972.[2] [3] He became a founding member of both the RAM and the Guardians Brotherhood.[2]
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.[2] In December 1989, he was one of the RAM members who took over the Port of Manila[4] with him leading RAM personnel to controlling main entrances and exits of the port's North and South Harbors.[5] He was sentenced to nine years in jail for rebellion and murder on July 20, 1992.[6]
Aquino later appointed Bibit to a position in the Bureau of Customs.[2] He campaigned for a seat in the Congress of the Philippines in 1992, but lost the election.[2] Bibit later worked in the Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau during the early years of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal.[2]
Bibit was hospitalized for the last three years of his life.[2] He died at 9:52 p.m. on October 25, 2009, due to complications of a stroke that happened three years before his death.[7] His funeral took place at Chapel 6 at the Heritage Park in Fort Bonifacio.[2]