Conflict: | Oplan HACKLE |
Partof: | the Communist rebellion in the Philippines |
Date: | February 22–24, 2006 Plot was uncovered by the Filipino Military. |
Place: | Various places in the Philippines |
Result: | Arrest of leaders; Declaration of state of emergency. |
Combatant1: | Magdalo troops New People's Army |
Combatant2: | Philippine Government |
Commander1: | Danilo Lim |
Commander2: | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Oplan HACKLE was a supposed plot by rebel soldiers in the Philippines to overthrow the Arroyo administration, foiled by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on February 24, 2006 (see Philippines under state of emergency, 2006). Allegedly, the four-phase plot included a mass jailbreak of Magdalo mutineers and the unfolding of anti-government posters during a Philippine Military Academy reunion.
The rebel Magdalo soldiers are said to be working with the New People's Army, a communist military organization - The AFP claims "HACKLE" is an abbreviated form of "hammer and sickle".