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Talk about a throwback revelation.
“Senator Gringo Honasan on Wednesday, February 25, denied that he had planned to kill the dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family as former National Security Adviser Jose T. Almonte alleged in his memoir which was launched on the same day,” reports Leila B. Salaverria in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Feb 25, of course, also marked the 29th anniversary of the EDSA I People Power Revolution of 1986, where Honasan was one of the most recognizable players.
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The report noted: “In Endless Journey: a Memoir, Almonte, founder of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM), wrote that Honasan, a core member of the group, planned to lead the force that would attack Malacañang and kill the Marcoses.”
The report indicated that Honasan said the allegation that he had wanted to kill Marcos was “a lie” and that Almonte’s story that he dissuaded Honasan from launching coup attempts against former President Corazon Aquino was “not supported by fact.”
Honasan said, “My own take is you don’t have to lie or distort history to sell a book.”
The senator added that “other RAM members could be asked about the matter because Almonte, as spiritual adviser of the RAM, was kept out of the planning.”
