Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV, or Sonny to his relatives and friends, was born and raised in Caloocan City. He traces his roots to Ligao, Albay in Bicol where his late father, Antonio Sr., grew up. His mother, Estelita, hails from the province of Capiz.

Sonny is 35 years old; born on August 6, 1971. He is married to the former Arlene G. Orejana with two children namely: Francis Seth and Thea Estelle. Their third child, Alan Andrew, died of an illness while he was just twenty-one days old.

He studied at De La Salle University in Manila where he took up BS ECE from 1987 to 1991.

https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/trillanes_antonio_bio.asp

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
 

He was one of the Navy personnel who risked their lives to rescue thirty-two (32) persons during a daring search and rescue operation for the survivors of the ill-fated M/V Princess of the Orient at the height of a super typhoon in 1998. He has a five-year sea duty experience logging-in a Total Steaming Time (TST) of 2,593 hrs and 47 min and Total Miles Covered (TMC) of 35, 316.78 nautical miles. During which time, his unit was responsible for the apprehension of dozens of smugglers, illegal loggers, poachers, human smugglers and illegal fishermen in numerous maritime law enforcement operations conducted in the waters off Batanes, Ilocos, Cagayan, Isabela, Zambales, Scarborough, Quezon, Bicol, Palawan, Mindoro, Romblon, Iloilo, Cebu, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Davao and Maguindanao. He was involved in numerous naval operations in support of ground operations directed against the Abu Sayyaf and other lawless elements. As procurement officer of the Naval Training and Education Command, Philippine Navy, he reformed the procurement system, which resulted to the accumulated savings of more than four million pesos in favor of the government. He has participated in 22 naval exercises conducted with local and foreign navies. He is a recipient of 23 assorted merit medals, campaign ribbons and badges.

 https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/trillanes_antonio_resume.asp

We all know by now how Trillanes emerged in the political scene – he led the 2003 Oakwood Mutiny to protest corruption in government, particularly the military. He was jailed while facing rebellion charges, but was able to run for senator and managed to win in 2007.  Trillanes was able to enter the halls of the Senate when President Benigno Aquino III granted him amnesty in December 2010. And the rest of his activities have been well-reported since then. He was reelected to a second Senate term in 2013. If he loses his bid for the vice presidency in 2016, he will remain as senator until his term ends in 2019. He's got nothing to lose.

 https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/107961-fast-facts-antonio-trillanes-iv

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