Gregorio Honasan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gregorio Honasan

Filipino politician

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1948

Place of Birth: Baguio, Luzon, Philippines

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Gregorio Ballesteros Honasan II (born March 14, 1948), better known as Gringo Honasan, is a retired Philippine Army officer who led unsuccessful coups d'état against President Corazon Aquino.
He played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution that toppled President Ferdinand Marcos. After 1986, he led a series of unsuccessful but violent coup attempts against the administration of Corazon Aquino.
President Fidel Ramos granted him amnesty in 1992.
He entered politics and became a senator from 1995 to 2004, and again from 2007 to 2018.
He ran for vice president of the Philippines, being Jejomar Binay's running-mate in 2016, but were defeated by Leni Robredo and Rodrigo Duterte respectively. On November 22, 2018, President Duterte appointed Honasan as secretary of Department of Information and Communications Technology which will take effect after his term in the Senate.
Eliseo Rio served as acting secretary while Honasan was still serving his term in the Senate.