The number of officers and enlisted personnel seeking amnesty for the three botched uprisings further rose to 84, after 26 more soldiers submitted their applications on Thursday. The soldiers took advantage of the amnesty offered by the Aquino government to over 378 military officers and enlisted personnel who participated in:
the Oakwood mutiny in 2003; Marine standoff in 2006, and the Peninsula Manila siege in 2007. According to the Department of National Defense (DND), 14 more military officers and 12 more enlisted personnel on Thursday availed of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III's amnesty proclamation. The 14 officers were: 1Lt. Danny Canaveral 2Lt. Archivald Raniel 1Lt. Nathaniel Rabonza 2Lt. Havelino Salih Ens. Emerson Rosales 2Lt. Joel Plaza 2Lt. Archie Grande 2Lt. Jigger Montallano Ens. Jeffrey Bangsa 1Lt. Julius Navales 2Lt. Lexington Alonzo 1Lt. Emerson Margate Ens. Bryan Babang 1Lt. Ronald Allan Ricardo Meanwhile, the 12 enlisted personnel were: Cpl. Lorenzo Glorioso FN1 Francisco Sevilla F1EN Herminio Fernandez Cpl. Lodrigo Fernandez Cpl. Reynante Dante Escatron Pfc Julius Esporo Cpl. Luis Navida Cpl. Charles Agnir Pfc Jigger Alameda F1EN Samuel Celis Ex-Pvt Erwin Sumaoang Cpl. Restituto De Borja The amnesty program was based on Proclamation No. 75 signed in October, amended on November 24, and approved by Congress in December. Sen. Antonio Trillianes IV, who led the 2003 and 2007 uprisings, applied for amnesty on Wednesday but clarified it did not mean that he was regretting their actions nor was he pleading guilty to coup d'etat and rebellion charges filed against him. He was put behind bars due to the Oakwood mutiny but was still able to run and win in the 2007 senatorial race after getting 11 million votes. He served the first three years in office at a detention cell. However, was released in December 2010, two months after Aquino signed Proclamation No. 75. In an interview with reporters after his application, the newly-freed senator said he would have understood more if the charges filed against him and his colleagues were sedition, and not coup d'etat. "We admit guilt as far as rising up against the most corrupt president this country ever had, proudly," said Trillanes. Like Trillanes, other amnesty applicants who faced the DND's amnesty committee also said they were not sorry for what they did in the last uprisings. Some said they were applying for amnesty for the sake of their family, while others said they just wanted their names to be cleared of any charges. There were even some who just wanted to get their ranks back and avail of their benefits that were stripped from them. – VVP, GMANews.TV 
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