Billy Bibit
Billy Bibit (March 10, 1950 - October 25, 2009) was a Filipino retired colonel who led a series of attempted coups against former President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino during the 1980s as a member of the Revolutionary Patriot Alliance (Rebolusyonaryong Alyansang Makabayan, RAM).[1]
Bibit graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1972.[1] He became a founding member of both the RAM and the Guardians Brotherhood.[1]
Bibit was described as a close ally of Senator Gregorio Honasan, who had founded the RAM and led a series of coup attempts against the Aquino administration.[1]
Aquino later appointed Bibit to a position in the Bureau of Customs.[1] He campaigned for a seat in the Congress of the Philippines in 1992, but lost the election.[1] Bibit later worked in the Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau during the early years of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal.[1]
Bibit was hospitalized for the last three years of his life.[1] He died at 9:52 p.m. on October 25, 2009. His funeral took place at Chapel 6 at the Heritage Park in Fort Bonifacio.[1]