Oplan HACKLE

Oplan HACKLE
Part of the Communist rebellion in the Philippines
DateFebruary 22–24, 2006
Plot was uncovered by the Filipino Military.
Location
Various places in the Philippines
Result Arrest of leaders; Declaration of state of emergency.
Belligerents
Magdalo troops
New People's Army		 Philippines Philippine Government
Commanders and leaders
Danilo Lim Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Oplan HACKLE was a supposed plot by rebel soldiers in the Philippines to overthrow the Arroyo administration, foiled by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on February 24, 2006 (see 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines). Allegedly, the four-phase plot included a mass jailbreak of Magdalo mutineers and the unfolding of anti-government posters during a Philippine Military Academy reunion.

A document named Oplan Hackle I was discovered by authorities. The document detailed plans on an attack and bombing of the Philippine Alumni Homecoming in Baguio.

The rebel Magdalo soldiers are said to be working with the New People's Army, a communist military organization — The AFP claims "HACKLE" is an abbreviated form of "hammer and sickle".

In October 2010, Benigno Aquino III extended conditional amnesty to military officials and soldiers implicated in Oplan HACKLE.

References

  1. ↑ Verga, Ma. Venarisse V. (2006). "Defranging a Paper Tiger: A Comment on the Supreme Court's Decision on Presidential Proclamation 1017". Ateneo Law Journal. 51 (1): 243.
  2. ↑ Ferrer, Raymundo B.; Hernandez, Carolina G. (2013). Blair, Dennis (ed.). Military Engagement: Influencing Armed Forces Worldwide to Support Democratic Transitions. Brookings Institution Press. p. 163. doi:10.7864/j.ctt4cg8dn. ISBN 978-0-8157-2478-0.
  3. ↑ "What Went Before: Senator Antonio Trillanes IV's amnesty". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ Romero, Alexis. "AFP anti-coup chief backs amnesty for rebel soldiers". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 7, 2026.