WORLD IN BRIEF : PHILIPPINES : Officer Gets 12 Years for ’87 Coup Attempt
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A military court convicted former Philippine Constabulary Lt. Col. Reynaldo Cabauatan of leading a 1987 coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino and sentenced him to 12 years at hard labor. Cabauatan was found guilty of mutiny on April 18, 1987, when rebel troops stormed the army headquarters in Ft. Bonifacio.
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