Antonio Trillanes

Antonio Trillanes
Trillanes in 2015
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 2007  June 30, 2019
Chair of the Senate National Defense and Security Committee
In office
July 22, 2013  June 30, 2016
Preceded byFrancis Escudero
Succeeded byGregorio Honasan
Chair of the Senate Civil Service and Government Reorganization Committee
In office
July 26, 2010  June 30, 2019
Preceded byPanfilo Lacson (Acting)
Succeeded byBong Revilla
Personal details
Born
Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV

(1971-08-06) August 6, 1971
Caloocan, Philippines
Political partyAksyon (2024–present)
Magdalo (Party-list, 2010–present)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (2021–2024)
Nacionalista (2010–2021)
UNO (2007–2010)
SpouseArlene G. Orejana–Trillanes
Children3
Alma materPhilippine Military Academy (BS)
University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA)
OccupationProfessor, and former Philippine Navy lieutenant
Signature
WebsiteOfficial Website
NicknameSonny
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Navy
Years of service1995–2003 (8 years)
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsCommunist rebellion in the Philippines
Moro conflict
Oakwood mutiny
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
Genre(s)Informative, fact-checking, news, vlogs
Subscribers68.1 thousand
Views2.12 million

Last updated: May 15, 2025

Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV (Tagalog pronunciation: [trilˈjanɛs]; born August 6, 1971) is a former Philippine naval officer and politician who served as a senator of the Philippines from 2007 to 2019. He is known for his involvement in the Oakwood mutiny of 2003 and the Manila Peninsula siege in 2007 in protest against the Arroyo administration. He was a prominent critic of the Duterte administration.

Trillanes previously ran for vice president in the 2016 Philippine presidential elections. After his term as senator, he became a full-time lecturer, teaching public policy at UP National College of Public Administration and Governance of the University of the Philippines Diliman and at Ateneo de Manila University.