[This came from a reader. Slightly edited]
There was really a planned mammoth rebellion scheduled for Nov. 30, 2007, to culminate in the toppling of GMA and take over of the government. It was supposed to comprise of ERAP minions, Bayan etc., Trillanes and other opposition groups. The inevitable church personalities were to put the church’s stamp on the attempted coup — Bishops Labayen and Antonio Tobias and running priest Robert Reyes. But then Trillanes with his messianic complex and believe sa sarili ego, feeling that on Nov. 30 he would be only one of those in the coup d'etat, decided to preempt his cohorts and staged that walk out [para sya lang ang hero] on Thursday. That's why nag iisa lang sya. The Philippine National Police was prepared for the Nov. 30 mass rally but was caught flatfooted by Trillanes' walkathon to Manila Peninsula. But ABS-CBN was tipped off, which explains the presence of Ces Drilon at the Regional Trial Court and Pinky Webb at the hotel.
Trillanes assumed that there would be negotiations again while he was holed out there but GMA gave orders to DILG Puno to finish this standoff. Thus the tear gas and the tank that rammed the door of Manila Pen [for impact].
Trillanes surrendered to tear gas!
