Oplan HACKLE was a supposed plot by rebel soldiers in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
to overthrow the
Arroyo
Arroyo often refers to:
* Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek
Arroyo may also refer to:
People
* Arroyo (surname)
Places United States
;California
* Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California
* Arroyo ...
administration, foiled by the
Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ( fil, Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps). The P ...
(AFP) on February 24, 2006 (see
Philippines under state of emergency, 2006). Allegedly, the four-phase plot included a mass jailbreak of
Magdalo mutineers and the unfolding of anti-government posters during a
Philippine Military Academy
The Philippine Military Academy ( fil, Akademiyang Militar ng Pilipinas / es, Academia Militar de Filipinas) also referred to by its acronym PMA is the premier military academy for Filipinos aspiring for a commission as a military officer of ...
reunion.
The rebel Magdalo soldiers are said to be working with the
New People's Army
The New People's Army ( fil, Bagong Hukbong Bayan), abbreviated NPA or BHB, is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), based primarily in the Philippine countryside. It acts as the CPP's principal organization, aimi ...
, a
communist
Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...
military organization — The AFP claims "HACKLE" is an abbreviated form of "
hammer and sickle
The hammer and sickle (Unicode: "☭") zh, s=锤子和镰刀, p=Chuízi hé liándāo or zh, s=镰刀锤子, p=Liándāo chuízi, labels=no is a symbol meant to represent proletarian solidarity, a union between agricultural and industri ...
".
External links
Armed Forces of the Philippines - Military Portal– Oplan HACKLE discovered
ABS-CBN Interactive– PMA reunion under tight guard
Military intelligence details coup plot in 'Oplan Hackle' - INQ7.netndash; Another source for Oplan Hackle
Communist armed conflicts in the Philippines
Military history of the Philippines
Rebellions in the Philippines
Attempted coups in the Philippines
Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
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