Also on the government’s arrest list was former president Joseph (“Erap”) Estrada, accused of financing the “coup plot,” who barricaded himself inside a hospital room; Senator Gregorio (“Gringo”) Honasan, the former colonel and commando leader reputedly involved in every coup and attempted coup in the past two decades, who has not been located so far; Jose Maria Sison, the founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), now in exile in the Netherlands where writes as a political advisor to the National Democratic Front (NDF); Gregorio (“Ka Roger”) Rosal, leader of the New People’s Army (NPA); plus other leftists, some in exile or already in jail.
Nakahanay rin sa mga aarestuhin ng gobyerno sina dating presidente Joseph Estrada, na nagpipinansya di-umano sa “coup plot,” na nagbarikada naman sa ospital; si dating senador Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, ang dating kolonel at lider-commando, na kilalang nasangkot sa bawat kudeta at pagtatangkang kudeta sa nakalipas na dalawang dekada, ay hindi pa makita hanggang sa ngayon; si Jose Maria Sison, ang founding chairman ng Communist Party of the Philippines, na naka-exile naman sa Nederlands kung saan siya ang tumatayong pulitikal na advisor sa National Democratic Front (NDF); Gregorio “Ka Roger” Rosal, lider ng New People’s Army (NPA); at iba pang mga naka-exile o kaya ay nakakulong nang maka-kaliwang personahe.