The siege at Hotel Delfino (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Hotel Delfino, Ilocano: Sitio ti Hotel Delfino) in Tuguegarao, Cagayan in the Philippines, took place on March 4, 1990. A private army estimated at 300 men seized the hotel under the command of suspended Cagayan governor Rodolfo "Agi" Aguinaldo, a fierce critic of the administration of President Corazon Aquino and the Communist insurgency in the Philippines. The incident was an offshoot of the 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt that Aguinaldo publicly supported, which led to his suspension and arrest. The standoff ended violently after several hours, leaving 14 people dead, including a high-ranking general who tried to arrest him. Background Rodolfo Aguinaldo Rodolfo Aguinaldo was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte in 1946. He graduated from the Philippine Military Academy in 1972 and served in the Philippine Constabulary (PC). During this period, he was accused of torturing dissidents during the Martial Law period in the 1970s and 1980s. Among those who positively identified him were Etta Rosales, who later became one of his colleagues in the 11th Congress of the Philippines and Chair of the Commission on Human Rights and Satur Ocampo, future representative of the Bayan Muna Partylist. As one of the most active military officers involved in the counterinsurgency efforts against the Communist rebellion in the Philippines, he led an operation that led to the capture of Jose Maria Sison, leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines in La Union in 1977. In 1981, Aguinaldo was assigned to Cagayan as assistant provincial PC commander, marking the start of his association with the province. Aguinaldo later joined the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) that was founded by alumni of the Philippine Military Academy such as Colonel Gringo Honasan, Eduardo Kapunan and Victor Batac in the early 1980s, citing disillusionment with the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos for its handling of the communist rebellion. When the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution broke out, Aguinaldo led RAM forces in seizing control of media outlets in Quezon City from the Marcos government, paving the way for the overthrow of Marcos and the assumption of power by his rival, Corazon Aquino. For this, he was promoted to provincial PC commander in Cagayan. However, Aguinaldo and other RAM members grew disillusioned by the Aquino government's emphasis on opening negotiations with the communists and the release of Sison and other party members and dissidents. As such,