In December 1989, 1/3 responded to the 1989 Philippine coup attempt as part of an amphibious task force and sent Marines ashore to reinforce the American Embassy.
Capt. Danny Lim was recruited into the rightist Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) during the 1980s and was involved in the People Power Revolution, but came into public knowledge during the botched 1989 Coup d'État against the Cory Aquino government.
1989 | 1989 in music | Philippine Basketball Association | coup d'état | Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 | 1989 in baseball | Philippine Air Force | Philippine Navy | Philippine Army | Batman (1989 film) | Philippine Revolution | Official Secrets Act 1989 | 1989 in television | The Little Mermaid (1989 film) | Philippine Basketball League | Glory (1989 film) | 1989 in film | 1989–90 in English football | 1973 Chilean coup d'état | Philippine Normal University | 1989 World Series | Philippine peso | Philippine general election, 2010 | Philippine–American War | coup d'etat | Philippine National Railways | Philippine National Bank | 2006 Fijian coup d'état | 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt | Philippine National Book Awards |
Since 1986, DZMM reporters covered the biggest events in the late 80's and the early 90's like the Mendiola riot, August 1987 coup, Supertyphoon Sisang, MV Doña Paz tragedy, death of Ferdinand Marcos, December 1989 Christmas coup, Luzon killer earthquake, Mt. Pinatubo eruption and Gulf War.