1966 in the Philippines

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1966 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1966.

Incumbents

President Ferdinand Marcos

• President : Ferdinand Marcos (Nacionalista Party)
• Vice President : Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista Party)
• Chief Justice : César Bengzon
• Congress : 6th

Events

January

• January 14 – In the current clean-up week contest conducted by the National Clean-up Week Committee, De La Salle College is adjudged the cleanest private school in the country. ^[1]
• January 24 – President Ferdinand Marcos, in his emergency address to the country, says, "We are in crisis!" ^[2]

June

• June 12 – Crowds gather for a military parade celebrating Philippine Independence Day as President Ferdinand Marcos, recently inaugurated, salutes his troops. ^[3]

July

• July 5 – A moderate phreatomagmatic eruption at Mt. Tabaro results in tephra fallout and airborne projectiles, impacting the volcano island. ^{[4] [5]}

December

• December 31 – The country ranks 18th in the world with 33,704,749 population. ^[6]

Holidays

Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Act No. 2711 section 29, ^[7] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921. ^[8] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. ^[9] As per Republic Act No. 3022, ^[10] April 9 is proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. ^[11]

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• February 22 – Legal Holiday
• April 9 – Bataan Day
• April 7 – Maundy Thursday
• April 8 – Good Friday
• May 1 – Labor Day
• June 12 – Independence Day
• July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
• August 13 – Legal Holiday
• August 29 – National Heroes Day
• November 24 – Thanksgiving Day
• November 30 – Bonifacio Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 30 – Rizal Day

References

1. "Cleanest private school in the Philippines, 1966". Animo Repository of De La Salle University Research. January 14, 1966. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
2. "PHILIPPINES, 1966: 'WE ARE IN CRISIS!'; New President Tells Nation to Gird for 'Self-Denial'". New York Times. January 24, 1966. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
3. "Philippine Independence Day March (1966)". ABC Asia. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
4. Lagrimas, Nicole-Anne (January 13, 2020). "Timeline of Taal Volcano eruptions". GMA Network. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
5. "History of Taal Volcano in Timeline". populartimelines.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
6. "Philippines - Population". countryeconomy.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
7. "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
8. "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
9. "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
10. "AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 6, 1961. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
11. "AN ACT CHANGING THE DATE OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM JULY FOUR TO JUNE TWELVE, AND DECLARING JULY FOUR AS PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC DAY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 4, 1964. Retrieved February 21, 2022.