1983 in the Philippines

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1983 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in that year.

Incumbents

President Ferdinand Marcos

• President : Ferdinand Marcos (KBL)
• Prime Minister : Cesar Virata (KBL)
• House Speaker : Nicanor Yñiguez
• Chief Justice :
  • Querube C. Makalintal (until June 30)
  • Enrique Fernando (starting June 30)

Events

February

• February 6 – Fifteen workers die in a mine explosion in Danao, Cebu caused by a cigarette. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

July

• July 12–15 – Typhoon Bebeng, The monsoon spawns a tropical depression on July 12, east of the Philippines. It heads westward, strengthening to a tropical storm that night and a typhoon on the 13th. Vera makes landfall on the 14th as an 85 mph (137 km/h) typhoon in the Philippines, weakens over the islands, especially Luzon, ^[1] and strengthens over the South China Sea to a 100 mph (160 km/h) typhoon. Damages amounting to a total of US$9 million in the Philippines. The typhoon leaves 45 ^[1] people dead.

August

• August 17 – An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale strikes Luzon, the Philippines' largest island, leaving at least 21 ^[5] people dead. ^[1]
• August 21 – Former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and Ronaldo Galman are shot dead at Manila International Airport tarmac after his arrival. The event is cited to be a catalyst to the People Power Revolution.

September

• September 29 – Thirty-nine soldiers and 7 civilians are killed when an army patrol unit is ambushed by leftist guerrillas in Godod, Zamboanga del Norte; the death toll is the highest suffered by Government forces in a single attack. ^[6]

November

• November 21 – The inter-island ferry MV Cassandra sinks during a storm off Cebu, killing at least 167 people. ^[7]

Holidays

Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Act No. 2711 section 29, ^[8] 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. ^[9] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. ^[10] As per Republic Act No. 3022, ^[11] April 9th was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964. ^[12]

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• February 22 – Legal Holiday
• March 31 – Maundy Thursday
• April 1 – Good Friday
• April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
• May 1 – Labor Day
• June 12 – Independence Day
• July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
• August 13 – Legal Holiday
• August 28 – National Heroes Day
• September 21 – Thanksgiving Day
• November 30 – Bonifacio Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 30 – Rizal Day

Entertainment and culture

For the events related to Philippine television in 1983, see 1983 in Philippine television.

• February 13 - The launching of Ang Iglesia ni Cristo the first religious program on MBS Channel 4 (now PTV-4).

Date unknown

• The religious program Ang Dating Daan starts its television broadcast on IBC 13. ^{[13] [14]}

Births

• January 3:
  • Precious Lara Quigaman, actress, Miss International 2005 winner
  • Jopay Paguia, dancer and actress
• January 13 – Jojo Duncil, basketball player
• January 20 – Angelica Jones, actress, singer, and politician
• February 11 – Jeff Chan, basketball player
• March 2 – Jerald Napoles, actor and comedian
• March 11 – Bianca Gonzalez, host
• April 22 – Boyet Bautista, basketball player
• May 27 – Ronjay Buenafe, basketball player
• June 14 – Yousif Aljamal, basketball player
• June 24 – John Lloyd Cruz, actor
• June 28 – Maui Taylor, actress, model, singer
• July 10 – Doug Kramer, basketball player
• July 12 – Marco Alcaraz, actor, commercial model, and basketball player
• July 23 – Ping Medina, actor
• July 27 – AJ Dee, Filipino actor
• July 29 – Chad Alonzo, basketball player
• August 10 – Mark Bautista, actor and singer
• September 6 – Aira Bermudez, dancer and actress
• September 9 – Kristine Hermosa, actress
• September 17 – Ice Seguerra, singer
• November 18 – JC Intal, basketball player
• November 22 – Eduard Folayang, mixed martial artist and former MMA World Champion

Deaths

• June 2 – Julio Rosales, Cardinal
• August 21 – Benigno Aquino Jr., politician and senator
• November 30 – Juan Liwag, lawyer and politician
• December 5 – Felixberto Olalia, labor leader; founding chairperson of Kilusang Mayo Uno (b. 1903) ^[15]

References

1. The 1984 World Book Year Book. Chicago: World Book, Inc. (Doubleday & Company, Inc.). 1984. ISBN   0-7166-0484-1. ISSN   0084-1439.
2. "15 in Mine Killed" Toledo Blade . Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
3. "Mine blast killed 15 Filipinos" Lakeland Ledger . Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
4. "Mine blast kills 15" Star-News . Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
5. "Death toll reaches 21 in Philippines quake" Spokane Chronicle . Aug. 19, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
6. "46 killed by Philippine rebels in ambush of an army patol" The New York Times. October 3, 1983. Retrieved 04-29-2021.
7. Pareja, Jessica Ann (November 21, 2009). "Sinking of vessel in 1983 remembered". The Philippine Star . Retrieved January 30, 2022.
8. "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
9. "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
10. "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
11. "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 22, 2022.
12. "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 22, 2022.
13. "Brodkast". Ang Dating Daan. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
14. Esmaquel, Paterno II (February 12, 2021). "Controversial Christian preacher Eli Soriano dies". Rappler.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
15. "Felixberto Olalia, 80, Is Dead; Led a Philippine Labor Group" AP via The New York Times. Dec. 5, 1983. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
    As cited by:
    "Felixberto Olalia" Martial Law Files. Retrieved July 5, 2022.