1993 in the Philippines

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1993 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1993.

Incumbents

President Fidel Ramos

• President : Fidel Ramos (Lakas)
• Vice President : Joseph Estrada (NPC)
• Senate President :
  • Neptali Gonzales (until January 18)
  • Edgardo Angara (starting January 18)
• House Speaker : Jose de Venecia, Jr.
• Chief Justice : Andres Narvasa
• Philippine Congress : 9th Congress of the Philippines

Events

February

• February 2–April 4 – The eruption of Mayon Volcano kills 77 people, mostly farmers, due to pyroclastic flow from the eruption of the volcano. ^[1] Aside from pyroclastic flows, the volcano also spewed ash and lava. The towns of Mabinit, Bonga, Camalig, Sto. Domingo, Legazpi in Albay were damaged.
• February 7 – Alfredo de Leon, suspected leader of the organized crime group Red Scorpion Gang, splinter group of the New People's Army's urban terrorist wing Alex Boncayao Brigade, is killed in a police raid in Bulacan. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

June

• June 23–27 – Typhoon Goring causes massive damage to the provinces in Northern and Central Luzon, ^[5] leaving 51 people dead, 5 missing, 109 injured and ₱2.775 billion in damages.
• June 28 – University of the Philippines Los Baños students, Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez, are abducted by the men of Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez, later killed and found dead the following day. ^[6] Sanchez is arrested on Aug. 13; with his six henchmen, would be convicted in 1995. ^[7]

July

• July 2 – At least 266 people are killed after a pagoda sank in Bocaue, Bulacan due to overloading of the boat.

September

• September 7–10 – The remains of former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos are returned to his hometown in Ilocos Norte, Sept. 7, four years after his death in exile in Hawaii, as part of the deal by the government and his family; are interred in a mausoleum in Batac, Sept. 10. ^[8]
• September 24 – In what will be the biggest corruption case in the Philippines, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, for the first time, and former Transportation Minister Jose Dans are convicted by the Sandiganbayan of two counts of graft and sentenced to 9–12 years in prison for each count, in connection with a lease between the Light Rail Transit Authority and the Philippine General Hospital Foundation Inc. However, in 1998, Marcos will be acquitted by the Supreme Court. ^[9]

October

• October 7 – The musical Les Misérables opens at Meralco Theater.

December

• December 13 – President Ramos signs Republic Act No. 7659, reinstating capital punishment for selected crimes, which had been banned in the 1987 Constitution. ^{[10] [11] [12]}
• December 15 – A C-130 military plane crashes into a hill and explodes in Libmanan, Camarines Sur; out of about 30 people on board, twenty-four bodies are retrieved from the crash site. ^{[13] [14] [15]}
• December 24 – Five shoppers are killed and 48 others are wounded in a grenade explosion at a market in Misamis Occidental. ^[16]
• December 26 – Grenade attacks occur in a Roman Catholic cathedral and a Muslim mosque in Davao City; at least 6 people are killed and more than 130 are wounded in the first incident, while there are no casualties in the second one. ^[16]

Holidays

Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987. ^[17] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• April 8 – Maundy Thursday
• April 9:
  • Good Friday
  • Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
• May 1 – Labor Day
• June 12 – Independence Day
• August 29 – National Heroes Day
• November 1 – All Saints Day
• November 30 – Bonifacio Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 30 – Rizal Day
• December 31 – Last Day of the Year

In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."

Sports

• June 12–20 – The Philippines participates in the 1993 Southeast Asian Games.

Television

Main article: 1993 in Philippine television

Unknown

• Maskman on IBC-13
• Shaider on IBC-13
• Metalder on IBC-13
• Kamen Rider Black or Masked Rider Black on IBC-13
• Machineman on IBC-13
• Koseidon on ABS-CBN

(Premiere)

• Bioman on IBC-13
• Candy Crush on ABS-CBN

Births

• January 4 – Marlo Mortel, actor
• January 17 – Ken Chan, actor and singer
• January 19 – Tristan Ramirez, member of BoybandPH
• January 20 – Meg Imperial, actress
• January 25 – Kylie Padilla, actress and singer
• February 10 – Kevin Ingreso, football player
• February 11 – Marlann Flores, actress and comedienne
• February 12:
  • Mac Belo, basketball player
  • Tommy Peñaflor, actor and That's My Bae contestant
• February 13 – Nikko Natividad, members of Hashtags
• February 17 – AJ Perez, actor (d. 2011)
• February 19 – Empress Schuck, actress and Commercial Model
• March 19 – Zeus Collins, member of Hashtags
• March 23 – Lito Adiwang, mixed martial artist
• March 26 – Kevin Ferrer, basketball player
• April 13 – Juancho Trivino, actor
• April 16 – Ann B. Mateo-Ongkiko, actress and commercial model
• April 17
  • Lauren Reid, actress and commercial model
  • Drex Zamboanga, mixed martial artist
• May 4:
  • Monica Verallo, Filipino journalist and actress
  • Joyce Pring, television personality and host
• May 10 - Ian Tayao, singer
• May 11 – James Reid, actor and singer
• May 14 – Albie Casiño, actor
• May 20 – Devon Seron, member of Girltrends
• June 18 – Arno Morales, actor
• June 20 – Jasmine Alkhaldi, swimmer
• June 29 –
  • Alyssa Valdez, volleyball player
  • Micaella Ilao, news reporter
• July 12 – Scottie Thompson, basketball player
• August 4 – Kirsti Kho
• August 17 – Axel Torres (born Alexander David Torres), actor and basketball player
• August 23 – Mikee Agustin, member of Girltrends
• September 12 – Myla Pablo, volleyball player
• September 20 – Shine Kuk, actress
• September 23 – Lloyd Cadena, vlogger, radio personality, and author (d. 2020)
• September 26 – Dindin Santiago-Manabat, volleyball player
• September 29 – Teejay Marquez, actor
• September 30 – Kim Fajardo, volleyball player
• October 9:
  • Sarah Lahbati, actress
  • Jhoana Marie Tan, actress
• October 10 – Paolo Onesa, singer
• October 12 – Carl John Barrameda, actor
• October 16 – Jovit Baldivino, singer (d. 2022)
• October 27 – Kiefer Ravena, basketball player
• October 31 – Nadine Lustre, singer-actress
• November 4 – Moira Dela Torre, singer
• November 7 – Hiro Peralta, actor
• November 8 – Lauren Young, actress
• November 12 – EJ Jallorina, actor
• November 13 – Maria dela Cruz, football player
• December 2 – Jak Roberto, actor
• December 3 – Gian Barbarona, singer
• December 8 – Yamyam Gucong, actor and comedian
• December 11 – Mikoy Morales, actor and singer
• December 16 – Elias EJ M. Lopez, Jr., PEZA Examiner
• December 23 - Jessie Lacuna, swimmer

Deaths

• February 25 – Mary Walter, actress (b. 1912)
• March 11 – Presentacion P. Policarpio, businesswoman (b. 1956)
• March 31 – Chichay, actress and comedian (b. 1918)
• May 25 – Rogelio Roxas, former soldier and locksmith
• May 26 – Fernando Lopez, Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1904)
• July 24 – Rene Requiestas, Filipino actor (b. 1957)
• October 18 – Salvador P. Lopez, writer, journalist and diplomat (b. 1911)
• November 7 – Jon Hernandez, Filipino actor (b. 1969)

References

1. "Report on Mayon (Philippines) — March 1993". Global Volcanism Program. doi:10.5479/si.gvp.bgvn199303-273030 . Retrieved April 21, 2021. More than 45,000 people fled their homes during the early stages of the eruption, from 2 February to 19 March, filling 43 evacuation centers. An additional 12,000 evacuated their homes as the eruption entered its Strombolian phase on 19–21 March. Since the 2 February event, which killed 75 people, no deaths directly attributable to the eruption have been reported.
2. "Manila Commandos Free Kidnaped Californian: Philippines: Dramatic series of bloody raids leaves 14 people dead". Los Angeles Times . March 19, 1992. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
3. "Police kill suspected kidnap gang leader". UPI. February 17, 1993. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
4. Mickolus, Edward F.; Simmons, Susan L. (1997). Terrorism, 1992–1995. p. 114. ISBN   9780313304682 . Retrieved February 15, 2021– via Google Books.
5. "Typhoon Koryn hits northern Philippines, one dead". UPI. United Press International. June 25, 1993. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
6. — "'Seeing The Body Of Eileen Sarmenta Was Numbing'". One News . August 23, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
   — "Alamin: Buong timeline ng pangre-rape at pagpatay ni Antonio Sanchez sa UPLB student". Abante Tonite (TNT) (in Tagalog). August 22, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
7. For the details of the case:
   — "G.R. No. 121039-45". Supreme Court E-Library. January 25, 1999. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
   — "'A plot hatched in hell': Timeline of the Gomez-Sarmenta murder case". ABS-CBN News . August 22, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
   — ""Hatched in Hell": The Gruesome Rape-Slay of Mary Eileen Sarmenta". Esquire (Philippines) . August 23, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
8. — "4 Years After Death, Marcos' Body to Go Home for Burial". Los Angeles Times . July 20, 1993. Retrieved February 15, 2022. — "Marcos buried with pomp but masses shun rites". Orlando Sentinel . September 10, 1993. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
   — "TIMELINE: The Marcos burial controversy". Rappler . November 18, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
9. — "Imelda Marcos Gets Prison Term for Corruption". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1993. Retrieved February 15, 2021. — "Imelda Marcos convicted of corruption, sentenced". The Washington Post . September 24, 1993. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
   — "FALSE: Marcoses were not convicted of any charges". Rappler. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
10. "Useless and inhumane". The Philippine Star . August 2, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
11. "In the know: Death penalty". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved April 12, 2021.
12. "What are heinous crimes?". Rappler. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
13. "C-130 Air Force plane crashes in Philippines". UPI. December 15, 1993. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
14. "No survivors found in wreckage of C-130 air force plane". UPI. December 16, 1993. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
15. "Military Cargo Plane Crashes in Philippines". AP . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
16. "6 Killed and 130 Are Wounded In Blasts at Philippine Cathedral". The New York Times . Reuters. December 27, 1993. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
17. "Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK I/Chapter 7-Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days]". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. July 25, 1987. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.