2025 in the Philippines

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2025 in the Philippines details notable events that occurred, will occur, or are scheduled to take place, in the Philippines in 2025.

Incumbents

• President: Bongbong Marcos (PFP)
• Vice President: Sara Duterte (HNP)
• Congress:
  • (19th): (until June 6)
    • Senate President: Francis Escudero (NPC)
    • House Speaker: Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD)
  • (20th): (TBD)
    • Senate President: (TBD)
    • House Speaker: (TBD)
• Chief Justice: Alexander Gesmundo

Ferdinand R.
Marcos Jr.

Sara
Duterte

Francis
Escudero

Ferdinand Martin
Romualdez

Alexander
Gesmundo

Ongoing events

• Impeachment of Sara Duterte

Events

January

• January 3 – Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announces President Marcos' enactment four days earlier of Executive Order No. 81 which reorganizes the National Security Council, with the Vice President and former presidents being stripped of their membership. ^[1]
• January 6:
  • Philippines–United States relations: The Philippines begins hosting Afghan refugees seeking to resettle in the United States as part of a July 2024 agreement between the Philippines and the U.S. to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center. ^[2]
  • The Bases Conversion and Development Authority reassumes control over Camp John Hay in Baguio as part of a 2024 Supreme Court arbitral ruling ordering the Camp John Hay Development Corporation to vacate the property. ^[3]
• January 8 – A state of calamity is declared in Ubay, Bohol due to an outbreak of African swine fever. ^[4]
• January 9 – The Sandiganbayan acquits former vice president Jejomar Binay and his son, former Makati mayor Junjun Binay for graft and falsification cases related to alleged irregularities in the construction of the Makati Science High School building. ^[5]
• January 12 – A state of calamity is declared in Jipapad, Eastern Samar, due to flooding caused by a shear line. ^[6]
• January 13:
  • The Iglesia ni Cristo holds the National Rally for Peace, a nationwide demonstration to express disapproval of impeachment efforts against Vice President Sara Duterte. At the Quirino Grandstand alone, 1.5 million people attend the rally. ^[7]
  • The Supreme Court strikes down the Commission on Elections' policy of disqualifying prospective national candidates for lack of campaign funds as nuisance candidates following an appeal from Juan Juan Ollesca, who was deemed as such in the 2022 presidential election. ^[8]
• January 20:
  • The Sandiganbayan convicts former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista and former city administrator Aldrin Cuña of graft over the procurement of an Online Occupational Permitting Tracking System in 2019 and sentences them to up to ten years' imprisonment. ^[9]
  • The Armed Forces of the Philippines announces the arrest of Chinese national Deng Yuanqing and two Filipino accomplices for conducting surveillance on sensitive installations. ^[10]
• January 23 – The national government confirms that 17 Filipinos are among the 25 crew members of M/V Galaxy Leader who have been released from captivity by Houthi rebels after being held off Yemen since the seizure of the boat in the Red Sea in November 2023 in connection to the Israeli attacks in Gaza. ^[11]
• January 25 – The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines designates as national shrines the EDSA Shrine in Quezon City, the Sampaloc Church in Manila, and the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Aranzazu in San Mateo, Rizal. ^[12]
• January 27:
  • President Marcos grants executive clemency to former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who had been charged with graft before the Ombudsman. ^[13]
  • The Department of Justice releases a January 10 resolution withdrawing 98 charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide against former Department of Health secretary Janette Garin filed over the Dengvaxia controversy. ^[14]
• January 28 – The Sandiganbayan convicts Mary Ann Maslog of graft in relation to a 1998 textbook scam involving officials of the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports and sentences her to up to ten years' imprisonment. The conviction is issued after its original 2019 date had been postponed due to Maslog faking her death and going into hiding under a false name until her discovery and arrest in 2024. ^[15]

February

• February 3 – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. declares a food security emergency on rice due to rising prices. ^[16]
• February 4 – Anwar Saluwang, the mayor of Nabalawag in the Special Geographic Area of Cotabato, is arrested in Davao City for violating a nationwide gun ban imposed as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. ^[17]
• February 5 – Sara Duterte becomes the first Vice President of the Philippines to be impeached after 215 members of the House of Representatives vote to support an impeachment complaint against her that include charges of corruption, plotting to assassinate President Marcos and other officials, involvement in extrajudicial killings and incitement to insurrection and public disorder. ^[18]
• February 6 – A Beechcraft King Air 300 aircraft contracted by the US Department of Defense for reconnaissance missions crashes in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, killing all four people on board. ^[19]
• February 11 – A state of calamity is declared in Puerto Princesa due to flooding caused by a shear line. ^[20]
• February 12:
  • The Sandiganbayan acquits Janet Lim-Napoles and former Agusan del Sur representative Rodolfo Plaza of graft in relation to a case of the PDAF scam involving P27.5 million in public funds. ^[21]
  • Myrna Sularte, the highest-known ranking official of the New People's Army in Mindanao and a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of the Philippines, is killed in an encounter with soldiers in Butuan. ^[22]
• February 18 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12122, fixing the term of the Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard to a maximum of three years. ^[23]
• February 21 – The Financial Action Task Force removes the Philippines from its gray list of countries with serious money laundering issues. ^[24]

Predicted and scheduled

• May 12 – The Philippine general election will be held. Voters will elect new members of the House of Representatives as well as 12 members of the Senate. ^{[25] [26]}
• June – The academic year (2025–2026) is being planned by the Department of Education to begin, as part of their efforts to revert to the old school calendar. ^[27]
• After June 2 – The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will commence in the Senate. ^[28]
• September – The Cavite Bus Rapid Transit System will commence partial operations. ^[29]
• October 13 – The first election for the Bangsamoro Parliament will be held by virtue of Republic Act No. 12123 which is signed by President Marcos on February 19. ^[30]
• December 1 – The Barangay and SK elections will be held. House Bill No. 10344 was filed for its postponement on October 26, 2026. ^[31] Another bill which seeks to postpone the election in May 2029 and to extend the current barangay officials elected in October 2023 for a total of six years term, both are pending approval. ^[32]

TBD

• The MRT-3 will be handed over by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation to the national government upon the end of its build-lease-transfer contract. ^[33]
• The MRT Line 7 will be operational for its initial 12 stations from North EDSA in Quezon City to Sacred Heart in Caloocan. ^{[34] [35]}
• The first-ever solar-powered podcar transport system in Southeast Asia will start its operations in Ilagan, Isabela. ^[36]
• The status of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, as a highly urbanized city will be determined, pending a plebiscite in accordance with Proclamation No. 1247. ^[37]
• The country's television industry will commence switching off its analog broadcast in Mega Manila and the migration to digital TV, two years later than scheduled. ^[38] Complete migration across the country is planned to be achieved later this year. ^[39]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in the Philippines

In August 2024, the Senate discussed reducing holidays to boost productivity during the remaining sessions of Congress, with a focus on legislation addressing the number of holidays from different cities, municipalities, provinces including those of national level (besides religious) in the country. ^[40]

On October 31, the national government publicly released the list of holidays and non-working days, which are indicated by proclamations signed by the president a day earlier. Proclamation No. 727, series of 2024, contains the general list, ^[41] with the People Power anniversary, which was not declared a holiday for 2024, being returned but as a working day. ^[42] A day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is included in the list, while All Souls' Day (November 2) is excluded. ^{[42] [43]}

Meanwhile, Proclamation No. 729, s. 2024, declared July 27 as a special non-working day in commemoration of the founding anniversary of the Iglesia ni Cristo. ^[44]

Regular

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
• April 17 – Maundy Thursday
• April 18 – Good Friday
• May 1 – Labor Day
• June 12 – Independence Day
• August 25 – National Heroes Day
• November 30 – Bonifacio Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 30 – Rizal Day
• TBA – Eidul Fitr
• TBA – Eidul Adha

Special (Non-working) days

• January 27 – Isra Wal Mi’ra (for Muslim Filipinos only) ^[45]
• January 29 – Chinese New Year
• April 19 – Black Saturday
• July 27 – Iglesia ni Cristo Founding Anniversary (Through Proclamation No. 729) ^[46]
• August 21 – Ninoy Aquino Day
• October 31 – All Saints' Day Eve
• November 1 – All Saints Day
• December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• December 24 – Christmas Eve
• December 31 – Last Day of the Year

Special (Working) day

• February 25 – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary

Entertainment and culture

For the events related to Philippine television in 2025, see 2025 in Philippine television; for films, see List of Philippine films of 2025; and for music, see 2025 in Philippine music.

January

• January 11 – Leean Jame Santos finishes in the Top 25 at Miss Tourism World 2024 in China. ^[47]
• January 24 – Charyzah Esparrago of Quezon City is crowned Miss Supermodel Worldwide Philippines 2025 in the pageant's coronation night held at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre in Pasay. ^[48]

February

• February 10 – Dia Mate wins Reina Hispanoamericana 2024 in Bolivia. ^[49]
• February 19 – The Tandang Sora Museum, the country's first women's museum, is opened at the Tandang Sora National Shrine in Quezon City. ^[50]

Predicted and scheduled events

• April – The Miss Supermodel Worldwide pageant will be held in the Philippines. ^[48]
• May 31 – Krishnah Gravidez will compete at Miss World 2024 in India. ^[51]
• June 28 – Tarah Valencia will compete at Miss Supranational 2025 in Poland. ^[52]
• November 29 – The Miss Tourism International 2025 pageant will be held in Davao City. ^[53]

Sports

Main article: 2025 in Philippine sports

Deaths

• 
  Deogracias Victor Savellano
• 
  Gloria Romero
• 
  Edcel Lagman
• 
  Margarita Forés

January

• January 2 – Norma Mangondato Sharief, educator ^[54]
• January 6 – Mervin Guarte (b. 1992), obstacle course racer (Southeast Asian Games multiple medalist) ^[55]
• January 7 – Deogracias Victor Savellano (b. 1959), undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture (since 2023), governor of Ilocos Sur (1992, 2001–2004 and 2007–2010), and representative of the 1st district of Ilocos Sur (2016–2022) ^[56]
• January 14 – Carminia Gatuslao-Bascon (b. 1937), mayor of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental (1995–1998 and 2001–2010) ^[57]
• January 25:
  • Gloria Romero (b. 1933), actress ^[58]
  • Anthony Verzola (b. 1964), municipal councilor of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur ^[59]
  • Pangil (b. 1940), largest saltwater crocodile in captivity in the Philippines ^[60]
• January 29:
  • Pergentino Malabed Jr. (b. 1973), chief of the Philippine National Police Supply Management Division (killed in the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision) ^[61]
  • Kent Segura (b. 1998), basketball player (Arellano Chiefs, Quezon City MG Cars, Bulacan Kuyas) ^[62]
• January 30:
  • Sammy Acaylar (b. 1958), volleyball coach (Perpetual Altas, Quezon City Gerflor Defenders, men's national team) ^[63]
  • Edcel Lagman (b. 1942), House Minority Leader (2010–2012), representative of the 1st district of Albay (1987–1998, 2004–2013 and since 2016), and president of the Liberal Party (since 2022) ^[64]

February

• February 2 – Luciano Felloni (b. 1973), Argentine priest from the Diocese of Novaliches and drug rehabilitation advocate ^[65]
• February 3 – Norman Santos (b. 1972), dancer ^[66]
• February 11 – Margarita Forés (b. 1959), chef and restaurateur ^[67]
• February 14 – Evelyn "Matutina" Bontogon-Guerrero (b. 1946), comedian ^[68]
• February 17 – Eduardo Soriano (b. 1955), billionaire, vice chairman of ANSCOR ^[69]

See also

• Philippines portal
• Current events portal
• Asia portal
• Modern history portal

Country overviews

• History of the Philippines
• History of the Philippines (1986–present)
• Outline of the Philippines
• Government of the Philippines
• Politics of the Philippines
• List of years in the Philippines
• Timeline of Philippine history

Related timelines for current period

• 2025
• 2025 in politics and government
• 2020s

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