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
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Ferdinand E.
Marcos Sr.
Marcos Sr.
Cesar A.
Virata
Virata
Nicanor E.
Yñiguez
Yñiguez
Enrique M.
Fernando
Fernando
- 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
[edit]February
[edit]- February 6 – Fifteen workers die in a mine explosion in Danao, Cebu caused by a cigarette.[1][2][3][4]
July
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- September 29 – Forty-six soldiers and civilians are killed when an army patrol unit is ambushed by New People's Army guerrillas in Godod, Zamboanga del Norte; the death toll is the highest suffered by Government forces in a single attack.[6]
October
[edit]- October 3 – More than 20,000 Filipino workers at two American military bases in Clark and Subic go on strike, demanding a wage increase.[7]
November
[edit]- November 21 – The inter-island ferry MV Cassandra sinks during a storm off Cebu, killing at least 167 people.[8]
Holidays
[edit]Letter of Instruction No. 1087, issued by President Marcos in 1980 that provided revised guidelines for observation of holidays, remained in effect. The letter strictly mandated that when a legal holiday fell on a Sunday, only a proclamation was required to declare the following Monday a special public holiday.[9]
Legal public holidays
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- March 31 – Maundy Thursday
- April 1 – Good Friday
- May 1 – Labor Day
- May 6 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan, Corregidor and Besang Pass Day)
- June 12 – Independence Day
- July 4 – Filipino-American Friendship Day
- August 28 – National Heroes Day
- November 30 – Bonifacio Day
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 30 – Rizal Day
Nationwide special holidays
- September 11 – Barangay Day
- September 21 – Thanksgiving Day
- November 1 – All Saints Day
- December 31 – Last Day of the Year
Entertainment and culture
[edit]- February 13 - The launching of Ang Iglesia ni Cristo the first religious program on MBS Channel 4 (now PTV-4).
Date unknown
[edit]- The religious program Ang Dating Daan starts its television broadcast on IBC 13.[10][11]
Births
[edit]- 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
- March 12 – Sid Lucero, actor
- March 21 – Laura James, actress and commercial model
- 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 3 – Sunshine Dizon, actress
- 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
[edit]- June 2 – Julio Rosales, Cardinal
- August 21 – Ninoy Aquino, politician and senator
- November 30 – Juan Liwag, lawyer and politician
- December 5 – Felixberto Olalia, labor leader; founding chairperson of Kilusang Mayo Uno (b. 1903)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d The 1984 World Book Year Book. Chicago: World Book, Inc. (Doubleday & Company, Inc.). 1984. ISBN 0-7166-0484-1. ISSN 0084-1439.
- ^ "15 in Mine Killed" Toledo Blade. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
- ^ "Mine blast killed 15 Filipinos" Lakeland Ledger. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
- ^ "Mine blast kills 15" Star-News. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
- ^ "Death toll reaches 21 in Philippines quake" Spokane Chronicle. Aug. 19, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
- ^ Trumbull, Robert (October 3, 1983). "46 killed by Philippine rebels in ambush of an army patrol". The New York Times. p. A-1. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Workers Strike at U.S. Bases". The New York Times. United Press International. October 3, 1983. p. A-1. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ Pareja, Jessica Ann (November 21, 2009). "Sinking of vessel in 1983 remembered". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Letter of Instruction No. 1087 (November 26, 1980), Revised Guidelines for the Observance of Special and Legal Holidays, retrieved February 21, 2026
- ^ "Brodkast". Ang Dating Daan. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.