1953 in the Philippines

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Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	List of years in the Philippines films

1953 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1953

Incumbents[]

Outgoing President Elpidio Quirino

Incoming President Ramon Magsaysay

• President:
  • Elpidio Quirino (Liberal) (until December 30)
  • Ramon Magsaysay (Nacionalista Party) (starting December 30)
• Vice President:
  • Fernando Lopez (Liberal) (until December 30)
  • Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista Party) (starting December 30)
• Chief Justice: Ricardo Paras
• Congress: 2nd (until December 8)

Events[]

• June 12 – Tacloban becomes a city in the province of Leyte through Republic Act 760.
• October 23 – The Philippines' DZAQ-TV 3 of Alto Broadcasting System (now ABS-CBN) makes its initial telecast, becoming Asia's first commercial television broadcaster.
• November 10 – Ramon Magsaysay is elected President of the Republic of the Philippines.
• December 30 – Magsaysay takes his oath of office.

Births[]

• January 5 – Tony Tan Caktiong, Filipino entrepreneur
• January 7 – Flor Contemplacion, Filipino domestic worker executed in Singapore (d. 1995)
• January 25 – Vicki Belo, Filipino dermatologist and television personality
• January 27 – Dinky Soliman, politician and Secretary of DSWD (d. 2021)
• February 13 – Rico J. Puno, singer and politician (d. 2018)
• March 14 – Leonard Mayaen, governor of Mountain Province (d. 2016)
• March 28 – Herminio Coloma Jr., Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office
• April 1 – Tirso Cruz III, Filipino actor and singer
• April 10 – William Dar, horticulturist and public servant
• April 20 – Cielito Habito, economist, professor, and columnist
• May 21 – Nora Aunor, Filipina actress
• May 24 – Ricardo Manapat, author and director of National Archives (d. 2008)
• May 27 – Coney Reyes, Filipina actress and host
• May 29 – Wendel Avisado, Secretary of Budget and Management
• August 10 – Menggie Cobarrubias, actor (d. 2020)
• August 11 – Cory Quirino, Filipino author, host, and national director of Miss World Philippines
• August 22 – Phillip Salvador, Filipino Actor and Former Action Star Role
• September 13 – Rufus Rodriguez, Filipino legal scholar and politician
• September 14 – Freddie Hubalde, basketball player
• September 15 – Margarita Moran-Floirendo, Miss Universe 1973
• September 20 – Roi Vinzon, Filipino action star
• October 3 – Ramon Fernandez, basketball player
• November 11 – Narciso Villaver Abellana, Filipino Roman Catholic bishop
• November 20 – Bembol Roco, actor
• December 16 – Emmanuel Piñol, journalist, writer, agriculturist and politician
• December 27 – Gina Lopez, environmentalist, former DENR secretary (2016–2017), former chairperson of ABS-CBN Foundation (d. 2019)

Death[]

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