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1961 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1961.

Incumbents[]

Outgoing President Carlos P. Garcia
Incoming President Diosdado Macapagal
  • President:
    • Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista Party) (until December 30)
    • Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal) (starting December 30)
  • Vice President:
    • Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal) (until December 30)
    • Emmanuel Pelaez (Liberal) (starting December 30)
  • Chief Justice:
  • Congress: 4th (until December 13)

Events[]

January[]

April[]

  • April 6 – April 9th is proclaimed as Bataan Day and declared it as legal holiday.[7]

June[]

  • June 7 – Danao becomes a city in the province of Cebu through Republic Act 3028 and ratified on the same day.[8]

October[]

  • October 29 – DZBB-TV Channel 7 of the Republic Broadcasting System (now GMA Network), the country's television station owned by Robert Stewart is launched.

December[]

Holidays[]

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[10] 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.[11] As per Republic Act No. 3022[7] is declared as Bataan Day.

  • 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
  • July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
  • August 13 – Legal Holiday
  • November 28 – Thanksgiving Day
  • November 30 – Bonifacio Day
  • December 25 – Christmas Day
  • December 30 – Rizal Day

Births[]

  • January 9 – Henry Omaga-Diaz, Filipino journalist
  • January 27:
    • Willie Revillame, Filipino TV host/comedian
    • Dina Bonnevie, Filipino actress
  • February 6 – Susan Quimpo, Filipino activist, author, and theater artist (d. 2020)
  • March 27 – Peter John Calderon, Filipino lawyer and politician
  • March 31 – Jesus Crispin Remulla, Filipino politician
  • April 9 – April Boy Regino, Filipino singer (d. 2020)
  • April 19 – Albert Martinez, Filipino actor and director
  • May 22 - Rio Locsin, Filipina actress and model
  • May 29 – Ali Sotto, Filipino actress, and radio broadcaster
  • May 30 – Ricky Davao, Filipino actor and director
  • July 2 – Tetchie Agbayani, Filipina actress
  • July 18 – Howie Severino, Filipino broadcast journalist
  • June 19 – Joel Torre, Filipino actor
  • August 13 – Ambeth R. Ocampo, Filipino historian, journalist, and writer
  • September 23 – Joey Loyzaga, Basketball player.
  • September 25 – Mark Gil, actor (d. 2014)[12]
  • October 5 – Rommel Amatong, Filipino politician
  • October 8 – Sandy Andolong, Filipino actress
  • October 11 – Willie Marcial, 10th PBA commissioner
  • October 26:
  • November 23 – Miguel Rodriguez (Born Miguel Benedict Rodriguez), Filipino Actor (d. 1998)
  • December 2 – Rodrigo Abellanosa, Filipino politician
  • December 13 – Amy Austria, Filipino actress
  • December 22 – Lan Medina, Filipino comic book artist
  • December 24 – Armin Luistro, secretary of Education

Deaths[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Metro Manila experiences coldest morning of year Monday at 19.4 degrees Celsius". Philippines News Agency. February 9, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "'Abnormally cold' temperatures recorded in January". GMA News. January 31, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Baguio, Tuguegarao record lowest temps since November". Rappler. January 27, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Baguio City records lowest temperature in 2017". CNN Philippines. February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "Baguio in its coldest temperature in 2016". CNN Philippines. January 28, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Baguio coldest in 46 years". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "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. Retrieved February 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "HISTORY OF DANAO CITY". Official Website of Danao City. Retrieved February 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Lapu-Lapu City". DILG Region VII. Retrieved February 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved February 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Retrieved February 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Mark Gil dead at 52". astig.ph. ASTIG.PH. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  13. ^ "Boy Sta. Romana - Biography - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Sergio Osmeña". Encyclopaedia Britannica. October 15, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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