1975 in the Philippines

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1975 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1975.

Incumbents[]

President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House in 1966.
  • President: Ferdinand Marcos (Independent)
  • Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion

Events[]

January[]

  • January 22 – Fifty-one persons were either burned, suffocated, or leaped to their death when a blaze swept through a suburban factory in Manila. At least 79 others were seriously injured.[1]
  • January 25-26 – At least 30 persons were killed during a tropical storm, including 11 who were buried by a landslide and 7 fishermen who died at sea.[1]

February[]

  • February 3 – Thirty-one persons were killed when fire in an airliner engine forced the pilot to crash-land in Manila.[1]
  • February 27–28 – A national referendum was called where the majority of the barangays voted approved the following: a) The use by the President of his power to restructure the local governments in Greater Manila into an integrated system; b) the appointment by the President of the successors of local elective officials (outside the Greater Manila) whose terms of office expired on December 31, 1975; c) the manner the President has been exercising his powers under Martial Law and the Constitution and that the President should continue exercising the same powers; and d) allowing Martial law to continue, not to convene the Interim National Assembly and extend the terms of local officials by appointment, and suspend elections, pursuant to Presidential Decrees Nos. 1366, 1366-A and 1366-B.

April[]

  • April 9 – The Philippine Basketball Association was inaugurated at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
  • April 15 – The Kabataang Barangay (KB) was created by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 684. The decree provided for the organization of KB units in the 42,000 barangays all over the country with the purpose of giving the youth a definite role in community affairs.

May[]

October[]

  • October 1 – The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the heavyweight boxing championship of the world, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.[2]
  • October 13 – The family of Tony Tan Caktiong opens a Magnolia Ice Cream House, which later became the first Jollibee branch in 1978.

November[]

  • November 7 – President Ferdinand Marcos issues Presidential Decree 824 creating the Metropolitan Manila Commission (MMC). It integrates the Philippine capital Manila and adjacent Quezon City with the cities of Pasay and Caloocan and municipalities of Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Las Piñas, Malabon, Navotas, Pasig, Pateros, Parañaque, Marikina, Muntinlupa and Taguig from the province of Rizal and the municipality of Valenzuela from the province of Bulacan.[3]

Television[]

Main article: 1975 in Philippine television
  • February 1 – The Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation is launched in the Philippines.
  • December 1 - GMA Radio-Television Arts launches Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko.

Births[]

  • January 16 – Anthony Taberna, TV & Radio host, Anchor
  • February 7 – Ian Veneracion, actor
  • February 11 – Lourd de Veyra, TV Host, TV5 & Vocalist of Radioactive Sago Project
  • February 13 – Ali Peek, basketball player
  • March 3 – Khadaffy Janjalani, Islamist (d. 2006)
  • March 10 – Glydel Mercado, actress
  • March 14 – Rico Yan, actor (d. 2002)
  • March 24 – Paolo Duterte, politician
  • May 20 – Miriam Quiambao, actress and first runner-up in Miss Universe 1999
  • July 15:
  • August 2 – Joel Villanueva, politician
  • August 7 – Almira Muhlach, actress
  • August 15 – William Antonio, basketball player
  • August 17 – Carmina Villarroel, actress
  • September 24 – Francis Adriano, basketball player
  • October 17 – Vina Morales, singer and actress
  • November 3 – Egay Billones, basketball player
  • November 6 – Tisha Silang, TV host and businesswoman
  • November 21 – Betong Sumaya, actor and comedian
  • November 30 – Diego Castro III, journalist and actor
  • December 9 – Ina Raymundo, actress, model and singer
  • December 12 – Abigail Binay, lawyer and politician
  • December 16 – Aiko Melendez, actress
  • December 26 – Chris Calaguio, actor
  • December 29 – William Thio, journalist and TV host

Deaths[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c The 1976 World Book Year Book. Chicago, IL 60654: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1976. ISBN 0-7166-0476-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "COLISEUM HISTORY". Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 824, s. 1975". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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