1978 in the Philippines

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1978 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1978.

Incumbents[]

President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House in 1966.

Events[]

January[]

  • January 3 – Eleven worshipers died when fire broke out in a Buddhist temple in Manila.[1]

April[]

July[]

  • July 9 – At least 11 persons were killed and 110 injured when fire broke out in a theater complex in Manila.[1]

August[]

  • August 25 – Tropical Storms severely battered the northern Philippines and Manila, killing more than 50 persons.[1]

September[]

  • September 14 – A Philippine Air Force plane, carrying members of President Ferdinand E. Marcos' security staff and journalists, crashed in Manila while trying to land in a thunderstorm. At least 32 persons were killed.[1]

October[]

  • October 27 – Typhoon Rita pummeled Manila with winds up to 94 miles per hour (150 kilometers per hour). At least 20 were killed and 70,000 left homeless in the floods that resulted.[1]

Holidays[]

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[2] 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.[3] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[4] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[5] April 9th was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) last August 4, 1964.[6]

  • January 1 – New Year's Day
  • February 22 – Legal Holiday
  • March 24 – Maundy Thursday
  • March 25 – Good Friday
  • April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
  • May 1 – Labor Day
  • June 12 – Independence Day
  • July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
  • August 13 – Legal Holiday
  • August 27 – National Heroes Day
  • September 21 – Thanksgiving Day
  • November 30 – Bonifacio Day
  • December 25 – Christmas Day
  • December 30 – Rizal Day

Entertainment and culture[]

Premieres[]

Sports[]

  • October 1-14 – The 1978 FIBA World Championship is hosted by Philippines. Rizal Memorial Coliseum at Manila and Araneta Coliseum at Quezon City, Metro Manila were the venues for the event.[7] The Philippines ranked seventh place in the event.
  • December 9-20 – The Philippines participated in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand. It ranked ninth with 4 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 6 bronze medals with a total of 14 over-all medals.

Births[]

  • January 4 – Lino Cayetano, politician and television director
  • January 25 – Nyoy Volante, singer
  • January 31 – Jessa Zaragoza, actress and singer
  • February 3 – Miko Palanca, actor (d. 2019)
  • February 8 – Francis Pasion, film and television director (d. 2016)
  • March 1 – Brandon Cablay, basketball player
  • March 6 – Archie Alemania, actor, host, and comedian
  • March 18 – Juris Fernandez, singer-songwriter
  • March 21 – Joyce Jimenez, actress
  • March 26 – Gian Sotto, actor and politician
  • April 17 – Jaypee de Guzman, actor
  • April 21 – Cindy Kurleto, Austrian model and actress[8]
  • May 11 – Judy Ann Santos, television and film actress
  • June 8 – Mr. Fu, radio and television personality
  • June 10 – Ricky Calimag, basketball player
  • June 14 – G. Toengi, actress
  • June 17 – KC Montero, host, radio and television presenter
  • July 1 – Precious Hipolito, politician
  • July 13 – Gary David, basketball player
  • July 14 – Karl Kendrick Chua, economist and acting secretary of National Economic and Development Authority
  • July 22 – Ryan Eigenmann, actor
  • August 12 - Jan Marini, singer, actress, blogger former mainstar of Ang TV
  • August 14 – Mark Villar, businessman and Secretary of Public Works and Highways
  • August 24 – Tony dela Cruz, basketball player
  • September 8 – Regine Tolentino, TV host, actress, and businesswoman
  • September 17 – Jennifer Rosales, golfer
  • November 6 – Jolina Magdangal, television film actress and former Teen idol.
  • November 26 – Jamir Garcia, frontman of Slapshock (d. 2020)
  • November 27 – Gem Ramos, actress
  • December 8 – Pia Arcangel, television journalist
  • December 10 – , basketball player
  • December 17 – Manny Pacquiao, boxer and politician

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e The 1979 World Book Year Book. Chicago, IL: World Book-Childcraft International, Inc. 1979. ISBN 0-7166-0479-5.
  2. ^ "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved February 22, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Retrieved February 22, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved February 22, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "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 22, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "AN ACT CHANGING THE DATE OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM JULY FOUR TO JUNE TWELVE, AND DECLARING JULY FOUR AS PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC DAY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 4, 1964. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  7. ^ GAME DETAILS
  8. ^ It is unknown on what year Cindy Kurleto was born. A 2020 Myra Ultimate commercial listed Kurleto's age as 42, thus therefore making her year of birth as 1978.
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