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[]

President Ferdinand Marcos
  • 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[]

February[]

July[]

  • July 12 – Typhoon Bebeng, The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression on July 12, east of the Philippines. It headed westward, strengthening to a tropical storm that night and a typhoon on the 13th. Vera made landfall on the 14th as an 85 mph (137 km/h) typhoon in the Philippines, weakened over the islands, especially Luzon,[1] and restrengthened over the South China Sea to a 100 mph (160 km/h) typhoon. Damage totaled US$9 million in the Philippines. The typhoon left 45[1] people dead.

August[]

  • August 17—An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Luzon, the Philippines' largest island, leaving at least 21[5] people dead.[1]
  • August 21 – Former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and his assistant Ronaldo Galman were shot dead at Manila International Airport tarmac after his arrival. The event is cited to be a catalyst to the People Power Revolution.

September[]

  • September 29 — Thirty-nine soldiers and 7 civilians are killed when an army patrol unit is ambushed by leftist guerrillas in Godod, Zamboanga del Norte; the death toll is the highest suffered by Government forces in a single attack.[6]
  • November 21 — A Philippine inter-island ferry sank during a storm off Cebu, killing at least 13 people.[1]

Television[]

Date unknown[]

  • The religious program Ang Dating Daan starts its television broadcast on IBC 13.[7][8]

Births[]

  • January 3:
  • 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
  • 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 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 6 - Say Alonzo, actress, model, host
  • 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 9 – Tuesday Vargas, singer and comedian
  • November 18 – JC Intal, basketball player

Deaths[]

  • March 23 - Jeffrey Postigo, brother of Julie Vega
  • June 2 - Julio Rosales, Cardinal
  • August 21 - Benigno Aquino Jr., politician and senator
  • November 30 – Juan Liwag, lawyer and politician

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e The 1984 World Book Year Book. Chicago, Illinois 60654: World Book, Inc. (Doubleday & Company, Inc.). 1984. ISBN 0-7166-0484-1. ISSN 0084-1439.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "15 in Mine Killed" Toledo Blade. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mine blast killed 15 Filipinos" Lakeland Ledger. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mine blast kills 15" Star-News. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Death toll reaches 21 in Philippines quake" Spokane Chronicle. Aug. 19, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "46 killed by Philippine rebels in ambush of an army patol" The New York Times. October 3, 1983. Retrieved 04-29-2021.
  7. ^ "Brodkast". Ang Dating Daan. Retrieved April 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Esmaquel, Paterno II (February 12, 2021). "Controversial Christian preacher Eli Soriano dies". Rappler.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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