1984 in the Philippines

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See also:
  • films

1984 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1984.

Incumbents[]

President Ferdinand Marcos

Events[]

February[]

September[]

  • September 1 – Typhoon Nitang struck the Philippines. It killed 1,492 people and 1,856 more were injured. Roughly 1.6 million people were affected in the country. A total of 108,219 homes were destroyed and 142,653 more were damaged.[1] However, President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of calamity only after Nitang's onslaught.

December[]

  • December 1 – Manila LRT Line 1 opened as the Southeast Asia's first rail line.

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
  • April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
  • April 19 – Maundy Thursday
  • April 20 – Good Friday
  • May 1 – Labor Day
  • June 12 – Independence Day
  • July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
  • August 13 – Legal Holiday
  • August 26 – National Heroes Day
  • September 21 – Thanksgiving Day
  • November 30 – Bonifacio Day
  • December 25 – Christmas Day
  • December 30 – Rizal Day

Entertainment and culture[]

For the events related to Philippine television in 1984, see 1984 in Philippine television.
  • July 9 - Maria Desiree Verdadero was proclaimed 3rd runner-up in the Miss Universe 1984 pageant night was held in the James L Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States.

Sports[]

  • July 28-August 2 – The Philippines participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.[7]

Births[]

  • January 6 – Jared Dillinger, basketball player
  • January 12 – Oyo Boy Sotto, actor, model
  • January 18 – Julius Camba, reporter (d. 2013)
  • January 19:
  • January 20 – Toni Gonzaga, singer, television host and actress
  • January 21:
    • Richard Gutierrez,[8] Filipino actor and commercial model
    • Raymond Gutierrez, actor and television host
  • January 24 – DJ Jasmin Jasmin Basar, dj, actress, model (d. 2019)
  • February 11 – Jeff Chan, basketball player
  • February 14 – John Prats, actor, comedian, and dancer
  • March 6:
    • Joseph Christian Rubin, Knights of the Altar (St. Joseph Parish)(KOA) President (1998-2003)
    • Sol Mercado, basketball player
  • March 11 – Bernard Cardona, television host and actor
  • March 14 – Paolo Contis, actor
  • March 16 - Michael Roy Jornales, actor, model, martial artist, fight, director, and singer
  • March 23 – Ryan Araña, basketball player
  • March 28 – Joseph Bitangcol, actor,.TV Host
  • April 3 – Antoinette Jadaone, film director
  • April 22 – Raymond "Emong" Quodala Vallarta , Philanthropist
  • May 7 – Vandolph Quizon, actor, model
  • May 18 - Aleck Bovick, actress, model, and singer
  • May 19 – Ken Bono, basketball player
  • May 23 – Sam Milby, Filipino-American actor, commercial model, and recording artist
  • May 25 – Junjun Cabatu, basketball player
  • June – Angela Lagunzad, journalist, TV host
  • June 4 – Gretchen Fullido, anchor and model
  • June 29 - Paula Peralejo, actress and model
  • July 9 – LA Tenorio, basketball player
  • July 16 – Ginger Conejero, journalist and television personality
  • July 19 – Alessandra De Rossi, actress
  • July 24:
    • Bubbles Paraiso, actress, model
    • Pia Gutierrez, news reporter
    • Boy 2 Quizon, comedian and actor
  • July 27 – Jaymee Joaquin
  • August 10:
    • Mariel Rodriguez, commercial model, television host and actress
    • Anna Theresa Licaros, beauty queen
  • August 12 – Marian Rivera,[9] commercial model and actress
  • August 18 – Sam Y.G., radio and television personality
  • August 23 – Eric Tai, actor, host, and rugby player
  • August 27 – Macky Escalona, basketball player
  • August 29 - Rejoice Rivera, actress and singer (died of 2010)
  • September 14 - Tyron Perez, actor, model (died of 2011)
  • September 22 – Marcelito Pomoy, singer
  • September 27 – Macky Escalona, former basketball player
  • October 7 – Anna Larrucea, actress
  • November 13 – Dimples Romana actress
  • November 16 – Janelle Jamer actress model singer
  • November 19 – Janus del Prado, actor
  • November 20 - Daisy Lopez, actress and vlogger
  • November 23 – Gianna Lynn, actress, model
  • November 28 – Joross Gamboa, actor
  • November 29 – Sitti Navarro,[10] Filipina bossa nova singer
  • December 8 – Hero Angeles, actor
  • December 10 – Krista Ranillo, Filipina actress
  • December 16 – Babylita Mariano, actress, model, dancer, television actress
  • December 20 – Liezel Garcia, Filipina singer-songwriter and actress
  • December 30 – Rico Barrera
  • December 31 – Marvin Cruz, basketball player

Deaths[]

  • February 10 - Claudia Zobel, Filipino actress
  • February 18 – Alejo Santos, Filipino soldier and World War II hero (b. 1911)
  • March 26 - Sergio Osmeña Jr., Filipino politician, former mayor of Cebu City
  • May 24 – Gen. Tomas B. Karingal,[11] Former chief of Quezon City Police Department. (b. 1915)
  • November 14 �� Cesar Climaco, Filipino politician (d. 1916)

Deaths Unknown[]

  • Ading Fernando
  • Cipriano P. Sandoval

References[]

  1. ^ Staff Writer (November 9, 2004). "Destructive Typhoons: 1970–2003". National Disaster Coordinating Council. Archived from the original on November 9, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  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. ^ "Official Olympic Reports". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  8. ^ "Richard Gutierrez". Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  9. ^ "GMA profile on Marian Rivera". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  10. ^ "When the city falls in love with Sitti this Valentine's". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  11. ^ "QCPD COMMEMORATES GEN. KARINGAL'S 31ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY". Metro Manila Today. May 26, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
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