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1987 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1987.

Incumbents[]

President Corazon Aquino

Events[]

January[]

  • January 4 – A government proposal for autonomy in 4 Muslim-dominated provinces in Mindanao is agreed by Muslim separatists, ending the 14-year secessionist war in the area.[1]
  • January 22 – A crowd of 10,000, mostly farmers demanding land reforms (and rallying against Pres. Aquino), are shot by the troops at Mendiola Bridge during their protest march as they are going to the presidential palace in Manila; 13 farmers killed;[1][2] 98 others injured.[3][4][5]
  • January 27 – Pro-Marcos rebel soldiers, led by Col. Oscar Canlas, occupy GMA Network compound, wherein a siege by some 300 mutineers for almost 3 days ends in their surrender to the government, with 35 wounded; Villamor Air Base, wherein an assault results in the death of a mutineer and 16 injuries; as well as Sangley Point Naval base and the government-owned PTV-4. In connection with the coup attempt, at least 509 people have been arrested, as reported on Jan. 30 by Armed forces chief Gen. Ramos; 107 soldiers would be convicted by a military court, May 1988.[1][2][6][7][8][9]

February[]

  • February 2 – In a national plebiscite for a proposed new constitution, majority votes in favor of it.[1] Drafted by the Constitutional Commission of 1986, it would be adopted with a vote of 76.37% in the referendum for its ratification.[10]
  • February 8 – A ceasefire between government troops and the guerrilla forces, began in December 1987, expires.[1]
  • February 10 – A clash between 40 communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels and the military forces in Lupao, Nueva Ecija kills 17 villagers and a soldier; wounds an Army radioman. AFP chief Ramos apprehended 85 troops to barracks on Feb. 18 during an investigation.[1][4][11][12]
  • February 11:
    • Manila Standard publishes its first issue.[11]
    • A new constitution is declared ratified,[1] replacing the "freedom constitution."

March[]

  • March 1 – ABS-CBN launches the Star Network for the relaunch of Channel 2 after six months and the first white tri-ribbon 2 logo laced with a rhomboidal star came to be.
  • March 2 – TV Patrol was launched as its first flagship evening newscast replacing the former flagship national news program Balita Ngayon.
  • March 17 – Nineteen army soldiers are killed in a land mine attack perpetrated by Communist rebels in Quezon.[13]
  • March 18 – A bomb explosion at the PMA kills four people and injures 43.[1][13]
  • March 20 – Eighteen soldiers are killed when a military patrol is ambushed by the rebels in the southern Phils.[1]

April[]

  • April 18 – A raid in Fort Bonifacio is staged by 56 mutineers trying to free soldiers detained for the failed Jan. 27 coup attempt; 62 people, including military officers, are kept hostage; but is repelled with a rebel soldier killed and two wounded.[1][7][8][11]

May[]

  • May 4 – An ambush by rebels in Malinao, Aklan leaves 16 government soldiers dead and nine wounded.[1][14]
  • May 11 – Legislative elections is held for the first time post-Marcos era.[1]
  • May 27 - Geraldine Asis was proclaimed Top 10 in the Miss Universe 1987 pageant night was held in the HarbourFront Centre,Singapore

June[]

  • June 8 – Bernabe Buscayno is wounded in a car ambush in Quezon City wherein a television cameraman is killed.[1][15]
  • June 22 – A convoy carrying former rebel priest Conrado Balweg is ambushed by suspected guerrillas in Licuan-Baay, Abra, killing eight.[1][16]
  • June 26 – Philippine Airlines PR 206 crashes into Mt. Ugo in Itogon, Benguet with all 50 people on board killed. It is then the country's second worst air accident.[11][17][18]

July[]

  • July 13 – A plot to take over the Manila International Airport (MIA), an international school, and the Air Force headquarters is foiled with four army officers arrested in Manila.[7][8]
  • July 15 – The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is created through Executive Order No. 220 signed by Pres. Corazon Cojuangco–Aquino, consisting of, from Region 1, the provinces of Abra, Benguet and Mountain Province, and Baguio, and from Region 2, the provinces of Kalinga-Apayao and Ifugao.
  • July 27 – A renegade colonel, found led two plots against Pres. Aquino, is arrested by the military; coinciding with the beginning of the new Congress' first session.[1]

August[]

  • August 1 – Pres. Marcos' former intelligence chief is charged with plotting to overthrow the Aquino government.[1]
  • August 2 – Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Jaime Ferrer is assassinated in Parañaque. Police charges two men regarding the murder, Aug. 25. This is the first assassination of a Cabinet-rank official in country's history.[1][19]
  • August 28–29 – A coup attempt against Pres. Aquino, one of the most serious, is launched by members of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) led by Col. Gregorio Honasan; rebel soldiers seize Malacañang Palace, Camp Aguinaldo, Villamor Air Base, three television stations in Metro Manila, military camps in Pampanga and Cebu, and the airport in Legazpi City, wherein assaults result in at least 53 fatalities and more than 200 injuries; is repelled by government troops on the 29th. Honasan is captured in Manila, Dec. 10; while another leader, Lt.Col. Reynaldo Berroya, surrenders, Nov. 27.[1][2][7][8][9][11][20]

September[]

  • September 2 – Twenty-one of the government troops are killed in an ambush at a village in Quezon. On the same day, ten are killed in a raid in the municipal hall of Gonzaga, Cagayan. Both attacks are perpetrated by the NPA rebels.[21]
  • September 5 – Almost one platoon of constabulary forces, later colloquially described as the Lason Batch, fell victims to a mass poisoning attack in Zamboanga in which 19 soldiers died and 140 were hospitalized.[22][23][24]
  • September 12 – Fighting near Samal, Bataan results in deaths of six soldiers and seven guerrillas.[1]

October[]

  • October 18 – Canonization of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint.[11][25]
  • October 27 – An explosion and fire in a broadcasting complex in Manila causes two television stations to go off the air.[1]

November[]

Nina at peak intensity while approaching landfall in the Philippines.
  • November 11 – Polytechnic University of the Philippines president Nemesio Prudente is wounded in a gun attack wherein the university attorney, Alex Marteja, is killed. Prudente would be wounded in another attack in June 1988.[1][26]
  • November 15 – Juanito Rivera, CPP's second highest ranking official, arrested in Capas, Tarlac.[1][27]
  • November 25 – Super Typhoon Nina (Sisang)[1] slammed into Luzon,[28] killing 1,063 people and what is believed as the worst typhoon to hit an area in the 20th century.

December[]

President Corazon Aquino chairs the 3rd ASEAN Summit on December 14, 1987
MV Doña Paz
  • December 14–15 – 3rd ASEAN Summit was held in Manila, Philippines.[29]
  • December 20 – Interisland passenger ferry MV Doña Paz, travelling from Leyte to Manila and said to be overloaded, and oil tanker MT Vector collide at Tablas Strait off Mindoro Island; 24 survived, death toll later estimated to be 4,386;[30] considered the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history.[1][2][11][31][32]
  • December 30 – A regional court orders the release of former colonel Rolando Abadilla, accused in his involvement of two coup attempts against Pres. Aquino, allowing him to run in local elections the following month.[1]

Holidays[]

As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days to be observed in the country. The order was approved last July 25.[33] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".

  • January 1 – New Year's Day
  • April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
  • April 16 – Maundy Thursday
  • April 17 – Good Friday
  • May 1 – Labor Day
  • June 12 – Independence Day
  • August 30 – National Heroes Day
  • November 1 – All Saints Day
  • November 30 – Bonifacio Day
  • December 25 – Christmas Day
  • December 30 – Rizal Day
  • December 31 – Last Day of the Year

In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."

Television[]

Main article: 1987 in Philippine television

Sports[]

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • February 27 – Jose W. Diokno, nationalist and human rights advocate, aged 65.[1]
  • May 3 – Roberto Concepcion
  • August 2 – Jaime Ferrer, Local Government Minister, aged 70.[1][19]
  • August 5 – Lorenzo Mabini, vice-mayor of Bangui, Ilocos Norte.[1][34]
  • August 24 – Jose Caballero
  • August 27 – Dindo Fernando
  • August 31 – Vic Silayan
  • September 19 – Leandro Alejandro, left wing leader and oppositionist, aged 27.[1][35]
  • October 27 – Joel Alano
  • December 7 – Jaime Ongpin

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c d "#Journeyto30" by Epi Fabonan III, Philstar.com: (1987) "Collision course" January 16, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Richburg, Keith B. (January 23, 1987). "Manila Troops Kill 12 Protesters". Washington Post. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Massacres, incidents of violence against farmers" Rappler. October 23, 2018. Retrieved 05-01-2021.
  5. ^ –"Timeline of Mendiola massacre: 33 years and counting" Philstar.com (The Philippine Star). January 21, 2020. –"Mendiola Massacre" GMA News Online. January 22, 2008.
    –"The bloody Mendiola massacre took place 34 years ago today" Esquire (Philippines). January 22, 2019.
    –"4 things to know about the Mendiola Massacre" Rappler. January 21, 2017.
    All aforementioned were retrieved 05-01-2021.

    –"The Mendiola massacre: Decades on, Philippine land reform movement remains mired in blood" The Diplomat. January 22, 2021. Retrieved 04-30-2021.
  6. ^ –"Philippines to arrest officers who led military rebellion" The Washington Post. January 31, 1987. –"General, three officers ordered arrested for coup attempt" AP. January 31, 1987.
    Retrieved 04-30-2021.
  7. ^ a b c d "The Final Report of the Fact-Finding Commission:" "IV: Military Intervention in the Philippines: 1986 – 1987" Official Gazette of the Philippines. October 3, 1990. Retrieved 04-25-2021.
  8. ^ a b c d –"Coup attempts against Aquino" The Washington Post. Dec. 2, 1989.
    –"Philippine coup attempts" The New York Times. Dec. 1, 1989.
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  9. ^ a b "Timeline: Recent coups and attempted coups in the Philippines" Reuters. Nov. 29, 2007. Retrieved 05-01-2021.
  10. ^ La Viña, Antonio G. M.; Aceron, Joy G. (November 9, 2017). The 1987 Constitution. Anvil Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-971-27-2908-9. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "30 years of news reportage". Manila Standard. February 10, 2017. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. ^ –"Philippine army patrol kills 17 civilians as war with leftists resumes" UCA News. February 17, 1987. –"Death in a quiet Filipino hamlet: 17 civilians caught in the middle" The New York Times. February 17, 1987.
    Retrieved 05-01-2021.
  13. ^ a b "22 soldiers killed in mine, bomb attacks on Philippine military" Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1987. Retrieved 04-25-2021.
  14. ^ "Philippine rebels ambush convoy" The Washington Post. May 5, 1987. Retrieved 04-25-2021.
  15. ^ –"Former guerilla chief hurt in Manila ambush" The Washington Post. June 10, 1987. –"Gunmen in Philippines ambush former rebel" The New York Times. June 9, 1987.
    –"Ex-Rebel ‘Commander Dante’ Enlists in a New Revolution" Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1989.
    Retrieved 04-25-2021.
  16. ^ –"Rebel priest escapes ambush unscathed" UPI. June 21, 1987. –"Former rebel in hiding after surviving assassination attempt" AP. June 23, 1987.
    –"Former rebel priest Balweg criticized for tribal reprisal-killing" UCA News. October 13, 1987.
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  17. ^ "RP's worst air accidents" (April 20, 2000). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. 13. (Link) Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  18. ^ Based on Aviation Safety Network database (Link), the said aviation accident was the 2nd worst at that time and currently the 5th. The worst at that time was the one which occurred in May 1964, now the 3rd deadliest, with 80 fatalities (including 1 on the ground). (See the details of May 1964 and June 1987 accidents. Retrieved 02-11-2021.)
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  35. ^ "Best-known leftist leader in Philippines slain in ambush" Los Angeles Times. September 20, 1987. Retrieved 04-25-2021.
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