1969 in the Philippines explained

1969 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1969.

Incumbents

President: Ferdinand Marcos (Nacionalista Party)
Vice President: Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista Party)
House Speaker

José Laurel, Jr.

Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion
Congress: 6th (until June 17)

Events

March

March 29 – The New People's Army is formed by merging of Jose Maria Sison's revolutionary band with Bernabe Buscayno's Huk's peasant's army.^[1]

May

May 11 – Tuguegarao, Cagayan experiences a heatwave with a recorded temperature of 42.2 °C.

June

June 21 – The province of Western Samar is renamed to Samar by virtue of Republic Act No. 5650.

July

July 26 – United States President Richard Nixon visits the Philippines.

September

September 12 – A Philippine Airlines plane hits a tree and crashes on a hill in Antipolo, Rizal, killing 45 of 47 people on board. It is then the country's second worst air accident.^[2] ^[3]

October

October 15 – TV station DZKB-TV Channel 9, owned by Roberto S. Benedicto, is launched.

November

November 11:
- In the nationwide general elections held, incumbents Pres. Marcos and Vice Pres. Lopez are reelected in their respective positions, with the former as the first (and the last in electoral history) to win for a second full term as president in the presidential elections and the latter elected to a third full term as Vice President of the Philippines. The administration party, the Nacionalista Party, won 6 out of 8 seats in the Philippine Senate and 88 out of 110 seats in the House of Representatives.
- Puerto Princessa becomes a city in the province of Palawan through ratification of Republic Act 5906.
- Electorates of the municipality of Tarlac in the province of Tarlac rejected the cityhood law under Republic Act 5907.

Holidays

See main article: Public holidays in the Philippines. As per Act No. 2711 section 29,^[4] 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.^[5] As per Republic Act No. 3022,^[6] April 9th is proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.^[7]

January 1 – New Year's Day
February 22 – Legal Holiday
April 3 – Maundy Thursday
April 4 – 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
November 27 – Thanksgiving Day
November 30 – Bonifacio Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 30 – Rizal Day

Entertainment and culture

July 19 – Miss Philippines Gloria Diaz is crowned as the first filipina to win Miss Universe 1969 which was held in Long Beach, California, United States.
September 10 – The Cultural Center of the Philippines is inaugurated, located along Manila Bay.
October 15 – DZKB-TV Channel 9 is launched by Kanalon Broadcasting System (now Radio Philippines Network), a Philippine TV station, owned by Roberto S. Benedicto.

Births

January 2 – Dean Francis Alfar, author
January 3 – Bayani Agbayani, actor, singer, and comedian
January 14 – Vergel Meneses, basketball player and politician
February 15 - Shyr Valdez, Filipina actress
March 4 – Dawn Zulueta, Filipino actress
March 10 – Rolando Andaya Jr., Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 2022)
March 20 – Ruffy Biazon, Filipino politician
March 31 – Maritoni Fernandez, actress
April 13 – Migz Zubiri, Filipino businessman and politician
April 26 – Mikey Arroyo, Filipino politician and actor
May 12 – Eileen Ermita-Buhain, Filipino politician
May 31 – Ace Barbers, Filipino politician
May 15 – Lovely Rivero
June 19 – Nancy Catamco, Filipina politician
June 30 – Mike Defensor, Filipino politician
July 3 – Kaka Bag-ao, Filipina human rights lawyer and politician
July 13 – Vicky Morales, Filipina television journalist and news anchor
July 25 – Blakdyak, singer, actor and comedian (d. 2016)
July 28 – Alice Dixson, Filipino actress
August 3 – Lani Misalucha, Filipina singer
August 5 – Romulo Peña Jr., Filipino politician
August 12 – Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor
August 22 – Jean Garcia, Filipino actress
September 1 – Galo Ador Jr., Filipino comic writer (d. 2008)
September 5 – Amy Perez, Filipino actress and TV host
September 16 – Janno Gibbs, Filipino actor, comedian, and singer
October 8:
- Arthur Defensor Jr., Filipino politician
- Freddie Abuda, Filipino basketball player
October 10 – Francis Escudero, Filipino politician
November 8 – Gardo Versoza, actor
November 8 - Glenda Garcia, actress
November 22 – Chin Chin Gutierrez, actress and environmentalist
November 23 – Robin Padilla, Filipino actor, producer
December 17 – Michael V., Filipino comedian and actor
December 26 – JV Ejercito, Filipino politician

Deaths

March 31 – Botong Francisco, Filipino muralist (b. 1914)
June 5 – Simeon Toribio, Filipino athlete (b. 1905)
August 26 – Alejandro G. Abadilla, Filipino poet and essayist (b. 1906)

Notes and References

Web site: Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People, Volume 10: Timeline of Philippine History.
"RP's worst air accidents" (April 20, 2000). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. 13. (Link) Retrieved August 16, 2019.
Based on Aviation Safety Network database (Link), the said aviation accident was the 2nd worst at that time and currently the 6th. 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 Sept. 1969 accidents. Retrieved 02-11-2021.)
Web site: AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. live. February 21, 2022. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025043316/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1917/03/10/act-no-2711/ . October 25, 2017 .
Web site: Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022. live. February 21, 2022. Official Holidays. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705124615/https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day . July 5, 2020 .
Web site: April 6, 1961. AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY.. live. February 21, 2022. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20210217093423/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1961/04/06/republic-act-no-3022/ . February 17, 2021 .
Web site: August 4, 1964. 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. February 21, 2022. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.