1975 in the Philippines explained

1975 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1975.

Incumbents

President: Ferdinand Marcos (Independent)
Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion

Events

January

January 22 – In the country's worst fire on record by then, 51 persons are either burned, suffocated, or leaped to their death when a fire sweeps through a factory in a commercial building in Marikina, Rizal. At least 79 others are seriously injured.^[1] ^[2]
January 25-26 – At least 30 persons were killed during a tropical storm, including 11 who were buried by a landslide and 7 fishermen who died at sea.

February

February 1 – The Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation is launched.
February 3 – Thirty-one persons were killed when fire in an airliner engine forced the pilot to crash-land in Manila.
February 27–28 – A national referendum was called where the majority of the barangays voted approved the following: a) The use by the President of his power to restructure the local governments in Greater Manila into an integrated system; b) the appointment by the President of the successors of local elective officials (outside the Greater Manila) whose terms of office expired on December 31, 1975; c) the manner the President has been exercising his powers under Martial Law and the Constitution and that the President should continue exercising the same powers; and d) allowing Martial law to continue, not to convene the Interim National Assembly and extend the terms of local officials by appointment, and suspend elections, pursuant to Presidential Decrees Nos. 1366, 1366-A and 1366-B.

April

April 15 – The Kabataang Barangay (KB) was created by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 684. The decree provided for the organization of KB units in the 42,000 barangays all over the country with the purpose of giving the youth a definite role in community affairs.

May

May 1 – The Kabataang Barangay elections were held in which about 3 million Filipino youths aged 15 to 18 years old participated.

November

November 7 – President Ferdinand Marcos issues Presidential Decree 824 creating the Metropolitan Manila Commission (MMC). It integrates the city of Manila and adjacent Quezon City with the cities of Pasay and Caloocan and municipalities of Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Las Piñas, Malabon, Navotas, Pasig, Pateros, Parañaque, Marikina, Muntinlupa, and Taguig from the province of Rizal and the municipality of Valenzuela from the province of Bulacan to form Metropolitan Manila.^[3]

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] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.^[6] As per Republic Act No. 3022,^[7] April 9th was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.^[8]

January 1 – New Year's Day
February 22 – Legal Holiday
March 27 – Maundy Thursday
March 28 – 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 31 – National Heroes Day
September 21 – Thanksgiving Day
November 30 – Bonifacio Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 30 – Rizal Day

Business and economy

October 13 – The family of Tony Tan Caktiong opens a Magnolia Ice Cream House, which later became the first Jollibee branch in 1978.

Entertainment and culture

February 1 – The Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation is launched in the Philippines.
December 1 - GMA Radio-Television Arts launches Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko.

Sports

April 9 – The Philippine Basketball Association is inaugurated at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
October 1 – The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the heavyweight boxing championship of the world, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.^[9]

Births

January 16 – Anthony Taberna, TV & Radio host, Anchor
February 7 – Ian Veneracion, actor
February 11 – Lourd de Veyra, TV Host, TV5 & Vocalist of Radioactive Sago Project
February 13 – Ali Peek, basketball player
March 3 – Khadaffy Janjalani, Islamist (d. 2006)
March 10 – Glydel Mercado, actress
March 14 – Rico Yan, actor (d. 2002)
March 24 – Paolo Duterte, politician
May 9 – Don Laurel, actor
May 20 – Miriam Quiambao, actress and first runner-up in Miss Universe 1999
June 26 – Luke Mejares, singer-songwriter
July 15

- K Brosas, singer and comedian
- Viveika Ravanes, actress
August 2

- Joel Villanueva, politician
- Alma Concepcion, actress and beauty queen
August 7 – Almira Muhlach, actress
August 15 – William Antonio, basketball player
August 17 – Carmina Villarroel, actress
September 11 – Cholo Escaño, actor, musician and Member of Voice Unlimited
September 24 – Francis Adriano, basketball player
October 17 – Vina Morales, singer and actress
November 3 – Egay Billones, basketball player
November 6 – Tisha Silang, TV host and businesswoman
November 21 – Betong Sumaya, actor and comedian
November 30 – Diego Castro III, journalist and actor
December 9 – Ina Raymundo, actress, model and singer
December 12 – Abigail Binay, lawyer and politician
December 16 – Aiko Melendez, actress
December 26 – Chris Calaguio, actor
December 29 – William Thio, journalist and TV host

Deaths

January 6 – Sotero Baluyut, Filipino engineer and politician (b. 1889)
January 7 – Macario Peralta Jr., soldier, lawyer, and senator (b. 1913)
January 14 – Miguel Cuaderno Sr., first Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (b. 1890)
April 13 – Teófilo Sison, Filipino legislator and first Secretary of National Defense (b. 1880)
June 14 – Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (b. 1901)

Notes and References

Book: The 1976 World Book Year Book.. Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1976. 0-7166-0476-0. Chicago.
"At Least 51 Killed By Fire in Factory In Manila Suburb" AP via The New York Times. 01-22-1975. Retrieved 04-01-2022.
Web site: Presidential Decree No. 824, s. 1975. live. April 12, 2021. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903201253/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1975/11/07/presidential-decree-no-824-s-1975/ . September 3, 2017 .
Web site: AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. live. February 22, 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 22, 2022. Official Holidays. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705124615/https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day . July 5, 2020 .
Web site: Act No. 3827. live. February 22, 2022. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828111303/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1931/10/28/act-no-3827/ . August 28, 2017 .
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 22, 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 22, 2022. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
Web site: COLISEUM HISTORY . March 16, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310205036/http://www.aranetacoliseum.com/2006/corporate.php . March 10, 2012 . mdy .