1980 in the Philippines explained
1980 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1980.
Incumbents
Querube Makalintal
Events
January
February
May
July
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 9 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]
Entertainment and culture
Unknown
Births
- January 15 – Sam Oh, TV host and radio DJ
- January 16 – Drew Arellano, TV host and actor
- January 20 – Jaybee Sebastian, high profile inmate at New Bilibid Prison (d. 2020)
- February 7 – Adrian Alandy, actor
- February 8 – Jenny Miller, Canadian-Filipino actress
- February 16 – Mark Lapid, actor and politician
- March 1 – Cassandra Ponti, actress, dancer, and model
- March 3 – Christian Coronel, basketball player
- March 7 – Froilan Baguion, basketball player
- March 11 – Yancy de Ocampo, basketball player
- April 23 – Bobby Pacquiao, boxer and politician
- June 16 – Philip Butel, basketball player
- June 24 - Wacky Kiray, actor, host and comedian
- July 2 – Ciara Sotto, actress and singer
- July 6 – JB Magsaysay, actor, businessman and politician
- July 24 – Cheska Garcia, actress and model
- August 2 – Dingdong Dantes, actor
- August 9 – Kristopher Peralta, actor
- August 15 – Cogie Domingo, actor
- August 17 – Tootsie Guevara, singer
- August 19 – Cyrus Baguio. basketball player
- September 16 – Kitchie Nadal singer, songwriter
- October 1 – Phoemela Baranda, television personality
- October 6 – Larijean Moreno, actress
- October 11 – Justin Cuyugan, actor
- October 17 – Don Dulay, basketball player
- October 30 – Rich Alvarez, basketball player and coach
- November 1 – Nina, singer
- November 10 – Mike Cortez, basketball player
Deaths
Notes and References
- http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph/reserve/12012/Kasaysayan%20Vol10%20%20A%20Timeline%20of%20Phil%20History.pdf Kasaysayan, Volume 10 :A Timeline of Philippine History
- Web site: Maestre De Campo Island. Google Maps. February 17, 2017.
- Book: The 1981 World Book Year Book. registration. World Book-Childcraft International, Inc.. 1981. 0-7166-0481-7. Chicago.
- 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: Brodkast. live. April 6, 2021. Ang Dating Daan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811034233/https://www.angdatingdaan.org/brodkast/ . August 11, 2020 .