1983 in the Philippines explained
1983 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in that year.
Incumbents
Nicanor Yñiguez
Events
February
July
- July 12–15 – Typhoon Bebeng, The monsoon spawns a tropical depression on July 12, east of the Philippines. It heads westward, strengthening to a tropical storm that night and a typhoon on the 13th. Vera makes landfall on the 14th as an 85 mph (137 km/h) typhoon in the Philippines, weakens over the islands, especially Luzon, and strengthens over the South China Sea to a 100 mph (160 km/h) typhoon. Damages amounting to a total of US$9 million in the Philippines. The typhoon leaves 45 people dead.
August
September
November
Holidays
See main article: Public holidays in the Philippines. As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[8] 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.[9] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[10] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[11] 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.[12]
Entertainment and culture
Date unknown
Births
- January 3:
- January 13 – Jojo Duncil, basketball player
- January 20 – Angelica Jones, actress, singer, and politician
- February 11 – Jeff Chan, basketball player
- March 2 – Jerald Napoles, actor and comedian
- March 11 – Bianca Gonzalez, host
- April 22 – Boyet Bautista, basketball player
- May 27 – Ronjay Buenafe, basketball player
- June 14 – Yousif Aljamal, basketball player
- June 24 – John Lloyd Cruz, actor
- June 28 – Maui Taylor, actress, model, singer
- July 10 – Doug Kramer, basketball player
- July 12 – Marco Alcaraz, actor, commercial model, and basketball player
- July 23 – Ping Medina, actor
- July 27 – AJ Dee, Filipino actor
- July 29 – Chad Alonzo, basketball player
Deaths
Notes and References
- Book: The 1984 World Book Year Book. World Book, Inc. (Doubleday & Company, Inc.). 1984. 0-7166-0484-1. Chicago . 0084-1439.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19830207&id=rFwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7029,2199321 "15 in Mine Killed"
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19830207&id=G6pOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6231,2270373 "Mine blast killed 15 Filipinos"
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19830207&id=6tZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cRMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1207,1758764 "Mine blast kills 15"
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1345&dat=19830819&id=jLEvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5807,818813 "Death toll reaches 21 in Philippines quake"
- "46 killed by Philippine rebels in ambush of an army patol" The New York Times. October 3, 1983. Retrieved 04-29-2021.
- News: Pareja . Jessica Ann . 2009-11-21 . Sinking of vessel in 1983 remembered . . 2022-01-30.
- 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 .
- Web site: Esmaquel. Paterno II. February 12, 2021. Controversial Christian preacher Eli Soriano dies. live. January 5, 2022. Rappler.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210212005123/https://www.rappler.com/nation/brother-eliseo-soriano-ang-dating-daan-dies . February 12, 2021 .
- "Felixberto Olalia, 80, Is Dead; Led a Philippine Labor Group" AP via The New York Times. Dec. 5, 1983. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
As cited by:
"Felixberto Olalia" Martial Law Files. Retrieved July 5, 2022.