1984 in the Philippines explained

1984 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1984.

Incumbents

• President: Ferdinand Marcos (KBL)
• Prime Minister: Cesar Virata (KBL)
• House Speaker

Nicanor Yñiguez

• Chief Justice: Enrique Fernando

Events

January

• January 27 – National and local plebiscites are held for the approval of the proposed constitutional amendments and local bills made by the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
• January 31 – Huge rally against the Presidency and dishonest governance of Ferdinand Marcos held by supporters of Ninoy Aquino attended by around 25,000 people which resulted in a crackdown by Constabulary forces.^[1]

May

• May 14 – Parliamentary elections are held. The opposition runs for the Regular Batasang Pambansa under the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) and the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) against the ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) of Ferdinand Marcos. The KBL wins a majority with 114 seats, but markedly down from 163 seats last election.

September

• September 1 – Typhoon Nitang strikes the Philippines. It kills 1,492 people and 1,856 more are injured. Roughly 1.6 million people are affected in the country. A total of 108,219 homes are destroyed and 142,653 more are damaged.^[2] However, President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of calamity only after Nitang's onslaught.

December

• December 1 – Manila LRT Line 1 is opened.

Holidays

See main article: Public holidays in the Philippines. As per Act No. 2711 section 29,^[3] 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.^[4] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.^[5] As per Republic Act No. 3022,^[6] 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.^[7]

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• February 22 – Legal Holiday
  • April 9 – Bataan Day April 19 – Maundy Thursday
• April 20 – Good Friday
• May 1 – Labor Day
  • June 12 – Independence Day July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
• August 13 – Legal Holiday
• August 26 – National Heroes Day
• September 21 – Thanksgiving Day
• November 30 – Bonifacio Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 30 – Rizal Day

Entertainment and culture

• July 9 – Maria Desiree Verdadero is proclaimed 3rd runner-up in the Miss Universe 1984 pageant night was held in the James L Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States.

Sports

• July 28–August 2 – The Philippines participates in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.^[8]

Births

• January 6 – Jared Dillinger, basketball player
• January 12 – Oyo Boy Sotto, actor, model

• January 19:
  • Kelvin dela Peña, basketball player
  • Xiao Chua, historian, academic and television host
• January 20 – Toni Gonzaga, singer, television host and actress
• January 21:
  • Richard Gutierrez,^[9] Filipino actor and commercial model
  • Raymond Gutierrez, actor and television host

• February 11 – Jeff Chan, basketball player
• February 14 – John Prats, actor, comedian, and dancer
• March 6 – Sol Mercado, basketball player

• March 14 – Paolo Contis, actor
• March 16 – Michael Roy Jornales, actor, model, martial artist, fight, director, and singer

• March 23 – Ryan Araña, basketball player
• March 28 – Joseph Bitangcol, actor,.TV Host
• April 3 – Antoinette Jadaone, film director

• May 7 – Vandolph Quizon, actor, model
• May 18 – Aleck Bovick, actress, model, and singer
• May 19 – Ken Bono, basketball player
• May 23 – Sam Milby, Filipino-American actor, commercial model, and recording artist
• May 25 – Junjun Cabatu, basketball player
• June 4 – Gretchen Fullido, anchor and model

• June 29 – Paula Peralejo, actress and model
• July 9 – LA Tenorio, basketball player
• July 16 – Ginger Conejero, journalist and television personality
• July 19 – Alessandra De Rossi, actress
• July 24:
  • Bubbles Paraiso, actress, model

• July 27 – Jaymee Joaquin
• August 10 – Mariel Rodriguez, commercial model, television host and actress

• August 12 – Marian Rivera,^[10] commercial model and actress
• August 18 – Sam Y.G., radio and television personality
• August 23 – Eric Tai, actor, host, and rugby player
• August 27 – Macky Escalona, basketball player

• September 14 – Tyron Perez, actor, model (d. 2011)
• September 17 - Mark Shandii Bacolod, Filipino director, producer and talent manager (d. 2022)
• September 22 – Marcelito Pomoy, singer
• September 27 – Macky Escalona, former basketball player
• October 7 – Anna Larrucea, actress
• November 13 – Dimples Romana actress
• November 16 – Janelle Jamer actress model singer
• November 19 – Janus del Prado, actor

• November 28 – Joross Gamboa, actor
• November 29 – Sitti Navarro,^[11] Filipina bossa nova singer
• December 8 – Hero Angeles, actor
• December 10 – Krista Ranillo, Filipina actress

• December 30 – Rico Barrera
• December 31 – Marvin Cruz, basketball player

Deaths

• February 10 – Claudia Zobel, Filipino actress

• February 18 – Alejo Santos, Filipino soldier and World War II hero (b. 1911)
• March 26 – Sergio Osmeña Jr., Filipino politician, former mayor of Cebu City

• November 14 – Cesar Climaco, Filipino politician (b. 1916)

Notes and References

1. People's Journal February 1, 1984 pp.01-02
2. Web site: . National Disaster Coordinating Council . November 9, 2004 . December 6, 2009 . Destructive Typhoons: 1970–2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041109181317/http://baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=%2Fmiso%2Ftyphoons&range=80%2C20 . November 9, 2004 . live .
3. 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 .
4. 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 .
5. 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 .
6. 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 .
7. 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.
8. Web site: Official Olympic Reports . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204034829/http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm . February 4, 2012 . dead . 2012-03-04 . mdy .
9. Web site: Richard Gutierrez. 2012-03-04.
10. Web site: GMA profile on Marian Rivera . 2012-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015052614/http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/profile/marian-rivera?celeb_code=marian-rivera&section=&page= . October 15, 2013 . live .
11. News: When the city falls in love with Sitti this Valentine's . The Philippine Star. 2010-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110125136/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=439590 . January 10, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .