1957 in the Philippines

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1957 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1957.

Incumbents

Outgoing President Ramon Magsaysay

Incoming President Carlos P. Garcia

President:
- Ramon Magsaysay (Nacionalista Party) (until March 17)
- Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista Party) (starting March 17)
Vice President:
- Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista Party) (until March 18)
- Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal) (starting December 30)
Chief Justice: Ricardo Paras
Congress: 3rd (until December 10)

Events

March

March 17 – President Magsaysay dies in a plane crash. Vice President Carlos P. Garcia assumes the presidency.

June

June 12 – Silay becomes a city in the province of Negros Occidental through Republic Act 1621.^[1]
June 20 - The Anti-Subversion Act is signed into law outlawing the Communist Party of the Philippines, its military arm commonly known as the Hukbalahap, as well as potential succeeding organizations.^[2]

November

November 14 – Carlos P. Garcia is elected president in the presidential elections.

Holidays

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]

Births

January 4 – Rafael Nantes, governor of the Province of Quezon, Philippines from 2007 to 2010. (d. 2010)
January 17 – Hilda Koronel, actress
January 20 – Jessie Dellosa, Chief of staff of the Philippine Armed Forces
January 22 – Rene Requiestas, Filipino actor and comedian. (d. 1993)
January 30 – Paeng Nepomuceno, six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler
February 13 – Francisco Duque III, former two-term Philippine Secretary of Health
February 14 – Rolando Navarrete, Filipino ex-boxer
February 23 – Mel Sta. Maria, Filipino lawyer, broadcaster, professor in Ateneo Law School and dean of Far Eastern University Institute of Law since November 2013
March 23 – Victoria Sy-Alvarado, Filipino politician.
April 22 – Jaime Aristotle Alip, Filipino entrepreneur, politician and the Founder and managing director of the CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions
May 6 – Benedicto Ducat, Filipino impressionist painter
May 13 – Mar Roxas, former Senator of the Philippines
June 21 –Luis Antonio Tagle, Roman Catholic Filipino Cardinal
July 20 – Judith Cajes, Filipino politician
August 4 – Mark Joseph, actor (d. 2020)
August 19 – Maria Isabel Lopez, actress
September 7:
- Richie D'Horsie, actor and comedian (d. 2015)
- Weng Weng, Filipino actor and martial artist (d. 1992)
September 8 – Liza Maza, member of the Philippine House of Representatives
September 13 – Bongbong Marcos, 17th President of the Philippines
September 23 – Bernardo Piñol, Jr., Filipino politician and journalist.
October 7 – Joey Marquez, Filipino actor, comedian, and politician.
November 4 – Carlos Siguion-Reyna, director
November 12 – Abdulmunir Mundoc Arbison, Filipino politician
November 13 – Lolita Carbon, singer-songwriter and member of Asin (band)
November 14 – Ronnie Lazaro, actor
December 8 – Rodolfo Luat, Filipino professional pool player
December 14 – Tim Cone, American PBA head coach
December 24 – Frederick Adams, basketball player
December 26 – Rey Fortaleza, Olympic boxer

Date unknown

Julie Ann Fortich, Filipino actress
Prisco Nilo, Filipino meteorologist.

Deaths

March 17:
- Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
- Tomas Cabili, journalist, educator and assemblyman from Lanao (b. 1903)
June 14 - Maria Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo, Filipino nun and the founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines (b. 1884)
August 4 - Eugenio Pérez, Filipino politician (b. 1896)

References

^ "ABOUT THE CITY". Silay City Government. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^ "Philippine Laws, Statutes and Codes - Chan Robles Virtual Law Library".
^ "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[1] "ABOUT THE CITY". Silay City Government. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[2] "Philippine Laws, Statutes and Codes - Chan Robles Virtual Law Library".

[3] "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[4] "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[5] "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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