1970 in the Philippines

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1970 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1970.

Incumbents

President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House in 1966.

President: Ferdinand Marcos (Nacionalista Party)
Vice President: Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista Party)
House Speaker: José Laurel, Jr.
Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion
Congress: 7th (starting January 26)

Events

January

January to March – The First Quarter Storm^[1] was a period of leftist unrest in the Philippines, composed of a series of heavy demonstrations, protests, and marches against the government.
January 26 – Pres. Marcos delivers his State of the Nation Address at the Legislative Building, Manila. Student groups, led by the National Union of Students of the Philippines and Kabataang Makabayan, conducts a rally outside the building, in which, are confronted by the riot police as they march to Malacañang, leaving many injuries.^[2]
January 30 – Another confrontation between riot police and about 2,000 demonstrators, mostly students, outside Malacañang Palace, kills six people in what would be called the "Battle of Mendiola," and marks the beginning of the First Quarter Storm.^[2]

February

February 18 – United States Embassy in Manila is attacked by an estimated 2,000-3,000 youths, who had broken from a massive peaceful demonstrations,^[3] after holding a People's Congress in Plaza Miranda.^[2]

March

March 3 – A People's March is organized by the Movement for a Democratic Philippines, and the group marches from Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City to Post Office Building in Plaza Lawton, Manila.^[2]

April

April 5 – 7 – Demonstrations and strikes against oil price and transportation cost increases, and violent anti-American riots break out.^[2]
April 7 – Destructive earthquake shook the Manila area, killed 15 persons and injured 200 others.^[3]
April 21 – Philippine twin-engine Hawker Siddeley, ripped by an explosion in the tail section, fell near the village of Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, all 36 aboard died.^[3]

May

May 20 – Another protest actions against Marcos government and the involvement of United States in Vietnam War are held.^[2]

June

June 12 – Philippine fishing boat "Baby Princess" capsized in a violent storm 300 miles southwest of Manila, 22 persons were rescued, 22 others were devoured by sharks.^[3]

October

October 13 – Super Typhoon Sening landfalls on Lagonoy Gulf with sustained winds of 280 km/h. Sening left over 80,000 people homeless, in addition to killing 575 people (193 people were unaccounted for, and have since been declared dead, bringing the total toll to 768) and injuring nearly 1600.^[4] US$74 million (1970 US$, $373 million 2005 USD) of damage was estimated.

November

November 10 – The Constitutional Convention was called to change the existing Philippine Constitution which was made during the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Special elections for the CON-CON Delegates who will represent the various provinces of the country were held. From among more than 2,000 candidates, 320 delegates are elected.^[2]
November 19 – Philippine military officials denied charges made by Senator Stuart Symington (Democratic; Missouri) that the United States had provided cash assistance to the Philippine contingent in Vietnam.^[3]
November 20 – Violent typhoon (Typhoon Patsy or Yoling) with winds of (more than) 125 mph raged through the heavily populated (Luzon) island, wrecking the harbor and airport facilities at Manila.^[3] Typhoon Patsy was one of the deadliest typhoons to strike the Philippines in its history. 611 people were killed (with 351 missing) on the island, and 135 people were killed at sea due to shipping failures. In Manila, 120 persons died, 60 others were missing, and more than 1,000 injured; property damage reached $80 million.^[3]
November 27–29 – Papal visit of Pope Paul VI, the country's first. Upon his arrival at Manila International Airport, he survived an assassination attempt by a Bolivian painter, Benjamin Mendoza (a knife-wielding assailant dressed as a priest^[3]).^[2]^[5]^[6]

December

December 29 – The New People's Army conducts a raid in the armory of the Philippine Military Academy, with Lt. Victor Corpuz, academy's constabulary officer, as its accomplice.^[2]

Holidays

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,^[7] 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.^[8] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.^[9] As per Republic Act No. 3022,^[10] April 9 is proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.^[11]

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 30 – National Heroes Day
November 26 – Thanksgiving Day
November 30 – Bonifacio Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 30 – Rizal Day

Entertainment and culture

June 1 - NewsWatch, the longest-running newscast premiered on KBS-9 (now RPN-9 until 2012).

Unknown

Sesame Street, premiered on KBS-9 (now RPN-9 until 1980).

Sports

August 24 – September 4 – The country participated in the 1970 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand. It ranked 11th with 1 gold medal, 9 silver medals and 12 bronze medals with a total of 22 over-all medals.^[12]

Births

January 2 – Ogie Diaz, actor, comedian, and talent manager
January 5 – Mitoy Yonting, singer and comedian
January 8 – Bentot Jr., actor (died 2016)
January 11 – Joy Nilo, composer
January 12 – Mig Ayesa, Filipino-Australian singer and actor
January 23 – Ronald Moreno, judge
January 28:
- Norman Fegidero, football player
February 1:
- Albert Garcia, politician
- Michael Teruel, olympian
February 14 – John Carlos de los Reyes, politician
February 25 – Maricel Laxa, actress
March 2 – Strike Revilla, politician
March 6 – Gretchen Barretto, actress
March 15 – Joy Belmonte, politician
March 20 – Josephine Medina, table tennis player (died 2021)
March 21 – Jaya, Filipino soul music, singer, rapper, dancer, record producer, TV host, and actress
March 27 – E.J. Feihl, basketball player
March 30 – Isidro Vicera, boxer
April 3 – Ace Durano, politician
April 6 – Angelica Amante, politician
April 9 – Bing Loyzaga, actress and singer
April 12 – Eric Buhain, competitive swimmer
April 16 – Angelica Amante, politician
April 17 – Carlo Katigbak, president and CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation
April 19 - Winnie Castelo, Politician
April 22 – Regine Velasquez, singer and actress
May 1 – Cristina Gonzales, actress and politician
May 2 – Warren Kiamco, professional pool player
May 4 – Monique Wilson, actress and women's rights activist
May 6 – Dennis Pineda, politician
May 15:
- Elias Bulut Jr., politician
- Elias Recaido, boxer
May 27 – Cherry Pie Picache, actress
May 30 – Manolo Quezon, writer and host
June 6 – Johnedel Cardel, professional basketball player
June 10 – Alex Santos, journalist
June 11 – Pinky Webb, TV newscaster
June 25 – Chokoleit, comedian (died 2019)
July 3 – Niel Tupas Jr., lawyer and politician
July 17 – Johnny Abarrientos, basketball player
July 20 – Anjanette Abayari, actress
July 30 – Ferdinand Pascual, basketball referee
July 31 – Robert Angelo, professional tennis player
August 2 – Marcelino Teodoro, politician
August 6 – Rex Andrew Alarcon, Bishop of Daet
August 7 – Gerardo Espina Jr., politician
August 27 – Pokwang, comedian
August 30 – Ricor Buaron, basketball referee
September 5 – Gilbert Remulla, journalist and politician
September 15 – Pedro Centeno Baquero, Roman Catholic bishop
September 24 – Keanna Reeves, comedian
October 2 – Adel Tamano, educator, lawyer and politician
October 5 – Geraldine Ecleo-Villaroman, politician
October 28 – Alan Peter Cayetano, politician, diplomat, and Speaker of the House of Representatives
October 30 – Christine Bersola-Babao, host
November 1 – Olsen Racela, basketball player
November 2 – Ely Buendia, vocalist of Eraserheads
November 21 – Karen Davila, TV newscaster
November 24 – Tonisito Umali, lawyer
November 25 – Vince Hizon, basketball player
December 26 – Antonio Lascuña, professional golfer

Deaths

January 2 – Boni Serrano, soldier
January 19 – Honoria Acosta-Sison, first female Filipino doctor
January 26 – Basilio J. Valdes, Spanish-Filipino doctor, general, and minister
March 24 – Amado V. Hernandez, writer and labor leader
March 26 – Sulpicio Osório, editor, poet and writer
April 20 – Antonio Abad, poet and playwright
April 21 – José Corazón de Jesús Jr., actor
June 23 – Fortunato Yambao, basketball player
July 18 – Basilio L. Sarmiento, poet
August 11:
- Carlos Camins, politician
- Leon C. Pichay, writer and poet
- Rudy Robles, actor
September 8 – Mariano Castañeda, 5th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
October 18 – Manuel A. Cuenco, physician and politician
December 22 – Vicente Gullas, writer, lawyer and educator

References

^ Hilario, Ernesto (February 6, 2020). "The First Quarter Storm of 1970 revisited". RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People, Volume 10: Timeline of Philippine History" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year (1971). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1971.
^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1970). "J. TYPHOON JOAN" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2006.
^ "9 Surprising Facts About Papal Visits To The Philippines" FilipiKnow. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ Information about all of the official visits:
—"In the Know: 3 papal visits in span of 25 years" Inquirer.net. July 30, 2014.
—"Looking Back at The Three Catholic Popes Who Have Visited The Philippines" Esquire Magazine (Philippines). Mar. 30, 2018.

All were retrieved June 27, 2022.
^ "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.
^ "AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 6, 1961. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "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". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 4, 1964. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ 1970 Asian Games medal tally Archived October 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[1] Hilario, Ernesto (February 6, 2020). "The First Quarter Storm of 1970 revisited". RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People, Volume 10: Timeline of Philippine History" (PDF).

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year (1971). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1971.

[JTWC_report-4] Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1970). "J. TYPHOON JOAN" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2006.

[5] "9 Surprising Facts About Papal Visits To The Philippines" FilipiKnow. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[6] Information about all of the official visits:
—"In the Know: 3 papal visits in span of 25 years" Inquirer.net. July 30, 2014.
—"Looking Back at The Three Catholic Popes Who Have Visited The Philippines" Esquire Magazine (Philippines). Mar. 30, 2018.

All were retrieved June 27, 2022.

[7] "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.

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

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

[10] "AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 6, 1961. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[11] "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". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 4, 1964. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[12] 1970 Asian Games medal tally Archived October 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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