1970 in the Philippines

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

Philippines 1970
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Incumbents

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President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House in 1966.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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  • April 57 – 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]

June

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  • 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

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  • October 13Super 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

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December

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Holidays

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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]

Entertainment and culture

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Unknown

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Sports

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People, Volume 10: Timeline of Philippine History" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Encyclopædia Britannica Book of the Year (1971). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1971.
  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