1981 in the Philippines

1981 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1981.

Philippines 1981
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the Philippines

Decades:
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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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April

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  • April 7 – National and local plebiscites are held. The majority of the Filipino people voted yes to the terms and constitutional amendments. All were in favor of the creation of the new municipalities in Bohol, South Cotabato and Zamboanga del Norte provinces.

June

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July

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September

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  • September 20 – The Philippine Navy destroyer 'Datu Kalantlaw' runs aground, killing at least 40 sailors.[5]

November

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December

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Holidays

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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 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.[12]

Entertainment and culture

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Sports

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dorr, Steven R. (1989). The Philippines in a Changing Southeast Asia: Conference Papers. Defense Academic Research Support Program. p. 3. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "More Massacres in Mindanao than other parts of the country". The Manila Times (via PressReader). December 13, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "9 Surprising Facts About Papal Visits To The Philippines" FilipiKnow. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Information about the past visits by Pope John Paul II:
    "Pope John Paul II’s visits to PH" Inquirer.net. Apr. 26, 2014.

    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.
  5. ^ a b c d e The 1982 World Book Year Book. Chicago: World Book, Inc. 1982. ISBN 0-7166-0482-5. ISSN 0084-1439.
  6. ^ Kamm, Henry (February 6, 1981). "PHILIPPINE OPPOSITION TO BOYCOTT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION". The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  7. ^ del Mundo, Fernando (November 17, 1981). "26 dead in Philippines movie theater collapse". UPI. United Press International. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "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 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "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 22, 2022.
  13. ^ History of the SEA Games Archived August 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ It is unknown on what year Cindy Kurleto was born. IMDb listed her year of birth as 1981, thus making Kurleto 43 years old.
  15. ^ Philippines. Supreme Court (1988). Supreme Court Reports, Annotated. Central Book Supply, Incorporated. p. 655.