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August 21 – The Plaza Miranda bombing occurred during a political campaign rally of the Liberal Party at Plaza Miranda in the district of Quiapo, Manila in the Philippines on August 21, 1971. [4] It caused nine deaths and injured 95 others, including many prominent Liberal Party politicians. [5]
Historical marker created by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the convention and installed inside the Manila Hotel. The Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971 was called to change the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines. The delegates were elected on November 10, 1970, and the ...
The Plaza Miranda bombing (Filipino: Pambobomba sa Liwasang Miranda) occurred during a political rally of the Liberal Party at Plaza Miranda, Quiapo district, Manila, the Philippines on August 21, 1971. [1] It caused nine deaths and injured 95 others, including many prominent Liberal Party politicians. [2]
A senatorial election was held on November 8, 1971 in the Philippines.The opposition Liberal Party won five seats in the Philippine Senate while three seats were won by the Nacionalista Party, the administration party; this was seen as a consequence of the Plaza Miranda bombing on August 21, 1971, which wounded all of the Liberal Party's candidates and almost took the lives of John Henry ...
According to World Bank data, the Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) quadrupled from $8 billion in 1972 to $32.45 billion in 1980, for an inflation-adjusted average growth rate of 6% per year. [40] Indeed, according to the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation, the Philippines enjoyed its best economic development since 1945 between 1972 and 1980.
The 7th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikapitong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 26, 1970, until September 23, 1972, during the fifth, sixth, and seventh years of Ferdinand Marcos's presidency.
A constitutional convention was called to change the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, written to establish the Commonwealth of the Philippines.A special election was held on November 10, 1970 to elect the convention's delegates, which would convene in 1971.
Candidate Party Votes % Jovito Salonga: Liberal Party: 5,620,272: 59.67: Genaro Magsaysay: Liberal Party: 4,756,376: 50.49: John Henry Osmeña: Liberal Party: 4,668,092