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The Philippine Commission enacts the Sedition Act December 14 An earthquake estimated of magnitude 7.8 shakes Lucena City. 1902 January The first labor union of The Country, Union de Litografose Impresores de Filipinas, is organized. January 21 The Philippine Commission calls for the organization of Public Schools in the Philippines. March 30
March 1980 Marcopa, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental: 8 Peasants arrested by the military and later found buried in a farm owned by the town mayor in September [87] Bongao Massacre April 1980 Bongao, Tawi-Tawi: 29 Philippine marines massacred them during the Moro rebellion. Motive unknown. [88] Pata Island massacre: 12 February 1981: Pata, Sulu: 124
Pages in category "Historical events in the Philippines" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities .
March 23 – Juanita Amatong, member of the Monetary Board of the Philippines; March 25 – Gabriel Elorde, professional boxer. (d. 1985) March 26 – Ernesto Maceda, politician, lawyer, and columnist (d. 2016) April 14 – Rodolfo Biazon, politician (d. 2023) April 16 – Mely Tagasa, actress, screenwriter and dubbing producer (d. 2018)
This list of conflicts in the Philippines is a timeline of events that includes pre-colonial wars, Spanish–Moro conflict, Philippine revolts against Spain, battles, skirmishes, and other related items that have occurred in the Philippines' geographical area.
April 19 – Air Philippines Flight 541 explodes and crashes into a coconut plantation in Island Garden City of Samal, killing all 131 people on board. [25] It is considered as the country's worst aviation accident in history, with fatality count surpassing those from another plane crash in 1998. [29] [32] [33]
March 9 – Amnesty International publishes a report on the cases of human rights violations by the Aquino administration committed by military and paramilitary groups; report is rejected by the government. [1] March 28 – A New People's Army (NPA) attack kill 7 of the bodyguards of Malabon mayor Prospero Oreta, who was wounded thereafter. [1] [2]