1964 in the Philippines
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Advertisement
1964 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1964.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal)
- Vice President: Emmanuel Pelaez (Liberal)
- Chief Justice: César Bengzon
- Congress: 5th
Events
[edit]- May 20 - Philippine Airlines Flight 26/25 crashed en route to Zamboanga Airport, Zamboanga killing all 11 people.[1][2][3]
- August 4 - Diosdado Macapagal signed the Republic Act No. 4166, thus proclaimed June 12 as "Philippine Independence Day".
Holidays
[edit]As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[4] 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.[5] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[6] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[7] 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.[8]
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- February 22 – Legal Holiday
- April 9 – Bataan Day
- April 15 – Maundy Thursday
- April 16 – Good Friday
- May 1 – Labor Day
- June 12 – Independence Day
- July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
- August 13 – Legal Holiday
- August 29 – National Heroes Day
- November 26 – Thanksgiving Day
- November 30 – Bonifacio Day
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 30 – Rizal Day
Births
[edit]- January 10 - Jestoni Alarcon, Filipino actor and Politician
- January 11 - Ralph Recto, former senator and politician
- January 12 - Bentong, actor and comedian (d. 2019)
- January 20 - Koko Pimentel, Senator and Politician
- February 11 - Jackie Lou Blanco, Filipino actress
- March 17 - Arnell Ignacio, Filipino television personality, actor, singer-songwriter, and public official
- March 27 - Jessica Soho, Filipino broadcast journalist
- May 26 - Chito Gascon, Filipino lawyer, civic organizer, and human rights activist (d. 2021)
- May 28 - Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino actress and Singer
- June 14 - Gibo Teodoro, Filipino lawyer, politician and business executive
- July 3 - Regina Reyes Mandanas, Filipino politician who served as the Representative of Marinduque's lone district from 2013 to 2016 (d. 2022)
- July 27 - Melissa Mendez, Filipino film and TV actress
- August 6 - Gary Valenciano, Filipino actor and singer
- September 20 - Rita Avila, Filipino actress and author
- October 4 - Francis Magalona, Filipino rapper (d. 2009)
- October 5 - Korina Sanchez-Roxas, Filipino broadcaster
- October 11 - Ricardo Cepeda, Filipino actor and Action Star
- October 30 - Harvey Diez, Filipino actor and businessman (d. 2010)
- November 5 - Gabby Concepcion, Filipino actor
- November 10 - Camilo Cascolan, Filipino police general who served as the 24th Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) (d. 2023)
- November 11 - Ai-Ai delas Alas, Filipino actress singer comedienne
- November 29 - Raymond Lauchengco, Filipino actor and singer
- December 26 - Lydia de Vega, Athlete (d. 2022)
Deaths
[edit]- February 6 - Emilio Aguinaldo, Philippine president (born 1869)
References
[edit]- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter PI-C51 Sibuco Point". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Accident details". www.planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, c/n 068, c/r PI-C51". aerialvisuals.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "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.
 | This Philippines-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |