1991 in the Philippines

none January 2021 October 2018 1991 1986 1991 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1991. Incumbents center center Corazon Aquino 1986.jpg President Corazon S. Aquino Corazon S.Aquino 119 Salvador Laurel (cropped).jpg Vice-President Salvador Laurel Salvador H.Laurel 116 The Honorable Jovito Salonga (Senator of the Philippines) (cropped).jpg Senate President Jovito Salonga Jovito R.Salonga 127 Speaker Ramon Mitra (cropped2).jpg House Speaker Ramon Mitra Ramon V.Mitra Jr. 113 Andres Narvasa.jpg Chief Justice Andres Narvasa Andres D.Narvasa 105 President: Corazon Aquino (PDP-Laban) Vice President: Salvador Laurel (Nacionalista) President of the Senate: Jovito Salonga Speaker of the House of Representatives: Ramon Mitra, Jr. Chief Justice: Marcelo Fernan (until December 6) Andres Narvasa (starting December 6) Philippine Congress: 8th Congress of the Philippines Events January January 1 – Rodolfo Calzado, a former air force colonel who have been convicted for his involvement in a 1987 coup attempt and escaped from a military jail in 1989, is captured by the military in Manila.January 2, 1991 '87 Philippine Coup Figure Recaptured https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-02-mn-6927-story.html Reuters Los Angeles Times January 11, 2025 limited January 17 – Former Lt. Col. Billy Bibit, one of the leaders of the 1989 coup attempt who have been escaped from jail about nine months prior, is arrested by military agents in Alabang, Muntinlupa.January 17, 1991 Coup leader Bibit arrested https://books.google.com/books?id=xWBAAAAAIBAJ&dq=philippine+coup+leader+arrested&pg=PA2&article_id=4401,2600854 Associated Press The Robesonian Lumberton, North Carolina January 11, 2025 2A Google Books January 19 – A bomb attack on the Thomas Jefferson Cultural Center in Makati failed, leaving one attacker dead.Karganilla Bernard 2008-08-12 National Security and History http://www.malaya.com.ph/aug09/edkarga.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080812000838/http://www.malaya.com.ph/aug09/edkarga.htm dead 2008-08-12 2024-08-28 Malaya - The National Newspaper Wayback Machine internet archive January 29 – The Philippine Constabulary and the Integrated National Police are merged to form the Philippine National Police.Bielakowski Alexander M. Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. Military: A-L 2013 ABC-CLIO 978-1-59884-427-6 https://books.google.com/books?id=5ufJEa6u3BcC&pg=PA524 21 April 2021 en February February 4 – Charges are filed by the government against rebel leader, army colonel Gregorio Honasan, and 31 other individuals under a new law, which have been effective since January and severely punishes coup plotters, increasing the prison sentence from 12 to 40 years. By that time, five of them are in custody.February 4, 1991 Filipinos face new charges in coup plot https://www.deseret.com/1991/2/4/18904017/filipinos-face-new-charges-in-coup-plot/ Deseret News January 11, 2025 February 6 – Rebel former military officers Maj. Abraham Purugganan, spokesperson and one of the founders of the Young Officers' Union, and Lt. Col. Victor Batac, chief propagandist of the Alliance of the People's Revolution, who have been involved in coup attempts in 1987 and in 1989, are captured separately in Makati.February 6, 1991 Two coup leaders seized in Manila https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/02/07/two-coup-leaders-seized-in-manila/7e5e22fb-61a1-49df-9df0-101d7df8af95/ The Washington Post January 11, 2025 limited On February 7, Purugganan, among those convicted in 1990 in relation to a 1987 uprising, is sentenced by a general court-martial to 12 years imprisonment.February 7, 1991 Captured rebel officer sentenced in the Philippines https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/02/07/Captured-rebel-officer-sentenced-in-the-Philippines/9358665902800/ United Press International January 12, 2025 February 10 – Lenny Villa, a first-year Ateneo Law student, dies of serious physical injuries after three days of bloody hazing rites by the members of Aquila Legis fraternity.https://www.rappler.com/philippines/1658-sc-punishes-5-frat-members-for-lenny-villa-s-death/ SC punishes 5 frat members for Lenny Villa's death Rappler February 21, 2012 February 21, 2012 June June 10 – About 15,000 Americans are evacuated from Clark Air Base as Pinatubo eruption begins."U.S. says Mt. Pinatubo has ended Clark Field's attraction as a base" The Washington Post. July 16, 1991. Retrieved June 18, 2022.—"U.S. Evacuating 20,000 From Philippines" Los Angeles Times. June 17, 1991.—"Ash Falls Around Pinatubo" Associated Press. June 23, 1991.All were retrieved June 18, 2022.Videos:—"Mount Pinatubo: Predicting a Volcanic Eruption" PBS Learning Media. Uploaded Jan. 26, 2006.—"Nightly News, 1991: Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Philippines" NBC News. Uploaded Oct. 11, 2018.All were retrieved June 17, 2022."U.S. Evacuates Philippine Base as Volcano Erupts" AP via The New York Times. June 10, 1991. Retrieved June 18, 2022. June 15 – Mount Pinatubo erupts, the peak of series of major explosions on June 12–16, in what will be the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century;Mount Pinatubo: The June 1991 Eruptions 1992 55 7 https://books.google.com/books?id=SeUKAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA7 21 April 2021 U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geophysical Data Center enNewhall Christopher G. The Cataclysmic 1991 Eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines 1997 U.S. Geological Survey https://books.google.com/books?id=xZKyxKw2BH8C&pg=PP2 21 April 2021 en"Chase's Calendar of Events 2018: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months" London: Bernan Press. 2017. (p. 323) volcano's alert level has been raised to the highest, June 9; Typhoon Yunya further worsens lahar flows and ashfalls causing collapse of roofs on structures that contribute to about 350 of 847 deaths. The eruption costs US$700-million in total damages.(Opinion) "Memoirs of Pinatubo eruption and the US military bases" BusinessMirror. June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2022.—"Pinatubo 25 Years Later: Eight Ways the Eruption Broke Ground" Eos. June 9, 2016.—"The Cataclysmic 1991 Eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines" USGS Publications Warehouse, United States Geological Survey. 2005.—"Pinatubo 1991" Volcano Hazards, United States Geological Survey.—"Pinatubo - Eruption Features" National Geophysical Data Center.—"Mount Pinatubo" Cool Geography.—Articles from Encyclopædia Britannica: (1) "Mount Pinatubo" (2) "Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, 1991"—(Video) "Mount Pinatubo: The Aftermath of a Volcanic Eruption" PBS Learning Media. Uploaded Jan. 22, 2013.All were retrieved June 17, 2022."People's Response to Eruption Warning: The Pinatubo Experience, 1991-92" USGS Publications Warehouse, United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 18, 2022. June 28 – SM Megamall is opened as the third SM Supermall in the Philippines.At 25, SM Megamall Ushers New Mall Revolution https://www.sminvestments.com/press_release/at-25-sm-megamall-ushers-new-mall-revolution/ 21 April 2021 SM Investments Corporation 16 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20210421083833/https://www.sminvestments.com/press_release/at-25-sm-megamall-ushers-new-mall-revolution/ 21 April 2021 en SM Megamall opened its doors to the public some 25 years ago on June 28, 1991 with a total floor plate of 311,898 square meters that stretched for almost a mile and consisted of six levels. June 30 – Three members of Vizconde family are murdered at their home in Parañaque. The case becomes controversial as eight sons of prominent families are involved. The Supreme Court in 2010 would reverse the 2000 conviction of six of them, including Hubert Webb; the rest are still at large. A policeman, also convicted, would be sentenced to a prison term.Reid Robert H. Murder Allegations Against Senator's Son Shock Country https://apnews.com/article/5a02f82185016e4924b368c61eb47894 21 April 2021 AP News Associated Press 27 June 1995 https://web.archive.org/web/20210421084215/https://apnews.com/article/5a02f82185016e4924b368c61eb47894 21 April 2021 The latest case began on June 30, 1991, when Estrellita Vizconde, 47, and her daughters Carmelita, 18, and Jennifer, 7, were found stabbed to death in their home in a Manila suburbFor the details of the case:—"G.R. No. 127262" Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Jul. 24, 1997. (Covering events before and on 1997) Retrieved Jul. 9, 2022.—"G.R. No. 176389" Lawyerly. Dec. 14, 2010. Retrieved Oct. 8, 2021—"What went before?" Inquirer.net. June 28, 2011. Retrieved Jul. 7, 2022.Case is also mentioned:—"Key witness in Vizconde massacre tracked in Canada" The Filipino Post (Canada). Jan. 18, 2011. Retrieved Oct. 8, 2021. July July 2 - Eldon Maguan, an engineering student at De La Salle University, is shot in the head by Rolito Go in a road rage incident in San Juan, Metro Manila. Go was convicted of frustrated homicide, which was elevated to murder after Maguan died of his wounds days after. Go was eventually sentenced to reclusión perpetua only to escape and be re-arrested on multiple occasions from 1994 to 2012. He was eventually released from prison in 2016 upon completion of his sentence. July 13 – Maureen Hultman and John Chapman are murdered by Claudio Teehankee, Jr. The case was controversial as Teehankee is the son of a former Chief Justice. September September 16 – The Senate, by a 12–11 vote, rejects the proposed RP-US Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace, which would have extended American military presence at Subic Bay Naval Base. American troops earlier abandoned Clark Air Base after Pinatubo erupted, and completed their withdrawal from Subic in 1992. October October 10 – The Local Government Code, by virtue of Republic Act No. 7160, is signed into law. thumb|Thelma while nearly stationary on November 5 November November 3 – Former First Lady Imelda Marcos returns to the country to face charges against her.Di Cicco Michael Imelda Marcos returns to Philippines https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/11/03/Imelda-Marcos-returns-to-Philippines/4185689144400/ 21 April 2021 UPI United Press International 3 November 1991 https://web.archive.org/web/20210421085122/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/11/03/Imelda-Marcos-returns-to-Philippines/4185689144400/ 21 April 2021 en November 4–5 – Tropical Storm Uring lashes into Eastern Visayas, leaving 8,000 people dead as a result of widespread flooding in the coastal city of Ormoc, Leyte.Parker Dennis J. Floods 2000 1 400 https://books.google.com/books?id=Tv1R03tNEtoC&pg=PA400 21 April 2021 Taylor & Francis 9780415227438 en November 27 – US closes and surrenders Clark Air Base.Reid Robert Philippines Announces Subic Closure https://apnews.com/article/0205cf7a81bd6d18f75ebac2554dd3d6 21 April 2021 AP News Associated Press 27 December 1991 https://web.archive.org/web/20210421090448/https://apnews.com/article/0205cf7a81bd6d18f75ebac2554dd3d6 21 April 2021 Clark Air Base, the other major U.S. installation, was closed last month after it was severely damaged by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. It was handed back to the Philippines on Nov. 27. Holidays Public holidays in the Philippines As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987.July 25, 1987 Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK I/Chapter 7-Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days] https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/07/25/executive-order-no-292-book-ichapter-7-regular-holidays-and-nationwide-special-days/ live February 22, 2022 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines https://web.archive.org/web/20170903160004/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1987/07/25/executive-order-no-292-book-ichapter-7-regular-holidays-and-nationwide-special-days/ September 3, 2017 Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days". January 1 – New Year's Day March 28 – Maundy Thursday March 29 – Good Friday April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) May 1 – Labor Day June 12 – Independence Day August 25 – National Heroes Day November 1 – All Saints Day November 30 – Bonifacio Day December 25 – Christmas Day December 30 – Rizal Day December 31 – Last Day of the Year In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days." Television 1991 in Philippine television These are TV programs that premiered and had their finales this year. Premieres Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata, comedy (1991–1997) Maalaala Mo Kaya, drama anthology (1991–2022) Kape at Balita, morning show (1991–1993) Finales Chika Chika Chicks, comedy (1987–1991) Goin' Bananas, comedy (1987–1991) Sports November 24–December 3 – Manila is selected again as the host city for the 16th Southeast Asian Games, ten years since the 11th SEA Games held in the same city in 1981. The Philippine team participates in the 16th SEA Games and placed second with 91 gold, 62 silver and 84 bronze medals for a total of 237 medals ahead of Indonesia is in the first place. Births January 14 – Kristel Moreno, actress January 24 – Jan Franz Chan, representative for Ako Bicol (since 2026)Jan Franz Chan https://www.rappler.com/philippines/p10826466-jan-franz-chan/ Rappler 18 August 2026 February 5 – Juami Tiongson, basketball player February 12 – Simon Enciso, basketball player February 20: Joshua Beloya, football player Hidilyn Diaz, weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist February 21 – Jon Timmons, actor, model, and television personality March 18 – Jeric Teng, basketball player March 21 – Rhea Dimaculangan, volleyball player April 1 – Franco Hernandez, member of Hashtags (d. 2017) April 4 – Marlon Stöckinger, racing driver May 3 – Bela Padilla, actress May 9 – Kenneth Medrano, actor and model May 15 – Gerald Santos, actor and singer May 28 – Beauty Gonzalez, actress and model May 29 – Vin Abrenica, actor June 7 – Lara Maigue, classical singer and songwriter June 16 – Ryan Bang, Korean actor and comedian July 1 – Kim Molina, actress July 17 – Maverick Ahanmisi, basketball player July 19 – Arny Ross, actress August 4 – Neil Coleta, actor August 13: Kayla Rivera, singer Kazel Kinouchi, actress and model August 18 – Ed Daquioag, basketball player August 19: Nathan Lopez, actor Al James, singer and rapper August 21 – Carl Bryan Cruz, basketball player August 25 – Marisa Park, football player August 26 – Wil Dasovich, model and vlogger September 6 – Klarisse de Guzman, singer September 27 – Ynna Asistio, actress October 4 – Nico Elorde, basketball player October 22 – Melissa Gohing, volleyball player October 27 – Lincoln Velasquez, vlogger November 13 Kevin Alas, basketball player James Forrester, basketball player November 22 – Gab Pangilinan, actress and singer December 11 – Mikhail Red, independent filmmaker December 12 – Michael DiGregorio, basketball player Unknown Kiko Aquino Dee, political analyst and member of the prominent Aquino political family Deaths April 25 – Lamberto V. Avellana (b. 1915), film and stage director May 22 – Lino Brocka (b. 1939), film director July 11 – Atang de la Rama (b. 1902), film actress and singer August 28 – Paola Luz (b. 1964), singerLuz Tessie August 21, 2016 Sunday Lifestyle — Paola's story https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2016/08/21/1615566/paolas-story The Philippine Star January 12, 2025 References 1991 in Category:1991 in Southeast Asia Philippines Category:1990s in the Philippines Category:Years of the 20th century in the Philippines