1987 in the Philippines

none November 2018 1987 1986 1987 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1987. 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 Claudio Teehankee.jpg Chief Justice Claudio Teehankee Claudio O.Teehankee 105 President: Corazon Aquino (UNIDO) Vice President: Salvador Laurel (UNIDO) Chief Justice: Claudio Teehankee (1986–88) Philippine Congress: 8th Congress of the Philippines Senate President: Jovito Salonga (Liberal) House Speaker: Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. (LDP, 2nd District Palawan) Events January January 4 – A government proposal for autonomy in 4 Muslim-dominated provinces in Mindanao is agreed by Muslim separatists, ending the 14-year secessionist war in the area.Revolutionary Struggle in the Philippines Retrieved 04-19-2021. January 22 – A crowd of 10,000, mostly farmers demanding land reforms (and rallying against Pres. Aquino), are shot by the troops at Mendiola Bridge during their protest march as they are going to the presidential palace in Manila; 13 farmers killed; 98 others injured.Richburg Keith B. Manila Troops Kill 12 Protesters https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/01/23/manila-troops-kill-12-protesters/5c1dd1a0-4531-4110-87ea-d8e9f94b7838/ 20 April 2021 The Washington Post 23 January 1987–"Timeline of Mendiola massacre: 33 years and counting" Philstar.com (The Philippine Star). January 21, 2020. –"Mendiola Massacre" GMA News Online. January 22, 2008. –"The bloody Mendiola massacre took place 34 years ago today" Esquire (Philippines). January 22, 2019. –"4 things to know about the Mendiola Massacre" Rappler. January 21, 2017. All aforementioned were retrieved 05-01-2021. –"The Mendiola massacre: Decades on, Philippine land reform movement remains mired in blood" The Diplomat. January 22, 2021. Retrieved 04-30-2021. January 27 – Pro-Marcos rebel soldiers, led by Col. Oscar Canlas, occupy GMA Network compound, wherein a siege by some 300 mutineers for almost 3 days ends in their surrender to the government, with 35 wounded; Villamor Air Base, wherein an assault results in the death of a mutineer and 16 injuries; as well as Sangley Point Naval base and the government-owned PTV-4. In connection with the coup attempt, at least 509 people would be arrested; 107 soldiers would be convicted by a military court in 1988.–"Philippines to arrest officers who led military rebellion" The Washington Post. January 31, 1987. –"General, three officers ordered arrested for coup attempt" AP. January 31, 1987. Retrieved 04-30-2021.–"Coup attempts against Aquino" The Washington Post. Dec. 2, 1989. –"Philippine coup attempts" The New York Times. Dec. 1, 1989. Retrieved 05-01-2021."Timeline: Recent coups and attempted coups in the Philippines" Reuters. Nov. 29, 2007. Retrieved 05-01-2021. February February 2 – In a national plebiscite for a proposed new constitution, majority votes in favor of it."New Philippines constitution given huge approval" (02-03-1987) AP via Daily News, p. 9-A. (Link) Retrieved 02-24-2022. Drafted by the Constitutional Commission of 1986, it would be adopted with a vote of 76.37% in the referendum for its ratification.La Viña Antonio G. M. Aceron Joy G. The 1987 Constitution 9 November 2017 Anvil Publishing, Inc. 978-971-27-2908-9 https://books.google.com/books?id=5zSWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT177 20 April 2021 en February 8 – A ceasefire between government troops and the guerrilla forces, began in December 1987, expires. February 10 – A clash between 40 communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels and the military forces in Lupao, Nueva Ecija kills 17 villagers and a soldier; wounds an Army radioman. AFP chief Ramos apprehended 85 troops to barracks on Feb. 18 during an investigation."Massacres, incidents of violence against farmers" Rappler. October 23, 2018. Retrieved 05-01-2021.–"Philippine army patrol kills 17 civilians as war with leftists resumes" UCA News. February 17, 1987. –"Death in a quiet Filipino hamlet: 17 civilians caught in the middle" The New York Times. February 17, 1987. Retrieved 05-01-2021. February 11: Manila Standard publishes its first issue.30 years of news reportage https://manilastandard.net/spotlight/ms-30th-anniversary-issue/228964/30-years-of-news-reportage.html 20 April 2021 Manila Standard 10 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20200921121302/https://www.manilastandard.net/spotlight/ms-30th-anniversary-issue/228964/30-years-of-news-reportage.html 21 September 2020 en A new constitution is declared ratified, replacing the "freedom constitution". March March 5 – A fire destroys a warehouse and nine homes in an industrial-residential area in Marikina, killing 18 people in an old shoe factory which has been converted into a worker's dormitory.March 5, 1987 [Untitled article] https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/05/A-predawn-fire-swept-through-a-section-of-suburban/2226541918800/ United Press International June 11, 2025 March 17 – Nineteen army soldiers are killed in a land mine attack, perpetrated by Communist rebels, in Quezon.Fineman Mike March 18, 1987 22 soldiers killed in mine, bomb attacks on Philippine military https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-18-mn-7862-story.html Los Angeles Times April 25, 2021 limitedThe New York Times March 18, 1987 In Philippines: Explosion at Philippine Military Academy kills 4, injures 38 https://books.google.com/books?id=FaRdAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=south+philippines+ambush&article_id=1084,3088828&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUlsnPuJ-OAxWDdfUHHW_DEbAQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false Observer–Reporter Washington, Pennsylvania June 12, 2025 A-10 Google Books March 18 – A bomb explosion in a grandstand at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio kills four people and injures up to 43 others.PMA explosion (information updated in sources): Reid Robert March 18, 1987 In Philippines: 19 soldiers die in attack https://books.google.com/books?id=b-diAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=south+philippines+ambush&article_id=2404,6354623&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUlsnPuJ-OAxWDdfUHHW_DEbAQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false Associated Press The Madison Courier Madison, Indiana June 12, 2025 8 Google Books March 18, 1987 Bomb kills 4 at academy in Philippines https://books.google.com/books?id=BmRcAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA17&dq=south+philippines+ambush&article_id=4380,464932&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUlsnPuJ-OAxWDdfUHHW_DEbAQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=south%20philippines%20ambush&f=false Associated Press The Vindicator Youngstown, Ohio June 12, 2025 5 Google Books Reid Robert March 18, 1987 25 people killed in Philippine patrol ambush and bombing https://books.google.com/books?id=-OYrAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=south+philippines+ambush&article_id=2634,2136482&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUlsnPuJ-OAxWDdfUHHW_DEbAQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=south%20philippines%20ambush&f=false Associated Press Kentucky New Era Hopkinsville, Kentucky June 12, 2025 8 Google Books March 19 – Communist rebels ambush a military patrol near Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental, killing 18 soldiers in a battle.March 18, 1987 Philippine rebels kill 18 soldiers in ambush Associated Press https://books.google.com/books?id=heEyAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=mindanao+ambush&article_id=5946,1928391&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjaz-Dt5Z-OAxWAqagCHZaXKogQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=mindanao%20ambush&f=false Wilmington Morning Star Wilmington, North Carolina June 13, 2025 6A Google Books April April 18 – A raid in Fort Bonifacio is staged by 56 mutineers trying to free soldiers detained for the failed Jan. 27 coup attempt; 62 people, including military officers, are kept hostage; but is repelled with a rebel soldier killed and two wounded. April 19 – A major power failure, similar to that of August 1986, hits Metro Manila and most of Luzon for several hours at evening,Reed Jack April 19, 1987 Blackout causes panic in the Philippines https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/04/19/Blackout-causes-panic-in-the-Philippines/8683545803200/ United Press International May 8, 2026 purportedly caused by a transmission line failure.April 20, 1987 Manila power outage sparks coup rumor https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/04/20/manila-power-outage-sparks-coup-rumor/ Chicago Tribune May 9, 2026 May May 4 – An ambush by rebels in Malinao, Aklan leaves 16 government soldiers dead and nine wounded."Philippine rebels ambush convoy" The Washington Post. May 5, 1987. Retrieved 04-25-2021. May 11 – Legislative elections is held for the first time post-Marcos era. Administration candidates would win more than two-thirds of the House seats and 22 in the Senate, where the oppositionist Grand Alliance for Democracy would secure the remaining two seats. May 27 - Geraldine Asis was proclaimed Top 10 in the Miss Universe 1987 pageant night was held in the HarbourFront Centre, Singapore June June 8 – Bernabe Buscayno, former NPA ranking leader and one of the founders of Partido ng Bayan, is seriously wounded in a car ambush in Quezon City wherein a television cameraman is killed.–"Former guerilla chief hurt in Manila ambush" The Washington Post. June 10, 1987.–"Gunmen in Philippines ambush former rebel" The New York Times. June 9, 1987.–"Ex-Rebel 'Commander Dante' Enlists in a New Revolution" Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1989.Retrieved 04-25-2021. June 22 – A convoy carrying former rebel priest Conrado Balweg is ambushed by suspected guerrillas in Licuan-Baay, Abra, killing eight.–"Rebel priest escapes ambush unscathed" UPI. June 21, 1987.–"Former rebel in hiding after surviving assassination attempt" AP. June 23, 1987.–"Former rebel priest Balweg criticized for tribal reprisal-killing" UCA News. October 13, 1987.Retrieved 04-25-2021. June 26 – Philippine Airlines PR 206 crashes into Mt. Ugo in Itogon, Benguet with all 50 people on board killed. It is then the country's second worst air accident.—"All 50 Aboard Killed in Airliner Crash" AP. June 27, 1987.—"50 Killed as Plane Crashes in Philippines" AP via Los Angeles Times. June 26, 1987.—"50 killed in Philippines as plane hits mountain" The Washington Post. June 26, 1987.Retrieved 06-01-2022.For the timelines of related accidents:—"RP's worst air accidents" (April 20, 2000). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. 13. Retrieved August 16, 2019.—"Philippines' worst commercial flight disasters" Philstar.com. July 25, 2014. Retrieved 06-01-2022.According to Aviation Safety Network database (Link), the said aviation accident was the 2nd worst at that time and currently the 5th. The worst at that time was the one which occurred in May 1964, now the 3rd deadliest, with 80 fatalities (including 1 on the ground). (See the details of May 1964 and June 1987 accidents. Retrieved 02-11-2021.)On the other hand, it might be the country's worst commercial aviation accident at that time. It was reported that, in 1967, another plane of same aircraft type and from same operator crashed in northern Luzon, with 56 deaths. (Refer to cited news articles.) However, it was proved unverified as there is no such accident in the said database. July Early July – A tape-recorded conversation between former President Ferdinand Marcos and two Americans in the former's home in Hawaii on May 27 is publicized in Washington, D.C. and in Manila, revealing his plan to launch a coup by this month and to buy weapons to be used in an attack at the presidential palace. July 13 – Security forces revealed that another anti-government plot, which involved the takeover of an airport, a school, and the Air Force headquarters, all in Metro Manila, is aborted with the arrest of four army officers in Manila, including a major on July 10. Dozen bomb attacks in the past three weeks has been linked to the plot.July 14, 1987 Philippine army major held in failed coup attempt https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/07/14/philippine-army-major-held-in-failed-coup-attempt/ Chicago Tribune January 11, 2025 limited July 15 – The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is created through Executive Order No. 220 signed by Pres. Corazon Cojuangco–Aquino, consisting of, from Region 1, the provinces of Abra, Benguet and Mountain Province, and Baguio, and from Region 2, the provinces of Kalinga-Apayao and Ifugao. July 27: Fifty soldiers arrest Col. Rolando Abadilla, President Marcos' intelligence chief and a renegade army officer believed to be the mastermind of at least four previous coup plots, at his home near Manila. On July 31, Abadilla is charged with conspiracy to commit rebellion in connection with the recently aborted attempt.Richburg Keith Keith Richburg July 31, 1987 Coup attempts against Aquino will lessen, Philippine general predicts https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/08/01/coup-attempts-against-aquino-will-lessen-philippine-general-predicts/3a7b850a-8c11-4c7b-ad60-6e56880369a3/ The Washington Post January 11, 2025 limited The re-established Congress is opened with its first session. NPA guerrillas in Luna, Kalinga-Apayao, attack an army convoy, which has been sent to reinforce an army detachment also under attack, killing 18 soldiers.July 27, 1987 Guerrillas kill 18 soldiers in attack on army convoy https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/1987/07/28/guerrillas-kill-18-soldiers-in-attack-on-army-convoy/fe23b580-0a5e-4ace-945b-9ceff0cac85d/ United Press International; (additional) Associated Press The Washington Post January 13, 2025 limited August August 2 – Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Jaime Ferrer and his driver are killed by gunmen before reaching home in Parañaque, in the first assassination of a cabinet member in country's history.Death of J. Ferrer: August 3, 1987 Gunmen kill Philippine official https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19870803-01.2.74&srpos=4&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7CtxCO%7CtxTA-jaime+ferrer+philippines-------0------ Associated Press Rocky Mountain News Denver December 26, 2025 36 Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Fineman Mark August 3, 1987 Top Aquino Aide Slain in Ambush https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-03-mn-541-story.html Los Angeles Times April 25, 2021 limited Police charges two men regarding the murder on August 25. August 28–29 – A coup attempt against Pres. Aquino, one of the most serious, is launched by members of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) led by Col. Gregorio Honasan; rebel soldiers seize Malacañang Palace, Camp Aguinaldo, Villamor Air Base, three television stations in Metro Manila, military camps in Pampanga and Cebu, and the airport in Legazpi City, wherein assaults result in at least 53 fatalities and more than 200 injuries; is repelled by government troops on the 29th. "The Final Report of the Fact-Finding Commission:" "IV: Military Intervention in the Philippines: 1986 – 1987" Official Gazette of the Philippines. October 3, 1990. Retrieved 04-25-2021.–Jones Gregg Mutinous Philippine Troops Attempt To Overthrow Aquino https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/08/28/mutinous-philippine-troops-attempt-to-overthrow-aquino/8c2b88d9-88fb-4062-88ec-762092aeec27/ 20 April 2021 The Washington Post 28 August 1987 –"Philippine coup attempt highlights military problems" The Christian Science Monitor. August 31, 1987. Retrieved 05-01-2021. September September 2 – Twenty-one government troops are killed in an ambush at a village in Quezon. On the same day, ten are killed in a raid in the municipal hall of Gonzaga, Cagayan. Both attacks are perpetrated by the NPA rebels."Philippine rebels on the attack" Chicago Tribune. September 4, 1987. Retrieved 04-25-2021. September 5 – Almost one platoon of constabulary forces, later colloquially described as the Lason Batch, fell victims to a mass poisoning attack in Zamboanga in which 19 soldiers died and 140 were hospitalized.Richburg Keith B. 1987-09-07 POISON EYED IN 19 DEATHS IN PHILIPPINES en-US The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/09/07/poison-eyed-in-19-deaths-in-philippines/b26e911b-ce32-4802-90c8-8eda89b8c077/ 2020-08-07 0190-8286Nineteen Military Recruits Dead In Mass Poisoning, Sabotage Suspected With AM-Philippines https://apnews.com/1e2a9f2145bfff7512a491bd4b582093 2020-08-07 AP NEWSFineman Mark 1987-09-07 Filipino Troops Given Poisoned Water; 19 Die https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-07-mn-4192-story.html 2020-08-07 Los Angeles Times en-US September 9 and 11 – The entire 25-member Cabinet and three officials of the Presidential Commission on Good Government resign during an emergency meeting following the previous month's failed coup attempt.September 10, 1987 Aquino cabinet quits; gov't to reorganize Associated Press https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19870910-01.2.11&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- The Daily Kent Stater Kent, Ohio Kent State University January 7, 2025 3 Daily Kent Stater Digital Archive Two days later, nine officials also tender resignations, including Central Bank governor Jose Fernandez and commissioners of the internal revenue, customs and immigration bureaus.September 11, 1987 More resignations in Manila https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/1987/09/12/more-resignations-in-manila/fd2a2443-0f58-4555-b1a9-9ce0b01e1179/ United Press International The Washington Post January 7, 2025 limited Only few are later replaced by President Aquino, including Vice President Laurel who resigns as foreign secretary.Aquino Belinda October 1987 The Philippines in 1987: Politics of Survival? Philippine Journal of Public Administration (Vol.XXXI, No.4) https://pssc.org.ph/wp-content/pssc-archives/Philippine%20Journal%20of%20Public%20Administration/1987/Num%204/05_The%20Philippines%20in%201987_Politics%20of%20Survival.pdf 369–403 January 7, 2025 Philippine Social Science CouncilMydans Seth September 17, 1987 No. 2 in the Philippines Quits Cabinet Position https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/17/world/no-2-in-the-philippines-quits-cabinet-position.html The New York Times January 7, 2025 A1 limitedJanuary 1, 1988 Chronolog: 1987 in review https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=rQKKVauEoioC&dat=19880101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Wilmington Morning Star Wilmington, North Carolina January 7, 2025 3C–5C Google News Archive September 12 – Fighting near Samal, Bataan, results in deaths of six soldiers and seven guerrillas. October October 12 – Pres. Aquino files a libel suit against The Philippine Star columnist Luis Beltran for his remarks about her and a mutiny in August. The conviction of Beltran, as well as publisher Maximo Soliven, would be later reversed.For this event:—"Aquino sues Philippine journalist for libel" The Washington Post. Oct. 12, 1987.—"Today in Philippine history, October 12, 1987" The Kahimyang Project.For the details of the case:—"FALSE: Cory Aquino's libel suit vs Beltran was not deemed press freedom issue" Rappler. June 20, 2020.All were retrieved July 4, 2022. October 18 – Canonization of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint.Speech of President Corazon Aquino on the canonization of San Lorenzo Ruiz https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/10/07/speech-of-president-corazon-aquino-on-the-canonization-of-san-lorenzo-ruiz/ Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines 20 April 2021 October 27 – An explosion and fire in a broadcasting complex in Quezon City, which houses media networks, government-owned People's Television Network and privately owned ABS-CBN, cause their stations having their broadcasts interrupted.October 27, 1987 Fire Forces Philippine TV, Radio Stations Off the Air https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-27-mn-16985-story.html Associated Press Los Angeles Times June 11, 2025 limited October 28 – Three American servicemen and a Filipino civilian are murdered near Clark Air Base. November thumb|right|Nina at peak intensity while approaching the Philippines November 11 – Polytechnic University of the Philippines president Nemesio Prudente is wounded in a gun attack wherein the university attorney, Alex Marteja, is killed. Prudente would be wounded in another attack in June 1988."Gunmen wound university president, kill attorney in ambush of car in Manila" Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1987. Retrieved 04-25-2021. November 15 – Juanito Rivera, CPP's second highest ranking official, is arrested in Capas, Tarlac.–"In the Manila Times" The Manila Times (via Pressreader). –"Government captures ailing rebel official" UPI. November 15, 1987. Retrieved 04-25-2021. November 25 – Super Typhoon Nina (Sisang) slammed into Luzon,Abbugao Martin Hundreds Are Reported Killed As Typhoon Batters The Philippines https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/11/27/hundreds-are-reported-killed-as-typhoon-batters-the-philippines/745d699c-2c93-49a2-aaa1-f264341c815d/ 20 April 2021 The Washington Post 27 November 1987 killing 1,063 people and what is believed as the worst typhoon to hit an area in the 20th century. December thumb|right|President Corazon Aquino chairs the 3rd ASEAN Summit on December 14, 1987 thumb|right|MV Doña Paz December 9 – Col. Gregorio Honasan, leader of the August coup attempt, is captured along with four other officers and two civilians in a raid on a townhouse in Manila.Mydans Seth December 10, 1987 Leader of Uprising Captured in Manila https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/10/world/leader-of-uprising-captured-in-manila.html The New York Times January 13, 2025 A3 limited He is later charged with rebellion, and on December 19, is dropped by President Aquino from the military rolls along with 13 other officers.Mydans Seth December 19, 1987 Manila Drops Jailed Rebel Officer From Army https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/19/world/manila-drops-jailed-rebel-officer-from-army.html The New York Times January 13, 2025 4 limited December 14–15 – The third ASEAN Summit is held in Manila.Joint Communique The Third ASEAN Heads of Government Meeting Manila, 14-15 December 1987 https://asean.org/?static_post=joint-communique-the-third-asean-heads-of-government-meeting-manila-14-15-december-1987 ASEAN 20 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20200806010123/https://asean.org/?static_post=joint-communique-the-third-asean-heads-of-government-meeting-manila-14-15-december-1987 6 August 2020 December 20 – Interisland passenger ferry MV Doña Paz, travelling from Leyte to Manila and said to be overloaded, and oil tanker MT Vector collide at Tablas Strait off Mindoro Island, setting both on fire; 26 survived, death toll later estimated to be 4,386;Det Norske Veritas Report No. 97-2053, Annex 1: Passenger Vessel Evacuation Descriptions, sec. I.4.1, p. I.36, FSA of HLA on PassengerVessels, C8065\annex 1.doc 1 November 2001. http://research.dnv.com/skj/Fsahla/Annex1.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180930132847/http://research.dnv.com/skj/Fsahla/Annex1.pdf September 30, 2018 considered the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history."#Journeyto30" by Epi Fabonan III, Philstar.com: (1987) "Collision course" January 16, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.2019-04-01 Ferry collides with oil tanker near Manila - HISTORY https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ferry-collides-with-oil-tanker-near-manila 2020-08-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20190401163352/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ferry-collides-with-oil-tanker-near-manila April 1, 20197 of the World's Deadliest Shipwrecks https://www.britannica.com/list/7-of-the-worlds-deadliest-shipwrecks 2020-08-07 Encyclopedia Britannica en"The Sinking of the MV Doña Paz – A Critique on Maritime Disaster Preparedness in the Philippines: an Analysis of the Event" (PDF) Acta Medica Philippina (Vol. 5, No. 3). 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2022. December 30 – A regional court orders the release of former colonel Abadilla, who have been involved in coup attempts against Pres. Aquino, allowing him to run in local elections the following month. Unknown date The Tanghalang Pilipino is established as the resident drama company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Holidays Public holidays in the Philippines Even after the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, his Letter of Instruction No. 1087, issued in 1980 that provided revised guidelines for observation of holidays, was still in effect.Revised Guidelines for the Observance of Special and Legal Holidays LOI 1087 November 26, 1980 https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/34/26560 February 21, 2026 In the case of Araw ng Kagitingan, it was observed for the last time on May 6 (as Bataan, Corregidor and Besang Pass Day); as it would be reverted to April 9 (as Bataan and Corregidor Day), as stated by Executive Order No. 203, and chapter 7, section 26 of Executive Order No. 292, both approved by President Aquino on June 30 and July 25, respectively.Providing a List of Regular Holidays and Special Days to be Observed Throughout the Philippines and for Other Purposes EO 203 June 30, 1987 https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_203_1987.html February 21, 2026 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 The latter listed nationwide holidays that still being observed to this day. Meanwhile, the Filipino-American Friendship Day (July 4), observed until 1986, was excluded in the list.July 2, 1987 World — No more Fourth of July in Philippines https://books.google.com/books?id=MP8gAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=philippine+american+friendship+july+proclamation+number&article_id=4293,215163&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis35uanvySAxWQr1YBHaJPG1oQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=philippine%20american%20friendship%20july%20proclamation%20number&f=false The Day New London, Connecticut February 22, 2026 A2 Google Books Before the issuance of EO Nos. 203 and 292 Legal public holidays January 1 – New Year's Day April 16 – Maundy Thursday April 17 – Good Friday May 1 – Labor Day May 6 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan, Corregidor and Besang Pass Day) June 12 – Independence Day After the issuance of EO Nos. 203 and 292 Regular holidays August 30 – National Heroes Day November 30 – Bonifacio Day December 25 – Christmas Day December 30 – Rizal Day Nationwide special days November 1 – All Saints Day December 31 – Last Day of the Year Entertainment and culture For the events related to Philippine television in 1987, see 1987 in Philippine television. March 1 – ABS-CBN launches the Star Network for the relaunch of Channel 2 after six months and the first white tri-ribbon 2 logo laced with a rhomboidal star came to be. March 2 – TV Patrol was launched as its first flagship evening newscast replacing the former flagship national news program Balita Ngayon. Sports June 23 – The Tanduay Rhum Makers win the 1987 PBA Open Conference finals against the Great Taste Coffee Makers, 134-120 August 8 – UAAP Games Green Archers was First Won Against Growling Tigers was Score 72–63. August 23 – UAAP Games Blue Eagles was First Won Against Green Archers was Score 95-91. September 5 – UAAP Games Green Archers was Won Again Against Growling Tigers was Score 68–60 in Green Archers First Won Meeting on UAAP Games. September 8 – The Great Taste Coffee Makers win the 1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals against the Hills Bros. Coffee Kings. September 26 – UAAP Games Blue Eagles was won Again Against Green Archers was score 98-89 in Blue Eagles First Won Meeting on UAAP Games. October 4 – The Ateneo Blue Eagles win the UAAP Season 50 men's basketball championship against the UE Red Warriors, 94–92. October 11 – The Letran Knights win the NCAA Season 63 men's basketball championship against the San Sebastian Stags. December 13 – The San Miguel Beermen win the 1987 PBA Reinforced Conference finals against the Hills Bros. Coffee Kings. Births January 16 – Sheena Halili January 25 – Japeth Aguilar March 3 – Richard Heydarian March 21 – Rocco Nacino March 29 – Andi Manzano May 15 – Jennylyn Mercado May 26 – Bangs Garcia June 1 – Johan Santos August 23 – Nikki Gil September 26 – Maricris Garcia September 29 – Max Eigenmann September 30 – Denise Laurel October 1 – Tom Rodriguez October 10 – Rodjun Cruz October 17 – Bea Alonzo October 22 – Jade Lopez October 30 – Kevin Belingon, mixed martial artist and former MMA World Champion November 3 – Sebastian Duterte December 21 – Ryza Cenon December 21 – Valerie Concepcion December 25 – Bettina Carlos December 25 – LJ Reyes December 30 – Jake Cuenca Deaths February 27 – Jose W. Diokno, nationalist and human rights advocate, aged 65. March 4 – Rafael Salas, Undersecretary General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Fund for Population Activities, Executive Secretary (1966–1969), aged 59Reyes Eugene April 1987 News and Notes Philippine Journal of Public Administration (Vol.XXXI, No.2) https://pssc.org.ph/wp-content/pssc-archives/Philippine%20Journal%20of%20Public%20Administration/1987/Num%202/09_News%20And%20Notes.pdf 205–209 January 11, 2025 Philippine Social Science Council May 3 – Roberto Concepcion August 2 – Jaime Ferrer, local government minister, aged 70. August 24 – Jose Caballero September 19 – Leandro Alejandro, secretary-general of BAYAN and oppositionist, aged 27."Best-known leftist leader in Philippines slain in ambush" Los Angeles Times. September 20, 1987. Retrieved 04-25-2021. December 7 – Jaime Ongpin, former Secretary of Finance December 20 – Ruben Ecleo Sr., founder of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, Inc. and mayor of Dinagat, Surigao del Norte since 1963."Senate oks bills on special non-working holidays" Senate of the Philippines. 09-03-2018. Retrieved 02-28-2022. December 23 – Pablo Gomez Sarino, former and longest serving municipal mayor of Bacoor, Cavite, aged 76. See also 1986–1987 Philippine coup attempts Philippines References 1987