1978 in the Philippines

none April 2013 1978 1936 1978 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1978. Incumbents center center Ferdinand Marcos' official portrait during his second term (1969) (cropped).jpg President and Prime Minister Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. Ferdinand E.Marcos Sr. 129 Fred Ruiz Castro.jpg Chief Justice Fred Ruiz Castro Fred RuizCastro 105 Querube Makalintal.jpg 108 House Speaker Querube Makalintal Querube C.Makalintal President: Ferdinand Marcos (KBL) Prime Minister: Ferdinand Marcos (KBL) (post established on June 12) House Speaker: Vacant (until June 12) Querube Makalintal (starting June 12) Chief Justice: Fred Ruiz Castro Events January January 3 – Eleven worshipers die when fire broke out in a Buddhist temple in Manila.The 1979 World Book Year Book World Book-Childcraft International, Inc. 1979 0-7166-0479-5 Chicago, IL registration https://archive.org/details/1979worldbookyea00worl April April 7 – General elections are held for the election of the 166 (out of 208) regional representatives to the Interim Batasang Pambansa (the nation's first parliament). The elections are contested by the leading opposition party, the Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) which had twenty-one candidates for the Metro Manila area and the leading candidate is the jailed opposition leader Ninoy Aquino while the regime's party known as the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) which is led by the then First Lady Imelda Marcos. April 27 – Parliamentary sectoral elections for the election of the Interim Batasang Pambansa sectoral representatives is held. July July 9 – At least 11 persons are killed and 110 injured when fire broke out in a theater complex in Manila. August August 25 – Tropical Storms severely battered the northern Philippines and Manila, killing more than 50 persons. September September 14 – A Philippine Air Force plane, carrying members of President Ferdinand E. Marcos' security staff and journalists, crash in Manila while trying to land in a thunderstorm. At least 32 persons are killed. October October 27 – Typhoon Rita pummels Manila with winds up to 94 miles per hour (150 kilometers per hour). At least 20 are killed and 70,000 left homeless in the floods that resulted. November November 21 – Batas Pambansa Bilang 7 establishes Aurora, then a sub-province and an administrative area in Quezon, as an independent province; it would be ratified in a plebiscite in May 1979."Socio-Economic Profile" Provincial Government of Aurora. Retrieved 03-30-2022. Holidays Public holidays in the Philippines As per Act No. 2711 section 29,AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1917/03/10/act-no-2711/ live February 22, 2022 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines https://web.archive.org/web/20171025043316/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1917/03/10/act-no-2711/ October 25, 2017 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.Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022 https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day live February 22, 2022 Official Holidays https://web.archive.org/web/20200705124615/https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day July 5, 2020 On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.Act No. 3827 https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1931/10/28/act-no-3827/ live February 22, 2022 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines https://web.archive.org/web/20170828111303/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1931/10/28/act-no-3827/ August 28, 2017 As per Republic Act No. 3022,April 6, 1961 AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1961/04/06/republic-act-no-3022/ live February 22, 2022 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines https://web.archive.org/web/20210217093423/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1961/04/06/republic-act-no-3022/ February 17, 2021 April 9 was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.August 4, 1964 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 https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1964/08/04/republic-act-no-4166/ February 22, 2022 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines January 1 – New Year's Day February 22 – Legal Holiday March 23 – Maundy Thursday March 24 – Good Friday April 9 – Bataan Day May 1 – Labor Day June 12 – Independence Day July 4 – Philippine Republic Day August 13 – Legal Holiday August 27 – National Heroes Day September 11 – Barangay Day September 21 – Thanksgiving Day November 30 – Bonifacio Day December 25 – Christmas Day December 30 – Rizal Day Entertainment and culture Premieres The PBA on GTV (sports program) Sports October 1–14 – The 1978 FIBA World Championship is hosted by Philippines. Rizal Memorial Coliseum at Manila and Araneta Coliseum at Quezon City, Metro Manila were the venues for the event.GAME DETAILS The Philippines ranked seventh place in the event. December 9–20 – The Philippines participated in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand. It ranked ninth with 4 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 6 bronze medals with a total of 14 over-all medals. Births January 4 – Lino Cayetano, politician and television director January 25 – Nyoy Volante, singer January 31 – Jessa Zaragoza, actress and singer February 3 – Miko Palanca, actor (d. 2019) February 8 – Francis Pasion, film and television director (d. 2016) March 1 – Brandon Cablay, basketball player March 6 – Archie Alemania, actor, host, and comedian March 18 – Juris Fernandez, singer-songwriter March 21 – Joyce Jimenez, actress March 26 – Gian Sotto, actor and politician March 31 – Jacqui Manzano, actress April 20 – Jaypee de Guzman, actor April 27 – Jane Zaleta, actress May 7 – Dette Escudero, politician May 11 – Judy Ann Santos, television and film actress May 28 – Rufa Mae Quinto, actress and comedian May 31 – Sara Duterte, politician June 8 – Mr. Fu, radio and television personality June 10 – Ricky Calimag, basketball player June 14 – Giselle Toengi, actress June 17 – KC Montero, host, radio and television presenter July 1 – Precious Hipolito, politician July 13 – Gary David, basketball player July 14 – Karl Kendrick Chua, economist and acting secretary of National Economic and Development Authority July 22 – Ryan Eigenmann, actor August 12 – Jan Marini, singer, actress, blogger and television personality August 14 – Mark Villar, businessman and politician August 24 – Tony dela Cruz, basketball player September 8 – Regine Tolentino, TV host, actress, and businesswoman September 17 – Jennifer Rosales, golfer October 22 – Lindsay Custodio, actress and singer. November 3 – Ryan Rems, comedian November 6 – Jolina Magdangal, actress, singer, and television personality November 23 - Emil Sumangil, television journalist November 26 – Jamir Garcia, frontman of Slapshock (d. 2020) November 27 – Gem Ramos, actress December 8 – Pia Arcangel, television journalist December 17 – Manny Pacquiao, boxer and politician Deaths February 22 – Usman Mundoc (33), mayor of Luuk, SuluFebruary 23, 1978 News From Around the World https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=SFOYbPikdlgC&dat=19780223&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Associated Press The Spartanburg Herald Spartanburg, South Carolina C10 August 15, 2025 Google News Archive August 24 – Hyacinth Gabriel Connon (67), American-Filipino Lasallian BrotherPast Presidents References 1978 Category:1970s in the Philippines