Timeline of Philippine history

Updated: 12/20/2025, 1:32:38 PM Wikipedia source

This is a timeline of Philippine history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the Philippines and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see history of the Philippines.

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· Prehistoric

709,000

Year(BCE)

709,000

Event

The arrival of the first Homo species to the early Chibanian.

400,000

Year(BCE)

400,000

Event

People belonging to the species Homo erectus set foot on the Philippines.

250,000

Year(BCE)

250,000

Event

Human habitation is said to be began.

Source

[clarification needed]

55,000

Year(BCE)

55,000

Event

The first Homo sapiens in the Philippines.

Source

[citation needed]

50,000

Year(BCE)

50,000

Event

Early humans made stone tools in the Tabon Caves in Palawan.

40,000

Year(BCE)

40,000

Event

Negritos start to settle.

Source

[clarification needed]

35,000

Year(BCE)

35,000

Event

At the old Kapampangan region was 10 times larger than the present borders, years ago, a series of eruptions from Mount Pinatubo dumped lava, ashes, tephra and lahar into the sea, forming the present landmass of the region.

20,000

Year(BCE)

20,000

Event

Tabon Man made stone tools in the Tabon Cave.

8,000

Year(BCE)

8,000

Event

The ancestors in the other caves: Batangas, Bulacan and Rizal. The other caves of Palawan: Guri and Duyong cave where the Homo sapiens lived.

4,500–300

Year(BCE)

4,500–300

Event

Multiple Austronesian migrations from Taiwan.

c. 4000

Year(BCE)

c. 4000

Event

Earliest evidence of rice growing, domesticating chickens and pigs.

c. 3000

Year(BCE)

c. 3000

Event

Presumed date of the Angono Petroglyphs.

c. 2000

Year(BCE)

c. 2000

Event

The Igorots built forts made of stone walls that averaged several meters in width and about 2 to 3 times the width in height around

Year(BCE)	Date	Event	Source
709,000		The arrival of the first Homo species to the early Chibanian.
400,000		People belonging to the species Homo erectus set foot on the Philippines.
250,000		Human habitation is said to be began.	[clarification needed]
55,000		The first Homo sapiens in the Philippines.	[citation needed]
50,000		Early humans made stone tools in the Tabon Caves in Palawan.
40,000		Negritos start to settle.	[clarification needed]
35,000		At the old Kapampangan region was 10 times larger than the present borders, years ago, a series of eruptions from Mount Pinatubo dumped lava, ashes, tephra and lahar into the sea, forming the present landmass of the region.
20,000		Tabon Man made stone tools in the Tabon Cave.
8,000		The ancestors in the other caves: Batangas, Bulacan and Rizal. The other caves of Palawan: Guri and Duyong cave where the Homo sapiens lived.
4,500–300		Multiple Austronesian migrations from Taiwan.
c. 4000		Earliest evidence of rice growing, domesticating chickens and pigs.
c. 3000		Presumed date of the Angono Petroglyphs.
c. 2000		The Igorots built forts made of stone walls that averaged several meters in width and about 2 to 3 times the width in height around

· 11th–1st century BCE

c.1000 BCE

Year(BCE)

c.1000 BCE

Event

The Late Neolithic period in the Philippines, evidence shows by a Yawning Jarlet on the Burial site in Leta-leta caves in Palawan by Robert Fox which had later become National treasure in the Philippines.

890–710 BCE

Year(BCE)

890–710 BCE

Event

The Sa Huỳnh culture, evidence can be found in Manunggul Jar which is a secondary burial jar excavated from a Neolithic burial site in Manunggul cave of Tabon Caves at Lipuun Point. The depiction of sea-waves on the lid places this Manunggul jar in the Sa Huỳnh culture pottery tradition. These are people that migrated in an East to West migration from the Borneo-Palawan area to Southern Vietnam.

600 BCE

Year(BCE)

600 BCE

Event

The people of Palawan, Cordillera and Batanes become ancient goldsmith's. An ancient goldsmith shop had discovered that made the 20-centuries-old lingling-o, or omega-shaped gold ornaments in Batanes.

c. 400 BCE

Year(BCE)

c. 400 BCE

Event

Larger villages came about- usually based near water, which made traveling and trading easier. The resulting ease of contact between communities meant that they began to share similar cultural traits, something which had not previously been possible when the communities consisted only of small kinship groups.

300-200 BCE

Year(BCE)

300-200 BCE

Event

The start of the Carabao (Water buffaloes) domestication and husbandry.

Year(BCE)	Date	Event	Source
BCE		The Late Neolithic period in the Philippines, evidence shows by a Yawning Jarlet on the Burial site in Leta-leta caves in Palawan by Robert Fox which had later become National treasure in the Philippines.
BCE		First mining in the Philippines began. The early Filipinos worked various mines of gold, silver, copper and iron. Jewels, gold ingots, chains, calombigas and earrings were handed down from antiquity and inherited from their ancestors. Gold dagger handles, gold dishes, tooth plating, and huge gold ornaments were also used.
890–710 BCE		The Sa Huỳnh culture, evidence can be found in Manunggul Jar which is a secondary burial jar excavated from a Neolithic burial site in Manunggul cave of Tabon Caves at Lipuun Point. The depiction of sea-waves on the lid places this Manunggul jar in the Sa Huỳnh culture pottery tradition. These are people that migrated in an East to West migration from the Borneo-Palawan area to Southern Vietnam.
600 BCE		The people of Palawan, Cordillera and Batanes become ancient goldsmith's. An ancient goldsmith shop had discovered that made the 20-centuries-old lingling-o, or omega-shaped gold ornaments in Batanes.
c. 400 BCE		Larger villages came about- usually based near water, which made traveling and trading easier. The resulting ease of contact between communities meant that they began to share similar cultural traits, something which had not previously been possible when the communities consisted only of small kinship groups.
300-200 BCE		The start of the Carabao (Water buffaloes) domestication and husbandry.

· 2nd–3rd century

c.200 AD

Year

c.200 AD

Event

The Maitum Jars are anthropomorphic jars that were depicting children (head is the lead of the jar with ears and the body was the jar itself with hands and feet as the handle) with perforations in red and black colors, had been used as a secondary burial jars in Ayub Cave, Pinol, Maitum Sarangani province, each of the jars had a "facial expression". Another example of funeral pottery in the Philippines.

Year	Date	Event	Source
c.200 AD		The Maitum Jars are anthropomorphic jars that were depicting children (head is the lead of the jar with ears and the body was the jar itself with hands and feet as the handle) with perforations in red and black colors, had been used as a secondary burial jars in Ayub Cave, Pinol, Maitum Sarangani province, each of the jars had a "facial expression". Another example of funeral pottery in the Philippines.
		Since at least the 3rd century, the indigenous peoples were in contact with other Southeast Asian and East Asian nations. Fragmented ethnic groups established numerous city-states formed by the assimilation of several small political units known as barangay each headed by a Datu or headman (still in use among non-Hispanic Filipino ethnic groups) and answerable to a king, titled Lakan and Rajah.
		Marks the end of the Sa Huỳnh culture, as people are merged into different Chiefdoms, Kingdoms and Thalassocracies, but the remnants of Sa Huỳnh has still practiced by the natives of Masbate the artifacts can be found in Kalanay Cave proof that the ancient Masbatenios still practiced the Sa Huyun culture until 1500 AD.

· 8th century

700

Year

700

Event

The Birth of Kawi script, this Abugida are become widely used in the Maritime Southeast Asia, the word Kawi or Kawikaan means "Poetry" in Sanskrit.

Year	Date	Event	Source
700		The Birth of Kawi script, this Abugida are become widely used in the Maritime Southeast Asia, the word Kawi or Kawikaan means "Poetry" in Sanskrit.

· 10th century

900

Year

900

Date

April 21

Event

End of prehistory. Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known Philippine document, is written in the region around Laguna de Bay in Kawi script.

971–982

Year

971–982

Event

The earliest date suggested for direct Chinese contact with the Philippines was 982. At the time, merchants from "Ma-i" (now thought to be either in Bulalacao, Mindoro or Bay, Laguna on the shores of Laguna de Bay).

1000

Year

1000

Event

Buddhism and Hinduism along with the Animism became the religion of the most of Philippine archipelago by the influence of its neighbors. Around the feet of Mt. Kamhatik near Mulanay town in Quezon Province once stood a 280-hectare ancient village where the archeologists found a 1000-year-old limestone coffins on a jungle-covered mountain top from 2011 to 2012 proof of the advance burial rituals of the early Filipinos.

Year	Date	Event	Source
900	April 21	End of prehistory. Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known Philippine document, is written in the region around Laguna de Bay in Kawi script.
971–982		The earliest date suggested for direct Chinese contact with the Philippines was 982. At the time, merchants from "Ma-i" (now thought to be either in Bulalacao, Mindoro or Bay, Laguna on the shores of Laguna de Bay).
1000		Buddhism and Hinduism along with the Animism became the religion of the most of Philippine archipelago by the influence of its neighbors. Around the feet of Mt. Kamhatik near Mulanay town in Quezon Province once stood a 280-hectare ancient village where the archeologists found a 1000-year-old limestone coffins on a jungle-covered mountain top from 2011 to 2012 proof of the advance burial rituals of the early Filipinos.

· 11th century

1000

Year

1000

Event

People from Central Vietnam called Orang Dampuan established trade zones in Sulu

1001

Year

1001

Date

March 17

Event

Song Shih document records tributary delegation from the Indic Rajahnate of Butuan.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1000		People from Central Vietnam called Orang Dampuan established trade zones in Sulu
1000		The construction of Idjangs in Batanes Islands (mountain fortress-cities) built by Ivatans.
1001	March 17	Song Shih document records tributary delegation from the Indic Rajahnate of Butuan.

· 12th century

c.1155

Year

c.1155

Event

At the time, the trade in large native Ruson-tsukuri (literally Luzon made in Japanese: 呂宋製 or 呂宋つくり) clay jars used for storing green tea and rice wine with Japan flourished in the 12th century, and local Tagalog, Kapampangan and Pangasinense potters had marked each jar with Baybayin letters denoting the particular urn used and the kiln the jars were manufactured in.

c. 1180

Year

c. 1180

Event

Before the establishment of the Sultanate of Sulu, The Indianized chiefdom of Lupah Sug (which is the present day Jolo, Sulu) was flourishing. Dwelling of the Buranun peoples under the rule of Rajah Sipad the Older.

Year	Date	Event	Source
c.1155		At the time, the trade in large native Ruson-tsukuri (literally Luzon made in Japanese: 呂宋製 or 呂宋つくり) clay jars used for storing green tea and rice wine with Japan flourished in the 12th century, and local Tagalog, Kapampangan and Pangasinense potters had marked each jar with Baybayin letters denoting the particular urn used and the kiln the jars were manufactured in.
1174–1175		Raiders coming from Visayas conducted a series of raids on Formosa (modern-day Taiwan), which was part of Song dynasty China.
c. 1180		Before the establishment of the Sultanate of Sulu, The Indianized chiefdom of Lupah Sug (which is the present day Jolo, Sulu) was flourishing. Dwelling of the Buranun peoples under the rule of Rajah Sipad the Older.

· 13th century

1200

Year

1200

Event

The process of Kabayan mummification had begun in Ibaloi Benguet which is also called Fire mummies.

1240

Year

1240

Event

Tuan Masha'ika, an Arab, travels and introduces Islam to Sulu.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1200		The process of Kabayan mummification had begun in Ibaloi Benguet which is also called Fire mummies.
1240		Tuan Masha'ika, an Arab, travels and introduces Islam to Sulu.
		The Buddhist Ma-i was flourishing in the island of Mindoro. Zhao Rukuo, a superintendent of maritime trade in Fukien province wrote the book entitled Zhu Fan Zhi ("Account of the Various Barbarians") in which he described trade with a country called Ma-i in the island of Mindoro in Luzon (pronounced "Ma-yi") which was a precolonial Philippine state.

· 14th century

c.1300

Year

c.1300

Event

The adoption of Baybayin, a Brahmic script.

1369

Year

1369

Event

Sulu attacked the Majapahit and its province Po-ni (Brunei), looting it of treasure and gold. A fleet from Majapahit succeeded in driving away the Sulus, but Po-ni was left weaker after the attack.

1380

Year

1380

Event

Sheikh Karim-ul Makhdum arrives in Jolo and builds a Mosque.

1390

Year

1390

Event

Baguinda Ali arrives in Buansa, Sulu and the people named him Rajah.

Year	Date	Event	Source
c.1300		The adoption of Baybayin, a Brahmic script.
1369		Sulu attacked the Majapahit and its province Po-ni (Brunei), looting it of treasure and gold. A fleet from Majapahit succeeded in driving away the Sulus, but Po-ni was left weaker after the attack.
1380		Sheikh Karim-ul Makhdum arrives in Jolo and builds a Mosque.
1390		Baguinda Ali arrives in Buansa, Sulu and the people named him Rajah.

· 15th century

c. 1400

Year

c. 1400

Event

Cebu was founded after the arrival of Sri Lumay from Sumatra. Namayan instated Lakantagkan as its sovereign. The vast domain comprised what are now Quiapo, San Miguel, Santa Mesa, Paco, Pandacan, Malate, Santa Ana in Manila, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Makati, Pasay, Pateros, and portions of Pasig.

1405

Year

1405

Event

The Yongle Emperor instituted a Chinese envoy on Luzon during Zheng He's voyages and appointed Ko Ch'a-lao to that position in 1405. China also had vassals among the leaders in the archipelago. China attained ascendancy in trade with the area in Yongle's reign.

1411

Year

1411

Date

December 11

Event

The Yongle Emperor holds a banquet in honor of Pangasinan and its Huang Liyu.

1457

Year

1457

Event

Sultanate of Sulu founded by Sayyid Abubakar Abirin.

1458–1459

Year

1458–1459

Date

October 1547 – February 1549

Event

The Lucoes, or warriors from Luzon send soldiers to the Burmese Siamese wars and faced the White elephants of the Royal Burmese Army, at the same time also aiding the Burmese King for the conquest of the Siamese capital, Ayuthaya.

Year	Date	Event	Source
c. 1400		Cebu was founded after the arrival of Sri Lumay from Sumatra. Namayan instated Lakantagkan as its sovereign. The vast domain comprised what are now Quiapo, San Miguel, Santa Mesa, Paco, Pandacan, Malate, Santa Ana in Manila, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Makati, Pasay, Pateros, and portions of Pasig.
1405		The Yongle Emperor instituted a Chinese envoy on Luzon during Zheng He's voyages and appointed Ko Ch'a-lao to that position in 1405. China also had vassals among the leaders in the archipelago. China attained ascendancy in trade with the area in Yongle's reign.
1411		Paduka Pahala reigned as the King of Lupah Sug in Sulu. He and his family and 300 other people of noble descent sailed to China, he was to pay tribute to the Yongle Chinese emperor, Zhu Di, who was of the Ming dynasty. While he was welcomed by the emperor upon his arrival in China, he nevertheless contracted a mysterious disease on his way home and died at Dezhou, a town in Shandong province in China.
1411	December 11	The Yongle Emperor holds a banquet in honor of Pangasinan and its Huang Liyu.
1457		Sultanate of Sulu founded by Sayyid Abubakar Abirin.
1458–1459	October 1547 – February 1549	The Lucoes, or warriors from Luzon send soldiers to the Burmese Siamese wars and faced the White elephants of the Royal Burmese Army, at the same time also aiding the Burmese King for the conquest of the Siamese capital, Ayuthaya.

· 16th century › 1500s

1500

Year

1500

Event

Rajah Salalila of Maynila married the daughter of Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei, effectively uniting the royal families of Maynila and Brunei.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1500		Rajah Salalila of Maynila married the daughter of Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei, effectively uniting the royal families of Maynila and Brunei.
1500		The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in recorded history, The Buag Eruptive Period, Its eruptions were roughly the same size as those of 1991.

· 16th century › 1520s

1521

Year

1521

Date

March 16

Event

Discovery of the Philippines: Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan lands on Homonhon with three small ships, named the Concepcion, Trinidad and Victoria. Magellan calls the place the Archipelago de San Lazaro since March 16 is the feast day of Saint Lazarus. He also lands on Samar island.

March 28

Year

March 28

Date

Magellan reaches the Philippines

March 29

Year

March 29

Date

Blood compact between Magellan and Rajah Kulambo of Limasawa

March 31

Year

March 31

Date

The first mass on Philippine soil is celebrated.

April 7

Year

April 7

Date

Magellan lands on Cebu; meets Rajah Humabon of Cebu and enters into another blood compact.

April 14

Year

April 14

Date

The first Mass in Cebu province is celebrated, with about 500 natives, including Rajah Humabon and his wife, baptized into the Catholic Church.

April 27

Year

April 27

Date

Magellan is killed by Lapu-Lapu in the battle of Mactan; Spaniards defeated.

1525

Year

1525

Event

Spain sends an expedition under Juan Garcia Jofre de Loaysa to the Philippines. The Loaysa Expedition failed

1526

Year

1526

Event

Spain sends another expedition under Juan Cabot to the Philippines. The Cabot Expedition also failed

1527

Year

1527

Event

Spain sends a fourth expedition under Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón to the Philippines.

1529

Year

1529

Event

Saavedra's expedition returns to Spain without Saavedra who died on the way home.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1521	March 16	Discovery of the Philippines: Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan lands on Homonhon with three small ships, named the Concepcion, Trinidad and Victoria. Magellan calls the place the Archipelago de San Lazaro since March 16 is the feast day of Saint Lazarus. He also lands on Samar island.
	March 28	Magellan reaches the Philippines
	March 29	Blood compact between Magellan and Rajah Kulambo of Limasawa
	March 31	The first mass on Philippine soil is celebrated.
	April 7	Magellan lands on Cebu; meets Rajah Humabon of Cebu and enters into another blood compact.
	April 14	The first Mass in Cebu province is celebrated, with about 500 natives, including Rajah Humabon and his wife, baptized into the Catholic Church.
	April 27	Magellan is killed by Lapu-Lapu in the battle of Mactan; Spaniards defeated.
1525		Spain sends an expedition under Juan Garcia Jofre de Loaysa to the Philippines. The Loaysa Expedition failed
1526		Spain sends another expedition under Juan Cabot to the Philippines. The Cabot Expedition also failed
1527		Spain sends a fourth expedition under Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón to the Philippines.
1529		Saavedra's expedition returns to Spain without Saavedra who died on the way home.

· 16th century › 1530s

1536

Year

1536

Event

The Loaysa expedition returns to Spain. One of its survivors is Andres de Urdaneta, its chronicler.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1536		The Loaysa expedition returns to Spain. One of its survivors is Andres de Urdaneta, its chronicler.

· 16th century › 1540s

1543

Year

1543

Event

Spain sends a fifth expedition under Ruy López de Villalobos to the Philippines. The Expedition succeeds.

February 2

Year

February 2

Date

Villalobos arrives in the Philippines and names the islands of Samar and Leyte as Las Islas Filipinas in honor of the crown prince of Spain, Philip of Asturias; he also becomes the first to explore Mindanao island, naming it "Cesarea Caroli."

Year	Date	Event	Source
1543		Spain sends a fifth expedition under Ruy López de Villalobos to the Philippines. The Expedition succeeds.
1543	February 2	Villalobos arrives in the Philippines and names the islands of Samar and Leyte as Las Islas Filipinas in honor of the crown prince of Spain, Philip of Asturias; he also becomes the first to explore Mindanao island, naming it "Cesarea Caroli."

· 16th century › 1560s

1565

Year

1565

Event

Arrival of the Augustinians

February 13

Year

February 13

Date

Miguel López de Legazpi arrives in the Philippines, landing in Cebu, with four ships and 380 men

April 27

Year

April 27

Date

Legazpi returns to Cebu; settlement established.

Event

[clarification needed]

May 8

Year

May 8

Date

Legazpi established the first permanent Spanish settlement in the country

June 4

Year

June 4

Date

Legazpi, representing King Philip II of Spain, and Rajah Tupas of Cebu signed the Treaty of Cebu, effectively establishing Spanish suzerainty over Cebu.

1567

Year

1567

Event

Dagami Revolt (1567)

1568

Year

1568

Event

The Portuguese, under the command of General Gonzalo de Pereira, attack Cebu and blockade its port.

1569

Year

1569

Event

Present-day Capiz Province becomes a Spanish settlement.

August 6

Year

August 6

Date

King Philip II of Spain, through a royal decree, creates Cebu as the country's first Spanish province; he also appoints Miguel Lopez de Legazpi as governor and captain general of the territory.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1565		Arrival of the Augustinians
	February 13	Miguel López de Legazpi arrives in the Philippines, landing in Cebu, with four ships and 380 men
	April 27	Legazpi returns to Cebu; settlement established.	[clarification needed]
	May 8	Legazpi established the first permanent Spanish settlement in the country
	June 4	Legazpi, representing King Philip II of Spain, and Rajah Tupas of Cebu signed the Treaty of Cebu, effectively establishing Spanish suzerainty over Cebu.
		Philippines was governed as a territory of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
1567		Dagami Revolt (1567)
1568		The Portuguese, under the command of General Gonzalo de Pereira, attack Cebu and blockade its port.
1569		Present-day Capiz Province becomes a Spanish settlement.
		Legazpi moves the seat of government from Cebu to Iloilo.
	August 6	King Philip II of Spain, through a royal decree, creates Cebu as the country's first Spanish province; he also appoints Miguel Lopez de Legazpi as governor and captain general of the territory.

· 16th century › 1570s

1570

Year

1570

Event

The Portuguese attacked a Spanish colony in Cebu but were repulsed.

May

Year

May

Date

Legazpi sends an expedition under the leadership of Martin de Goiti to Manila.

1571

Year

1571

Date

January 1

Event

Legazpi establishes municipality of Cebu and names it "Villa del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus" (Town of the Most Holy Name of Jesus).

May 19

Year

May 19

Date

The ruler of Manila, Rajah Suliman, wages war against the Spaniards

June 24

Year

June 24

Date

Legazpi establishes the Spanish Colonial Government in Manila and proclaims it the capital of the colony

December 11

Year

December 11

Date

Provincehood of Pampanga, first province in Luzon to be inaugurated by the Spaniards.

1572

Year

1572

Date

August 20

Event

Legazpi dies and Guido de Lavezaris succeeds him as Governor-General (1572–1575)

1574

Year

1574

Date

November 7

Event

Enslavement of Filipinos is prohibited by a royal cedula from the Spanish king, as a response to a protest against it a day earlier.

November 23

Year

November 23

Date

The Chinese pirate captain Limahong attacks Manila but fails

Event

[verification needed]

December 2

Year

December 2

Date

Limahong again attacks Manila with 1500 soldiers but again fails to defeat the Spaniards

Event

[verification needed]

December

Year

December

Date

Lakandula lead a short revolt against the Spanish.

1575

Year

1575

Event

Ciudad de Nueva Cáceres (later renamed as Naga City) established by Captain Pedro de Sanchez

August 25

Year

August 25

Date

Francisco de Sande appointed Governor-General (1575–1580)

1577

Year

1577

Event

Arrival of the Franciscans

1579

Year

1579

Event

Diocese of Manila established

Year	Date	Event	Source
1570		The Portuguese attacked a Spanish colony in Cebu but were repulsed.
1570	May	Legazpi sends an expedition under the leadership of Martin de Goiti to Manila.
1571	January 1	Legazpi establishes municipality of Cebu and names it "Villa del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus" (Town of the Most Holy Name of Jesus).
	May 19	The ruler of Manila, Rajah Suliman, wages war against the Spaniards
	June 24	Legazpi establishes the Spanish Colonial Government in Manila and proclaims it the capital of the colony
	December 11	Provincehood of Pampanga, first province in Luzon to be inaugurated by the Spaniards.
1572	August 20	Legazpi dies and Guido de Lavezaris succeeds him as Governor-General (1572–1575)
1574	November 7	Enslavement of Filipinos is prohibited by a royal cedula from the Spanish king, as a response to a protest against it a day earlier.
		Chinese pirate Limahong, with his men, invades Luzon; proceeds later to Manila.
	November 23	The Chinese pirate captain Limahong attacks Manila but fails	[verification needed]
	December 2	Limahong again attacks Manila with 1500 soldiers but again fails to defeat the Spaniards	[verification needed]
	December	Lakandula lead a short revolt against the Spanish.
1575		Ciudad de Nueva Cáceres (later renamed as Naga City) established by Captain Pedro de Sanchez
		Juan de Salcedo defeats Limahong and his men in Pangasinan, forcing them to flee into the mountains.
	August 25	Francisco de Sande appointed Governor-General (1575–1580)
1577		Arrival of the Franciscans
1579		Diocese of Manila established

· 16th century › 1580s

1580

Year

1580

Date

April

Event

Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñaloza appointed Governor-General (1580–1583)

April 5

Year

April 5

Date

Establishment of Pangasinan as a provincial unit.

1581

Year

1581

Event

Arrival of the country's first bishop, Salazar.

March

Year

March

Date

Arrival of the first Dominicans in the Philippines

1582

Year

1582

Event

Battles take place between Spanish forces and Japanese Ronin

1583

Year

1583

Date

March 10

Event

Diego Ronquillo appointed Governor-General (1583–1584)

August

Year

August

Date

A great fire destroys Manila.

1584

Year

1584

Date

May 16

Event

Santiago de Vera appointed Governor-General (1584–1590)

1585

Year

1585

Event

Pampangos Revolt (1585)

1586

Year

1586

Event

The construction of San Agustin Church in Intramuros.

1587

Year

1587

Date

July 21

Event

Arrival of Miguel de Benavides with the second batch of Dominicans in the Philippines, and the establishment of the Province of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines

1589

Year

1589

Event

Revolts Against the Tribute (1589)

Year	Date	Event	Source
1580	April	Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñaloza appointed Governor-General (1580–1583)
	April 5	Establishment of Pangasinan as a provincial unit.
		King Philip II of Spain becomes King of Portugal, ending the Portuguese harassment of the Philippines
		The Spaniards institute forced labor on all male natives aged 16 to 60.
1581		Arrival of the country's first bishop, Salazar.
		Arrival of the Jesuits
	March	Arrival of the first Dominicans in the Philippines
1582		Battles take place between Spanish forces and Japanese Ronin
1583	March 10	Diego Ronquillo appointed Governor-General (1583–1584)
1583	August	A great fire destroys Manila.
1584	May 16	Santiago de Vera appointed Governor-General (1584–1590)
1585		Pampangos Revolt (1585)
1586		The construction of San Agustin Church in Intramuros.
1587	July 21	Arrival of Miguel de Benavides with the second batch of Dominicans in the Philippines, and the establishment of the Province of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines
1587		Conspiracy of the Maharlikas (1587–1588)
1589		Revolts Against the Tribute (1589)

· 16th century › 1590s

1590

Year

1590

Event

Missionaries from the Society of Jesus established the Colegio de Manila in Intramuros.

June 1

Year

June 1

Date

Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas appointed Governor-General (1590–1593)

1592

Year

1592

Event

Miguel de Benavides's Doctrina Christiana in Chinese published

1593

Year

1593

Event

Doctrina Christiana in Spanish and Tagalog is published in the first printing press said to be established by Dominicans.

October

Year

October

Date

Pedro de Rojas appointed Governor-General (1593)

December 3

Year

December 3

Date

Luis Pérez Dasmariñas appointed Governor-General (1593–1596)

1594

Year

1594

Event

Convent of Santa Isabel founded

1595

Year

1595

Event

Diocese of Manila raised to an archbishopric, with Bishop Ignacio Santibáñez its first archbishop

1596

Year

1596

Event

Magalat Revolt (1596)

July 14

Year

July 14

Date

Francisco de Tello de Guzmán appointed Governor-General (1596–1602)

1598

Year

1598

Event

Colegio de Santa Potenciana, the first school for girls in the Philippines, established

1600

Year

1600

Event

Pedro Bucaneg inscribes the oral epic Biag ni Lam-ang

Year	Date	Event	Source
1590		Missionaries from the Society of Jesus established the Colegio de Manila in Intramuros.
1590	June 1	Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas appointed Governor-General (1590–1593)
1592		Miguel de Benavides's Doctrina Christiana in Chinese published
1593		Doctrina Christiana in Spanish and Tagalog is published in the first printing press said to be established by Dominicans.
	October	Pedro de Rojas appointed Governor-General (1593)
	December 3	Luis Pérez Dasmariñas appointed Governor-General (1593–1596)
		Dominicans pioneer printing in the Philippines by producing through the old technique of xylography. This technique produced the Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Española y Tagala and the Doctrina Christiana en Lengua y Letra China, the first books in the Philippines
1594		Convent of Santa Isabel founded
1595		Diocese of Manila raised to an archbishopric, with Bishop Ignacio Santibáñez its first archbishop
		Diocese of Nueva Segovia established, with Miguel de Benavides as its first bishop.
		Diocese of Caceres established, with Luis Maldonado as its first bishop.
		Diocese of Cebu established, with Pedro de Agurto as its first bishop.
		Colegio de San Ildefonso founded in Cebu
1596		Magalat Revolt (1596)
1596	July 14	Francisco de Tello de Guzmán appointed Governor-General (1596–1602)
1598		Colegio de Santa Potenciana, the first school for girls in the Philippines, established
1600		Pedro Bucaneg inscribes the oral epic Biag ni Lam-ang

· 17th century › 1600s

1600

Year

1600

Event

The Dutch attacks the archipelago in a tactical offensive during the European war between Spain and the Netherlands

1601

Year

1601

Event

Igorot Revolt (1601).

August 1

Year

August 1

Date

Colegio de San Jose is established

1602

Year

1602

Event

Chinese revolt of 1602

May

Year

May

Date

Pedro Bravo de Acuña appointed Governor-General (1602–1606).

1605

Year

1605

Date

July 24

Event

Archbishop Miguel de Benavides bequeaths his library and a total amount of ₱1,500 for the establishment of a seminary college, the present-day University of Santo Tomas in Manila.

1606

Year

1606

Event

Arrival of the Recollects

June 24

Year

June 24

Date

Cristóbal Téllez de Almanza appointed Governor-General (1606–1608) by the Audiencia Real.

1608

Year

1608

Date

June 15

Event

Rodrigo de Vivero y Velasco appointed Governor-General (1608–1609).

1609

Year

1609

Date

April

Event

Juan de Silva appointed Governor-General (1609–1616).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1600		The Dutch attacks the archipelago in a tactical offensive during the European war between Spain and the Netherlands
		Bandala System is formed by the Spanish Colonial Government
		The Galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco, Mexico begins.
1601		Igorot Revolt (1601).
1601	August 1	Colegio de San Jose is established
1602		Chinese revolt of 1602
		Fray Blancas de San Jose, O.P. together with Tomas Pinpin succeeds in making typographic printing through movable type
	May	Pedro Bravo de Acuña appointed Governor-General (1602–1606).
1605	July 24	Archbishop Miguel de Benavides bequeaths his library and a total amount of ₱1,500 for the establishment of a seminary college, the present-day University of Santo Tomas in Manila.
1606		Arrival of the Recollects
1606	June 24	Cristóbal Téllez de Almanza appointed Governor-General (1606–1608) by the Audiencia Real.
1608	June 15	Rodrigo de Vivero y Velasco appointed Governor-General (1608–1609).
1609	April	Juan de Silva appointed Governor-General (1609–1616).
		The Dominicans granted permission to open a seminary-college (the present-day University of Santo Tomas in Manila) by Philip III of Spain
		Philip III issues a royal cedula requesting from Governor Juan de Silva and the Real Audiencia a report on the projected college (the present-day University of Santo Tomas in Manila).

· 17th century › 1610s

1611

Year

1611

Event

Philip III's permission to open the Dominican's seminary college (the present-day University of Santo Tomas) arrives in Manila

April 28

Year

April 28

Date

Act of Foundation for the establishment of the University of Santo Tomas, then known as the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (later renamed the Colegio de Santo Tomas), signed. The Document of Foundation was signed by Fr. Baltasar Fort, O.P., Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Holy Rosary, Fr. Francisco Minayo, O.P., Prior of the Santo Domingo Convent, and Fr. Bernardo de Santa Catalina, O.P., Commissary-General of the Holy Office of the Philippines. Notary Juan Illian witnessed the signing of the act of foundation.

1612

Year

1612

Event

Fr. Domingo Gonzalez, O.P. appointed to work on the completion of the organization of the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (presently the University of Santo Tomas in Manila)

1616

Year

1616

Date

April 19

Event

Andrés Alcaraz appointed Governor-General (1616–1618) by the Audiencia Real.

June 29

Year

June 29

Date

The Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (presently the University of Santo Tomas in Manila) given authorization to confer academic degrees in Theology and Philosophy by the Holy See

1618

Year

1618

Date

July 3

Event

Alonso Fajardo de Entenza appointed Governor-General (1618–1624).

1619

Year

1619

Event

University of Santo Tomas, then known as Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario, recognized by the Holy See.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1611		Philip III's permission to open the Dominican's seminary college (the present-day University of Santo Tomas) arrives in Manila
1611	April 28	Act of Foundation for the establishment of the University of Santo Tomas, then known as the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (later renamed the Colegio de Santo Tomas), signed. The Document of Foundation was signed by Fr. Baltasar Fort, O.P., Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Holy Rosary, Fr. Francisco Minayo, O.P., Prior of the Santo Domingo Convent, and Fr. Bernardo de Santa Catalina, O.P., Commissary-General of the Holy Office of the Philippines. Notary Juan Illian witnessed the signing of the act of foundation.
1612		Fr. Domingo Gonzalez, O.P. appointed to work on the completion of the organization of the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (presently the University of Santo Tomas in Manila)
1612		The Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (presently the University of Santo Tomas in Manila) formally opens
1616	April 19	Andrés Alcaraz appointed Governor-General (1616–1618) by the Audiencia Real.
	June 29	The Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (presently the University of Santo Tomas in Manila) given authorization to confer academic degrees in Theology and Philosophy by the Holy See
		Governor Alonso Fajardo de Entenza recognizes the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (presently the University of Santo Tomas in Manila)
1618	July 3	Alonso Fajardo de Entenza appointed Governor-General (1618–1624).
1619		University of Santo Tomas, then known as Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario, recognized by the Holy See.

· 17th century › 1620s

1620

Year

1620

Event

Colegio de San Juan de Letran established as the Colegio de Huerfanos de San Pedro y San Pablo.

1621

Year

1621

Event

The Colegio de Manila raised to the status of a university and renamed as the Universidad de San Ignacio by Pope Gregory XV.

1624

Year

1624

Date

July

Event

Jeronimo de Silva appointed Governor-General (1624–1625) by the Audiencia Real.

July

Year

July

Date

Fernando de Silva appointed Governor-General (1624–1626).

1625

Year

1625

Event

Isneg Revolt (1625–1627)

1626

Year

1626

Date

June 29

Event

Juan Niño de Tabora appointed Governor-General (1626–1632).

1627

Year

1627

Event

University of Santo Tomas, then Colegio de Santo Tomas, authorized to confer degrees by Pope Urban VIII.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1620		Colegio de San Juan de Letran established as the Colegio de Huerfanos de San Pedro y San Pablo.
1621		The Colegio de Manila raised to the status of a university and renamed as the Universidad de San Ignacio by Pope Gregory XV.
		Tamblot Revolt (1621–1622)
		Bankaw Revolt (1621–1622)
1624	July	Jeronimo de Silva appointed Governor-General (1624–1625) by the Audiencia Real.
	July	Fernando de Silva appointed Governor-General (1624–1626).
		The Faculties of Philosophy and Theology implemented by the royal order of Philip IV of Spain
1625		Isneg Revolt (1625–1627)
1625		Tomas Pinpin's printing press settles at the Colegio
1626	June 29	Juan Niño de Tabora appointed Governor-General (1626–1632).
1627		University of Santo Tomas, then Colegio de Santo Tomas, authorized to confer degrees by Pope Urban VIII.

· 17th century › 1630s

1632

Year

1632

Date

July 22

Event

Lorenzo de Olaza appointed Governor-General (1632–1633) by the Audiencia Real.

1633

Year

1633

Date

August 29

Event

Juan Cerezo de Salamanca appointed Governor-General (1632–1635).

1635

Year

1635

Date

June 25

Event

Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera appointed Governor-General (1635–1644).

1637

Year

1637

Event

Sucesos Felices is published by Tomas Pinpin; first newsletter in the country.

1639

Year

1639

Event

Cagayan Revolt (1639)

Year	Date	Event	Source
1632	July 22	Lorenzo de Olaza appointed Governor-General (1632–1633) by the Audiencia Real.
1632		Colegio de Santa Isabel established
1633	August 29	Juan Cerezo de Salamanca appointed Governor-General (1632–1635).
1635	June 25	Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera appointed Governor-General (1635–1644).
1637		Sucesos Felices is published by Tomas Pinpin; first newsletter in the country.
1639		Cagayan Revolt (1639)

· 17th century › 1640s

1640

Year

1640

Event

Universidad de San Felipe de Austria established as the first Public University in the Philippines

1643

Year

1643

Event

Universidad de San Felipe de Austria closed down

1644

Year

1644

Date

August 11

Event

Diego Fajardo Chacón appointed Governor-General (1644–1653).

1645

Year

1645

Event

An earthquake destroys Manila.

November 20

Year

November 20

Date

The Colegio de Santo Tomas (present-day University of Santo Tomas in Manila) raised to the status of a university and renamed as the University of Santo Tomas by Pope Innocent X, upon the request of King Philip IV of Spain.

1646

Year

1646

Date

October 4

Event

Spanish and Filipino forces defeat the Dutch invaders in an encounter, their fifth and final battle, in Manila Bay near Corregidor in Cavite.

1647

Year

1647

Event

Dutch besieged the Spanish in the Battle of Puerto de Cavite.

1649

Year

1649

Event

Sumuroy Revolt (1649–50)

Year	Date	Event	Source
1640		Universidad de San Felipe de Austria established as the first Public University in the Philippines
1643		Universidad de San Felipe de Austria closed down
1643		Ladia Revolt (1643)
1644	August 11	Diego Fajardo Chacón appointed Governor-General (1644–1653).
1645		An earthquake destroys Manila.
	November 20	The Colegio de Santo Tomas (present-day University of Santo Tomas in Manila) raised to the status of a university and renamed as the University of Santo Tomas by Pope Innocent X, upon the request of King Philip IV of Spain.
		The Master General of the Dominican Order assumes the power of appointing the Rector Magnificus of Santo Tomas by virtue of the permission granted by Pope Innocent X
		Zambales Revolt (1645)
		Pampanga Revolt (1645)
1646	October 4	Spanish and Filipino forces defeat the Dutch invaders in an encounter, their fifth and final battle, in Manila Bay near Corregidor in Cavite.
1647		Dutch besieged the Spanish in the Battle of Puerto de Cavite.
1649		Sumuroy Revolt (1649–50)
1649		Pintados Revolt (1649–50)

· 17th century › 1650s

1653

Year

1653

Date

July 25

Event

Sabiniano Manrique de Lara appointed Governor-General (1653–1663).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1653	July 25	Sabiniano Manrique de Lara appointed Governor-General (1653–1663).

· 17th century › 1660s

1660

Year

1660

Event

Zambal Revolt (1660)

October 7

Year

October 7

Date

Maniago Revolt (1660)

December 15

Year

December 15

Date

Malong Revolt (1660–1661)

1661

Year

1661

Event

Ilocano Revolt (1661)

1662

Year

1662

Event

Chinese revolt of 1662

1663

Year

1663

Date

September 8

Event

Diego de Salcedo appointed Governor-General (1663–1668).

1668

Year

1668

Date

September 28

Event

Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz appointed Governor-General (1668–1669).

1669

Year

1669

Date

September 24

Event

Manuel de León appointed Governor-General (1669–1677).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1660		Zambal Revolt (1660)
	October 7	Maniago Revolt (1660)
	December 15	Malong Revolt (1660–1661)
1661		Ilocano Revolt (1661)
1662		Chinese revolt of 1662
1663	September 8	Diego de Salcedo appointed Governor-General (1663–1668).
1663		Tapar Revolt (1663)
1668	September 28	Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz appointed Governor-General (1668–1669).
1669	September 24	Manuel de León appointed Governor-General (1669–1677).

· 17th century › 1670s

1677

Year

1677

Date

September 21

Event

Francisco Coloma appointed Governor-General (1677) by the Audiencia Real.

Francisco Sotomayor y Mansilla appointed Governor-General (1677–1678) by the Audiencia Real.

Year

Francisco Sotomayor y Mansilla appointed Governor-General (1677–1678) by the Audiencia Real.

1678

Year

1678

Date

September 28

Event

Juan de Vargas y Hurtado appointed Governor-General (1678–1684).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1677	September 21	Francisco Coloma appointed Governor-General (1677) by the Audiencia Real.
1677	September 21	Francisco Sotomayor y Mansilla appointed Governor-General (1677–1678) by the Audiencia Real.
1678	September 28	Juan de Vargas y Hurtado appointed Governor-General (1678–1684).

· 17th century › 1680s

1680

Year

1680

Date

May 12

Event

University of Santo Tomas placed under Royal Patronage by King Charles II of Spain.

1681

Year

1681

Event

Sambal Revolt (1681–1683)

1684

Year

1684

Date

August 24

Event

Gabriel de Curuzealegui y Arriola appointed Governor-General (1684–1689).

1686

Year

1686

Event

The construction of Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte.

1689

Year

1689

Date

April

Event

Alonso de Avila Fuertes appointed Governor-General (1689–1690) by the Audiencia Real

Year	Date	Event	Source
1680	May 12	University of Santo Tomas placed under Royal Patronage by King Charles II of Spain.
1681		Sambal Revolt (1681–1683)
1684	August 24	Gabriel de Curuzealegui y Arriola appointed Governor-General (1684–1689).
1686		The construction of Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte.
1686		Tingco plot (1686)
1689	April	Alonso de Avila Fuertes appointed Governor-General (1689–1690) by the Audiencia Real

· 17th century › 1690s

1690

Year

1690

Date

July 25

Event

Fausto Cruzat y Gongora appointed Governor-General (1690–1701).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1690	July 25	Fausto Cruzat y Gongora appointed Governor-General (1690–1701).

· 18th century › 1700s

1701

Year

1701

Date

December 8

Event

Domingo Zabálburu de Echevarri appointed Governor-General (1701–1709).

1704

Year

1704

Event

North Borneo is ceded by the sultan of Brunei to the sultan of Sulu.

1709

Year

1709

Date

August 25

Event

Martín de Urzua y Arismendi appointed Governor-General (1709–1715).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1701	December 8	Domingo Zabálburu de Echevarri appointed Governor-General (1701–1709).
1704		North Borneo is ceded by the sultan of Brunei to the sultan of Sulu.
1709	August 25	Martín de Urzua y Arismendi appointed Governor-General (1709–1715).

· 18th century › 1710s

1715

Year

1715

Date

February 4

Event

Jose Torralba appointed Governor-General (1715–1717) by the Audiencia Real.

1717

Year

1717

Date

August 9

Event

Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda appointed Governor-General (1717–1719).

1718

Year

1718

Event

Rivera Revolt (1718)

1719

Year

1719

Date

October 11

Event

Archbishop Francisco de la Cuesta of Manila becomes acting Governor-General (1719–1721).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1715	February 4	Jose Torralba appointed Governor-General (1715–1717) by the Audiencia Real.
1717	August 9	Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda appointed Governor-General (1717–1719).
1718		Rivera Revolt (1718)
1719	October 11	Archbishop Francisco de la Cuesta of Manila becomes acting Governor-General (1719–1721).

· 18th century › 1720s

1721

Year

1721

Date

August 6

Event

Toribio José Cosio y Campo appointed Governor-General (1721–1729).

1722

Year

1722

Event

Colegio de San Jose conferred with the title Royal.

1729

Year

1729

Date

August 14

Event

Fernándo Valdés y Tamon appointed Governor-General (1729–1739).

Year	Date	Event	Source
		Caragay Revolt (1719)
1721	August 6	Toribio José Cosio y Campo appointed Governor-General (1721–1729).
1722		Colegio de San Jose conferred with the title Royal.
1729	August 14	Fernándo Valdés y Tamon appointed Governor-General (1729–1739).

· 18th century › 1730s

1734

Year

1734

Date

September 2

Event

The Faculties of Civil Law and Canon Law of the University of Santo Tomas established by virtue of a royal cedula of Charles II of Spain

1739

Year

1739

Date

July

Event

Gaspar de la Torre appointed Governor-General (1739–1745).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1734	September 2	The Faculties of Civil Law and Canon Law of the University of Santo Tomas established by virtue of a royal cedula of Charles II of Spain
1739	July	Gaspar de la Torre appointed Governor-General (1739–1745).

· 18th century › 1740s

1744

Year

1744

Event

Dagohoy Rebellion (1744–1829), the longest in country's history, wherein Bohol is proclaimed independent from the Spanish.

1745

Year

1745

Date

September 21

Event

Archbishop Juan Arrechederra of Manila becomes acting Governor-General (1745–1750).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1744		Dagohoy Rebellion (1744–1829), the longest in country's history, wherein Bohol is proclaimed independent from the Spanish.
1745	September 21	Archbishop Juan Arrechederra of Manila becomes acting Governor-General (1745–1750).
1745		Agrarian Revolt (1745–1746)

· 18th century › 1750s

1750

Year

1750

Date

July 20

Event

Jose Francisco de Obando y Solis appointed Governor-General (1750–1754).

1754

Year

1754

Date

May 15

Event

Mt Taal emits magma and destroys the towns of Lipa, Sala, Tanauan and Talisay.

July 26

Year

July 26

Date

Pedro Manuel de Arandia Santisteban appointed Governor-General (1754–1759).

1759

Year

1759

Date

June

Event

Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta appointed Governor-General (1759–1761).

Year	Date	Event	Source
1750	July 20	Jose Francisco de Obando y Solis appointed Governor-General (1750–1754).
1754	May 15	Mt Taal emits magma and destroys the towns of Lipa, Sala, Tanauan and Talisay.
1754	July 26	Pedro Manuel de Arandia Santisteban appointed Governor-General (1754–1759).
1759	June	Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta appointed Governor-General (1759–1761).

· 18th century › 1760s

1761

Year

1761

Date

July

Event

Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra of Manila appointed Governor-General (1761–1762).

1762

Year

1762

Event

Palaris Revolt (1762–1765)

September 22

Year

September 22

Date

British fleet entered seizes Manila Bay as part of the Seven Years' War

October 5

Year

October 5

Date

Manila fell under the British rule; start of the British occupation.

Event

[verification needed]

October 6

Year

October 6

Date

Simón de Anda y Salazar appointed Governor-General (1762–17614) by the Real Audiencia. Provisional Government established in Bacolor, Pampanga with de Anda as dictator.

October 8

Year

October 8

Date

Gov. Gen. de Anda moves the seat of the Spanish government to Bacolor, Pampanga, becoming the temporary capital of the Philippines (1762–1764).

November 2

Year

November 2

Date

The British East India Company commissioned The Rt Hon. Dawsonne Drake became the first British governor-general of the Philippines until 1764.

November 14

Year

November 14

Date

Silang Revolt (1762–63)

1763

Year

1763

Event

Dabo and Marayac Revolt (1763)

February 10

Year

February 10

Date

Treaty of Paris implicitly returns Manila to Spain.

May 28

Year

May 28

Date

Death of Diego Silang

Event

[verification needed]

September

Year

September

Date

Execution of Gabriela Silang, the only Filipina to have led a revolt

1764

Year

1764

Date

March 17

Event

Simón de Anda y Salazar hands over the control of the colonial government to Francisco Javier de la Torre, newly appointed Governor-General (1764–1765)

June 11

Year

June 11

Date

The last of the British ships that sailed to Manila leaves the Philippines for India, ending the British occupation.

Event

[verification needed]

1765

Year

1765

Date

February 10

Event

Royal Fiscal of Manila Don Francisco Léandro de Viana writes the famous letter to King Charles III of Spain, later called as "Viana Memorial of 1765". The document advised the king to abandon the colony due to the economic and social devastation created by the Seven Years' War. The suggestion was not heeded.

July 6

Year

July 6

Date

José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez appointed Governor-General (1765–1770)

1768

Year

1768

Date

17 May

Event

Royal decree banishing the Society of Jesus from Spain and the Spanish dominions reaches Manila

1769

Year

1769

Date

July 23

Event

The Society of Jesus in the Philippines is expelled by Raón after receiving a dated later from Charles III's chief minister Don Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea on March 1, 1767. The Jesuit's Properties are confiscated by the Spanish Colonial Government

Year	Date	Event	Source
1761	July	Archbishop Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra of Manila appointed Governor-General (1761–1762).
1762		Palaris Revolt (1762–1765)
		Camarines Revolt (1762–1764)
		Cebu Revolt (1762–1764)
		British forces looted and plundered many of Manila establishments through the so-called Rape of Manila.
		Rector Fr. Domingo Collantes of the University of Santo Tomas organizes four companies of university students to help in the defense of the city against the British Invasion of Manila
	September 22	British fleet entered seizes Manila Bay as part of the Seven Years' War
	October 5	Manila fell under the British rule; start of the British occupation.	[verification needed]
	October 6	Simón de Anda y Salazar appointed Governor-General (1762–17614) by the Real Audiencia. Provisional Government established in Bacolor, Pampanga with de Anda as dictator.
	October 8	Gov. Gen. de Anda moves the seat of the Spanish government to Bacolor, Pampanga, becoming the temporary capital of the Philippines (1762–1764).
	November 2	The British East India Company commissioned The Rt Hon. Dawsonne Drake became the first British governor-general of the Philippines until 1764.
	November 14	Silang Revolt (1762–63)
1763		Dabo and Marayac Revolt (1763)
		Isabela Revolt (1763).
	February 10	Treaty of Paris implicitly returns Manila to Spain.
	May 28	Death of Diego Silang	[verification needed]
	September	Execution of Gabriela Silang, the only Filipina to have led a revolt
1764	March 17	Simón de Anda y Salazar hands over the control of the colonial government to Francisco Javier de la Torre, newly appointed Governor-General (1764–1765)
1764	June 11	The last of the British ships that sailed to Manila leaves the Philippines for India, ending the British occupation.	[verification needed]
1765	February 10	Royal Fiscal of Manila Don Francisco Léandro de Viana writes the famous letter to King Charles III of Spain, later called as "Viana Memorial of 1765". The document advised the king to abandon the colony due to the economic and social devastation created by the Seven Years' War. The suggestion was not heeded.
	July 6	José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez appointed Governor-General (1765–1770)
		Governor Raon orders the minting of parallelogramic-shaped coins called barrillas, the first coined minted in the Philippines.
1768	17 May	Royal decree banishing the Society of Jesus from Spain and the Spanish dominions reaches Manila
1769	July 23	The Society of Jesus in the Philippines is expelled by Raón after receiving a dated later from Charles III's chief minister Don Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea on March 1, 1767. The Jesuit's Properties are confiscated by the Spanish Colonial Government
1769		The closure of the Jesuit Universidad de San Ignacio leaves the University of Santo Tomas as the only institution of higher learning in the colony.

· 18th century › 1770s

1770

Year

1770

Date

July

Event

Simón de Anda y Salazar appointed Governor-General (1770–1776)

1771

Year

1771

Event

Moro pirates traveled all over the country and raids many fishing villages in Manila Bay, Mariveles, Parañaque, Pasay and Malate.

1773

Year

1773

Date

July 21

Event

Clement XIV suppresses the Society of Jesus in his papal brief Dominus ac Redemptor

1774

Year

1774

Date

November 9

Event

Parishes secularized by order of King Charles III of Spain.

1776

Year

1776

Date

October 30

Event

Pedro de Sarrio appointed Governor-General (1776–1778)

1778

Year

1778

Date

July

Event

José Basco y Vargas appointed Governor-General (1778–1787)

Year	Date	Event	Source
1770	July	Simón de Anda y Salazar appointed Governor-General (1770–1776)
1771		Moro pirates traveled all over the country and raids many fishing villages in Manila Bay, Mariveles, Parañaque, Pasay and Malate.
1773	July 21	Clement XIV suppresses the Society of Jesus in his papal brief Dominus ac Redemptor
1774	November 9	Parishes secularized by order of King Charles III of Spain.
1776	October 30	Pedro de Sarrio appointed Governor-General (1776–1778)
1778	July	José Basco y Vargas appointed Governor-General (1778–1787)

· 18th century › 1780s

1780

Year

1780

Event

Real Sociedad Economica de los Amigos del Pais de Filipinas (Royal Economic Society of Friends of the Philippines) introduced in the Philippines to offer local and foreign scholarships and professorships to Filipinos, and financed trips of scientists from Spain to the Philippines

1781

Year

1781

Event

Charles III of Spain authorizes the University of Santo Tomas to prepare its own statutes, independent of those of the University of Mexico

1783

Year

1783

Event

Bishop Mateo Joaquin de Arevalo of Cebu establishes the Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos (later renamed as the University of San Carlos) from the old building of the defunct Colegio de San Ildefonso, which was closed down in 1769 after the suppression of the Jesuits.

June 26

Year

June 26

Date

An island group, which would be named Batanes, is annexed to the Philippines by the Spanish and is founded as a province called Provincia de la Concepcion.

1785

Year

1785

Event

Lagutao Revolt (1785).

May 20

Year

May 20

Date

University of Santo Tomas granted Royal Title by King Charles III of Spain.

1787

Year

1787

Date

September 22

Event

Pedro de Sarrio appointed Governor-General (1787–1788)

1788

Year

1788

Event

Ilocos Norte Revolt (1788).

April 2

Year

April 2

Date

Birth of the greatest Tagalog poet from Bulacan Francisco "Balagtas" Baltazar.

July 1

Year

July 1

Date

Félix Berenguer de Marquina appointed Governor-General (1788–1793)

Year	Date	Event	Source
1780		Real Sociedad Economica de los Amigos del Pais de Filipinas (Royal Economic Society of Friends of the Philippines) introduced in the Philippines to offer local and foreign scholarships and professorships to Filipinos, and financed trips of scientists from Spain to the Philippines
1781		Charles III of Spain authorizes the University of Santo Tomas to prepare its own statutes, independent of those of the University of Mexico
1783		Bishop Mateo Joaquin de Arevalo of Cebu establishes the Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos (later renamed as the University of San Carlos) from the old building of the defunct Colegio de San Ildefonso, which was closed down in 1769 after the suppression of the Jesuits.
1783	June 26	An island group, which would be named Batanes, is annexed to the Philippines by the Spanish and is founded as a province called Provincia de la Concepcion.
1785		Lagutao Revolt (1785).
1785	May 20	University of Santo Tomas granted Royal Title by King Charles III of Spain.
1787	September 22	Pedro de Sarrio appointed Governor-General (1787–1788)
1788		Ilocos Norte Revolt (1788).
	April 2	Birth of the greatest Tagalog poet from Bulacan Francisco "Balagtas" Baltazar.
	July 1	Félix Berenguer de Marquina appointed Governor-General (1788–1793)

· 18th century › 1790s

1793

Year

1793

Date

September 1

Event

Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León appointed Governor-General (1793–1806)

Year	Date	Event	Source
1793	September 1	Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León appointed Governor-General (1793–1806)

· 19th century › 1800s

1805

Year

1805

Event

Nueva Vizcaya Revolt (1805)

1806

Year

1806

Date

August 7

Event

Mariano Fernández de Folgueras appointed Governor-General (1806–1810)

1807

Year

1807

Date

September 16

Event

Ambaristo Revolt (1807)

1808

Year

1808

Date

May

Event

French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte installs his brother Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain.

1809

Year

1809

Date

January 22

Event

King Joseph Bonaparte gives Filipinos Spanish Citizenship and grants the colony representation in the Spanish Cortes

Year	Date	Event	Source
1805		Nueva Vizcaya Revolt (1805)
1806	August 7	Mariano Fernández de Folgueras appointed Governor-General (1806–1810)
1807	September 16	Ambaristo Revolt (1807)
1808	May	French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte installs his brother Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain.
1809	January 22	King Joseph Bonaparte gives Filipinos Spanish Citizenship and grants the colony representation in the Spanish Cortes

· 19th century › 1810s

1810

Year

1810

Date

March 4

Event

Manuel Gonzalez de Aguilar appointed Governor-General (1806–1813)

1811

Year

1811

Event

Del Superior Govierno is established in Manila by Gov. Gen. Fernandez de Folgueras; the country's first newspaper lasted six months.

1812

Year

1812

Date

March 19

Event

The Spanish Cortes promulgates the Cadiz Constitution

September 24

Year

September 24

Date

The first Philippine delegates to the Spanish Cortes, Pedro Perez de Tagle and Jose Manuel Coretto take their oath of office in Madrid, Spain.

1813

Year

1813

Date

March 17

Event

The Cadiz Constitution implemented in Manila.

September 4

Year

September 4

Date

José Gardoqui Jaraveitia appointed Governor-General (1806–1816)

October 16

Year

October 16

Date

Napoleon is defeated in the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig

October

Year

October

Date

British General Duke of Wellington drives the Napoleonic forces out of Spain

1814

Year

1814

Event

Ferdinand VII proclaimed as King of Spain; Conservatives return to the Spanish Cortes

February 1

Year

February 1

Date

Mt. Mayon erupts, affecting Albay and leaving 1,200 dead.

1815

Year

1815

Date

June 18

Event

Napoleon is defeated in Waterloo

October 15

Year

October 15

Date

Napoleon is exiled in St. Helena's Island

1816

Year

1816

Event

Cadiz Constitution is rejected by the conservative government and Filipino representation in the Spanish Cortes is abolished

December 10

Year

December 10

Date

Mariano Fernández de Folgueras appointed Governor-General (1816–1822)

1818

Year

1818

Date

February 2

Event

A royal decree divides old Ilocos province into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1810	March 4	Manuel Gonzalez de Aguilar appointed Governor-General (1806–1813)
1811		Del Superior Govierno is established in Manila by Gov. Gen. Fernandez de Folgueras; the country's first newspaper lasted six months.
1812	March 19	The Spanish Cortes promulgates the Cadiz Constitution
1812	September 24	The first Philippine delegates to the Spanish Cortes, Pedro Perez de Tagle and Jose Manuel Coretto take their oath of office in Madrid, Spain.
1813	March 17	The Cadiz Constitution implemented in Manila.
	September 4	José Gardoqui Jaraveitia appointed Governor-General (1806–1816)
	October 16	Napoleon is defeated in the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig
	October	British General Duke of Wellington drives the Napoleonic forces out of Spain
1814		Ferdinand VII proclaimed as King of Spain; Conservatives return to the Spanish Cortes
1814	February 1	Mt. Mayon erupts, affecting Albay and leaving 1,200 dead.
1815	June 18	Napoleon is defeated in Waterloo
1815	October 15	Napoleon is exiled in St. Helena's Island
1816		Cadiz Constitution is rejected by the conservative government and Filipino representation in the Spanish Cortes is abolished
1816	December 10	Mariano Fernández de Folgueras appointed Governor-General (1816–1822)
1818	February 2	A royal decree divides old Ilocos province into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.

· 19th century › 1820s

1822

Year

1822

Date

October 30

Event

Juan Antonio Martinez appointed Governor-General (1822–1825)

1825

Year

1825

Date

October 14

Event

Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca appointed Governor-General (1825–1830)

1828

Year

1828

Event

Earthquake strikes Manila destroying many of its buildings

1829

Year

1829

Date

August 31

Event

Dagohoy Revolt in Bohol ended.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1822	October 30	Juan Antonio Martinez appointed Governor-General (1822–1825)
1825	October 14	Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca appointed Governor-General (1825–1830)
1828		Earthquake strikes Manila destroying many of its buildings
1829	August 31	Dagohoy Revolt in Bohol ended.

· 19th century › 1830s

1830

Year

1830

Date

December 23

Event

Pascual Enrile y Alcedo appointed Governor-General (1830–1835)

1835

Year

1835

Date

March 1

Event

Gabriel de Torres appointed Governor-General (1835)

April 23

Year

April 23

Date

Joaquín de Crámer appointed Governor-General (1835)

September 9

Year

September 9

Date

Pedro Antonio Salazar Castillo y Varona appointed Governor-General (1835)

1837

Year

1837

Date

August 27

Event

Andrés García Camba appointed Governor-General (1837–1838)

1838

Year

1838

Date

December 29

Event

Luis Lardizábal appointed Governor-General (1838–1841)

Year	Date	Event	Source
1830	December 23	Pascual Enrile y Alcedo appointed Governor-General (1830–1835)
1830		Manila is opened to the world market
1835	March 1	Gabriel de Torres appointed Governor-General (1835)
	April 23	Joaquín de Crámer appointed Governor-General (1835)
	September 9	Pedro Antonio Salazar Castillo y Varona appointed Governor-General (1835)
		Chamber of Commerce is formed
1837	August 27	Andrés García Camba appointed Governor-General (1837–1838)
1837		Manila is made an open port.
1838	December 29	Luis Lardizábal appointed Governor-General (1838–1841)
1838		Florante at Laura is published.

· 19th century › 1840s

1841

Year

1841

Date

February 14

Event

Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri appointed Governor-General (1841–1843)

August 11

Year

August 11

Date

Samar province (later Western Samar) is declared independent, separating from the provinces of Leyte and Cebu, through a decree issued by Queen Isabela III of Spain.

November 4

Year

November 4

Date

Apolinario Dela Cruz better known as Hermano Pule was executed.

1843

Year

1843

Date

June 17

Event

Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre appointed Governor-General (1843–1844)

1844

Year

1844

Date

July 16

Event

Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa appointed Governor-General (1844–1849)

1846

Year

1846

Date

December 1

Event

La Esperanza is established by Miguel Sanchez; the country's first daily newspaper lasted three years.

1848

Year

1848

Event

Diario de Manila, best edited newspaper, is published (1848–1899).

1849

Year

1849

Date

December 26

Event

Antonio María Blanco appointed Governor-General (1849–1850)

Year	Date	Event	Source
1841	February 14	Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri appointed Governor-General (1841–1843)
	August 11	Samar province (later Western Samar) is declared independent, separating from the provinces of Leyte and Cebu, through a decree issued by Queen Isabela III of Spain.
	November 4	Apolinario Dela Cruz better known as Hermano Pule was executed.
1843	June 17	Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre appointed Governor-General (1843–1844)
1844	July 16	Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa appointed Governor-General (1844–1849)
1846	December 1	La Esperanza is established by Miguel Sanchez; the country's first daily newspaper lasted three years.
1848		Diario de Manila, best edited newspaper, is published (1848–1899).
1849	December 26	Antonio María Blanco appointed Governor-General (1849–1850)

· 19th century › 1850s

1850

Year

1850

Date

July 29

Event

Antonio de Urbistondo y Eguía appointed Governor-General (1850–1853)

1852

Year

1852

Date

December 4

Event

Glowing avalanche from Mt Hibok-Hibok.

1853

Year

1853

Date

December 20

Event

Ramón Montero y Blandino appointed Governor-General (1853–1854)

1854

Year

1854

Date

February 2

Event

Manuel Pavía y Lacy appointed Governor-General (1854)

October 28

Year

October 28

Date

Ramón Montero y Blandino appointed Governor-General (1854)

November 20

Year

November 20

Date

Manuel Crespo y Cebrían appointed Governor-General (1854)

1856

Year

1856

Date

December 5

Event

Ramón Montero y Blandino appointed Governor-General (1856–1857)

1857

Year

1857

Date

January 12

Event

Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero appointed Governor-General (1857–1860)

1859

Year

1859

Event

Jesuits return to the Philippines

Year	Date	Event	Source
1850	July 29	Antonio de Urbistondo y Eguía appointed Governor-General (1850–1853)
1852	December 4	Glowing avalanche from Mt Hibok-Hibok.
1853	December 20	Ramón Montero y Blandino appointed Governor-General (1853–1854)
1854	February 2	Manuel Pavía y Lacy appointed Governor-General (1854)
	October 28	Ramón Montero y Blandino appointed Governor-General (1854)
	November 20	Manuel Crespo y Cebrían appointed Governor-General (1854)
1856	December 5	Ramón Montero y Blandino appointed Governor-General (1856–1857)
1857	January 12	Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero appointed Governor-General (1857–1860)
1859		Jesuits return to the Philippines
1859		Jesuits takes over the Escuela Municipal and establishes the Ateneo Municipal

· 19th century › 1860s

1860

Year

1860

Event

The country's first Masonic lodge is founded in Cavite.

January 12

Year

January 12

Date

Ramón María Solano y Llanderal appointed Governor-General (1860)

August 29

Year

August 29

Date

Juan Herrera Davila appointed Governor-General (1860–1861)

1861

Year

1861

Date

February 2

Event

José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González appointed Governor-General (1861–1862)

June 19

Year

June 19

Date

Birth of Jose Rizal, one of the country' national heroes

1862

Year

1862

Event

El Pasig is published, a bilingual fortnightly paper, one of the first native newspapers.

July 7

Year

July 7

Date

Salvador Valdés appointed Governor-General (1862)

July 9

Year

July 9

Date

Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham appointed Governor-General (1862–1865)

1863

Year

1863

Date

June 3

Event

An earthquake leaves Manila in ruins

Source

[verification needed]

November 30

Year

November 30

Date

Andres Bonifacio, founder of the Katipunan, was born.

1864

Year

1864

Date

July 23

Event

Apolinario Mabini, the Brains of the Revolution, was born.

1865

Year

1865

Event

University of Santo Tomas made the center for public instruction throughout the Philippines by royal decree of Queen Isabella II of Spain.

March 24

Year

March 24

Date

Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez appointed Governor-General (1862–1865)

April 25

Year

April 25

Date

Juan de Lara e Irigoyen appointed Governor-General (1862–1865)

1866

Year

1866

Date

July 13

Event

José Laureano de Sanz y Posse appointed Governor-General (1866)

September 21

Year

September 21

Date

Juan Antonio Osorio appointed Governor-General (1866)

September 27

Year

September 27

Date

Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez appointed Governor-General (1866)

October 26

Year

October 26

Date

José de la Gándara y Navarro appointed Governor-General (1866–1869)

1867

Year

1867

Event

Colegio de Santa Isabel established in Naga by Bishop Francisco Gainza, OP of Nueva Caceres, through the royal decree of Queen Isabella II of Spain.

Source

[clarification needed]

1869

Year

1869

Date

November 17

Event

Suez Canal opened; shortening duration of travel from the Philippines to Europe.

June 7

Year

June 7

Date

Manuel Maldonado appointed Governor-General (1869)

June 23

Year

June 23

Date

Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada appointed Governor-General (1869–1871)

Year	Date	Event	Source
1860		The country's first Masonic lodge is founded in Cavite.
	January 12	Ramón María Solano y Llanderal appointed Governor-General (1860)
	August 29	Juan Herrera Davila appointed Governor-General (1860–1861)
1861	February 2	José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González appointed Governor-General (1861–1862)
	June 19	Birth of Jose Rizal, one of the country' national heroes
		Escuela de Artes Y Oficios de Bacolor established as Asia's oldest vocational school.
1862		El Pasig is published, a bilingual fortnightly paper, one of the first native newspapers.
	July 7	Salvador Valdés appointed Governor-General (1862)
	July 9	Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham appointed Governor-General (1862–1865)
1863	June 3	An earthquake leaves Manila in ruins	[verification needed]
1863	November 30	Andres Bonifacio, founder of the Katipunan, was born.
1864	July 23	Apolinario Mabini, the Brains of the Revolution, was born.
1865		University of Santo Tomas made the center for public instruction throughout the Philippines by royal decree of Queen Isabella II of Spain.
		Observatorio Meteorológico del Ateneo Municipal de Manila (Manila Observatory) established by the Jesuits
	March 24	Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez appointed Governor-General (1862–1865)
	April 25	Juan de Lara e Irigoyen appointed Governor-General (1862–1865)
1866	July 13	José Laureano de Sanz y Posse appointed Governor-General (1866)
	September 21	Juan Antonio Osorio appointed Governor-General (1866)
	September 27	Joaquín del Solar e Ibáñez appointed Governor-General (1866)
	October 26	José de la Gándara y Navarro appointed Governor-General (1866–1869)
1867		Colegio de Santa Isabel established in Naga by Bishop Francisco Gainza, OP of Nueva Caceres, through the royal decree of Queen Isabella II of Spain.	[clarification needed]
1869	November 17	Suez Canal opened; shortening duration of travel from the Philippines to Europe.
		Colegio de Santa Isabel inaugurated as the first Normal School in Southeast Asia	[clarification needed]
	June 7	Manuel Maldonado appointed Governor-General (1869)
	June 23	Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada appointed Governor-General (1869–1871)

· 19th century › 1870s

1871

Year

1871

Event

The Gabinete de Fisica of the University of Santo Tomas established as the first Museum in the Philippines.

April 4

Year

April 4

Date

Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutíerrez appointed Governor-General (1871–1873)

1872

Year

1872

Date

January 20

Event

About 200 Filipinos stage a mutiny in Cavite.

February 17

Year

February 17

Date

Priests Mariano Gomez, José Apolonio Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora (together known as Gomburza) are implicated in the Cavite Mutiny and executed.

Event

[verification needed]

1873

Year

1873

Date

January 8

Event

Manuel MacCrohon appointed Governor-General (1873)

January 24

Year

January 24

Date

Juan Alaminos y Vivar appointed Governor-General (1873–1874)

1874

Year

1874

Date

March 17

Event

Manuel Blanco Valderrama appointed acting Governor-General (1874)

June 18

Year

June 18

Date

José Malcampo y Monje appointed Governor-General (1874–1877)

1875

Year

1875

Event

The Colegio de San Jose incorporated into the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the University of Santo Tomas.

September 18

Year

September 18

Date

Colegio de Santa Isabel (now a university) is established in present-day Camarines Sur province as the country's first normal school for girls.

Event

[clarification needed]

1877

Year

1877

Event

Spanish colonial government conducts the first official national census in the country.

February 28

Year

February 28

Date

Domingo Moriones y Murillo appointed Governor-General (1877–1880)

1878

Year

1878

Event

Sabah is leased by the Sultan of Sulu to the British North Borneo Company.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1871		The Gabinete de Fisica of the University of Santo Tomas established as the first Museum in the Philippines.
		The Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the University of Santo Tomas is established as the first school of Medicine and Pharmacy in the Philippines.
	April 4	Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutíerrez appointed Governor-General (1871–1873)
1872	January 20	About 200 Filipinos stage a mutiny in Cavite.
1872	February 17	Priests Mariano Gomez, José Apolonio Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora (together known as Gomburza) are implicated in the Cavite Mutiny and executed.	[verification needed]
1873	January 8	Manuel MacCrohon appointed Governor-General (1873)
1873	January 24	Juan Alaminos y Vivar appointed Governor-General (1873–1874)
1874	March 17	Manuel Blanco Valderrama appointed acting Governor-General (1874)
1874	June 18	José Malcampo y Monje appointed Governor-General (1874–1877)
1875		The Colegio de San Jose incorporated into the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the University of Santo Tomas.
1875	September 18	Colegio de Santa Isabel (now a university) is established in present-day Camarines Sur province as the country's first normal school for girls.	[clarification needed]
1877		Spanish colonial government conducts the first official national census in the country.
1877	February 28	Domingo Moriones y Murillo appointed Governor-General (1877–1880)
1878		Sabah is leased by the Sultan of Sulu to the British North Borneo Company.

· 19th century › 1880s

1880

Year

1880

Date

March 20

Event

Rafael Rodríguez Arias appointed Governor-General (1880)

April 15

Year

April 15

Date

Fernando Primo de Rivera, 1st Marquis of Estella appointed Governor-General (1880–1883)(1st Term)

July 18

Year

July 18

Date

Two shocks of an earthquake create destruction from Manila to Santa Cruz, Luguna. Tremors continue until Aug 6

1882

Year

1882

Date

March 3

Event

Jose Rizal leaves for Spain to continue his medical studies

June 2

Year

June 2

Date

Jose Rizal begins writing the Noli Me Tangere

1883

Year

1883

Date

March 10

Event

Emilio Molíns becomes acting Governor-General (1883). (First Term)

April 7

Year

April 7

Date

Joaquín Jovellar appointed Governor-General (1883–1885)

1884

Year

1884

Event

Required forced labor of 40 days a year is reduced to 15 days by the Spanish Colonial Government.

June 21

Year

June 21

Date

Rizal finishes his medical studies in Spain

1885

Year

1885

Date

April 1

Event

Emilio Molíns becomes acting Governor-General (1885). (First Term)

April 4

Year

April 4

Date

Emilio Terrero y Perinat appointed Governor-General (1885–1888)

1886

Year

1886

Date

February 26

Event

Establishment of the Audiencia Territorial de Cebu.

May 10

Year

May 10

Date

Felix Manalo, founder of Iglesia ni Cristo is born.

1887

Year

1887

Date

May 29

Event

Noli Me Tangere published.

October

Year

October

Date

Rizal starts writing the El Filibusterismo

1888

Year

1888

Date

March 1

Event

A massive anti-friar demonstration took place in Manila (led by Doroteo Cortés, José A. Ramos, and Marcelo H. del Pilar)

March 10

Year

March 10

Date

Antonio Molto and Federico Lobaton became acting Governor-General (1888)

December 10

Year

December 10

Date

La Solidaridad established

December 12

Year

December 12

Date

A petition, seeking permission for a night school, is submitted by 21 young women of Malolos, Bulacan, to the Governor-General.

1889

Year

1889

Event

La Solidaridad is first published in Spain as the Propaganda Movement's organ.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1880	March 20	Rafael Rodríguez Arias appointed Governor-General (1880)
	April 15	Fernando Primo de Rivera, 1st Marquis of Estella appointed Governor-General (1880–1883)(1st Term)
		Manila is connected through telegraphic cable with Europe by Eastern Telecom.
	July 18	Two shocks of an earthquake create destruction from Manila to Santa Cruz, Luguna. Tremors continue until Aug 6
1882	March 3	Jose Rizal leaves for Spain to continue his medical studies
1882	June 2	Jose Rizal begins writing the Noli Me Tangere
1883	March 10	Emilio Molíns becomes acting Governor-General (1883). (First Term)
1883	April 7	Joaquín Jovellar appointed Governor-General (1883–1885)
1884		Required forced labor of 40 days a year is reduced to 15 days by the Spanish Colonial Government.
1884	June 21	Rizal finishes his medical studies in Spain
1885	April 1	Emilio Molíns becomes acting Governor-General (1885). (First Term)
1885	April 4	Emilio Terrero y Perinat appointed Governor-General (1885–1888)
1886	February 26	Establishment of the Audiencia Territorial de Cebu.
1886	May 10	Felix Manalo, founder of Iglesia ni Cristo is born.
1887	May 29	Noli Me Tangere published.
	October	Rizal starts writing the El Filibusterismo
		The Manila School of Agriculture is established.
1888	March 1	A massive anti-friar demonstration took place in Manila (led by Doroteo Cortés, José A. Ramos, and Marcelo H. del Pilar)
	March 10	Antonio Molto and Federico Lobaton became acting Governor-General (1888)
		Valeriano Wéyler appointed Governor-General (1888–1891)
	December 10	La Solidaridad established
	December 12	A petition, seeking permission for a night school, is submitted by 21 young women of Malolos, Bulacan, to the Governor-General.
1889		La Solidaridad is first published in Spain as the Propaganda Movement's organ.
1889		El Ilocano is established; country's first local newspaper (1889–1896).	[clarification needed]

· 19th century › 1890s

1891

Year

1891

Date

March 28

Event

Rizal finishes writing El Filibusterismo in Biarritz, France

1892

Year

1892

Event

Diariong Tagalog is published; first native daily paper, lasted at least three months.

June 26

Year

June 26

Date

Rizal arrives in the Philippines from Europe via Hong Kong

July 3

Year

July 3

Date

Rizal forms the La Liga Filipina

July 7

Year

July 7

Date

Rizal is arrested for establishing the La Liga Filipina

Andres Bonifacio secretly established the Katipunan.

Year

Andres Bonifacio secretly established the Katipunan.

Rizal is exiled to Dapitan

Year

Rizal is exiled to Dapitan

September 23

Year

September 23

Date

Filipino painter Juan Luna shot dead his wife Paz Pardo De Tavera.

November 24

Year

November 24

Date

Ferrocaril de Manila-Dagupan is opened, country's first railroad line with route of Manila–Dagupan, the forerunner of the Philippine National Railways.

1893

Year

1893

Event

El Hogar is established; country's first publication for and by women.

March 10

Year

March 10

Date

Federico Ochando becomes acting Governor-General (1893)

1894

Year

1894

Date

July 8

Event

Bonifacio forms the Katipunan

October 17

Year

October 17

Date

Sorsogon province was separated from Albay province.

1895

Year

1895

Event

First local (municipal) elections

April 12

Year

April 12

Date

Recorded "earliest" day of celebration of independence, when Andres Bonifacio and other Katipuneros go to Pamitinan Cave in Montalban (now Rodriguez), Rizal to initiate new Katipunan members.

1896

Year

1896

Event

Republic of Kakarong de Sili is established in Pandi, Bulacan.

July 1

Year

July 1

Date

Rizal is recruited as a physician for the Spanish Army in Cuba by Governor Ramon Blanco

August 6

Year

August 6

Date

Rizal returns to Manila from Cuba

August 19

Year

August 19

Date

Katipunan is discovered by the Spanish authorities. Katipuneros flee to Balintawak

August 23

Year

August 23

Date

Revolution is proclaimed by Bonifacio at the Cry of Balintawak. Katipuneros tear up their cedulas

August 26

Year

August 26

Date

Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto and other Katipuneros board Rizal's ship to Barcelona. They offer his rescue but Rizal refused

August 30

Year

August 30

Date

Revolutionary Battle at San Juan del Monte. Governor Ramon Blanco proclaims a state of war in Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.

Battle of San Juan del Monte took place.

Year

Battle of San Juan del Monte took place.

September 2

Year

September 2

Date

Rizal Boards the ship Isla de Panay for Barcelona

Gen. Mariano Llanera leads the Filipino revolutionaries in a three-day battle against the Spanish forces in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija.

Year

Gen. Mariano Llanera leads the Filipino revolutionaries in a three-day battle against the Spanish forces in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija.

September 4

Year

September 4

Date

Four members of Katipunan involved in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, were executed on the Campo de Bagumbayan.

September 12

Year

September 12

Date

Thirteen Filipinos were executed in Plaza de Armas in the town of Cavite.

October 3

Year

October 3

Date

Rizal arrives at Barcelona

October 4

Year

October 4

Date

Rizal is imprisoned in Montjuich by order of Capt. Gen. Despujo

October 6

Year

October 6

Date

Rizal returns to Manila as a prisoner

October 31

Year

October 31

Date

A new group of the Katipunan is formed in Cavite headed by Emilio Aguinaldo

Emilio Aguinaldo issues his manifestos in Kawit, Cavite, declaring the aim of the revolution and announcing the formation of a central revolutionary committee for the municipal government.

Year

Emilio Aguinaldo issues his manifestos in Kawit, Cavite, declaring the aim of the revolution and announcing the formation of a central revolutionary committee for the municipal government.

November 11

Year

November 11

Date

Filipino forces, under Emilio Aguinaldo, defeat the Spaniards in a battle in Kawit, Cavite.

November 13

Year

November 13

Date

Rizal arrives in Manila and is incarcerated in Fort Santiago

November 20

Year

November 20

Date

Rizal is interrogated for charges against the Spanish Colonial Government

December 13

Year

December 13

Date

Camilo Polavieja becomes acting Governor-General (1896–1897)

December 30

Year

December 30

Date

Rizal is executed at Bagumbayan.

1897

Year

1897

Date

January 1

Event

Some 3,000 Filipino fighters die in an attack by the Spanish soldiers against revolutionaries under Gen. Eusebio Roque in Pandi, Bulacan.

January 4

Year

January 4

Date

Eleven of the 15 Filipinos of Bicol were executed at the Luneta in Manila

January 11

Year

January 11

Date

Thirteen La Liga Filipina members are executed at Luneta, Manila.

February 6

Year

February 6

Date

Katipunan leader Roman Basa and eight members are executed in Bagumbayan.

February 17

Year

February 17

Date

Battle of Zapote Bridge

March 22

Year

March 22

Date

The Katipunan creates a revolutionary government and holds its election, during Tejeros Convention in Cavite, said to be the first election ever held in country's electoral history. Emilio Aguinaldo is elected as president.

Event

[verification needed]

March 23

Year

March 23

Date

Nineteen Filipinos of Kalibo, Aklan were executed

April 15

Year

April 15

Date

José de Lachambre becomes acting Governor-General (1897)

April 18

Year

April 18

Date

Dissenters from the Tejeros Convention election results concluded the Naic Military Agreement

April 23

Year

April 23

Date

Fernando Primo de Rivera appointed Governor-General (1897–1898)

April 29

Year

April 29

Date

Katipuneros arrest Andres Bonifacio and his brothers Procopio and Ciriaco on orders of Aguinaldo with sedition and treason before a military court of the Katipunan.

May 8

Year

May 8

Date

The Katipunan convicts and sentences Bonifacio brothers to death

May 10

Year

May 10

Date

Andres Bonifacio and his brothers are executed at Mt. Buntis, Maragondon, Cavite.

May 31

Year

May 31

Date

Aguinaldo establishes a Philippine republican government in Biak-na-Bato, San Miguel, Bulacan.

August 10

Year

August 10

Date

Aguinaldo begins negotiating with the Spaniards colonial government in Manila with Pedro Paterno as representative.

August 15

Year

August 15

Date

A 7.9 intensity estimated earthquake hits Luzon's northwest coast

November 1

Year

November 1

Date

Constitution of Biak-na-Bato is promulgated by the revolutionaries, including Aguinaldo.

December 14

Year

December 14

Date

Pact of Biak-na-Bato, between Filipinos (Aguinaldo) and Spaniards (Gov. Primo de Rivera), signed.

December 27

Year

December 27

Date

Aguinaldo is self-exiled to Hong Kong following the Pact of Biak-na-Bato

1898

Year

1898

Event

The only issue of Katipunan#Kalayaan, the official organ of the Katipunan, is published.

February 8

Year

February 8

Date

The Katipunan is revived by Emilio Jacinto and Feliciano Jocson

March 25

Year

March 25

Date

A revolutionary government in Candon, Ilocos Sur is established by Don Isabelo Abaya as he starts Cry of Candon.

April 3

Year

April 3

Date

Pantaleon Villegas (Leon Kilat) leads a battle against Spanish forces in present-day Cebu City; said to be the start of the revolution in Cebu province.

April 11

Year

April 11

Date

Basilio Augustín appointed Governor-General (1898)

April 14

Year

April 14

Date

Local Katipunan members under Ildefonso Moreno conduct an uprising against Spanish colonizers in Daet town.

April 17

Year

April 17

Date

A provisional government is established by Gen. Francisco Macabulos, with its own constitution signed; lasts about a month.

April 24

Year

April 24

Date

Aguinaldo meets American Consul, Mr. Pratt, at Singapore.

April 26

Year

April 26

Date

Aguinaldo goes to Hong Kong.

The US declares war on Spain.

Year

The US declares war on Spain.

May 1

Year

May 1

Date

Commodore George Dewey attacks Manila

May 19

Year

May 19

Date

Aguinaldo and his companions return to Cavite Province from exile in Hong Kong.

Event

[clarification needed]

May 24

Year

May 24

Date

Aguinaldo proclaims a dictatorial government and issues two decrees which show his trust and reliance in US protection

May 28

Year

May 28

Date

Filipino revolutionaries defeat the Spanish forces in a battle in Alapan, Imus, Cavite, with the first unfurling of the Philippine flag.

June 12

Year

June 12

Date

Philippine Independence from Spain is declared by Filipino revolutionaries, led by Pres. Aguinaldo, in Kawit, Cavite.

June 23

Year

June 23

Date

Aguinaldo changes the dictatorial government to revolutionary government.

June 27

Year

June 27

Date

Over 50 Spanish soldiers begin to hide themselves at a church in Baler town, in what would be their last stand in the country against the revolutionaries.

July 15

Year

July 15

Date

Aguinaldo creates a cabinet

The Malolos Congress in established

Year

The Malolos Congress in established

July 17

Year

July 17

Date

US reinforcements and troops arrive in the Philippines.

July 22

Year

July 22

Date

Pangasinan Province is liberated from the Spanish.

July 24

Year

July 24

Date

Fermín Jáudenes becomes acting Governor-General (1898)

August 13

Year

August 13

Date

Francisco Rizzo becomes acting Governor-General (1898)

Wesley Merritt appointed Military Governor (1898)

Year

Wesley Merritt appointed Military Governor (1898)

August 14

Year

August 14

Date

The Spanish surrender to the U.S., which took Manila.

August 22

Year

August 22

Date

Revolutionary government headquarters is transferred from Bacoor, Cavite to Malolos, Bulacan through a decree issued by Pres. Aguinaldo.

August 29

Year

August 29

Date

Elwell S. Otis appointed Military Governor (1898–1900)

September

Year

September

Date

Diego de los Ríos becomes acting Governor-General (1898)

September 15

Year

September 15

Date

Delegates of what would be known as the Malolos Congress convene at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan to draft a Constitution for the country.

September 29

Year

September 29

Date

The Malolos Congress meets and elects its officers; ratifies the Declaration of Independence proclaimed on June.

El Horado de la Revolucion, the official publication of the Malolos Congress, publishes its first issue.

Year

El Horado de la Revolucion, the official publication of the Malolos Congress, publishes its first issue.

October 11

Year

October 11

Date

The Manila Times is founded by Thomas Cowan and publishes its first issue; the country's oldest running broadsheet; its first incarnation lasted 32 years.

October 15

Year

October 15

Date

The American is published by Franklyn Brooks; second English language daily paper.

October 19

Year

October 19

Date

Universidad Literaria de Filipinas is established in Malolos, Bulacan through a presidential decree.

October 24

Year

October 24

Date

Enrique Mendiola founds a college school for boys, the Burgos Institute, in Malolos, Bulacan.

October 25

Year

October 25

Date

Establishment of Academia Militar, country's first military training school that lasted for less than a year.

November 5

Year

November 5

Date

A revolutionary movement under Gen. Aniceto Lacson and Gen. Juan Araneta proclaims the Republic of Negros in Bago town.

November 7

Year

November 7

Date

Revolutionary forces promulgates a constitution for the Republic of Negros and declare Gen. Lacson as president.

November 17

Year

November 17

Date

Provisional revolutionary government of the Visayas is organized in Santa Barbara town upon liberation of the majority of Iloilo province, with Roque Lopez elected president; Cry of Santa Barbara occurs.

November 22

Year

November 22

Date

Town of San Jose in Antique is captured from Spanish forces by revolutionaries under Leandro Fullon, who established a provincial government.

November 29

Year

November 29

Date

Malolos Congress approves its draft Constitution.

December 10

Year

December 10

Date

Spain and the U.S. sign the Treaty of Paris. Article III provides for the cession of the Philippines to the U.S. by Spain and the payment of 20 million dollars to Spain by the US.

Event

[verification needed]

December 21

Year

December 21

Date

US president McKinley issues the Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation

December 23

Year

December 23

Date

Pres. Aguinaldo signs the Malolos Constitution.

December 24

Year

December 24

Date

Gov. Gen. de los Rios surrenders the town of Iloilo to revolutionary forces under Gen. Martin Delgado.

1899

Year

1899

Date

January 20

Event

U.S. Pres. McKinley appoints the first Philippine Commission, known as the Schurman Commission

Source

[verification needed]

January 21

Year

January 21

Date

The Malolos Constitution is promulgated by Aguinaldo.

January 23

Year

January 23

Date

The Malolos Republic (First Republic) government, Asia's first republic, is inaugurated at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan; Emilio Aguinaldo takes his oath of office as the first president of the Philippines.

February 4

Year

February 4

Date

Hostilities break out between the Filipino and U.S. forces.

February 6

Year

February 6

Date

The US Senate ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Spain

March 3

Year

March 3

Date

La Justicia, Cebu province's first Filipino-owned newspaper, publishes its first issue.

March 4

Year

March 4

Date

The Schurman Commission arrives in Manila

April 23

Year

April 23

Date

Filipino forces under Gen. Gregorio del Pilar defeated the Americans in an encounter in Quingua (now Plaridel), Bulacan.

May 6

Year

May 6

Date

Aguinaldo creates a new cabinet

The country's first municipal election is held in Baliuag, Bulacan.

Year

The country's first municipal election is held in Baliuag, Bulacan.

May 12

Year

May 12

Date

Filipino troops, led by Emilio Aguinaldo, recapture the Calumpit and Baliwag towns from the Americans.

May 18

Year

May 18

Date

General Vicente Alvarez establishes the Republic of Zamboanga.

May 20

Year

May 20

Date

Aguinaldo's moves face opposition from Apolinario Mabini and Antonio Luna

June 2

Year

June 2

Date

Siege of Baler ends after 11 months, with 35 surviving Spanish soldiers surrendered.

June 5

Year

June 5

Date

Antonio Luna killed

October 11

Year

October 11

Date

Pres. Aguinaldo moves the seat of government from San Isidro, Nueva Ecija to Tarlac Province.

December 2

Year

December 2

Date

Gregorio Del Pilar killed in the Battle of Tirad Pass.

Event

[verification needed]

December 4

Year

December 4

Date

An American base is attacked by the Filipinos in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1891	March 28	Rizal finishes writing El Filibusterismo in Biarritz, France
		El Filibusterismo published in Ghent, Belgium
		Eulogio Despujol appointed Governor-General (1891–1893)
1892		Diariong Tagalog is published; first native daily paper, lasted at least three months.
	June 26	Rizal arrives in the Philippines from Europe via Hong Kong
	July 3	Rizal forms the La Liga Filipina
	July 7	Rizal is arrested for establishing the La Liga Filipina
		Andres Bonifacio secretly established the Katipunan.
		Rizal is exiled to Dapitan
	September 23	Filipino painter Juan Luna shot dead his wife Paz Pardo De Tavera.
	November 24	Ferrocaril de Manila-Dagupan is opened, country's first railroad line with route of Manila–Dagupan, the forerunner of the Philippine National Railways.
1893		El Hogar is established; country's first publication for and by women.
	March 10	Federico Ochando becomes acting Governor-General (1893)
		Ramón Blanco appointed Governor-General (1893–1896)
1894	July 8	Bonifacio forms the Katipunan
1894	October 17	Sorsogon province was separated from Albay province.
1895		First local (municipal) elections
1895	April 12	Recorded "earliest" day of celebration of independence, when Andres Bonifacio and other Katipuneros go to Pamitinan Cave in Montalban (now Rodriguez), Rizal to initiate new Katipunan members.
1896		Republic of Kakarong de Sili is established in Pandi, Bulacan.
	July 1	Rizal is recruited as a physician for the Spanish Army in Cuba by Governor Ramon Blanco
	August 6	Rizal returns to Manila from Cuba
	August 19	Katipunan is discovered by the Spanish authorities. Katipuneros flee to Balintawak
	August 23	Revolution is proclaimed by Bonifacio at the Cry of Balintawak. Katipuneros tear up their cedulas
	August 26	Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto and other Katipuneros board Rizal's ship to Barcelona. They offer his rescue but Rizal refused
	August 30	Revolutionary Battle at San Juan del Monte. Governor Ramon Blanco proclaims a state of war in Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.
	August 30	Battle of San Juan del Monte took place.
	September 2	Rizal Boards the ship Isla de Panay for Barcelona
	September 2	Gen. Mariano Llanera leads the Filipino revolutionaries in a three-day battle against the Spanish forces in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija.
	September 4	Four members of Katipunan involved in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, were executed on the Campo de Bagumbayan.
	September 12	Thirteen Filipinos were executed in Plaza de Armas in the town of Cavite.
	October 3	Rizal arrives at Barcelona
	October 4	Rizal is imprisoned in Montjuich by order of Capt. Gen. Despujo
	October 6	Rizal returns to Manila as a prisoner
	October 31	A new group of the Katipunan is formed in Cavite headed by Emilio Aguinaldo
	October 31	Emilio Aguinaldo issues his manifestos in Kawit, Cavite, declaring the aim of the revolution and announcing the formation of a central revolutionary committee for the municipal government.
	November 11	Filipino forces, under Emilio Aguinaldo, defeat the Spaniards in a battle in Kawit, Cavite.
	November 13	Rizal arrives in Manila and is incarcerated in Fort Santiago
	November 20	Rizal is interrogated for charges against the Spanish Colonial Government
	December 13	Camilo Polavieja becomes acting Governor-General (1896–1897)
	December 30	Rizal is executed at Bagumbayan.
1897	January 1	Some 3,000 Filipino fighters die in an attack by the Spanish soldiers against revolutionaries under Gen. Eusebio Roque in Pandi, Bulacan.
	January 4	Eleven of the 15 Filipinos of Bicol were executed at the Luneta in Manila
	January 11	Thirteen La Liga Filipina members are executed at Luneta, Manila.
	February 6	Katipunan leader Roman Basa and eight members are executed in Bagumbayan.
	February 17	Battle of Zapote Bridge
	March 22	The Katipunan creates a revolutionary government and holds its election, during Tejeros Convention in Cavite, said to be the first election ever held in country's electoral history. Emilio Aguinaldo is elected as president.	[verification needed]
	March 23	Nineteen Filipinos of Kalibo, Aklan were executed
	April 15	José de Lachambre becomes acting Governor-General (1897)
	April 18	Dissenters from the Tejeros Convention election results concluded the Naic Military Agreement

· 20th century › 1900s

1900

Year

1900

Date

January 21

Event

The Schurman Commission returns to the U.S.

February 2

Year

February 2

Date

Manila Bulletin is founded as a shipping journal by Carson Taylor, an American, and publishes its first issue.

Event

[verification needed]

March 16

Year

March 16

Date

U.S. Pres. McKinley appoints the second Philippine Commission, known as the Taft Commission

Event

[verification needed]

March

Year

March

Date

American forces capture Bohol.

April

Year

April

Date

Battle of Cagayan de Misamis

April

Year

April

Date

Siege of Catubig

May 5

Year

May 5

Date

Arthur MacArthur, Jr appointed Military Governor (1900–1901)

May

Year

May

Date

Battle of Agusan Hill

June

Year

June

Date

Battle of Makahambus Hill

June 3

Year

June 3

Date

The Taft Commission arrives in Manila

July 31

Year

July 31

Date

Filipino revolutionaries defeat American troops in a battle in Boac, Marinduque, said to be the first recorded armed encounter between two forces.

August 20

Year

August 20

Date

Pres. Aguinaldo orders the start of attack against American forces in northern Luzon.

September

Year

September

Date

Battle of Pulang Lupa

September

Year

September

Date

Battle of Mabitac

December 23

Year

December 23

Date

Partido Liberal established

1901

Year

1901

Date

March 2

Event

The Army Appropriation Act, also known as the Spooner Amendment, is passed by the US Senate.

March 23

Year

March 23

Date

Pres. Aguinaldo is captured by US authorities in Palanan town.

Event

[verification needed]

April 1

Year

April 1

Date

Aguinaldo takes an oath of allegiance to the US.

Event

[verification needed]

April 15

Year

April 15

Date

Gov. Taft inaugurates the provincial government of Capiz. (Phil. Commission Act No. 115)

June 11

Year

June 11

Date

Establishment of Rizal Province by the second Philippine Commission, upon unification of then provinces of Manila and Morong. (Act No. 137)

June 17

Year

June 17

Date

El Colegio de San Beda established

July 1

Year

July 1

Date

End of insurrection declared

July 4

Year

July 4

Date

Adna Chaffee appointed as the last US Military Governor (1901–1902)

A civil government is established in the Philippines with William Howard Taft as the first Civil Governor (1901–1904)

Year

A civil government is established in the Philippines with William Howard Taft as the first Civil Governor (1901–1904)

July 18

Year

July 18

Date

The US organizes the Philippine Constabulary

August 28

Year

August 28

Date

Silliman Institute, later known as Silliman University, is established as the first American university in the Philippines.

September

Year

September

Date

The first Filipino members of the second Philippine Commission are appointed

September 28

Year

September 28

Date

Guerillas, headed by the Filipino Captain Eugenio Daza, attack the U.S. military barracks in Balangiga, Samar; Americans' "worst single defeat."

Event

[clarification needed]

September 29

Year

September 29

Date

Balangiga massacre occurs

Event

[clarification needed]

October 20

Year

October 20

Date

A U.S. Marine battalion arrives on Samar to conduct the March across Samar operation

October 29

Year

October 29

Date

The president of the United States creates the position of provincial vice governor in the country, under the Spooner Amendment.

November 4

Year

November 4

Date

The Philippine Commission enacts the Sedition Act

December 14

Year

December 14

Date

An earthquake estimated of magnitude 7.8 shakes Lucena City.

1902

Year

1902

Date

January

Event

The first labor union of The Country, Union de Litografose Impresores de Filipinas, is organized.

January 21

Year

January 21

Date

The Philippine Commission calls for the organization of Public Schools in the Philippines.

March 30

Year

March 30

Date

The US Marines leave Balangiga

April 16

Year

April 16

Date

General Miguel Malvar surrenders to the US forces

May

Year

May

Date

Governor Taft negotiates with Pope Leo XIII the sale of the friar lands in the Philippines

May 2

Year

May 2

Date

Macario Sakay establishes a second Tagalog Republic.

June

Year

June

Date

Mindoro and Lubang islands are annexed to Marinduque province.

July 1

Year

July 1

Date

The Philippine Organic Act was enacted.

Cooper Act is passed by the US Senate. Philippine Assembly is established

Year

Cooper Act is passed by the US Senate. Philippine Assembly is established

July 4

Year

July 4

Date

Americans proclaim the end of the Philippine–American War, however fighting continues

August 3

Year

August 3

Date

The foundation of Iglesia Filipina Independiente separated from Roman Catholic Church was proclaimed by the Union Obrera Democratica with Gregorio Aglipay as the 1st Obispo Maximo

September 17

Year

September 17

Date

Pope Leo XIII formally bestows a Pontifical title on the University of Santo Tomas

November 10

Year

November 10

Date

Marinduque province is annexed to Tayabas province (now Quezon). (Act No. 499)

November 12

Year

November 12

Date

Bandolerism Act passed by the Philippine Commission. All armed resistance against US rule are considered banditry

1903

Year

1903

Event

Governor Taft enunciates the policy of The Philippines for the Filipinos

May 1

Year

May 1

Date

Thousands of members of the Union Obrera Democratica Filipina, led by Dominador Gomez, stage a massive rally aiming for workers' rights as well as a public holiday for May 1.

June 1

Year

June 1

Date

Establishment of the Moro Province, consisting of the districts of Jolo, Lanao, Cotabato, Davao and Zamboanga.

1904

Year

1904

Date

February 1

Event

Luke Edward Wright appointed as Civil Governor (1904–1905)

October 19

Year

October 19

Date

The Manila Business School was founded and started its operation (later as the Philippine School of Commerce, 1908, then as the Philippine College of Commerce, 1952, and now the Polytechnic University of the Philippines).

November 16

Year

November 16

Date

Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm is established in Palawan, country's oldest and largest open prison.

1905

Year

1905

Date

November 3

Event

Henry Clay Ide appointed as Civil Governor (1905–1906)

1906

Year

1906

Date

May 27

Event

Establishment of Culion Leper Colony in Culion Island in Palawan.

September 20

Year

September 20

Date

James Francis Smith appointed as Civil Governor (1906–1909)

December 3

Year

December 3

Date

St. Scholastica's College in Manila is established by the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing.

1907

Year

1907

Date

June 3

Event

Centro Escolar University established as Centro Escolar de Señoritas.

June 30

Year

June 30

Date

First congressional elections held

September 13

Year

September 13

Date

Macario Sakay is executed by hanging, ending his Tagalog Republic.

October 10

Year

October 10

Date

A law (Act No. 1761) that restricts and regulates the use and sale of dangerous drugs is signed.

October 16

Year

October 16

Date

The First Philippine Assembly is inaugurated and convened.

1908

Year

1908

Date

June 18

Event

The University of the Philippines is established in Manila.

Source

[verification needed]

August 29

Year

August 29

Date

Philippines Free Press is founded by Judge W.A. Kincaid and publishes its first issue in magazine format.

Event

[clarification needed]

1909

Year

1909

Date

March 6

Event

Present-day University of the Philippines Los Baños in Laguna is established, first autonomous UP campus.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1900	January 21	The Schurman Commission returns to the U.S.
	February 2	Manila Bulletin is founded as a shipping journal by Carson Taylor, an American, and publishes its first issue.	[verification needed]
	March 16	Pres. McKinley appoints the second Philippine Commission, known as the Taft Commission	[verification needed]
	March	American forces capture Bohol.
	April	Battle of Cagayan de Misamis
	April	Siege of Catubig
	May 5	Arthur MacArthur, Jr appointed Military Governor (1900–1901)
	May	Battle of Agusan Hill
	June	Battle of Makahambus Hill
	June 3	The Taft Commission arrives in Manila
	July 31	Filipino revolutionaries defeat American troops in a battle in Boac, Marinduque, said to be the first recorded armed encounter between two forces.
	August 20	Pres. Aguinaldo orders the start of attack against American forces in northern Luzon.
	September	Battle of Pulang Lupa
	September	Battle of Mabitac
	December 23	Partido Liberal established
1901	March 2	The Army Appropriation Act, also known as the Spooner Amendment, is passed by the US Senate.
	March 23	Pres. Aguinaldo is captured by US authorities in Palanan town.	[verification needed]
	April 1	Aguinaldo takes an oath of allegiance to the US.	[verification needed]
	April 15	Gov. Taft inaugurates the provincial government of Capiz. (Phil. Commission Act No. 115)
	June 11	Establishment of Rizal Province by the second Philippine Commission, upon unification of then provinces of Manila and Morong. (Act No. 137)
	June 17	El Colegio de San Beda established
	July 1	End of insurrection declared
	July 4	Adna Chaffee appointed as the last US Military Governor (1901–1902)
	July 4	A civil government is established in the Philippines with William Howard Taft as the first Civil Governor (1901–1904)
	July 18	The US organizes the Philippine Constabulary
	August 28	Silliman Institute, later known as Silliman University, is established as the first American university in the Philippines.
	September	The first Filipino members of the second Philippine Commission are appointed
	September 28	Guerillas, headed by the Filipino Captain Eugenio Daza, attack the U.S. military barracks in Balangiga, Samar; Americans worst single defeat."	[clarification needed]
	September 29	Balangiga massacre occurs	[clarification needed]
	October 20	A U.S. Marine battalion arrives on Samar to conduct the March across Samar operation
	October 29	The president of the United States creates the position of provincial vice governor in the country, under the Spooner Amendment.
	November 4	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	The US Marines leave Balangiga
	April 16	General Miguel Malvar surrenders to the US forces
	May	Governor Taft negotiates with Pope Leo XIII the sale of the friar lands in the Philippines
	May 2	Macario Sakay establishes a second Tagalog Republic.
	June	Mindoro and Lubang islands are annexed to Marinduque province.
	July 1	The Philippine Organic Act was enacted.
	July 1	Cooper Act is passed by the US Senate. Philippine Assembly is established
	July 4	Americans proclaim the end of the Philippine–American War, however fighting continues
	August 3	The foundation of Iglesia Filipina Independiente separated from Roman Catholic Church was proclaimed by the Union Obrera Democratica with Gregorio Aglipay as the 1st Obispo Maximo
	September 17	Pope Leo XIII formally bestows a Pontifical title on the University of Santo Tomas
	November 10	Marinduque province is annexed to Tayabas province (now Quezon). (Act No. 499)
	November 12	Bandolerism Act passed by the Philippine Commission. All armed resistance against US rule are considered banditry
1903		Governor Taft enunciates the policy of The Philippines for the Filipinos
	May 1	Thousands of members of the Union Obrera Democratica Filipina, led by Dominador Gomez, stage a massive rally aiming for workers' rights as well as a public holiday for May 1.

· 20th century › 1910s

1911

Year

1911

Date

January 27

Event

Mt Taal erupts, and kills 1,334 people

June 16

Year

June 16

Date

De La Salle University-Manila is founded as De La Salle College by the Brothers of Christian Schools.

1912

Year

1912

Event

A silent movie about Jose Rizal is the first Filipino movie introduced in the Philippines.

Source

[clarification needed]

1913

Year

1913

Date

June

Event

Battle of Bud Bagsak

September 1

Year

September 1

Date

Newton W. Gilbert appointed as acting Civil Governor (1913)

October 6

Year

October 6

Date

Francis Burton Harrison appointed as Civil Governor (1913–1921)

1914

Year

1914

Date

July 27

Event

Iglesia ni Cristo (largest independent church in Asia) is registered to the government.

1916

Year

1916

Date

October 16

Event

The Jones Act is passed establishing an all-Filipino legislature

1917

Year

1917

Date

January 11

Event

The first cabinet of Filipinos under the US regime is organized.

March 9

Year

March 9

Date

Provincehood of Abra (Act No. 2683)

March 10

Year

March 10

Date

An Act Amending the Administrative Code (Act No. 2711) reorganizes the territories in the Philippines, consisting of: Forty-two organized provinces: Abra, Albay, Antique, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Bohol, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Capiz, Cavite, Cebu, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Laguna, La Union, Leyte, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro, Oriental Misamis, Occidental Misamis, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Occidental Negros, Oriental Negros, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Palawan, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sorsogon, Surigao, Tarlac, Tayabas and Zambales. Provinces under Department of Mindanao and Sulu: Agusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu, and Zamboanga. City of Manila, with separate jurisdiction.

1919

Year

1919

Date

September 19

Event

The silent film Dalagang Bukid by José Nepomuceno was released, the first film to be produced locally.

Source

[verification needed]

Year	Date	Event	Source
1911	January 27	Mt Taal erupts, and kills 1,334 people
1911	June 16	De La Salle University-Manila is founded as De La Salle College by the Brothers of Christian Schools.
1912		A silent movie about Jose Rizal is the first Filipino movie introduced in the Philippines.	[clarification needed]
1913	June	Battle of Bud Bagsak
	September 1	Newton W. Gilbert appointed as acting Civil Governor (1913)
	October 6	Francis Burton Harrison appointed as Civil Governor (1913–1921)
1914	July 27	Iglesia ni Cristo (largest independent church in Asia) is registered to the government.
1916	October 16	The Jones Act is passed establishing an all-Filipino legislature
1916	October 16	Manuel Quezon elected Senate President while Sergio Osmeña is elected as House Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
1917	January 11	The first cabinet of Filipinos under the US regime is organized.
	March 9	Provincehood of Abra (Act No. 2683)
	March 10	An Act Amending the Administrative Code (Act No. 2711) reorganizes the territories in the Philippines, consisting of: Forty-two organized provinces: Abra, Albay, Antique, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Bohol, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Capiz, Cavite, Cebu, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Laguna, La Union, Leyte, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro, Oriental Misamis, Occidental Misamis, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Occidental Negros, Oriental Negros, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Palawan, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sorsogon, Surigao, Tarlac, Tayabas and Zambales. Provinces under Department of Mindanao and Sulu: Agusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu, and Zamboanga. City of Manila, with separate jurisdiction.
1919	September 19	The silent film Dalagang Bukid by José Nepomuceno was released, the first film to be produced locally.	[verification needed]

· 20th century › 1920s

1920

Year

1920

Event

Mountain Province is established by American colonial government.

February 21

Year

February 21

Date

Provincehood of Marinduque (Act No. 2880), separating from Tayabas.

August

Year

August

Date

Philippines Herald is established by Manuel L. Quezon and former Manila Times journalists; first pro-Filipino nationalist newspaper.

December 15

Year

December 15

Date

Provincehood of Masbate (Act No. 2934), former sub-province independent from Sorsogon.

1921

Year

1921

Date

March 5

Event

Charles Yeater appointed as acting Civil Governor (1921)

October 14

Year

October 14

Date

Leonard Wood appointed as Civil Governor (1921–1927)

1922

Year

1922

Event

Mrs. Redgrave pioneers the radio broadcasting from Nichols Field, only for a test broadcast.

June

Year

June

Date

Henry Hermann, owner of an electrical supply company, begins operating three radio stations in Manila and Pasay, also for their test broadcasts.

1924

Year

1924

Date

October 4

Event

Radio Corporation of the Philippines (RCP) acquires radio station KZKZ, which begins its broadcast by Hermann earlier that year, replacing experimental stations; broadcast ceased in 1925 upon merger of Far Eastern Radio with RCP.

1927

Year

1927

Date

August 7

Event

Eugene Allen Gilmore appointed as acting Civil Governor (1927)

December 27

Year

December 27

Date

Henry L. Stimson appointed as Civil Governor (1927–1929)

1929

Year

1929

Event

RCP operates its first radio station outside Manila, also first provincial station in the country, with KZRC (Radio Cebu) in Cebu, experimental station originally a relay station of KZRM in Manila.

February 23

Year

February 23

Date

Eugene Allen Gilmore appointed as acting Civil Governor (1929)

July 8

Year

July 8

Date

Dwight F. Davis appointed as Civil Governor (1929–1932)

November 2

Year

November 2

Date

Old Misamis is divided into the new provinces of Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental. (Act No. 3537; amended by Act No. 3777 on November 28, 1930).

Event

[clarification needed]

Year	Date	Event	Source
1920		Mountain Province is established by American colonial government.
	February 21	Provincehood of Marinduque (Act No. 2880), separating from Tayabas.
	August	Philippines Herald is established by Manuel L. Quezon and former Manila Times journalists; first pro-Filipino nationalist newspaper.
	December 15	Provincehood of Masbate (Act No. 2934), former sub-province independent from Sorsogon.
1921	March 5	Charles Yeater appointed as acting Civil Governor (1921)
1921	October 14	Leonard Wood appointed as Civil Governor (1921–1927)
1922		Mrs. Redgrave pioneers the radio broadcasting from Nichols Field, only for a test broadcast.
1922	June	Henry Hermann, owner of an electrical supply company, begins operating three radio stations in Manila and Pasay, also for their test broadcasts.
1924	October 4	Radio Corporation of the Philippines (RCP) acquires radio station KZKZ, which begins its broadcast by Hermann earlier that year, replacing experimental stations; broadcast ceased in 1925 upon merger of Far Eastern Radio with RCP.
1927	August 7	Eugene Allen Gilmore appointed as acting Civil Governor (1927)
1927	December 27	Henry L. Stimson appointed as Civil Governor (1927–1929)
1929		RCP operates its first radio station outside Manila, also first provincial station in the country, with KZRC (Radio Cebu) in Cebu, experimental station originally a relay station of KZRM in Manila.
	February 23	Eugene Allen Gilmore appointed as acting Civil Governor (1929)
	July 8	Dwight F. Davis appointed as Civil Governor (1929–1932)
	November 2	Old Misamis is divided into the new provinces of Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental. (Act No. 3537; amended by Act No. 3777 on November 28, 1930).	[clarification needed]

· 20th century › 1930s

1930

Year

1930

Date

November 7

Event

Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP, Communist Party of the Philippines) is formally established by Crisanto Evangelista at Tondo, Manila.

1932

Year

1932

Date

January 9

Event

George C. Butte appointed as acting Civil Governor (1932)

January 21

Year

January 21

Date

Davao Prison and Penal Farm in present-day Davao del Norte is established (Act No. 3732); country's first penal settlement.

February 29

Year

February 29

Date

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. appointed as Civil Governor (1932–1933)

October 26

Year

October 26

Date

The Communist Party of the Philippines is declared illegal by the Supreme Court

1933

Year

1933

Date

July 15

Event

Frank Murphy appointed as the last Civil Governor of the Philippines (1933–1935)

October 29

Year

October 29

Date

Partido Sakdal formed.

December 7

Year

December 7

Date

Governor-General Frank Murphy granted the Right of Suffrage to the Filipino women.

1934

Year

1934

Date

March 24

Event

The Tydings-McDuffie Law, known as the Philippine Independence Law, is approved by U.S. President Roosevelt.

May 7

Year

May 7

Date

A pearl, which would be one of the world's largest, is found in Palawan.

July 10

Year

July 10

Date

202 delegates are elected to the Constitutional Convention in accordance with the Tydings-McDuffie Act

July 30

Year

July 30

Date

The Philippine Constitutional Convention is inaugurated

November 3

Year

November 3

Date

Bannawag, Ilocos region's weekly vernacular magazine, established.

1935

Year

1935

Date

February 8

Event

The Constitutional Convention creates a new constitution

February 15

Year

February 15

Date

The Philippine Constitution is signed

May 2

Year

May 2

Date

Sakdalista uprising against the Philippine Constabulary fails with at least 60 members dead.

May 14

Year

May 14

Date

The Philippine electorate ratifies the Constitution in a referendum

September 17

Year

September 17

Date

Manuel Quezon elected president in the first Philippine presidential elections

November 15

Year

November 15

Date

The Philippine Commonwealth is inaugurated

The Office of Civil Governor is abolished

Year

The Office of Civil Governor is abolished

December 21

Year

December 21

Date

The National Defense Act of 1935 that created the Armed Forces of the Philippines was signed.

1936

Year

1936

Date

March 25

Event

President Manuel L. Quezon issued Executive Order No. 23 which provided for the technical description and specifications of the Philippine national flag.

October 31

Year

October 31

Date

The Boy Scouts of the Philippines was established.

1937

Year

1937

Date

February 3–7

Event

The 33rd International Eucharistic Congress was held in Rizal Park, Manila; first in Asia.

Source

[verification needed]

November 9

Year

November 9

Date

The Institute of National Language recommends Tagalog as the basis of the country's national language.

1939

Year

1939

Date

July 15

Event

KZRH, established by H. E. Heacock Company under Samuel Caches, goes on air; country's oldest existing radio station, renamed PIAM during the Japanese era and now DZRH.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1930	November 7	Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP, Communist Party of the Philippines) is formally established by Crisanto Evangelista at Tondo, Manila.
1932	January 9	George C. Butte appointed as acting Civil Governor (1932)
	January 21	Davao Prison and Penal Farm in present-day Davao del Norte is established (Act No. 3732); country's first penal settlement.
	February 29	Theodore Roosevelt Jr. appointed as Civil Governor (1932–1933)
	October 26	The Communist Party of the Philippines is declared illegal by the Supreme Court
1933	July 15	Frank Murphy appointed as the last Civil Governor of the Philippines (1933–1935)
	October 29	Partido Sakdal formed.
	December 7	Governor-General Frank Murphy granted the Right of Suffrage to the Filipino women.
1934	March 24	The Tydings-McDuffie Law, known as the Philippine Independence Law, is approved by U.S. President Roosevelt.
	May 7	A pearl, which would be one of the world's largest, is found in Palawan.
	July 10	202 delegates are elected to the Constitutional Convention in accordance with the Tydings-McDuffie Act
	July 30	The Philippine Constitutional Convention is inaugurated
	November 3	Bannawag, Ilocos region's weekly vernacular magazine, established.
1935	February 8	The Constitutional Convention creates a new constitution
	February 15	The Philippine Constitution is signed
	May 2	Sakdalista uprising against the Philippine Constabulary fails with at least 60 members dead.
	May 14	The Philippine electorate ratifies the Constitution in a referendum
	September 17	Manuel Quezon elected president in the first Philippine presidential elections
	November 15	The Philippine Commonwealth is inaugurated
	November 15	The Office of Civil Governor is abolished
	December 21	The National Defense Act of 1935 that created the Armed Forces of the Philippines was signed.
1936	March 25	President Manuel L. Quezon issued Executive Order No. 23 which provided for the technical description and specifications of the Philippine national flag.
1936	October 31	The Boy Scouts of the Philippines was established.
1937	February 3–7	The 33rd International Eucharistic Congress was held in Rizal Park, Manila; first in Asia.	[verification needed]
1937	November 9	The Institute of National Language recommends Tagalog as the basis of the country's national language.
1939	July 15	KZRH, established by H. E. Heacock Company under Samuel Caches, goes on air; country's oldest existing radio station, renamed PIAM during the Japanese era and now DZRH.

· 20th century › 1940s

1941

Year

1941

Date

January 1

Event

Provincehood of Romblon (Commonwealth Act No. 38)

March 15

Year

March 15

Date

Philippine Airlines starts operations with its maiden flight between Makati and Baguio cities.

November 11

Year

November 11

Date

Manuel Quezon re-elected as President

December 8

Year

December 8

Date

Start of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines following Pearl Harbor attack.

December 10

Year

December 10

Date

Japanese planes attack Sangley Point in Cavite.

December 17

Year

December 17

Date

Wenceslao Vinzons organizes a citizen's army to fight Japanese forces in Camarines Norte.

December 20

Year

December 20

Date

President Quezon, his family and the war cabinet move to Corregidor Island

December 26

Year

December 26

Date

General MacArthur declares Manila an open city

December 28

Year

December 28

Date

Filipino and US armies retreat to Bataan

December 30

Year

December 30

Date

Pres. Quezon and Vice Pres. Osmeña take their oath of office for their second term in Corregidor Island, Cavite.

1942

Year

1942

Date

January 2

Event

Japanese troops enters Manila

January 3

Year

January 3

Date

Masaharu Homma appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1942)

General Masaharu Homma declares the end of American Rule in the Philippines

Year

General Masaharu Homma declares the end of American Rule in the Philippines

Martial Law declared

Year

Martial Law declared

January 13

Year

January 13

Date

All forms of opposition against the Japanese forces declared subject to death penalty

January 23

Year

January 23

Date

An executive committee, composed of Filipinos, is formed by General Homma as a conduit of the military administration's policies and requirements.

February 17

Year

February 17

Date

The Japanese Military Government issues an order adopting the Japanese educational system in The Country

February 20

Year

February 20

Date

President Quezon and the war cabinet leave for the US

March 11

Year

March 11

Date

General MacArthur leaves for Australia to take command of the South Western Pacific Area

March 13

Year

March 13

Date

The Commonwealth government is moved to the US

March 25

Year

March 25

Date

Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (Hukbalahap, People's Anti-Japanese Army) is organized in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija.

Event

[clarification needed]

April

Year

April

Date

A pro-US resistance movement is organized, mainly to provide data to the US on enemy positions

April 9

Year

April 9

Date

Battle of Bataan: Bataan, under US commander Gen. Edward King, is the last province that surrenders to the Japanese armies.

May 6

Year

May 6

Date

Corregidor Island falls to Japanese forces.

June 8

Year

June 8

Date

Shizuichi Tanaka appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1942–1943)

June 14

Year

June 14

Date

The Commonwealth of the Philippines becomes a member of the United Nations

December 30

Year

December 30

Date

The Kalibapi is organized by the Japanese

1943

Year

1943

Date

May 28

Event

Shigenori Kuroda appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1943–1942)

June 20

Year

June 20

Date

Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo nominates an all Filipino 20 member Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence

September 4

Year

September 4

Date

The Philippine Preparatory Commission for Independence drafts a new Constitution which provides for a unicameral national assembly

September 20

Year

September 20

Date

The 108 delegates to the National Assembly are chosen by the members of the Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence.

September

Year

September

Date

Jose P. Laurel elected President of the Philippines by the National Assembly

October 14

Year

October 14

Date

The puppet government is inaugurated. Laurel takes his oath of office

November

Year

November

Date

The Philippine economy collapses, the shortage of rice becomes serious.

November 10

Year

November 10

Date

U.S. Congress approves a resolution allowing Pres. Quezon to serve beyond the designated period, nine days after his term expires.

1944

Year

1944

Date

May

Event

The puppet government inaugurates the Green Revolution Movement.

August 1

Year

August 1

Date

Death of Pres. Quezon; Vice Pres. Sergio Osmena then assumes the Office of the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

September 21

Year

September 21

Date

US forces raids Manila

September 26

Year

September 26

Date

Tomoyuki Yamashita appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1944–1945)

October 20

Year

October 20

Date

Gen. MacArthur lands in Palo, Leyte, accompanied by Pres. Osmeña and U.S. troops.

October 23

Year

October 23

Date

Gen. Douglas MacArthur reestablishes the Commonwealth government of the Philippines in Tacloban, Leyte, with Sergio Osmeña as its president.

October 24

Year

October 24

Date

Battle of Leyte Gulf: Battle of Sibuyan Sea

December 8

Year

December 8

Date

Pro-Japanese Philippine generals Pio Duran and Benigno Ramos organize the Makapilis

1945

Year

1945

Date

January 9

Event

U.S. troops led by Gen. MacArthur land on the shores of Pangasinan via Lingayen Gulf in an attempt to liberate the country from the Japanese.

January 30

Year

January 30

Date

Raid at Cabanatuan: 121 American soldiers and 800 Filipino guerrillas free 813 American Prisoners of war from the Japanese-held camp in the city of Cabanatuan in the Philippines.

January–February

Year

January–February

Date

Battle of Bataan (1945)

February–April

Year

February–April

Date

Battle of Baguio

February

Year

February

Date

Raid at Los Baños

February 4

Year

February 4

Date

US troops enter Manila

February 22

Year

February 22

Date

Hukbalahap troop leaders arrested by the US forces

February 24

Year

February 24

Date

The Battle of Manila ends. The Japanese surrender to the combined US and Filipino troops

February 27

Year

February 27

Date

MacArthur hands over Malacanang Palace to Osmena.

March–April

Year

March–April

Date

Battle for Cebu City

March–July

Year

March–July

Date

Battle of the Visayas

March

Year

March

Date

Corregidor Island is reoccupied by the Americans.

March 3

Year

March 3

Date

Battle of Manila (1945): The US and Filipino troops recaptured Manila.

March 18

Year

March 18

Date

Town of Panay in Capiz and the province of Romblon are liberated from the Japanese forces.

March 19

Year

March 19

Date

Filipino and American forces defeat the Japanese in a battle occurred in Bacsil Ridge in San Fernando, La Union.

March 22

Year

March 22

Date

The families of pro-Japanese President Laurel and Speaker Aquino leave the country for Japan to seek refuge

March 24

Year

March 24

Date

Town of San Fernando in La Union is liberated from the Japanese forces.

April 22

Year

April 22

Date

Palawan is liberated from Japanese invaders.

April 27

Year

April 27

Date

Baguio is liberated from Japanese forces.

May 10–13

Year

May 10–13

Date

Filipino and U.S. forces defeat the Japanese in a battle occurred in Balete Pass (now Dalton Pass) in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya.

June 5

Year

June 5

Date

The Congress elected in 1941 convenes for the first time

June 14

Year

June 14

Date

Filipino soldiers, with the Americans, defeat the Japanese under Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita in a battle in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur; considered as their greatest victory in World War II.

July 5

Year

July 5

Date

General MacArthur announces the liberation of the Philippines

August 15

Year

August 15

Date

The Empire of Japan accepts defeat

August 17

Year

August 17

Date

Pres. Laurel issues an Executive Proclamation putting an end to the Second Philippine Republic, thus ending to his term as President of the Philippines.

September 2

Year

September 2

Date

The final official Japanese Instrument of Surrender is accepted by the Supreme Allied Commander, General Douglas MacArthur, and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz for the United States, and delegates from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, China, and others from a Japanese delegation led by Mamoru Shigemitsu, on board the American battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita surrenders to Filipino and American forces at Kiangan, Ifugao.

Year

Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita surrenders to Filipino and American forces at Kiangan, Ifugao.

September 12

Year

September 12

Date

Jose P. Laurel is arrested by the US army

September 26

Year

September 26

Date

Provincehood of Catanduanes (Commonwealth Act No. 687), former sub-province independent from Albay.

Event

[clarification needed]

October 24

Year

October 24

Date

The United Nations is founded by ratification of its Charter, by 29 nations.

December

Year

December

Date

Manuel Roxas separates from the Nacionalista Party of Sergio Osmena Sr and joins the Liberal Party

1946

Year

1946

Date

February 23

Event

Tomoyuki Yamashita is executed by hanging at Los Baños, Laguna prison camp for the war crimes.

April 23

Year

April 23

Date

Manuel Roxas wins in the last presidential election under the Commonwealth

April

Year

April

Date

U.S. Pres. Harry Truman signs into law the Philippine Trade Act (Bell Trade Act) of 1946, continuing free trade relations between the U.S. and the Philippines, and imposing tariffs; Tydings Rehabilitation Act passed.

June 13

Year

June 13

Date

Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC) is established by James Lindenberg; later Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) and the forerunner of ABS–CBN.

July

Year

July

Date

Hukbong Mapaglaya ng Bayan (HMB) is organized in Candaba, Pampanga.

July

Year

July

Date

Congress votes to accept the Bell Trade Act.

July 4

Year

July 4

Date

The United States recognizes the Independence of the Republic of the Philippines.

Manuel Roxas becomes the first president of the Third Republic.

Year

Manuel Roxas becomes the first president of the Third Republic.

September

Year

September

Date

Congress passes an amendment that revises Constitution, allowing the Americans parity rights.

September 30

Year

September 30

Date

The Amended Tenancy Act is promulgated.

1947

Year

1947

Date

January

Event

Rehabilitation Finance Corporation (RFC), later Development Bank of the Philippines, begins its operations.

January 28

Year

January 28

Date

President Roxas issues an amnesty proclamation to collaborators

March

Year

March

Date

An amendment in the 1935 Constitution granting parity rights to the Americans is ratified in a plebiscite.

March

Year

March

Date

The Military Assistance Act is signed by U.S. Ambassador Paul McNutt and Pres. Roxas.

March 6

Year

March 6

Date

HUKBALAHAP declared illegal

March 14

Year

March 14

Date

The Treaty of General Relations between Philippines and United States, the Military Bases Agreement, is signed; would be effective until 1991.

Event

[verification needed]

September 8

Year

September 8

Date

The Philippine representative to the Far Eastern Commission, Carlos P. Romulo, signs the Japanese Peace Treaty

October 12

Year

October 12

Date

Corregidor Island in Cavite is turned over to the Philippines.

October 16

Year

October 16

Date

Turtle Islands, now in Tawi-Tawi, is placed under country's jurisdiction.

November

Year

November

Date

First post-war elections held for local officials and senators.

1948

Year

1948

Date

January

Event

Pres. Roxas issues a general pardon for all those with collaboration cases and pending cases in the People's Court.

March

Year

March

Date

Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan and Pambansang Kaisahan ng mga Magbubukid (PKM) are declared illegal organizations by Pres. Roxas.

April 15

Year

April 15

Date

Death of Pres. Roxas; Vice Pres. Elpidio Quirino assumes the Office of President.

June

Year

June

Date

Pres. Quirino issues an amnesty proclamation given to the surrendered members of Hukbalahap and PKM.

July

Year

July

Date

Newly formed Quezon City is declared capital of the Philippines by Pres. Quirino. (Republic Act No. 333)

August

Year

August

Date

Huk leaders under Luis Taruc go underground to continue the resistance against the government following failed truce negotiations.

October 1

Year

October 1

Date

Pres. Quirino releases the result of the country's first official postwar census, taken and compiled by the Bureau of the Census and Statistics, showing the population after its independence from the U.S. at 19.2 million.

November

Year

November

Date

PKP renews armed struggle following failed truce negotiations with the government.

December

Year

December

Date

Quirino administration imposes import control, a law that would be effective on the first day of 1949.

1949

Year

1949

Date

January

Event

Establishment and inauguration of Central Bank of the Philippines.

April 28

Year

April 28

Date

Former First Lady Aurora Aragon–Quezon (widow of Pres. Manuel Quezon), with her eldest daughter, and Quezon City Mayor Ponciano Bernardo, are among those killed in an ambush allegedly by the Hukbalahap in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija.

November

Year

November

Date

Pres. Quirino reelected.

November

Year

November

Date

A month-long rebellion occurred in Batangas.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1941	January 1	Provincehood of Romblon (Commonwealth Act No. 38)
	March 15	Philippine Airlines starts operations with its maiden flight between Makati and Baguio cities.
	November 11	Manuel Quezon re-elected as President
	December 8	Start of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines following Pearl Harbor attack.
	December 10	Japanese planes attack Sangley Point in Cavite.
	December 17	Wenceslao Vinzons organizes a citizen's army to fight Japanese forces in Camarines Norte.
	December 20	President Quezon, his family and the war cabinet move to Corregidor Island
	December 26	General MacArthur declares Manila an open city
	December 28	Filipino and US armies retreat to Bataan
	December 30	Pres. Quezon and Vice Pres. Osmeña take their oath of office for their second term in Corregidor Island, Cavite.
1942	January 2	Japanese troops enters Manila
	January 3	Masaharu Homma appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1942)
		General Masaharu Homma declares the end of American Rule in the Philippines
		Martial Law declared
	January 13	All forms of opposition against the Japanese forces declared subject to death penalty
	January 23	An executive committee, composed of Filipinos, is formed by General Homma as a conduit of the military administration's policies and requirements.
	February 17	The Japanese Military Government issues an order adopting the Japanese educational system in The Country
	February 20	President Quezon and the war cabinet leave for the US
	March 11	General MacArthur leaves for Australia to take command of the South Western Pacific Area
	March 13	The Commonwealth government is moved to the US
	March 25	Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (Hukbalahap, People's Anti-Japanese Army) is organized in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija.	[clarification needed]
	April	A pro-US resistance movement is organized, mainly to provide data to the US on enemy positions
	April 9	Battle of Bataan: Bataan, under US commander Gen. Edward King, is the last province that surrenders to the Japanese armies.
	May 6	Corregidor Island falls to Japanese forces.
	June 8	Shizuichi Tanaka appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1942–1943)
	June 14	The Commonwealth of the Philippines becomes a member of the United Nations
	December 30	The Kalibapi is organized by the Japanese
1943	May 28	Shigenori Kuroda appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1943–1942)
	June 20	Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo nominates an all Filipino 20 member Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence
	September 4	The Philippine Preparatory Commission for Independence drafts a new Constitution which provides for a unicameral national assembly
	September 20	The 108 delegates to the National Assembly are chosen by the members of the Preparatory Commission for Philippine Independence.
	September	Jose P. Laurel elected President of the Philippines by the National Assembly
	October 14	The puppet government is inaugurated. Laurel takes his oath of office
	November	The Philippine economy collapses, the shortage of rice becomes serious.
	November 10	Congress approves a resolution allowing Pres. Quezon to serve beyond the designated period, nine days after his term expires.
1944	May	The puppet government inaugurates the Green Revolution Movement.
	August 1	Death of Pres. Quezon; Vice Pres. Sergio Osmena then assumes the Office of the President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
	September 21	US forces raids Manila
	September 26	Tomoyuki Yamashita appointed as Japanese Military Governor (1944–1945)
	October 20	Gen. MacArthur lands in Palo, Leyte, accompanied by Pres. Osmeña and U.S. troops.
	October 23	Gen. Douglas MacArthur reestablishes the Commonwealth government of the Philippines in Tacloban, Leyte, with Sergio Osmeña as its president.
	October 24	Battle of Leyte Gulf: Battle of Sibuyan Sea
	December 8	Pro-Japanese Philippine generals Pio Duran and Benigno Ramos organize the Makapilis
1945	January 9	troops led by Gen. MacArthur land on the shores of Pangasinan via Lingayen Gulf in an attempt to liberate the country from the Japanese.
	January 30	Raid at Cabanatuan: 121 American soldiers and 800 Filipino guerrillas free 813 American Prisoners of war from the Japanese-held camp in the city of Cabanatuan in the Philippines.
	January–February	Battle of Bataan (1945)
	February–April	Battle of Baguio
	February	Raid at Los Baños
	February 4	US troops enter Manila

· 20th century › 1950s

1950

Year

1950

Date

February

Event

UST pioneers the television broadcast, only for experimental purposes.

June

Year

June

Date

The Philippines joins the Korean War, sending over 7,000 troops under the United Nations command.

June 15

Year

June 15

Date

Old Mindoro is divided into the new provinces of Mindoro Occidental and Mindoro Oriental. (Republic Act No. 505)

October

Year

October

Date

Twenty-three high-ranking PKP and Huk Politburo members are captured in a series of raids led by Secy. Magsaysay in Manila.

October

Year

October

Date

Pres. Quirino suspends the privilege of writ of habeas corpus regarding detention of suspected communists.

1951

Year

1951

Date

March 6

Event

Fort Santiago was declared a National Shrine.

May

Year

May

Date

Suspected PKP members are penalized by the Court of First Instance, with six given death sentences and nine given life sentences.

July–September

Year

July–September

Date

Armed Forces of the Philippines launches offensives against Huks in Laguna and Pampanga.

August

Year

August

Date

National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) is established

August 30

Year

August 30

Date

The Mutual Defense Treaty between Philippines and United States was signed.

October 8

Year

October 8

Date

Nicasio "Asiong" Salonga, branded as Tondo's public enemy No. 1 and the kingpin of Manila, was shot and killed by Ernesto Reyes, a henchman of his rival and also notorious gang leader Carlos "Totoy Golem" Capistrano.

1952

Year

1952

Date

April–May

Event

Armed Forces launches Operation Four Roses in Nueva Ecija in the search for Huk strongholds in Sierra Madre mountains.

June 6

Year

June 6

Date

Old Zamboanga is divided into the new provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. (Republic Act No. 711)

1953

Year

1953

Date

June

Event

Magna Carta for Labor is signed into law. (Republic Act No. 875)

October 23

Year

October 23

Date

DZAQ-TV Channel 3, now Channel 2, of ABS, then owned by presidential brother Antonio Quirino, airs its country's first official television broadcast from Manila.

November 10

Year

November 10

Date

Ramon Magsaysay is elected President of the Republic of the Philippines

Event

[verification needed]

1954

Year

1954

Event

Social Security Act is passed in Congress.

May

Year

May

Date

Huk Supremo Luis Taruc surrenders to Pres. Magsaysay, prompting an end of the eight-year Huk rebellion.

May 22

Year

May 22

Date

Cityhood of Trece Martires, Cavite (Republic Act No. 981)

July 21

Year

July 21

Date

The Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty is signed in Manila, creating the South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO)

August

Year

August

Date

Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1954 passed.

September

Year

September

Date

Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established in Manila, with the Philippines as one of its eight members.

December 15

Year

December 15

Date

Laurel-Langley Agreement: An agreement between the Philippines and the U.S., regarding provisions of the Philippine Trade Act of 1946, is signed by Sen. Jose P. Laurel and Secy. James M. Langley.

1955

Year

1955

Date

September

Event

Laurel-Langley Agreement is ratified by the U.S. and Philippine governments, to be effective on the first day of 1956.

1956

Year

1956

Date

April 25

Event

Provincehood of Aklan (Republic Act No. 1414), separating from Capiz.

May

Year

May

Date

Rizal Bill is passed into law amid opposition from Catholic Church.

1957

Year

1957

Date

February 24

Event

ABS is acquired by Eugenio Lopez Sr. of CBN, of which they later merged into ABS–CBN with two television stations later being operated.

March 17

Year

March 17

Date

Death of Pres. Magsaysay, one among the 25 killed in a plane crash in Cebu; Vice-Pres. Carlos P. Garcia assumes the presidency.

June

Year

June

Date

Anti-Subversion Act passed. (Republic Act No. 1700)

July

Year

July

Date

U.S. Congress ratifies a law (Republic Act No. 85-81) granting the Philippines possession of the documents regarding the revolution.

November 14

Year

November 14

Date

Carlos P. Garcia elected President of the Republic of the Philippines

Event

[verification needed]

1958

Year

1958

Date

March 22

Event

Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan is elevated by the Department of Education to university rank, becoming the Mindanao's first private and Catholic university.

August 28

Year

August 28

Date

"Filipino First" policy is officially promulgated by the National Economic Council (Resolution No. 204).

1959

Year

1959

Date

May 22

Event

Old Lanao is divided into the new provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur. (Republic Act No. 2228); inaugurated, July 4.

RA 2227 created the province of Southern Leyte, separating from Leyte.

Year

RA 2227 created the province of Southern Leyte, separating from Leyte.

July 18

Year

July 18

Date

10th World Scout Jamboree is held at Mt. Makiling in Los Baños, Laguna.

September–October

Year

September–October

Date

An agreement between Foreign Affairs Secy. Felixberto Serrano and Amb. Charles Bohlen is signed, following series of conferences, in which duration of lease of the American military bases is reduced from 99 to 25 years.

October

Year

October

Date

U.S. authorities turns over Olongapo City to the Philippine government.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1950	February	UST pioneers the television broadcast, only for experimental purposes.
	June	The Philippines joins the Korean War, sending over 7,000 troops under the United Nations command.
	June 15	Old Mindoro is divided into the new provinces of Mindoro Occidental and Mindoro Oriental. (Republic Act No. 505)
	October	Twenty-three high-ranking PKP and Huk Politburo members are captured in a series of raids led by Secy. Magsaysay in Manila.
	October	Pres. Quirino suspends the privilege of writ of habeas corpus regarding detention of suspected communists.
1951	March 6	Fort Santiago was declared a National Shrine.
	May	Suspected PKP members are penalized by the Court of First Instance, with six given death sentences and nine given life sentences.
	July–September	Armed Forces of the Philippines launches offensives against Huks in Laguna and Pampanga.
	August	National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) is established
	August 30	The Mutual Defense Treaty between Philippines and United States was signed.
	October 8	Nicasio "Asiong" Salonga, branded as Tondo's public enemy No. 1 and the kingpin of Manila, was shot and killed by Ernesto Reyes, a henchman of his rival and also notorious gang leader Carlos "Totoy Golem" Capistrano.
1952	April–May	Armed Forces launches Operation Four Roses in Nueva Ecija in the search for Huk strongholds in Sierra Madre mountains.
1952	June 6	Old Zamboanga is divided into the new provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. (Republic Act No. 711)
1953	June	Magna Carta for Labor is signed into law. (Republic Act No. 875)
	October 23	DZAQ-TV Channel 3, now Channel 2, of ABS, then owned by presidential brother Antonio Quirino, airs its country's first official television broadcast from Manila.
	November 10	Ramon Magsaysay is elected President of the Republic of the Philippines	[verification needed]
1954		Social Security Act is passed in Congress.
	May	Huk Supremo Luis Taruc surrenders to Pres. Magsaysay, prompting an end of the eight-year Huk rebellion.
	May 22	Cityhood of Trece Martires, Cavite (Republic Act No. 981)
	July 21	The Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty is signed in Manila, creating the South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO)
	August	Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1954 passed.
	September	Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established in Manila, with the Philippines as one of its eight members.
	December 15	Laurel-Langley Agreement: An agreement between the Philippines and the U.S., regarding provisions of the Philippine Trade Act of 1946, is signed by Sen. Jose P. Laurel and Secy. James M. Langley.
1955	September	Laurel-Langley Agreement is ratified by the U.S. and Philippine governments, to be effective on the first day of 1956.
1956	April 25	Provincehood of Aklan (Republic Act No. 1414), separating from Capiz.
1956	May	Rizal Bill is passed into law amid opposition from Catholic Church.
1957	February 24	ABS is acquired by Eugenio Lopez Sr. of CBN, of which they later merged into ABS–CBN with two television stations later being operated.
	March 17	Death of Pres. Magsaysay, one among the 25 killed in a plane crash in Cebu; Vice-Pres. Carlos P. Garcia assumes the presidency.
	June	Anti-Subversion Act passed. (Republic Act No. 1700)
	July	Congress ratifies a law (Republic Act No. 85-81) granting the Philippines possession of the documents regarding the revolution.
	November 14	Carlos P. Garcia elected President of the Republic of the Philippines	[verification needed]
1958	March 22	Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan is elevated by the Department of Education to university rank, becoming the Mindanao's first private and Catholic university.
1958	August 28	"Filipino First" policy is officially promulgated by the National Economic Council (Resolution No. 204).
1959	May 22	Old Lanao is divided into the new provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur. (Republic Act No. 2228); inaugurated, July 4.
	May 22	RA 2227 created the province of Southern Leyte, separating from Leyte.
	July 18	10th World Scout Jamboree is held at Mt. Makiling in Los Baños, Laguna.
	September–October	An agreement between Foreign Affairs Secy. Felixberto Serrano and Amb. Charles Bohlen is signed, following series of conferences, in which duration of lease of the American military bases is reduced from 99 to 25 years.
	October	authorities turns over Olongapo City to the Philippine government.

· 20th century › 1960s

1960

Year

1960

Event

International Rice Research Institute is established in Los Baños, Laguna.

March

Year

March

Date

Archbishop Rufino Santos is the first Filipino to achieve the rank of Cardinal.

June 19

Year

June 19

Date

Republic Act No. 2786 divided old Surigao into the new provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur.

Event

[verification needed]

1961

Year

1961

Date

January 18

Event

Baguio experiences cold at 6.3-degree Celsius, the country's lowest temperature ever recorded.

November 7

Year

November 7

Date

Diosdado Macapagal elected President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Event

[verification needed]

1962

Year

1962

Date

January

Event

Philippine Constabulary Rangers conduct a siege of the Central Bank building to oust its governor, Dominador Aytona, due to "midnight appointments" of his own.

January

Year

January

Date

Pres. Macapagal lifts exchange and import controls in his campaign for free enterprise.

May 12

Year

May 12

Date

Commemoration of Independence Day is officially changed by Pres. Macapagal, from July 4 to June 12 (Proclamation No. 28); to be first celebrated on that day of that same year.

June 22

Year

June 22

Date

Pres. Macapagal's government, with the United Kingdom, files a communication regarding country's claim of North Borneo (Sabah), now in Malaysia.

September

Year

September

Date

Electrification Administration Act (Republic Act No. 2717) is implemented through an executive order issued by Pres. Macapagal.

1963

Year

1963

Date

July 28

Event

Twenty-four members of the Philippine contingent for the 11th World Scout Jamboree in Greece are among the 60 deaths in a plane crash into the Indian Ocean.

July

Year

July

Date

Pres. Macapagal, Sukarno (Indonesia), and Tungku Abdul Rahman (Federation of Malaya) sign the Manila Accord, an agreement for Maphilindo.

August 8

Year

August 8

Date

Agricultural Land Reform Code (Republic Act No. 3844) is signed into law by Pres. Macapagal.

1964

Year

1964

Date

May

Event

Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas secretary-general Jesus Lava is captured in Sampaloc, Manila.

August

Year

August

Date

Congress ratifies an executive order issued by Pres. Macapagal that changes the date of celebration of the nation's Independence Day, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4166.

August 14

Year

August 14

Date

Miss Philippines Gemma Cruz was crowned Miss International 1964, the first Filipino to win the title.

November

Year

November

Date

Kabataang Makabayan (KM) is formed by Jose Maria Sison, with himself elected as its chairman.

1965

Year

1965

Date

June 19

Event

Republic Act No. 4221 divided old Samar into the new provinces of Western Samar, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar.

September

Year

September

Date

Taal Volcano in Batangas erupts, killing around 2,000 and damaging villages.

November 9

Year

November 9

Date

Ferdinand Marcos elected President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Event

[verification needed]

1966

Year

1966

Event

Asian Development Bank establishes its new headquarters in Manila.

February

Year

February

Date

Philippine-American Assembly is held in Davao.

June 18

Year

June 18

Date

Old Mountain Province is divided into the new provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Kalinga-Apayao and Ifugao. (Republic Act No. 4695)

Republic Act No. 4669 created the province of Camiguin, separating from Misamis Oriental.

Year

Republic Act No. 4669 created the province of Camiguin, separating from Misamis Oriental.

Republic Act No. 4849 created the province of South Cotabato, separating from Empire Province of Cotabato.

Year

Republic Act No. 4849 created the province of South Cotabato, separating from Empire Province of Cotabato.

July

Year

July

Date

Pres. Marcos signs the controversial Vietnam Aid Law.

July

Year

July

Date

The mayor of Candaba, Pampanga, also the president of the Anti-Huk Mayors League in the province, is killed in an ambush, an incident which was attributed to the Huks.

August

Year

August

Date

Congress approves the appropriation for the Philippine Civil Action Group (Philcag) to be sent to Vietnam.

September

Year

September

Date

The first batch of the battalion of the Philcag leaves the Philippines for South Vietnam.

September

Year

September

Date

An agreement is signed by U.S. secretary of state Dean Rusk and Foreign Affairs Secy. Narciso Ramos, reducing the lease of military bases from 99 to 25 years, thus to expire in 1991.

October

Year

October

Date

Marcos administration hosts the Manila Summit with 6 countries.

1967

Year

1967

Date

January

Event

Two buses carrying pilgrims collide and fall off a ravine south of Manila, killing more than 115 in what would be the country's worst road accident.

February

Year

February

Date

Movement for the Advancement of Nationalism (MAN) is formed by nationalists from various sectors.

May 8

Year

May 8

Date

Old Davao is divided into the new provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. (Republic Act No. 4867)

May 21

Year

May 21

Date

A demonstration conducted by Lapiang Malaya, a peasant religious sect, ends in a violent dispersal attempt by the Philippine Constabulary in Pasay, killing 33.

June 17

Year

June 17

Date

Republic Act No. 4979 divided old Agusan into the new provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur.

August 8

Year

August 8

Date

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is formed in Bangkok, Thailand, with the Philippines as one of the five founding members.

1968

Year

1968

Event

First provincial television stations are established in Cebu, Bacolod, and Dagupan, all operated by ABS–CBN.

March 18

Year

March 18

Date

Jabidah massacre: A group of trainees of a Muslim special forces unit, part of a controversial operation, are allegedly killed in Corregidor.

August 2

Year

August 2

Date

1968 Casiguran earthquake and the collapse of Ruby Tower

September

Year

September

Date

Pres. Marcos signs into law a bill defining country's territorial waters in compliance with the United Nations and claiming Sabah as part of the country's territory, amidst protest from the Malaysians.

September

Year

September

Date

Pres. Marcos pardons 166 prisoners, including former Huk leader Luis Taruc.

December 26

Year

December 26

Date

Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP; then called CPP–Marxist–Leninist-Mao Tse-tung Thought or CPP–MLMTT) is reestablished by Jose Maria Sison and his colleagues in Pangasinan.

1969

Year

1969

Date

March 29

Event

New People's Army (NPA) is formally organized in Tarlac by Bernabe Buscayno (Kumander Dante) of PKP as the military arm of the CPP, upon merger with Jose Maria Sison's army.

May 11

Year

May 11

Date

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan experienced heat at 42.2 degrees Celsius, the country's highest temperature ever recorded.

July 19

Year

July 19

Date

Miss Philippines Gloria Diaz was crowned Miss Universe 1969.

November 11

Year

November 11

Date

Marcos re-elected President of the Republic of the Philippines (second term).

Event

[verification needed]

Year	Date	Event	Source
1960		International Rice Research Institute is established in Los Baños, Laguna.
	March	Archbishop Rufino Santos is the first Filipino to achieve the rank of Cardinal.
	June 19	Republic Act No. 2786 divided old Surigao into the new provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur.	[verification needed]
1961	January 18	Baguio experiences cold at 6.3-degree Celsius, the country's lowest temperature ever recorded.
1961	November 7	Diosdado Macapagal elected President of the Republic of the Philippines.	[verification needed]
1962	January	Philippine Constabulary Rangers conduct a siege of the Central Bank building to oust its governor, Dominador Aytona, due to "midnight appointments" of his own.
	January	Pres. Macapagal lifts exchange and import controls in his campaign for free enterprise.
	May 12	Commemoration of Independence Day is officially changed by Pres. Macapagal, from July 4 to June 12 (Proclamation No. 28); to be first celebrated on that day of that same year.
	June 22	Pres. Macapagal's government, with the United Kingdom, files a communication regarding country's claim of North Borneo (Sabah), now in Malaysia.
	September	Electrification Administration Act (Republic Act No. 2717) is implemented through an executive order issued by Pres. Macapagal.
1963	July 28	Twenty-four members of the Philippine contingent for the 11th World Scout Jamboree in Greece are among the 60 deaths in a plane crash into the Indian Ocean.
	July	Pres. Macapagal, Sukarno (Indonesia), and Tungku Abdul Rahman (Federation of Malaya) sign the Manila Accord, an agreement for Maphilindo.
	August 8	Agricultural Land Reform Code (Republic Act No. 3844) is signed into law by Pres. Macapagal.
1964	May	Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas secretary-general Jesus Lava is captured in Sampaloc, Manila.
	August	Congress ratifies an executive order issued by Pres. Macapagal that changes the date of celebration of the nation's Independence Day, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4166.
	August 14	Miss Philippines Gemma Cruz was crowned Miss International 1964, the first Filipino to win the title.
	November	Kabataang Makabayan (KM) is formed by Jose Maria Sison, with himself elected as its chairman.
1965	June 19	Republic Act No. 4221 divided old Samar into the new provinces of Western Samar, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar.
	September	Taal Volcano in Batangas erupts, killing around 2,000 and damaging villages.
	November 9	Ferdinand Marcos elected President of the Republic of the Philippines.	[verification needed]
1966		Asian Development Bank establishes its new headquarters in Manila.
	February	Philippine-American Assembly is held in Davao.
	June 18	Old Mountain Province is divided into the new provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Kalinga-Apayao and Ifugao. (Republic Act No. 4695)
		Republic Act No. 4669 created the province of Camiguin, separating from Misamis Oriental.
		Republic Act No. 4849 created the province of South Cotabato, separating from Empire Province of Cotabato.
	July	Pres. Marcos signs the controversial Vietnam Aid Law.
	July	The mayor of Candaba, Pampanga, also the president of the Anti-Huk Mayors League in the province, is killed in an ambush, an incident which was attributed to the Huks.
	August	Congress approves the appropriation for the Philippine Civil Action Group (Philcag) to be sent to Vietnam.
	September	The first batch of the battalion of the Philcag leaves the Philippines for South Vietnam.
	September	An agreement is signed by U.S. secretary of state Dean Rusk and Foreign Affairs Secy. Narciso Ramos, reducing the lease of military bases from 99 to 25 years, thus to expire in 1991.
	October	Marcos administration hosts the Manila Summit with 6 countries.
1967	January	Two buses carrying pilgrims collide and fall off a ravine south of Manila, killing more than 115 in what would be the country's worst road accident.
	February	Movement for the Advancement of Nationalism (MAN) is formed by nationalists from various sectors.
	May 8	Old Davao is divided into the new provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. (Republic Act No. 4867)
	May 21	A demonstration conducted by Lapiang Malaya, a peasant religious sect, ends in a violent dispersal attempt by the Philippine Constabulary in Pasay, killing 33.
	June 17	Republic Act No. 4979 divided old Agusan into the new provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur.
	August 8	Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is formed in Bangkok, Thailand, with the Philippines as one of the five founding members.
1968		First provincial television stations are established in Cebu, Bacolod, and Dagupan, all operated by ABS–CBN.
	March 18	Jabidah massacre: A group of trainees of a Muslim special forces unit, part of a controversial operation, are allegedly killed in Corregidor.
	August 2	1968 Casiguran earthquake and the collapse of Ruby Tower
	September	Pres. Marcos signs into law a bill defining country's territorial waters in compliance with the United Nations and claiming Sabah as part of the country's territory, amidst protest from the Malaysians.
	September	Pres. Marcos pardons 166 prisoners, including former Huk leader Luis Taruc.
	December 26	Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP; then called CPP–Marxist–Leninist-Mao Tse-tung Thought or CPP–MLMTT) is reestablished by Jose Maria Sison and his colleagues in Pangasinan.
1969	March 29	New People's Army (NPA) is formally organized in Tarlac by Bernabe Buscayno (Kumander Dante) of PKP as the military arm of the CPP, upon merger with Jose Maria Sison's army.
	May 11	Tuguegarao City, Cagayan experienced heat at 42.2 degrees Celsius, the country's highest temperature ever recorded.
	July 19	Miss Philippines Gloria Diaz was crowned Miss Universe 1969.
	November 11	Marcos re-elected President of the Republic of the Philippines (second term).	[verification needed]

· 20th century › 1970s

1970

Year

1970

Event

Typhoon Patsy (Yoling) is the most devastating typhoon to hit the country at that time.

January 26–March

Year

January 26–March

Date

First Quarter Storm January 26 – It begins when protesting students confronted Pres. Marcos after his Presidential Address in the Old Legislative Building, Manila. January 30 – Battle of Mendiola occurs. February 18 & 26 – People's Congresses held in Plaza Miranda. March 3 – People's March is organized, route is from Welcome Rotonda to Liwasang Bonifacio.

April

Year

April

Date

Major rallies and riots held, protesting oil prices and fare costs.

June 27

Year

June 27

Date

Pres. Marcos publicly endorses the Barrio Self-Defense Units, later Civilian Home Defense Forces.

November 17

Year

November 17

Date

Elections for 315 members of a Constitutional Convention held.

November 27

Year

November 27

Date

Pope Paul VI makes his first papal visit in the Philippines, but survived an assassination attempt by Benjamín Mendoza y Amor Flores at Manila International Airport.

December 29

Year

December 29

Date

Members of the New People's Army, led by Lt. Victor Corpuz, raid the armory of the Philippine Military Academy.

1971

Year

1971

Event

Moro National Liberation Front is established by Nur Misuari.

February

Year

February

Date

Diliman commune

June

Year

June

Date

Manili massacre

June 1

Year

June 1

Date

The Constitutional Convention assembles to rewrite the 1935 Constitution. The Convention elects former Pres. Carlos Garcia as its head.

Event

[verification needed]

June 14

Year

June 14

Date

Death of Carlos Garcia, former Philippine president; another former president Diosdado Macapagal succeeds as the president of the Constitutional Convention.

August 21

Year

August 21

Date

Plaza Miranda is bombed during the Liberal Party's election campaign, seriously injuring some opposition personalities.

August 22

Year

August 22

Date

Pres. Marcos suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus following the Plaza Miranda bombing.

September

Year

September

Date

U.S. operations in Sangley Point Naval Base terminated.

September 10

Year

September 10

Date

Provincehood of Quirino (Republic Act No. 6394), former sub-province independent from Nueva Vizcaya.

September 17

Year

September 17

Date

Provincehood of Siquijor (Republic Act No. 6398), former sub-province independent from Negros Oriental.

October 10

Year

October 10

Date

Leonardo "Nardong Putik" Manecio, one of the most notorious gangsters and dubbed as Cavite's public enemy No. 1 was killed in Imus in a highway shootout with NBI agents.

November

Year

November

Date

Philippine Senate election, 1971

1972

Year

1972

Event

Suspicious bombing incidents increase all over the country. The MNLF launches its campaign for the independence of the Muslim provinces.

January

Year

January

Date

Pres. Marcos restores the Writ of Habeas Corpus

June

Year

June

Date

Daily Express is established; Martial Law era newspaper later sequestered by Aquino government.

August

Year

August

Date

Quasha decision: Supreme Court decides on American ownership rights.

September 13

Year

September 13

Date

Sen. Ninoy Aquino exposes Oplan Sagittarius, a top-secret plan to place the capital under military control.

September 21

Year

September 21

Date

Pres. Marcos signs the Martial Law edict (Proclamation No. 1081) to be imposed nationwide; at that time not publicly announced.

September 22

Year

September 22

Date

Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile survives a staged assassination attempt.

Pres. Marcos announces that he had placed the entire country under martial law, with the earlier "ambush" as a pretext.

Year

Pres. Marcos announces that he had placed the entire country under martial law, with the earlier "ambush" as a pretext.

Media establishments and wire agencies are ordered to be closed.

Year

Media establishments and wire agencies are ordered to be closed.

Sen. Aquino arrested.

Year

Sen. Aquino arrested.

September 23

Year

September 23

Date

The implementation of martial law is officially announced.

Public utilities as well as media outlets, except some including newspaper Daily Express and television and radio stations of Kanlaon Broadcasting System, are shut down and seized by the government.

Year

Public utilities as well as media outlets, except some including newspaper Daily Express and television and radio stations of Kanlaon Broadcasting System, are shut down and seized by the government.

Media and opposition figures, including three other senators, are arrested.

Year

Media and opposition figures, including three other senators, are arrested.

September 26

Year

September 26

Date

The whole country is proclaimed a land reform area and an Agrarian Reform Program is decreed.

The first major armed defiance of martial law takes place in Lanao del Sur

Year

The first major armed defiance of martial law takes place in Lanao del Sur

October

Year

October

Date

Land reform program issued (Presidential Decree 27)

October 22

Year

October 22

Date

The battle between the MNLF and the government troops ends with the latter regaining control of the city.

November 29

Year

November 29

Date

The Constitutional Convention passes the new Constitution of the Philippines.

December

Year

December

Date

First Lady Imelda Marcos survives an assassination attempt.

1973

Year

1973

Event

Misuari leaves The Country for Libya to solicit armed support from Muslim countries for the war in Mindanao.

January 10–15

Year

January 10–15

Date

A plebiscite referendum is held among the citizens' assemblies to ratify the new Constitution, which would become effective.

January 15

Year

January 15

Date

Chinese drug lord Lim Seng is executed by firing squad in public in Fort Bonifacio for drug trafficking.

January 17

Year

January 17

Date

Pres. Marcos declares the approval of the 1973 Constitution, orders Congress padlocked.

March 1

Year

March 1

Date

Philippine News Agency established

March 31

Year

March 31

Date

Supreme Court upholds the validity of the 1973 Constitution.

April

Year

April

Date

The National Democratic Front (NDF), the united front organization of the Communist Party of the Philippines, is formally organized.

May

Year

May

Date

Masagana 99 program launched

July 2

Year

July 2

Date

San Juanico Bridge, connecting Samar and Leyte islands, is inaugurated.

July 21

Year

July 21

Date

Miss Philippines Margarita Moran was crowned Miss Universe 1973.

July 27

Year

July 27

Date

Marcos' term as president extended by virtue of a referendum, which was later proven as a hoax

September 27

Year

September 27

Date

Provincehood of Tawi-Tawi (Presidential Decree No. 302), separating from Sulu.

November 22

Year

November 22

Date

Old Cotabato is divided into the new provinces of North Cotabato (later renamed Cotabato, 1984), Maguindanao, and Sultan Kudarat. (PD 341)

December 27

Year

December 27

Date

Provincehood of Basilan (PD 356)

1974

Year

1974

Date

February

Event

Jolo is occupied and burned by Muslim forces.

February 27

Year

February 27

Date

Presidential appointments to local elective positions declared legal by virtue of another referendum

March 11

Year

March 11

Date

Japanese Lt. Hiroo Onoda formally surrenders in a ceremony held in Malacañang Palace after staying for years in the Lubang Island.

June

Year

June

Date

First Filipino All-Muslim Congress held in Marawi City.

July

Year

July

Date

Parity rights amendment as stated in 1955 Laurel–Langley Trade Act expired.

July 21

Year

July 21

Date

Miss Universe 1974, its 23rd pageant, was held in Manila.

Event

[verification needed]

September

Year

September

Date

Jose Diokno is ordered by Pres. Marcos to be released.

September

Year

September

Date

Barangay status is reorganized and Sep 21 is declared Barangay Day (Presidential Decree 557).

September 17

Year

September 17

Date

Supreme Court upholds the declaration of martial law and dismisses petitions regarding habeas corpus.

October

Year

October

Date

Secretary-general of the old communist party Felicisimo Macapagal signs a memorandum of cooperation with the President's efforts.

December 24

Year

December 24

Date

A classified wire revealing the so-called Rolex 12 is submitted by the American Embassy in Manila to the Secretary of State in Washington, D.C.

1975

Year

1975

Date

February

Event

Primitivo Mijares defects from the government.

February

Year

February

Date

Third referendum, asking for continuation of exercising the presidential powers, held.

April 4

Year

April 4

Date

Ninoy Aquino starts his hunger strike for his refusal to recognize military court's jurisdiction on charges against him.

April 9

Year

April 9

Date

Philippine Basketball Association founded

June

Year

June

Date

Diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China formalized.

June

Year

June

Date

Primitivo Mijares testifies in the U.S. Congress on the alleged corruption and abuses of the government.

October 2

Year

October 2

Date

Thrilla in Manila

Event

[verification needed]

November 1

Year

November 1

Date

Pres. Marcos issues Presidential Decree No. 824, establishing Metro Manila and creating the Metropolitan Manila Commission (MMC).

Event

[verification needed]

1976

Year

1976

Date

January 4

Event

New people's Army Spokesman Satur Ocampo arrested

August 17

Year

August 17

Date

An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude and a following tsunami (flood wave) hit Mindanao, killing an estimated 8,000 people on and off the coast.

August 26

Year

August 26

Date

Kumander Dante of the New People's Army arrested

Event

[verification needed]

October 16

Year

October 16

Date

Martial Law allowed to extend by virtue of a plebiscite

December 23

Year

December 23

Date

Tripoli Agreement is signed between the Philippine Government and the secessionist group Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in Tripoli, Libya.

1977

Year

1977

Date

January 20

Event

The Armed Forces of the Philippines enters into a ceasefire agreement with the MNLF.

March 4

Year

March 4

Date

President Marcos issues a decree creating the autonomous Bangsamoro Islamic Government

August

Year

August

Date

Pres. Marcos announces amnesty for persons found guilty of subversion.

August 22

Year

August 22

Date

Imposition of curfew hours lifted

September 2

Year

September 2

Date

Archimedes Trajano found dead, murdered

October

Year

October

Date

Eugenio Lopez Jr. and Sergio Osmeña III escaped from detention in Fort Bonifacio and flee to the United States.

November 10

Year

November 10

Date

CPP head Jose Maria Sison arrested

Event

[verification needed]

November 25

Year

November 25

Date

The military court finds Ninoy Aquino, Bernabe Buscayno and Victor Corpuz guilty of their charges and sentences them to death by firing squad; but sentence never imposed.

December 16

Year

December 16

Date

A referendum is held, the result of which again empowers the president to continue in office, and to become prime minister as well.

1978

Year

1978

Date

April 7

Event

Members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa are elected.

June

Year

June

Date

Inauguration of Interim Batasang Pambansa with Pres. Marcos as its prime minister.

September 21

Year

September 21

Date

Tadhana (1978), the first feature-length animated film in the Philippines premiered one time at the local television on GMA 7, RPN 9, and IBC 13 to commemorate the anniversary of Martial Law in 1978.

October 5

Year

October 5

Date

Jesus is Lord Church led by Eddie Villanueva, a former activist and professor was established.

1979

Year

1979

Date

January

Event

U.S. military bases agreement amended.

April 10

Year

April 10

Date

President Ferdinand Marcos issues Presidential Decree No. 1616 creating the Intramuros Administration

May

Year

May

Date

Regional assembly elections held in Mindanao.

May–June

Year

May–June

Date

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is held in the Philippine International Convention Center.

July 30

Year

July 30

Date

Eat Bulaga!, the longest running noon-time variety show in the Philippines, premiered on RPN. It was also aired on ABS-CBN from 1989 to 1995 and on GMA Network since 1995.

August 13

Year

August 13

Date

Aurora province was established by Batas Pambansa Blg. 7.

October 31

Year

October 31

Date

Project Gintong Alay, a national sports program was commenced.

November

Year

November

Date

Construction of a nuclear-power plant in Bataan is ordered to be stopped.

December

Year

December

Date

Ninoy Aquino is released from detention for the first time after given a furlough.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1970		Typhoon Patsy (Yoling) is the most devastating typhoon to hit the country at that time.
	January 26–March	First Quarter Storm January 26 – It begins when protesting students confronted Pres. Marcos after his Presidential Address in the Old Legislative Building, Manila. January 30 – Battle of Mendiola occurs. February 18 & 26 – People's Congresses held in Plaza Miranda. March 3 – People's March is organized, route is from Welcome Rotonda to Liwasang Bonifacio.
	April	Major rallies and riots held, protesting oil prices and fare costs.
	June 27	Pres. Marcos publicly endorses the Barrio Self-Defense Units, later Civilian Home Defense Forces.
	November 17	Elections for 315 members of a Constitutional Convention held.
	November 27	Pope Paul VI makes his first papal visit in the Philippines, but survived an assassination attempt by Benjamín Mendoza y Amor Flores at Manila International Airport.
	December 29	Members of the New People's Army, led by Lt. Victor Corpuz, raid the armory of the Philippine Military Academy.
1971		Moro National Liberation Front is established by Nur Misuari.
	February	Diliman commune
	June	Manili massacre
	June 1	The Constitutional Convention assembles to rewrite the 1935 Constitution. The Convention elects former Pres. Carlos Garcia as its head.	[verification needed]
	June 14	Death of Carlos Garcia, former Philippine president; another former president Diosdado Macapagal succeeds as the president of the Constitutional Convention.
	August 21	Plaza Miranda is bombed during the Liberal Party's election campaign, seriously injuring some opposition personalities.
	August 22	Pres. Marcos suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus following the Plaza Miranda bombing.
	September	operations in Sangley Point Naval Base terminated.
	September 10	Provincehood of Quirino (Republic Act No. 6394), former sub-province independent from Nueva Vizcaya.
	September 17	Provincehood of Siquijor (Republic Act No. 6398), former sub-province independent from Negros Oriental.
	October 10	Leonardo "Nardong Putik" Manecio, one of the most notorious gangsters and dubbed as Cavite's public enemy No. 1 was killed in Imus in a highway shootout with NBI agents.
	November	Philippine Senate election, 1971
1972		Suspicious bombing incidents increase all over the country. The MNLF launches its campaign for the independence of the Muslim provinces.
		Parliamentary form of government is approved by the Constitutional Convention.
	January	Pres. Marcos restores the Writ of Habeas Corpus
	June	Daily Express is established; Martial Law era newspaper later sequestered by Aquino government.
	August	Quasha decision: Supreme Court decides on American ownership rights.
	September 13	Sen. Ninoy Aquino exposes Oplan Sagittarius, a top-secret plan to place the capital under military control.
	September 21	Pres. Marcos signs the Martial Law edict (Proclamation No. 1081) to be imposed nationwide; at that time not publicly announced.
	September 22	Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile survives a staged assassination attempt.
		Pres. Marcos announces that he had placed the entire country under martial law, with the earlier "ambush" as a pretext.
		Media establishments and wire agencies are ordered to be closed.
		Sen. Aquino arrested.
	September 23	The implementation of martial law is officially announced.
		Public utilities as well as media outlets, except some including newspaper Daily Express and television and radio stations of Kanlaon Broadcasting System, are shut down and seized by the government.
		Media and opposition figures, including three other senators, are arrested.
	September 26	The whole country is proclaimed a land reform area and an Agrarian Reform Program is decreed.
	September 26	The first major armed defiance of martial law takes place in Lanao del Sur
	October	Land reform program issued (Presidential Decree 27)
	October 22	The battle between the MNLF and the government troops ends with the latter regaining control of the city.
	November 29	The Constitutional Convention passes the new Constitution of the Philippines.
	December	First Lady Imelda Marcos survives an assassination attempt.
1973		Misuari leaves The Country for Libya to solicit armed support from Muslim countries for the war in Mindanao.
	January 10–15	A plebiscite referendum is held among the citizens' assemblies to ratify the new Constitution, which would become effective.
	January 15	Chinese drug lord Lim Seng is executed by firing squad in public in Fort Bonifacio for drug trafficking.
	January 17	Pres. Marcos declares the approval of the 1973 Constitution, orders Congress padlocked.
	March 1	Philippine News Agency established
	March 31	Supreme Court upholds the validity of the 1973 Constitution.
	April	The National Democratic Front (NDF), the united front organization of the Communist Party of the Philippines, is formally organized.
	May	Masagana 99 program launched
	July 2	San Juanico Bridge, connecting Samar and Leyte islands, is inaugurated.
	July 21	Miss Philippines Margarita Moran was crowned Miss Universe 1973.

· 20th century › 1980s

1980

Year

1980

Event

The Philippines' first local elections under the martial law era is held amid wide boycotts.

April 22

Year

April 22

Date

MV Don Juan and oil tanker MT Tacloban City collide in Tablas Strait off Mindoro, killing 176.

May

Year

May

Date

Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) organized

May

Year

May

Date

Pres. Marcos allows Ninoy Aquino to flee to the U.S. for his medical treatment.

1981

Year

1981

Date

January 17

Event

Martial law lifted (Proclamation 2045)

February 17–21

Year

February 17–21

Date

Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines for his first papal visit.

Event

[verification needed]

April 7

Year

April 7

Date

Executive Committee is created by a constitutional amendment as ratified in a plebiscite.

June 16

Year

June 16

Date

1981 Philippine general election and referendum (Ferdinand Marcos re-elected to a third term).

Event

[verification needed]

June 30

Year

June 30

Date

Inauguration of Pres. Marcos; Finance Minister Cesar Virata is elected Prime Minister by the Batasang Pambansa

November 17

Year

November 17

Date

Accident during the construction of the Manila Film Center, 169 were killed.

1982

Year

1982

Event

Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) formed

January

Year

January

Date

International Film Festival is held in the Manila Film Center.

April

Year

April

Date

United Nationalist Democratic Opposition formed.

May

Year

May

Date

Barangay elections held for the first time.

December

Year

December

Date

Newspapers We Forum and Malaya are shut down by the President for engaging in "black propaganda."

1983

Year

1983

Date

August 21

Event

Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at then Manila International Airport.

August 31

Year

August 31

Date

Approximately seven million people attends funeral procession of Ninoy Aquino which turned into a rally, the longest and largest in history.

November 21

Year

November 21

Date

Martyrdom of Good Shepherd Sisters

1984

Year

1984

Date

January 27

Event

Executive Committee is abolished and the Office of the Vice President is restored through a constitutional amendment as ratified in a plebiscite.

February

Year

February

Date

"Tarlac to Tarmac" march is staged by opposition and coalition groups.

May 14

Year

May 14

Date

1984 Philippine parliamentary election

July

Year

July

Date

National Assembly covenes; Prime Minister Virata reconfirmed; Nicanor Yniguez elected Speaker.

August 19

Year

August 19

Date

El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. led by Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, a geological engineer and movie producer was established.

September 1

Year

September 1

Date

Typhoon Nitang struck the Philippines. It killed 1,492 people and 1,856 more were injured. Roughly 1.6 million people were affected in the country.

November 14

Year

November 14

Date

Mayor Cesar Climaco assassinated

December 1

Year

December 1

Date

Manila LRT Line 1 opened as the Southeast Asia's first rail line.

1985

Year

1985

July

Year

July

Date

Pres. Marcos transfers the control of the Integrated National Police from Defense Ministry to the presidential control.

August

Year

August

Date

Opposition Parliament members file impeachment charges against Pres. Marcos.

September 20

Year

September 20

Date

A massacre in Escalante, Negros Occidental kills at least 20 people.

October 18

Year

October 18

Date

Typhoon Dot (Saling) landfalls on the country, leaves at least 101 people dead.

October 21

Year

October 21

Date

Marchers joining the five-day Lakbayan rally are shot by the police at Taft Avenue before reaching Liwasang Bonifacio, leaving a number of deaths.

October 28

Year

October 28

Date

Congressional and U.S. intelligence sources report that Pres. Marcos was diagnosed with a fatal illness.

November 3

Year

November 3

Date

Pres. Marcos announces in a television interview that he would set a snap elections.

December 2

Year

December 2

Date

AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Fabian Ver and 26 others accused of conspiracy in the assassination of Ninoy Aquino are acquitted by Sandiganbayan.

1986

Year

1986

Date

February 7

Event

1986 Philippine presidential election

February 9

Year

February 9

Date

Thirty-five COMELEC computer workers led by Linda Kapunan walk out at PICC, protesting alleged cheating of election results.

February 11

Year

February 11

Date

Opposition Antique former Gov. Evelio Javier is assassinated during the canvassing of election results.

February 15

Year

February 15

Date

Batasang Pambansa declares Marcos and Arturo Tolentino as re-elected President and elected vice-president, respectively. Twenty-six Assembly members walk out before the proclamation.

February 16

Year

February 16

Date

Marcos' opponent Corazon Aquino, widow of Benigno Aquino Jr., is proclaimed President in Tagumpay ng Bayan rally in Rizal Park and calls for a civil disobedience campaign as a protest.

February 22–25

Year

February 22–25

Date

EDSA I Revolution ousts Pres. Marcos; Corazon Cojuangco–Aquino becomes President. February 22 – Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Constabulary Chief Gen. Fidel Ramos withdraw from the Marcos administration. Crowd gather outside camps Crame and Aguinaldo. RAM joins with them as attempted coup prevented. Cardinal Jaime Sin urges the public on a growing revolt. February 23 – People flock to two camps, and Ortigas Avenue and EDSA, to join with Enrile and Ramos and express support for Cojuangco–Aquino as the real new president. Marine forces targeting them are stopped. February 24 – Attacks occur in Camp Aguinaldo, Villamor Airbase, and Malacañang; air force unit joins with rebels; reformists take over government-owned MBS-4. February 25 – Cojuangco–Aquino is sworn in as president by Senior Associate Justice Claudio Teehankee, and Salvador Laurel as vice-president by Justice Vicente Abad Santos, at Club Filipino in San Juan. Aquino appoints Enrile as Defense Secretary and Ramos as AFP Chief of Staff. Marcos also holds his own inauguration as television stations covering the ceremonies are destroyed by rebels, however at evening, he and his family are transported by helicopters to Clark Air Base.

February 26

Year

February 26

Date

From Clark Air Base, Marcoses finally leave the country aboard U.S. planes to Guam and to Hawaii.

February 28

Year

February 28

Date

Presidential Commission on Good Government is formed by Pres. Aquino.

Event

[verification needed]

March 5

Year

March 5

Date

CPP founder Jose Maria Sison and NPA founder Dante Buscayno are freed by Pres. Cojuangco–Aquino.

March 25

Year

March 25

Date

Pres. Aquino declares a revolutionary government, abolishes Interim Batasang Pambansa and the 1973 Constitution and adopts Freedom Constitution (Proclamation No. 3).

July 6

Year

July 6

Date

Former Vice Pres. Arturo Tolentino, with groups of armed military officers and Marcos loyalists, occupies the Manila Hotel and declares himself as "acting" President; they are forced to surrender after the failure of the coup that lasted until the 8th.

July 22

Year

July 22

Date

DZMM of ABS–CBN is established as the first post-revolution AM radio station.

DWKO established as the first post-revolution FM radio station.

Year

DWKO established as the first post-revolution FM radio station.

September 13

Year

September 13

Date

The Mt. Data Peace Accord is signed in Mt. Data in Bauko, Mountain Province, between the Philippine Government and the separatist Cordillera Bodong Administration–Cordillera People's Liberation Army, involving cessation of hostilities that led to a creation of an administrative region.

Event

[verification needed]

November 22

Year

November 22

Date

A coup attempt called "God Save the Queen" is reportedly discovered by the government.

1987

Year

1987

Date

January 22

Event

Mendiola massacre: Thirteen from the farmers are killed in clashes with the forces of policemen and soldiers at Mendiola Bridge in Manila during their protest rally.

January 27–29

Year

January 27–29

Date

Pro-Marcos rebel soldiers, led by Col. Oscar Canlas, seize GMA Network compound, for almost 3 days, and military bases in Sangley Point, Cavite and in Pasay wherein an assault with government military forces results in the death of a mutineer and 16 injuries.

February 2

Year

February 2

Date

The 1987 constitution, drafted by the Constitutional Commission, is ratified in a plebiscite.

February 11

Year

February 11

Date

A new constitution is declared ratified, replacing the "freedom constitution."

April 18

Year

April 18

Date

A raid is staged by 56 rebel soldiers on Fort Bonifacio; a rebel soldier dies.

May 11

Year

May 11

Date

1987 Philippine legislative election; the first free elections held in almost two decades and under the new constitution.

July

Year

July

Date

A plot to take over MIA is discovered; four military officers are arrested.

July 15

Year

July 15

Date

The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is created through Executive Order No. 220 signed by Pres. 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.

August 28–29

Year

August 28–29

Date

A coup attempt, said to be the bloodiest of the attempts against Pres. Aquino, is launched by rebel soldiers of RAM, led by Col. Gregorio Honasan, with assaults on Malacañang Palace, Camp Aguinaldo, Villamor Air Base, various television stations, and military camps in Pampanga and Cebu resulting in 53 fatalities and over 200 injuries; prevented on the 29th as Honasan evades arrest.

October 18

Year

October 18

Date

Canonization of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint

November 25

Year

November 25

Date

Super Typhoon Sisang slammed into Luzon, killing 1,063 people.

December 20

Year

December 20

Date

Interisland passenger ferry MV Doña Paz, said to be overloaded, and oil tanker MT Vector collide and sink at Tablas Strait between Marinduque and Oriental Mindoro provinces and Tablas Island; death toll later estimated to be 4,386; the deadliest maritime disaster in peacetime world history.

1988

Year

1988

Date

January 18

Event

Local elections are held under the new constitution.

April 2

Year

April 2

Date

Military reports that Col. Honasan, who led the August 1987 coup attempt, escapes from his prison ship in Manila Bay.

June 10

Year

June 10

Date

Pres. Cojuangco–Aquino signs the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) into law (Republic Act No. 6657), providing land reform for farmers; to be effective within 10 years; later extended.

October

Year

October

Date

Former Pres. Marcos and his wife are charged in the United States regarding illegal money transfer.

October 17

Year

October 17

Date

Interior Bases Agreement was signed by the Philippines and United States.

October 23–24

Year

October 23–24

Date

Typhoon Unsang struck into Luzon.

October 24

Year

October 24

Date

Interisland ferry MV Doña Marilyn sinks off Leyte during a typhoon, killing 389.

1989

Year

1989

Date

January 5

Event

Camp Cawa-Cawa in Zamboanga City is seized by some soldiers following the hostage crisis wherein seven people were taken hostage by Rizal Alih and killed in an air strike.

April 21

Year

April 21

Date

U.S. Army Col. James Rowe is assassinated by the Communists; incident prompts the issue of removal of the U.S. military bases from the country.

August 1

Year

August 1

Date

Pres. Cojuangco–Aquino signs Republic Act No. 6734 (the Organic Act), a law creating the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, giving limited autonomy to the Muslim provinces.

August 13–15

Year

August 13–15

Date

Davao hostage crisis: Felipe Pugoy and Mohammad Nasser Samparini, perpetrators of an earlier hostage-taking incident in Davao Penal Colony on April, lead the prisoners who take five people hostage in Davao Metrodiscom; ending in gunfights with the authorities resulting in the death of the hostages as well as some hostage takers.

September 28

Year

September 28

Date

Death of Ferdinand Marcos, former Philippine President

October 1–13

Year

October 1–13

Date

Typhoons Angela (Rubing), Dan (Saling), and Elsie (Tasing) impact the country in two weeks. Super typhoon Angela (Rubing), causes 119 fatalities and $8 million worth of damage. Typhoon Dan (Saling) leaves 58 dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. Typhoon Elsie (Tasing) leaves 47 dead, $35.4 million worth of damage, and 332 thousand people homeless.

November 19

Year

November 19

Date

A plebiscite is held in ARMM, resulting in the ratification of RA 6734 that established the region, with the inclusion of the provinces of Lanao del Sur (except Marawi City), Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

December 1–9

Year

December 1–9

Date

A coup attempt is launched by RAM under Col. Honasan and Marcos loyalists under retired Gen. Jose Ma. Zumel, with Malacañang bombarded on the 1st and several military bases seized; rebels surrender on the 9th; the most serious attempt against Pres. Aquino with 99 casualties.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1980		The Philippines' first local elections under the martial law era is held amid wide boycotts.
	April 22	MV Don Juan and oil tanker MT Tacloban City collide in Tablas Strait off Mindoro, killing 176.
	May	Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) organized
	May	Pres. Marcos allows Ninoy Aquino to flee to the U.S. for his medical treatment.
1981	January 17	Martial law lifted (Proclamation 2045)
	February 17–21	Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines for his first papal visit.	[verification needed]
	April 7	Executive Committee is created by a constitutional amendment as ratified in a plebiscite.
	June 16	1981 Philippine general election and referendum (Ferdinand Marcos re-elected to a third term).	[verification needed]
	June 30	Inauguration of Pres. Marcos; Finance Minister Cesar Virata is elected Prime Minister by the Batasang Pambansa
	November 17	Accident during the construction of the Manila Film Center, 169 were killed.
1982		Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) formed
	January	International Film Festival is held in the Manila Film Center.
	April	United Nationalist Democratic Opposition formed.
	May	Barangay elections held for the first time.
	December	Newspapers We Forum and Malaya are shut down by the President for engaging in "black propaganda."
1983	August 21	Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at then Manila International Airport.
	August 31	Approximately seven million people attends funeral procession of Ninoy Aquino which turned into a rally, the longest and largest in history.
	November 21	Martyrdom of Good Shepherd Sisters
1984	January 27	Executive Committee is abolished and the Office of the Vice President is restored through a constitutional amendment as ratified in a plebiscite.
	February	"Tarlac to Tarmac" march is staged by opposition and coalition groups.
	May 14	1984 Philippine parliamentary election
	July	National Assembly covenes; Prime Minister Virata reconfirmed; Nicanor Yniguez elected Speaker.
	August 19	El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. led by Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, a geological engineer and movie producer was established.
	September 1	Typhoon Nitang struck the Philippines. It killed 1,492 people and 1,856 more were injured. Roughly 1.6 million people were affected in the country.
	November 14	Mayor Cesar Climaco assassinated
	December 1	Manila LRT Line 1 opened as the Southeast Asia's first rail line.
1985
	July	Pres. Marcos transfers the control of the Integrated National Police from Defense Ministry to the presidential control.
	August	Opposition Parliament members file impeachment charges against Pres. Marcos.
	September 20	A massacre in Escalante, Negros Occidental kills at least 20 people.
	October 18	Typhoon Dot (Saling) landfalls on the country, leaves at least 101 people dead.
	October 21	Marchers joining the five-day Lakbayan rally are shot by the police at Taft Avenue before reaching Liwasang Bonifacio, leaving a number of deaths.
	October 28	Congressional and U.S. intelligence sources report that Pres. Marcos was diagnosed with a fatal illness.
	November 3	Pres. Marcos announces in a television interview that he would set a snap elections.
	December 2	AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Fabian Ver and 26 others accused of conspiracy in the assassination of Ninoy Aquino are acquitted by Sandiganbayan.
1986	February 7	1986 Philippine presidential election
	February 9	Thirty-five COMELEC computer workers led by Linda Kapunan walk out at PICC, protesting alleged cheating of election results.
	February 11	Opposition Antique former Gov. Evelio Javier is assassinated during the canvassing of election results.
	February 15	Batasang Pambansa declares Marcos and Arturo Tolentino as re-elected President and elected vice-president, respectively. Twenty-six Assembly members walk out before the proclamation.
	February 16	Marcos' opponent Corazon Aquino, widow of Benigno Aquino Jr., is proclaimed President in Tagumpay ng Bayan rally in Rizal Park and calls for a civil disobedience campaign as a protest.
	February 22–25	EDSA I Revolution ousts Pres. Marcos; Corazon Cojuangco–Aquino becomes President. February 22 – Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Constabulary Chief Gen. Fidel Ramos withdraw from the Marcos administration. Crowd gather outside camps Crame and Aguinaldo. RAM joins with them as attempted coup prevented. Cardinal Jaime Sin urges the public on a growing revolt. February 23 – People flock to two camps, and Ortigas Avenue and EDSA, to join with Enrile and Ramos and express support for Cojuangco–Aquino as the real new president. Marine forces targeting them are stopped. February 24 – Attacks occur in Camp Aguinaldo, Villamor Airbase, and Malacañang; air force unit joins with rebels; reformists take over government-owned MBS-4. February 25 – Cojuangco–Aquino is sworn in as president by Senior Associate Justice Claudio Teehankee, and Salvador Laurel as vice-president by Justice Vicente Abad Santos, at Club Filipino in San Juan. Aquino appoints Enrile as Defense Secretary and Ramos as AFP Chief of Staff. Marcos also holds his own inauguration as television stations covering the ceremonies are destroyed by rebels, however at evening, he and his family are transported by helicopters to Clark Air Base.
	February 26	From Clark Air Base, Marcoses finally leave the country aboard U.S. planes to Guam and to Hawaii.
	February 28	Presidential Commission on Good Government is formed by Pres. Aquino.	[verification needed]
	March 5	CPP founder Jose Maria Sison and NPA founder Dante Buscayno are freed by Pres. Cojuangco–Aquino.
	March 25	Pres. Aquino declares a revolutionary government, abolishes Interim Batasang Pambansa and the 1973 Constitution and adopts Freedom Constitution (Proclamation No. 3).
	July 6	Former Vice Pres. Arturo Tolentino, with groups of armed military officers and Marcos loyalists, occupies the Manila Hotel and declares himself as "acting" President; they are forced to surrender after the failure of the coup that lasted until the 8th.
	July 22	DZMM of ABS–CBN is established as the first post-revolution AM radio station.
	July 22	DWKO established as the first post-revolution FM radio station.
	September 13	The Mt. Data Peace Accord is signed in Mt. Data in Bauko, Mountain Province, between the Philippine Government and the separatist Cordillera Bodong Administration–Cordillera People's Liberation Army, involving cessation of hostilities that led to a creation of an administrative region.	[verification needed]

· 20th century › 1990s

1990

Year

1990

Event

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is officially created.

March 4

Year

March 4

Date

Hotel Delfino in Tuguegarao, Cagayan is seized by suspended Gov. Rodolfo Aguinaldo and his armed men of 200, followed by a gunfight intending to kill them, with a checkpoint shootout, where 14 found dead and 10 injured.

June

Year

June

Date

U.S. Peace Corps removed 261 volunteers from the country amid Communist threats.

July 16

Year

July 16

Date

Luzon earthquake: An earthquake with a surface wave magnitude of 7.8, whose epicenter was recorded in Nueva Ecija, hits Northern and Central Luzon, affecting Cabanatuan, Dagupan, and Baguio cities, and parts of Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan provinces, causing a death toll of an estimated 1,621 and estimated damages worth ₱15 billion; produces a 125-km long ground rupture stretching from the municipalities of Dingalan to Cuyapo; strongest and costliest in the island since 1970.

September

Year

September

Date

Sixteen military members are convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment regarding the 1983 assassination of Sen. Aquino.

October 4–6

Year

October 4–6

Date

A raid is staged by mutinying soldiers on an army base in Mindanao on the dawn of 4th; Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and 21 others capitulate to the government on the 6th.

Col. Alexander Noble stages a coup in Mindanao and seizes two military garrisons in Cagayan de Oro and Butuan cities.

Year

Col. Alexander Noble stages a coup in Mindanao and seizes two military garrisons in Cagayan de Oro and Butuan cities.

Date

[verification needed]

November 12

Year

November 12

Date

Typhoon Mike (Ruping) hits Visayas, affecting Cebu City, Bacolod, and other key cities.

Event

[verification needed]

1991

Year

1991

Date

January 29

Event

Merger of the Philippine Constabulary with the Integrated National Police to form the Philippine National Police.

June 12–15

Year

June 12–15

Date

Pinatubo eruption: Series of major eruptions from the dormant Mount Pinatubo, the most explosive occurred on the 15th, and worsened by Typhoon Yunya (Diding) causing massive lahar flows, affecting densely populated areas of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga; killing 847 people; total damages at least ₱12 billion; the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

September 16

Year

September 16

Date

Senate votes, 12–11, to reject a Treaty of Friendship, Peace and Cooperation between the U.S. and Philippines, an agreement for renewal of American military bases in the Philippines in exchange for aid, forcing them to leave the country.

October 10

Year

October 10

Date

The Local Government Code is signed into law.

November

Year

November

Date

Former First Lady Imelda Marcos returns to the country to face charges against her.

U.S. closes and surrenders Clark Air Base.

Year

U.S. closes and surrenders Clark Air Base.

November 4–5

Year

November 4–5

Date

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.

1992

Year

1992

Date

January

Event

Former First Lady Marcos is arrested and later released on charges regarding her accounts in Switzerland.

March 16

Year

March 16

Date

Provincehood of Sarangani (Republic Act No. 7228), separating from South Cotabato.

May 11

Year

May 11

Date

1992 Philippine general election, the first under the 1987 Constitution (Fidel V. Ramos and Joseph E. Estrada are elected president and vice president, respectively.)

Biliran province was established through RA 7160.

Year

Biliran province was established through RA 7160.

May 22

Year

May 22

Date

Guimaras province was established through RA 7160.

September 30

Year

September 30

Date

U.S. forces leave Subic Bay Naval Base upon its turn over to the Philippines.

November 24

Year

November 24

Date

Subic Bay Naval Base closes as it is turned over to the local government, with a last batch of American soldiers finally leaving Naval Air Station Cubi Point and returning to the U.S., ending its military presence in the country.

1993

Year

1993

Date

July 2

Event

A floating pagoda sinks in the annual Bocaue River Festival in Bocaue, Bulacan, 279 devotees drown.

September

Year

September

Date

Marcos funeral: Remains of former Pres. Marcos return in the country upon permission from the government; are interred later in his hometown of Batac.

September 24

Year

September 24

Date

Former First Lady Imelda Marcos is found by Sandiganbayan guilty of corruption and sentenced to 18–24 years in prison.

December

Year

December

Date

Numerous bomb attacks in Davao City, targeting a church and two mosques, kill at least two and injure 150.

1994

Year

1994

Date

January

Event

The government and the Moro National Liberation Front sign a ceasefire agreement, aiming to end guerrilla war.

March 29

Year

March 29

Date

The Philippines first makes its connection to the Internet, with Philippine Network Foundation connects to the United States' Sprint via a 64 kbit/s link.

June

Year

June

Date

A5-day conference on East Timor held in Manila ends with an agreement to form a coalition for then Indonesian territory.

July

Year

July

Date

Abu Sayyaf group massacres 15 Christian civilians in Basilan and holds 19 others hostage; most of the captives are freed later following a rescue mission, while Lamitan parish priest Fr. Cirilo Nacorda is freed on August after being turned over by the group to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

October

Year

October

Date

Series of terror attacks of the MILF in parts of Cotabato result in the death of 50 people from both the rebel and government sides and displace thousands from four municipalities.

November 15

Year

November 15

Date

Mindoro earthquake

December 2

Year

December 2

Date

Singaporean freighter Kota Suria and ferry MV Cebu City collides in Manila Bay, killing about 140.

December 11

Year

December 11

Date

Abomb explodes on board a Philippine Airlines plane during a test run as part of the Bojinka plot, a planned attack for the assassination of Pope John Paul II during his 1995 visit, killing a passenger.

1995

Year

1995

Date

January

Event

Bojinka plot is discovered following a chemical fire in an apartment in Manila.

January 10–15

Year

January 10–15

Date

Pope John Paul II visits the Philippines and presides over the country's first World Youth Day in Manila.

Event

[clarification needed]

February

Year

February

Date

Philippine Navy sights ships and structures being built, all by the Chinese, in Mischief Reef (Panganiban Reef) in the South China Sea off Palawan; causing Manila to file legal diplomatic actions against Beijing over continuous occupation of the Kalayaan Island Group, and further resistance between the Philippines and China.

February 14

Year

February 14

Date

Old Kalinga-Apayao is divided into separate provinces of Kalinga and Apayao. (Republic Act No. 7878)

April 3

Year

April 3

Date

Abu Sayyaf rebels raid Ipil town, wherein they burn the town center and kill 53 people.

Event

[verification needed][clarification needed]

April 30

Year

April 30

Date

President Ramos inaugurated the opening of Subic International Airport (formerly a United States military base). This indicates growth after the removal of military bases in the country.

May 17

Year

May 17

Date

Kuratong Baleleng case

October 31

Year

October 31

Date

Super Typhoon Rosing

November 27

Year

November 27

Date

The construction of the Skyway project was initiated, the biggest infrastructure project in the country that was intended to ease the flow of traffic in Metro Manila.

1996

Year

1996

Date

March 18

Event

Fire razes Ozone Disco Bar in Quezon City, killing more than 158, including students.

March 24

Year

March 24

Date

Marcopper mining disaster in Marinduque occurs; one of the largest mining disasters in history.

September 2

Year

September 2

Date

The Final Peace Agreement between the Philippine Government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), led by Nur Misuari, is signed at the Malacañan Palace; implementing the 1976 Tripoli Agreement.

November 24–25

Year

November 24–25

Date

8th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit was held in Subic.

Event

[verification needed]

1997

Year

1997

Date

July

Event

Asian financial crisis hits the country; causes decreasing economic growth in the Philippines.

October 29

Year

October 29

Date

Pres. Ramos signs Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (Republic Act No. 8371), with the creation of National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).

1998

Year

1998

Date

January 30

Event

Provincehood of Compostela Valley (Republic Act No. 8470), separating from Davao del Norte.

February 2

Year

February 2

Date

A Cebu Pacific plane hits Mt. Sumagaya in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, killing 104 on board.

May 11

Year

May 11

Date

1998 Philippine general election (Joseph Estrada is elected)

June 12

Year

June 12

Date

Celebrations for Centennial of Philippine Independence begins, with 2-day activities held.

June–September

Year

June–September

Date

Dry spell felt in 16 regions amid country's four-year growth, with ₱9 billion worth of agricultural damages.

September 18

Year

September 18

Date

Passenger ferry Princess of the Orient sinks off Fortune Island during a typhoon, killing 150.

1999

Year

1999

Date

February 5

Event

Rape convict Leo Echegaray is executed by lethal injection at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa; the first Filipino to be meted the death penalty since its reinstatement in 1993; yet the country's first public execution since 1976, and also of that method.

May

Year

May

Date

New Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States is ratified by the Senate, returning American military presence in the country.

August 3

Year

August 3

Date

About 60 people died and 378 houses buried when a massive landslide, caused by Typhoon Olga (Ising), occurs in Cherry Hills subdivision in Antipolo, Rizal.

Year	Date	Event	Source
1990		Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is officially created.
	March 4	Hotel Delfino in Tuguegarao, Cagayan is seized by suspended Gov. Rodolfo Aguinaldo and his armed men of 200, followed by a gunfight intending to kill them, with a checkpoint shootout, where 14 found dead and 10 injured.
	June	Peace Corps removed 261 volunteers from the country amid Communist threats.
	July 16	Luzon earthquake: An earthquake with a surface wave magnitude of 7.8, whose epicenter was recorded in Nueva Ecija, hits Northern and Central Luzon, affecting Cabanatuan, Dagupan, and Baguio cities, and parts of Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan provinces, causing a death toll of an estimated 1,621 and estimated damages worth ₱15 billion; produces a 125-km long ground rupture stretching from the municipalities of Dingalan to Cuyapo; strongest and costliest in the island since 1970.
	September	Sixteen military members are convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment regarding the 1983 assassination of Sen. Aquino.
	October 4–6	A raid is staged by mutinying soldiers on an army base in Mindanao on the dawn of 4th; Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and 21 others capitulate to the government on the 6th.
	October 4–6	Col. Alexander Noble stages a coup in Mindanao and seizes two military garrisons in Cagayan de Oro and Butuan cities.	[verification needed]
	November 12	Typhoon Mike (Ruping) hits Visayas, affecting Cebu City, Bacolod, and other key cities.	[verification needed]
1991	January 29	Merger of the Philippine Constabulary with the Integrated National Police to form the Philippine National Police.
	June 12–15	Pinatubo eruption: Series of major eruptions from the dormant Mount Pinatubo, the most explosive occurred on the 15th, and worsened by Typhoon Yunya (Diding) causing massive lahar flows, affecting densely populated areas of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga; killing 847 people; total damages at least ₱12 billion; the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
	September 16	Senate votes, 12–11, to reject a Treaty of Friendship, Peace and Cooperation between the U.S. and Philippines, an agreement for renewal of American military bases in the Philippines in exchange for aid, forcing them to leave the country.
	October 10	The Local Government Code is signed into law.
	November	Former First Lady Imelda Marcos returns to the country to face charges against her.
	November	closes and surrenders Clark Air Base.
	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.
		Terrorist group Abu Sayyaf is founded by Abdurajak Janjalani, separated from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in which he was a former member.
1992	January	Former First Lady Marcos is arrested and later released on charges regarding her accounts in Switzerland.
	March 16	Provincehood of Sarangani (Republic Act No. 7228), separating from South Cotabato.
	May 11	1992 Philippine general election, the first under the 1987 Constitution (Fidel V. Ramos and Joseph E. Estrada are elected president and vice president, respectively.)
	May 11	Biliran province was established through RA 7160.
	May 22	Guimaras province was established through RA 7160.
	September 30	forces leave Subic Bay Naval Base upon its turn over to the Philippines.
	November 24	Subic Bay Naval Base closes as it is turned over to the local government, with a last batch of American soldiers finally leaving Naval Air Station Cubi Point and returning to the U.S., ending its military presence in the country.
		Pres. Ramos signs the Anti-Subversion Act of 1992.
1993	July 2	A floating pagoda sinks in the annual Bocaue River Festival in Bocaue, Bulacan, 279 devotees drown.
	September	Marcos funeral: Remains of former Pres. Marcos return in the country upon permission from the government; are interred later in his hometown of Batac.
	September 24	Former First Lady Imelda Marcos is found by Sandiganbayan guilty of corruption and sentenced to 18–24 years in prison.
	December	Numerous bomb attacks in Davao City, targeting a church and two mosques, kill at least two and injure 150.
		Pres. Ramos signs Republic Act 7659 reinstating capital punishment for selected crimes, which is banned in the 1987 Constitution.
1994	January	The government and the Moro National Liberation Front sign a ceasefire agreement, aiming to end guerrilla war.
	March 29	The Philippines first makes its connection to the Internet, with Philippine Network Foundation connects to the United States' Sprint via a 64 kbit/s link.
	June	A5-day conference on East Timor held in Manila ends with an agreement to form a coalition for then Indonesian territory.
	July	Abu Sayyaf group massacres 15 Christian civilians in Basilan and holds 19 others hostage; most of the captives are freed later following a rescue mission, while Lamitan parish priest Fr. Cirilo Nacorda is freed on August after being turned over by the group to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
	October	Series of terror attacks of the MILF in parts of Cotabato result in the death of 50 people from both the rebel and government sides and displace thousands from four municipalities.
	November 15	Mindoro earthquake
	December 2	Singaporean freighter Kota Suria and ferry MV Cebu City collides in Manila Bay, killing about 140.
	December 11	Abomb explodes on board a Philippine Airlines plane during a test run as part of the Bojinka plot, a planned attack for the assassination of Pope John Paul II during his 1995 visit, killing a passenger.
		Abu Sayyaf launches a series of bombings in Zamboanga City, killing 71.
1995	January	Bojinka plot is discovered following a chemical fire in an apartment in Manila.
	January 10–15	Pope John Paul II visits the Philippines and presides over the country's first World Youth Day in Manila.	[clarification needed]
	February	Philippine Navy sights ships and structures being built, all by the Chinese, in Mischief Reef (Panganiban Reef) in the South China Sea off Palawan; causing Manila to file legal diplomatic actions against Beijing over continuous occupation of the Kalayaan Island Group, and further resistance between the Philippines and China.
	February 14	Old Kalinga-Apayao is divided into separate provinces of Kalinga and Apayao. (Republic Act No. 7878)
	April 3	Abu Sayyaf rebels raid Ipil town, wherein they burn the town center and kill 53 people.	[verification needed][clarification needed]
	April 30	President Ramos inaugurated the opening of Subic International Airport (formerly a United States military base). This indicates growth after the removal of military bases in the country.
	May 17	Kuratong Baleleng case
	October 31	Super Typhoon Rosing
	November 27	The construction of the Skyway project was initiated, the biggest infrastructure project in the country that was intended to ease the flow of traffic in Metro Manila.
1996	March 18	Fire razes Ozone Disco Bar in Quezon City, killing more than 158, including students.
	March 24	Marcopper mining disaster in Marinduque occurs; one of the largest mining disasters in history.

· 21st century › 2000s

2000

Year

2000

Date

March 15

Event

Pres. Estrada's government declares an "all-out-war" against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

Source

[verification needed]

April 19

Year

April 19

Date

An Air Philippines plane crashes in the hills of Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 on board; the worst aviation disaster in country's history.

April 12

Year

April 12

Date

Cargo vessel Annahada sinks off Jolo Island, killing 159.

April 23

Year

April 23

Date

Twenty-one foreigners are abducted by Abu Sayyaf extremists from Sipadan Island, Malaysia and are later brought to Jolo Island; hostage crisis lasts five months.

May

Year

May

Date

A computer virus is released by a student, damaging around 45 million computers worldwide.

May 25

Year

May 25

Date

A Philippine Airlines plane is hijacked by an armed man, who later died in a failed jump attempt.

July 9

Year

July 9

Date

Fall of Camp Abubakar: Camp Abubakar in Maguindanao is captured by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), as part of a campaign against Moro insurgency in Mindanao.

July 10

Year

July 10

Date

More than 200 people are killed in a trash slide in Payatas, Quezon City.

Event

[verification needed]

December 7

Year

December 7

Date

The Senate formally initiates the impeachment trial against Pres. Estrada presided by Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.

December 30

Year

December 30

Date

Rizal Day bombings: Series of terrorist bombings occur in Metro Manila, with 22 fatalities and more than 120 injuries.

2001

Year

2001

Date

January 16–20

Event

EDSA II Revolution ousts Pres. Estrada; Vice-Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo becomes the 14th president of the Philippines. January 16 – Prosecutors of the trial walk out after senators voted, 11–10, not to open the second envelope containing the documents of evidences against Pres. Estrada, regarding his supposed link to a bank account purportedly containing kickbacks from an illegal numbers game; crowd start to gather in the People Power Shrine and conduct the mass rallies, calling for his resignation. January 17 – Impeachment trial aborted. January 19 – High-ranking military and police officials, including Defense Secy. Orlando Mercado, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Angelo Reyes and PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Panfilo Lacson, withdraw from the Estrada administration. January 20 – Pres. Estrada resigns and leaves Malacañang. Vice-Pres. Macapagal Arroyo is sworn into office by Chief Justice Davide at Our Lady of EDSA Shrine in Mandaluyong; thus, the nation's second woman President.

March

Year

March

Date

Moro Islamic Liberation Front declares ceasefire with the government.

April 25

Year

April 25

Date

Former Pres. Estrada, charged with plunder while in office, and his son Jinggoy are arrested following an arrest warrant issued by Sandiganbayan with their co-accused.

April 30 – May 1

Year

April 30 – May 1

Date

EDSA III: Supporters of former Pres. Estrada stage protest following his arrest, ending in a violent dispersal and riots on the 1st, killing four.

May 27

Year

May 27

Date

Dos Palmas Resort kidnappings: Twenty hotel staff and guests, mostly tourists, are seized by the Islamist terrorist group Abu Sayyaf members from the Dos Palmas Resort in Honda Bay, Palawan; hostage crisis lasts for more than 12 months.

November

Year

November

Date

A rebellion in Sulu and Zamboanga City, staged by several MNLF commanders loyal to Nur Misuari, is suppressed by AFP.

2002

Year

2002

Date

February 26

Event

Former Pres. Estrada admits signing ₱500 million Jose Velarde bank account in Equitable-PCI Bank.

March 5

Year

March 5

Date

Mindanao earthquake

June 7

Year

June 7

Date

A rescue operation for the remaining Abu Sayyaf captives, held since 2001, is launched by the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in an area in Zamboanga del Norte, with a gun battle resulting in the deaths of Martin Burnham and Ediborah Yap; only Gracia Burnham survived.

June 21

Year

June 21

Date

Death of Abu Sabaya, leader of Abu Sayyaf.

August

Year

August

Date

Abu Sayyaf kidnaps six Filipino members of a Christian group, two of them later beheaded.

October

Year

October

Date

Series of bombings, allegedly by the Abu Sayyaf, take place in Manila and Zamboanga cities.

2003

Year

2003

Date

February 11

Event

Government soldiers' attempt to disband a terrorist kidnap group "Pentagon Gang" results in a 3-day encounter that killed about 135 MILF fighters in their base near Pikit town.

July 27

Year

July 27

Date

Oakwood mutiny: Magdalo Group, led by Army Capt. Gerardo Gambala and LtSG. Antonio Trillanes IV, takes a mutiny at Oakwood Premier apartments in Makati.

2004

Year

2004

Date

February 27

Event

SuperFerry 14 is bombed by then Jemaah Islamiyah-linked Abu Sayyaf, then sinks near Manila Bay, killing 116; deadliest terrorist attack in Philippine history.

May 10

Year

May 10

Date

2004 Philippine general election (incumbent Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo elected to a six-year term)

November 16

Year

November 16

Date

Hacienda Luisita massacre takes place, 14 people die in clashes with police.

Event

[verification needed]

November 20 – December 2

Year

November 20 – December 2

Date

Cyclones Muifa (Unding), Merbok (Violeta), Winnie and Nanmadol (Yoyong) hit the country, affecting million people, causing massive fatalities and damages. In November, a tropical depression (Winnie) kills more than 1,500 people, causes damages of estimated ₱679 million (US$15.8 million). Cyclone Nanmadol (Yoyong) strikes the country, killing 70 people.

2005

Year

2005

Date

February 14

Event

Valentine's Day bombings: Three explosions occur in the cities of Makati, Davao, and General Santos, resulting to, in total, 8 deaths and at least 90 injuries; Abu Sayyaf claims responsibility for the attacks.

June 6

Year

June 6

Date

Hello Garci scandal (Legitimacy of declared election winners questioned): Audio recordings, containing a conversation believed to be between Pres. Macapagal Arroyo and Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, are released by media to the public, revealing the allegations of cheating in 2004 national elections.

September 6

Year

September 6

Date

Congress rejects impeachment complaints against Pres. Macapagal Arroyo in what would be the longest Lower House session in country's history.

November

Year

November

Date

Reformed Value Added Tax Act (also called Expanded VAT) is implemented, after being delayed for months, as a solution to the government's fiscal crisis.

2006

Year

2006

Date

February 17

Event

A landslide from an entire mountainside occurs in Guinsaugon village in Southern Leyte, following continuous heavy rains and an earthquake, causing damages and 1,126 deaths.

February 24

Year

February 24

Date

Pres. Macapagal Arroyo places the entire country under state of emergency (Proclamation 1017) in response to coup rumours.

May 18

Year

May 18

Date

Mountaineer Leo Oracion reached the summit of Mount Everest via the Nepalese side.

June 24

Year

June 24

Date

Pres. Macapagal Arroyo signs Republic Act 9346 abolishing capital punishment in the country.

Event

[verification needed]

August 11

Year

August 11

Date

Vessel M/T Solar I sinks off the coast of Guimaras, resulting to an oil spill, causing widespread environmental damage.

September 28

Year

September 28

Date

Typhoon Xangsane (Milenyo) struck Luzon, killing at least 200 and causing agricultural damages.

Event

[verification needed]

October 2

Year

October 2

Date

Provincehood of Dinagat Islands (Republic Act No. 9355), separating from Surigao del Norte.

November 25–30

Year

November 25–30

Date

Typhoon Durian (Reming) kills at least 720 people, with damages at US$130 million; triggers a massive landslide from the Mayon volcano in Legazpi City on the 30th, causing additional 800–1,000 casualties.

December 4

Year

December 4

Date

Makati Regional Trial Court convicts American serviceman LCpl. Daniel Smith and acquits three co-accused for their involvement in the 2005 Subic rape case.

2007

Year

2007

Date

March

Event

Rep. Satur Ocampo is arrested and charged with murder allegedly committed on a purge of suspected spies in the CPP–NPA occurred then, later released.

March

Year

March

Date

The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in The Hague finds the Arroyo administration responsible for unsolved killings and disappearances in the country.

April 20

Year

April 20

Date

A contract is signed by the Philippine and Chinese governments for a proposed National Broadband Network, which was later found to be corrupted.

July 11

Year

July 11

Date

Fourteen Marine soldiers are found beheaded following an encounter between government forces and Islamic rebels Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and, allegedly, Abu Sayyaf, in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.

August 28

Year

August 28

Date

Exiled Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria Sison is arrested at Utrecht, Netherlands.

September 12

Year

September 12

Date

Sandiganbayan and the Office of the Ombudsman convicts former Pres. Estrada for plunder and sentences him to reclusion perpetua, but acquits him and his co-accused on other charges.

October 19

Year

October 19

Date

An explosion at Glorietta mall in Makati kills 11 and injures at least 100.

October 26

Year

October 26

Date

Former Pres. Joseph Estrada is pardoned and freed from jail after his trial.

November 29

Year

November 29

Date

The Armed Forces lays siege to The Peninsula Manila following a mutiny staged by soldiers.

December 6

Year

December 6

Date

Fourteen Abu Sayyaf members are convicted by the Pasig Regional Trial Court regarding the 2001 kidnapping incident in Palawan.

2008

Year

2008

Date

February 8

Event

Jun Lozada testifies before the Philippine Senate in connection with the National Broadband Network contract deal.

March 6

Year

March 6

Date

Several Congress members call for an investigation into a joint oil exploration agreement on 2004 between the Philippines, China, and Vietnam over the disputed Spratly Islands, claiming it unconstitutional.

March 11

Year

March 11

Date

Former First Lady Imelda Marcos is acquitted by a Manila trial court of 32 counts of illegal money transfers.

March 17

Year

March 17

Date

The United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a certiorari petition filed by the government, invoking sovereign immunity regarding the enforcement against former Pres. Marcos' estate.

June 20–23

Year

June 20–23

Date

Typhoon Fengshen (Frank) makes landfall in Samar on the 20th; devastates Central Visayas; kills at least 557 people and affects more than 99,600 families in some regions, with damages at ₱4.37 billion (US$101.2 million).

June 21

Year

June 21

Date

Passenger ferry MV Princess of the Stars capsizes and sinks off San Fernando, Romblon in Sibuyan Island during a typhoon, 814 of its total number of passengers and crew are either dead or missing.

August 25

Year

August 25

Date

Peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front collapse after the memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain is declared by the Supreme Court unconstitutional.

October

Year

October

Date

Euro Generals scandal

2009

Year

2009

Date

January 15

Event

Three International Committee of the Red Cross volunteers are kidnapped by the rebel group Abu Sayyaf

Source

[verification needed]

March

Year

March

Date

Philippine Archipelagic Baselines Act (Republic Act 9522) is signed into law by Pres. Macapagal Arroyo, ensuring international recognition of the country's territorial boundaries.

April 23

Year

April 23

Date

Court of Appeals acquits LCpl. Daniel Smith in connection with Subic rape case, reversing the 2006 decision, ordering his release.

September 26

Year

September 26

Date

Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) is the most devastating typhoon to hit the country since Typhoon Patsy (Yoling), affecting Manila, with damages of $1.09 billion and 747 fatalities.

October

Year

October

Date

Typhoon Parma (Pepeng) hits the country, affecting millions of people, causing $617 million in damages and 500 fatalities.

November 23

Year

November 23

Date

Maguindanao massacre: Fifty-eight people being part of a convoy, including clan members and 32 journalists, are killed and buried in a mass grave in Ampatuan town by an estimated 100 gunmen belonging to a victims' political rival; single deadliest attack against journalists in world history.

December 4

Year

December 4

Date

Pres. Macapagal Arroyo places Maguindanao under a state of martial law in connection with the murder incident; lifts it eight days later.

Year	Date	Event	Source
2000	March 15	Pres. Estrada's government declares an "all-out-war" against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).	[verification needed]
	April 19	An Air Philippines plane crashes in the hills of Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 on board; the worst aviation disaster in country's history.
	April 12	Cargo vessel Annahada sinks off Jolo Island, killing 159.
	April 23	Twenty-one foreigners are abducted by Abu Sayyaf extremists from Sipadan Island, Malaysia and are later brought to Jolo Island; hostage crisis lasts five months.
	May	A computer virus is released by a student, damaging around 45 million computers worldwide.
	May 25	A Philippine Airlines plane is hijacked by an armed man, who later died in a failed jump attempt.
	July 9	Fall of Camp Abubakar: Camp Abubakar in Maguindanao is captured by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), as part of a campaign against Moro insurgency in Mindanao.
	July 10	More than 200 people are killed in a trash slide in Payatas, Quezon City.	[verification needed]
	November 13	Pres. Estrada is the first incumbent president to be impeached by House of Representatives on accusations regarding jueteng money;
	December 7	The Senate formally initiates the impeachment trial against Pres. Estrada presided by Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.
	December 30	Rizal Day bombings: Series of terrorist bombings occur in Metro Manila, with 22 fatalities and more than 120 injuries.
2001	January 16–20	EDSA II Revolution ousts Pres. Estrada; Vice-Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo becomes the 14th president of the Philippines. January 16 – Prosecutors of the trial walk out after senators voted, 11–10, not to open the second envelope containing the documents of evidences against Pres. Estrada, regarding his supposed link to a bank account purportedly containing kickbacks from an illegal numbers game; crowd start to gather in the People Power Shrine and conduct the mass rallies, calling for his resignation. January 17 – Impeachment trial aborted. January 19 – High-ranking military and police officials, including Defense Secy. Orlando Mercado, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Angelo Reyes and PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Panfilo Lacson, withdraw from the Estrada administration. January 20 – Pres. Estrada resigns and leaves Malacañang. Vice-Pres. Macapagal Arroyo is sworn into office by Chief Justice Davide at Our Lady of EDSA Shrine in Mandaluyong; thus, the nation's second woman President.
	March	Moro Islamic Liberation Front declares ceasefire with the government.
	April 25	Former Pres. Estrada, charged with plunder while in office, and his son Jinggoy are arrested following an arrest warrant issued by Sandiganbayan with their co-accused.
	April 30 – May 1	EDSA III: Supporters of former Pres. Estrada stage protest following his arrest, ending in a violent dispersal and riots on the 1st, killing four.
	May 27	Dos Palmas Resort kidnappings: Twenty hotel staff and guests, mostly tourists, are seized by the Islamist terrorist group Abu Sayyaf members from the Dos Palmas Resort in Honda Bay, Palawan; hostage crisis lasts for more than 12 months.
		Lamitan Siege: Abu Sayyaf takes a church and a hospital in Lamitan, Basilan hostage, with captives brought from Palawan, wherein four of them are reportedly escaped, and 20 more people; terrorists escape military operation.
	November	A rebellion in Sulu and Zamboanga City, staged by several MNLF commanders loyal to Nur Misuari, is suppressed by AFP.
		Another plebiscite is held in ARMM (by virtue of RA 9054) for its expansion, resulting in inclusion of Basilan province and Marawi City.
2002	February 26	Former Pres. Estrada admits signing ₱500 million Jose Velarde bank account in Equitable-PCI Bank.
	March 5	Mindanao earthquake
	June 7	A rescue operation for the remaining Abu Sayyaf captives, held since 2001, is launched by the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in an area in Zamboanga del Norte, with a gun battle resulting in the deaths of Martin Burnham and Ediborah Yap; only Gracia Burnham survived.
	June 21	Death of Abu Sabaya, leader of Abu Sayyaf.
	August	Abu Sayyaf kidnaps six Filipino members of a Christian group, two of them later beheaded.
	October	Series of bombings, allegedly by the Abu Sayyaf, take place in Manila and Zamboanga cities.
2003	February 11	Government soldiers' attempt to disband a terrorist kidnap group "Pentagon Gang" results in a 3-day encounter that killed about 135 MILF fighters in their base near Pikit town.
2003	July 27	Oakwood mutiny: Magdalo Group, led by Army Capt. Gerardo Gambala and LtSG. Antonio Trillanes IV, takes a mutiny at Oakwood Premier apartments in Makati.
2004	February 27	SuperFerry 14 is bombed by then Jemaah Islamiyah-linked Abu Sayyaf, then sinks near Manila Bay, killing 116; deadliest terrorist attack in Philippine history.
	May 10	2004 Philippine general election (incumbent Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo elected to a six-year term)
	November 16	Hacienda Luisita massacre takes place, 14 people die in clashes with police.	[verification needed]
	November 20 – December 2	Cyclones Muifa (Unding), Merbok (Violeta), Winnie and Nanmadol (Yoyong) hit the country, affecting million people, causing massive fatalities and damages. In November, a tropical depression (Winnie) kills more than 1,500 people, causes damages of estimated ₱679 million (US$15.8 million). Cyclone Nanmadol (Yoyong) strikes the country, killing 70 people.
2005	February 14	Valentine's Day bombings: Three explosions occur in the cities of Makati, Davao, and General Santos, resulting to, in total, 8 deaths and at least 90 injuries; Abu Sayyaf claims responsibility for the attacks.
	June 6	Hello Garci scandal (Legitimacy of declared election winners questioned): Audio recordings, containing a conversation believed to be between Pres. Macapagal Arroyo and Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, are released by media to the public, revealing the allegations of cheating in 2004 national elections.
	September 6	Congress rejects impeachment complaints against Pres. Macapagal Arroyo in what would be the longest Lower House session in country's history.
	November	Reformed Value Added Tax Act (also called Expanded VAT) is implemented, after being delayed for months, as a solution to the government's fiscal crisis.
2006	February 17	A landslide from an entire mountainside occurs in Guinsaugon village in Southern Leyte, following continuous heavy rains and an earthquake, causing damages and 1,126 deaths.
	February 24	Pres. Macapagal Arroyo places the entire country under state of emergency (Proclamation 1017) in response to coup rumours.
	May 18	Mountaineer Leo Oracion reached the summit of Mount Everest via the Nepalese side.
	June 24	Pres. Macapagal Arroyo signs Republic Act 9346 abolishing capital punishment in the country.	[verification needed]
	August 11	Vessel M/T Solar I sinks off the coast of Guimaras, resulting to an oil spill, causing widespread environmental damage.
	September 28	Typhoon Xangsane (Milenyo) struck Luzon, killing at least 200 and causing agricultural damages.	[verification needed]
	October 2	Provincehood of Dinagat Islands (Republic Act No. 9355), separating from Surigao del Norte.
	November 25–30	Typhoon Durian (Reming) kills at least 720 people, with damages at US$130 million; triggers a massive landslide from the Mayon volcano in Legazpi City on the 30th, causing additional 800–1,000 casualties.
	December 4	Makati Regional Trial Court convicts American serviceman LCpl. Daniel Smith and acquits three co-accused for their involvement in the 2005 Subic rape case.
		Death of Khadaffy Janjalani, Abu Sayyaf leader.
2007	March	Rep. Satur Ocampo is arrested and charged with murder allegedly committed on a purge of suspected spies in the CPP–NPA occurred then, later released.
	March	The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in The Hague finds the Arroyo administration responsible for unsolved killings and disappearances in the country.
	April 20	A contract is signed by the Philippine and Chinese governments for a proposed National Broadband Network, which was later found to be corrupted.
	July 11	Fourteen Marine soldiers are found beheaded following an encounter between government forces and Islamic rebels Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and, allegedly, Abu Sayyaf, in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.

· 21st century › 2010s

2010

Year

2010

Date

May 10

Event

The 2010 Philippine general elections, also the first national computerized election in the Philippine history, took place. (Benigno Aquino III is elected president)

Source

[verification needed]

August 23

Year

August 23

Date

A hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand ends in a gunfight that killed a perpetrator and eight hostages.

October 16–18

Year

October 16–18

Date

Typhoon Juan, officially as Typhoon Megi, hits northeastern Luzon at Sierra Madre, creating widespread damage over Luzon.

2011

Year

2011

Date

July 26

Event

Supreme Court declares creation of a Truth Commission (Executive Order No. 1) unconstitutional.

November 11

Year

November 11

Date

Puerto Princesa Underground River is named as one of the world's New7Wonders of Nature.

November 18

Year

November 18

Date

Electoral sabotage charges are filed by Comelec against former Pres. Macapagal Arroyo, arrested on the same day, and the co-accused at the Pasay Regional Trial Court in connection to allegations of electoral fraud.

December

Year

December

Date

Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong) causes flash floods, leaving 1,080 people dead and affecting Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities.

2012

Year

2012

Date

February

Event

An earthquake with 6.9 magnitude hits Visayas islands causing damages.

April

Year

April

Date

An attempt of the Philippine Navy to detain Chinese fishermen caught on the Scarborough Shoal is blocked by China, escalating a diplomatic standoff over the area.

April 24

Year

April 24

Date

Supreme Court votes to distribute Hacienda Luisita lands to its farmers.

May 29

Year

May 29

Date

Senators vote, 20–3, to convict Chief Justice Corona guilty in the second article of the impeachment case regarding alleged undisclosed wealth, removing him from office.

September

Year

September

Date

Cybercrime Prevention Act (Republic Act 10175) is signed into law by Pres. Aquino.

October 15

Year

October 15

Date

The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro is signed by the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), aiming to end war in the southern Philippines and also for the creation of a new autonomous political entity, Bangsamoro, replacing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

October 21

Year

October 21

Date

Canonization of Pedro Calungsod as second Filipino saint

Event

[verification needed]

December 3

Year

December 3

Date

Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) makes landfall on Mindanao, affecting Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental, with more than 600 fatalities and damages estimated at more than US$1 billion.

December 21

Year

December 21

Date

Reproductive Health Bill (Republic Act 10354) is signed into law by Pres. Aquino.

2013

Year

2013

Date

May 15

Event

The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, commonly known as K–12 program was signed.

July 27

Year

July 27

Date

The United Federated States of Bangsamoro Republik (UFSBR) declares its independence from the Philippines

August 16

Year

August 16

Date

Passenger ship MV St. Thomas Aquinas and cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete collide in Cebu Strait, killing 115.

September

Year

September

Date

MNLF commander Ustadz Habier Malik launches an attack on Zamboanga City, leaving more than 200 people dead.

September 28

Year

September 28

Date

The UFSBR ceases to exists as it is defeated in the Zamboanga City crisis.

October 15

Year

October 15

Date

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake, whose released energy is found equivalent to 32 Hiroshima bombs, strikes Bohol province, affecting Central Visayas, with 222 people died; the country's deadliest earthquake since 1990.

October 28

Year

October 28

Date

Davao Occidental was founded, separating from Davao del Sur; country's 81st province.

Event

[citation needed]

November 8

Year

November 8

Date

Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) landfalls in Visayas and devastates the country, whose winds caused storm surges that severely flooded Eastern and Central Visayan coasts, with Samar (Guiuan town) and Leyte (Tacloban City) among the most affected; death toll of at least 6,300; majority of about 11 million people reportedly affected are left homeless; one of the strongest tropical cyclones to hit the country, and the deadliest typhoon on record.

2014

Year

2014

Date

March 27

Event

The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro was signed.

March 30

Year

March 30

Date

Philippine government files a memorandum in the United Nations arbitration court regarding the shoals and reefs in the South China Sea.

May 23

Year

May 23

Date

The Philippines and Indonesia signed a maritime treaty that draws the boundary of the two countries' overlapping Exclusive Economic Zone in Mindanao and Celebes seas.

July 21

Year

July 21

Date

Philippine Arena is inaugurated in Bocaue, Bulacan, the "largest mixed-use indoor theater."

July 27

Year

July 27

Date

Philippines marks a milestone in its population growth identifying the birth of a baby girl in a Manila hospital as the 100 millionth Filipino.

September 10

Year

September 10

Date

President Aquino III lead the handover of the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law to the Senate and House leaders in a historical turnover ceremony at the Malacañang.

December 8

Year

December 8

Date

Vigan City, Ilocos Sur is chosen as one of the world's New7Wonders Cities.

2015

Year

2015

Date

January 15–19

Event

Papal visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines, with a special Mass held at the Tacloban airport on the 17th.

January 25

Year

January 25

Date

Mamasapano clash: An encounter between police commandos and the MILF occurs in a police operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao (now in Maguindanao del Sur), aiming to capture international terrorist Marwan; leading to, in total, 74 deaths including 44 PNP–SAF officers

February 25

Year

February 25

Date

The AFP declared its all-out offensive campaign against the MILF break away group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

April 14

Year

April 14

Date

Death of Ameril Umbra Kato, the founding leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

May 29

Year

May 29

Date

Pres. Aquino signs Executive Order 183, creating the Negros Island Region.

June 28

Year

June 28

Date

Death of Kumander Parago, the top commander of the New People's Army.

October 18

Year

October 18

Date

Typhoon Koppu (Lando) hits northern and central Luzon, creating widespread damage and floods over Luzon.

Event

[verification needed]

December 1

Year

December 1

Date

LCpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is convicted by the court for the death of a transgender in 2014.

December 21 (PHL)

Year

December 21 (PHL)

Date

Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach is crowned Miss Universe 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada; the country's first title after 42 years.

2016

Year

2016

Date

January

Event

Supreme Court declares the EDCA as constitutional.

February 10

Year

February 10

Date

The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority announces that it has documented more than 400 additional islands.

March 23

Year

March 23

Date

Diwata-1 was launched to the International Space Station aboard the Cygnus spacecraft on a supply mission.

April 9

Year

April 9

Date

Twenty-three soldiers and Abu Sayyaf bandits, including a Moroccan jihadist, are killed in a gunfight between government troops and a terrorist group in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.

May 9

Year

May 9

Date

2016 Philippine general election (Rodrigo Duterte is elected as the first President from Mindanao)

July 1

Year

July 1

Date

An intensified nationwide anti-drug campaign is launched by President Rodrigo Duterte.

July 12

Year

July 12

Date

The Permanent Court of Arbitration rules in favor of the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

July 19

Year

July 19

Date

The Supreme Court acquits former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of her plunder case regarding the alleged misuse of funds for the PCSO in an 11–4 ruling.

July 23

Year

July 23

Date

President Duterte signs an executive order for the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI).

August 1

Year

August 1

Date

Launch of the 911 emergency number and 8888 civil service complaint hotline

October 19

Year

October 19

Date

Typhoon Haima (Lawin). Typhoon signal number 5 raised for the first time.

November 18

Year

November 18

Date

The controversial burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

2017

Year

2017

Date

January 5

Event

Death of Mohammad Jaafar Maguid, the leader of Ansar Al-Khilafah Philippines.

January 11

Year

January 11

Date

Pres. Duterte signed an executive order mandating universal access to modern family planning tools.

February 5

Year

February 5

Date

President Rodrigo Duterte designates the Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples Army (CPP-NPA) as a terrorist organization following attacks and kidnappings of soldiers by NPA members amid the imposed ceasefire between the government and the communist rebels.

February 24

Year

February 24

Date

Arrest of Leila de Lima for violations of Republic Act 9165, (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) related to her alleged involvement in the New Bilibid Prison drug trafficking scandal.

February 28

Year

February 28

Date

Philippines' signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

May 16

Year

May 16

Date

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 25, that renamed Benham Rise to Philippine Rise.

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 26, that ordered a nationwide smoking ban.

Year

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 26, that ordered a nationwide smoking ban.

May 23

Year

May 23

Date

Pres. Duterte declares a 60-day martial law in Mindanao (via Proclamation No. 216) following clashes between government forces and the Maute group in Marawi City.

July 22

Year

July 22

Date

Congress votes to extend martial law in Mindanao until the end of 2017 as siege in Marawi City continues.

October 16

Year

October 16

Date

Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon and Maute group leader Omar Maute are killed by government troops in an assault.

October 17

Year

October 17

Date

Pres. Duterte declares the liberation of Marawi City, with more than a thousand reportedly killed in the battle.

2018

Year

2018

Date

July 26

Event

The Bangsamoro Organic Law is signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte, effectively abolishing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and providing for the basic structure of government for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Year	Date	Event	Source
2010	May 10	The 2010 Philippine general elections, also the first national computerized election in the Philippine history, took place. (Benigno Aquino III is elected president)	[verification needed]
	August 23	A hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand ends in a gunfight that killed a perpetrator and eight hostages.
	October 16–18	Typhoon Juan, officially as Typhoon Megi, hits northeastern Luzon at Sierra Madre, creating widespread damage over Luzon.
2011	July 26	Supreme Court declares creation of a Truth Commission (Executive Order No. 1) unconstitutional.
	November 11	Puerto Princesa Underground River is named as one of the world's New7Wonders of Nature.
	November 18	Electoral sabotage charges are filed by Comelec against former Pres. Macapagal Arroyo, arrested on the same day, and the co-accused at the Pasay Regional Trial Court in connection to allegations of electoral fraud.
	December	Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong) causes flash floods, leaving 1,080 people dead and affecting Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities.
2012	February	An earthquake with 6.9 magnitude hits Visayas islands causing damages.
	April	An attempt of the Philippine Navy to detain Chinese fishermen caught on the Scarborough Shoal is blocked by China, escalating a diplomatic standoff over the area.
	April 24	Supreme Court votes to distribute Hacienda Luisita lands to its farmers.
	May 29	Senators vote, 20–3, to convict Chief Justice Corona guilty in the second article of the impeachment case regarding alleged undisclosed wealth, removing him from office.
	September	Cybercrime Prevention Act (Republic Act 10175) is signed into law by Pres. Aquino.
	October 15	The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro is signed by the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), aiming to end war in the southern Philippines and also for the creation of a new autonomous political entity, Bangsamoro, replacing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
	October 21	Canonization of Pedro Calungsod as second Filipino saint	[verification needed]
	December 3	Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) makes landfall on Mindanao, affecting Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental, with more than 600 fatalities and damages estimated at more than US$1 billion.
	December 21	Reproductive Health Bill (Republic Act 10354) is signed into law by Pres. Aquino.
2013	May 15	The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, commonly known as K–12 program was signed.
	July 27	The United Federated States of Bangsamoro Republik (UFSBR) declares its independence from the Philippines
	August 16	Passenger ship MV St. Thomas Aquinas and cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete collide in Cebu Strait, killing 115.
	September	MNLF commander Ustadz Habier Malik launches an attack on Zamboanga City, leaving more than 200 people dead.
	September 28	The UFSBR ceases to exists as it is defeated in the Zamboanga City crisis.
	October 15	A magnitude 7.2 earthquake, whose released energy is found equivalent to 32 Hiroshima bombs, strikes Bohol province, affecting Central Visayas, with 222 people died; the country's deadliest earthquake since 1990.
	October 28	Davao Occidental was founded, separating from Davao del Sur; country's 81st province.	[citation needed]
	November 8	Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) landfalls in Visayas and devastates the country, whose winds caused storm surges that severely flooded Eastern and Central Visayan coasts, with Samar (Guiuan town) and Leyte (Tacloban City) among the most affected; death toll of at least 6,300; majority of about 11 million people reportedly affected are left homeless; one of the strongest tropical cyclones to hit the country, and the deadliest typhoon on record.
2014	March 27	The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro was signed.
	March 30	Philippine government files a memorandum in the United Nations arbitration court regarding the shoals and reefs in the South China Sea.
	May 23	The Philippines and Indonesia signed a maritime treaty that draws the boundary of the two countries' overlapping Exclusive Economic Zone in Mindanao and Celebes seas.
	July 21	Philippine Arena is inaugurated in Bocaue, Bulacan, the "largest mixed-use indoor theater."
	July 27	Philippines marks a milestone in its population growth identifying the birth of a baby girl in a Manila hospital as the 100 millionth Filipino.
	September 10	President Aquino III lead the handover of the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law to the Senate and House leaders in a historical turnover ceremony at the Malacañang.
	December 8	Vigan City, Ilocos Sur is chosen as one of the world's New7Wonders Cities.
		Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) signed, maintaining rotational American military presence in the country.
2015	January 15–19	Papal visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines, with a special Mass held at the Tacloban airport on the 17th.
	January 25	Mamasapano clash: An encounter between police commandos and the MILF occurs in a police operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao (now in Maguindanao del Sur), aiming to capture international terrorist Marwan; leading to, in total, 74 deaths including 44 PNP–SAF officers
	February 25	The AFP declared its all-out offensive campaign against the MILF break away group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
	April 14	Death of Ameril Umbra Kato, the founding leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
	May 29	Pres. Aquino signs Executive Order 183, creating the Negros Island Region.
	June 28	Death of Kumander Parago, the top commander of the New People's Army.
	October 18	Typhoon Koppu (Lando) hits northern and central Luzon, creating widespread damage and floods over Luzon.	[verification needed]
	December 1	LCpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is convicted by the court for the death of a transgender in 2014.
	December 21 (PHL)	Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach is crowned Miss Universe 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada; the country's first title after 42 years.
2016	January	Supreme Court declares the EDCA as constitutional.
	February 10	The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority announces that it has documented more than 400 additional islands.
	March 23	Diwata-1 was launched to the International Space Station aboard the Cygnus spacecraft on a supply mission.
	April 9	Twenty-three soldiers and Abu Sayyaf bandits, including a Moroccan jihadist, are killed in a gunfight between government troops and a terrorist group in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.
	May 9	2016 Philippine general election (Rodrigo Duterte is elected as the first President from Mindanao)
	July 1	An intensified nationwide anti-drug campaign is launched by President Rodrigo Duterte.
	July 12	The Permanent Court of Arbitration rules in favor of the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
	July 19	The Supreme Court acquits former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of her plunder case regarding the alleged misuse of funds for the PCSO in an 11–4 ruling.

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2020

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2020

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March 16

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The island of Luzon placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine in response to the growing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country.

2020

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2020

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July 3

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The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 is signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte, giving more surveillance powers to government forces to curb terror threats and acts.

2021

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2021

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June 23

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The Anti-Terrorism Council designates the National Democratic Front (NDF) as a terrorist organization, citing it as an "integral and inseparable part" of the CPP-NPA.

2021

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2021

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July 26

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Hidilyn Diaz wins a gold medal at the Women's 55 kg event for weightlifting in Tokyo, Japan during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It is the Philippines' first Olympic gold medal.

2022

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2022

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May 9

Event

The 2022 Philippine general election are held, marking the first majority win since the establishment of the Fifth Republic in 1987, the first presidential ticket to win together since 2004, and the return of the Marcos family to power since the People Power Revolution. (Bongbong Marcos is elected as President alongside his running mate, Sara Duterte, as Vice President)

2025

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2025

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March 11

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte is arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport for an International Criminal Court warrant that charged him with crimes against humanity in relation to the Philippine Drug War. He was then sent to the Hague to face trial.

Year	Date	Event	Source
2020	March 16	The island of Luzon placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine in response to the growing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country.
2020	July 3	The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 is signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte, giving more surveillance powers to government forces to curb terror threats and acts.
2021	June 23	The Anti-Terrorism Council designates the National Democratic Front (NDF) as a terrorist organization, citing it as an "integral and inseparable part" of the CPP-NPA.
2021	July 26	Hidilyn Diaz wins a gold medal at the Women's 55 kg event for weightlifting in Tokyo, Japan during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It is the Philippines' first Olympic gold medal.
2022	May 9	The 2022 Philippine general election are held, marking the first majority win since the establishment of the Fifth Republic in 1987, the first presidential ticket to win together since 2004, and the return of the Marcos family to power since the People Power Revolution. (Bongbong Marcos is elected as President alongside his running mate, Sara Duterte, as Vice President)
2025	March 11	Former president Rodrigo Duterte is arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport for an International Criminal Court warrant that charged him with crimes against humanity in relation to the Philippine Drug War. He was then sent to the Hague to face trial.

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