1971 in the Philippines
1971 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1971.
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Incumbents
Former President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House in 1966.
- President: Ferdinand Marcos (Nacionalista Party)
- Vice President: Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista Party)
- House Speaker: José Laurel, Jr. (until April 1), Cornelio Villareal (starting April 1)
- Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion
- Congress: 7th
Events
- February 1–9 – Diliman commune
- June 1 – The Constitutional Convention assembles to rewrite the 1935 Constitution. The Convention elects former President Carlos Garcia as its head.
- June 14 – Garcia dies and former President Diosdado Macapagal takes over the top position at the Convention.
- June 19 – Manili massacre
- August 21 – The Plaza Miranda bombing occurred during a political campaign rally of the Liberal Party at Plaza Miranda in the district of Quiapo, Manila in the Philippines on August 21, 1971.[1] It caused nine deaths and injured 95 others, including many prominent Liberal Party politicians.[2]
- August 22 – President Marcos suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus
- 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 early morning after NBI agents engaged him in a highway shootout.[3]
- November 8 – Senatorial elections were held in the Philippines. The opposition Liberal Party took 5 seats in the Philippine Senate while 3 seats were taken by the Nacionalista Party, the administration party.
Unknown dates
- Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is formally established by Nur Misuari in an island in Malaysia.[4]
Births
- January 21 – Nanette Medved, actress and philanthropist
- February 1 – Cathy Yap-Yang, TV business journalist
- February 14 – Kris Aquino, Filipina actress and TV host
- February 22 – Lea Salonga, Filipina Broadway actress
- February 24 – Paolo Abrera, Filipino actor, TV host and commercial model
- March 13 – Janet Abuel, lawyer, accountant, and public servant
- May 14 – Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, secretary of Tourism
- May 16 – Gary Estrada, actor
- May 22 – Raimund Marasigan, rock musician
- July 20 – Diego Llorico, comedian
- July 21 – Paco Arespacochaga, musician and songwriter
- July 23 – Eugene Domingo, Filipino actress
- August 1 – Tina Paner, singer and actress
- August 7 – Lawrence Fortun, politician
- August 12 – Ate Gay, singer and comedian
- August 26 – Antonio Trillanes, Senator of the Philippines
- September 2 – Arnold Arre, graphic novelist
- September 16 – Antolin Oreta, politician
- October 14 – Robert Jaworski Jr., basketball player
- October 19 – Noli Locsin, basketball player
- October 27 – Niño Muhlach, actor
- November 12 – Joet Garcia, politician
- November 13 – Buddy Zabala, musician and producer
- December 13 – Van Partible, Filipino-American animator, writer and producer
References
- "Partido Liberal Pilipinas: Timeline". Retrieved October 27, 2007.
- Locsin, Jr., Teodoro. "Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Man of the Year, 1971". Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
- "9 Extremely Notorious Pinoy Gangsters". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- "Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People, Volume 10: Timeline of Philippine History"
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