January to
March – The
First Quarter Storm[1] was a period of leftist unrest in the Philippines, composed of a series of heavy demonstrations, protests, and marches against the government.
January 26 – Pres.
Marcos delivers his
State of the Nation Address at the Legislative Building,
Manila. Student groups, led by the National Union of Students of the Philippines and Kabataang Makabayan, conducts a rally outside the building, in which, are confronted by the riot police as they march to
Malacañang, leaving many injuries.[2]
January 30 – Another confrontation between riot police and about 2,000 demonstrators, mostly students, outside
Malacañang Palace, kills six people in what would be called the "Battle of Mendiola," and marks the beginning of the
First Quarter Storm.[2]
March 3 – A People's March is organized by the Movement for a Democratic Philippines, and the group marches from
Welcome Rotonda in
Quezon City to Post Office Building in Plaza Lawton,
Manila.[2]
April
April 5 –
7 – Demonstrations and strikes against oil price and transportation cost increases, and violent anti-American riots break out.[2]
April 7 – Destructive earthquake shook the
Manila area, killed 15 persons and injured 200 others.[3]
April 21 – Philippine twin-engine Hawker Siddeley, ripped by an explosion in the tail section, fell near the village of
Pantabangan,
Nueva Ecija, all 36 aboard died.[3]
June 12 – Philippine fishing boat "Baby Princess" capsized in a violent storm 300 miles southwest of
Manila, 22 persons were rescued, 22 others were devoured by sharks.[3]
October
October 13 –
Super Typhoon Sening landfalls on
Lagonoy Gulf with sustained winds of 280 km/h. Sening left over 80,000 people homeless, in addition to killing 575 people (193 people were unaccounted for, and have since been declared dead, bringing the total toll to 768) and injuring nearly 1600.[4] US$74 million (1970 US$, $373 million 2005 USD) of damage was estimated.
November
November 10 – The
Constitutional Convention was called to change the existing Philippine Constitution which was made during the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Special elections for the CON-CON Delegates who will represent the various provinces of the country were held. From among more than 2,000 candidates, 320 delegates are elected.[2]
November 20 – Violent typhoon (
Typhoon Patsy or Yoling) with winds of (more than) 125 mph raged through the heavily populated (
Luzon) island, wrecking the harbor and airport facilities at
Manila.[3]Typhoon Patsy was one of the deadliest typhoons to strike the
Philippines in its history. 611 people were killed (with 351 missing) on the island, and 135 people were killed at sea due to shipping failures. In
Manila, 120 persons died, 60 others were missing, and more than 1,000 injured; property damage reached $80 million.[3]
As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[7] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays.
Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.[8] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[9] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[10] April 9 is proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.[11]
August 24 –
September 4 – The country participated in the
1970 Asian Games held in
Bangkok, Thailand. It ranked 11th with 1 gold medal, 9 silver medals and 12 bronze medals with a total of 22 over-all medals.[12]
^Hilario, Ernesto (February 6, 2020).
"The First Quarter Storm of 1970 revisited". RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest.
Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
January to
March – The
First Quarter Storm[1] was a period of leftist unrest in the Philippines, composed of a series of heavy demonstrations, protests, and marches against the government.
January 26 – Pres.
Marcos delivers his
State of the Nation Address at the Legislative Building,
Manila. Student groups, led by the National Union of Students of the Philippines and Kabataang Makabayan, conducts a rally outside the building, in which, are confronted by the riot police as they march to
Malacañang, leaving many injuries.[2]
January 30 – Another confrontation between riot police and about 2,000 demonstrators, mostly students, outside
Malacañang Palace, kills six people in what would be called the "Battle of Mendiola," and marks the beginning of the
First Quarter Storm.[2]
March 3 – A People's March is organized by the Movement for a Democratic Philippines, and the group marches from
Welcome Rotonda in
Quezon City to Post Office Building in Plaza Lawton,
Manila.[2]
April
April 5 –
7 – Demonstrations and strikes against oil price and transportation cost increases, and violent anti-American riots break out.[2]
April 7 – Destructive earthquake shook the
Manila area, killed 15 persons and injured 200 others.[3]
April 21 – Philippine twin-engine Hawker Siddeley, ripped by an explosion in the tail section, fell near the village of
Pantabangan,
Nueva Ecija, all 36 aboard died.[3]
June 12 – Philippine fishing boat "Baby Princess" capsized in a violent storm 300 miles southwest of
Manila, 22 persons were rescued, 22 others were devoured by sharks.[3]
October
October 13 –
Super Typhoon Sening landfalls on
Lagonoy Gulf with sustained winds of 280 km/h. Sening left over 80,000 people homeless, in addition to killing 575 people (193 people were unaccounted for, and have since been declared dead, bringing the total toll to 768) and injuring nearly 1600.[4] US$74 million (1970 US$, $373 million 2005 USD) of damage was estimated.
November
November 10 – The
Constitutional Convention was called to change the existing Philippine Constitution which was made during the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Special elections for the CON-CON Delegates who will represent the various provinces of the country were held. From among more than 2,000 candidates, 320 delegates are elected.[2]
November 20 – Violent typhoon (
Typhoon Patsy or Yoling) with winds of (more than) 125 mph raged through the heavily populated (
Luzon) island, wrecking the harbor and airport facilities at
Manila.[3]Typhoon Patsy was one of the deadliest typhoons to strike the
Philippines in its history. 611 people were killed (with 351 missing) on the island, and 135 people were killed at sea due to shipping failures. In
Manila, 120 persons died, 60 others were missing, and more than 1,000 injured; property damage reached $80 million.[3]
As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[7] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays.
Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.[8] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[9] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[10] April 9 is proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.[11]
August 24 –
September 4 – The country participated in the
1970 Asian Games held in
Bangkok, Thailand. It ranked 11th with 1 gold medal, 9 silver medals and 12 bronze medals with a total of 22 over-all medals.[12]
^Hilario, Ernesto (February 6, 2020).
"The First Quarter Storm of 1970 revisited". RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest.
Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.