March 4 –
Hotel Delfino in
Tuguegarao,
Cagayan is seized by suspended Cagayan governor Rodolfo Aguinaldo commanding his private army estimated at 300 men.[3] His suspension as governor in January 1990 and his subsequent indictment on charges of rebellion and murder were both related to his support for the
Dec. 1-9, 1989 failed coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino.[4] Brig. Gen. Oscar Florendo, sent by Aquino to serve Aguinaldo with an arrest warrant,[5] was captured by Aguinaldo's men and later shot in the hotel, he died of his wounds.[6] Hours of standoff ensued until nearly 1,000 government troops[3] attacked the hotel to dislodge Aguinaldo's forces.[4] In this siege at least a dozen others were killed in or around the hotel.[6] Following the melee, Aguinaldo fled with about 90 fighters for mountains in the north.[7]
April
April 25 – Two
U.P. Students, Ernesto "Cochise" Bernabe II and his girlfriend Anna Lourdes "Beebom" Castanos were abducted and killed in
Pampanga. Their decomposing bodies are found on
June 25–
26.
May
May 13 – Gunmen kill two
United States Air Force airmen near
Clark Air Base on the eve of talks between the Philippines and the United States over the future of American military bases in the Philippines.
As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987.[16] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".
^News articles from
Manila Standard: —"Killer quake!"
(07-17-1990) pp. 2, 4. —"Quake toll reaches 256" (and related news stories; 07-18-1990) pp. 2–5. (See link for the issue of 07-17-1990)
March 4 –
Hotel Delfino in
Tuguegarao,
Cagayan is seized by suspended Cagayan governor Rodolfo Aguinaldo commanding his private army estimated at 300 men.[3] His suspension as governor in January 1990 and his subsequent indictment on charges of rebellion and murder were both related to his support for the
Dec. 1-9, 1989 failed coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino.[4] Brig. Gen. Oscar Florendo, sent by Aquino to serve Aguinaldo with an arrest warrant,[5] was captured by Aguinaldo's men and later shot in the hotel, he died of his wounds.[6] Hours of standoff ensued until nearly 1,000 government troops[3] attacked the hotel to dislodge Aguinaldo's forces.[4] In this siege at least a dozen others were killed in or around the hotel.[6] Following the melee, Aguinaldo fled with about 90 fighters for mountains in the north.[7]
April
April 25 – Two
U.P. Students, Ernesto "Cochise" Bernabe II and his girlfriend Anna Lourdes "Beebom" Castanos were abducted and killed in
Pampanga. Their decomposing bodies are found on
June 25–
26.
May
May 13 – Gunmen kill two
United States Air Force airmen near
Clark Air Base on the eve of talks between the Philippines and the United States over the future of American military bases in the Philippines.
As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987.[16] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".
^News articles from
Manila Standard: —"Killer quake!"
(07-17-1990) pp. 2, 4. —"Quake toll reaches 256" (and related news stories; 07-18-1990) pp. 2–5. (See link for the issue of 07-17-1990)