January 27 – Marine Captain
Nicanor Faeldon, who escaped from the
Philippine Army headquarters on December 14, is recaptured by the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Faeldon and other junior officers of the AFP launched the
Oakwood mutiny on July 27, 2003, where they demanded President Arroyo and then Defense secretary Angelo Reyes to resign.
February
February 1 – The Revised-
Value Added Tax (R-VAT) is implemented, causing a hike in prices of consumer goods.
February 17 – After heavy rains in the preceding ten days, a
mudslide occurs on the town of
Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte, killing 50 people, but with 958 people still missing the death toll is expected to rise dramatically.
February 24 – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on 11:25 am declares a
state of emergency via
Proclamation No. 1017 after a failed coup attempt and street protests commemorating the 20th anniversary of the
People Power Revolution. The protesters converged at the
EDSA Shrine led by Vice President
Teofisto Guingona were dispersed right after the proclamation. The protesters at EDSA-Santolan led by Prof.
Randy David were dispersed violently by the police. Several leftist and rightist leaders were arrested or were under the threat of arrest within the next seven days. The President declared the lifting of the state of emergency via
Proclamation No. 1021 on March 3.
March
March 26 - At 8:32 PM, a healthy, pretty, very loud baby girl was born. She has dark big eyes, a slender body, and long limbs. She weighs about 3250 grams and was named Shanelle Sophia.
May 11 – Typhoon Caloy (international name:
Typhoon Chanchu) landfalls on
Samar. On the next day, it landfalls on
Mindoro. Caloy caused the deaths of 41 and $1.9 million in damages.
May 18 – Mountaineer
Leo Oracion reaches the summit of
Mount Everest via the Nepalese side, becoming the first Filipino to do so, although another mountaineer,
Dale Abenojar claims that he reached the summit first via the Tibetan side, on May 15.
June 2 – Four
U.S. Marines facing rape charges in the
Philippines see their accuser in court for the first time as the formal trial begins in a case that was filed in December, stemming from an incident at a
Subic Bay bar. The case has prompted protests and calls for the
Visiting Forces Agreement to be amended or scrapped.
(Reuters)
June 3 – The deaths of three
Philippines soldiers by the communist
New People's Army is confirmed. The ambush by NPA guerrillas took place in
Balbalan, Kalinga. The NPA also says two more government soldiers were killed and four were wounded in another attack on an army outpost in
Pinukpuk, but the government could not confirm this.
(AFP)
June 8 –
U.S. Navy investigators who looked into rape allegations against four
marines in the
Philippines are barred by the U.S. embassy from testifying in the trial of the four. The plaintiff's attorney characterised the move as a "clear attempt on the part of the US government, to keep us from getting the evidence that we need and from showing the court the truth."
(AFP)
June 13 – A group calling itself Taong Bayan at Kawal, or Masses and Soldiers, claims for an early-morning bomb blast at a police headquarters in
Manila, as well as earlier blasts at Manila office building on June 6, an explosion outside the home of an ally of
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last week and two simultaneous bomb blasts in police stations on June 11. The group denies it was behind a bombing in
Lipa City that injured nine people on June 11.
(AFP)
June 26 – The opposition bloc files
impeachment charges against President Arroyo.
July
July 14 –
Mayon Volcano in
Albay spews out lava and ash. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level from level 1 to level 3, prompting evacuations.
July 15 – The Professional Regulation Commission admits that there was a leakage of test questions in the June 2006 Nurses Licensure Examination.
August 7 –
Mayon Volcano intensifies its volcanic activity, leading the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology to raise the alert level from level 3 to level 4, which prompted mandatory evacuation procedures.
December 10 – Meycauayan becomes a city in the province of Bulacan through ratification of Republic Act 9356 which was approved last October 2.
December 12 – The
House of Representatives backtracks on its plans for a constituent assembly and instead pushed for a constitutional convention.
December 13 – The National Disaster Coordinating Council revises the death tolls for Typhoon Reming, with 720 dead, 2,360 injured and 762 missing persons.
December 16 –
Abra Representative Luis Bersamin Jr. is gunned down during a wedding ceremony at
Quezon City.
December 30 – Convicted American serviceman Lance Corporal Daniel Smith is freed from a Makati jail late evening Friday and transferred to the US Embassy on orders of the Philippine government.[1]
On November 13, 2002, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday.[2] The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special non-working holiday.[3] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".
January 27 – Marine Captain
Nicanor Faeldon, who escaped from the
Philippine Army headquarters on December 14, is recaptured by the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Faeldon and other junior officers of the AFP launched the
Oakwood mutiny on July 27, 2003, where they demanded President Arroyo and then Defense secretary Angelo Reyes to resign.
February
February 1 – The Revised-
Value Added Tax (R-VAT) is implemented, causing a hike in prices of consumer goods.
February 17 – After heavy rains in the preceding ten days, a
mudslide occurs on the town of
Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte, killing 50 people, but with 958 people still missing the death toll is expected to rise dramatically.
February 24 – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on 11:25 am declares a
state of emergency via
Proclamation No. 1017 after a failed coup attempt and street protests commemorating the 20th anniversary of the
People Power Revolution. The protesters converged at the
EDSA Shrine led by Vice President
Teofisto Guingona were dispersed right after the proclamation. The protesters at EDSA-Santolan led by Prof.
Randy David were dispersed violently by the police. Several leftist and rightist leaders were arrested or were under the threat of arrest within the next seven days. The President declared the lifting of the state of emergency via
Proclamation No. 1021 on March 3.
March
March 26 - At 8:32 PM, a healthy, pretty, very loud baby girl was born. She has dark big eyes, a slender body, and long limbs. She weighs about 3250 grams and was named Shanelle Sophia.
May 11 – Typhoon Caloy (international name:
Typhoon Chanchu) landfalls on
Samar. On the next day, it landfalls on
Mindoro. Caloy caused the deaths of 41 and $1.9 million in damages.
May 18 – Mountaineer
Leo Oracion reaches the summit of
Mount Everest via the Nepalese side, becoming the first Filipino to do so, although another mountaineer,
Dale Abenojar claims that he reached the summit first via the Tibetan side, on May 15.
June 2 – Four
U.S. Marines facing rape charges in the
Philippines see their accuser in court for the first time as the formal trial begins in a case that was filed in December, stemming from an incident at a
Subic Bay bar. The case has prompted protests and calls for the
Visiting Forces Agreement to be amended or scrapped.
(Reuters)
June 3 – The deaths of three
Philippines soldiers by the communist
New People's Army is confirmed. The ambush by NPA guerrillas took place in
Balbalan, Kalinga. The NPA also says two more government soldiers were killed and four were wounded in another attack on an army outpost in
Pinukpuk, but the government could not confirm this.
(AFP)
June 8 –
U.S. Navy investigators who looked into rape allegations against four
marines in the
Philippines are barred by the U.S. embassy from testifying in the trial of the four. The plaintiff's attorney characterised the move as a "clear attempt on the part of the US government, to keep us from getting the evidence that we need and from showing the court the truth."
(AFP)
June 13 – A group calling itself Taong Bayan at Kawal, or Masses and Soldiers, claims for an early-morning bomb blast at a police headquarters in
Manila, as well as earlier blasts at Manila office building on June 6, an explosion outside the home of an ally of
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last week and two simultaneous bomb blasts in police stations on June 11. The group denies it was behind a bombing in
Lipa City that injured nine people on June 11.
(AFP)
June 26 – The opposition bloc files
impeachment charges against President Arroyo.
July
July 14 –
Mayon Volcano in
Albay spews out lava and ash. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level from level 1 to level 3, prompting evacuations.
July 15 – The Professional Regulation Commission admits that there was a leakage of test questions in the June 2006 Nurses Licensure Examination.
August 7 –
Mayon Volcano intensifies its volcanic activity, leading the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology to raise the alert level from level 3 to level 4, which prompted mandatory evacuation procedures.
December 10 – Meycauayan becomes a city in the province of Bulacan through ratification of Republic Act 9356 which was approved last October 2.
December 12 – The
House of Representatives backtracks on its plans for a constituent assembly and instead pushed for a constitutional convention.
December 13 – The National Disaster Coordinating Council revises the death tolls for Typhoon Reming, with 720 dead, 2,360 injured and 762 missing persons.
December 16 –
Abra Representative Luis Bersamin Jr. is gunned down during a wedding ceremony at
Quezon City.
December 30 – Convicted American serviceman Lance Corporal Daniel Smith is freed from a Makati jail late evening Friday and transferred to the US Embassy on orders of the Philippine government.[1]
On November 13, 2002, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday.[2] The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special non-working holiday.[3] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".