Significant Events in The Philippine History

Significant Events in the Philippine History
Since the 1st Century to the Present
in Fulfillment of the requirement
for the course:
Philippine History
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Reynalie Jane N. Remulta
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1st century AD
Year Date Event Source
The Philippines is believed by some

historians to be the island of
Chryse, the "Golden One," which is
21 AD Philippines - "History" Encyclopedia Britannica
the name given by ancient Greek
writers in reference to an island rich
in gold east of India.
Cebu had earlier encounter with the "This Week's Milestones" Inquirer.net. Retrieved 01-31-2018.
Greek traders in 21 AD.
2nd−3rd century
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 Bellwood, Peter (2011). Pathos of
101
small political units known as barangay each headed by Origin. pp. 31–41.
a Datu or headman (still in use among non-Hispanic

Filipino ethnic groups) and answerable to a king,
titled Lakan and Rajah.
c.200 AD The Maitum Jars are anthropomorphic jars that were

depicting a Child/ Human beings (head is the lead of the
jar with ears and the body was the jar itself with hands Geographical History Archived
and feet as the handle) with perforations in red and black March 9, 2016, at the Wayback
colors, had been used as a secondary burial jars in Ayub Machine Pamantasan ng Lungsod
cave, Pinol, Maitum Sarangani province, each of the jars ng Maynila website May 1, 2012
had a "facial expression". Another example of funeral

pottery in the Philippines.
Marks the end of the Sa Huyun Culture, The People are

merged into different Chiefdoms, Kingdoms and Ancient Philippine Civilization.
Thalassocracies, But the remnants of Sa Huyun has still Accessed January 7, 2013.(archived
practiced by the natives of Masbate the artifacts can be from the original on 2007-12-01).
found in Kalanay Cave proof that the ancient Masbatenios
still practiced the Sa Huyun culture until 1500 AD.
The period of Three Kingdoms in China. The "Little, dark

people" living in Anwei province in South China were Philippines - "History" Encyclopedia
driven South by Han people. Some settled in Thailand,
220–263 AD. Britannica
others went farther south to Indonesia, Sumatra, Borneo.
They were known as Aetas from
whom Palawan's Batak tribe descended.
4th century onwards

The development of inter-island and

400 international trade, became more culturally Philippines - "History" Encyclopedia Britannica
homogeneous.
The Thalassocracies Converted

to Hinduism and Buddhism and adopted Philippines - "History" Encyclopedia Britannica
the Hindu-Buddhist culture and religion
flourished among the noblemen in this era.
7th century
The Chiefdoms of Zabag and Wak-Wak situated in Tomb Raiders Spoil Philippine
present day Pampanga and Aparri specialized the
c.601 Archeological Find Bankokpost Retrieved
trade with Japan and the Kingdom of 09 November 2016]
Ryukyu in Okinawa and Hyrum tambok.
Numerous prosperous centers of trade had emerged,

Philippines - "History" Encyclopedia Britannica
including the Tondo, Kingdom of Namayan which
flourished alongside Manila Bay, Cebu, Iloilo, Butuan,
the Kingdom of Sanfotsi situated in Pangasinan.
8th century
The Birth of Kawi script, this Abugida are

become widely used in the Maritime
700 Southeast Asia, the Philippines - "History" Encyclopedia Britannica
word Kawi or Kawikaan means "Poetry"

in Sanskrit.
10th century
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Hinduism spread across the archipelago.
971- The earliest date suggested for direct Chinese

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982 contact with the Philippines was 982. At the time,
merchants from "Ma-i" (now thought to be
either Bay, Laguna on the shores of Laguna de Bay,
or a site on the island of Mindoro
Buddhism and Hinduism along with

the Animism become the religion of the most of Tomb Raiders Spoil Philippine Archeological Find
1000
Philippine archipelago by the influence of its Bankokpost Retrieved 09 November 2016]
neighbors.
Around the feet of Mt.Kamhatik near Mulanay town

Philippine Archeologists Unearthed Limestone Coffin
in Quezon Province once stood a 280-hectare
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c.1025 ancient village where the archeologists found a 1000
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AD year-old limestone coffins on a jungle-covered
mountain top from 2011–2012 proof of the advance
burial rituals of the early Filipinos.
11th century
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1001 March 17 tributary delegation from the

Indic Rajahnate of Butuan.
The construction
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built by Ivantans.
12th century
The Malay immigrants arrived In Palawan, most Scott, William (1984). Prehispanic Source Material. p. 17.
1007 of their settlements were ruled

by Malay chieftains.
Gat Timamanukum become the Lakan of Bellwood, Peter (2011). Pathos of Origin. pp. 31–41.
1150
the Tondo Dynasty.
At the time, the trade in large native Ruson- Geographical History Archived March 9, 2016, at the
tsukuri clay jars used for storing green Wayback Machine Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
c.1155 tea and rice wine with Japan flourished in the website May 1, 2012
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.
The Visayan Confederation of Madyas conducted Ancient and Pre-Spanis Era of the Philippines Archived
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1175 day Taiwan), which was part of Song Accessed September 04, 2008.
Dynasty China.
1175 Namayan reaches its peak. Scott, William (1984). Prehispanic Source Material. p. 17.
Before the establishment of the Sultanate of Bellwood, Peter (2011). Pathos of Origin. pp. 31–41.
Sulu, The Indianized chiefdom of Lupah

c. 1180 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
The Indonesians of the Majapahit in the 13th Scott, William (1984). Prehispanic Source Material. p. 17.
century went to Palawan, they brought with

1200 them Buddhism and preached to the natives,
natives converted their faith from Animism and
become Buddhists.
Geographical History Archived March 9, 2016, at the

The Tondo conquered the most of Southern
1225 Wayback Machine Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
Luzon. website May 1, 2012
The Buddhist Huangdom of Ma-i was flourishing Ancient and Pre-Spanis Era of the Philippines Archived
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state to Song Dynasty in the leadership of Gat Sa Accessed September 04, 2008.
Lihan as their Huang (king). Zhao Rugua, 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 prehispanic Philippine state.
14th century

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c.1305
of non-residents until shortly after the war, while the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5,
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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 "Lupah Sug and the 14th Century World". Sulu
Chinese emperor, Zhu Di, who was of the Ming Dynasty.
1411 Online Library. Archived from the original on
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in China, he nevertheless contracted a mysterious disease
on his way home and died at Dezhou, a town
in Shandong province in China.
15th century
Adib Majul, Cesar (1999). Muslims in
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1470
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Juan, Makati, Pasay, Pateros, Taguig, Parañaque,
and portions of Pasig and Quezon City up to
Diliman that were then part of Mandaluyong.
16th century
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1569
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August 6
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Colegio de Santa Isabel (now a university) is established
September 31-2018.
in present-day Camarines Sur province as the country's
18
first normal school for girls. (Articles published in the third quarter of 2017)
Spanish colonial government conducts the first official 15-2019.
national census in the country.

(Articles published in the third quarter of 2018)
1877
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February 28
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1878
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Two shocks of an earthquake create destruction from 2016, at the Wayback Machine Governors of the
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Jose Rizal leaves for Spain to continue his medical 2016, at the Wayback Machine Governors of the
March 3
studies Philippines during the Spanish colonial period
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June 2 Jose Rizal begins writing the Noli Me Tangere Philippines during the Spanish colonial period
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1892
July 7 Andres Bonifacio secretly established the Katipunan.
Rizal is exiled to Dapitan
September Filipino painter Juan Luna shot dead his wife Paz Pardo
23 De Tavera.

Ferrocaril de Manila-Dagupan is opened, country's first
November 31-2018.
railroad line with route of Manila–Dagupan, the
24
forerunner of the Philippine National Railways. (Articles published in the last quarter of 2016)
July 8 Bonifacio forms the Katipunan
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July 1
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Revolutionary Battle at San Juan del Monte. Governor

Ramon Blanco proclaims a state of war in
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August 30
arlac and Nueva Ecija.
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May 8
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1898
The Katipunan is revived by Emilio Jacinto and Feliciano

February 8
Jocson

A revolutionary government in Candon, Ilocos Sur is
31-2018.
March 25 established by Don Isabelo Abaya as he starts Cry of
Candon. (Articles published in the first quarter of 2017)
Pantaleon Villegas (Leon Kilat) leads a battle
31-2018.
April 3 against Spanish forces in present-day Cebu City; said to
be the start of the revolution in Cebu province. (Articles published in the first quarter of 2017)
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April 11 Basilio Augustín appointed Governor-General (1898) Philippines during the Spanish colonial period

Local Katipunan members under Ildefonso Moreno
15-2019.
April 14 conduct an uprising against Spanish colonizers in Daet
town. (Articles published in the second quarter of 2018)

A provisional government is established by
15-2019.
April 17 Gen. Francisco Macabulos, with its own constitution
signed; lasts about a month. (Articles published in the second quarter of 2018)

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The US declares war on Spain.
Aguinaldo creates a cabinet

July 15
The Malolos Congress in established

Revolutionary forces promulgates a constitution for
31-2018.
November 7 the Republic of Negros and declare Gen. Lacson as
president. (Articles published in the fourth quarter of 2017)
December 15-2019.
Pres. Aguinaldo signs the Malolos Constitution.
23
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U.S. Pres. McKinley appoints the first Philippine
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2019.
January 21 The Malolos Constitution is promulgated by Aguinaldo.
The Malolos Republic (First Republic) government, Asia's "This Week's Milestones" Inquirer.net. Retrieved 01-15-
first republic, is inaugurated at Barasoain 2019.

January 23
Church in Malolos, Bulacan; Emilio Aguinaldo takes his
(Articles published in the first quarter of 2018)
oath of office as the first President of the Philippines.
Aguinaldo's moves face opposition from Apolinario

May 20
Mabini and Antonio Luna
June 5 Antonio Luna killed

Pres. Aguinaldo moves the seat of government
October 11 15-2019.
from San Isidro, Nueva Ecija to Tarlac Province. (Articles published in the first quarter of 2018)
December 2 Gregorio Del Pilar killed in the Battle of Tirad Pass. 2018.
(Articles published in the last quarter of 2016)
An American base is attacked by the Filipinos in Vigan, 2018.

December 4
Ilocos Sur.
(Articles published in the last quarter of 2016)

U.S. Pres. McKinley appoints the second Philippine
March 16 Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton
Commission, known as the Taft Commission Company. Retrieved Apr. 6, 2018 from New Advent.
20th century
July 1 End of insurrection declared [13]
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

1901
Silliman Institute, later known as Silliman University, is
August
established as the first American university in the [53]
28
Philippines.
Septem The first Filipino members of the second Philippine

ber Commission are appointed
Guerillas, headed by the Filipino Captain Daza, attack

Septem [27]
the U.S. military barracks in Balangiga, Samar;
ber 28 [clarification needed]
Americans' "worst single defeat."
1902 The first labor union of The Country, Union de
January
Litografose Impresores de Filipinas, is organized.
The Philippine Organic Act was enacted. [13]
July 1
Cooper Act is passed by the US Senate. Philippine [13]
Assembly is established
1903 Governor Taft enunciates the policy of The Philippines

for the Filipinos
The University of the Philippines is established [29]

June 18
in Manila. [verification needed]
1908
August Philippines Free Press is founded by Judge W.A. Kincaid [37][68]
29 and publishes its first issue in magazine format. [clarification needed]
1916 The Jones Law is passed establishing an all-Filipino

legislature
October
Manuel Quezon elected Senate President while Sergio
16
Osmenna is elected as House Speaker of the House of [71][72][73][74][75]
Representatives of the Commonwealth of the [76][77][78]
Philippines
1917 January The first cabinet of Filipinos under the US regime is

11 organized.
Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP, Communist Party

Novemb
1930 of the Philippines) is formally established by Crisanto [31][86]
er 7
Evangelista at Tondo, Manila.
1932 January George C. Butte appointed as acting Civil Governor

9 (1932)
Davao Prison and Penal Farm in present-day Davao del

January
Norte is established (Act No. 3732); country's first penal [17]
21
settlement.
February Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. appointed as Civil Governor

29 (1932–1933)
Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry (ASIC) later

June 20 known as Adamson University was founded by George
Lucas Adamson
Radio station KZEG begins operation, sister station of

July 11 [37][82]
KZRM; call sign later changed to KZRF.
October The Communist Party of the Philippines is declared

26 illegal by the Supreme Court
1933 Frank Murphy appointed as the last Civil Governor of
July 15
the Philippines (1933–1935)
October
Partido Sakdal formed. [66]
29
Decemb Governor-General Frank Murphy granted the Right of

er 7 Suffrage to the Filipino women.
1934 The Tydings-McDuffie Law, known as the Philippine

March
Independence Law, is approved [1][87]
24
by U.S. President Roosevelt.
July 30 The Philippine Constitutional Convention is inaugurated
Novemb Bannawag, Ilocos region's weekly vernacular magazine, [28]

er 3 established.
1935 February The Constitutional Convention creates a new

8 constitution
February
The Philippine Constitution is signed
15
Sakdalista uprising against the Philippine

May 2 [66]
Constabulary fails with at least 60 members dead.
The Philippine electorate ratifies the Constitution in a

May 14
referendum
Septem Manuel Quezon elected President in the first Philippine [1][71][72][73][74]
ber 17 Presidential elections [75]
The Philippine Commonwealth is inaugurated

Novemb
er 15
The Office of Civil Governor is abolished
Decemb The National Defense Act of 1935 that created

er 21 the Armed Forces of the Philippines was signed.
February The 33rd International Eucharistic Congress was held [58]
3–7 in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines; first in Asia. [verification needed]
1937
The Institute of National
Novemb
Language recommends Tagalog as the basis of the [29]
er 9
country's national language.
January
Japanese troops enters Manila
2
1942
January Masaharu Homma appointed as Japanese Military
3 Governor (1942)
General Masaharu Homma declares the end of
American Rule in the Philippines
Martial Law declared
1943 Shigenori Kuroda appointed as Japanese Military

May 28
Governor (1943–1942)
Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo nominates an all Filipino

June 20 20 member Preparatory Commission for Philippine
Independence
The Philippine Preparatory Commission for

Septem
Independence drafts a new Constitution which provides
ber 4
for a unicameral national assembly
The 108 delegates to the National Assembly are chosen

Septem
by the members of the Preparatory Commission for
ber 20
Philippine Independence.
Septem Jose P. Laurel elected President of the Philippines by [97][98][99]

ber the National Assembly
October The puppet government is inaugurated. Laurel takes his [97][98][99]

14 oath of office
Novemb The Philippine economy collapses, the shortage of rice

er becomes serious.
U.S. Congress approves a resolution allowing

Novemb
Pres. Quezon to serve beyond the designated period, [55]
er 10
nine days after his term expires.
October
Battle of Leyte Gulf: Battle of Sibuyan Sea [28][58]
24
Decemb Pro-Japanese Philippine generals Pio Duran and

er 8 Benigno Ramos organize the Makapilis
U.S. troops led by Gen. MacArthur land on the shores

January
of Pangasinan via Lingayen Gulf in an attempt to [1][17][58]
9
liberate the country from the Japanese.
Raid at Cabanatuan: 121 American soldiers and 800

January Filipino guerrillas free 813 American Prisoners of
1945 30 war from the Japanese-held camp in the city of
Cabanatuan in the Philippines.
January–
Battle of Bataan (1945)
February
June 5 The Congress elected in 1941 convenes for the first time
Filipino soldiers, with the Americans, defeat the
Japanese under Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita in
June 14 [19]
a battle in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur; considered as their
greatest victory in World War II.
General MacArthur announces the liberation of the

July 5 [91][92][93][94][95]
Philippines
August The American forces drop an atomic bomb over

6 Hiroshima, Japan.
August The American forces an atomic bomb over Nagasaki,

9 Japan.
August
The Empire of Japan accepts defeat
15
Pres. Laurel issues an Executive Proclamation putting an

August
end to the Second Philippine Republic, thus ending to [97][98][99]
17
his term as President of the Philippines.
Decemb Manuel Roxas separates from the Nacionalista Party of [76][77][78]

er Sergio Osmena Sr and joins the Liberal Party
The United States recognizes the Independence of [16][102]

the Republic of the Philippines.
July 4
Manuel Roxas becomes the first president of the Third [1]
Republic.
January President Roxas issues an amnesty proclamation to

28 collaborators
An amendment in the 1935 Constitution granting parity

March
rights to the Americans is ratified in a plebiscite.
The Military Assistance Act is signed by U.S.

March
Ambassador Paul McNutt and Pres. Roxas.
March 6 HUKBALAHAP declared illegal
The Treaty of General

March Relations between Philippines and United States, the [64]
14 Military Bases Agreement, is signed; would be effective [verification needed]
until 1991.
The Philippine representative to the Far Eastern

Septem
Commission, Carlos P. Romulo, signs the Japanese
ber 8
Peace Treaty
October Corregidor Island in Cavite is turned over to the [29]

12 Philippines.
October Turtle Islands, now in Tawi-Tawi, is placed under [29]
16 country's jurisdiction.
Novemb First post-war elections held for local officials and

er senators.
Pres. Roxas issues a general pardon for all those with

January collaboration cases and pending cases in the People's
Court.
Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan and Pambansang

March Kaisahan ng mga Magbubukid (PKM) are declared
illegal organizations by Pres. Roxas.
Death of Pres. Roxas; Vice Pres. Elpidio Quirino assumes

April 15 [55]
the Office of President.
Elpidio Quirino takes his oath of office as President of

April 17 [55]
the Philippines.
Pres. Quirino issues an amnesty proclamation given to

June
the surrendered members of Hukbalahap and PKM.
Newly-formed Quezon City is declared capital of the

July
Philippines by Pres. Quirino. (Republic Act No. 333)
1948
Cityhood of Calbayog, Samar approved (Republic

July 15 [31]
Act No. 328); inaugurated, Oct. 16.
Huk leaders under Luis Taruc go underground to

August continue the resistance against the government
following failed truce negotiations.
Pres. Quirino releases the result of the country's first

official postwar census, taken and compiled by the
October
Bureau of the Census and Statistics, showing the [27]
1
population after its independence from the U.S. at 19.2
million.
Novemb PKP renews armed struggle following failed truce

er negotiations with the government.
Decemb Quirino administration imposes import control, a law

er that would be effective on the first day of 1949.
Radio station DZBC of BEC begins its broadcast. [82]
Establishment and inauguration of Central Bank of the

1949 January
Philippines.
April 28 Former First Lady Aurora Aragon–Quezon (widow of [71][72][73][74][75]
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.
Novemb
Pres. Quirino reelected.
er
Novemb
A month-long rebellion occurred in Batangas.
er
UST pioneers the television broadcast, only for

February [37][100][103]
experimental purposes.
Radio station DZBB of newly-established Republic

March 1 Broadcasting System (RBS) under Bob Stewart begins [37][82]
its broadcast.
The Philippines joins the Korean War, sending over

June
7,000 troops under the United Nations command.
Old Mindoro is divided into the new provinces

June 15 of Mindoro Occidental and Mindoro Oriental. (Republic [56][19]
Act No. 505)
August Pres. Quirino appoints Zambales Rep. Ramon

1950 31 Magsaysay as Defense Secretary.
Septem Lt. Col. Edward Lansdale arrives in the Philippines to act

ber as military adviser.
U.S. Economic Mission Survey led by Daniel W. Bell

issues its report regarding the country's financial and
October
economics condition, recommending its diversification
and improvement.
Twenty-three high-ranking PKP and Huk Politburo

October members are captured in a series of raids led by Sec.
Magsaysay in Manila.
Pres. Quirino suspends the privilege of writ of habeas

October
corpus regarding detention of suspected communists.
1951 March 6 Fort Santiago was declared a National Shrine.
Suspected PKP members are penalized by the Court of

May First Instance, with six given death sentences and nine
given life sentences.
July–
Armed Forces of the Philippines launches offensives
Septem
against Huks in Laguna and Pampanga.
ber
National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) is
August
established
The Mutual Defense

August
Treaty between Philippines and United States was
30
signed.
Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, branded as Tondo’s Public

Enemy No. 1 and the kingpin of Manila, was shot and
October
killed by Ernesto Reyes, a henchman of his rival and also [104]
8
notorious gang leader Carlos “Totoy Golem”
Capistrano.
National Press Club established [37]
Armed Forces launches Operation Four Roses in Nueva

April–
Ecija in the search for Huk strongholds in Sierra Madre
May
mountains.
1952 Old Zamboanga is divided into the new provinces

June 6 of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. [56][19]
(Republic Act No. 711)
Land-tenure specialist Robert Hardie releases his report

October regarding the country's problem on tenancy,
recommending its abolition.
Magna Carta for Labor is signed into law. (Republic Act

June
No. 875)
DZAQ-TV Channel 3, now Channel 2, of ABS, then

October [37][81][100][101][103]
owned by Presidential brother Antonio Quirino, airs its
23 [105][106][107][108]
country's first official television broadcast from Manila.
1953 Ramon Magsaysay is elected President of the Republic [1]
Novemb of the Philippines [verification needed]
er 10
Carlos Garcia elected Vice President.
Magsaysay takes his oath of office as the third President

Decemb
of the Third Republic, before Chief Justice Ricardo
er 30
Paras, in Luneta.
Social Security Act is passed in Congress.
Huk Supremo Luis Taruc surrenders to Pres. Magsaysay,

May
1954 prompting an end of the eight-year Huk rebellion.
Cityhood of Trece Martires, Cavite (Republic Act No.

May 22 [19]
981)
The Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty is signed
July 21 in Manila, creating the South East Asian Treaty
Organization (SEATO)
August Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1954 passed.
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) is

Septem
established in Manila, with the Philippines as one of its
ber
eight members.
Septem At least 82 people were killed in a train crash in Negros

ber 2 Occidental.
Laurel-Langley Agreement: An agreement between the

Decemb Philippines and the U.S., regarding provisions of the [97][98][99]
er 15 Philippine Trade Act of 1946, is signed by Sen. Jose P.
Laurel and Sec. James M. Langley.
Amb. Carlos Romulo represents the Philippine

April government in the first ever Asian-African conference
held in Bandung, Indonesia.
1955
Laurel-Langley Agreement is ratified by the U.S. and
Septem
Philippine governments, to be effective on the first day
ber
of 1956.
Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) is established by [37][100][101][105]

Lopez family.
February
Death of Elpidio Quirino, former Philippine President [55]
29
1956
Provincehood of Aklan (Republic Act No. 1414),
April 25 [56][19]
separating from Capiz.
Rizal Bill is passed into law amidst opposition from

May
Catholic Church.
ABS is acquired by Eugenio Lopez Sr. of CBN, of which

February
they later merged into ABS–CBN with two television [37][100][103][107][108]
24
stations later being operated.
Death of Pres. Magsaysay, one among the 25 killed in

March
a plane crash in Cebu; Vice-Pres. Carlos P. [1][55][109]
17
1957 Garcia assumes the presidency.
June Anti-Subversion Law passed. (Republic Act No. 1700)
U.S. Congress ratifies a law (Republic Act No. 85-81)

July granting the Philippines possession of the documents
regarding the revolution.
Carlos P. Garcia elected President of the Republic of the [1]
Novemb Philippines [verification needed]
er 14
Diosdado Macapagal elected Vice President.
Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan is elevated by

March the Department of Education to university rank, [17]
22 becoming the Mindanao's first private and Catholic
university.
1958
CBN airs DZXL-TV Channel 9, later Channel 4; second
April 19 [100][106]
television station.
August "Filipino First" policy is officially promulgated by the

28 National Economic Council (Resolution No. 204).
Old Lanao is divided into the new provinces of Lanao

del Norte and Lanao del Sur. (Republic Act No. 2228); [26][56]
inaugurated, July 4.
May 22
RA 2227 created the province of Southern Leyte, [56]

separating from Leyte.
10th World Scout Jamboree is held at Mt.

July 18 [53]
1959 Makiling in Los Baños, Laguna.
An agreement between Foreign Affairs Sec. Felixberto

Septem
Serrano and Amb. Charles Bohlen is signed, following
ber–
series of conferences, in which duration of lease of the
October
American military bases is reduced from 99 to 25 years.
U.S. authorities turns over Olongapo City to the

October
Philippine government.
International Rice Research Institute is established in

Los Baños, Laguna.
DZTV-TV Channel 13 of Inter-Island Broadcasting

January [100][106]
Corporation (IBC) established.
Gabriel Elorde defeats an American opponent in a

1960 March boxing match in Araneta Coliseum, beginning his junior
lightweight reign.
Archbishop Rufino Santos is the first Filipino to achieve

March
the rank of Cardinal.
Republic Act No. 2786 divided old Surigao into the new [27][56]
June 19
provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. [verification needed]
January Baguio City experience cold at 6.3-degree Celsius, the

1961
18 country's lowest temperature ever recorded.
Decemb Inauguration of the new City of Lapulapu, created by
er 31 Republic Act No. 3134 on June 17, 1961.
Commemoration of Independence Day is officially

changed by Pres. Macapagal, from July 4 to June 12
May 12 [19]
(Proclamation No. 28); to be first celebrated on that day
of that same year.
1963 Ferdinand Marcos became President of the Senate of

April 5
the Philippines.

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