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1971 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1971.
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.
Births
- 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
- July 23 – Eugene Domingo
- August 1 - Tina Paner
- August 26 - Antonio Trillanes
- October 27 – Niño Muhlach
References
- ↑ "Partido Liberal Pilipinas: Timeline". Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ↑ Locsin, Jr., Teodoro. "Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Man of the Year, 1971". Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ↑ "9 Extremely Notorious Pinoy Gangsters". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
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