2009 in the Philippines

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2009 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2009.

Incumbents

• President: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
• Vice President: Noli de Castro
• Senate President: Juan Ponce Enrile
• House Speaker: Prospero Nograles
• Chief Justice: Reynato Puno

Events

January

• December 21, 2008 – January 1 – According to the Department of Health, 335 people were injured due to accidents with firecrackers around the country.
• January 5 – Criminal charges were filed against the son of DAR Secretary Nasser Pangandaman and four others in connection with the mauling of Delfin dela Paz and his 14-year old son in the presence of Pangandaman himself.
• January 10– Wide areas in Southern Mindanao are cut off from electrical power after explosions blamed on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front destroy main transmission lines in Lanao del Norte
• January 12 – Four officials of the Department of Justice take a leave of absence after being implicated in a bribery scandal involving efforts to release three wealthy young men charged with drug trafficking.
• January 14 – Onetime Batangas governor Antonio Leviste, formerly married to Senator and 2004 vice-presidential candidate Loren Legarda, is found guilty of homicide by a Makati City trial court in connection with the 2007 shooting death of his long-time aide Rafael de las Alas.
• January 14 – Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Diosdado Peralta is appointed by President Arroyo as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, replacing the recently-retired Ruben Reyes.

March

• March 7 – The Eraserheads continue their reunion concert entitled Eraserheads Live the FINAL SET ! It was held at the SM Mall of Asia concert grounds. It was a successful concert in 2009 because they finished the show and they played 28 songs and during the 26th song(Ang Huling El Bimbo) Ely Buendia burned the piano which you can see in their 5th album cover of Sticker Happy and after that they play 3 song in a three for the road. The media hailed this event a "concert of the year".

May

• May 22 – The 2009 flu pandemic, which was an outbreak, has entered the Philippines.

June

• June 22 – First death caused by H1N1 confirmed in the Philippines and also first death in Asia.

August

• August 1 – Former president Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, died of Stage 4 Lung Cancer on this day at 3:18 am, at the aged of 76.
• August 5 – The funeral of Corazon Aquino is held as thousands escort her cortege to Manila Memorial Park.

• August 8 – Typhoon Morakot, locally known as Kiko, killed dozens of people, affected over 28,000 people in the Philippines.

September

• September 6 – At least nine people have died after SuperFerry 9 sank with over 960 passengers on board sank off the coast of the Zamboanga Peninsula. Thirty more are still unaccounted for.
• September 26: Typhoon Ketsana locally known as Ondoy, caused widespread floods in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, 25 provinces together with Metro Manila declaring a state of calamity and leaving 246 dead and 38 missing.

October

• October 18 – A robbery took inside Greenbelt 5 in Makati City where 1 robber was killed during the shooting incident.

November

• November 20–27 – 5th Asian Youth Day was hosted by the Diocese of Imus at the Rogationist College Silang, Cavite
• November 22 – Miss Earth 2009 was hosted by the Philippines at the Boracay Convention Center. Larissa Ramos of Brazil won the pageant.
• November 22 – Efren Peñaflorida declared as CNN Hero of the Year.
• November 23 – A massacre in the Maguindanao province on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was held and kills at least 60 persons. Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo responded to the news of the massacre by declaring a state of emergency in Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City.

December

• December 4 – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has officially placed Maguindanao province under a state of martial law. The declaration, also suspended the writ of habeas corpus in the province. The announcement was made days after hundreds of government troops were sent to the province, which would later raid armories of the powerful Ampatuan clan. The Ampatuan family was implicated in a gruesome massacre that saw the murder of 57 persons, including women members of the rival Mangudadatu clan, human rights lawyers, and 31 media workers, in the worst incident of political violence in the nation's history. It has also been condemned worldwide as the worst loss of life of media professionals in one day in the history of journalism.

• December 10 – 18 hostages are released after at least 65 people are kidnapped by gunmen in Agusan del Sur, Mindanao, the Philippines.

• December 12 – President Gloria Arroyo lifts martial law in Maguindanao in the south of the country, where 57 people were killed in political violence there last month.

Television

These are TV programs that premiered and had their finales this year; new seasons and miniseries are excluded.

Premieres

• January 19: Tayong Dalawa - ABS-CBN
• February 2: May Bukas Pa - ABS-CBN
• February 2: Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang - GMA Network
• February 16: Paano Ba Ang Mangarap? - GMA Network
• February 23: Totoy Bato - GMA Network
• March 2: Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? - GMA Network
• March 9: All About Eve - GMA Network
• March 23: Zorro - GMA Network
• June 8: Ngayon at Kailanman - GMA Network
• June 29: All My Life - GMA Network
• July 6: Rosalinda - GMA Network
• August 10: Darna - GMA Network
• August 23: Show Me Da Manny - GMA Network
• August 24: Katorse - ABS-CBN
• September 14: Stairway to Heaven - GMA Network
• September 21: Ikaw Sana - GMA Network
• September 28: Kaya Kong Abutin Ang Langit - GMA Network
• September 28: Tinik Sa Dibdib - GMA Network
• November 15: StarStruck (Season 5) - GMA Network
• November 30: Full House - GMA Network
• December 7: Sana Ngayong Pasko (The GMA 2009 Christmas Drama) - GMA Network

Finales

• February 6: La Lola - GMA Network
• February 20: Gagambino - GMA Network
• February 27: Saan Darating Ang Umaga? - GMA Network
• March 6: Luna Mystika - GMA Network
• May 1: Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang - GMA Network
• June 5: All About Eve - GMA Network
• June 5: Paano Ba Ang Mangarap? - GMA Network
• June 19: Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? - GMA Network
• July 3: Totoy Bato - GMA Network
• August 7: Zorro - GMA Network
• September 18: All My Life - GMA Network
• September 25: Ngayon at Kailanman - GMA Network
• September 25: Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin - GMA Network
• September 25: Tayong Dalawa - ABS-CBN
• October 10: Bitoy's Funniest Videos - GMA Network
• November 13: Survivor Philippines Palau - GMA Network
• November 14: Celebrity Duets Season 3 - GMA Network
• November 27: Rosalinda - GMA Network
• December 11: Stairway to Heaven - GMA Network

Film

Deaths

• January 6: Victor Sumulong, 62, incumbent mayor of Antipolo City and former congressman (born 1946)
• January 10: Anabel Bosch, 32, vocalist for rock bands as Elektrikcoolaid and Tropical Depression (born 1976)
• January 11: Edilberto Alegre, 70, food critic and BusinessWorld columnist (born 1938)
• January 13: Mary Ejercito, 103, mother of former President Joseph Estrada (born May 2, 1905)
• February 5: Roberto Gonzales, 66, actor best known for martial-arts roles (born 1942)
• February 10: Berting Labra, 76, film actor often in comic sidekick roles (born 1932)
• February 12: Cris Daluz, 75, character actor (born 1934)
• February 24: Amiel Alcantara, 10, former elementary student (born 1998)
• March 6: Francis Magalona, 44, actor, TV host, photographer and rapper (born 1964)
• March 15: Miguel Bernad, 91, S.J., academic, critic, Philippine Star columnist (born 1917)
• March 16: Roland Dantes, 65, martial artist and actor & uncle of actor of Dingdong Dantes (born 1944)
• March 18: Pocholo Ramirez, 75, race car driver and television host and grandfather of Myx VJ Janine Ramirez (born 1933)
• March 21: Genoveva Matute, 93, writer (born 1915)
• March 23: Manuel del Rosario, 93, Catholic bishop of Malolos, Bulacan (born 1915)
• April 4: Nelly Sindayen, 59, journalist and Time Magazine correspondent (born 1949)
• April 7: Leo Prieto, 88, first Commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association (born 1920)
• April 9: Erlinda Aguilar, 67, mother of comedian Chokoleit (born 1941)
• April 11: Tita Muñoz, film actress (born 1926/1927)
• April 16: Trinidad Etong, 44, wife of journalist Ted Failon (born 1964)
• April 27: Paraluman, 85, film actress (born 1923)
• May 16: Prospero Amatong, 78, former Davao del Norte governor & congressman (born 1931)
• May 17: Toch Arellano, 55, professional photographer (born 1953)
• May 28: Manuel Collantes, 90, diplomat and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1984 (born 1918)
• June 10: Ruby Rose Barrameda, younger sister of actress Rochelle Barrameda (born 1972)
• June 13: Douglas Quijano, 64, talent manager (born 1944)
• July 2: Susan Fernandez, singer and activist (born 1956)
• July 3: Alexis San Luis, 52, incumbent mayor of Pili, Camarines Sur (b. 1957)
• July 6: Fr. Jovencio Rabosa, 46, parish priest of Cebu (b. 1963)
• July 16: Carlos Dela Cruz, 49, incumbent mayor of Matuguinao, Samar (b. 1960)
• July 26: David Emralino, 54, former mayor of Candelaria, Quezon (b. 1955)
• July 27: Antonia Marina "Tara" Santelices, 23, former college graduate student (born August 6, 1985)
• July 28: Emilio Gancayco, 86, former jurist in the Supreme Court and grandfather of teen actress Erich Gonzales (b. 1922)
• August 1: Corazon Aquino, 76, former Philippine president and first female president (1986–1992), (b. 1933)
• August 10: Tyrone Suarez, 39, former movie actor and model (b. 1970)
• August 11: Kennely Ann Lacia-Binay a.k.a. Audrey Vizcara, 29, former movie actress and model daughter-in-law of Makati City mayor Jejomar Sr. & wife of Makati City Councilor Jejomar "Jun-Jun" Binay, Jr. (b. 1980)
• August 24: Eduardo V. Roquero, 60, incumbent mayor of San Jose del Monte City (b. 1949)
• August 31: Eraño G. Manalo, 84, executive minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (1963–2009), (b. January 2, 1925)
• September 1: Alexis Tioseco, 28, Filipino-born Canadian film critic (b. 1981)
• September 2: Jimmy Lopez, 46, witness of Dacer-Corbito Double Murder Case (b. 1963)
• September 6: Fr. Cecilio Lucero, 53, parish priest of Catubig, Northern Samar (b. 1956)
• September 8: Rogelio Borja Flores, 74. former sports writer (b. 1935)
• September 15: Espiridion Laxa, 79, incumbent chairman of film academy of the Philippines and film industry leader and pioneering independent film producer (b. 1930)
• September 16: Sotero Laurel II, 90, former politician & Senator 1986–1992 (b. 1918)
• September 22: Odette Alcantara, 67, activist, environmentalist (b. 1942)
• September 24: Rodolfo "Rod" Nazario, 74, boxing promoter & former business manager (b. 1935)
• September 26: Antonio "Tony" Chua, 44, former basketball team manager for Red Bull Barako (b. 1965)
• September 26: David T. Fernando, 62, co-founder of Smart Communications, Inc. (b. 1947)
• October 6: Renato "Porky" P. Gomez, Commedian, Member of Pork Chop Duo
• October 7: Alecks Pabico, 42, Filipino journalist (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism) (b. April 19, 1967)
• October 10: Rodrigo del Rosario, 92, Filipino Olympic weightlifter. (b. 1917)
• October 20: Rodolfo "Rudy" Illustre, Sr., 75, father of young actor & dancer Rayver & Rodjun Cruz (b. 1934)
• October 25: Billy Bibit, 59, Filipino soldier and coup d'état leader, complications from a stroke. (b. 1950)
• October 31: Angel "Pappy" Nepomuceno, 81, Bowling coach and father of 6-time bowling champion Paeng Nepomuceno (b. 1928)
• November 1: Paz Paulate, 85, mother of actor Roderick Paulate (b. 1924)
• November 18: Amelia J. Gordon, former mayor of Olongapo City, mother of Senator Richard Gordon (b. 1920)
• November 18: Renato Victor Ebarle, Jr., 27, son of Usec. Renato Ebarle and Recruitment Officer of The Peninsula Manila (born May 5, 1982)
• November 19: Johnny Delgado, 61, former actor and writer (born 1948)
• November 21: Bernard Bonnin, 71, former actor (born 1938)
• November 23: Alejandro "Bong" Reblando, 53, former Manila Bulletin correspondent and former Associated Press reporter (born 1956)
• November 23: Victor Nuñez, 31, TV Reporter, UNTV 37 (born 1978)
• December 17: Mrs. Estefania Dumaual, 86, mother of reporter Mario Dumaual (born 1923)
• December 19: Loreta Benitez, 83, nanny of actress Sharon Cuneta (born 1925)
• December 29: Mandy Saguin, 63, former TV host of Kaagapay and well-known as "Super Doc" (born September 6, 1946)

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