1936 in the Philippines
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1936 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1936.
Incumbents
- President: Manuel L. Quezon (Nacionalista Party)
- Vice President: Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista Party)
- Chief Justice: Ramón Avanceña
- Philippine National Assembly: 1st National Assembly of the Philippines
Events
- March 25 – President Manuel L. Quezon issued Executive Order No. 23 which provided for the technical description and specifications of the Philippine national flag.[1]
- August 1-16 – The Philippines competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 28 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 6 sports.[2]
Births
- January 6 - Nida Blanca, Filipina actress (d. 2001)
- January 14 - Abdulmari Imao, National Artist of the Philippines for Sculpture. (d. 2014)
- April 3 - Louie Beltran, Filipino columnist (d. 1994)
- April 6 – Boy Asistio, former mayor of Caloocan (d. 2017)
- July 18 - Kurt Bachmann, Olympic basketball player (d. 2014)
- October 2 - Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., member of the Philippine House of Representatives
- December 26 - Jose de Venecia, Jr., Filipino businessman and Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
References
- ^ Quezon, Manuel L. III (2002-04-02). "History of the Philippines Flag". Flags of the World. Archived from the original on 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "Philippines at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2015.