1951 in the Philippines
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1951 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1951
Incumbents
- President: Elpidio Quirino (Liberal)
- Vice President: Fernando Lopez (Liberal)
- Chief Justice: Manuel Moran (until March 20), Ricardo Paras (starting April 2)
- Congress: 2nd
Events
- March 4-11 – The Philippines participates in the first ever Asian Games held in New Delhi, India. With 3 gold medals, the country is ranked 5th in the medal tally and 3rd place in the over-all medal count.[1]
- March 6 – Fort Santiago is declared a National Shrine.
- August 30 – The Mutual Defense Treaty between Philippines and United States is signed.
- October 8 – Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, branded as Tondo’s Public Enemy No. 1 and the kingpin of Manila, is killed during a drinking spree when he is shot by Ernesto Reyes, a henchman of Salonga’s rival and also-notorious gang leader Carlos “Totoy Golem” Capistrano.[2]
Date unknown
- August – The National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) is established
Births
- January 22 - Shalala, TV host and radio personality
- January 28 - Oscar Orbos, Philippine TV Personality
- February 18 - Isabel Preysler, Filipina socialite and television host.
- February 28 - Oscar Moreno, Filipino politician.
- March 10 - Gloria Diaz, Filipino model and actress, Miss Universe 1969
- March 17 - Junix Inocian, Filipino stage, television and film actor (died 2015)
- April 18 - Ricardo Fortaleza, Filipino-Australian Olympic amateur boxer/amateur boxing coach and boxing instructor.
- April 27 - Fredenil Castro, Filipino politician.
- May 4 - Manuel Buising, screenwriter
- May 26 - Bogs Adornado, Filipino basketball player and coach.
- June 4 - Francis Arnaiz, basketball player
- June 29 - Billy Hinsche, musician
- July 1 - Florencio Miraflores, Filipino politician.
- July 10 - Romulo Valles, Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Davao
- July 22 - Marte Samson, Filipino basketball player
- August 3 - Aleem Said Ahmad Basher, Filipino-Muslim Alim, an active Islamic preacher, broadcaster, lecturer and Islamic consultant
- August 27 - Jocelyn Bolante, Filipino politician
- August 30 - Jim Paredes, Filipino musician, producer, educator, writer, photographer, television personality, workshop facilitator, and activist
- September 9 - Adelina Barrion, entomologist and geneticist (died 2010)
- September 29 - Mike Enriquez, Filipino radio and television newscaster
- October 3 - Hussin Ututalum Amin, Filipino politician, scholar and current mayor of Jolo
- October 8 - Jimmy Santos, Filipino actor, comedian, TV host and a basketball player.
- October 10 - Boboy Garovillo, member of the APO Hiking Society
- October 15 – Atoy Co, Filipino basketball player
- November 4 - Eugenio Torre, chess grandmaster
- November 8 - Basil Valdez, Filipino balladeer.
- November 10 - Lim Eng Beng, Filipino-Chinese professional basketball player
- November 27 - Danilo Palomer Santiago, Filipino Eclectic painter, professor and Department Chair of University of Santo Tomas - College of Fine Arts and Design (UST-CFAD)
- November 30- Jessup Bahinting, Filipino pilot
- December 1 - Philip Cezar, Filipino professional basketball player
- December 22 - Joey Lina, Filipino Politician
Date unknown
- Marissa Delgado, actress
Deaths
- June 1 - José Alejandrino, Filipino general and senator (born 1870)
- June 21 - Juan Cailles, Filipino commander (born 1871)
- July 15 - Florentino Collantes, Filipino poet (born 1896)
- October 8 - Asiong Salonga, Filipino gangster (born 1924)
- October 23 - Fernando Poe, Sr. Filipino actor (born 1916)
Date unknown
- Guillermo Capadocia, Filipino politician and labour leader
References
- ^ First Asian Games medal tally Archived October 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "9 Extremely Notorious Pinoy Gangsters". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
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