1981 in the Philippines
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1981 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1981.
Incumbents
- President: Ferdinand Marcos (Liberal)
- Prime Minister: Ferdinand Marcos (Liberal) (until June 30), Cesar Virata (Liberal) (starting June 30)
- House Speaker: Querube Makalintal
- Chief Justice: Enrique Fernando
Events
- January 17 – Martial Law was lifted by President Marcos.
- February 12 – At least 119 military officers are massacred in Pata Island, Sulu.[1]
- February 17-21 – Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines for his first papal visit.
- February 26 – A U.S. Air Force C-130 plane crashed into the South China Sea, near Subic Bay Naval Base, killing 23 of 24 American, Philippine, Australian, and New Zealand military personnel aboard.[2]
- April 7 – National plebiscite and local plebiscites was held on April 7, 1981, in the Philippines. The majority of the Filipino people voted yes to the terms and constitutional amendments. All were in favor of the creation of the new municipalities in Bohol, South Cotabato and Zamboanga del Norte.
- June 16 – Presidential elections was held. Incumbent Ferdinand E. Marcos of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) defeated former Gen. Alejo Santos of the Nacionalista Party in a landslide victory garnering 88% of the votes. Most opposition parties boycotted the elections as a sign of protest over the 1978 elections for an interim Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly) which they condemned as fraudulent.
- July 1 – Tropical Storm Kelly lashed through the islands, killing 120 people in floods and mud slides.[2]
- September 20 – The Philippine Navy destroyer 'Datu Kalantlaw' ran aground, killing at least 40 sailors.[2]
- November 17 – Manila Film Center was collapsed, killing 169 workers.
- November 24 – Typhoon Irma battered the northern part of the island of Luzon, killing more than 50 people.[2]
- December 6–15 – The 11th Southeast Asian Games were held for the first time in the Philippines at Manila.[3] The Philippines ranked third with an overall total of 187 medals.
- December 26 – Typhoon Lee swept across the Philippines, killing 50 people and leaving nearly 200,000 homeless.[2]
Television
Births
- January 5 – Kyla, actress, singer, host
- January 19:
- Paolo Bugia, basketball player
- Kerby Raymundo, basketball player
- January 25 – Nikki Valdez, actress
- February 1 – Jay-R, actor, singer, host
- February 26 – Assunta De Rossi, actress, model
- March 4 – Carol Banawa, actress, singer, host
- March 7 – Rica Peralejo, actress
- March 22:
- Karylle, actress, host
- Mark Andaya, actor and basketball player
- March 27 – Halina Perez, actress (d. 2004)
- April 21:
- Luis Manzano, actor, host
- Kathleen Hermosa, actress
- Cindy Kurleto, Austrian model and actress[4]
- May 5 – Paul Artadi, basketball player
- May 12 – Dennis Trillo, actor
- June 10 – Arwind Santos, basketball player
- June 15 – James Blanco, actor, model
- June 20 – Maricar Reyes, Filipina actress, endorsement
- June 23 – Mikey Bustos, singer, comedian, and YouTube content creator
- June 28 – Angela Lagunzad, Journalist, news anchor
- July 3 – Empoy Marquez, singer, actor, model, endorsement, comedian
- July 10 – Arwind Santos, basketball player
- July 31 – M.C. Caceres, basketball player
- August 5 – Tanya Garcia, actress
- August 30 – Antoinette Taus, actress, singer, host, model
- September 14 – Patrick Garcia, actor
- October 15 – Ronald Tubid, basketball player
- October 16 – Marc Pingris, basketball player
- October 17 – Paul Soriano, film director and producer
- October 19 – Christian Bautista, actor, singer, host
- October 20 – Isabel Oli, actress, model
- October 24 – Alfred Vargas, actor, model, politician
- October 29 – Angelika Dela Cruz, actress and politician
- November 1:
- Mark Borboran, basketball player
- Coco Martin, actor producer and VTR commercial voice endorsement
- November 3 – Mark Cardona, basketball player
- November 18:
- Gian Magdangal, singer and actor
- Dianne dela Fuente, singer and actress
- December 8 – Ranidel de Ocampo, basketball player
- December 11 – Lani Cayetano, politician
Deaths
- July 6 – Fort Acuña, professional basketball player and coach (b. 1948)
- July 25 – Gerardo de León, film director and actor (b. 1913)
- December 30 – Alfie Anido, actor (b. 1959)
References
- ^ "More Massacres in Mindanao than other parts of the country". The Manila Times (via PressReader). December 13, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e The 1982 World Book Year Book. Chicago, IL 60654: World Book, Inc. 1982. ISBN 0-7166-0482-5. ISSN 0084-1439.
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- ^ It is unknown on what year Cindy Kurleto was born. IMDb listed her year of birth as 1981, thus making Kurleto 43 years old.