1968 in the Philippines

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See also:	List of years in the Philippines films

1968 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1968.

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.
• Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion
• Congress: 6th

Events

• March 18 – Jabidah massacre takes place when Army soldiers murdered a number of Moro recruits through machine gunfire in Corregidor Island in retaliation to the planned invasion of Sabah.
• August 2 – The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The earthquake's epicenter was located in Casiguran, Aurora. This was deemed the most destructive earthquake in the Philippines prior to the 1990 Luzon earthquake.
• October 12–27 – The Philippines participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics with 49 competitors in ten sports.
• December 26-The CPP is founded under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism by Joma Sison

Television

• December 18 – ABS-CBN opens its present-day headquarters, the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center on Bohol Avenue (renamed as Sgt. Esguerra Avenue in 1989), Quezon City, the most advanced broadcast facility in the country during that time.

Births

• January 20 – Gerry Alanguilan, comic book author (d. 2019)
• March 1 – Mon Confiado, actor
• March 3 – Edwin Ongchuan, Filipino politician
• April 13 – Lani Mercado, actress and incumbent Mayor of Bacoor
• April 23 – Juan Miguel Zubiri, Filipino Representative and senator
• April 24 - Anjo Yllana, actor, comedian, TV host and politician
• May 6 – Joyce Bernal, film and television director
• May 12 – Herbert Bautista, actor, and mayor of Quezon City
• May 21 – Julie Vega, child actress and singer (d. 1985)
• June 3 – Luis Raymund Villafuerte, politician
• June 15 - Paul Alvarez, basketball player
• June 21 – Jett Pangan, singer
• June 29 – Robbie Guevara, actor, director, producer
• July 7 – Dingdong Avanzado, singer and actor
• July 15 – Julius Babao, anchor
• August 15 – Esmael Mangudadatu, politician
• September 3 – Grace Poe, senator and former chairwoman of MTRCB
• October 2 – Benjie Paras, basketball player, actor, and comedian
• November 9 – Janice de Belen, actress
• November 15 – Teodoro Casiño, journalist and politician
• November 20 – Princess Punzalan, actress
• December 11 – Eula Valdez, actress
• December 26 – John Feir, actor and comedian

Deaths

• February 21 – Vicente Duterte, Filipino politician and lawyer, father of the 16th President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte (b. 1911)
• February 11 – Efren Reyes, Sr., Filipino actor (b. 1924)
• May 8 – Telesforo Trinidad, Filipino fireman in the United States Navy and recipient of the Medal of Honor (b. 1890)
• September 20 – Higino A. Acala, Sr., Filipino lawyer (b. 1925)