1971 in the Philippines

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Decades: 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s

1971 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1971.

Incumbents

President: Ferdinand Marcos (Nacionalista Party)

Vice President: Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista Party)

House Speaker: José Laurel, Jr. (until April 1), Cornelio Villareal (starting April 1)

Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion

Congress: 7th

Events

February 1–9 – Diliman commune

June 1 – The Constitutional Convention assembles to rewrite the 1935 Constitution. The Convention elects former President Carlos Garcia as its head.

June 14 – Garcia dies and former President Diosdado Macapagal takes over the top position at the Convention.

June 19 – Manili massacre

August 21 – The Plaza Miranda bombing occurred during a political campaign rally of the Liberal Party at Plaza Miranda in the district of Quiapo, Manila in the Philippines on August 21, 1971. It caused nine deaths and injured 95 others, including many prominent Liberal Party politicians.

August 22 – President Marcos suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus

October 10 – Leonardo “Nardong Putik” Manecio, one of the most notorious gangsters and dubbed as Cavite’s Public Enemy No. 1 was killed in Imus early morning after NBI agents engaged him in a highway shootout.

November 8 – Senatorial elections were held in the Philippines. The opposition Liberal Party took 5 seats in the Philippine Senate while 3 seats were taken by the Nacionalista Party, the administration party.

Births

February 14 – Kris Aquino, Filipina actress and TV host

February 22 – Lea Salonga, Filipina Broadway actress

February 24 – Paolo Abrera, Filipino actor, TV host and commercial model

July 23 – Eugene Domingo, Filipino actress

August 1 - Tina Paner

August 26 - Antonio Trillanes, Senator of the Philippines

October 27 – Niño Muhlach

References

1971 in the Philippines Wikipedia

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