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2000 in the Philippines

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Decades:
  
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in the Philippines.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Joseph Estrada (PMP)
  • Vice President: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Lakas)
  • Senate President:
  • until 12 July: Blas Ople
  • 12 July-13 November: Franklin Drilon
  • starting 13 November: Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
  • House Speaker: Manuel Villar
  • Chief Justice: Hilario Davide
  • Philippine Congress: 11th Congress of the Philippines

    • February

  • Mount Mayon erupted, displacing thousands.
  • A wave of bombings shook the Mindanao Island, where buses and radio stations were targeted. In total, 45 died and 27 were injured. Blame was placed in the Moro National Liberation Front, which had broken talks from President Estrada.

    • March

  • March 15–July 12 – All-out war in Mindanao happened when Government troops clashed against MILF rebels as a warning to the separation of an Islamic state.

    • April

  • April 13 – At least 56 people where killed when an overloaded Philippine ferryboat headed for Malaysia capsized. At many as 65 others are feared dead.
  • April 19 – Air Philippines Flight 541 crashes into a coconut plantation in Island Garden City of Samal, Killing 131 passengers and crew.

    • May

  • May 3 – Abu Sayyaf terrorists hostaged 21 people including 10 tourists and 11 resort workers in a resort island of Sipadan, Malaysia. The hostage crisis lasts four months.
  • May 4 – After originating in the Philippines, the ILOVEYOU computer virus spreads quickly throughout the world.
  • May 17 – Terrorists bombed Glorietta Mall in Makati, injuring 12 persons mostly teenagers.
  • May 21 – Terrorists bombed SM Megamall in Mandaluyong, killing 1 person and 17 others injured.

    • June

  • June 21 – The PBCom Tower, the tallest building in the country upon its completion, opens.

    • July

  • July 10 – Torrential rains destabilized a mountain of garbage which collapsed onto a shanty town called "Promised Land" in Payatas, Quezon City, about 800 shanties built upon trash were destroyed and at least 218 people were killed in the avalanche of waste.

    • October

  • A major blackout knocked out power to Luzon Island, disrupting the economy. This one was attributed to the enormous school of jellyfish.

    • November

  • November 13–January 17, 2001 – The impeachment trial against Estrada begins.

    • December

  • December 30 – Bombings in Metro Manila occurred on Rizal Day killed 22 people and more than 100 others injured.

    • Sports

  • September 15–October 1 – The Philippines participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia by sending a delegation of 20 members. But all of the athletes lost in the said event and did not home their medals.

    • Births

  • January 19 – Sam Ame, Kyungsso PH
  • February 26 – Alexa Ilacad, actress
  • February 29 – Marcus Feria
  • March 1 – Nikki Samonte, model and singer
  • March 2 – Bianca Umali, actress
  • March 12 – Sabrina Man, actress
  • May 2 – Angel Sy, actress
  • May 4 – Razelle Bayno, singer
  • August 11 – Nathaniel Britt, actor
  • November 28 – Jacob Rica, actor and model

    • Deaths

  • January 22 – Teddy Boy Locsin, journalist. (b. 1914)
  • March 20 – Ramon Mitra, Jr., Filipino statesman, diplomat, and a pro-democracy activist (b. 1928)
  • April 8 – Alfredo Alcala, Filipino comic book artist (b. 1925)
  • April 11 – Salvador Lazo Lazo, Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (b. 1918)
  • May – Francisco Vestil, Filipino basketball player (b. 1914)
  • May 3 – Rhoel Gallardo, C.M.F., Catholic priest (b. 1965)
  • May 12 – Cipriano Bautista, Filipino politician (b. 1929)
  • June 11 – Sarah Jane Salazar, Filipino AIDS activist and educator (b. 1975)
  • September 27 – Pablo Cuneta, Filipino politician, Mayor of the Manila suburb Pasay City (b. 1910)
  • September 29 – Maningning Miclat, Filipino poet and painter (b. 1972)
  • November 24 – Bubby Dacer, Publicist (b. 1934)
  • December 4 – Tito Arévalo, Filipino actor and musician (b. 1914)

    • Deaths unknowned

  • Valeriano Abello (b. 1913)
  • Jun Aristorenas, Filipino actor, director, dancer, producer and writer (b. 1933)

    • References

    2000 in the Philippines Wikipedia
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