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2003 in the Philippines

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2003 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 2003.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (NPC)
  • Vice President - Teofisto Guingona (NPC)
  • Senate President - Franklin Drilon
  • House Speaker - Jose de Venecia
  • Chief Justice - Hilario Davide, Jr.
  • Philippine Congress - 12th Congress of the Philippines

    • Events

  • January 22-26 – 4th World Meeting of Families was held at the Quirino Grandstand Luneta Park, Manila.
  • February 13 – The Overseas Absentee Voting Act is passed into law providing a system of voting for overseas Filipinos.
  • March 4 – A bomb exploded at an airport in Davao City that killed at least 19 people.
  • May 26 – The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 is passed into law. The Philippines becomes one of the first Asian nations to pass anti-trafficking legislation.
  • July 27 – A group of soldiers calling themselves the Bagong Katipuneros launched a mutiny in Oakwood against then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo citing alleged corruption of Arroyo's administration and claimed that Arroyo was about to declare martial law.
  • October 18 – U.S President George W. Bush arrived in Manila for a state visit.

    • Concerts

  • November 16 – Mariah Carey live at the Bonifacio Global City Open Field, Taguig City

    • Sports

  • December 5-13 – The Philippines participated at the 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

    • Births

  • March 12 – Andrea Brillantes, actress, Model, Commercial Endorser
  • March 16 – Francheska Salcedo, actress
  • March 31 – Carl Alexander Acosta, actor and dancer
  • May 13 – Rita Gaviola
  • August 16 – Harvey Bautista, actor
  • October 21 – Amy Nobleza, singer and actress
  • December 27 – Louise Abuel, actor/TV commercial model

    • Deaths

  • March 23 – Amado Cortez, former actor and diplomat (b. 1928)
  • March 31 – Eddie Arenas, Filipino actor (b. 1935)
  • April 9 – Rod Navarro, former TV host, actor, and radio commentator (b. 1936)
  • June 2 – Danny Holmsen, former film director (b. 1930)
  • June 19 – Rafael Ileto, former Defense secretary (b. 1920)
  • June 24 – Rene Cayetano, former Senator and father of Senator Pia and Alan Peter Cayetano (b. 1934)
  • July 2 – Antonio Fortich, Catholic bishop and social activist (b. 1913)
  • July 4 – Manuel Araneta, Jr., Filipino basketball player (b. 1926)
  • July 6 – Jose C. Abriol, Filipino Catholic priest, monsignor, and Bible translator from the Philippines (b. 1918)
  • July 18 – César Ramírez, former actor and father of the late Ace Vergel (b. 1929)
  • July 19
  • Oscar Moreno, former actor and father of Boots Anson-Roa (b. 1921)
  • Vic Vargas, former actor (b. 1939)
  • July 27 – Emmanuel Pelaez, former Vice-President of the Philippines (b. 1915)
  • September 10 – Tata Esteban, 48, former film director (b. 1954)
  • September 26 – Inday Badiday, Filipino host and journalist who was known as Philippine television's "queen of showbiz talk shows" and "queen of intrigues" (b. 1944)
  • November 14 – Carding Castro, former singer-comedian and singing comic duo Reycard Duet (b. 1935)
  • November 16 – Catalino Macaraig, Jr., Filipino politician (b. 1927)
  • November 17 – Betty Chua-Sy, former finance executive for the Coca-Cola Export Corp. (b. 1972)
  • December 5 – Fred Montilla, former actor (b. 1919)
  • December 14 – Blas Ople, former Senator and former Secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs (b. 1927)
  • December 29 – Miko Sotto, former young actor and son of actress Ali Sotto (b. 1982)

    • References

    2003 in the Philippines Wikipedia
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