1935 in the Philippines

1935 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1935

← 1934 1933 1932 1935 in the Philippines → 1936 1937 1938
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	List of years in the Philippines

Incumbents

• President: Manuel Quezon (Nacionalista Party) (starting November 15)
• Vice President: Sergio Osmeña (Nacionalista Party) (starting November 15)
• Chief Justice: Ramón Avanceña
• Philippine National Assembly: 1st National Assembly of the Philippines (starting November 25)

Events

• February 8 – The Constitutional Convention creates a new constitution
• February 15 – The Philippine Constitution is signed
• May 2 – The Sakdalista uprising
• May 14 – The Philippine electorate ratifies the Constitution in a referendum
• September 17 – Manuel Quezon elected President in the first Philippine Presidential elections
• November 15
  • The Philippine Commonwealth is inaugurated
  • The Office of Civil Governor is abolished

Births

• January 3 – Lilia Cuntapay, actress (d. 2016)
• January 17:
  • Sergio Apostol, politician.
  • John Henry Osmeña, politician
• February 11 – Lourdes Libres Rosaroso, radio broadcaster (d. 2010)
• February 15 – Cristobal Ramas, basketball player
• March 23 – Juanita Amatong, member of the Monetary Board of the Philippines
• March 25 – Gabriel Elorde, professional boxer. (d. 1985)
• March 26 – Ernesto Maceda, politician, lawyer, and columnist (d. 2016)
• April 14 – Rodolfo Biazon, politician
• April 16 – Mely Tagasa, actress, screenwriter and dubbing producer (d. 2018)
• April 25 – Aniano A. Desierto, judge
• June 7 – Roberto Yburan, Olympic basketball player
• June 10 – Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., politician (d. 2020)
• June 17 – Simeon Datumanong, politician (d. 2017)
• June 23 – Juan Flavier, politician (d. 2014)
• June 27 – Ramon Zamora, film actor (d. 2007)
• June 29 – Pedro Romualdo, politician. (d. 2013)
• July 4 – Cielito del Mundo, host (d. 2016)
• July 13 – Eduardo Ermita, Executive Secretary of the Philippines
• August 16 – Carlos Badion, basketball player. (d. 2002)
• August 29 – Luis Villafuerte, politician
• September 1 – Mel Lopez, politician (d. 2017)
• September 17 – Romeo A. Brawner, public official (d. 2008)
• September 21 – Benjamin Abalos, politician
• October 6 – Charito Solís, actress (d. 1998)
• October 19 – Samuel Dangwa, politician.
• October 20 – Resurreccion Borra, former COMELEC chairman (d. 2020)
• November 25:
  • Edgar Bond, sports shooter
  • Leonardo Legaspi, Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres (d. 2014)
• December 12 – Epimaco Velasco, politician. (d. 2014)
• December 20 – Hilario Davide, Jr., former chief justice

Birth date unknown

• Orly Punzalan, broadcaster
• Carding Castro, actor (d. 2003)
• Don Pepot, Filipino comedian.
• Raul Gonzalez, journalist.

Death

• September 20 - Julio Nalundasan, Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's Second District (b. 1894)

References