1983 in the Philippines

1983 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in that year.

← 1982 1981 1980 1983 in the Philippines → 1984 1985 1986
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	List of years in the Philippines films

Incumbents

Ferdinand Marcos

• President: Ferdinand Marcos (Liberal)
• Prime Minister: Cesar Virata (Liberal)
• House Speaker: Nicanor Yñiguez
• Chief Justice: Querube C. Makalintal (until June 30), Enrique Fernando (starting June 30)

Events

• February 6—Fifteen workers died in a mine explosion in Danao, Cebu caused by a cigarette.[1][2][3][4]
• July 12 – Typhoon Bebeng, The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression on July 12, east of the Philippines. It headed westward, strengthening to a tropical storm that night and a typhoon on the 13th. Vera made landfall on the 14th as an 85 mph (137 km/h) typhoon in the Philippines, weakened over the islands, especially Luzon,[1] and restrengthened over the South China Sea to a 100 mph (160 km/h) typhoon. Damage totaled US$9 million in the Philippines. The typhoon left 45[1] people dead.
• August 17—An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Luzon, the Philippines' largest island, leaving at least 21[5] people dead.[1]
• August 21 – Former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. and his assistant Ronaldo Galman were shot dead at the Manila International Airport tarmac after his arrival. The event is cited to be a catalyst to the People Power Revolution.
• November 21—A Philippine inter-island ferry sank during a storm off Cebu, killing at least 13 people.[1]

Television

• February 13 - The launching of Ang Iglesia ni Cristo the first religious program on MBS Channel 4 (now PTV-4)

Births

• January 3:
  • Precious Lara Quigaman, actress, Miss International 2005 winner
  • Jopay Paguia, dancer and actress
• January 13 – Jojo Duncil, basketball player
• January 20 – Angelica Jones, actress, singer, and politician
• February 11 – Jeff Chan, basketball player
• March 2 – Jerald Napoles, actor and comedian
• March 11 – Bianca Gonzalez, host
• April 22 – Boyet Bautista, basketball player
• May 27 – Ronjay Buenafe, basketball player
• June 14 – Yousif Aljamal, basketball player
• June 24 – John Lloyd Cruz, actor
• June 28 – Maui Taylor, actress, model, singer
• July 10 – Doug Kramer, basketball player
• July 23 – Ping Medina, actor
• July 27 – AJ Dee, Filipino actor
• July 29 – Chad Alonzo, basketball player
• August 10 – Mark Bautista, actor and singer
• September 6 – Aira Bermudez, dancer and actress
• September 9 – Kristine Hermosa, actress
• September 17 – Ice Seguerra, singer
• October 11 – Gerard Salonga, orchestral conductor, and musical arranger
• November 9 – Tuesday Vargas, singer and comedian
• November 13 – Patrick Joseph Caoili , Babaero
• November 18 – JC Intal, basketball player

Deaths

• March 23 - Jeffrey Postigo, brother of Julie Vega
• June 2 - Julio Rosales, Cardinal
• August 21 - Benigno Aquino, Jr., politician and Senator
• November 30 – Juan Liwag, lawyer and politician

References

1. The 1984 World Book Year Book. Chicago, Illinois 60654: World Book, Inc. (Doubleday & Company, Inc.). 1984. ISBN 0-7166-0484-1. ISSN 0084-1439.CS1 maint: location (link)
2. "15 in Mine Killed" Toledo Blade. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
3. "Mine blast killed 15 Filipinos" Lakeland Ledger. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
4. "Mine blast kills 15" Star-News. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
5. "Death toll reaches 21 in Philippines quake" Spokane Chronicle. Aug. 19, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.