1961_in_the_Philippines

1961 in the Philippines

1961 in the Philippines

Philippine-related events during the year of 1961

1961 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1961.

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Incumbents

Outgoing President Carlos P. Garcia
Incoming President Diosdado Macapagal

Events

January

April

June

  • June 7 – Danao becomes a city in the province of Cebu through Republic Act 3028 and ratified on the same day.[8]

December

Holidays

Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[10] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.[11] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[12] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[7] April 9 is proclaimed as Bataan Day.

Entertainment and culture

Births

Deaths

References

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    "Metro Manila experiences coldest morning of year Monday at 19.4 degrees Celsius". Philippines News Agency. February 9, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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    "'Abnormally cold' temperatures recorded in January". GMA News. January 31, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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    "Baguio, Tuguegarao record lowest temps since November". Rappler. January 27, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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    "Baguio City records lowest temperature in 2017". CNN Philippines. February 15, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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    "Baguio in its coldest temperature in 2016". CNN Philippines. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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    "Baguio coldest in 46 years". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. [7]
    "AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 6, 1961. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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    "HISTORY OF DANAO CITY". Official Website of Danao City. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Lapu-Lapu City". DILG Region VII. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  10. [10]
    "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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    "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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    "Mark Gil dead at 52". astig.ph. ASTIG.PH. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
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    "Boy Sta. Romana - Biography - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
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    "Sergio Osmeña". Encyclopaedia Britannica. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
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