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1975 in the Philippines

1975 in the Philippines

Philippine-related events during the year of 1975

1975 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1975.

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Incumbents

President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House in 1966.

Events

January

  • January 22 – In the country's worst fire on record by then, 51 persons are either burned, suffocated, or leaped to their death when a fire sweeps through a factory in a commercial building in Marikina, Rizal. At least 79 others are seriously injured.[1][2]
  • January 25-26 – At least 30 persons were killed during a tropical storm, including 11 who were buried by a landslide and 7 fishermen who died at sea.[1]

February

  • February 1 – The Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation is launched.
  • February 3 – Thirty-one persons were killed when fire in an airliner engine forced the pilot to crash-land in Manila.[1]
  • February 27–28 – A national referendum was called where the majority of the barangays voted approved the following: a) The use by the President of his power to restructure the local governments in Greater Manila into an integrated system; b) the appointment by the President of the successors of local elective officials (outside the Greater Manila) whose terms of office expired on December 31, 1975; c) the manner the President has been exercising his powers under Martial Law and the Constitution and that the President should continue exercising the same powers; and d) allowing Martial law to continue, not to convene the Interim National Assembly and extend the terms of local officials by appointment, and suspend elections, pursuant to Presidential Decrees Nos. 1366, 1366-A and 1366-B.

April

  • April 15 – The Kabataang Barangay (KB) was created by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 684. The decree provided for the organization of KB units in the 42,000 barangays all over the country with the purpose of giving the youth a definite role in community affairs.

May

November

Holidays

Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[4] 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.[5] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[6] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[7] April 9th was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.[8]

Business and economy

Entertainment and culture

For the events related to Philippine television in 1975, see 1975 in Philippine television.

Sports

Births

Deaths

References

  1. [1]
    The 1976 World Book Year Book. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1976. ISBN 0-7166-0476-0.
  2. [2]
    "At Least 51 Killed By Fire in Factory In Manila Suburb" AP via The New York Times. 01-22-1975. Retrieved 04-01-2022.
  3. [3]
    "Presidential Decree No. 824, s. 1975". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  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 22, 2022.
  8. [8]
    "AN ACT CHANGING THE DATE OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM JULY FOUR TO JUNE TWELVE, AND DECLARING JULY FOUR AS PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC DAY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 4, 1964. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "COLISEUM HISTORY". Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
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