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

Incumbents

President:
- Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista Party) (until December 30)
- Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal) (starting December 30)
Vice President:
- Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal) (until December 30)
- Emmanuel Pelaez (Liberal) (starting December 30)
Chief Justice:
- Ricardo Paras (until February 17)
- César Bengzon (starting April 28)
Congress: 4th (until December 13)

Events

January

January 18 – Baguio experiences cold at 6.3-degree Celsius, the country's lowest temperature on record.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

April

April 6 – April 9 is proclaimed as Bataan Day and declared it as legal holiday.^[7]

June

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

November

November 14 – Caloocan becomes a city in the province of Rizal through ratification of Republic Act 3278.

December

December 7 – Diosdado Macapagal is elected president in the presidential elections.
December 30 – Macapagal takes his oath of office.
December 31 – Lapu-Lapu becomes a city in the province of Cebu through ratification of Republic Act 3134 which was approved last June 17.^[9]

Holidays

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.

January 1 – New Year's Day
February 22 – Legal Holiday
March 31 – Maundy Thursday
April 1 – Good Friday
April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
May 1 – Labor Day
July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
August 13 – Legal Holiday
August 27 – National Heroes Day
November 23 – Thanksgiving Day
November 30 – Bonifacio Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 30 – Rizal Day

Entertainment and culture

October 29 – DZBB-TV Channel 7 of the Republic Broadcasting System (now GMA Network), the country's television station owned by Robert Stewart is launched.

Births

January 9 – Henry Omaga-Diaz, Filipino journalist
January 27 - Willie Revillame, Filipino TV host/comedian
February 6 – Susan Quimpo, Filipino activist, author, and theater artist (d. 2020)
March 27 – Peter John Calderon, Filipino lawyer and politician
March 31 – Jesus Crispin Remulla, Filipino politician
April 9 – April Boy Regino, Filipino singer (d. 2020)
April 19 – Albert Martinez, Filipino actor and director
May 29 – Ali Sotto, Filipino actress, and radio broadcaster
May 30 – Ricky Davao, Filipino actor and director
July 2 – Tetchie Agbayani, Filipina actress
July 18 – Howie Severino, Filipino broadcast journalist
June 19 – Joel Torre, Filipino actor
July 22 – Dulce, Filipina singer
August 13 – Ambeth R. Ocampo, Filipino historian, journalist, and writer
September 23 – Joey Loyzaga, Basketball player.
September 25 – Mark Gil, actor (d. 2014)^[13]
October 5 – Rommel Amatong, Filipino politician
October 3 - Rio Locsin, Filipino actress
October 11 – Willie Marcial, 10th PBA commissioner
October 26:
- Eduardo Año, Secretary of the Interior and Local Government
- Joey Salceda, Filipino politician
December 2 – Rodrigo Abellanosa, Filipino politician
December 13 – Amy Austria, Filipino actress
December 22 – Lan Medina, Filipino comic book artist
December 23 – Lorna Tolentino, Filipino actress
December 24 – Armin Luistro, secretary of Education

Deaths

July 21 – Boy Sta. Romana, actor (b. 1936)^[14]
October 1 – Mariano Garchitorena, politician (b. 1898)
October 19 – Sergio Osmeña, 4th President of the Philippines (b. 1878)^[15]

References

^ "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.
^ "'Abnormally cold' temperatures recorded in January". GMA News. January 31, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
^ "Baguio, Tuguegarao record lowest temps since November". Rappler. January 27, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
^ "Baguio City records lowest temperature in 2017". CNN Philippines. February 15, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
^ "Baguio in its coldest temperature in 2016". CNN Philippines. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
^ "Baguio coldest in 46 years". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "HISTORY OF DANAO CITY". Official Website of Danao City. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^ "Lapu-Lapu City". DILG Region VII. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ "Mark Gil dead at 52". astig.ph. ASTIG.PH. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
^ "Boy Sta. Romana - Biography - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Sergio Osmeña". Encyclopaedia Britannica. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[1] "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.

[2] "'Abnormally cold' temperatures recorded in January". GMA News. January 31, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

[3] "Baguio, Tuguegarao record lowest temps since November". Rappler. January 27, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

[4] "Baguio City records lowest temperature in 2017". CNN Philippines. February 15, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

[5] "Baguio in its coldest temperature in 2016". CNN Philippines. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

[6] "Baguio coldest in 46 years". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 16, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

[BataanDay-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.

[8] "HISTORY OF DANAO CITY". Official Website of Danao City. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[9] "Lapu-Lapu City". DILG Region VII. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[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.

[11] "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[12] "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[13] "Mark Gil dead at 52". astig.ph. ASTIG.PH. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

[14] "Boy Sta. Romana - Biography - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

[15] "Sergio Osmeña". Encyclopaedia Britannica. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

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