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1989 in the Philippines

1989 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1989.

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President Corazon Aquino

Events

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January

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  • January 5–7 – Eight mutinous policemen led by Pat. Rizal Alih take hostage Philippine Constabulary regional commander Brig. Gen. Eduardo Batalla, his aide, Col. Romeo Abendan, and five others in Camp Cawa-Cawa, Zamboanga City. The siege ends, Jan. 7, in an assault by government forces, destroying buildings in the PC Regional Command headquarters and leaving a general, colonel and 14 renegades dead. Alih escapes; would be arrested in Malaysia in 1994, extradited in 2006, and detained until his death in 2015.[1]

March

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  • March 31 – The famous alleged Marian apparition in Agoo, La Union to Judiel Nieva, a teenager who later become a transgender took place. It was said that the Blessed Virgin appeared on a guava tree, delivering messages and prophecies to Judiel. It became a highly sensational event for many Filipino Catholics as millions of pilgrims came to Agoo to see the phenomena like the "sun dancing", a statue of the Virgin Mary crying tears of blood, etc. The events in Agoo drew the attention of Catholic hierarchy in Rome, which conducted a thorough investigation on the events. In 1993, the events of Agoo apparitions are declared "non constat de supernaturalitate" (condemned) by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and the judgment of Bishop Salvador L. Lazo of San Fernando diocese who was its Ordinary during the phenomena.
  • March 28 – Elections were held in the country's 42,000 barangays.

April

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  • April 21 – U.S. Army Col. James Rowe is assassinated by the Communists in Quezon City; incident prompts the issue of removal of the U.S. military bases from the country.[2] In 1991, the city Regional Trial Court would convict Donato Continente and Juanito Itaas in connection to the incident that also wounds the soldier's driver.[3]

May

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  • May 30 – A mining community in Mount Diwata, Monkayo, then part of Davao del Norte, collapses from heavy rain, resulting in the deaths of thousands, mostly miners, in what would be the worst disaster in the area.[4]

June

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July

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  • July 13 – A military tribunal acquits 23 soldiers who are charged with murder regarding the deaths of 17 civilians in a military encounter in Lupao, Nueva Ecija in 1987, asserting before that those slain were communist guerrillas.[5]
  • July 17 – DZBB established as the first AM radio station and is known as "Bisig Bayan".[6][failed verification]

August

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  • August 1 – The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is created through Republic Act No. 6734 also known as the Organic Act.
  • August 13–15 – A hostage crisis at the Davao Metropolitan District Command Center (Davao Metrodiscom) occurs, perpetrated by the group of inmates led by Felipe Pugoy and Mohammad Nazir Samparani which resulted to the death of five hostages and all 16 inmates.

September

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October

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November

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December

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Holidays

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Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987.[11] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".

In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."

Television

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Main article: 1989 in Philippine television

Births

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Deaths

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Ferdinand Marcos

References

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  1. ^ —"Cawa-cawa siege remembered almost 20 years after". ABS-CBN News. January 8, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
    —"Fugitive cop says he's sorry, willing to take punishment". Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 16, 2006. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
    —"Government forces flush out mutinous policemen; 16 dead" UPI. 01-07-1989. Retrieved 03-01-2022.
    —"PRO-9 marks 30th death anniversary of hero constables" Philippine News Agency. 01-07-2019. Retrieved 03-01-2022.
    —"Rizal Alih, leader of 1989 Camp Cawa-Cawa siege, passes away" Inquirer.net. 08-15-2015. Retrieved 03-01-2022.
  2. ^ Richburg, Keith B. (April 22, 1989). "U.S. ADVISOR KILLED IN MANILA". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "G.R. Nos. 100801-02" The LawPhil Project. 08-25-2000. Retrieved 02-28-2022.
  4. ^ —"Deep within the mines: The Mt. Diwalwal story (Part 3 of 3)" Philstar.com. 07-18-2003. Retrieved 02-18-2022.
    —"Mt. Diwata: Golden dream for some, a nightmare for others!" Edge Davao. 08-16-2009. Retrieved 02-18-2022.
  5. ^ "Philippine soldiers cleared in killing of 17" UPI. July 13, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Super Radyo DZBB maintains lead in Mega Manila ratings
  7. ^ Donnelly, Christine (September 29, 1989). "Marcos Dies in Exile at 72; 'Father's Not Here Anymore'". AP News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Davide Commission Report, p. 222
  9. ^ –"Coup launched against Aquino" Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1989. –"Coup attempt against Aquino put down" The Harvard Crimson. December 2, 1989.
    –"Manila turns back coup bid with help of U.S. air power" The Washington Post. December 2, 1989.
    –"Coup attempts have shattered the illusion of stability" AP via Deseret News. December 10, 1989.
    Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  10. ^ –"Coup attempts against Aquino" The Washington Post. December 2, 1989.
    –"Philippine coup attempts" The New York Times. December 1, 1989.
    –"Timeline: Recent coups and attempted coups in the Philippines" Reuters. November 29, 2007.
    Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK I/Chapter 7-Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days]". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. July 25, 1987. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Martin Nievera, Cristine Reyes celebrate birthdays". ABS-CBN News. February 25, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
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