1971 in the Philippines

1971 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1971.

← 1970 1969 1968 1971 in the Philippines → 1972 1973 1974
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	List of years in the Philippines films

Incumbents

Former President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House in 1966.

• President: Ferdinand Marcos (Nacionalista Party)
• Vice President: Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista Party)
• House Speaker: José Laurel, Jr. (until April 1), Cornelio Villareal (starting April 1)
• Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion
• Congress: 7th

Events

• February 1–9 – Diliman commune
• June 1 – The Constitutional Convention assembles to rewrite the 1935 Constitution. The Convention elects former President Carlos Garcia as its head.
• June 14 – Garcia dies and former President Diosdado Macapagal takes over the top position at the Convention.
• June 19 – Manili massacre
• August 21 – The Plaza Miranda bombing occurred during a political campaign rally of the Liberal Party at Plaza Miranda in the district of Quiapo, Manila in the Philippines on August 21, 1971.[1] It caused nine deaths and injured 95 others, including many prominent Liberal Party politicians.[2]
• August 22 – President Marcos suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus
• October 10 – Leonardo “Nardong Putik” Manecio, one of the most notorious gangsters and dubbed as Cavite’s Public Enemy No. 1 was killed in Imus early morning after NBI agents engaged him in a highway shootout.[3]
• November 8 – Senatorial elections were held in the Philippines. The opposition Liberal Party took 5 seats in the Philippine Senate while 3 seats were taken by the Nacionalista Party, the administration party.

Unknown dates

• Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is formally established by Nur Misuari in an island in Malaysia.[4]

Births

• January 21 – Nanette Medved, actress and philanthropist
• February 1 – Cathy Yap-Yang, TV business journalist
• February 14 – Kris Aquino, Filipina actress and TV host
• February 22 – Lea Salonga, Filipina Broadway actress
• February 24 – Paolo Abrera, Filipino actor, TV host and commercial model
• March 13 – Janet Abuel, lawyer, accountant, and public servant
• May 14 – Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, secretary of Tourism
• May 16 – Gary Estrada, actor
• May 22 – Raimund Marasigan, rock musician
• July 20 – Diego Llorico, comedian
• July 21 – Paco Arespacochaga, musician and songwriter
• July 23 – Eugene Domingo, Filipino actress
• August 1 – Tina Paner, singer and actress
• August 7 – Lawrence Fortun, politician
• August 12 – Ate Gay, singer and comedian
• August 26 – Antonio Trillanes, Senator of the Philippines
• September 2 – Arnold Arre, graphic novelist
• September 16 – Antolin Oreta, politician
• October 14 – Robert Jaworski Jr., basketball player
• October 19 – Noli Locsin, basketball player
• October 27 – Niño Muhlach, actor
• November 12 – Joet Garcia, politician
• November 13 – Buddy Zabala, musician and producer
• December 13 – Van Partible, Filipino-American animator, writer and producer

References

1. "Partido Liberal Pilipinas: Timeline". Retrieved October 27, 2007.
2. Locsin, Jr., Teodoro. "Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Man of the Year, 1971". Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
3. "9 Extremely Notorious Pinoy Gangsters". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
4. "Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People, Volume 10: Timeline of Philippine History"