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

Incumbents

President Ferdinand Marcos at the White House in 1966.

Events

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Holidays

Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[9] 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.[10] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[11] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[12] April 9 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.[13]

Births

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References

  1. ^ According to Aviation Safety Network database (Link), the said aviation accident was the 3rd worst at that time and currently the 7th. The worst at that time was the one which occurred in May 1964, now the 3rd deadliest, with 80 fatalities (including 1 on the ground). (See the details of May 1964 and Apr. 1971 accidents. Retrieved 02-11-2021.)
  2. ^ "Fifty years since the May Day massacre in the Philippines". Joseph Scalice. May 1, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Elsa Balando". Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Partido Liberal Pilipinas: Timeline". Retrieved October 27, 2007.
  5. ^ Locsin, Teodoro Jr. "Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Man of the Year, 1971". Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
  6. ^ "Manila police kill 'most wanted man'" (10-11-1971) UPI via The Bryan Times, p. 3. (Link) Retrieved 02-24-2022.
  7. ^ "9 Extremely Notorious Pinoy Gangsters". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People, Volume 10: Timeline of Philippine History"
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
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