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1983 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in that year.

Incumbents

President Ferdinand Marcos

Events

February

July

August

September

November

Holidays

Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[8] 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.[9] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[10] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[11] 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.[12]

Entertainment and culture

For the events related to Philippine television in 1983, see 1983 in Philippine television.

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Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ a b c d The 1984 World Book Year Book. Chicago: World Book, Inc. (Doubleday & Company, Inc.). 1984. ISBN 0-7166-0484-1. ISSN 0084-1439.
  2. ^ "15 in Mine Killed" Toledo Blade. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mine blast killed 15 Filipinos" Lakeland Ledger. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mine blast kills 15" Star-News. Feb. 7, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Death toll reaches 21 in Philippines quake" Spokane Chronicle. Aug. 19, 1983. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "46 killed by Philippine rebels in ambush of an army patol" The New York Times. October 3, 1983. Retrieved 04-29-2021.
  7. ^ Pareja, Jessica Ann (November 21, 2009). "Sinking of vessel in 1983 remembered". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Brodkast". Ang Dating Daan. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  14. ^ Esmaquel, Paterno II (February 12, 2021). "Controversial Christian preacher Eli Soriano dies". Rappler.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Felixberto Olalia, 80, Is Dead; Led a Philippine Labor Group" AP via The New York Times. Dec. 5, 1983. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
    As cited by:
    "Felixberto Olalia" Martial Law Files. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
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