1966 in the Philippines explained

1966 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1966.

Incumbents

• President: Ferdinand Marcos (Nacionalista Party)
• Vice President: Fernando Lopez (Nacionalista Party)
  • Chief Justice: César Bengzon Congress: 6th

Events

January

• January 14 – In the current clean-up week contest conducted by the National Clean-up Week Committee, De La Salle College is adjudged the cleanest private school in the country.^[1]
• January 24 – President Ferdinand Marcos, in his emergency address to the country, says, "We are in crisis!"^[2]

June

• June 12 – Crowds gather for a military parade celebrating Philippine Independence Day as President Ferdinand Marcos, recently inaugurated, salutes his troops.^[3]

July

• July 5 – A moderate phreatomagmatic eruption at Mt. Tabaro results in tephra fallout and airborne projectiles, impacting the volcano island.^{[4] [5]}

December

• December 31 – The country ranks 18th in the world with 33,704,749 population.^[6]

Holidays

See main article: Public holidays in the Philippines. As per Act No. 2711 section 29,^[7] 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.^[8] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.^[9] As per Republic Act No. 3022,^[10] April 9 is proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.^[11]

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• February 22 – Legal Holiday
• April 9 – Bataan Day
• April 7 – Maundy Thursday
• April 8 – Good Friday
• May 1 – Labor Day
• June 12 – Independence Day
• July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
• August 13 – Legal Holiday
• August 29 – National Heroes Day
• November 24 – Thanksgiving Day
• November 30 – Bonifacio Day
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 30 – Rizal Day

Notes and References

1. January 14, 1966 . Cleanest private school in the Philippines, 1966 . June 22, 2024 . Events . Villareal . Cornelio .
2. News: January 24, 1966 . PHILIPPINES, 1966: 'WE ARE IN CRISIS!'; New President Tells Nation to Gird for 'Self-Denial' . live . June 22, 2024 . New York Times.
3. Web site: June 12, 2024 . Philippine Independence Day March (1966) . June 22, 2024 . ABC Asia.
4. News: Lagrimas . Nicole-Anne . January 13, 2020 . Timeline of Taal Volcano eruptions . live . June 22, 2024 . GMA Network.
5. Web site: History of Taal Volcano in Timeline . June 22, 2024 . populartimelines.com. 12 January 2020 .
6. Web site: Philippines - Population . June 22, 2024 . countryeconomy.com.
7. Web site: AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. live. February 21, 2022. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025043316/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1917/03/10/act-no-2711/ . October 25, 2017 .
8. Web site: Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022. live. February 21, 2022. Official Holidays. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705124615/https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/philippines/bonifacio-day . July 5, 2020 .
9. Web site: Act No. 3827. live. February 22, 2022. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828111303/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph:80/1931/10/28/act-no-3827/ . August 28, 2017 .
10. Web site: April 6, 1961. AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY.. live. February 21, 2022. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20210217093423/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1961/04/06/republic-act-no-3022/ . February 17, 2021 .
11. Web site: August 4, 1964. 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. February 21, 2022. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.