• Source: 1990 in the Philippines

      • 1990 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1990.


      Incumbents



      President: Corazon Aquino (PDP-Laban)
      Vice President: Salvador Laurel (Nacionalista)
      Senate President: Jovito Salonga
      House Speaker: Ramon Mitra, Jr.
      Chief Justice: Marcelo Fernan
      Philippine Congress: 8th Congress of the Philippines


      Events




      = January

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      January 30 – Majority of voters in the Cordillera Administrative Region reject the creation of an autonomous entity in what would be the region's first referendum, as provided by the Organic Act (Republic Act No. 6766) that has approved the previous year, with Ifugao as the only province to vote for it.


      = February

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      February 12 – General elections are held for the first time in the newly created Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for the Regional Governor and Vice-Governor.
      February 27 – Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile is arrested regarding his involvement in the December 1989 coup attempt.


      = March

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      March 4 – Hotel Delfino in Tuguegarao, Cagayan is seized by suspended Cagayan governor Rodolfo Aguinaldo commanding his private army estimated at 300 men. His suspension as governor in January 1990 and his subsequent indictment on charges of rebellion and murder were both related to his support for the Dec. 1-9, 1989 failed coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino. Brig. Gen. Oscar Florendo, sent by Aquino to serve Aguinaldo with an arrest warrant, was captured by Aguinaldo's men and later shot in the hotel, he died of his wounds. Hours of standoff ensued until nearly 1,000 government troops attacked the hotel to dislodge Aguinaldo's forces. In this siege at least a dozen others were killed in or around the hotel. Following the melee, Aguinaldo fled with about 90 fighters for mountains in the north.


      = April

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      April 25 – Two U.P. Students, Ernesto "Cochise" Bernabe II and his girlfriend Anna Lourdes "Beebom" Castanos were abducted and killed in Pampanga. Their decomposing bodies are found on June 25–26.


      = May

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      May 13 – Gunmen kill two United States Air Force airmen near Clark Air Base on the eve of talks between the Philippines and the United States over the future of American military bases in the Philippines.


      = June

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      June – U.S. Peace Corps remove 261 volunteers from the country amid Communist threats.


      = July

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      July 2 – A court in New York, United States acquits former First Lady Imelda Marcos of racketeering and fraud charges regarding accusations of investing the Philippine treasury's money to the US.
      July 16 – An earthquake with a 7.8 Ms strikes Luzon. It kills around 2,000 and leaves damages of at least ₱10-billion, mainly from Metro Manila and regions in northern and central Luzon, especially Baguio, the most devastated, as well as Dagupan and Cabanatuan.


      = September

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      September 28 – Sixteen military members are convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment regarding the 1983 assassination of Sen. Aquino.


      = October

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      October 4–6 – Forces loyal to Col. Alexander Noble declare the independence of Mindanao and seize two military garrisons in Cagayan de Oro and Butuan. The rebels are isolated by government forces and Noble surrenders on October 6.


      = November

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      November 12 – Typhoon Ruping slams Visayas and affects Cebu City, Bacolod, and other key cities in the Visayas.
      November 16 – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is officially founded.


      Holidays



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

      January 1 – New Year's Day
      April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
      April 12 – Maundy Thursday
      April 13 – Good Friday
      May 1 – Labor Day
      June 12 – Independence Day
      August 26 – National Heroes Day
      November 1 – All Saints Day
      November 30 – Bonifacio Day
      December 25 – Christmas Day
      December 30 – Rizal Day
      December 31 – Last Day of the Year
      In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."


      Television




      Sports


      September 22–October 7 – The Philippines participates in the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing, China and it ranks 13th with one gold medal, two silver medals and seven bronze medals with an overall total of ten medals.


      Births


      January 8 – Melissa Ricks, actress
      January 12 – RR Garcia, basketball player
      January 14 – Mikee Lee, actor, model and host
      February 1 – Ryan Buenafe, basketball player
      February 7 – Neil Etheridge, football player
      February 12 – Joana Houplin, football player
      February 13 – John Riel Casimero, boxer
      February 15 – Patrick Deyto, football player
      February 17:
      Michelle Gavagan, model, environmentalist, Miss Philippines Fire 2011
      Bea Rose Santiago, Miss International 2013
      February 20 – Ken Alfonso, actor and model
      February 27 – Megan Young, U.S.-born Filipina actress and Miss World 2013
      March 8 – Nico Salva, basketball player
      March 24 – Aljur Abrenica, actor
      March 26 – Matteo Guidicelli, actor
      March 27 – Jake Ejercito, actor and model
      April 19:
      Kim Chiu, actress
      Gretchen Ho, beach and indoor volleyball player and TV host
      April 27 – Jackie Rice, actress
      May 4 – Andrea Torres, TV/film actress and commercial model
      May 9:
      Harold Arboleda, basketball player
      Maxine Medina, designer, model, beauty pageant titleholder, actress and TV host
      May 31 – Justine Peña, host of O Shopping, commercial model and actress
      June 3 – Juneric Baloria, basketball player
      June 10 – Valeen Montenegro, actress
      June 12 – Eric Camson, basketball player
      June 19 – Jason Dy, singer
      June 25:
      Andi Eigenmann, actress
      Chris Newsome, basketball player
      June 27 – Angelia Ong, model and beauty queen
      July 5 – Arron Villaflor, actor and model
      July 13 – Matt Ganuelas-Rosser, basketball player
      July 17 – Hiyasmin Neri, actress and host
      July 20 – Dominic Roque, actor and model
      July 23 – Young JV, singer-songwriter
      August 3 – Sophie Albert, actress
      August 10 – Gwen Zamora, Filipina actress
      August 12 – Enzo Pineda, actor
      August 29 – Rizzini Alexis Gomez, 2012 Miss Tourism International titleholder (d. 2015)
      September 16 – Nar Cabico, singer
      September 20 – Erich Gonzales, actress
      September 21 – Ivan Dorschner, actor
      September 27 – Charee Pineda, Filipino-American actress
      September 29 – Gerphil Flores, classical singer
      October 3 – Rhian Ramos, actress
      October 11 – Jericho Cruz, Filipino basketball player of UAAP and PBA
      November 16 – Arjo Atayde, actor
      November 20 – Rodney Brondial, basketball player
      December 2 – Abra, rapper
      December 11 – Rome dela Rosa, basketball player
      December 21 – Sam Mangubat, singer


      Deaths


      February 7 – Alfredo M. Santos, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (1962–65) (b. 1905)
      May 12 – Anastacio Caedo, Filipino sculptor (b. 1907)
      June 30 – Miguel Cuenco, lawyer and politician (b. 1904)
      December 20 – Lauro Mumar, Olympic basketball player (b. 1924)


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