2025 in the Philippines details notable events that occurred, will occur, or are scheduled to take place, in thePhilippines in 2025.
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January January 3 – Executive SecretaryLucas Bersamin announces President Marcos' enactment four days earlier of Executive Order No. 81 which reorganizes theNational Security Council , with the Vice President and former presidents being stripped of their membership.[ 5] January 6 :January 8 – Astate of calamity is declared inUbay ,Bohol due to an outbreak ofAfrican swine fever .[ 8] January 9 – TheSandiganbayan acquits former vice presidentJejomar Binay and his son, formerMakati mayorJunjun Binay for graft and falsification cases related to alleged irregularities in the construction of theMakati Science High School building.[ 9] January 12 – A state of calamity is declared inJipapad ,Eastern Samar , due to flooding caused by ashear line .[ 10] January 13 :January 14 – The Supreme Court strikes down a 25-year moratorium on large-scale mining inOccidental Mindoro introduced in 2008, saying that the local governments can prohibit specific mining projects but cannot do so for all large-scale mining activities within their jurisdiction.[ 13] January 20 :January 23 – Thenational government confirms that 17 Filipinos are among the 25 crew members ofM/VGalaxy Leader who have been released from captivity byHouthi rebels after being held offYemen since the seizure of the boat in theRed Sea in November 2023 in connection to theIsraeli attacks in Gaza .[ 16] January 25 – TheCatholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines designates asnational shrines theEDSA Shrine inQuezon City , theSampaloc Church inManila , and the Diocesan Shrine ofOur Lady of Aranzazu inSan Mateo, Rizal .[ 17] January 27 :January 28 – The Sandiganbayan convictsMary Ann Maslog of graft in relation to a 1998 textbook scam involving officials of theDepartment of Education, Culture, and Sports and sentences her to up to ten years' imprisonment. The conviction is issued after its original 2019 date had been postponed due to Maslog faking her death and going into hiding under a false name until her discovery and arrest in 2024.[ 20]
February February 3 – Agriculture SecretaryFrancisco Tiu Laurel Jr. declares afood security emergency onrice due to rising prices.[ 21] February 4 – Anwar Saluwang, the mayor ofNabalawag in theSpecial Geographic Area ofCotabato , is arrested inDavao City for violating a nationwide gun ban imposed as part of the2025 Philippine general election .[ 22] February 5 –Sara Duterte becomes the firstVice President of the Philippines to beimpeached after 215 members of theHouse of Representatives vote to support an impeachment complaint against her that include charges of corruption, plotting to assassinate President Marcos and other officials, involvement inextrajudicial killings and incitement to insurrection and public disorder.[ 23] February 6 – ABeechcraft King Air 300 aircraft contracted by theUS Department of Defense for reconnaissance missions crashes inAmpatuan ,Maguindanao del Sur , killing all four people on board.[ 24] February 7 – A court inWinnipeg ,Canada dismisses a 2018 defamation case filed by theIglesia ni Cristo against theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation over a series of television reports on alleged abuses within the group, citing its non-compliance of court rules.[ 25] February 11 –21 – A state of calamity is declared inPuerto Princesa and the municipalities ofAborlan ,Brooke's Point andNarra inPalawan due to flooding caused by ashear line .[ 26] [ 27] February 12 :February 18 :February 21 – TheFinancial Action Task Force removes the Philippines from itsgray list of countries with seriousmoney laundering issues.[ 32] February 24 :The Sandiganbayan dismisses a petition by the United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation (COCOLIFE) against the transfer of the company's 255 million shares in theUnited Coconut Planters Bank to the government, saying that the said assets were acquired as part of government-imposedcoconut levies .[ 33] The municipality ofBaggao ,Cagayan , is declared "insurgency-free" by the government.[ 34] February 25 – TheNational Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announces the arrest of two Chinese nationals and three Filipino accomplices forconducting surveillance on sensitive installations in Metro Manila, including atMalacañang Palace .[ 35] February 27 – A segment of theCabagan–Santa Maria Bridge inIsabela collapses as four vehicles pass over, injuring six people.[ 36]
March March 4 – AnFA-50PH fighter jet of thePhilippine Air Force crashes intoMount Kalatungan inBukidnon during an operation against theNew People's Army , killing its two crew.[ 37] March 5 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12124 or the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Act, expanding access to tertiary education particularly among working professionals.[ 38] March 7 – TheDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources cancels its joint venture agreement with Blue Star Construction Development Corporation, which manages theMasungi Georeserve inTanay, Rizal , citing multiple violations by the latter.[ 39] March 11 – Former presidentRodrigo Duterte isarrested atNinoy Aquino International Airport inPasay forcrimes against humanity due to anarrest warrant by theInternational Criminal Court (ICC).[ 40] He is transported by plane that night to the ICC headquarters in the Netherlands.[ 41] March 19 – Eight people, including five Chinese and a Cambodian, are arrested on suspicion of spying and kidnapping inGrande Island inSubic Bay .[ 42] March 20 :March 24 – Finance SecretaryRalph Recto ,Bureau of Customs commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, andBureau of Internal Revenue deputy commissioner Marissa Cabreros sign the implementing rules and regulations for Republic Act No. 12079, allowingforeign tourists in the Philippines to obtainrefunds onvalue-added tax for locally purchased goods worth at least₱3,000 (around US$50), provided the items are taken out of the country within 60 days of purchase.[ 45] March 24 –26 –Manibela holds anationwide transportation strike in protest over allegations of misrepresentation by theLand Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) of consolidation rates in thePublic Utility Vehicle Modernization Program .[ 46] March 25 – The Ombudsman imposes a six-month suspension onMarikina MayorMarcelino Teodoro , Vice MayorMarion Andres , and 13 members of theMarikina City Council as part of an investigation into the alleged misuse of₱130 million (US$ 2.25 million ) inPhilHealth funds.[ 47] March 31 – Mitzel Silva-Campo becomes the first woman to become arear admiral of thePhilippine Coast Guard .[ 48]
April
May May 1 – At least 10 people are killed while 31 others are injured in amultiple-vehicle collision at theTarlac City toll plaza of theSubic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway .[ 64] May 2 – Philippine Infradev Holdings announces the cancellation of theMakati Intra-city Subway project, citing complications caused by the transfer of territory to be traversed by the line and related infrastructure fromMakati toTaguig following the Supreme Court's ruling on theMakati–Taguig boundary dispute .[ 65] May 4 –Ninoy Aquino International Airport car crash : Two people are killed in a car-ramming outside Terminal 1 ofNinoy Aquino International Airport , prompting criticism over parking and security arrangements at the airport.[ 66] May 5 – The decommissionedPhilippine Navy vesselBRPMiguel Malvar sinks off the coast ofZambales while being towed to be sunk in target practice as part of joint exercises with the US military.[ 67] May 12 – Thenationwide general election is held.Administration candidateswin majority of the Senate as re-electionistBong Go ofPartido Demokratiko Pilipino receives what will be the country's highest number of votes for any senatorial candidate.Lakas-CMD remains as a majority political partyin the Congress andthe local government . Meanwhile, 53 of 54 winningparty-list groups are later proclaimed by theCommission on Elections .[ 68] May 14 – A state of calamity is declared inBorongan ,Eastern Samar due to an outbreak ofAfrican swine fever .[ 69] May 19 –23 – A state of calamity is declared inKumalarang ,Zamboanga del Sur and in parts ofMaguindanao del Sur due to flooding caused by anintertropical convergence zone inMindanao .[ 70] [ 71] May 20 –29 – A state of emergency is declared inSamar andTacloban due to repairs on theSan Juanico Bridge connectingSamar Island andLeyte .[ 72] [ 73] May 20 – The mayor ofSouth Upi ,Maguindanao del Sur , Reynalbert Insular, is arrested along with his wife on suspicion of masterminding the killing of his vice mayor, Roldan Benito, in 2024.[ 74] May 22 – The Sandiganbayan acquits former agriculture secretaries Bernie Fondevilla andProceso Alcala of graft over the anomalous procurement of 1,500 well pumps and engines valued at a total of₱144.405 million in 2010.[ 75] May 28 :May 30 – The Sandiganbayan convictsMuntinlupa MayorRuffy Biazon andJanet Lim-Napoles of graft in a case of thePDAF scam involving₱3 million in public funds and sentences them to up to eight years' imprisonment.[ 79] May 31 – COMELEC upholds the disqualification and removal ofManuel Mamba as governor ofCagayan for violating regulations against public spending during campaigning for the2022 Philippine general election .[ 80]
June June 2 – A state of emergency is declared inPakil ,Laguna due to an increase indengue cases.[ 81] June 5 :June 9 – The province ofBasilan is declared free from theAbu Sayyaf Group by the government.[ 85] June 10 :TheEuropean Union removes the Philippines from its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing.[ 86] The Sandiganbayan convicts formerMisamis Occidental representative Loreto Leo Ocampos of graft and fraud in a case of thePDAF scam involving₱2.1 million in public funds and sentences him to up to 10 years' imprisonment.[ 87] June 13 – A court inPasig acquitsRappler CEOMaria Ressa and five other Rappler executives of violating restrictions on foreigners owning companies under the Anti-Dummy Law.[ 88] June 16 – The academic year (2025–2026) is started by theDepartment of Education , as part of their efforts to revert to the old school calendar.[ 89] [ 90] June 17 – The Sandiganbayan dismisses an ill-gotten wealth case filed in 2014 by the Ombudsman against former Justice SecretaryHernando Perez concerning the extortion of $2 million from former Manila representative Mark Jimenez during a plunder investigation in 2001, citing insufficient evidence.[ 91] June 20 – The Supreme Court strikes down the practice of proclaiming second-place finishers in elections as winners in the event of their rival's disqualification and orders the application of succession rules in dismissing an electoral protest filed bySultan Kudarat GovernorPax Ali Mangudadatu against COMELEC and his rival,Sharifa Akeel , regarding the outcome of the2022 gubernatorial election .[ 92] June 23 – A court in Manila acquits 12Philippine National Police officers of murder over the deaths of 13 people in a 2013 shootout against a suspectedjueteng lord inAtimonan ,Quezon , that was marred by allegations that it was a rubout.[ 93] June 26 – The Sandiganbayan dismisses the last remaining civil case under theCoco Levy Fund scam pertaining to the ownership ofPepsiCo 's subsidiaries in the Philippines, citing the PCGG's argument that pursuing the case is now "unwarranted".[ 94] June 27 :June 30 :The Sandiganbayan convicts formerNarvacan ,Ilocos Sur mayor Zuriel Zaragosa of graft over the embezzlement of₱81 million in tobacco excise tax intended for local farmers in 2016 and sentences him to 10 years' imprisonment.[ 99] The Ombudsman imposes an 18-month suspension onCamarines Norte governorRicarte Padilla for appointing personnel to government positions without legal basis.[ 100]
July July 1 – China imposes sanctions on former senatorFrancis Tolentino , citing his "egregious conduct on China-related issues".[ 101] ThePhilippine Department of Foreign Affairs later summons Chinese ambassadorHuang Xilian over the sanctions.[ 102] July 8 :July 9 – President Marcos signs Republic Act 12228, declaringNovember 7 annually asSheikh Karim'ul Makdum Day , a special national working holiday, to commemoratethe introduction of Islam and the establishment ofthe first mosque in the country .[ 105] July 11 – President Marcos vetoes a bill that would have conferrednational university status to thePolytechnic University of the Philippines , citing failure to undergo a qualifying assessment.[ 106] July 15 – The Supreme Court rules that the concealment of one'shomosexuality from their spouse constitutes a valid basis for the annulment of a marriage on the grounds of fraud.[ 107] July 16 :July 18 –25 – A state of calamity is declared inBataan ,Caloocan ,Cavite ,Dagupan ,La Union ,Laguna ,Las Piñas ,Malabon ,Marikina ,Muntinlupa ,Navotas ,Negros Occidental ,Occidental Mindoro ,Oriental Mindoro ,Pampanga ,Parañaque ,Quezon City ,Rizal ,Taguig andValenzuela as well as in parts ofAntique ,Batangas ,Benguet ,Bulacan ,Davao Occidental ,Iloilo ,Palawan ,Pangasinan ,Romblon ,Tarlac , andZambales due to flooding and landslides caused by thesouthwest monsoon ,Tropical Storm Crising (Wipha),Tropical Storm Dante (Francisco) andTyphoon Emong (Co-may) . At least 40 people are killed by the storms, while 33 others are injured and eight are reported missing.[ 110] July 19 – TheMoro Islamic Liberation Front suspends the decommissioning of its 14,000 remaining soldiers and 2,450 weapons and demands that the national government comply with the Annex of Normalization under theComprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro signed in 2014.[ 111] July 23 (PHT ) –Philippines–United States relations : President Marcos andU.S. president Donald Trump reach atrade agreement under which the Philippines adopts anopen market policy with theUnited States and accepts a 19%tariff rate on its exports.[ 112] July 25 – The Supreme Court announces the barring ofthe impeachment proceedings against Vice President Duterte based ondue process grounds, and allowing its refiling in February 2026. The trial is supposed to commence in theSenate onJuly 30 .[ 113] July 28 – President Marcos delivers his4th State of the Nation Address (SONA ).[ 114] July 29 – The Sandiganbayan convicts formerPalawan governorMario Joel Reyes of graft over the misuse of₱1.53 billion in royalties from theMalampaya gas field from 2008 to 2009 and sentences him to up to 10 years' imprisonment.[ 115] July 31 :
August August 3 –India–Philippines relations : TheIndian andPhilippine navies begin their first jointexercise in theWest Philippine Sea .[ 118] August 4 :President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12230, designatingPaoay Lake inIlocos Norte as aProtected Area to be known as the Paoay Lake Protected Landscape.[ 119] President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12231 or the Government Optimization Act, allowing theOffice of the President to dissolve or merge government agencies and positions to eliminate redundancies as part of civil service reform.[ 120] The Sandiganbayan acquits formerSurigao del Sur vice governor Librado Navarro of graft in a case involving the misuse of P131,887 in public funds, citing an inordinate delay in investigation by the Ombudsman.[ 121] The Sandiganbayan acquits formerCapiz governorEsteban Evan Contreras on charges of splitting contracts in the procurement of medical supplies and equipment, citing insufficient evidence.[ 122] August 5 – Abundio Punsalan Jr., the mayor ofSan Simon, Pampanga , is arrested on charges of accepting ₱80-million in bribes from a private firm seeking a favorable resolution from the local government.[ 123] August 6 – The Senate votes 19–4 with one abstention, to archive thearticles of impeachment against Vice PresidentSara Duterte , citing the Supreme Court's July 25 decision to block the impeachment process.[ 124] August 11 – AChina Coast Guard vessel is damaged after colliding with aPeople's Liberation Army Navy ship while trying to expel thePhilippine Coast Guard vesselBRP Suluan fromScarborough Shoal .[ 125] August 13 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12232, setting a four-year term forbarangay andSangguniang Kabataan officials and the date ofthe regular election at the first Monday of November. In effect, the elections supposed to be held onDecember 1 are postponed toNovember 2 , 2026.[ 126] August 14 :President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12233 or the Judiciary Fiscal Autonomy Act, establishing the Judiciary Trust Fund and ensuring the release of a sustainable budget as part of efforts to ensure the fiscal autonomy of thePhilippine judiciary .[ 127] The Sandiganbayan convicts former LTFRB executive director Samuel Jardin of graft for extorting₱4.6 million in exchange for issuing registration permits for 32 vans in 2019 and sentences him to up to 10 years' imprisonment.[ 128] August 16 – The Ombudsman imposes a one-year suspension onNueva Ecija governorAurelio Umali for issuing quarry permits without clearance from theDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources .[ 129] August 22 :August 24 – TheOpen Access in Data Transmission Act or theKonektadong Pinoy bill, which is aimed at increasing internet access through the relaxation of regulations and allowing more entrants into the data transmission industry, lapses into law without President Marcos' signature.[ 132] August 28 – ThePhilippine Postal Corporation indefinitely suspends deliveries to the United States in response totariffs imposed by theTrump administration .[ 133] August 29 :China–Philippines relations : China issues a diplomatic protest against the Philippines over the visit of Taiwanese foreign ministerLin Chia-lung to Manila and theClark Freeport and Special Economic Zone earlier in the week.[ 134] The COMELEC announces that itsen banc has voted, 5–1–1, to affirm the cancellation in June ofDuterte Youth 's party-list accreditation for failure to submit requirements. The group, despite winning in the May elections, has its proclamation suspended due to the case. The decision is later appealed before the Supreme Court.[ 135] August 31 – Catholic priest Flaviano Antonio Villanueva is declared a recipient of the 2025Ramon Magsaysay Award for his efforts to support victims of thePhilippine drug war .[ 136]
September September 2 – The Sandiganbayan convicts formerLaur, Nueva Ecija mayor Blas Canlas of malversation of public funds involving₱3.5 million in unliquidated cash in 2006 and sentences him to 10 years' imprisonment.[ 137] September 3 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12252, amending the Investors Lease Act and allowing foreign investors to lease property in the country for up to 99 years.[ 138] September 4 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12253 or the Enhanced Fiscal Regime for Large-Scale Metallic Mining Act, requiring mining companies operating within government-designated mining sites to pay a royalty of five percent of their gross output.[ 139] September 5 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12254 or the E-Governance Act, establishing the ICT Academy and institutionalizing the transition of the government toe-governance .[ 140] September 6 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Acts No. 12237, establishing theMount Sawtooth Protected Landscape inMayantoc andSan Jose, Tarlac , and 12238, establishing thePanaon Island Protected Seascape inSouthern Leyte .[ 141] September 11 – President Marcos signs Executive Order No. 94, establishing theIndependent Commission for Infrastructure to investigate the state of flood control and other infrastructure projects following theFlood control projects controversy in the Philippines .[ 142] September 12 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Acts No. 12287 or the Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act, allowing for the government to issue a state of imminent disaster for areas to be affected by disasters, and 12290 or the VIP Act, establishing theVirology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines .[ 143] [ 144] September 15 – Republic Act No. 12296 or the Sulu State University Charter, which converts theSulu State College inPatikul andJolo ,Sulu into a state university, lapses into law without President Marcos' signature.[ 145] September 16 – An officer of theBureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is injured after theChina Coast Guard fires water cannons at the BFAR vessel BRPDatu Gumbay Piang while it was carrying out a relief and resupply mission for fishermen nearScarborough Shoal .[ 146] September 17 –18 –Manibela andPISTON hold anationwide transportation strike in protest against corruption.[ 147] [ 148] September 17 – COMELEC recognizesGabriela Women's Party as having won one seat in the2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections following a petition for recomputation ofpartylist seats filed byPhilreca Party-List . The ruling allows Gabriela nomineeSarah Elago to take office as its elected congressional representative.[ 149] September 18 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12304, requiring theNational Commission on Muslim Filipinos , theDepartment of Information and Communications Technology and the Supreme Court to establish a digital platform for filing legal documents forFilipino Muslims insharia courts .[ 150] September 21 – TheTrillion Peso March is held across the Philippines, mainly inMetro Manila . While most gatherings are held peacefully, two people are killed, while around 205 others are injured and at least 216 are arrested after riots break out alongRecto Avenue in Manila.[ 151] September 24 – The Philippines formally accedes to theHigh Seas Treaty .[ 152] September 25 :President Marcos vetoes a bill that would have expanded the area of theLas Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area by 1,128 ha (2,790 acres), citing concerns over its effects on existing reclamation projects in the area and the risk of increasedbird strikes in the vicinity ofNinoy Aquino International Airport .[ 153] President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12308 or the Animal Industry Development and Competitiveness Act (AIDCA), establishing the Animal Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (AnCEF) to promote domestic animal-based agriculture.[ 154] September 26 –October 1 – A state of calamity is declared inCagayan ,Ilocos Norte andDagupan due to damage caused byTyphoon Ragasa (Super Typhoon Nando). At least 13 people are killed by the storm, while 17 others are injured and two reported missing.[ 155] September 26 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12305 or the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act, establishing thePhilippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority .[ 156] September 27 –29 – A state of calamity is declared in the provinces ofMasbate ,Oriental Mindoro andRomblon and in parts ofAklan andSamar due to damage caused byTyphoon Bualoi (Opong). At least 37 people are killed by the storm, while 13 others are reported missing.[ 157] September 28 – Republic Act No. 12309 or the Free Funeral Services Act, which requires the government to provide free funeral services to poor Filipinos unable to carry out proper burials for relatives, lapses into law without President Marcos' signature.[ 158] September 29 –Zaldy Co resigns as a member of theHouse of Representatives fromAko Bicol partylist amid criticism over his alleged involvement in theFlood control projects controversy in the Philippines .[ 159] He is replaced by Jan Franz Norbert Joselito Almario Chan, who is proclaimed by COMELEC onNovember 12 .[ 160] September 30 :
October October 2 – The Commission on Elections proclaimsAbono ,Ang Probinsyano and Murang Kuryente party-lists, which ranked 56th–58th in the May elections, winners following its previous day's final decision to disqualify Duterte Youth over various issues surrounding its registration.[ 165] October 3 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12310 or the Expanded Philippine Science High School System Act, allowing for the creation of more than one campus of thePhilippine Science High School in the same region.[ 166] October 10 – Adoublet earthquake with magnitudes of 7.4 and 6.8 respectively, hits off the coast ofManay, Davao Oriental , killing at least 10 people and generating a 30 cm (12 in)-tsunami inSurigao del Sur . A state of calamity is declared inDavao Oriental the next day.[ 167] October 13 –15 –Manibela holds anationwide transportation strike in protest against government crackdowns on traditionaljeepneys .[ 168] October 19 – A state of calamity is declared inRoxas City ,Capiz due to damage caused byTropical Storm Fengshen (Ramil). At least seven people are killed by the storm, while one is injured and two reported missing.[ 169] [ 170] [ 171] October 23 – President Marcos signs theAnti-POGO Act (Republic Act No. 12312), banningall offshore gaming operations nationwide .[ 172] October 24 – The Sandiganbayan acquits Chief Presidential Legal CounselJuan Ponce Enrile , his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes andJanet Lim-Napoles of 15 counts of graft over thePDAF scam when Enrile was a senator, but finds Napoles civilly liable and orders her to return millions of pesos to theBureau of Treasury .[ 173] October 26 – A state of calamity is declared inManjuyod andBais, Negros Oriental due to damage caused by the leakage of around 255,000 m3 (9,000,000 cu ft) ofmolasses wastewater into theTañon Strait from anethanol distillery owned byUniversal Robina .[ 174]
November November 2 –Canada–Philippines relations :Canadian defence ministerDavid McGuinty and Philippine defense secretaryGilbert Teodoro sign avisiting forces agreement .[ 175] November 4 – ASuper Huey helicopter of thePhilippine Air Force conducting disaster reconnaissance in the aftermath ofTyphoon Kalmaegi (Tino) crashes inLoreto, Agusan del Sur , killing six people.[ 176] November 5 :The Supreme Court releases aJuly 8 ruling declaring that COMELEC cannot automatically declare electoral candidates who received a small number of votes as nuisance candidates following a case filed by a congressional candidate inLanao del Sur .[ 177] President Marcos signs Proclamation No. 1077, declaring astate of national calamity for a year, mainly due to damage caused by Typhoon Tino and in preparation forTyphoon Fung-wong (Super Typhoon Uwan). From November 4–6, local declarations are made inBacolod ,Cebu City ,Cebu Province ,Dinagat Islands ,Negros Occidental ,Palawan ,Southern Leyte , and parts ofEastern Samar . At least 269 people are killed by Tino, while 523 are injured and 113 others are reported missing.[ 178] November 6 – The Sandiganbayan releases anOctober 24 ruling acquitting formerMasbate governor Rizalina Seachon-Lanete andJanet Lim-Napoles of plunder over thePDAF scam , but finds Napoles guilty on seven counts of graft and sentences her to up to eight years’ imprisonment and a fine of P107 million.[ 179] November 7 – The Sandiganbayan convicts formerCapalonga ,Camarines Norte mayor Senandro Jalgalado of graft over the falsification of orders for medicines valued at P1.8 million in 2012 and sentences him to up to 30 years' imprisonment.[ 180] November 9 –Super Typhoon Uwan makes landfall overDinalungan ,Aurora , leaving at least 28 people dead, 52 injured and two missing. A state of calamity is declared in Aurora,Albay ,Camarines Sur ,Eastern Samar ,Northern Samar , andPangasinan .[ 181] November 17 –Flood control projects controversy : Executive secretaryLucas Bersamin and budget secretaryAmenah Pangandaman resign over their alleged involvement inflood control corruption. Finance secretaryRalph Recto replaces Bersamin as executive secretary.[ 182] November 20 – A court inPasig convicts dismissedBamban ,Tarlac mayorAlice Guo of human trafficking and sentences her to life imprisonment.[ 183] November 24 – The Sandiganbayan dismisses an ill-gotten wealth case filed in 1987 against formerOccidental Mindoro governor and representativeJosephine Sato , citing inordinate delay.[ 184] November 26 – A speeding truck collides with aUV Express van traveling fromNabua toLegazpi , inCamalig ,Albay , killing 11 of the latter vehicle's 14 passengers. Four other individuals are injured.[ 185]
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Holidays InAugust 2024, theSenate discussed reducing holidays to boost productivity during the remaining sessions ofCongress , with a focus on legislation addressing the number of holidays from different cities, municipalities, provinces including those of national level (besides religious) in the country.[ 195]
On October 31,the national government publicly released the list of holidays and non-working days, which are indicated by proclamations signed by the president a day earlier. Proclamation No. 727, series of 2024, contains the general list,[ 196] with thePeople Power anniversary , which was not declared a holiday for 2024, being returned but as a working day.[ 197] A day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is included in the list, whileAll Souls' Day (November 2) is excluded.[ 197] [ 198]
Meanwhile, Proclamation No. 729, s. 2024, declared July 27 as a special non-working day in commemoration of the founding anniversary of theIglesia ni Cristo .[ 199]
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April April 7 –Vicki Brick (b. 1981), basketball player (Maryland Terrapins ,women's national team ) and businesswoman[ 270] April 12 –Pilita Corrales (b. 1939), singer and actress[ 271] April 16 –Nora Aunor (b. 1953), actress, singer, andNational Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts [ 272] April 21 –Hajji Alejandro (b. 1954), singer and composer[ 273] April 27 –Jiggly Caliente (b. 1980), drag performer, singer and actress[ 274] April 28 –Edgardo Espiritu (b. 1935),secretary of finance (1998–1999)[ 275]
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November November 1 –Dondon Nakar (b. 1959), actor[ 302] November 6 –Eduardo Gullas (b. 1930),House Majority Leader (2000), representative of the1st district ofCebu (1969–1972, 1992–2001, 2004–2013 and 2019–2022), andgovernor of Cebu (1976–1986)[ 303] November 13 –Juan Ponce Enrile (b. 1924), chief presidential legal counsel (since 2022),senate president (2008–2013),minority floor leader (2015–2016), senator (1987–1992; 1995–2001; and 2004–2016),minister of defense (1972–1986) andsecretary of justice (1968–1970)[ 304] November 15 –Rosa Rosal (b. 1928[ a] ), actress and governor of thePhilippine Red Cross [ 305]
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Notes ^ Cited as 1929 or 1931 in some sources.
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