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1979 In The Philippines
1979 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1979. Incumbents * President: Ferdinand Marcos ( KBL) * Prime Minister: Ferdinand Marcos ( KBL) * House Speaker: Querube Makalintal * Chief Justice: **Fred Ruiz Castro ''(until July 2)'' ** Enrique Fernando ''(starting July 2)'' Events March * March 29 – A fire in a discothèque and massage parlor in Manila kills 15 persons. April * April 10 Presidential Decree No. 1616 an act to create an ''Intramuros Administration'' for the purpose of restoring and developing Intramuros is enacted. * April 18 – A typhoon kills at least 12 persons, left hundreds homeless, and caused property damage estimated at $3.5 million. May * May 7 – Sangguniang Pampook elections are held for the Regional Legislative Assembly of the former Autonomous Regions in the Philippines which are the Region IX and Region XII. October * October 31 – Project Gintong Alay, a national sports program commence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon Cecil (1979)
The 1979 Pacific typhoon season featured the largest and most intense tropical cyclone recorded globally, Typhoon Tip. The season also experienced slightly above-average tropical cyclone activity. The season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1979, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1979 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Of Valor
The Day of Valor, officially known as , is a national observance in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops during World War II. It falls every April 9, although in 2009, its celebration was moved to April 6 to avoid it from coinciding with Maundy Thursday.Proclamation No. 295: Declaring 2012 National Holidays December 12, 2011, Official Gazette of the Philippines Due to 's significance in World War II, the holiday was officially known as Bataan Day prior to the 2000s. In the United States, the holiday is celebrated in |
April 9
Events Pre-1600 * 193 – The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum. * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (''Enkyklikon'') to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position. * 537 – Siege of Rome: The Byzantine general Belisarius Belisarius (; el, Βελισάριος; The exact date of his birth is unknown. – 565) was a military commander of the Byzantine Empire under the emperor Justinian I. He was instrumental in the reconquest of much of the Mediterranean terri ... receives his promised reinforcements, 1,600 cavalry, mostly of Huns, Hunnic or Slavs, Slavic origin and expert Archery, bowmen. He starts, despite shortages, raids against the Ostrogoths, Gothic camps and Vitiges is forced into a stalemate. *1241 – Battle of Legnica, Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol Empire, Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies. *1288 – Mongol i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 22
Events Pre-1600 * 1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. * 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdinand of Majorca and the forces of Matilda of Hainaut, ends in victory for Ferdinand. *1371 – Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty. * 1495 – King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne. 1601–1900 * 1632 – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the dedicatee, receives the first printed copy of Galileo's ''Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems'' . * 1651 – St. Peter's Flood: A storm surge floods the Frisian coast, drowning 15,000 people. *1744 – War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended. * 1797 – The last Invasion of Britain b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
January 1
January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. __TOC__ Events Pre-1600 *153 BC – For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1. *45 BC – The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Empire, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year. *42 BC – The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar. * 193 – The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman emperor. * 404 – Saint Telemachus tries to stop a gladiatorial fight in a Roman amphitheatre, and is stoned to death by the crowd. This act impresses the Christian Emperor Honorius, who issues a historic ban on gladiatorial fights. * 417 – Emperor Honorius forces Galla Placidia into marriage to Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonifacio Day
Bonifacio Day is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andrés Bonifacio, one of the country's national heroes. He was the founder and eventual ''Supremo'' of the Katipunan, a secret society that triggered the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against the Spanish Empire. History Since 1901, Bonifacio's birthday has been celebrated by civic organizations. By 1920, senator Lope K. Santos filed a bill to declare November 30 a holiday. In 1921, the governor general approved the bill as Act No. 2946. The law did not name Bonifacio and added November 30 to the list of holidays listed at Act No. 2711. In time, it became a holiday to commemorate all Filipino heroes; this persisted even when a separate National Heroes' Day holiday was declared in 1931. In 1942, November 30 was declared as National Heroes' Day. In 1952 (the Philippines by this time now independent), president Elpidio Quirino separated National Heroes' Day and Bonifacio Day by executive order. Quirino explaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabela (province)
; gad, Probinsia na Isabela; tl, Lalawigan ng Isabela) , settlement_type = , image_skyline = , image_caption = (from top: left to right) Pacific coast in Dinapigue, Sierra Madre Mountains, Magat Dam, Cagayan River in Jones, Aerial view of Divilacan and Cabigan Church Ruins in San Pablo. , image_flag = Flag of Isabela (province).svg , flag_size = 120x80px , image_seal = Official Seal of Isabela.svg , seal_size = 100x80px , nickname = , motto = , image_map = , map_alt = , map_caption = Location in the Philippines , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Region , subdivision_name1 = , established_title = Founded , established_date = May 01, 1856 , seat_type = Capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December 20
Events Pre-1600 *AD 69 – Antonius Primus enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor for Nero's former general Vespasian. * 1192 – Richard I of England is captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria on his way home to England after the Third Crusade. *1334 – Cardinal Jacques Fournier, a Cistercian monk, is elected Pope Benedict XII. 1601–1900 * 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans. * 1808 – Peninsular War: The Siege of Zaragoza begins. * 1832 – HMS ''Clio'' under the command of Captain Onslow arrives at Port Egmont under orders to take possession of the Falkland Islands. * 1860 – South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States with the South Carolina Declaration of Secession. 1901–present * 1915 – World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli. * 1917 – Cheka, the first Soviet secret police force, is founded. * 1924 &ndash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Gintong Alay
Project Gintong Alay or Gintong Alay () was a national sports program of the Philippine government launched under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. History Establishment In Letter of Instructions No. 955 dated October 31, 1979, primarily issued to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Philippine Olympic Committee, President Ferdinand Marcos instructed the creation of a national sports program to develop track and field athletes. On November 8, 1979, Marcos issued Proclamation No. 1922 which authorized Gintong Alay to conduct an educational and fund campaign to aid in the generation of funds for the project and on May 2, 1980, to expand the scope of the project to include 17 other sports. On August 16, 1980, all donations, bequests and gifts to the sports program were exempted from tax. 1986 disbandment Following the ouster of President Marcos due to the People Power Revolution in February 1986, the Gintong Alay program was effectively ended. Revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 31
Events Pre-1600 * 475 – Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor. * 683 – During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down. * 802 – Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne. * 932 – Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir is killed while fighting against the forces of general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar. Al-Muqtadir's brother al-Qahir is chosen to succeed him. * 1517 – Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. *1587 – Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575. 1601–1900 * 1822 – Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire. * 1863 – The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato. *1864 – Nevada is admitted as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SOCCSKSARGEN Region
Soccsksargen (officially stylized in all caps; ), formerly known as Central Mindanao, is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region XII. Located in south-central Mindanao, its name is an acronym that stands for the region's four provinces and one highly urbanized city (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos). The regional center is in Koronadal, located in the province of South Cotabato, and the center of commerce and industry is General Santos, which is the most populous city in the region. Geography The region is bounded on the north by Northern Mindanao, on the east by the Davao Region, and on the southwest by the Celebes Sea. The region also shares a maritime border with Gorontalo and North Sulawesi provinces of Indonesia. The province of Maguindanao is situated between Cotabato City, North Cotabato province, and Sultan Kudarat. The region has extensive coastlines, valleys and mountain ranges. Known for its river system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
