1951 in the Philippines

1951 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1951
Incumbents
President: Elpidio Quirino (Liberal)
Vice President: Fernando Lopez (Liberal)
Chief Justice:
Manuel Moran (until March 20)
Ricardo Paras (starting April 2)
Congress: 2nd
Events
March
March 4–11 – The Philippines participates in the first ever Asian Games held in New Delhi, India. With 3 gold medals, the country is ranked 5th in the medal tally and 3rd place in the over-all medal count.
March 6 – Fort Santiago is declared a National Shrine.
May
May 12 – Roxas becomes a city in the province of Capiz through Republic Act 603.
August
August 30 – The Mutual Defense Treaty between Philippines and United States is signed.
September
September 13 – President Quirino signs Proclamation No. 274, establishing the National Fund and Educational Drive of the Philippine Tuberculosis Society
October
October 7 – Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, branded as Tondo’s Public Enemy No. 1 and the kingpin of Manila, is killed during a drinking spree when he is shot by Ernesto Reyes, a henchman of Salonga’s rival and also-notorious gang leader Carlos “Totoy Golem” Capistrano.
Unknown
August – The National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) is established
Holidays
As per Act No. 2711 section 29, 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. On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.
January 1 – New Year's Day
February 22 – Legal Holiday
March 29 – Maundy Thursday
March 30 – Good Friday
May 1 – Labor Day
July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
August 13 – Legal Holiday
August 26 – National Heroes Day
November 22 – Thanksgiving Day
November 30 – Bonifacio Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 30 – Rizal Day
Births
January 28 – Oscar Orbos, Philippine TV Personality
February 18 – Isabel Preysler, Filipina socialite and television host.
February 28 – Oscar Moreno, Filipino politician.
March 10 – Gloria Diaz, Filipino model and actress, Miss Universe 1969
March 17 – Junix Inocian, Filipino stage, television and film actor (died 2015)
March 29 – Tina Monzon-Palma, Filipino news anchorwoman.
April 18 – Ricardo Fortaleza, Filipino-Australian Olympic amateur boxer/amateur boxing coach and boxing instructor.
April 27 – Fredenil Castro, Filipino politician. (d. 2020)
May 4 – Manuel Buising, screenwriter
May 15 – Benny Abante, Filipino politician and pastor.
May 22 – Edgardo Labella, Filipino politician (d. 2021)
May 26 – Bogs Adornado, Filipino basketball player and coach.
June 4 – Francis Arnaiz, basketball player
June 29 – Billy Hinsche, musician (died 2021)
July 1 – Florencio Miraflores, Filipino politician.
July 10 – Romulo Valles, Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Davao
July 22 – Marte Samson, Filipino basketball player
August 3 – Aleem Said Ahmad Basher, Filipino-Muslim Alim, an active Islamic preacher, broadcaster, lecturer and Islamic consultant
August 10 – Menggie Cobarrubias, Filipino actor (d. 2020)
August 27 – Jocelyn Bolante, Filipino politician
August 30 – Jim Paredes, Filipino musician, producer, educator, writer, photographer, television personality, workshop facilitator, and activist
September 9 – Adelina Barrion, entomologist and geneticist (died 2010)
September 29 – Mike Enriquez, Filipino radio and television newscaster (died 2023)
October 3 – Hussin Ututalum Amin, Filipino politician, scholar and current mayor of Jolo
October 8 – Jimmy Santos, Filipino actor, comedian, TV host and a basketball player.
October 10 – Boboy Garovillo, member of the APO Hiking Society
October 14 – Salvador Medialdea, executive secretary
October 15 – Atoy Co, Filipino basketball player
November 4 – Eugenio Torre, chess grandmaster
November 8 – Basil Valdez, Filipino balladeer.
November 10 – Lim Eng Beng, Filipino-Chinese professional basketball player (d. 2015)
November 27 – Danilo Palomer Santiago, Filipino Eclectic painter, professor and Department Chair of University of Santo Tomas - College of Fine Arts and Design (UST-CFAD)
November 30 – Jessup Bahinting, Filipino pilot
December 22 – Joey Lina, Filipino Politician
Unknown
Marissa Delgado, actress
Deaths
June 1 – José Alejandrino, Filipino general and senator (b. 1870)
June 6 – Tomás Confesor, Filipino politician and governor of Iloilo (b. 1891)
June 21 – Juan Cailles, Filipino commander (b. 1871)
July 15 – Florentino Collantes, Filipino poet (b. 1896)
October 7 – Asiong Salonga, Filipino gangster (b. 1924)
October 23 – Fernando Poe, Sr. Filipino actor (b. 1916)
Unknown
Guillermo Capadocia, Filipino politician and labour leader
References