1984 in the Philippines

1984 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1984.
Incumbents
President: Ferdinand Marcos (KBL)
Prime Minister: Cesar Virata (KBL)
House Speaker: Nicanor Yñiguez
Chief Justice: Enrique Fernando
Events
January
January 27 – National and local plebiscites are held for the approval of the proposed constitutional amendments and local bills made by the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
January 31 – Huge rally against the Presidency and dishonest governance of Ferdinand Marcos held by supporters of Ninoy Aquino attended by around 25,000 people which resulted in a crackdown by Constabulary forces.
February
May
May 14 – Parliamentary elections are held. The opposition runs for the Regular Batasang Pambansa under the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) and the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) against the ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) of Ferdinand Marcos. The KBL wins a majority with 114 seats, but markedly down from 163 seats last election.
September
September 1 – Typhoon Nitang strikes the Philippines. It kills 1,492 people and 1,856 more are injured. Roughly 1.6 million people are affected in the country. A total of 108,219 homes are destroyed and 142,653 more are damaged. However, President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of calamity only after Nitang's onslaught.
December
December 1 – Manila LRT Line 1 is opened.
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. As per Republic Act No. 3022, April 9 was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.
January 1 – New Year's Day
February 22 – Legal Holiday
April 9 – Bataan Day
April 19 – Maundy Thursday
April 20 – Good Friday
May 1 – Labor Day
June 12 – Independence Day
July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
August 13 – Legal Holiday
August 26 – National Heroes Day
September 21 – Thanksgiving Day
November 30 – Bonifacio Day
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 30 – Rizal Day
Entertainment and culture
July 9 – Maria Desiree Verdadero is proclaimed 3rd runner-up in the Miss Universe 1984 pageant night was held in the James L Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States.
Sports
July 28–August 2 – The Philippines participates in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
Births
January 6 – Jared Dillinger, basketball player
January 12 – Oyo Boy Sotto, actor, model
January 18 – Julius Camba, reporter (d. 2013)
January 19:
Kelvin dela Peña, basketball player
Xiao Chua, historian, academic and television host
January 20 – Toni Gonzaga, singer, television host and actress
January 21:
Richard Gutierrez, Filipino actor and commercial model
Raymond Gutierrez, actor and television host
January 24 – DJ Jasmin Jasmin Basar, dj, actress, model (d. 2019)
February 11 – Jeff Chan, basketball player
February 14 – John Prats, actor, comedian, and dancer
March 6:
Joseph Christian Rubin, Knights of the Altar (St. Joseph Parish)(KOA) President (1998-2003)
Sol Mercado, basketball player
March 11 – Bernard Cardona, television host and actor
March 14 – Paolo Contis, actor
March 16 – Michael Roy Jornales, actor, model, martial artist, fight, director, and singer
March 21 – Via Antonio, actress
March 23 – Ryan Araña, basketball player
March 28 – Joseph Bitangcol, actor,.TV Host
April 3 – Antoinette Jadaone, film director
April 22 – Raymond "Emong" Quodala Vallarta, Philanthropist
May 7 – Vandolph Quizon, actor, model
May 18 – Aleck Bovick, actress, model, and singer
May 19 – Ken Bono, basketball player
May 23 – Sam Milby, Filipino-American actor, commercial model, and recording artist
May 25 – Junjun Cabatu, basketball player
June 4 – Gretchen Fullido, anchor and model
June 28 – Angela Lagunzad, journalist, TV host
June 29 – Paula Peralejo, actress and model
July 9 – LA Tenorio, basketball player
July 16 – Ginger Conejero, journalist and television personality
July 19 – Alessandra De Rossi, actress
July 24:
Bubbles Paraiso, actress, model
Pia Gutierrez, news reporter
Boy 2 Quizon, comedian and actor
July 27 – Jaymee Joaquin
August 10:
Mariel Rodriguez, commercial model, television host and actress
Anna Theresa Licaros, beauty queen
August 12 – Marian Rivera, commercial model and actress
August 18 – Sam Y.G., radio and television personality
August 23 – Eric Tai, actor, host, and rugby player
August 27 – Macky Escalona, basketball player
August 29 – Dianne Marie Santos, Keyboradist From Pupil / Imago (d. 2010)
September 14 – Tyron Perez, actor, model (d. 2011)
September 17 - Mark Shandii Bacolod, Filipino director, producer and talent manager (d. 2022)
September 22 – Marcelito Pomoy, singer
September 27 – Macky Escalona, former basketball player
October 7 – Anna Larrucea, actress
November 13 – Dimples Romana actress
November 16 – Janelle Jamer actress model singer
November 19 – Janus del Prado, actor
November 20 – Daisy Lopez, actress and vlogger
November 23 – Gianna Lynn, actress, model
November 28 – Joross Gamboa, actor
November 29 – Sitti Navarro, Filipina bossa nova singer
December 8 – Hero Angeles, actor
December 10 – Krista Ranillo, Filipina actress
December 20 – Liezel Garcia, Filipina singer-songwriter and actress
December 30 – Rico Barrera
December 31 – Marvin Cruz, basketball player
Deaths
February 10 – Claudia Zobel, Filipino actress
February 17 - Ading Fernando, a comedian, TV director (b. 1925)
February 18 – Alejo Santos, Filipino soldier and World War II hero (b. 1911)
March 26 – Sergio Osmeña Jr., Filipino politician, former mayor of Cebu City
May 24 – Gen. Tomas B. Karingal, Former chief of Quezon City Police Department. (b. 1915)
November 14 – Cesar Climaco, Filipino politician (b. 1916)
Deaths Unknown
Cipriano P. Sandoval, editor
References