page_title: 2006 in the Philippines
section_title: December
hierarchical_section_title: 2006 in the Philippines / Events / December
caption_attribution_description: English: Cebu International Convention Center in Mandaue City, Philippines
context_page_description: 2006 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2006.
context_section_description: December 1 – Albay declares a state of calamity has Typhoon Reming causes 198 deaths and counting. (AP via Yahoo! News)
  (INQ7.net)
  December 3  – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a "state of national calamity" as 406 perished after Typhoon Reming caused several mudslides around Mayon Volcano. (BBC News)
  December 4 – U.S. Marine Daniel Smith found guilty in the Subic rape case; 3 other U.S. Marines acquitted.
  December 7 – The House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for a Constituent Assembly, without a concurrent resolution of the Senate. (INQ7.net)
  December 8:
  Due to Typhoon Seniang threatening Cebu, the 12th ASEAN Summit was postponed. (BBC News)
  Dinagat Islands became the 81st province after the voters approve of its secession from Surigao del Norte. (SunStar)
  December 12 – The House of Representatives backtracked on its plans for a constituent assembly and instead pushed for a constitutional convention. (INQ7.net)
  December 13 – The National Disaster Coordinating Council revised the death tolls for Typhoon Reming, with 720 dead, 2,360 injured and 762 missing persons. (ReliefWeb)
  December 16 – Abra Representative Luis Bersamin, Jr. was gunned down during a wedding ceremony at Quezon City. (INQ7.net)
  December 27 – Khadaffy Janjalani's remains had been recovered near Patikul, on Jolo Island, reported by the Philippine military. DNA tests had been ordered to confirm the discovery.
  December 30 – Convicted American serviceman Lance Corporal Daniel Smith was freed from a Makati jail late evening Friday and transferred to the US Embassy on orders of the Philippine government.
caption: The Cebu International Convention Center, the venue of the 12th ASEAN Summit.
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