page_title: 2020 in the Philippines
section_title: April
hierarchical_section_title: 2020 in the Philippines / Events / April
caption_attribution_description: English: Diwata-1, a Philippine microsatellite.
context_page_description: 2020 in the Philippines details events of note that have occurred, or are scheduled to take place, in the Philippines in 2020.
context_section_description: April 6 – Diwata-1, the Philippines' first micro-satellite for scientific earth observation built by Filipino scientists, has been officially decommissioned after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
  April 14 – The government has begin its mass testing processes on the persons suspected of having COVID-19.
  April 17 – The Supreme Court has conducted a special en banc session, the first-ever done online in its 119-year history as the judiciary seeks to deal with urgent matters amid a Luzon-wide lockdown imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
  April 21 – Winston Ragos, a former Philippine Army corporal, was shot dead by police Master Sergeant Daniel Florendo Jr., for allegedly attempting to pull a gun on the cops at checkpoint in Quezon City.
  April 24 – The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines received criticism after releasing a music video about the relations of China and the Philippines amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), because of its message amid China's assertion of rights to the West Philippine Sea and the areas which the Philippines claims and occupies in the South China Sea.
  April 27:
  15 senators, files a resolution that seeks to amend the Senate rules to allow the conduct of plenary sessions and committee hearings via teleconference amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation.
  President Duterte signs Executive Order No. 111, which abolished the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO), which served as his chief message-crafting body.
  April 28 – Taiwan has rejected the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) moves to deport Elanel Egot Ordidor, an overseas Filipino worker over social media posts critical of President Rodrigo Duterte, saying the Philippines must first consult with Taiwan before taking any drastic action.
caption: Diwata-1, Philippines' first micro-satellite
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