page_title: 2019 in the Philippines
section_title: August
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 in the Philippines / Events / August
caption_attribution_description: English: New Bilibid Prison
context_page_description: 2019 in the Philippines details events of note that have occurred, or are scheduled to take place, in the Philippines in 2019.
context_section_description: August 2 – President Rodrigo Duterte signs Proclamation No. 781, that conferred the National Scientist title to American-educated plant geneticist and agronomist Emil Javier, who once served as president of the University of the Philippines.
  August 3 – At least 31 were killed when strong winds capsized three boats in Guimaras Strait.
  August 5:
  COMELEC cancels the nomination of former National Youth Commission Chairperson Ronald Cardema as representative of the Duterte Youth party-list due to misrepresentation. On September 13, Cardema formally withdraws his bid as the party-list's first nominee.
  Sandiganbayan dismisses a ₱102 billion civil case filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) in 1987 against the family of former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos and their cronies, on the involvement of former Amb. Roberto Benedicto in the allegations of using dummies and government corporations to obtain assets.
  August 20 – News reports stated that former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez, the mastermind in the rape and murder of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez in 1993, "could have walked free in the next two months" after spending 25 years in prison, citing "good conduct" according to the document bearing the signature of Bureau of Corrections director Nicanor Faeldon. The impending release of Sanchez sparked nationwide outrage and condemnation. However, on August 22, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director-General Nicanor Faeldon has announced that former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez, the prime suspect in the Murders of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez in 1993, is not eligible under a 2013 law (RA No. 10592), that credits good conduct time allowance (GCTA) for an early release from prison. on August 26, President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon not to release convicted rapist-murderer Antonio Sanchez due to his bad behavior. On September 2, the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee begins its investigation on the supposed early release of rape and murder convict former mayor Antonio Sanchez and the controversial Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. On same day, Bureau of Corrections Director General Nicanor Faeldon has confirmed that George Medialdea, Rogelio Corcolon and Zoilo Ama, the three men who were convicted for the June 1993 rape and killing of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez were already dead in jail.
  August 22 – Former foreign affairs chief Perfecto Yasay Jr. was arrested by Manila Police District (MPD) officers, in relation to criminal charges allegedly committed by officials of Banco Filipino.
caption: New Bilibid Prison where both Antonio Sanchez and the suspects of Chiong sisters murders are incarcerated
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