1962 in the Philippines
1962 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1962.
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Incumbents
- President: Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal)
- Vice President: Emmanuel Pelaez (Liberal)
- Chief Justice: César Bengzon
- Congress: 5th (starting January 22)
Events
- February 16 – Caloocan becomes a city in the province of Rizal through Republic Act No. 3278.
- May 12 – Diosdado Macapagal changed the date of the commemoration of Philippine Independence from July 4 to June 12.[1]
Births
- January 8 – John Castriciones, lawyer, public servant, writer
- January 21 – Ronald dela Rosa, politician and Chief of the Philippine National Police
- February 9 – Dennis Padilla, actor and comedian.[2]
- March 7 – Irma Adlawan, actress
- March 8 – Jose Jaime Espina, journalist (d. 2021)
- March 26 – Francisco Emmanuel Ortega III, politician
- March 27 – Roberto Puno, politician
- March 29 – Ted Failon, broadcast journalist
- April 1 – Samboy Lim, basketball player
- April 4 – Roderick Paulate, actor, comedian, and politician
- May 8 – Edwin Lacierda, lawyer and technology entrepreneur
- May 12 – Daniel Fernando, actor and politician
- June 29 – Paulyn Ubial, physician and former Secretary of Health
- July 2 – Carmelita Abalos, politician
- August 1 – Cesar Montano, actor and director
- August 11 – Mel Senen Sarmiento, politician
- October 15 – Rolando Joselito Bautista, Secretary of Agrarian Reform
- October 16 – Joseph Cua, politician
- December 12 – Carlito Galvez Jr., army general
References
- "Republic Day". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- "Dennis Padilla Net worth, Age, Height, Bio". CelebrityHow - Celebrity Bio, Net worth, Age, Height, etc. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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