1989 in the Philippines

1989 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1989.

1989
in
the Philippines

Decades:
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
See also:

Incumbents

President Corazon Aquino

Events

January

  • January 3–5 – Camp Cawa-Cawa siege in which Camp Cawa-Cawa in Zamboanga City was seized by rouge policeman Rizal Alih and his mutinous men. The siege of the police headquarters building ended in a firefight and an airstrike which killed several people including Gen. Eduardo Batalla and Col. Romeo Abendan of the Philippine Constabulary. Alih was arrested in Malaysia by a manhunt operation in 1994.[1]

March

  • March 31 – The famous alleged Marian apparition in the town of Agoo, La Union to Judiel Nieva, a teenager who later become a transgender took place. It was said that the Blessed Virgin appeared on a guava tree, delivering messages and prophecies to Judiel. It became a highly sensational event for many Filipino Catholics as millions of pilgrims came to Agoo to see the phenomena like the "sun dancing", a statue of the Virgin Mary crying tears of blood, etc. The events in Agoo drawn attention to the Philippine Church hierarchy even to Rome, who conducted a thorough investigation on the events. In the year 1993, the events of Agoo apparitions are declared "non constat de supernaturalitate" (condemned) by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and the judgment of the late Bishop Salvador L. Lazo of San Fernando diocese who was the Ordinary of the said diocese during the phenomena.
  • March 28 – Elections were held in the country's 42,000 barangays.

April

  • April 21 – U.S. Army Col. James Rowe is assassinated by the Communists; incident prompts the issue of removal of the U.S. military bases from the country.[2]

June

July

  • July 13 – A military tribunal acquits 23 soldiers charged with murder regarding the deaths of 17 civilians in a military encounter in Lupao, Nueva Ecija in 1987, asserting before that those slain were communist guerrillas.[3]
  • July 17 – DZBB established as the first AM radio station and was known as "Bisig Bayan".[4]

August

  • August 1 – The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was first created through Republic Act No. 6734 (the Organic Act).
  • August 13–15 – A hostage crisis at the Davao Metropolitan District Command Center (Davao Metrodiscom) occurred, perpetrated by the group of inmates led by Felipe Pugoy and Mohammad Nazir Samparani which resulted to the death of 5 hostages and all 16 inmates.

September

October

November

December

Television

Births

Deaths

References

  1. "Cawa-cawa siege remembered almost 20 years after". ABS-CBN News. January 8, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  2. Richburg, Keith B. (April 22, 1989). "U.S. ADVISOR KILLED IN MANILA". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  3. "Philippine soldiers cleared in killing of 17" UPI. July 13, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. Super Radyo DZBB maintains lead in Mega Manila ratings
  5. Donnelly, Christine (September 29, 1989). "Marcos Dies in Exile at 72; 'Father's Not Here Anymore'". AP News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  6. Davide Commission Report, p. 222
  7. "Coup launched against Aquino" Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1989. –"Coup attempt against Aquino put down" The Harvard Crimson. December 2, 1989.
    "Manila turns back coup bid with help of U.S. air power" The Washington Post. December 2, 1989.
    "Coup attempts have shattered the illusion of stability" AP via Deseret News. December 10, 1989.
    Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  8. "Coup attempts against Aquino" The Washington Post. December 2, 1989.
    "Philippine coup attempts" The New York Times. December 1, 1989.
    "Timeline: Recent coups and attempted coups in the Philippines" Reuters. November 29, 2007.
    Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  9. "Martin Nievera, Cristine Reyes celebrate birthdays". ABS-CBN News. February 25, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
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