1977 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1977.
Incumbents
President: Ferdinand Marcos (Independent) Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion
Events
June
June 28 – At least 17 persons were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains in southern Philippines.
August
August 21-27 – World Law Conference was held in Manila. On August 22, during the event, President Marcos announces amnesty for some persons "deemed guilty of subversion."
September
September 5 – Sixteen persons were killed and 24 others were injured when two speeding trucks crashed into a bus . September 17 – Teatro Tomasino is formed by 25 students and it became the official theater guild of the University of Santo Tomas.
October
October 1 – Eugenio Lopez, Jr. and Sergio Osmeña III escaped from detention in Fort Bonifacio and flee to the United States. October 10 – A massacre in Patikul, Sulu leaves 35 Philippine Army officers and men dead. October 21 – A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crashed during a military exercise in Mindoro, killing 24 servicemen.
November
November 10 – Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Chairman Jose Maria Sison was arrested. November 15 – A typhoon killed about 80 persons in northern Philippines. Included among the dead were at least 40 persons killed in a hotel set off by a candle lit during a power failure. November 25 – Benigno Aquino Jr. was found guilty of charges and sentence him to death by firing squad, but the death sentence was postponed.
December
December 16–17 – National referendum was called where the majority of the voters voted that President Ferdinand Marcos should continue in office as incumbent President and Prime Minister after the organization of the Interim Batasang Pambansa. December 16 – Thirty-two patients were killed by a fire in a mental hospital near Manila.
Holidays
As per Act No. 2711 section 29, issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921. On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. As per Republic Act No. 3022, April 9th was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.
January 1 – New Year's Day
February 22 – Legal Holiday
April 8 – Maundy Thursday
April 9: Good Friday Bataan Day May 1 – Labor Day June 12 – Independence Day July 4 – Philippine Republic Day August 13 – Legal Holiday August 28 – National Heroes Day September 21 – Thanksgiving Day November 30 – Bonifacio Day December 25 – Christmas Day December 30 – Rizal Day
Births
January 4 – Vhong Navarro, actor, comedian, and host
January 9: Jose Riano, politician Maria Jocelyn Bernos, politician January 12 – Piolo Pascual, actor January 16 – Antonio Aquitania, actor and comedian
February 8 – Christian Vasquez, actor and model
February 14 – Donna Cruz, actress and singer
February 22: Gladys Guevarra, singer and comedian Yul Servo, actor and politician February 25 – Niña Corpuz, journalist
March 19 – Gherome Ejercito, basketball player
March 31 – Eric Fructuoso, actor
April 18 – Anna Fegi, singer
May 7 – Bam Aquino, politician
May 12 – Onemig Bondoc, actor
June 1 – Dondon Hontiveros, basketball player and politician
June 23 – Gladys Reyes, actress
July 10 – Don Allado, basketball player
July 12 – Jejomar Binay Jr., politician
July 13: Jake Roxas, actor Willie Miller, basketball player July 14 – Jed Madela, singer and TV host July 18 – Sunshine Cruz, actress July 22 – Celino Cruz, basketball player July 30: Troy Montero, actor and model Bryan Gahol, basketball player (d. 2014)
August 1 - Jeffrey Hidalgo, actor and musician
August 11 - Mark Zambrano, News anchor and journalist
August 26 – Barbie Almalbis, singer, songwriter
September 1 – Kathleen de Leon Jones, Filipino-Australian actress, dancer, singer and television performer, Hi-5 September 5 — Patricia Bermudez-Hizon sportscaster September 12 – Luis Santiago, TV director (d. 2005) September 26 – Mark Salazar, host, newscaster and reporter