1990 in the Philippines
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1990 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1990.
Incumbents
- President: Corazon Aquino
- Vice President: Salvador Laurel
- Senate President: Jovito Salonga
- House Speaker: Ramon Mitra, Jr.
- Chief Justice: Marcelo Fernan
Events
- February 9 - Total lunar eclipse was witnessed in the Philippines.
- February 12 - General elections are held for the first time in the newly created Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for the Regional Governor and Vice-Governor.
- March 4 - Hotel Delfino in Tuguegarao, Cagayan was seized by suspended Governor Rodolfo Aguinaldo and his armed men of 200. The siege was immediately followed by a gunfight, killing Brigader General Oscar Florendo, his driver and four members of the civilian staff and several guests, and 10 more wounded. Aguinaldo was escaped in the mountains after a shootout in a military checkpoint.
- July 16 - The Luzon earthquake struck with a 7.8 Ms (surface-wave magnitude). The earthquake caused damage within an area of about 20,000 square kilometers, stretching from the mountains of the Cordillera Administrative Region and through the Central Luzon region.
- September 22 to October 7 - The Philippines participated in the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing, China and ranked 13th with 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 7 bronze medals with an overall total of 10 medals.
- September 28 - Grand Opening of SM City Sta. Mesa
- November 12 - Typhoon Ruping slammed Visayas and affected Cebu City, Bacolod City, and other key cities in the Visayas.
Births
- January 14 - Mikee Lee
- March 8 - Nico Salva
- March 24 - Aljur Abrenica,[1] Filipino actor
- April 3 - Nico Ibaviosa
- April 19 - Kim Chiu,[2] Filipina actress
- May 15 - Gerald Santos,[3] Filipino actor and singer
- June 25 - Andi Eigenmann,[4] Filipina actress
- July 20 - Dominic Roque Actor and Model
- September 20 - Erich Gonzales,[5] Filipina actress
- October 3 - Rhian Ramos,[6] Filipina actress
Deaths
- February 7 - Alfredo M. Santos, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1962 to 1965
References
- ^ "Aljur Abrenica". Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Kim Chiu shrugs off Internet photos of Simon Atkins kissing Sam Pinto". Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Gerald Santos". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Andi Eigenmann". Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "ERICH GONZALES". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rhian Ramos at the Internet Movie Database". Retrieved February 22, 2012.
