1990 in the Philippines
1990 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1990.
Incumbents
Corazon Aquino during a ceremony honoring the United States Air Force
- 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.
- April 25 - June 26 - Two U.P. Students, Ernesto "Cochise" Bernabe II and his girlfriend Anna Lourders "Beebom" Castanos were abducted and killed in Pampanga.
- May 13 – Gunmen kill two United States Air Force airmen near Clark Air Base on the eve of talks between the Philippines and the United States over the future of American military bases in the Philippines.
- June 22 - Underwater volcano Mount Didicas erupts in the Philippines.
- 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-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.
- October 4 – The rebel forces seize two military posts on the island of Mindanao, before surrendering on October 6.
- November 12 - Typhoon Ruping slammed Visayas and affected Cebu City, Bacolod City, and other key cities in the Visayas.
Births
- January 1 - Bugoy Drilon
- January 8 - Melissa Ricks
- January 14 - Mikee Lee
- February 12 – Joana Houplin, football player
- February 27 – Megan Young, U.S.-born Filipina actress
- March 8 - Nico Salva
- March 24 - Aljur Abrenica,[1] Filipino actor
- April 3 - Nico Ibaviosa
- April 19 -
- Kim Chiu,[2] Filipina actress
- Gretchen Ho, Filipina beach and indoor volleyball player
- May 4 - Andrea Torres, Filipina TV/Film actress and Commercial model
- 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 2012-02-22.
- ↑ "Kim Chiu shrugs off Internet photos of Simon Atkins kissing Sam Pinto". Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ "Gerald Santos". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ "Andi Eigenmann". Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ "ERICH GONZALES". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ "Rhian Ramos at the Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 2012-02-22.