1997 in the Philippines

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See also:	List of years in the Philippines films

1997 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1997.

Incumbents

• President: Fidel Ramos (Lakas)
• Vice President: Joseph Estrada (NPC)
• Senate President: Ernesto Maceda
• House Speaker: Jose de Venecia, Jr.
• Chief Justice: Andres Narvasa
• Philippine Congress: 10th Congress of the Philippines

Events

• January 17 – Former Zamboanga del Norte Representative Romeo Jalosjos who was accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in 1996, is arrested in Bagac, Bataan.^[1]
• July 2 – Asian financial crisis affected numerous Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines, as well as South Korea.
• July 16 – Sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong were abducted and killed in Cebu City, the suspects were later executed which in turn would lead to the abolition of death penalty in 2006.
• August 19 – Agila-2 communications satellite was launched from China and began commercial service. It is the first satellite of the country not acquired while in orbit.

Sports

• October 11–19 – The Philippines participated at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games.

Births

• January 20 – Kim Michael Last, That's My Bae contestant
• February 15 – Kit Thompson, actor
• February 17 – Kenzo Gutierrez, movie and TV actor, TV commercial, print and ramp model, student and football player
• March 10 – Julia Barretto, actress
• May 1 – Miles Ocampo, actress
• May 6 – Maymay Entrata, model, singer, composer, dancer and actress
• June 17
  • Jameson Blake, actor and member of Hashtags
  • Wilbert Ross, member of Hashtags
• July 31 – Barbie Forteza, actress and dancer
• September 16 – Julian Marcus Trono, actor
• September 19 - Kobe Paras, basketball player
• September 22 – Maris Racal, actress, singer and dancer
• October 4 – Michelle Vito, actress
• October 7 – Joshua Garcia, actor
• October 12 - Jimboy Martin, actor and member of Hashtags
• October 20 – Manolo Pedrosa, actor and student
• October 27 - Paulo Angeles, actor and member of Hashtags
• November 4 – Bea Binene, actress and dancer
• December 4 – Ruru Madrid, actor
• December 17 – Jazz Ocampo, actress
• December 18 - Mikee Quintos, actress

Deaths

• February 7 – Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino poet, writer and painter, National Artist of the Philippines (b. 1908)
• April 6 – Max Alvarado, actor (b. 1929)
• April 21 – Diosdado Macapagal, former President of the Philippines (b. 1910)
• July 3 – Chiquito, actor and comedian (b. 1932)
• July 7 – Rolando Tinio, filipino poet, dramatist, actor, essayist, and educator (b. 1937)
• August 21 – Evelyn Joy Militante, radio-TV newscaster (b. 1972)
• October 7 – Felicisimo Ampon, tennis player (b. 1920)
• October 11 – Dencio Padilla, actor and comedian (b. 1929)
• December 31 – Gerard Fainsan, singer and member Universal Motion Dancers (b. 1974)

Television

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