1994 in the Philippines
1994 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1994.
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Incumbents
Events
February
- February 19 – Separate grenade attacks in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat and Davao City kill 11 people and injure 22.[1]
March
April
- April – Dismissed police chief inspector Maj. Timoteo Zarcal and police inspector Maj. Jose Pring, are charged in 1992 for their involvement in a kidnapping case,[5] are among those acquitted by the Pasig Regional Trial Court. The said police officers would be killed in separate ambush incidents, perpetrated by Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB), later that year.[6][7][8]
- April 10:
- The massacre of Helen, Chelsea Liz and Anne Geleen Arandia in Lipa City, Batangas.
- Mandaluyong becomes a city through ratification of Republic Act 7675 which was approved on February 9.
- April 19 – Fernando Galera, a fish vendor accused of robbery with rape in January, is convicted by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court and sentence to death for the first time since the restoration of the capital punishment in the country on January 1.[9][10][11] Soon before his supposed execution in 1997, Galera would be acquitted and ordered released by the Supreme Court after the judgement is reversed, following appeals for re-trial of the case.[12][13]
- April 26 – The Supreme Court votes, 7–6, to void a contract between the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and a Malaysian firm to conduct an online lotto in the country, stating that it violates the law.[7]
May
- May – A scam, involving undelivered treasury bills, perpetrated by some people in Bancapital Development Corp., is discovered by the authorities. It costs close to a billion peso potential losses in the banking system.[7]
- May 21 – Miss Universe 1994, the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Manila. Outgoing Miss Universe Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico crowned the pageant winner, Sushmita Sen of India.
- May 26 – Filemon Lagman, leader of Communist Party of the Philippines' (CPP) urban hit squad ABB, is arrested by the military in Quezon City.[14]
June
- June 5 – A conference on Indonesia's annexation of East Timor is held.[7]
- June 8 – Abu Sayyaf Group extremists kidnap 36 Christian civilians in Basilan; fifteen of them shot dead and the rest are held, 20 of them, except Lamitan Roman Catholic priest Rev. Cirilo Nacorda, are freed then following a rescue mission.[1][7]
- June 10 – Bomb attacks in Zamboanga City, perpetrated by the Abu Sayyaf Group, kill 71 people.[15]
- June 22 – Awarding ceremony of the annual Manila Film Festival is held in Manila Midtown (Ramada) Hotel, wherein a scandal would break out during the event, the case in which the recipients of the Best Actress and Best Actor awards are said to be rigged through conspiracy.[7][16]
July
- July – Former members of the MNLF's Bangsa Moro Army kidnap city sports official So Kim Cheng in Davao City; despite closed negotiations, captors did not release the victim and later killed him instead after they learned of a group of operatives conducting own rescue attempt.[1]
- July 6:
- Nancy Siscar, a 22-year-old elementary school teacher was raped and killed by brothers Jurry Andal, Ricardo Andal and Edwin Mendoza in Barangay Banoyo, San Luis, Batangas.[17]
- Santiago becomes an independent city in the province of Isabela through ratification of Republic Act 7720 which was approved on May 5.
August
- August 7 – Fr. Nacorda is released after being turned over by the Abu Sayyaf Group to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), ending a hostage situation that lasted for about two months.[1][7]
- August – The Supreme Court declares the controversial VAT (value-added tax) Law legal, and rules as well that the enacted law does not interfering human rights. In response, the Energy Regulatory Board (ERB) later orders a rollback of gasoline prices by ₱1, and also orders the National Power Corporation to lower fuel price cost adjustment charges covering a 17-day period in the first quarter of the year.[7]
- August 14 – A huge demonstration against birth control is held by hundreds of thousands of Filipinos led by Cardinal Sin, in Luneta Park, Manila.[7]
- August 27 – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels hold 8 South Koreans and 30 Filipinos, all working at the construction site of a government's irrigation project in Mindanao, claiming that it intrudes on their territory; hostages are released, Sep 4, following negotiations.[1]
- August 29 – A coal mine explosion in Malangas, then part of Zamboanga del Sur, kills 119 people in what would be the country's deadliest mine disaster.[18]
September
- September – The Manila Regional Trial Court stops an order from Malacañang disallowing jai alai.[7]
- September 1–5 – The government and the Moro National Liberation Front sign a ceasefire agreement, aiming to end guerrilla war.
- September 4 – Unidentified men abduct traders Sixto Escudero, Sr. in M'lang, Cotabato and Jorge Lim and his two children in General Santos City; victims were rescued later by the authorities.[1]
- September 23 – A mudslide in Mount Pinatubo, triggered by heavy rains a day prior, reportedly kills 20, with 3 missing. Debris flowed include lahars that were released by an eruption in 1991.[19]
October
- October – Rebel group MILF attack towns in North Cotabato, wherein they burn a church and 10 houses in Aleosan, and take hostage 26 civilians in Kabacan, which are freed later on. Within this month, series of terror attacks in the province result in the death of 50 people from both the rebel and government side and displace thousands from four municipalities; are prevented upon ceasefire by end of the month.[1]
November
- November – Graft charges are filed against dismissed Bureau of Immigration and Deportation chief Zafiro Respicio and 2 others regarding anomalous deportation of 11 Indians facing drug charges in court.[7]
- November 15 – An earthquake (Magnitude: 7.1 Mw) followed by huge waves ravages Mindoro, killing at least 65 people and injuring more than 130 others.[7]
December
- December – Senate votes, 18–5, to ratify the Uruguay Round on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (UR-GATT).[7]
- December 2 – Inter-island ship MV Cebu City and Singapore-registered freighter Kota Suria collide in Manila Bay, between Corregidor Island and Maragondon, Cavite, killing more than a hundred, with scores feared drowned.[7]
- December 8 – Dennis Venturina, a member of UP Sigma Rho fraternity was murdered by five members of the Scintilla Juris Fraternity inside the UP premises.
- December 11 – A small bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, killing a Japanese businessman. The bombing was a field test done by Ramzi Yousef to test explosives that would have been used in Project Bojinka.
Holidays
As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987.[20] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- March 31 – Maundy Thursday
- April 1 – Good Friday
- April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
- May 1 – Labor Day
- June 12 – Independence Day
- August 28 – National Heroes Day
- November 1 – All Saints Day
- November 30 – Bonifacio Day
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 30 – Rizal Day
- December 31 – Last Day of the Year
In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."
Sports
- October 2–16 – The Philippines participates in the 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima, Japan from October 2 to 16, 1994. It Ranks 14th with three gold medals, two silver medals and eight bronze medals with a total of 13 over-all medals.[21]
Television
Premieres
- Kousoku Sentai Turboranger on IBC-13 – June 25; Saturday 6:00 pm
- Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman on IBC-13 – June 25; Saturday 6:30 pm
- Sailor Moon on ABC-5 (now on TV5) – July 2; Saturday 6:00 pm
- Yaiba on ABC-5 (now on TV5) – July 3; Sunday 6:30 pm
- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future – July 3; Sunday 6:00 pm
- UAAP – UAAP Season 57 on New Vision 9 (later RPN-9 and now CNN Philippines) – July 9
- NCAA – NCAA Season 70 on PTV-4 – June 25
Births
- January 3 – Akiko Solon, singer and actress
- January 6:
- MJ Cayabyab, actor and singer
- Catriona Gray, Miss Universe 2018
- January 7 – Jessica Marasigan, member of Girltrends and Miss Philippines Water 2017
- January 11 – Ritz Azul, actress
- January 15 – Vince Gamad, actor
- January 22 – Hiedi Kysther Domingo, call center agent
- February 9 – Jo Berry, actress
- March 10 – Ma. Anneth Soledad Mirano, poet
- March 21 – Jeron Teng, basketball player
- April 6:
- Jasmine Curtis-Smith, actress
- Yesh Burce, actress
- April 10 – Ingrid dela Paz, actress and model
- April 16 – Angelica Jane Yap, actress and model
- April 23 – Miko Manguba, actor and member of Top One Project (T.O.P.)
- April 27 – Elmo Magalona, actor and singer
- May 8 – Joy Plaza, actress and model
- May 17 – Julie Anne San Jose, actress and singer
- May 27 – Nicole Kim Donesa, actress
- June 4 – Al John Viloria, model and medical student
- June 13 – Hopia Legaspi, actress
- June 16 – Mica Dyan Borja, host and beauty queen
- June 18 – Sunshine Guimary, actress, vlogger and online sensations
- June 21 – Mika Aereen Reyes, volleyball player
- July 9 – Donnalyn Bartolome, actress and singer
- July 12 – Junnie Boy, vlogger
- July 24 – Franki Russell, actress
- July 30 – Isabella de Leon, actress and singer
- August 3 – Sarah Carlos, actress and courtside reporter
- August 14 – Kim Rodriguez, actress
- August 16 – Tippy Dos Santos, actress and singer
- August 23 – Mark Neumann, actor
- September 9 – Ganiel Krishnan, beauty queen and courtside reporter
- September 20 – Daisuke Sato, football player
- September 21 – Mara Alberto, actress, dancer, singer, and host
- September 22 – Avery Paraiso, actor
- October 6 – Javi Benitez, actor, host and model
- October 13 – Ian Lariba, table tennis player (d. 2018)
- October 30 – Alkaid Misuari, son of Nur Misuari, MNLF successor
- October 31 – Jackie Gonzaga, TV personality
- November 2 – Denise Barbacena, singer and actress
- November 17 – Emmanuelle Vera, actress and singer
- November 20 – Kristofer Martin, actor
- November 23 – Monica Cuenco, actress and singer
- November 26:
- Noven Belleza, singer
- Yves Flores, actor
- December 7 – Myrtle Sarrosa, actress and cosplayer
- December 14 – Joshua Dionisio, actor
- December 17 – Darwin Ramos, servant of god (d. 2012)
- December 29 – Kristel Fulgar, actress
Deaths
- January 28 – Betty Go Belmonte, Filipina journalist and newspaper publisher (b. 1933)
- March 25 – Jesus M. Vargas, Secretary of National Defense (b. 1905)
- April 3 – Leopoldo Mabilangan (Ka Hector), former NPA leader and known rebel returnee[7][22]
- April 7 – Cesar Legaspi, art director, National Artist of the Philippines (b. 1917)
- May 7 – Timoteo Zarcal, controversial former police officer[6][7][23]
- September 6 – Louie Beltran, journalist and columnist (b. 1936)
- November 15 – Leandro Locsin, architect, National Artist of the Philippines (b. 1928)
- November 18 – Eugene A. Tan, former president, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) (b. 1945)[7][24]
- December 15 – Jose Pring, another controversial police officer[6][7][25] and father of actress Joyce Pring[26]
References
- #Journeyto30" by Epi Fabonan III, Philstar.com: (1994) "Southern discomfort" May 14, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- Miguel A. L. Paraz: Developing a Viable Framework for Commercial Internet Operations in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Philippine Experience. ISOC, INET 1997
- Jim Ayson (February 29, 2012). "The Philippine Internet turns 18: Is anyone still counting". GMA News. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- Jose Bimbo F. Santos (March 20, 2014). "20PHNET – Philippine Internet connection turns 20 years old this month". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- –"Anti-Kidnapping Squad Leaders Charged with Running Hostage Ring" AP. Aug 17, 1992.
–"Matinee idol takes real-life role" Chicago Tribune. June 9, 1992.
Retrieved Mar 13, 2020. - –(Opinion) "The dirty war against illegal drugs" Cebu Daily News. July 7, 2016.
–"Jailed But Not Jaded" Archived August 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Task Force Detainees of the Philippines. December 1, 2012.
Retrieved Mar 13, 2020. - Cable, Honor Blanco. (1995, Jan 1) "'94, The Year That Was." Manila Standard, pp.4–5. Retrieved on March 12, 2020.
- Romero, Paolo (April 29, 2000). "ABB man in Pring, Zarcal slays falls". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- "Court Gives First Death Penalty Since Capital Punishment was Reimposed" Associated Press. Retrieved 04-12-2021.
- "Justice For Whom?" The Defiant.net. Retrieved 04-12-2021.
- "The Death Penalty: Criminality, Justice and Human Rights" Amnesty International (via Refworld). Retrieved 04-12-2021.
- "Waiting to Go" Retrieved 04-12-2021.
- "G.R. NO. 115938" Oct. 30, 1997. Retrieved 04-12-2021.
- Branigin, William (May 27, 1994). "Manila captures head of communist rebels". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- "More Massacres in Mindanao than other parts of the country". The Manila Times (via PressReader). December 13, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- "Filipino Actress Steals The Show". Chicago Tribune. June 27, 1994. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- "G.R. No. 124933 September 25, 1997". The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. September 25, 1997. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- —"No more survivors expected to be found after mine disaster" AP. August 31, 1994. Retrieved 04-29-2021.
—"Gold in the Philippines: How much is it really worth?" Gulf News. March 11, 2019. Retrieved 02-14-2022.
—"The worst mining disasters since 1990" Gulf News. May 14, 2014. Retrieved 02-14-2022. - "Philippine Lahar Sep 1994 UN DHA Information Reports 1-3" ReliefWeb. Retrieved Feb. 15, 2021.
- "Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK I/Chapter 7-Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days]". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. July 25, 1987. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- 1994 Asian Games medal tally Archived February 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- –"Communist guerrillas are believed to have carried out" UPI. April 4, 1994.
–"Murder as Politics" Spectrezine.
–"The CPP-NPA-NDF "Hit List" – a preliminary report" International Viewpoint. Mar 15, 2005.
Retrieved Mar 13, 2020. - –"Philippine police major ambushed, killed" UPI. July 5, 1994.
–"Death squad victim's family seeks justice" ABS-CBN News. February 11, 2011.
Retrieved Mar 13, 2020. - –"Philippines: assassination of attorney Eugene Tan" ICJ. Nov 22, 1994.
–"G.R. NO. 142848" Jun 30, 2006
Biographies:
–"Book 21: Wear and Tear – Chapter VI: Eugene Tan" (pages 15 and 16). Philippine Folio.
–Biography from Eugene A. Tan Justice for All Foundation website. August 12, 2012.
Retrieved Mar 13, 2020. - "Gunmen assassinate senior Filipino policeman" Reuters (via Jawawa, Indonesia). Dec 16, 1994.Retrieved Mar 13, 2020.
- "Joyce Pring and the father she never knew" The FilAm. December 11, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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