1963 in the Philippines

Decades:	1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s;
See also:	List of years in the Philippines; films; ; ; ;

1963 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1963.

Incumbents

President: Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal)
Vice President: Emmanuel Pelaez (Liberal)
Chief Justice: César Bengzon
Congress: 5th

Events

April

April 5 – Ferdinand Marcos became President of the Senate of the Philippines.

July

July 20 – Lalaine Bennett won 3rd Runner up of Miss Universe 1963 at Miami Beach, Florida, US. She is the first Filipina to Runner-up at Miss Universe.^[1]
July 28 – Twenty-four Filipino boy scouts and scout officials en route to Athens, Greece for the 11th World Jamboree were among the total of 60 people perished when the United Arab Airlines Flight 869 crashed into the Arabian Sea a few miles off Bombay, India.^[2]

August

August 8 – President Diosdado Macapagal signed the Agricultural Land Reform Code.

November

November 12 – Angeles becomes a city in the province of Pampanga through ratification of Republic Act 3700.

Holidays

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,^[3] issued on March 10, 1917, if 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.^[4] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.^[5] As per Republic Act No. 3022,^[6] April 9th is proclaimed as Bataan Day.

Births

February 5 – Franz Pumaren, basketball player and coach
February 17 – Jinggoy Estrada, Filipino actor and politician
April 1 – Teddy Diaz, founding member, guitar player of The Dawn (d. 1988)
April 2 – Teddy Alfarero, basketball player (d. 2004)
April 25 – Boyet Sison, Filipino journalist and sports commentator (d. 2022)
May 12 – Cherie Gil, Filipino actress (d. 2022)
June 15 – Allan Caidic, basketball player
August 1 – Ato Agustin, basketball player and coach
August 9 – Carmi Martin, Filipino actress
August 11 – Bobby Nalzaro, Filipino radio and television journalist (d. 2022)
August 14 – Edwin Olivarez, Filipino athlete, politician and businessman
August 24 – Francis Pangilinan, Filipino lawyer and politician
August 28 – Gerry Ortega, RMN radio commentator and human activist (d. 2011)
October 2 – Maria Ressa, journalist^[7]
October 3 – Marion Peck, Painter
October 5 – E.R. Ejercito, actor and politician
October 15 – Maria Teresa Carlson, actress (d. 2002)
October 16 – Gilberto Duavit Jr., Filipino businessman (president of GMA Network)
October 21 – Jaclyn Jose, Filipino actress (d. 2024)
October 25 – Grace Padaca, Filipino politician and broadcaster
November 6 – Arthur B. Robes, Filipino politician
November 8 – Roldeo T. Endrinal, Filipino writer and television producer (d. 2024)
November 14 – Martin Romualdez, Filipino businessman, lawyer, and politician (Speaker of the House of Representatives)
December 18 – Yves Dignadice, basketball player

Dates Unknown

Benjamin Abadiano, Filipino lexicographer

Deaths

March 7 – Jaime C. de Veyra, Filipino academic (b. 1873)
April 11 – Teofisto Guingona, Sr., father of former Vice President Teofisto Guingona, Jr.(b. 1883)
April 12 – Felix Manalo, 76, founder and first Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo. (b. 1886)
May 1 – Lope K. Santos, Filipino novelist. (b. 1879)
September 13 – Frances E. Parrette (b. August 17, 1907)
December 15 – Sotero Cabahug, lawyer, legislator, and politician (b. 1891)

Deaths Unknown

Regino Ylanan, Filipino sports administrator, writer and athlete.(born 1889)

References

^ Pobre, Addie (March 3, 2021). "10 Miss Universe Philippines Winners From The Past, Their Best On-Stage Moments & Where They Are Now". The Smart Local Philippines. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "10 Haunting Last Pictures Taken in Philippine History". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
^ "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ "AN ACT PROCLAIMING THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL AS BATAAN DAY AND DECLARING IT AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 6, 1961. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2021". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved May 29, 2022.