Year Date Event Source

2000 January 1 The Philippines celebrates the new 2000 millennium nationwide.
[59]
Pres. Estrada's government declares an "all-out-war" against the
March 15 [verification
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
needed]
An Air Philippines plane crashes in the hills of Island Garden City
[49][59][106]
April 19 of Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 on board; the worst
[107][130]
aviation disaster in country's history.
[118][132]
April 12 Cargo vessel Annahada sinks off Jolo Island, killing 159.
[133]
Twenty-one foreigners are abducted by Abu Sayyaf extremists from
April 23 Sipadan Island, Malaysia and are later brought to Jolo Island; [59][143]
hostage crisis lasts five months.
A computer virus is released by a student, damaging around 45
May [59]
million computers worldwide.
A Philippine Airlines plane is hijacked by an armed man, who later
May 25 [146]
died in a failed jump attempt.
Fall of Camp Abubakar: Camp Abubakar in Maguindanao is
captured by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from the
July 9 [59][143]
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), as part of a campaign
against Moro insurgency in Mindanao.
[59]
More than 200 people are killed in a trash slide in Payatas, Quezon
July 10 [verification
City.
needed]
Luis Singson exposes Pres. Estrada's alleged links to illegal
October 4 gambling; followed by a privilege speech of Sen. Teofisto Guingona [55]
in Senate.
November Pres. Estrada is the first incumbent president to be impeached by [55][59][143]
13 House of Representatives on accusations regarding jueteng money; [144][147]
The Senate formally initiates the impeachment trial against Pres. [147][148]
December 7
Estrada presided by Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr. [149]
December 9 Cityhood of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija ratified [150]
December Rizal Day bombings: Series of terrorist bombings occur in Metro
[55][59][148]
30 Manila, with 22 fatalities and more than 120 injuries.
2001 January 12 Cityhood of Valencia, Bukidnon ratified (Republic Act No. 8985) [97]
January 16– EDSA II Revolution ousts Pres. Estrada; Vice-Pres. Gloria [55][59][64]
20 Macapagal–Arroyo becomes President. [128][144]
[145][147]
• January 16 – Prosecutors of the trial walk out after senators [148][149]
voted, 11–10, not to open the second envelope containing the [151]
documents of evidences against Pres. Estrada, regarding his
supposed link to a bank account purportedly containing
kickbacks from an illegal numbers game; crowd start to
gather in the People Power Shrine and conduct the mass
 rallies, calling for his resignation.
• January 17 – Impeachment trial aborted.
• January 19 – High-ranking military and police officials,
including Defense Sec. Orlando Mercado, AFP Chief of
Staff Gen. Angelo Reyes and PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Panfilo
Lacson, withdraw from the Estrada administration.
• January 20 – Pres. Estrada resigns and leaves Malacañang.
Vice-Pres. Macapagal–Arroyo is sworn into office by Chief
Justice Davide; thus, the nation's second woman President.

Zamboanga Sibugay was founded, separating from Zamboanga del

February 22 [152]
Sur; country's 79th province.
Former Pres. Estrada and his son Jinggoy are arrested following an [64][147]
April 25
arrest warrant issued by Sandiganbayan with their co-accused. [151]
EDSA III: Supporters of former Pres. Estrada stage protest
April 30– [59][64][147]
following his arrest, ending in a violent dispersal and riots on the
May 1 [151]
1st, killing four.
May 14 Philippine general election, 2001
Dos Palmas Resort kidnappings: Twenty hotel staff and guests,
mostly tourists, are seized by the Islamist terrorist group Abu
May 27 [55][59][128]
Sayyaf members from the Dos Palmas Resort in Honda Bay,
Palawan; hostage crisis lasts for more than 12 months.
Lamitan Siege: Abu Sayyaf takes a church and a hospital in
Lamitan, Basilan hostage, with captives brought from Palawan,
[59]
wherein four of them are reportedly escaped, and 20 more people;
terrorists escape military operation.
A fire swept through the Manor Hotel in Quezon City and killed at
August 18
least 68 people.
A rebellion in Sulu and Zamboanga City, staged by several MNLF
November [59]
commanders loyal to Nur Misuari, is suppressed by AFP.
2002 Former Pres. Estrada admits signing ₱500 million Jose Velarde
February 26 [55]
bank account in Equitable-PCI Bank.
March 5 Mindanao earthquake
Hostage crisis in Pasay City Bus Terminal, a 4-year-old boy was
May 31
killed.
A rescue operation for the remaining Abu Sayyaf captives, held
since 2001, is launched by the Special Forces of the Armed Forces
June 7 of the Philippines (AFP) in an area in Zamboanga del Norte; with a [59]
gun battle resulting in the deaths of Martin Burnham and Ediborah
Yap; only Gracia Burnham survived.
June 21 Death of Abu Sabaya, leader of Abu Sayyaf.
2003 Oakwood mutiny: Magdalo Group, led by Army Capt. Gerardo
July 27 Gambala and LtSG. Antonio Trillanes IV, takes a mutiny at [59][153]
Oakwood Premier apartments in Makati City.
November Death of Pedro Yap, former Chief Justice [55]
 20
SuperFerry 14 is bombed by then Jemaah Islamiyah-linked Abu
[59][118]
February 27 Sayyaf, then sinks near Manila Bay, killing 116; deadliest terrorist
[132][133]
attack in Philippine history.
Supreme Court votes, 8-5, to declare then Presidential candidate
March 3 Fernando Poe Jr. as a natural-born Filipino, qualifying him to run in [59]
elections.
Philippine general election, 2004 (incumbent Pres. Gloria
May 10 [55][59][153]
Macapagal–Arroyo elected to a six-year term)
October 13 Death of Enrique Fernando, former Chief Justice. [55]
November A Philippine National Railways train crashes in Padre Burgos,
[154]
12 Quezon, killing 12.
[59]
November Hacienda Luisita massacre takes place, 14 people die in clashes
2004 16 [verification
with police.
needed]
Cyclones Muifa (Unding), Merbok (Violeta), Winnie and Nanmadol
(Yoyong) hit the country, affecting million people, causing massive
fatalities and damages.
November • In November, a tropical depression (Winnie) kills more than
20– [155][153]
1,500 people, causes damages of estimated ₱679 million
December 2
(US$15.8 million).
• Cyclone Nanmadol (Yoyong) strikes the country, killing 70
people.

December
Death of Fernando Poe, Jr., action film star [55][153]
14
Valentine's Day bombings: Three explosions occur in the cities of
Makati, Davao, and General Santos, resulting to, in total, 8 deaths
February 14 [55][153]
and at least 90 injuries; Abu Sayyaf claims responsibility for the
attacks.
May 11 A bus crash in Tuba, Benguet leaves 27 dead. [156]
Hello Garci scandal (Legitimacy of declared election winners
questioned): Audio recordings, containing a conversation believed
June 6 to be between Pres. Macapagal–Arroyo and Election Commissioner [55][59][153]
Virgilio Garcillano, are released by media to the public, revealing
2005 the allegations of cheating in 2004 national elections.
Pres. Macapagal–Arroyo addresses the Filipinos in a live televised
June 27 [59]
speech from Malacañang regarding an audio recording controversy.
Congress rejects impeachment complaints against Pres. Macapagal–
September 6 Arroyo in what would be the longest Lower House session in [59]
country's history.
Reformed Value Added Tax Law (also called Expanded VAT) is
November implemented, after being delayed for months, as a solution to the [153]
government's fiscal crisis.
 A stampede occurred at the PhilSports Complex, causing the deaths
February 4
of 74 people.
A landslide from an entire mountainside occurs in Guinsaugon
[55][155]
February 17 village in Southern Leyte, following continuous heavy rains and an
[153]
earthquake, causing damages and 1,126 deaths.
Pres. Macapagal–Arroyo places the entire country under state of
February 24 [115][153]
emergency (Proclamation 1017) in response to coup rumours.
Mountaineer Leo Oracion reached the summit of Mount Everest via
May 18
the Nepalese side.
[59]
Pres. Macapagal–Arroyo signs Republic Act 9346 abolishing capital
June 24 [verification
punishment in the country.
needed]
Vessel M/T Solar I sinks off the coast of Guimaras, resulting to an
August 11 [118][153]
2006 oil spill, causing widespread environmental damage.
[153]
September Typhoon Xangsane (Milenyo) struck Luzon, killing at least 200 and
[verification
28 causing agricultural damages.
needed]
Typhoon Durian (Reming) kills at least 720 people, with damages at
November US$130 million; triggers a massive landslide from the Mayon [55][153]
25–30 volcano in Legazpi City on the 30th, causing additional 800–1,000 [155]
casualties.
Dinagat Islands was founded, separating from Surigao del Norte;
December 2 [152]
country's 80th province.
Makati City Regional Trial Court convicts American serviceman
December 4 LCpl. Daniel Smith and acquits three co-accused for their [59][153]
involvement in the 2005 Subic rape case.
Death of Khadaffy Janjalani, Abu Sayyaf leader. [59]
2007 January 13 12th ASEAN Summit is held in Mandaue City. [55][153]
Rep. Satur Ocampo is arrested and charged with murder allegedly
March committed on a purge of suspected spies in the CPP–NPA occurred [153]
then, later released.
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in The Hague finds the Arroyo
March administration responsible for unsolved killings and disappearances [153]
in the country.
Manny Pacquiao knocks out Jorge Solis, retaining super
April 15 [55]
featherweight title, in a boxing match at San Antonio, Texas.
A contract is signed by the Philippine and Chinese governments for
April 20 a proposed National Broadband Network, which later found to be [128][153]
corrupted.
May 14 Philippine general election, 2007 [55][153]
Provincial election officer Lintang Bedol is arrested regarding
July [153]
reports of electoral fraud in Maguindanao, later released.
July 11 Fourteen Marine soldiers are found beheaded following an [55][59][153]
encounter between government forces and Islamic rebels Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and, allegedly, Abu Sayyaf, in
 Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.
Exiled Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose
August 28 [55][153]
Maria Sison is arrested at Utrecht, Netherlands.
Sandiganbayan and the Office of the Ombudsman convicts former [55][59][144]
September
Pres. Estrada for plunder and sentences him to reclusion perpetua, [145][151]
12
but acquits him and his co-accused on other charges. [153]
Manny Pacquiao defeats Marco Antonio Barrera, retaining super
October 6 [55]
featherweight title, in a boxing match at Las Vegas, Nevada.
An explosion at Glorietta mall in Makati kills 11 and injures at least
October 19 [55][153]
100.
Former Pres. Joseph Estrada is pardoned and freed from jail after [55][144]
October 26
his trial. [153]
November An explosion at the House of Representatives building in Quezon
[153]
13 City kills four people.
November The Armed Forces lays siege to The Peninsula Manila following a
[55][153]
29 mutiny staged by soldiers.
MNLF leader Nur Misuari is arrested in Malaysia following
[59]
rebellion charges filed against him.
2008 February 4– The House of Representatives votes to replace House Speaker Jose
[55]
5 de Venecia with Prospero Nograles.
Jun Lozada testifies before the Philippine Senate in connection with
February 8 [153]
the National Broadband Network contract deal.
Several Congress members call for an investigation into a joint oil
exploration agreement on 2004 between the Philippines, China, and
March 6 [55]
Vietnam over the disputed Spratly Islands, claiming it
unconstitutional.
Former First Lady Imelda Marcos is acquitted by a Manila trial
March 11 [55]
court of 32 counts of illegal money transfers.
The United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a
certiorari petition filed by the government, invoking sovereign
March 17 [55]
immunity regarding the enforcement against former Pres. Marcos'
estate.
Former Pres. Corazon Aquino's family announces that she is
March 24 [55][153]
suffering from colon cancer.
Police seize hundreds of bomb components in Alaminos, Laguna,
following a raid targeting a Filipino with alleged links to Jemaah [55]
April 8 Islamiyah.
Nine military officers receive prison sentences from a Makati City
[55][153]
trial court in connection to the 2003 Oakwood mutiny.
Ten people are killed in a bank robbery of a Rizal Commercial
May 16 [153]
Banking Corporation (RCBC) branch in Cabuyao, Laguna.
The Manila Electric Company held its tension-filled annual
May 27 stockholders meeting, which lasted for more than 13 hours, making
it the longest stockholders' meeting in Philippine corporate history.
June 20–23 Typhoon Fengshen (Frank) makes landfall in Samar on the 20th; [59][155]
 devastates Central Visayas; kills at least 557 people and affects
more than 99,600 families in some regions, with damages at ₱4.37
billion (US$101.2 million).
[59][118]
Passenger ferry MV Princess of the Stars capsizes and sinks off San
[132][133]
June 21 Fernando, Romblon in Sibuyan Island during a typhoon, 814 of its
[134]
total number of passengers and crew are either dead or missing.
[153][155]
Peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front collapse after the memorandum of Agreement on
August 25 [55][153]
Ancestral Domain is declared by the Supreme Court
unconstitutional.
October Euro Generals scandal [153]
Former Agriculture Usec. Jocelyn Bolante is arrested by the Senate
October after his arrival from the U.S. for his involvement in the Fertilizer [153]
fund scam.
Miss Philippines Karla Henry was crowned Miss Earth 2008 during
November 9 the coronation night held at Angeles City, the first Filipino to win
the title.
Manny Pacquiao defeats Oscar De La Hoya in the so-called The
December 6 [55]
Dream Match.
CARPER Law is passed, reforming CARP and extending it until
[59]
2014.
2009 [153]
Three International Committee of the Red Cross volunteers are
January 15 [verification
kidnapped by the rebel group Abu Sayyaf
needed]
Philippine Archipelagic Baselines Law (Republic Act 9522) is
March signed into law by Pres. Macapagal–Arroyo, ensuring international [153]
recognition of the country’s territorial boundaries.
Court of Appeals acquits LCpl. Daniel Smith in connection with
April 23 [59]
Subic rape case, reversing the 2006 decision, ordering his release.
August 1 Death of Corazon Aquino, former Philippine President [55][59][128]
August Typhoon Morakot (Kiko) hits the country. [55][153]
August 31 Death of Eraño Manalo, Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo.
Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) is the most devastating typhoon to hit the
September [55][128]
country since Typhoon Patsy (Yoling), affecting Manila, with
26 [153]
damages of $1.09 billion and 747 fatalities.
Typhoon Parma (Pepeng) hits the country, affecting million people,
October [153]
causing casualties and damages.
Maguindanao massacre: Fifty-eight people being part of a convoy,
including clan members and 32 journalists, are killed and buried in
November
a mass grave in Ampatuan town by an estimated 100 gunmen [55][59][153]
23
belonging to a victims' political rival; single deadliest event for
journalists in world history.
December 4 Pres. Macapagal-Arroyo places Maguindanao under a state of [55][59][153]
martial law in connection with the murder incident; lifts it eight
 days later.
MNLF leader Nur Misuari is acquitted in connection to the 2001
[59]
rebellion.
2010 Sen. Panfilo Lacson leaves the country before charges against him,
January 5 [55]
in connection to Dacer–Corbito murders, are filed.
The 2010 Philippine general elections, also the first national [59]
May 10 computerized election in the Philippine history, took place. [verification
(Benigno Aquino III is elected President) needed]
Renato Corona is appointed as Chief Justice by Pres. Macapagal–
May 17 [59]
Arroyo.
President-elect Benigno Aquino III won the Presidential election,
June 9
being the 15th President of the Philippines.
Inauguration of Benigno Aquino III as the 15th President of the
June 30 Philippines at the Quirino Grandstand, with oath taking before [55][59][128]
Assoc. Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales.
A bus, which franchise is said to be illegally operated, crashes in
August 18 [156]
Sablan, Benguet, killing 42 passengers.
A hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand ends in a
August 23 [26][55]
gunfight that killed a perpetrator and eight hostages.
September An explosion rocks the De La Salle University in Manila during the
[55]
26 last day of that year's Bar Exams.
October 16– Typhoon Juan, officially as Typhoon Megi, hits northeastern Luzon
18 at Sierra Madre, creating widespread damage over Luzon.
December Supreme Court acquits Hubert Webb and six others convicted in the
[55][128]
14 Vizconde massacre case.
December
Philippine New Banknotes Released
16
December Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV is released from jail after 7 years in
[55]
20 detention.
2011 January 24 UST Quadricentennial Celebration
Supreme Court declares creation of a Truth Commission (Executive
[59]
July 26 Order No. 1) unconstitutional.
The heroism of 12-year-old schoolgirl Janela Lelis.
Atty. Koko Pimentel proclaimed as Senator of the Republic of the
August 11
Philippines.
Former Pres. Macapagal–Arroyo and her husband are ordered to be
arrested following a hold departure order issued by Department of [59]
Justice against them, Oct. 28.
Electoral sabotage charges are filed by Comelec against former
November Pres. Macapagal–Arroyo, arrested on the same day, and the co-
[59]
18 accused at the Pasay City Regional Trial Court in connection to
allegations of electoral fraud.
November Supreme Court orders the distribution of Cojuangco-owned [59]
22 Hacienda Luisita lands in Tarlac.
 Articles of Impeachment filed against Chief Justice Renato Corona
December
over various allegations is signed by 188 members of the House of [59]
12
Representatives.
Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong) causes flash floods, leaving 1,080
December [155]
people dead and affecting Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities.
A landslide in a gold mine site in Pantukan, Compostela Valley kills
January 5 [155]
25 people.
January 16 Impeachment trial of Chief Justice Corona begins at Senate. [59]
An earthquake with 6.9 magnitude hits Visayas islands causing
February [157]
damages.
An attempt of the Philippine Navy to detain Chinese fishermen
April caught on the Scarborough Shoal is blocked by China, escalating a [157]
diplomatic standoff over the area.
Senators vote, 20–3, to convict Chief Justice Corona guilty in the
May 29 second article of the impeachment case regarding alleged [59][157]
undisclosed wealth, removing him from office.
July 10 Death of Dolphy, dubbed as the "Comedy King" [157]
Typhoons Saola (Gener) and Haikui bring heavy rains, causing [157]
July widespread flooding in the country and affecting millions of people; [verification
death toll rises to 89 as of mid-August. needed]
2012 Death of Jesse Robredo, Interior Secretary, one among the 4 killed
August 18 [106][157]
in a plane crash off Masbate Island.
Cybercrime Prevention Act (Republic Act 10175) is signed into law
September [157]
by Pres. Aquino.
The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro is signed which
[157]
seeks for the creation of a new autonomous political entity,
October 15 [verification
Bangsamoro, replacing the Autonomous Region of Muslim
needed]
Mindanao.
[157]
October 21 Canonization of Pedro Calungsod as second Filipino saint [verification
needed]
Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) makes landfall on Mindanao, affecting
December 3 Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental, with more than 600 [155][157]
fatalities and damages estimated at more than US$1 billion.
December Reproductive Health Bill (Republic Act 10354) is signed into law by
[157]
21 Pres. Aquino.
2013 May 13 Philippine general election, 2013
The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, commonly known as
May 15
K–12 program was signed.
The United Federated States of Bangsamoro Republik (UFSBR)
July 27
declares its independence from the Philippines
Passenger ship MV St. Thomas Aquinas and cargo ship Sulpicio [118][132]
August 16
Express Siete collide in Cebu Strait, killing 115. [133]
September MNLF commander Ustadz Habier Malik launches an attack on [59]
Zamboanga City, leaving more than 200 people dead.
 The UFSBR ceases to exists as it is defeated in the Zamboanga City
September crisis.
28
Miss Philippines Megan Young was crowned Miss World 2013.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake, whose released energy is found
equivalent to 32 Hiroshima bombs, strikes Bohol province, affecting
October 15 [155]
Central Visayas, with 222 people died; the country’s deadliest
earthquake since 1990.
October 19 A multiple-vehicle collision in Atimonan, Quezon kills at least 20. [158]
Davao Occidental was founded, separating from Davao del Sur;
October 28 [152]
country's 81st province.
Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) landfalls in Visayas and
devastates the country, whose winds caused storm surges that
severely flooded Eastern and Central Visayan coasts, with Samar
November 8 (Guiuan town) and Leyte (Tacloban City) among the most affected; [55][59]
death toll of at least 6,300; majority of about 11 million people
reportedly affected are left homeless; one of the strongest tropical
cyclones to hit the country, and the deadliest typhoon on record.
December A bus falls off an elevated Skyway in Parañaque City, killing at
[158]
16 least 18 passengers on board.
2014 A bus falls off a ravine in Bontoc, Mountain Province, killing at
February 7 [156][158]
least 14 passengers on board.
March 27 The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro was signed.
Philippine government filed a memorandum in the United Nations
March 30 arbitration court regarding the shoals and reefs in the West [15]
Philippine Sea.
The Philippines and Indonesia signed a maritime treaty that draws
May 23 the boundary of the two countries' overlapping Exclusive Economic
Zone in Mindanao and Celebes seas.
A plunder complaint is filed against Vice Pres. Jejomar Binay, his
son and city mayor, and other respondents before the Office of the
July [59]
Ombudsman, regarding allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall II
parking building.
The Centennial Celebration of the Iglesia ni Cristo.
July 27 Philippines marks a milestone in its population growth identifying
the birth of a baby girl in a Manila hospital as the 100 millionth
Filipino.
President Aquino III lead the handover of the draft of the
September
Bangsamoro Basic Law to the Senate and House leaders in a
10
historical turnover ceremony at the Malacañang.
November Ozone Disco Club fire Case Finished. Result 7 officials of Quezon
20 City convicted.
November Nine Chinese fishermen are convicted of poaching and illegal
[116]
24 possession of endangered species from the West Philippine Sea.
December 6 Typhoon Ruby, officially as Typhoon Hagupit hits Western Visayas,
and Eastern Visayas, creating widespread damage over Visayas.
 December BSP announces demonetizing the old Philippine Banknotes (issued
29 in 1985).
Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) signed,
[59]
maintaining rotational American military presence in the country.
2015 January 15– Papal visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines, with a special Mass
[55][59][159]
19 held at the Tacloban airport on the 17th.
Mamasapano clash: An encounter between police commandos and
the MILF occurs in a police operation in Mamasapano,
January 25 [59][159]
Maguindanao aiming to capture international terrorist Marwan;
leading to, in total, 74 deaths including 44 PNP–SAF officers
The AFP declared its all-out offensive campaign against the MILF
February 25
break away group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
Death of Ameril Umbra Kato, the founding leader of the
April 14
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
Execution of convicted OFW Mary Jane Veloso, sentenced to death
April 29 in 2010 in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling, is suspended by [59][159]
the Indonesian government.
May 3
Manny Pacquiao is defeated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the so-
called Battle For Greatness in MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las [159]
(PHL)
Vegas, Nevada.
Abdul Basit Usman, the most wanted bomb expert in the country,
May 3
was killed by a MILF group unit in Guindulungan, Maguindanao.
[59]
A fire at the Kentex slipper factory in Valenzuela City results in 72
May 13 [verification
fatalities.
needed]
President Benigno Aquino III signed Executive Order 183 that
June 5
created the Negros Island Region.
Death of Kumander Parago, the top commander of the New
June 28
People’s Army.
July 23 The Iglesia ni Cristo has expelled Tenny and Angel Manalo.
President Benigno Aquino III takes his final State of the Nation
July 27
Address.
Thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members stage protests at the
[59]
August 27– Department of Justice (DOJ) office on Padre Faura St., and then at
[verification
31 EDSA, regarding an attempt to investigate allegations within the
needed]
church.
Three members of lumad people are killed by a paramilitary force,
allegedly from the same indigenous group, in a village in Lianga,
September 1 [59]
Surigao del Sur, during the military campaign against Communist
rebels in Mindanao.
[59]
Typhoon Koppu (Lando) hits northern and central Luzon, creating
October 18 [verification
widespread damage and floods over Luzon.
needed]
November APEC Philippines 2015 is held, concludes with the APEC [55][59][159]
 18–19 Economic Leaders' Meeting.
LCpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is convicted by the court for the
December 1 [159]
death of a transgender in 2014.
December Typhoon Nona devastates parts of the Philippines, killing 41 and
14–19 cost ₱2 billion in damages.
December
21
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach is crowned Miss Universe 2015 in Las
[55][59][159]
Vegas, Nevada; the country's first title after 42 years.
(PHL)

2016 January Supreme Court declares the EDCA as constitutional. [59]

January 24–
The 51st International Eucharistic Congress was held in Cebu City. [63]
31
The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
February 10
announces that it has documented more than 400 additional islands.
Re-interment of the remains of the late former President Elpidio
February 29 Quirino was held in Libingan ng mga Bayani on his 60th death
anniversary.
Supreme Court votes, 9-6, in favor of then presidential candidate
March Grace Poe regarding her Filipino citizenship, qualifying her to run [59]
in elections.
Diwata-1 was launched to the International Space Station aboard the
March 23
Cygnus spacecraft on a supply mission.
Three farmers are killed and several are injured in a violent
April 1 dispersal by the police of the groups of farmers and indigenous [59]
people conducting a 3-day rally in Kidapawan City.
Twenty-three soldiers and Abu Sayyaf bandits, including a
April 9 Moroccan jihadist, are killed in a gunfight between government [59]
troops and a terrorist group in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.
April 29 Death of Renato Corona, former Chief Justice [59]
Philippine general election, 2016 (Rodrigo Duterte is elected as the
May 9 [55][59]
first President from Mindanao)
Arianwen Rollan was awarded for her Malunggay Anti-Cancer
research.
May 22
Jaclyn Jose wins the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress at
the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
May 28 Philippines beats Thailand in the 2016 SEABA Stankovic Cup.
Rodrigo Duterte and Leni Robredo were proclaimed as the new
May 30
President and Vice President of the Philippines.
Rodrigo Duterte and Leni Robredo take over their posts as the 16th
June 30 President of the Philippines and 14th Vice President of the [59]
Philippines.
July 6 The Philippines men's national basketball team ends their bid for the
2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after they were
defeated by New Zealand in the 2016 FIBA World Olympic
 Qualifying Tournament.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines
July 12
against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Former Vice President Jejomar Binay was filed by the Office of the
Ombudsman with graft, falsification and violation of the
July 14
government procurement law charges in connection with the Makati
City Hall Building II project.
The Supreme Court acquits former President Gloria Macapagal
July 19 Arroyo of her plunder case regarding the alleged misuse of funds
for the PCSO in an 11–4 ruling.
President Duterte signs an executive order for the implementation of
July 23
the Freedom of Information (FOI).
July 25 First State of the Nation Address of Rodrigo Duterte.
Launch of the 911 emergency number and 8888 civil service
August 1
complaint hotline
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Hidilyn Diaz wins
a silver medal at the Women's 53 kg event for weightlifting. It is the
August 7
Philippines' tenth Olympic medal overall and the country's first
since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 20 years prior.
An explosion rocks a night market in Davao City, where at least 15
September 2
people were killed and 70 were reported to have been injured.
President Rodrigo Duterte issued Proclamation No. 55 declaring a
September 4 state of emergency in the Philippines on account of lawless violence
following the Davao City bombing.
September Lav Diaz’s Ang Babaeng Humayo wins the Golden Lion, in the
10 73rd Venice International Film Festival.
Janelle Frayna became the Philippines’ first female chess
September
grandmaster after achieving her third and final norm during Round
11
9 of the World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Josephine
Medina wins a bronze medal at the women's individual – Class 8
September tournament for table tennis. It is the Philippines' second Paralympic
12 medal overall after Adeline Dumapong won a bronze for
powerlifting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, 16 years
prior.
Typhoon Haima (Lawin). Typhoon signal number 5 raised for the
October 19
first time.
October 27 Miss Philippines Kylie Verzosa crowned Miss International 2016.
November 5 Philippine Drug War: Death of Rolando Espinosa
November The controversial burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Heroes'
18 Cemetery
November Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Nueva Ecija
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29 inaugurated.
December 27 were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED)
28 explodes during a boxing fight in a festival in Hilongos, Leyte.
2017 About a hundred armed men, whose affiliation is undetermined,
January 4 launched an attack on a prison in Kidapawan freeing at least 158
inmates.
Death of Mohammad Jaafar Maguid, the leader of Ansar Al-
January 5
Khilafah Philippines.
Pres. Duterte signed an executive order mandating universal access
January 11
to modern family planning tools.
Several parts of Visayas and Mindanao experienced flooding as a
January 17 result of a low pressure area, combined with the tail-end of a cold
front.
January 30 Miss Universe 2016, its 65th pageant, was held in Manila.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Surigao del Norte, killing at least 8
February 10
people.
A tourist bus carrying mostly college students crashes into a
February 20 roadside electricity pole along a highway in Tanay, Rizal, killing at [156][158]
least 15 on board.
Arrest of Leila de Lima for violations of Republic Act 9165,
(Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) related to her
February 24
alleged involvement in the New Bilibid Prison drug trafficking
scandal.
February 28 Philippines' signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
10 were killed after a series of clashes between the AFP, PNP and
April 11
Abu Sayyaf that took place in Inabanga, Bohol.
A bus falls off a ravine in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, killing at least
April 18 [156][158]
35 on board.
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 25, that renamed
Benham Rise to Philippine Rise.
May 16
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 26, that ordered a
nationwide smoking ban.
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No. 216 declaring a 60-
May 23 day martial law in Mindanao following clashes between [161]
government forces and the Maute group in Marawi.
A gunman attacked Resorts World Manila in Pasay around
midnight, caused a major panic within the complex. Around 38
June 2
people were dead, due to smoke inhalation from the fire while
injuring 70 people.
Sixteen people, including Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr. and his
July 30 wife, are killed in a police drug raid in Ozamiz, Misamis
Occidental.