1968 in the Philippines

Incumbents

• President: Ferdinand Marcos
• Vice President: Fernando Lopez
• House Speaker: José Laurel, Jr.
• Chief Justice: Roberto Concepcion
• Congress: 6th

  Events

• March 18 – Jabidah massacre takes place when Army soldiers murdered a number of Moro recruits through machine gunfire in Corregidor Island in retaliation to the planned invasion of Sabah.
• August 2 – The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX. The earthquake's epicenter was located in Casiguran, Aurora. This was deemed the most destructive earthquake in the Philippines prior to the 1990 Luzon earthquake.
• October 12–27 – The Philippines participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics with 49 competitors in ten sports.
• December 26-The CPP is founded under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism by Joma Sison

  Television

• December 18 – ABS-CBN opens its present-day headquarters, the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center on Bohol Avenue, Quezon City, the most advanced broadcast facility in the country during that time.

  Births

• April 13 – Lani Mercado, actress and incumbent Mayor of Bacoor
• April 23 – Juan Miguel Zubiri, Filipino Representative and senator
• May 12 – Herbert Bautista, incumbent mayor of Quezon City
• May 21 – Julie Vega, child actress and singer
• June 21 – Jett Pangan, singer
• June 29 – Robbie Guevara, actor, director, producer
• July 7 - Dingdong Avanzado, singer and actor
• July 15 – Julius Babao
• September 3 – Grace Poe
• November 9 – Janice de Belen
• November 15 - Teodoro Casiño, journalist and politician
• November 20 - Princess Punzalan
• December 11 - Eula Valdez

  Deaths

• February 21 – Vicente Duterte, Filipino politician and lawyer, father of the 16th President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte
• February 11 – Efren Reyes, Sr., Filipino actor
• May 8 – Telesforo Trinidad, Filipino fireman in the United States Navy and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• September 20 – Higino A. Acala, Sr., Filipino lawyer