1987 in the Philippines
1987 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1987.
Incumbents
- President: Corazon Aquino
- Vice President: Salvador Laurel
- Chief Justice: Claudio Teehankee
- Philippine Congress: 8th Congress of the Philippines
- Senate President: Jovito Salonga
- House Speaker: Ramon V. Mitra, Jr.
Events
January
- January 22 – Mendiola massacre takes place when peasant farmers rallied against President Aquino and for land reform, and ended in a bloody shooting killing 13 and 74 others injured.
- January 27–29 – Mutinous rebels seized GMA Network compound in Quezon City, leaving its employees and the network's President and CEO and his family as hostages which lasted for two days as a reward for Marcos' return. The two-day plot ended in a skirmish, killing a rebel soldier and 35 others were hurt.
February
- February 2 – The constitution drafted by the Constitutional Commission of 1986 is adopted, after a vote of 76.37% in the referendum for its ratification.
- February 11:
- * Manila Standard released its first issue.
- * A new constitution is declared ratified, replacing the "freedom constitution."
March
- March 1 – ABS-CBN launches the Star Network for the relaunch of Channel 2 after six months and the first white tri-ribbon 2 logo laced with a rhomboidal star came to be.
- March 2 – TV Patrol was launched as its first flagship evening newscast replacing the former flagship national news program Balita Ngayon.
April
- April 18 – A raid is staged by 56 rebel soldiers on Fort Bonifacio, a rebel soldier dies.
May
- May 11 – legislative elections was held in the Philippines for the first time.
June
- June 26 – Philippine Airlines PR 206 crashes into Mt. Ugo in Itogon, Benguet with all 50 people on board killed. It is then the country's worst air accident since 1969. The air crash is also the second worst air disaster at that time.
July
- July – A plot to take over MIA discovered, with four military officers arrested.
- July 15 – The Cordillera Administrative Region is created through Executive Order No. 220 signed by Pres. Corazon Cojuangco–Aquino, consisting of, from Region 1, the provinces of Abra, Benguet and Mountain Province, and Baguio, and from Region 2, the provinces of Kalinga-Apayao and Ifugao.
August
- August 28–29 – Coup attempt takes place when rebel soldiers made a threatened reprisal against Aquino and ended in a gunfight with 50 people killed and 200 wounded as Government troops fizzled the plot.
September
- September 05 – Almost one platoon of constabulary forces, later colloquially described as the Lason Batch, fell victims to a mass poisoning attack in Zamboanga in which 19 soldiers died and 140 were hospitalized.
October
- October 18 – Canonization of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint.
November
- November 25 – Super Typhoon Sisang slammed into Luzon, killing 1,063 people and what is believed as the worst typhoon to hit an area in the 20th century.
December
- December 14–15 – 3rd ASEAN Summit was held in Manila, Philippines.
- December 20 – The passenger ferry MV Doña Paz and the oil tanker MT Vector are collided and sank in Tablas Strait, killing 4,341 passengers and crew. The collision made as the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster of the 20th century.
Television
Sports
- June 23 – The Tanduay Rhum Makers win the 1987 PBA Open Conference Finals against the Great Taste Coffee Makers, 134-120
- August 8 – UAAP Games Green Archers was First Won Against Growling Tigers was Score 72–63.
- August 23 – UAAP Games Blue Eagles was First Won Against Green Archers was Score 95-91.
- September 5 – UAAP Games Green Archers was Won Again Against Growling Tigers was Score 68–60 in Green Archers First Won Meeting on UAAP Games.
- September 8 – The Great Taste Coffee Makers win the 1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals against the Hills Bros. Coffee Kings.
- September 26 – UAAP Games Blue Eagles was won Again Against Green Archers was score 98-89 in Blue Eagles First Won Meeting on UAAP Games.
- October 4 – The Ateneo Blue Eagles win the UAAP Season 50 men's basketball championship against the UE Red Warriors, 94–92.
- October 11 – The Letran Knights win the NCAA Season 63 men's basketball championship against the San Sebastian Stags.
- December 13 – The San Miguel Beermen win the 1987 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals against the Hills Bros. Coffee Kings.
Births
- January 10 – Misagh Bahadoran, football player
- January 25 – Japeth Aguilar, basketball player
- January 29:
- * Jonavi Raisa Quiray, architect and environmentalist
- * DM Sevilla, actor and model
- February 2 – Athena Imperial, Miss Philippines Earth 2011 winner
- March 16 – Paw Diaz, actress
- March 30 – Josie Gabuco, boxer
- May 5 – Richie Mepranum, boxer
- May 15 – Jennylyn Mercado, actress, former Matinee Idol
- May 27 – Bangs Garcia, actress
- June 4 – Gretchen Fullido
- June 11 – Kean Cipriano, actor, commercial, endorsement
- June 20 – Daiana Menezes, model and actress
- August 4 – Phil Younghusband, football player
- August 11 – Alyssa Alano, actress and singer
- August 13 – Pepe Diokno, director
- August 14 – Tim Tebow, football and baseball player for the New York Mets
- August 23 – Nikki Gil, actress, endorsement, VTR Voice
- September 8 - Belina Verma Pilapil-Mana
- September 13 – John James Uy, actor
- September 26 – Maricris Garcia, actress and singer
- September 30 – Denise Laurel, actress, endorsement, commercial
- October 1 – Tom Rodriguez, actor
- October 12 – Mercito Gesta, boxer
- October 17 – Bea Alonzo, actress, endorsement, commercial
- October 22 – Jade Lopez, actress
- October 26 – Sylvester Lopez, boxer
- November 4:
- * Michelle Madrigal, actress
- * Ciso Morales, boxer
- November 28 – Bianca Manalo, actress and beauty queen
- December 13 – Rachel Anne Daquis, volleyball player
- December 19 – Slater Young, actor
- December 21:
- * Ryza Cenon, actress
- * Valerie Concepcion, actress
- December 25:
- * Bettina Carlos, actress
- * LJ Reyes, actress
- December 30 – Jake Cuenca, actor, endorsement, VTR voice, commercial, host
Deaths
- May 3 – Roberto Concepcion
- August 21 – Jaime Ferrer
- August 24 – Jose Caballero
- August 27 – Dindo Fernando
- August 31 – Vic Silayan
- September 19 – Leandro Alejandro
- October 27 – Joel Alano
- December 7 – Jaime Ongpin
National holidays
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- February 25 – 1986 EDSA Revolution
- April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan
- April 16 – Maundy Thursday
- April 17 – Good Friday
- April 19 – Easter Sunday
- May 1 – Labor Day
- June 12 – Independence Day
- November 1 – All Saints Day
- November 30 – Bonifacio Day
- December 25 – Christmas
- December 30 – Rizal Day
- December 31 – New Year's Eve