2006 in the Philippines

2006 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2006.

Incumbents

Events

January

February
Southern Leyte mudslide
  • February 1 – The Revised-Value Added Tax (R-VAT) was implemented, causing a hike in prices of consumer goods.
  • February 24 – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on 11:25 am declared a state of emergency via Proclamation No. 1017 after a failed coup attempt and street protests commemorating the 20th anniversary of the People Power Revolution. The protesters converged at the EDSA Shrine led by Vice President Teofisto Guingona were dispersed right after the proclamation. The protesters at EDSA-Santolan led by Prof. Randy David were dispersed violently by the police. Several leftist and rightist leaders were arrested or were under the threat of arrest within the next seven days. The President declared the lifting of the state of emergency via Proclamation No. 1021 on March 3.

April
  • April 20 – The Supreme Court declared that a part of Executive Order No. 464 as unconstitutional, thus paving way for the resumption of Congressional inquiries.
  • April 25 – The Supreme Court ruled that a part of the government policy of Calibrated Pre-Emptive Response as unconstitutional.

May
Typhoon Caloy over the Philippines
  • May 3 – The Supreme Court ruled that the Proclamation No. 1017 was constitutional, although a part of General Order No. 5 as unconstitutional.
  • May 11 – Typhoon Caloy (international name: Typhoon Chanchu) made landfall on Samar. On the next day, it made landfall on Mindoro. Caloy caused the deaths of 41 and $1.9 million in damages.
  • May 18 – Mountaineer Leo Oracion reached the summit of Mount Everest via the Nepalese side, becoming the first Filipino to do so, although another mountaineer, Dale Abenojar claimed that he reached the summit first via the Tibetan side, on May 15.

June
  • June 2 – Four U.S. Marines facing rape charges in the Philippines see their accuser in court for the first time as the formal trial begins in a case that was filed in December, stemming from an incident at a Subic Bay bar. The case has prompted protests and calls for the Visiting Forces Agreement to be amended or scrapped. (Reuters)
  • June 3 – The deaths of three Philippines soldiers by the communist New People's Army is confirmed. The ambush by NPA guerrillas took place on Wednesday in Balbalan, Kalinga. The NPA also says two more government soldiers were killed and four were wounded in another attack on Wednesday on an army outpost in Pinukpok town, but the government could not confirm this. (AFP)
  • June 8 – U.S. Navy investigators who looked into rape allegations against four marines in the Philippines are barred by the U.S. embassy from testifying in the trial of the four. The plaintiff's attorney characterised the move as a "clear attempt on the part of the US government, to keep us from getting the evidence that we need and from showing the court the truth." (AFP)
  • June 13 – A group calling itself Taong Bayan at Kawal, or Masses and Soldiers, claims for an early-morning bomb blast at a police headquarters in Manila, as well as earlier blasts at Manila office building on June 6, an explosion outside the home of an ally of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last week and two simultaneous bomb blasts in police stations on June 11. The group denies it was behind a bombing in Lipa City that injured nine people on June 11. (AFP)
  • June 19:
  • June 24 – President Arroyo signed the repeal of the death penalty law, as stated in Republic Act No. 9346.
  • June 26:
    • Released after four days in captivity in Nigeria, two kidnapped Filipino are expected to return to the Philippines within the week. (inq7.net)
    • The opposition bloc files impeachment charges against President Arroyo.

July
  • July 14 – Mayon Volcano in Albay spews out lava and ash. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level from level 1 to level 3, prompting evacuations.
  • July 15 – The Professional Regulation Commission admitted that there was a leakage of test questions in the June 2006 Nurses Licensure Examination

August

September
Typhoon Milenyo (Xangsane) shortly before landfall on Samar Island.

October

November
Super typhoon Reming over Bicol.
Marianne Puglia (Miss Earth Fire 2006), Hil Hernández (Miss Earth 2006), Amruta Patki (Miss Earth Air 2006), Catherine Untalan (Miss Earth Water 2006)

December

(INQ7.net)

The Cebu International Convention Center, the venue of the 12th ASEAN Summit.

Sports
The UST crowd on the UAAP championship game.
The San Beda Little Indians during their halftime presentation at the seniors' basketball finals.

Television
Main article: 2006 in Philippine television

National holidays

The celebration of the holidays may be moved due to President Arroyo's "holiday economics" policy.

Holidays in italics are "special days", while those in regular type are "regular holidays".

In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days".

Births

Deaths

References
  1. "Smith returned to custody of US Embassy". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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