2020 in the Philippines

2020 in the Philippines details events of note that have occurred, or are scheduled to take place, in the Philippines in the year 2020.

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Incumbents

For the current incumbents of the Executive Cabinet under the current administration, see Cabinet of the Philippines. For the current leaders in the Congress of the Philippines, see Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives of the Philippines. For the complete list of the current Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, see Current Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Rodrigo R.
Duterte

Leni G.
Robredo

Vicente
Sotto III

Alan Peter
Cayetano

Diosdado
Peralta

• President: Rodrigo R. Duterte (PDP–Laban)
• Vice President: Leni G. Robredo (Liberal)
• Congress (18th):
  • Senate President: Vicente Sotto III (NPC)
  • House Speaker: Alan Peter Cayetano (Nacionalista)
• Chief Justice: Diosdado Peralta

Events

January

Taal Volcano

• January 7 – The Philippine Army has ordered the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Napoleon Pabon, the commanding officer of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, in connection with the release of a "manipulated" photo of 300 New People's Army rebels who surrendered in Masbate in December 2019.[1]
• January 8 – President Rodrigo Duterte signs the Salary Standardization Law of 2019, a measure that would increase the salaries of more than 1.4 million government employees starting this year.[2]
• January 12 – The Taal Volcano begins to erupt, bringing ash fall to surrounding areas, and prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) to raise the alert level 4.[3] Alert status lasted until January 26.[4] The eruption is the first major eruption of the volcano since 1977.[5][6] In response, President Rodrigo Duterte signs Proclamation No. 906 on February 21, declaring a state of calamity in the Calabarzon region which will last for one year unless lifted.[7][8][9][10]
• January 15 – The Philippine government has imposed a total deployment ban to Kuwait after a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) autopsy revealed the grim circumstances surrounding the death of Filipino worker Jeanelyn Villavende in the Gulf state in December 2019.[11] On February 13, The ban was officially lifted, as the two governments reached an agreement for better working conditions of overseas Filipino workers.[12][13][14][15]
• January 16 – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has found probable cause to charge former Philippine National Police chief Police General Oscar Albayalde and a dozen police officers over an allegedly anomalous anti-drug operation in Pampanga in November 2013.[16]
• January 20 – Three Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials Ramoncito Roque, Maribel Bancil and Veronica Buño, were ordered dismissed from service by the Ombudsman in connection with the questionable implementation of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA), a controversy that broke out in August 2019.[17][18][19][20]
• January 21 – The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima and ex-PNP Special Action Force chief Getulio Napeñas of graft and usurpation charges for their involvement in the anti-terrorist operation that led to the deaths of 44 SAF commandos in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25, 2015.[21]
• January 22 – President Rodrigo Duterte signs Republic Act No. 11467, which hikes the excise taxes on alcohol and imposes new duties on heated tobacco and vapor products effective January 1, 2020.[22]
• January 30 – The Nueva Ecija Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 88 founds Ma. Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao, the recruiters of overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso guilty of illegal recruitment in a separate case filled by Lorna Valino, Ana Marie Gonzales, and Jenalyn Paraiso.[23]
• January 31 – The Sandiganbayan has found former MRT General Manager Al Vitangcol III and PH Trams incorporator Arturo Soriano, guilty of graft and violation of Procurement Law, for awarding MRT3's maintenance contract to an unqualified joint venture, PH Trams and CB&T in 2012.[24][25]

February

U.S. Marines participated in a martial arts class taught by Philippine Marine Corps instructors

The ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Diliman, Quezon City, the headquarters of ABS-CBN

• February 3 – A state of calamity is declared by the provincial government of Davao Occidental, due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak.[26][27] That has earlier confirmed in Don Marcelino and Malita towns.[28][29] It is the first in the Davao Region.[30]
• February 5 – The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, has recommended the filing of criminal charges against former Bureau of Corrections Director General Nicanor Faeldon, three BuCor officials and three New Bilibid Prison officials, who were involved in the Good Conduct Time Allowance controversy, including the near-release of former Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez, the mastermind in the June 1993 rape and murder of UPLB students Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez.[31] On February 12, the Senate adopts the said recommendation.[32]
• February 8 – A group of archaeologists led by the National Quincentennial Committee, unearthed the grave of Filipino World War II guerilla and scientist Maria Orosa at the Malate Catholic School compound in Manila, nearly 75 years since her martyrdom on February 13, 1945.[33][34]
• February 10 – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared Vice President Leni Robredo and several opposition figures of sedition but indicted former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and 10 others for "conspiracy to commit sedition" over an alleged ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte.[35][36][37] On February 14, the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 138 has issued an arrest warrant against Trillanes and nine others for the said case.[38] On February 18, Trillanes posts bail for the sedition case filed against him.[39]
• February 11 – The Philippines has officially sent the notice to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement to the United States which was signed in 1998.[40] On June 1, the Philippines has announced it has suspended an earlier notice that it was terminating the country's Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, owing to "political and other developments in the region".[41][42][43][44]
• February 12 – Lai Yu Cian, a Taiwanese woman who was rescued from illegal offshore gaming operations has revealed the abuses in the industry, adding that these companies evade arrest due to a "very powerful" backer in government.[45][46][47]
• February 14 – Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has confirmed the inclusion of Police Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido in the government's drug watchlist.[48]
• February 15 – President Rodrigo Duterte leads the inauguration of the commercial operations at Sangley Airport in Cavite, 8 months after he ordered the start of its general aviation operations.[49][50][51]
• February 17:
  • President Rodrigo Duterte signs Executive Order No. 104, or the Improving Access to Healthcare Through the Regulation of Prices in the Retail of Drugs and Medicines, that imposing a limit on the prices of several medicines and drugs.[52][53]
  • Senator Risa Hontiveros has revealed the alleged "pastillas" modus operandi within the Bureau of Immigration (BI) that allows the entry of Chinese nationals to the country in exchange for ₱10,000 each.[54] On February 20, President Rodrigo Duterte has relieved all Immigration officials and employees involved in the said bribery scheme that allegedly gives VIP treatment to Chinese visitors.[55]
• February 18 – Former Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) chairman and New People's Army (NPA) commander Rodolfo Salas, more popularly known as "Kumander Bilog", was arrested in Angeles City, Pampanga.[56][57]
• February 19 – Fredric Anthony Santos, a former official of BuCor, who testified in the Senate's inquiry into the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, was shot dead in Muntinlupa City.[58]
• February 21:
  • The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed a complaint for murder and frustrated murder against Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam and six others over the killing of Batuan, Masbate vice mayor Charlie Yuson III on October 9, 2019.[59]
  • The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has shut down the operations of Synchronization Anywhere For You Inc. (SAFYI), the first Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) to be given a license by the government after it failed to pay the five-percent franchise tax.[60][61]
  • Pres. Duterte signs Proclamation No. 907, that designated the second week of February each year as the National Hazing Prevention Week.[62][63][64]
  • Pres. Duterte signs Executive Order No. 106, that prohibits vaping in public and prohibited the sale and manufacture of unregistered e-cigarettes due to their potential health risks.[65][66]
• February 24 – The Senate public services committee begins its hearing on the issues surrounding the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation.[67][68][69] On February 26, President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the apology of ABS-CBN over his unaired campaign ads during the 2016 presidential election.[70][71]
• February 27 – The Philippine government has lifted the suspension on negotiations and signing of loan and grant agreements with countries that sponsored and voted in favor of a United Nations investigation on the country's human rights situation.[72]
• February 28 – The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former PNP chief Alan Purisima of eight counts of perjury over his alleged failure to declare his wealth in full for 6 years.[73][74]

March

Police checkpoint near the border of Valenzuela, Metro Manila with Meycauayan, Bulacan

Senators during a special session to tackle the passage of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act on March 23, 2020

• March 2 – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) confirms that suspected syndicates brought in an estimated $370 million into the Philippines in December 2019, with the help of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP) and airport police escorts.[75][76]
• March 3 – Ombudsman Samuel Martires has filed graft and indirect bribery charges against former Nayong Pilipino Foundation, Inc. (NPFI) chairman of the board Patricia Ocampo-Desiongco and five other ex-NPFI officials for accepting free transportation to and accommodation in Jeju Island, South Korea from a private firm during negotiations on a lease contract involving the same firm.[77][78]
• March 9 – President Duterte signs Proclamation No. 922, that declaring a public health emergency over the increasing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the country.[79][80]
• March 12 – Code Red Sublevel 2 was declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and issuing a partial lockdown on Metro Manila to prevent a nationwide spread of the said disease.[81][82][83]
• March 16:
  • The Department of Agriculture (DA) has confirmed reports that bird flu or the H5N6 avian flu has been detected in Jaen, Nueva Ecija.[84][85][86]
  • President Duterte signs Proclamation No. 929, placing the entire Philippines under a state of calamity amid the ongoing situation of COVID-19.[87]
  • The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued Memorandum Order March 1, 2020, that all broadcast and communications companies would have the authority to stay on air with their permits automatically renewed while the entire Luzon is placed under enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic.[88][89]
• March 17 – Luzon is under enhanced community quarantine due to coronavirus pandemic in the country as announced by the President in his evening address last March 16, 2020.[90] This expanded the community quarantine imposed in Metro Manila on March 15.[91]
• March 22 – President Duterte signs Proclamation No. 934, that declared on Sunday the fourth week of March 2020 as the National Week of Prayer, in response to the crisis being faced by the nation due to the coronavirus disease 2019.[92]
• March 25 – President Rodrigo Duterte signs the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act of 2020 (Republic Act No. 11469), a measure that gives him additional powers to strengthen government's response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic after Congress urgently deliberated and passed the measure within a day.[93][94]
• March 26 – Militant groups in the Philippines have agree to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's call for a ceasefire as security forces focus on battling the COVID-19 virus.[95]

April

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto

Diwata-1, Philippines' first micro-satellite

• April 1:
  • Twenty-one protesters who were demanding food and other assistance were arrested in Quezon City for staging a rally without government permit.[96][97]
  • The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has launched an investigation on Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto's alleged violation of the newly-enacted Bayanihan to Heal As One Act, the measure that gives Malacañang additional powers to address the coronavirus crisis.[98]
• April 6 – Diwata-1, the Philippines' first micro-satellite for scientific earth observation built by Filipino scientists, has been officially decommissioned after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.[99][100][101]
• April 14 – The government has begin its mass testing processes on the persons suspected of having COVID-19.[102][103]
• April 17:
  • 12 soldiers were killed while 13 other servicemen were wounded following an encounter between government troops and alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Patikul, Sulu.[104][105][106][107][108]
  • The Supreme Court has conducted a special en banc session, the first-ever done online in its 119-year history as the judiciary seeks to deal with urgent matters amid a Luzon-wide lockdown imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[109][110]
• April 21 – Winston Ragos, a former Philippine Army corporal, was shot dead by police Master Sergeant Daniel Florendo Jr., for allegedly attempting to pull a gun on the cops at checkpoint in Quezon City.[111][112]
• April 24 – The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines received criticism after releasing a music video about the relations of China and the Philippines amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), because of its message amid China's assertion of rights to the West Philippine Sea and the areas which the Philippines claims and occupies in the South China Sea.[113][114]
• April 27:
  • 15 senators, files a resolution that seeks to amend the Senate rules to allow the conduct of plenary sessions and committee hearings via teleconference amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation.[115][116]
  • President Duterte signs Executive Order No. 111, which abolished the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO), which served as his chief message-crafting body.[117][118]
• April 28 – Taiwan has rejected the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) moves to deport Elanel Egot Ordidor, an overseas Filipino worker over social media posts critical of President Rodrigo Duterte, saying the Philippines must first consult with Taiwan before taking any drastic action.[119][120][121][122]

May

Cardinal-bishop Luis Antonio Tagle

The sign-off message broadcast by DWWX-TV (ABS-CBN Manila) before stopping all broadcasts at 7:52 pm (PST) in compliance with the NTC order on May 5, 2020.

BRP Jose Rizal, the country's first missile-capable warship

• May 1 – Pope Francis names former Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to the rank of Cardinal-Bishop, the highest title of a Cardinal in the Catholic Church.[123][124][125][126]
• May 4:
  • The radio and television franchise for ABS-CBN has expired.[127] Renewal of the franchise is uncertain due to tense relations of the network with the current administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.[128][129]
  • President Rodrigo Duterte has directed the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to make the payment of premiums voluntary for overseas Filipino workers in light of opposition against premium rate increases.[130][131][132]
• May 5 – Most of ABS-CBN's broadcasting operations were signed off the air at 7:52 p.m. due to the order of the NTC to stop broadcast operations of ABS-CBN because of the expiration of its franchise granted on March 30, 1995.[133]
• May 6 – President Duterte signs Executive Order No. 114, that ordered the implementation of the "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa" Program to decongest Metro Manila and promote countryside development.[134][135]
• May 8 – The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the petition filed by Atty. Dino de Leon, that seeking the disclosure of President Rodrigo Duterte's health records.[136][137]
• May 13 – The National Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) deputy administrator Mocha Uson over a coronavirus-related fake news.[138][139][140]
• May 23 – BRP Jose Rizal, the country's first missile-capable warship has arrived in Subic, Zambales, after a 5-day maiden journey from South Korea.[141][142][143]
• May 31 – The enhanced community quarantine in Luzon has officially end.[144][145][146][147][148][149][150]

June

• June 15 – The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 is scheduled for handing down of its verdict against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr., in the high-profile cyber libel case.[151][152][153]

July

• July 17 – President Rodrigo Duterte signs Republic Act No. 11480, which allows the president to move or reschedule the start of the school year in an event of a state of emergency or state of calamity.[154]

Predicted and scheduled events

August

October

• October 5 – The official start of the 2020–21 school year in public schools will begin almost a month late due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[155][156]
• The mass registration for the national identification (ID) system will begin, with a target to register 10 million people.[157][158][159]

November

• The official termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement, 180 days after notice was sent last February 11 to the United States and was suspended last June 1.[160][161]

TBA

• The 2020 Philippine Shopping Festival of the Department of Tourism will be launched.[162][163][164]
• Residents of Palawan except Puerto Princesa will vote in a plebiscite to approve or disapprove a law partitioning Palawan into three separate provinces.[165][166]
• The Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay will open.[167]

Holidays

On November 15, 2019, the government announced at least 18 Philippine holidays for 2020 as declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 845, series of 2019.[168] Note that in the list, holidays in italics are "special non-working holidays," those in bold are "regular holidays," and those in non-italics and non-bold are "special holidays for schools."

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

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• January 25 – Chinese New Year
• February 25 – 1986 EDSA Revolution
• April 9:
  • Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
  • Maundy Thursday
• April 10 – Good Friday
• April 11 – Black Saturday
• May 1 – Labor Day
• May 25 – Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadan)[169]
• June 12 – Independence Day
• July 31 – Eid'l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
• August 21 – Ninoy Aquino Day
• August 31 – National Heroes Day
• November 1 – All Saints Day
• November 2 – Special non-working holiday
• November 30 – Bonifacio Day
• December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• December 24 – Special non-working holiday
• December 25 – Christmas Day
• December 30 – Rizal Day
• December 31 – Last day of the year (in observance of New Year's celebrations)

Health

Symptoms of COVID-19

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines

• January 30 – The Philippines confirmed its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[170]
• February 1 – The first COVID-19 death outside China was reported in the Philippines.[171] The victim was a Chinese tourist who recently arrived in the country.[172]
• February 21 – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted former Health secretary Janette Garin and several other health officials over children's deaths allegedly linked to the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.[173]
• March 6 – The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that two Filipinos tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time in the Philippines.[174][175] On March 7, the DOH and World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that the Philippines' fifth confirmed COVID-19 patient is the first case of local transmission.[176][177][178]
• March 10 – The Food and Drug Administration approves the use of test kits developed by scientists at the University of the Philippines to confirm cases of the coronavirus disease or COVID-19 in the country.[179] On April 3, the FDA approves the said test kits for COVID-19 developed by UP-National Institutes of Health and manufactured by Manila HealthTek, Inc.[180] On May 20, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire has announced, that the University of the Philippines-National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) had recalled its locally-made coronavirus test kits over "very minor" defects.[181][182][183][184]
• March 11 – The first Filipino COVID-19 patient death, was reported in the Philippines.[185] The victim was a 67-year-old female who was confined at the Manila Doctors Hospital.[186]
• March 17 – The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that community transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines has already happened.[187]
• March 31 – The Department of Health (DOH) has released the list of hospitals being eyed to conduct COVID-19 testing.[188]
• April 14 – The Philippines has surpassed Malaysia this week as the Southeast Asian country with the most number of cumulative coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases.[189]
• April 22 – Two people died and 42 others were being monitored after suffering from diarrhea on Bongo Island in Parang, Maguindanao.[190][191]
• May 6 – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has breached the 10,000 mark.[192]
• May 22 – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has approved the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) recommendation that the Philippines participate in the clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines.[193]
• June 4 – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has breached the 20,000 mark.[194]
• June 21 – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has breached the 30,000 mark.[195]

Business and economy

Movement of the DJIA between January 2017 and March 2020, showing the all-time high on February 12, and the subsequent crash during the COVID-19 pandemic

• March 9 – The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index lost 457.77 points or 6.76%, its steepest decline since the financial crisis of 2007–08.[196]
• April 10 – The World Bank has approved a $500-million policy loan to boost the Philippines' capacity to respond and recover from disasters such as the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.[197]
• April 23 – The World Bank approves a $100-million or ₱5.1 billion loan for the Philippines' COVID-19 Emergency Response Project.[198] On April 28, the Philippines and the World Bank has signed the said loan agreement for the country's COVID-19 Emergency Response Project.[199][200]
• April 28 – The Philippines and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement for a $200-million loan for additional funding for the government's emergency cash assistance program to poor and vulnerable households hit by quarantine measures imposed to contain COVID-19 spread.[201]
• May 2 – President Duterte signs Executive Order No. 113, that temporarily increased tariffs on imported crude oil and refined petroleum products to fund the country's COVID-19 response.[202][203][204]
• May 7:
  • The Philippine economy has contracted by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2020, for the first time since 1998, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown.[205][206]
  • Fitch Ratings has downgraded its outlook on the Philippines to factor in the impact of the global health crisis brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[207]
• May 15 – The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the Manila Electric Corporation (Meralco) to explain how it came up with consumers' electricity bills during the three billing cycles covering the lockdown periods.[208]
• May 16 – ABS-CBN Corporation has resume it's trading of shares after complying with the disclosure requirements of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).[209]
• May 21 – The Philippines is experiencing a shortage of onion and garlic as local farmers are unable to "produce much" of the crops amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.[210][211]
• May 28 – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $750 million (37.9 billion) loan to the Philippines to help the country cope with the coronavirus pandemic.[212]
• May 29 – The World Bank has approved a new $500-million policy loan to boost the Philippines' capacity to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on poor and vulnerable households and to provide financial relief to small and medium enterprises.[213] On June 3, the Philippines and the World Bank has signed the said policy loan agreement to ease the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on poor households and workers of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).[214]
• June 3 – The Land Bank of the Philippines has approved some ₱250 million in loans under its P3-billion credit support for private academic institutions to provide a "study now, pay later" scheme to students hit by the coronavirus pandemic.[215]
• June 5:
  • The Philippines and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $400-million loan agreement that supports the government's efforts to strengthen domestic capital markets as the country recovers from the economic fallout resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.[216]
  • The number of jobless Filipinos hit record-high of 17.7%, in April as the economic impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused the displacement of millions of workers.[217]

Entertainment and culture

Marcelito Pomoy

For the events related to Philippine television in 2020, see 2020 in Philippine television; for films, see List of Philippine films of 2020; and for music, see 2020 in Philippine music.

• January 10–12 – The Philippines hosted the 24th Asian Television Awards.[218][219]
• February 6 – Binibining Pilipinas has released the official list of the 40 candidates for the 2020 pageant.[220][221][222]
• February 9 – Miss Philippines Katrina Llegado wins the title of 5th runner-up in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2019 pageant which was held in Bolivia.[223]
• February 14 – The Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) organization has introduced the 51 official candidates for the 2020 pageant.[224][225][226][227]
• February 18 – Dual-voiced Filipino singer Marcelito Pomoy was named as 3rd runner up for the well renowned US talent competition America's Got Talent: The Champions.[228]
• February 22 – The coronation event of the Manhunt International 2020 pageant takes place at the New Frontier Theatre in Quezon City.[229] For the second time that the Philippines hosted the event.[230] Paul Luzineau of Netherlands was crowned as Manhunt International 2020.[231]
• February 27 – Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, was recognized the world's second Trending Destination by TripAdvisor in its 2020 Travellers' Choice Awards.[232]
• March 5 – Former President Corazon Aquino and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa have been included in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential Women of the century.[233][234]
• March 8 – Cristine Reyes has bagged the best actress award at the 40th edition of the Porto International Film Festival for her performance in the movie Untrue.[235][236]
• March 16 – The acclaimed film Write About Love, about screenwriters who fall in love in the process of collaborating, was recognized at the 2020 Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF).[237]
• April 2 – Five individuals who representing the Philippines were included in this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Class of 2020, joining a list of the region's top young entrepreneurs and change-makers.[238][239]
• April 8–26-year-old Ryan Gersava of Sultan Kudarat has topped the World Summit Awards (WSA) Global Champion under the Young Innovators category for 2020 with his virtual school for persons with disabilities and other disadvantaged sectors.[240]
• April 22 – Three ABS-CBN News documentaries and two GMA Public Affairs documentaries bagged medals in the prestigious 2020 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards.[241][242]
• April 27 – Binibining Pilipinas candidate Vickie Rushton has finished three online courses from TESDA.[243]
• April 28 – ABS-CBN stars Liza Soberano and Ivana Alawi are among the early nominees in the 2020 edition of 100 Most Beautiful Faces, an international list driven by social media.[244]
• May 6:
  • Filipina fencer Maxine Esteban has finished nine online courses from Ivy League schools.[245]
  • Cebu-based artist Maria Victoria "Bambi" Beltran was selected as one of 17 laureates of the 2020 Deutsche Welle (DW) Freedom of Speech Award.[246][247]
• May 29 – Binibining Pilipinas candidate Maureen Montagne has declined the Miss Eco International 2019 title after reigning queen Suheyn Cipriani of Peru got dethroned due to pregnancy and she is now competing in the Binibining Pilipinas 2020 beauty pageant.[248]
• May 31 – The Philippines has landed on Forbes' list of Rising Stars in Travel, one of seven countries cited to have potential to become major tourist destinations.[249]
• July 5 – The coronation event of the Miss Philippines Earth 2020 pageant will be held.[250]

Scheduled events

• June – The coronation event of the Binibining Pilipinas 2020 pageant will be held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.[251][252][253][254][255][256]
• October 25 – The first coronation event of the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 pageant will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.[257][258][259][260][261][262][263][264][265][266]

Sports

Eumir Marcial

Main article: 2020 in Philippine sports

• January 17, Basketball – The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel were crowned as the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup champions after clinching a 105–93 against the Meralco Bolts in a Game 5 for the 12th straight title at the Mall of Asia Arena.[267]
• January 28, Weightlifting – Hidilyn Diaz wins 3 gold medals in the 2020 Weightlifting World Cup in Rome, Italy.[268]
• January 31, Tennis – Alexandra Eala has made history with her maiden juniors Grand Slam title with Indonesian partner Priska Nugroho in the 2020 Australian Open juniors doubles tournament in Melbourne Park.[269]
• February 11–16, Badminton – Badminton Asia Team Championships[270]
• February 29, Volleyball – The opening of the 8th season of PSL was held at the Filoil Flying V Centre.[271]
• March 6 – 2020 PSA Annual Awards[272]
• March 8:
  • Basketball – The opening of the 45th season of PBA was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.[273]
  • Boxing – Eumir Marcial has clinched a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by beating Byamba-Erdene Otgonbaatar of Mongolia in the Asia/Oceania qualifying tournament in Amman, Jordan.[274][275]
• March 9, Basketball – The DENR Warriors claimed the first championship title of the UNTV Cup Season 8 after they won against the AFP Cavaliers in the Game 2 of the Finals series at Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.[276] ₱4 million cash prize for their chosen beneficiary.[277]
• March 11, Boxing – Irish Magno has clinched a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by beating Sumaiva Oosimova of Tajikistan in the Asia and Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[278]
• March 12 – The major sports leagues across the country has announce a temporary suspension or termination of play in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.[279]
• March 19 – The NCAA has officially terminated Season 95, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[280]
• April 7 – The UAAP Board has decided to cancel Season 82, following of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic.[281]
• April 29 – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has announced the cancellation of all sporting events until December 2020, amid the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[282][283]
• May 5 – The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced the suspension of the annual interschool sports tournament Palarong Pambansa and other events that draw large crowds as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).[284]
• May 8 – The 10th ASEAN Para Games which was rescheduled to October 3–9 of this year, has been officially cancelled due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.[285][286][287]
• May 10, Taekwondo – Three-time UAAP poomsae champion Jocel Ninobla of University of Santo Tomas wins a gold medal in the Under-30 Female Division of the first Online Daedo Open European Poomsae Championships.[288][289]
• May 11:
  • Basketball – FIBA has announced that the 2023 FIBA World Cup will be held on August 25 to September 10, 2023 in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines.[290][291][292]
  • Basketball – Young Filipino shooter Kai Sotto will skip collegiate basketball as he decided to suit up for a new team in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) development program G League.[293] On May 14, Sotto confirms that he is teaming up with Jalen Green in the NBA G League Select Team.[294]
• May 22, Chess – Sander Severino, a Filipino chess master wins second place in the first ever First FIDE Online Cup for People with Disabilities.[295][296]
• June 1, Basketball – The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has officially canceled its 2019–2020 season, citing the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 crisis as well as the uncertainty surrounding the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.[297][298][299]
• June 3, Basketball – The PBA Board of Governors has approved the transfer of the ownership of the Columbian Dyip franchise from Columbian Autocar Corporation to its sister company Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation.[300]

Scheduled events

• August – 2020 AFF Women's Championship[301]
• November 7–17 – 2020 Asian Swimming Championships[302]

Deaths

January

• January 3 – Ninez Cacho-Olivares (b. 1941), journalist (Daily Tribune)[303]
• January 9:
  • Edgar Mendoza, former congressman (2nd District of Batangas)[304]
  • Iñaki Vicente (b. 1955), football player[305]
• January 10 – Augusto Syjuco, Jr. (b. 1942), former congressman (2nd District of Iloilo)[306]
• January 11 – Gani Esmali, vice mayor of Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte[307]
• January 14 – Twink Macaraig (b. 1964), news anchor[308]
• January 18 – Dennis Garcia (b. 1950), rock bassist (Hotdog)[309]
• January 25 – Ben Hur Villanueva (b. 1938), sculptor[310]

February

Fr. Fernando Suarez

• February 4:
  • Fernando Suarez (b. 1967), Roman Catholic priest[311]
  • Gabino Tabuñar, Jr. (b. 1925), journalist and co-founder of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP)[312]
• February 5 – Delfin Castro (b. 1925), former Major General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
• February 10 – Abdulwahab Sabal, mayor of Sultan Sumagka, Maguindanao[313]
• February 13 – Arturo Buena (b. 1931), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (1999–2002)[314]
• February 19 – Fredric Anthony Santos, former chief of the legal division of the Bureau of Corrections[315][316][317][318]
• February 21 – Reynaldo P. Cruz (b. 1955), Associate Justice of Sandiganbayan (2016–2020)[319]

March

Dean Aileen San Pablo Baviera

Ito Curata

Arianne Caoili

Ambassador Bernardita Catalla

• March 10 – Dory Villanueva (b. 1946), International Vice President of Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide, wife of House Deputy Speaker and CIBAC Partylist Representative Bro. Eddie Villanueva and mother of Senator Joel Villanueva[320][321][322][323]
• March 17 – Liberty Ilagan (b. 1943), movie actress[324][325]
• March 19:
  • Joey Bautista (b. 1963), rock lead singer (Mulatto)[326][327]
  • Necisto Sytengco (b. 1955), founder of SBS Philippines Corporation[328][329]
• March 21 – Aileen Baviera (b. 1959), former dean of the University of the Philippines Asian Center[330][331]
• March 23 – Alan Ortiz (b. 1953), former head of the National Transmission Corporation and SMC Global Power Holdings and current president of the Philippine Council for Foreign Relations[332][333]
• March 24:
  • Dr. Marcelo Jaochico, provincial health chief of Pampanga[334][335]
  • Dr. Raul Jara, former president of Philippine Heart Association[336]
• March 25:
  • Aric del Rosario (b. 1940), former basketball coach, UST Growling Tigers Men's Basketball[337][338][339][340]
  • Ruben Varias Reyes (b. 1940), former Philippine diplomat in London[341]
• March 26:
  • Ito Curata (b. 1959), fashion designer[342]
  • Menggie Cobarrubias (b. 1951), veteran actor[343]
  • Dr. Sally Gatchalian, current president of Philippine Pediatric Society, assistant director at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and sister of television host, Ruby Rodriguez[344][345]
• March 27 – Maximo Bularan Jr., Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) minister and Ang Tamang Daan host[346]
• March 29 – Pablo Santos, Jr. (b. 1926), World War 2 veteran and local hero of Bamban, Tarlac[347]
• March 30:
  • Arianne Caoili (b. 1986), Filipina chess player[348][349][350]
  • Rolando Valdueza (b. 1960), Group Chief Financial Officer of ABS-CBN Corporation[351][352][353]
• March 31:
  • Alonzo Gabriel (b. 1980), Multi-awarded food scientist and professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman[354]
  • Dr. Leandro L. Resurreccion III, head of Pediatric Surgery Division of the Philippine Children's Medical Center[355]

April

Governor Vicente Magsaysay

Senator Heherson Alvarez

Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr.

• April 2 – Bernardita Catalla (b. 1958), Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon[356]
• April 4 – Luis Eduardo Aute (b. 1944), Filipino-born Spanish artist[357]
• April 5 – Fulgencio Factoran Jr. (b. 1944), lawyer, politician, and former DENR secretary (1987–1992)[358][359]
• April 7 – Domingo Villanueva (b. 1965), cyclist[360]
• April 9 – Leila Benitez-McCollum (b. 1930), former TV and radio personality[361][362]
• April 11 – Jomar Ang (b. 1993), chief finance officer of RSA Motors and son of San Miguel Corp. president and sports patron Ramon S. Ang[363][364]
• April 13 – Vicente Magsaysay (b. 1940), politician and former Governor of Zambales[365]
• April 15 – Alfonso Marquez (b. 1938), former basketball player[366]
• April 17 – 1LT Rogelio "Jun" Deligero Jr., the only military officer in 12 fallen heroes of Patikul, Sulu slained in battle[367][368][369][370]
• April 20 – Heherson Alvarez (b. 1939), politician, former Senator (1987–1998), Congressman (1998–2001), and Minister of Agrarian Reform (1986–1987)[371][372][373]
• April 21 – Winston Ragos (b. 1987), former Philippine Army corporal[374][375][376]
• April 27 – Ramon Jimenez Jr. (b. 1955), advertising executive, politician, and former DOT secretary (2011–2016)[377][378][379][380]
• April 30 – Bong Osorio (b. 1954), media executive and communication professor[381]

May

Peque Gallaga

Sonny Parsons

Senator Teresa Aquino-Oreta

• May 3 – Laura Elorde (b. 1927), widow of Filipino boxing legend Gabriel "Flash" Elorde[382][383][384]
• May 4 – Babajie (b. 1984), comedian[385][386]
• May 6 – Roberto Verzola (b. 1952), Philippine Internet pioneer, renewable energy advocate, social activist, author and Martial Law victim[387]
• May 7 – Peque Gallaga (b. 1943), film director, screenwriter and actor[388][389]
• May 10 – Sonny Parsons (b. 1958), actor, singer, and member of the Filipino band, Hagibis[390][391][392]
• May 14 – Teresa Aquino-Oreta (b. 1944), former Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Lone District of Malabon City-Navotas (1987–1998) and Senator (1998–2004)[393][394]
• May 26 – Celestina Beatrice Luna (b. 2003), player and member of the Philippines national football team for girls[395][396][397]
• May 28:
  • Eleanor J. Villanueva-Tugna (b. 1977), Mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan[398]
  • Martin Isidro Sr., former Vice Mayor of Manila[399]

June

• June 4 – Kobe Manjares (b. 2020), Philippines' youngest COVID-19 survivor[400][401]
• June 8 – Oliver Ongtawco (b. 1941), bowler[402]
• June 10 – Anita Linda (b. 1924), veteran film actress and once coined as the "Oldest Living Actress"[403][404]
• June 12 – Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. (b. 1947), former DFA secretary (2016–2017)[405]
• June 13 – Nic Jorge (b. 1941), basketball coach (national team) and secretary general of the Basketball Association of the Philippines[406]
• June 15 – Lilia Dizon (b. 1928), veteran film actress[407]
• June 16 – Danding Cojuangco (b. 1935), food and beverage executive and politician, member of the House of Representatives (1969–1972), CEO and chairman of San Miguel Corporation[408]
• June 22 – Jesus Dosado (b. 1940), Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop of Ozamiz[409]
• June 26 – Ramon Revilla Sr. (b. 1927), former senator and actor[410]
• June 27 – Antonio Cuenco (b. 1936), former congressman (2nd District of Cebu City)[411]
• June 29:
  • MAJ Marvin Indammog, highest ranking Philippine Army official among the 4 soldiers killed in ‘controversial’ shooting incident in Sulu by the Philippine National Police troops.[412][413][414]
  • CPT Irwin Managuelod, second highest ranking Philippine Army official among the 4 soldiers killed in ‘controversial’ shooting incident in Sulu by the Philippine National Police troops.[415][416][417]

July

• July 5 – Juanito Rivera (b. 1931), Filipino militant and co-founder of the NPA[418]
• July 6 – Marissa Lourdes M. Andaya, congresswoman (1st District of Camarines Sur)[419]
• July 8 – Victor de la Serna, lawyer and former OIC Governor of Bohol[420][421]
• July 10 – Cenon Portugal, ABC president and barangay chairman[422]
• July 11 – Zeny Maranan, transport advocate and FEJODAP president[423]
• July 13 – Kim Idol (b. 1979), stand-up comedian and actor[424][425]
• July 14 – Susan Quimpo (b. 1961), activist and author[426]
• July 15 – Mateo A.T. Caparas (b. 1923), lawyer and politician[427]
• July 18:
  • Jaybee Sebastian (b. 1980), controversial high profile inmate and most wanted criminal[428][429]
  • Manuel C. Sobreviñas (b. 1924), Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Imus[430]
• July 22:
  • Chito Soganub (b. 1960), Roman Catholic priest who was a Marawi siege hostage and survivor[431][432]
  • Mavic Oducayen (b. 1965), ABS-CBN production manager[433]
• July 23:
  • Alyana Bautista, football player[434]
  • Fidel Agcaoili (b. 1944), NDFP peace negotiator[435]
  • Tomas Joson III (b. 1948), politician and former governor of Nueva Ecija[436]
• July 26 – Larry Faraon (b. 1956), Roman Catholic priest and TV & radio personality[437]

August

• August 1:
  • Resurreccion Borra (b. 1935), former COMELEC chairman[438]
  • Ricky Sta. Ana (b. 1970), founder and president of the Philippine Tattoo Artists Guild (PhilTAG)[439]
• August 3 – Ronald Dulay (b. 1972), veteran coach[440]
• August 4 – Eddie Ilarde (b. 1934), veteran radio and television host and former legislator[441]
• August 8 – Alfredo Lim (b. 1929), retired Police Major General, former Senator (2004–2007) and Mayor of Manila (1992–1998, 2007–2013)[442]
• August 9 – Francisca "Alying" Chiu (b. 1935), paternal grandmother of actress, Kim Chiu[443]
• August 10:
  • Francisco "Jun" Datol, Jr., Senior Citizens Partylist Representative[444]
  • Neil Ocampo (b. 1958), anchorman[445]
• August 11 – Sixto Brillantes (b. 1939), former COMELEC chairman[446]
• August 16 – Emman Nimedez (b. 1993), vlogger and online sensation[447]

See also

Country overviews

• Philippines
• History of Philippines
• History of modern Philippines
• Outline of Philippines
• Government of Philippines
• Politics of Philippines
• Years in the Philippines
• Timeline of Philippine history

Related timelines for current period

• Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
• 2020
• 2020 in politics and government
• 2020s

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