1951 in the Philippines

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Philippines 1951
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the Philippines

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1951 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1951

Incumbents[edit]

President Elpidio Quirino

Events[edit]

March[edit]

May[edit]

August[edit]

September[edit]

  • September 13 – President Quirino signs Proclamation No. 274, establishing the National Fund and Educational Drive of the Philippine Tuberculosis Society

October[edit]

  • October 7Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, branded as Tondo’s Public Enemy No. 1 and the kingpin of Manila, is killed during a drinking spree when he is shot by Ernesto Reyes, a henchman of Salonga’s rival and also-notorious gang leader Carlos “Totoy Golem” Capistrano.[3]

Unknown[edit]

Holidays[edit]

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[4] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.[5] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[6]

Births[edit]

Unknown[edit]

Deaths[edit]

Unknown[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ First Asian Games medal tally Archived October 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Roxas City". Roxas City Official Website. September 27, 2021. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "9 Extremely Notorious Pinoy Gangsters". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.