1989 in the Philippines
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1989 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1989.
Incumbents
Events
- January 5 - Camp Cawa-Cawa in Zamboanga City was seized by Rizal Alih and his armed mutinous soldiers. The hostage of the police headquarters building was ended in a gunfight and an airstrike which killed seven people including Gen. Eduardo Batallia and Col. Romeo Abendan of the Philippine Constabulary. Alih was arrested in Malaysia by a manhunt operation in 2009.
- February 20 - Total lunar eclipse witnessed in the Philippines.
- March 31 - The famous alleged Marian apparition in the town of Agoo, La Union to Judiel Nieva, a teenager who later become a transgender took place. It was said that the Blessed Virgin appeared on a guava tree, delivering messages and prophecies to Judiel. It became a highly sensational event for many Filipino Catholics as millions of pilgrims came to Agoo to see the phenomena like the "sun dancing", a statue of the Virgin Mary crying tears of blood, etc. The events in Agoo drawn attention to the Philippine Church hierarchy even to Rome, who conducted a thorough investigation on the events. In the year 1993, the events of Agoo apparitions are declared "non constat de supernaturalitate" (condemned) by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and the judgment of the late Bishop Salvador L. Lazo of San Fernando diocese who was the Ordinary of the said diocese during the phenomena.
- July 17 - DZBB established as the first AM radio stations was known as "Bisig Bayan".
- August 13-15 - The encounter of the famous hostage taking incident at Davao Metropolitan District Command Center (Davao Metrodiscom) in Davao City and almost in the month of 3 days of the members of the Joyful Assembly of God are taken hostage by the Wild Boys of DaPeCol was led by Felipe Pugoy and Mohammad Nazir Samparani. Among the Australian missionary Jacqueline Hamill was raped and killed by the inmates due to hostage.
Television
Births
- January 12 - Arci Muñoz, Filipina actress and commercial model
- January 22 -
- January 25- Yasmien Kurdi, actress, singer and mother
- January 29- Dawn Chang
- February 5 - Cristine Reyes,[2] Filipina actress
- February 7 - Wendy Tabusalla
- February 11 - Lovi Poe, actress
- February 14 - Paul Lee, basketball player
- March 3 - Sef Cadayona, actor
- March 7 - Gerald Anderson (Born Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr.), Filipino American actor (The Former Loveteam of Kim Chiu in 4 years "2006-2010" and Sarah Geronimo in 1 year "2011-2012" and Former Relationship of Maja Salvador in 2 years In their Break-up "2013-2015").
- April 2 - Danita Paner, Filipina singer and actress
- April 26 - Nikko Ramos, Filipino DJ of Magic 89.9 and Presenter Basketball of UAAP on ABS-CBN Sports and Action of ABS-CBN Sports.
- May 15 – Stephan Palla, football player
- May 17 - Kris Bernal, actress
- May 27 - Yam Concepcion, Filipina actress
- June 8 – Tomas Trigo, football player
- July 2 - Emman Monfort, basketball player
- July 12 - Xian Lim (Born Alexander Xian Cruz Lim Uy), Chinese-Filipino actor (The Loveteam of Kim Chiu as "KimXi")
- July 16 - Samantha Nierras, football player
- July 20 - Rayver Cruz, Filipino actor and Dancer
- August 2 - Raymond Almazan, Filipino Basketball player.
- August 18 - Nikki Bacolod, Filipina singer
- August 22 - Chariz Solomon, actress
- September 21 - Jef Gaitan, Filipina actress
- September 24 - Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina beauty queen
- September 27 - Robi Domingo, actor
- October 2 - Janine Gutierrez, actress
- October 19 - Janine Tugonon, beauty queen
- November 5 – Enchong Dee (Born Ernest Lorenzo Velasquez-Dee) (Younger Brother of AJ Dee), actor and former De La Salle Green Archers swimmer
- November 6 - Shaina Magdayao
- November 12 - Gino M. Santos, director and producer
- November 15 - Jonalyn Viray, singer
- November 20 - Edgar Allan Guzman, actor
- November 26 - Angeline Quinto, actress and singer
- November 30 - LA Revilla, basketball player
- December 11 - Sam Pinto, actress
- December 30 - Sabrina, singer
Deaths
References
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