2000 in the Philippines

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See also:	List of years in the Philippines films

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in the Philippines.

Incumbents

• President - Joseph Estrada (PMP)
• Vice President - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Lakas)
• Senate President - Blas Ople
• House Speaker - Manuel Villar
• Chief Justice - Hilario Davide
• Philippine Congress: 11th Congress of the Philippines

Events

February

• Mount Mayon erupted, displacing thousands.^[1]
• A wave of bombings shook the Mindanao Island, where buses and radio stations were targeted. In total, 45 died and 27 were injured. Blame was placed in the Muslim National Liberation Front, which had broken talks from President Estrada.^[1]

March

• March 15 – July 12 – All-out war in Mindanao happened when Government troops clashed against MILF rebels as a warning to the separation of an Islamic state.

April

• April 13 - At least 56 people where killed when an overloaded Philippine ferryboat headed for Malaysia capsized. At many as 65 others are feared dead.^[1]
• April 19 – Air Philippines Flight 541 crashes into a coconut plantation in Island Garden City of Samal, Killing 131 passengers and crew.

May

• May 3 – Abu Sayyaf terrorists hostaged 21 people including 10 tourists and 11 resort workers in a resort island of Sipadan, Malaysia. The hostage crisis lasts four months.
• May 4 - After originating in the Philippines, the ILOVEYOU computer virus spreads quickly throughout the world.
• May 17 – Terrorists bombed Glorietta Mall in Makati, injuring 12 persons mostly teenagers.
• May 21 – Terrorists bombed SM Megamall in Mandaluyong, killing 1 person and 17 others injured.

June

• June 21 - The PBCom Tower, the tallest building in the country upon its completion, opens.

July

• July 10 - Torrential rains destabilized a mountain of garbage which collapsed onto a shanty town called "Promised Land" in Payatas, Quezon City, about 800 shanties built upon trash were destroyed and at least 218 people were killed in the avalanche of waste.^[1]
• July 16 – The Central total lunar eclipse of July 16 becomes the longest lunar eclipse in the century which lasted for 108 minutes; it was witnessed by many amateur astronomers and eclipse watchers throughout the country since the one happened in 1953.

September

• September 15 – October 1 – The Philippines participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia by sending a delegation of 20 members. But all of the athletes lost in the said event and did not home their medals.

October

• A major blackout knocked out power to Luzon Island, disrupting the economy. This one was attributed to the enormous school of jellyfish.^[1]

November

• November 13 – January 17, 2001 – The impeachment trial against Estrada begins.

December

• December 30 – The infamous Rizal Day bombings rocked the peaceful celebration in Metro Manila, killing 22 people and more than 100 others injured.

Television

Births

• February 26 - Alexa Ilacad, actress
• March 1 - Nikki Samonte, model and singer
• March 2 - Bianca Umali, actress
• March 12 - Sabrina Man, actress
• May 2 - Angel Sy, actress
• May 4 - Razelle Bayno, singer
• August 11 - Nathaniel Britt, actor
• November 28 - Jacob Rica, actor and model

Deaths

• January 22 - Teddy Boy Locsin, journalist. (born 1914)
• March 20 - Ramon Mitra, Jr., Filipino statesman, diplomat, and a pro-democracy activist. (born 1928)
• April 8 - Alfredo Alcala, Filipino comic book artist (born 1925)
• April 11 - Salvador Lazo Lazo, Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. (born 1918)
• May - Francisco Vestil, Filipino basketball player (born 1914).
• May 3 - Rhoel Gallardo, C.M.F., Catholic priest (born 1965)
• May 12 - Cipriano Bautista, Filipino politician (born 1929)
• June 11 - Sarah Jane Salazar, Filipino AIDS activist and educator (born 1975)
• September 27 - Pablo Cuneta, Filipino politician, Mayor of the Manila suburb Pasay City.(born 1910)
• September 29 – Maningning Miclat, Filipino poet and painter (born 1972).
• November 24 — Bubby Dacer, Publicist (born 1934)
• December 4 - Tito Arévalo, Filipino actor and musician (born 1914).

Deaths unknowned

• Valeriano Abello (born 1913)
• Jun Aristorenas, Filipino actor, director, dancer, producer and writer (born 1933)

References

1. The Encyclopedia Americana Annual 2001. Grolier, Inc. 2001.