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1994 in the Philippines

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The following events happened in the Philippines in the year 1994.

Incumbents

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President Fidel Ramos

Events

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February

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March

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  • March 29 – The Philippines gets connected to the Internet. The Philippine Network Foundation (PHNet) connected the country to Sprint in the United States via a 64 kbit/s link.[2][3][4]

April

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May

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June

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July

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  • July – Former members of the MNLF's Bangsa Moro Army kidnap city sports official So Kim Cheng in Davao City; despite closed negotiations, captors did not release the victim and later killed him instead after they learned of a group of operatives conducting own rescue attempt.[1]
  • July 6
    • The municipality of Santiago in the province of Isabela becomes an independent component city through ratification of Republic Act No. 7720.
    • Nancy Siscar, a 22-year-old elementary school teacher was raped and killed by brothers Jurry Andal, Ricardo Andal and Edwin Mendoza in Barangay Banoyo, San Luis, Batangas.[21]

August

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  • August 8 – Fr. Nacorda, having been turned over by ASG to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) on July 26 as part of efforts for his freedom, is released unharmed, ending a hostage situation that has lasted for about two months.[1][7][18]
  • August – The Supreme Court declares the controversial VAT (value-added tax) Law legal, and rules as well that the enacted law does not interfering human rights. In response, the Energy Regulatory Board (ERB) later orders a rollback of gasoline prices by ₱1, and also orders the National Power Corporation to lower fuel price cost adjustment charges covering a 17-day period in the first quarter of the year.[7]
  • August 14 – A huge demonstration against birth control is held by hundreds of thousands of Filipinos led by Cardinal Sin, in Luneta Park, Manila.[7]
  • August 27Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels hold 8 South Koreans and 30 Filipinos, all working at the construction site of a government's irrigation project in Mindanao, claiming that it intrudes on their territory; hostages are released, Sep 4, following negotiations.[1]
  • August 29 – A coal mine explosion in Malangas, then part of Zamboanga del Sur, kills 119 people in what would be the country's deadliest mine disaster.[22]

September

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October

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  • October – Rebel group MILF attack towns in North Cotabato, wherein they burn a church and 10 houses in Aleosan, and take hostage 26 civilians in Kabacan, which are freed later on. Within this month, series of terror attacks in the province result in the death of 50 people from both the rebel and government side and displace thousands from four municipalities; are prevented upon ceasefire by end of the month.[1]

November

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December

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Holidays

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As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987.[28] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".

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

Sports

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Entertainment and culture

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Television

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Premieres

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Finales

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g #Journeyto30" by Epi Fabonan III, Philstar.com: (1994) "Southern discomfort" May 14, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Miguel A. L. Paraz: Developing a Viable Framework for Commercial Internet Operations in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Philippine Experience. ISOC, INET 1997
  3. ^ Jim Ayson (February 29, 2012). "The Philippine Internet turns 18: Is anyone still counting". GMA News. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Jose Bimbo F. Santos (March 20, 2014). "20PHNET – Philippine Internet connection turns 20 years old this month". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  5. ^ "Pring, Zarcal acquitted" (Apr. 9, 1994) Manila Standard, p. 3. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Anti-Kidnapping Squad Leaders Charged with Running Hostage Ring" AP News. Aug 18, 1992.
    "Matinee idol takes real-life role" Chicago Tribune. Sept. 6, 1992.
    Retrieved Mar. 13, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Cable, Honor Blanco. (1995, Jan 1) "'94, The Year That Was." Manila Standard, pp.4–5. Retrieved on March 12, 2020.
  8. ^ (Opinion) "The dirty war against illegal drugs" Cebu Daily News. July 7, 2016.
    "Jailed But Not Jaded" Archived August 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Task Force Detainees of the Philippines. December 1, 2012.
    Retrieved Mar 13, 2020.
  9. ^ Romero, Paolo (April 29, 2000). "ABB man in Pring, Zarcal slays falls". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "Court Gives First Death Penalty Since Capital Punishment was Reimposed" Associated Press. Retrieved 04-12-2021.
  11. ^ "Justice For Whom?" The Defiant.net. Retrieved 04-12-2021.
  12. ^ "The Death Penalty: Criminality, Justice and Human Rights" Amnesty International (via Refworld). Retrieved 04-12-2021.
  13. ^ "Waiting to Go" Retrieved 04-12-2021.
  14. ^ "G.R. NO. 115938" Oct. 30, 1997. Retrieved 04-12-2021.
  15. ^ For this event and later ones:
    "Filipino actor's still on lam after weapons conviction" Associated Press via Deseret News. Aug. 11, 1995.
    "Duterte grants absolute pardon to actor Robin Padilla" Archived August 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine CNN Philippines. Nov. 15, 2016.

    For the details of the case:
    "G.R. No. 121917" Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. July 31, 1996.
    "G.R. No. 121917" Lawyerly. Mar. 12, 1997.

    All were retrieved June 30, 2022.
  16. ^ Branigin, William (May 27, 1994). "Manila captures head of communist rebels". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "Statement on Father Cirilo Nacorda and the Abbu Sayyaf" CBCP Online. July 10, 1994.
    "Kidnappers of Priest Said To Be Near Agreement on Terms of Release" Associated Press. July 12, 1994.
    "Safe release of kidnapped priest in Western Mindanao in doubt" UCA News. July 21, 1994.

    Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
  18. ^ a b Nacorda turned over by Islamic extremists to a Muslim rebel group:
    "Priest reported freed by extremists" United Press International. July 26, 1994.
    Nacorda freed:
    "Kidnapped Catholic priest released" United Press International. Aug. 8, 1994.
    Story about C. Nacorda:
    "Facing Terror, Finding Hope" Faith Full Podcast. Apr. 14, 2018.

    Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
  19. ^ "Abu Sayyaf retaliates, kills 15" (June 9, 1994) Manila Standard, p. 3. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
  20. ^ "More Massacres in Mindanao than other parts of the country". The Manila Times (via PressReader). December 13, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  21. ^ "G.R. No. 124933 September 25, 1997". The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. September 25, 1997. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  22. ^ "No more survivors expected to be found after mine disaster" AP. August 31, 1994. Retrieved 04-29-2021. —"Gold in the Philippines: How much is it really worth?" Gulf News. March 11, 2019. Retrieved 02-14-2022.
    "The worst mining disasters since 1990" Gulf News. May 14, 2014. Retrieved 02-14-2022.
  23. ^ "Court stops Palace order on jai alai" (Sept. 16, 1994) Manila Standard, p. 3. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
  24. ^ "Philippine Lahar Sep 1994 UN DHA Information Reports 1-3" ReliefWeb. Retrieved Feb. 15, 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Philippines: assassination of attorney Eugene Tan" International Commission of Jurists. Nov. 22, 1994. Retrieved Mar. 13, 2020.

    For the details of the case:
    "G.R. No. 131106" The LawPhil Project. Dec. 7, 2001. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
    "G.R. NO. 142848" Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Jun. 30, 2006. Retrieved Mar. 13, 2020.
    "TG-2395-94, TG-23595-94-A, TG-2396-94" Eugene A. Tan Justice for All Foundation website. Retrieved Mar. 13, 2020.
    (1) Memorandum for the prosecution Mar. 18, 2008.
    (2) RTC decision Jan. 10, 2011.
    (Video) Crime Klasik: Atty. Eugene Tan: The murdered lawyer Martin Andanar's YouTube channel. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
  26. ^ "New Devices May Foil Airline Security" The Washington Post. July 21, 1996.
    "Trial Opens in Alleged Airline Bomb Plot" Los Angeles Times. May 30, 1995.
    "Plane Bombing Is Described in Terror Trial" The New York Times. June 4, 1996.
    "Tribute to Captain Eduardo Reyes" US Government Publishing Office.
    "Mission Hall: Remembering the Past, Informing the Future" (PDF) Transportation Security Administration.
    All aforementioned were retrieved June 29, 2022.

    "Thanks To Fire, Bojinka Plot Terrorism Plan Revealed, In History January 6, 1995" Archived July 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine VOI - Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan. Jan. 6, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  27. ^ "Senate ends debate, ratifies GATT" (Dec. 15, 1994) Manila Standard, p. 3. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
  28. ^ "Executive Order No. 292 [BOOK I/Chapter 7-Regular Holidays and Nationwide Special Days]". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. July 25, 1987. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  29. ^ 1994 Asian Games medal tally Archived February 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  30. ^ "Probe MFF 'fiasco' – Lim" (June 24, 1994) Manila Standard, p. 6. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
  31. ^ "Filipino Actress Steals The Show". Chicago Tribune. June 27, 1994. Retrieved January 16, 2018.

    "Seven Charged in Philippine Movie Scandal" Associated Press. June 29, 1994.
    "It's film fest scam: The sequel! A month later, the Philippines scandal refuses to go away" The Washington Post. July 18, 1994.
    "Scandals that rocked the Metro Manila Film Festival in the recent years" LionhearTV. 2015.
    "Lolit Solis on 1994 Manila Film Fest scam: 'It was a nightmare for me'" Inquirer.net. Nov. 20, 2018.
    "Manila Film Festival 1994: The Scandal that Rocked Showbiz" Philippine Entertainment Portal. June 24, 2020.
    All aforementioned were retrieved July 21, 2022.
  32. ^ "Luis Beltran, Prominent Philippine Journalist" Associated Press. Sept. 6, 1994. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
    As cited by:
    "Luis Diaz Beltran" Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  33. ^ Biographies:
    "Book 21: Wear and Tear – Chapter VI: Eugene Tan" (pages 15 Archived August 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine and 16 Archived August 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine). Philippine Folio.
    Biography from Eugene A. Tan Justice for All Foundation website. Aug. 12, 2012.
    All were retrieved Mar. 13, 2020.