1974 in the Philippines
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1974 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1974.
Events
February
- Early February – A battle between government troops and Moslem rebels in Jolo, Sulu, causes some parts of the municipality to be destroyed by fire, as well as the evacuation of more than 20,000 people to Zamboanga City.[1]
March
- March 11 – Japanese lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, one of the longest-remaining Japanese holdouts, formally surrendering his sword to President Marcos at Malacañang Palace after continuing to fight for 29 years in the Lubang Island.[2]
June
- June 20–21 – Moslem rebels attack some areas in central Mindanao, beginning with attacks on an airport in Cotabato and the Maria Cristina Falls hydroelectric plant,[3] and simultaneous raids in Midsayap and Pikit in Cotabato.[4] Sixty-six persons are killed,[3][4] including 31 Christians who are found during a 10-day trek by refugee families in Cotabato.[3]
September
- September 21 – Presidential decree No. 557 declares all barrios in the country as barangays.[5]
Holidays
As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[6] 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.[7] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[8] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[9] April 9 was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.[10]
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- February 22 – Legal Holiday
- April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
- April 11 – Maundy Thursday
- April 12 – Good Friday
- May 1 – Labor Day
- June 12 – Independence Day
- July 4 – Philippine Republic Day
- August 13 – Legal Holiday
- August 25 – National Heroes Day
- September 21 – Thanksgiving Day
- November 30 – Bonifacio Day
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 30 – Rizal Day
Entertainment and culture
- July 19 – Miss Universe 1974, the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, is held in Manila. Outgoing Miss Universe Margarita Moran, of the Philippines crowned the tearful pageant winner, Amparo Muñoz of Spain. It is the first time that pageant history is held in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.