1947 in the Philippines

1947 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1947.

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Decades:
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

January
  • January 28 – President Roxas issues an amnesty proclamation to collaborators.

March

June
  • June 20:
    • Dagupan becomes a city in the province of Pangasinan through Republic Act 170 and ratified on the same day.[1]
    • Lipa becomes a city in the province of Batangas through Republic Act 162 and ratified on the same day.
  • June 21:
    • Pasay becomes a city (formerly as city of Rizal) in the province of Rizal through Republic Act 183 and ratified on August 16.
    • Ormoc becomes a city in the province of Leyte through Republic Act 179 and ratified on October 20.

September
  • September 8 – The Philippine representative to the Far Eastern Commission, Carlos P. Romulo, signs the Japanese Peace Treaty.

Holidays
Main article: Public holidays in the Philippines

As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[2] 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.[3] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[4]

Births

Unknown

Deaths

Unknown Date
  • August – Teresa Magbanua, schoolteacher and military leader (born 1868)
  • Alejandro Melchor, Filipino civil engineer, mathematician, educator, and member of the Cabinet of the Philippines. (born 1900)

References
  1. "CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY". The Official Website of the City of Dagupan, Philippines. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. "Bonifacio Day in Philippines in 2022". Official Holidays. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. "Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. Lalu, Gabriel (June 11, 2018). "Ex-security adviser Roilo Golez succumbs to heart attack". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  6. "Ex-DFA chief Perfecto Yasay Jr. dies at 73". Panay News. June 13, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  7. "Bro. Eli Soriano". Members Church of God International. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  8. "Gloria Macapagal Arroyo". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  9. Alinea, Eddie (March 3, 2018). "A tribute to basketball legend Danny Florencio". The Manila Times. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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