2025 in the Philippines
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2025 in the Philippines details notable events that occurred, will occur, or are scheduled to take place, in the Philippines in 2025.
Incumbents
- President: Bongbong Marcos (PFP)
- Vice President: Sara Duterte (HNP)
- Congress:
- (19th): (until June 6)
- (20th): (TBD)
- Senate President: (TBD)
- House Speaker: (TBD)
- Chief Justice: Alexander Gesmundo
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Ferdinand R.
Marcos Jr.
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Sara
Duterte
Duterte
Francis
Escudero
Escudero
Ferdinand Martin
Romualdez
Romualdez
Alexander
Gesmundo
Gesmundo
Ongoing events
Events
January
- January 3 – Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announces President Marcos' enactment four days earlier of Executive Order No. 81 which reorganizes the National Security Council, with the Vice President and former presidents being stripped of their membership.[1]
- January 6:
- Philippines–United States relations: The Philippines begins hosting Afghan refugees seeking to resettle in the United States as part of a July 2024 agreement between the Philippines and the U.S. to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center.[2]
- The Bases Conversion and Development Authority reassumes control over Camp John Hay in Baguio as part of a 2024 Supreme Court arbitral ruling ordering the Camp John Hay Development Corporation to vacate the property.[3]
- January 8 – A state of calamity is declared in Ubay, Bohol due to an outbreak of African swine fever.[4]
- January 9 – The Sandiganbayan acquits former vice president Jejomar Binay and his son, former Makati mayor Junjun Binay for graft and falsification cases related to alleged irregularities in the construction of the Makati Science High School building.[5]
- January 12 – A state of calamity is declared in Jipapad, Eastern Samar, due to flooding caused by a shear line.[6]
- January 13:
- The Iglesia ni Cristo holds the National Rally for Peace, a nationwide demonstration to express disapproval of impeachment efforts against Vice President Duterte. At the Quirino Grandstand alone, 1.5 million people attend the rally.[7]
- The Supreme Court strikes down the Commission on Elections' policy of disqualifying prospective national candidates for lack of campaign funds as nuisance candidates following an appeal from Juan Juan Ollesca, who was deemed as such in the 2022 presidential election.[8]
- January 20:
- The Sandiganbayan convicts former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista and former city administrator Aldrin Cuña of graft over the procurement of an Online Occupational Permitting Tracking System in 2019 and sentences them to up to ten years' imprisonment.[9]
- The Armed Forces of the Philippines announces the arrest of Chinese national Deng Yuanqing and two Filipino accomplices for conducting surveillance on sensitive installations.[10]
- January 23 – The national government confirms that 17 Filipinos are among the 25 crew members of M/V Galaxy Leader who have been released from captivity by Houthi rebels after being held off Yemen since the seizure of the boat in the Red Sea in November 2023 in connection to the Israeli attacks in Gaza.[11]
- January 25 – The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines designates as national shrines the EDSA Shrine in Quezon City, the Sampaloc Church in Manila, and the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Aranzazu in San Mateo, Rizal.[12]
- January 27:
- President Marcos grants executive clemency to former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who had been charged with graft before the Ombudsman.[13]
- The Department of Justice releases a January 10 resolution withdrawing 98 charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide against former Department of Health secretary Janette Garin filed over the Dengvaxia controversy.[14]
- January 28 – The Sandiganbayan convicts Mary Ann Maslog of graft in relation to a 1998 textbook scam involving officials of the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports and sentences her to up to ten years' imprisonment. The conviction is issued after its original 2019 date had been postponed due to Maslog faking her death and going into hiding under a false name until her discovery and arrest in 2024.[15]
February
- February 3 – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. declares a food security emergency on rice due to rising prices.[16]
- February 4 – Anwar Saluwang, the mayor of Nabalawag in the Special Geographic Area of Cotabato, is arrested in Davao City for violating a nationwide gun ban imposed as part of the 2025 Philippine general election.[17]
- February 5 – Sara Duterte becomes the first Vice President of the Philippines to be impeached after 215 members of the House of Representatives vote to support an impeachment complaint against her that include charges of corruption, plotting to assassinate President Marcos and other officials, involvement in extrajudicial killings and incitement to insurrection and public disorder.[18]
- February 6 – A Beechcraft King Air 300 aircraft contracted by the US Department of Defense for reconnaissance missions crashes in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, killing all four people on board.[19]
- February 7 – A court in Winnipeg, Canada dismisses a 2018 defamation case filed by the Iglesia ni Cristo against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation over a series of television reports on alleged abuses within the group, citing its non-compliance of court rules.[20]
- February 11–21 – A state of calamity is declared in Puerto Princesa and the municipalities of Aborlan, Brooke's Point and Narra in Palawan due to flooding caused by a shear line.[21][22]
- February 12:
- The Sandiganbayan acquits Janet Lim-Napoles and former Agusan del Sur representative Rodolfo Plaza of graft in relation to a case of the PDAF scam involving P27.5 million in public funds.[23]
- Myrna Sularte, the highest-known ranking official of the New People's Army in Mindanao and a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of the Philippines, is killed in an encounter with soldiers in Butuan.[24]
- February 18:
- President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12122, fixing the term of the Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard to a maximum of three years.[25]
- The Sandiganbayan dismisses an ill-gotten wealth case filed in 1987 by the Presidential Commission on Good Governance against former president Ferdinand Marcos and first lady Imelda Marcos concerning motor vehicles and appliances acquired by co-accused Fernando Timbol, citing an unreasonable period of inaction by the plaintiff.[26]
- February 21 – The Financial Action Task Force removes the Philippines from its gray list of countries with serious money laundering issues.[27]
- February 24:
- The Sandiganbayan dismisses a petition by the United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corporation (COCOLIFE) against the transfer of the company's 255 million shares in the United Coconut Planters Bank to the government, saying that the said assets were acquired as part of government-imposed coconut levies.[28]
- The municipality of Baggao, Cagayan, is declared "insurgency-free" by the government.[29]
- February 25 – The National Bureau of Investigation announces the arrest of two Chinese nationals and three Filipino accomplices for conducting surveillance on sensitive installations in Metro Manila, including at Malacañang Palace.[30]
- February 27 – A segment of the Cabagan–Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela collapses as four vehicles pass over, injuring six people.[31]
March
- March 4 – An FA-50PH fighter jet of the Philippine Air Force crashes into Mount Kalatungan in Bukidnon during an operation against the New People's Army, killing its two crew.[32]
- March 5 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12124 or the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Act, expanding access to tertiary education particularly among working professionals.[33]
- March 7 – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources cancels its joint venture agreement with Blue Star Construction Development Corporation, which manages the Masungi Georeserve in Tanay, Rizal, citing multiple violations by the latter.[34]
- March 11 – Former president Rodrigo Duterte is arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay for crimes against humanity due to an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC).[35] He is transported by plane that night to the ICC headquarters in the Netherlands.[36]
- March 19 – Eight people, including five Chinese and a Cambodian, are arrested on suspicion of spying and kidnapping in Grande Island in Subic Bay.[37]
- March 20 –
- The Supreme Court orders the eviction of Romeo Jalosjos and Dakak Beach Resort Corporation from the Dakak Beach Resort in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, after ruling that they had profited from the property despite not paying rent to the landowner in the preceding 20 years.[38]
- Philippines–Timor-Leste relations: The Court of Appeal of Timor-Leste overturns the planned extradition of expelled Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. to face charges in the Pamplona massacre.[39]
- March 24 – Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, Bureau of Customs commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, and Bureau of Internal Revenue deputy commissioner Marissa Cabreros sign the implementing rules and regulations for Republic Act No. 12079, allowing foreign tourists in the Philippines to obtain refunds on value-added tax for locally purchased goods worth at least ₱3,000 (around US$50), provided the items are taken out of the country within 60 days of purchase.[40]
- March 24–26 – Manibela holds a nationwide transportation strike in protest over allegations of misrepresentation by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board of consolidation rates in the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program.[41]
- March 25 – The Ombudsman imposes a six-month suspension on Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro, Vice Mayor Marion Andres, and 13 members of the Marikina City Council as part of an investigation into the alleged misuse of ₱130 million (US$2.25 million) in PhilHealth funds.[42]
- March 31 – Mitzel Silva-Campo becomes the first woman to become a rear admiral of the Philippine Coast Guard.[43]
April
- April 3 – China–Philippine espionage cases: Three Filipino nationals are arrested in China, on suspicion of spying for Philippine intelligence.[44]
- April 4 – The National Telecommunications Commission revokes Now Telecom's operating license, citing failure to comply with critical regulatory and operational requirements and the firm owing ₱3.57 billion in unpaid regulatory fees.[45]
- April 10 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Act No. 12145, reorganizing and renaming the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DepDev).[46]
Predicted and scheduled
- May 12 – The Philippine general election will be held. Voters will elect new members of the House of Representatives as well as 12 members of the Senate.[47][48]
- April–June – New Zealand–Philippines relations: New Zealand and the Philippines will sign a visiting forces agreement.[49]
- June 16 – The academic year (2025–2026) is being planned by the Department of Education to begin, as part of their efforts to revert to the old school calendar.[50][51]
- July 30 – The impeachment trial of Vice President Duterte will commence in the Senate.[52]
- September – The Cavite Bus Rapid Transit System will commence partial operations.[53]
- October 13 – The first election for the Bangsamoro Parliament will be held by virtue of Republic Act No. 12123 which is signed by President Marcos on February 19.[54]
- December 1 – The Barangay and SK elections will be held. House Bill No. 10344 was filed for its postponement on October 26, 2026.[55] Another bill which seeks to postpone the election in May 2029 and to extend the current barangay officials elected in October 2023 for a total of six years term, both are pending approval.[56]
TBD
- The MRT-3 will be handed over by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation to the national government upon the end of its build-lease-transfer contract.[57]
- The MRT Line 7 will be operational for its initial 12 stations from North EDSA in Quezon City to Sacred Heart in Caloocan.[58][59]
- The first-ever solar-powered podcar transport system in Southeast Asia will start its operations in Ilagan, Isabela.[60]
- The status of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, as a highly urbanized city will be determined, pending a plebiscite in accordance with Proclamation No. 1247.[61]
- The country's television industry will commence switching off its analog broadcast in Mega Manila and the migration to digital TV, two years later than scheduled.[62] Complete migration across the country is planned to be achieved later this year.[63]
Holidays
In August 2024, the Senate discussed reducing holidays to boost productivity during the remaining sessions of Congress, with a focus on legislation addressing the number of holidays from different cities, municipalities, provinces including those of national level (besides religious) in the country.[64]
On October 31, the national government publicly released the list of holidays and non-working days, which are indicated by proclamations signed by the president a day earlier. Proclamation No. 727, series of 2024, contains the general list,[65] with the People Power anniversary, which was not declared a holiday for 2024, being returned but as a working day.[66] A day prior to All Saints' Day (October 31) is included in the list, while All Souls' Day (November 2) is excluded.[66][67]
Meanwhile, Proclamation No. 729, s. 2024, declared July 27 as a special non-working day in commemoration of the founding anniversary of the Iglesia ni Cristo.[68]
Regular
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- April 1 – Eidul Fitr[69]
- April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
- April 17 – Maundy Thursday
- April 18 – Good Friday
- May 1 – Labor Day
- June 12 – Independence Day
- August 25 – National Heroes Day
- November 30 – Bonifacio Day
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 30 – Rizal Day
- TBA – Eidul Adha
Special (Non-working) days
- January 27 – Isra Wal Mi’ra (for Muslim Filipinos only)[70]
- January 29 – Chinese New Year
- April 19 – Black Saturday
- July 27 – Iglesia ni Cristo Founding Anniversary (Through Proclamation No. 729)[71]
- August 21 – Ninoy Aquino Day
- October 31 – All Saints' Day Eve
- November 1 – All Saints Day
- December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- December 24 – Christmas Eve
- December 31 – Last Day of the Year
Special (Working) day
- February 25 – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
Entertainment and culture
January
- January 11 – Leean Jame Santos finishes in the Top 25 at Miss Tourism World 2024 in China.[72]
- January 24 – Charyzah Esparrago of Quezon City is crowned Miss Supermodel Worldwide Philippines 2025 in the pageant's coronation night held at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre in Pasay.[73]
February
- February 10 – Dia Maté wins Reina Hispanoamericana 2024 in Bolivia.[74]
- February 19 – The Tandang Sora Women's Museum, the country's first women's museum, opens at the Tandang Sora National Shrine in Quezon City.[75]
March
- March 2 – The Santa Ursula Parish Church in Binangonan, Rizal, is officially declared a national cultural treasure by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.[76]
- March 9 – Xena Ramos finishes as fourth runner-up at Miss Global 2024 in Thailand.[77]
- March 14 – Four colonial-era panels stolen from Boljoon Church in Cebu in the 1980s are returned by the National Museum of the Philippines, which received the panels as part of a private donation.[78]
- March 20 – President Marcos vetoes a bill recognizing Pampanga as the "culinary capital of the Philippines", citing a lack of historical basis and concerns over offending other provinces.[79]
- March 21 – The Philippines wins the Guinness World Record for the Longest Line of Noodle Bowls, featuring 6,549 servings of Pancit Malabon, at an event in Malabon.[80]
- March 27 – Associated Press photojournalist Noel Celis is named as a recipient in the 2025 World Press Photo Awards for his coverage of typhoons in October and November 2024.[81]
- March 31 – Angelique Songco, a ranger at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan, is named as a recipient in the 2025 International Women of Courage Award by the US Department of State.[82]
April
- April 19 – Alexie Brooks wins Miss Eco International 2025 in Egypt.[83]
Predicted and scheduled events
- April – The Miss Supermodel Worldwide pageant will be held in the Philippines.[73]
- May 2 – The Miss Universe Philippines 2025 pageant will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.[84]
- May 31 – Krishnah Gravidez will compete at Miss World 2024 in India.[85]
- June 28 – Tarah Valencia will compete at Miss Supranational 2025 in Poland.[86]
- November 29 – The Miss Tourism International 2025 pageant will be held in Davao City.[87]
Sports
Deaths
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January
- January 6 – Mervin Guarte (b. 1992), obstacle course racer (Southeast Asian Games multiple medalist)[88]
- January 7 – Deogracias Victor Savellano (b. 1959), undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture (since 2023), governor of Ilocos Sur (1992, 2001–2004 and 2007–2010), and representative of the 1st district of Ilocos Sur (2016–2022)[89]
- January 25 – Gloria Romero (b. 1933), actress[90]
- January 30:
- Sammy Acaylar (b. 1958), volleyball coach (Perpetual Altas, Quezon City Gerflor Defenders, men's national team)[91]
- Edcel Lagman (b. 1942), House Minority Leader (2010–2012), representative of the 1st district of Albay (1987–1998, 2004–2013 and since 2016), and president of the Liberal Party (since 2022)[92]
February
- February 11 – Margarita Forés (b. 1959), chef and restaurateur[93]
- February 14 – Matutina (b. 1946), comedian[94]
March
- March 8 – Oscar Calderon (b. 1951), chief of the Philippine National Police (2006–2007)[95]
- March 12 – Eduardo Nonato Joson (b. 1950), governor (1995–1998) and representative of the first district of Nueva Ecija (1987–1992, 2007–2010)[96]
- March 15 – Delia Razon (b. 1931), actress[97]
- March 16 – Gold Dagal, stand-up comedian[98]
- March 26 – Estelito Mendoza (b. 1930), solicitor general (1972–1986), Minister of Justice (1984–1986) and governor of Pampanga (1985–1986)[99]
- March 29 – Virgilio Garcillano (b. 1937), commissioner of the Commission on Elections (2004–2005)[100]
April
- April 7 – Vicki Brick (b. 1981), basketball player (Maryland Terrapins, women's national team) and businesswoman[101]
- April 12 – Pilita Corrales (b. 1939), singer and actress[102]
- April 16 – Nora Aunor (b. 1953), actress, singer, and National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts[103]
See also
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Country overviews
- History of the Philippines
- History of the Philippines (1986–present)
- Outline of the Philippines
- Government of the Philippines
- Politics of the Philippines
- List of years in the Philippines
- Timeline of Philippine history
Related timelines for current period
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