1957 in the Philippines

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See also:	List of years in the Philippines films

1957 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1957.

Incumbents

• President: Ramon Magsaysay (Nacionalista Party) (until March 17), Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista Party) (starting March 17)
• Vice President: Carlos P. Garcia (Nacionalista Party) (until March 18), Diosdado Macapagal (Liberal) (starting December 30)
• Chief Justice: Ricardo Paras
• Congress: 3rd (until December 10)

Events

• March 17 – President Magsaysay dies in a plane crash; Vice-President Carlos P. Garcia assumes the presidency.
• June 20 - The Anti-Subversion Act was signed into law outlawing the Communist Party of the Philippines, its military arm commonly known as the Hukbalahap, as well as potential succeeding organizations.^[1]
• November 14 – Carlos P. Garcia elected President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Births

• January 4 - Rafael Nantes, governor of the Province of Quezon, Philippines from 2007 to 2010. (d. 2010)
• January 20 - Jessie Dellosa, Chief of staff of the Philippine Armed Forces
• January 22 - Rene Requiestas, Filipino actor and comedian. (d. 1993)
• January 23 - Chuck Perez, Filipino actor of Action Star (Chuck Samuel Alejandro Perez) (d. October 1, 2001) (Younger Brother of Film Director and Writer Elwood Perez)
• January 30 - Paeng Nepomuceno, six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler
• February 13 - Francisco Duque, present Chairman of the Philippine Civil Service Commission and former Philippine Secretary of Health
• February 14 - Rolando Navarrete, Filipino ex-boxer
• February 23 - Mel Sta. Maria, Filipino lawyer, broadcaster, professor in Ateneo Law School and dean of Far Eastern University Institute of Law since November 2013
• March 23 - Victoria Sy-Alvarado, Filipino politician.
• April 22 - Jaime Aristotle Alip, Filipino entrepreneur, politician and the Founder and Managing Director of the CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions
• May 6 - Benedicto Ducat, Filipino impressionist painter
• May 13 - Mar Roxas, former Senator of the Philippines
• June 21 - Luis Antonio Tagle, Roman Catholic Filipino Cardinal
• July 20 - Judith Cajes, Filipino politician
• September 7 -
  • Richie D'Horsie, actor and comedian
  • Weng Weng, Filipino actor and martial artist (d. 1992)
• September 8 - Liza Maza, member of the Philippine House of Representatives
• September 13 - Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Filipino politician and senator in the 16th Congress.
• September 23 - Bernardo Piñol, Jr., Filipino politician and journalist.
• December 8 - Rodolfo Luat, Filipino professional pool player
• December 26 - Rey Fortaleza, Olympic boxe

Births Unknowned

• Julie Ann Fortich, Filipino actress
• Prisco Nilo, Filipino meteorologist.

Death

• March 17 – Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
• June 14 - Maria Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo, Filipino nun and the founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines. (b. 1884)
• August 4 - Eugenio Pérez, Filipino politician (b. 1896)

References