Senatorial elections were held in the Philippines. The opposition Liberal Party took 5 seats in the Philippine Senate while 3 seats were taken by the Nacionalista Party, the administration party.
As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[9] 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.[10] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[11] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[12] 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.[13]
According to Aviation Safety Network database (Link), the said aviation accident was the 3rd worst at that time and currently the 7th. The worst at that time was the one which occurred in May 1964, now the 3rd deadliest, with 80 fatalities (including 1 on the ground). (See the details of May 1964 and Apr. 1971 accidents. Retrieved 02-11-2021.)