1993 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1993.
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February
- February 2–April 4 – The eruption of Mayon Volcano kills 77 people, mostly farmers, due to pyroclastic flow from the eruption of the volcano.[1] Aside from pyroclastic flows, the volcano also spewed ash and lava. The towns of Mabinit, Bonga, Camalig, Sto. Domingo, Legazpi in Albay were damaged.
- February 7 – Alfredo de Leon, suspected leader of the organized crime group Red Scorpion Gang, splinter group of the New People's Army's urban terrorist wing Alex Boncayao Brigade, is killed in a police raid in Bulacan.[2][3][4]
September
- September 7–10 – The remains of former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos are returned to his hometown in Ilocos Norte, Sept. 7, four years after his death in exile in Hawaii, as part of the deal by the government and his family; are interred in a mausoleum in Batac, Sept. 10.[8]
- September 24 – In what will be the biggest corruption case in the Philippines, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, for the first time, and former Transportation Minister Jose Dans are convicted by the Sandiganbayan of two counts of graft and sentenced to 9–12 years in prison for each count, in connection with a lease between the Light Rail Transit Authority and the Philippine General Hospital Foundation Inc. However, in 1998, Marcos will be acquitted by the Supreme Court.[9]
As per Executive Order No. 292, chapter 7 section 26, the following are regular holidays and special days, approved on July 25, 1987.[17] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".
In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."
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- Maskman on IBC-13
- Shaider on IBC-13
- Metalder on IBC-13
- Kamen Rider Black or Masked Rider Black on IBC-13
- Machineman on IBC-13
- Koseidon on ABS-CBN
(Premiere)
- Bioman on IBC-13
- Candy Crush on ABS-CBN
- January 4 – Marlo Mortel, actor
- January 17 – Ken Chan, actor and singer
- January 20 – Meg Imperial, actress
- January 25 – Kylie Padilla, actress and singer
- February 10 – Kevin Ingreso, football player
- February 11 – Marlann Flores, actress and comedienne
- February 12 – Mac Belo, basketball player
- February 13 – Nikko Natividad, members of Hashtags
- February 17 – AJ Perez, actor (d. 2011)
- February 19 – Empress Schuck, actress and Commercial Model
- March 26 – Kevin Ferrer, basketball player
- April 13 – Juancho Trivino, actor
- April 17 – Lauren Reid, actress and commercial model
- May 4 – Joyce Pring, television personality and host
- May 10 – Ian Tayao, singer
- May 11 – James Reid, actor and singer
- May 14 – Albie Casiño, actor
- May 20 – Devon Seron, member of Girltrends
- June 18 – Arno Morales, actor
- June 20 – Jasmine Alkhaldi, swimmer
- June 29 – Alyssa Valdez, volleyball player
- July 12 – Scottie Thompson, basketball player
- September 1 – Arianne Bautista, actress and commercial model
- September 12 – Myla Pablo, volleyball player
- September 20 – Shine Kuk, actress
- September 23 – Lloyd Cadena, vlogger, radio personality, and author (d. 2020)
- September 26 – Dindin Santiago-Manabat, volleyball player
- September 29 – Teejay Marquez, actor
- September 30 – Kim Fajardo, volleyball player
- October 9:
- October 10 – Paolo Onesa, singer
- October 12 – Carl John Barrameda, actor
- October 16 – Jovit Baldivino, singer (d. 2022)
- October 27 – Kiefer Ravena, basketball player
- October 31 – Nadine Lustre, singer-actress
- November 4 – Moira Dela Torre, singer
- November 8 – Lauren Young, actress
- November 13 – Maria dela Cruz, football player
- December 2 – Jak Roberto, actor
- December 8 – Yamyam Gucong, actor and comedian
- December 11 – Mikoy Morales, actor and singer
- December 23 - Jessie Lacuna, swimmer
"Report on Mayon (Philippines) — March 1993". Global Volcanism Program. doi:10.5479/si.gvp.bgvn199303-273030. Retrieved April 21, 2021. More than 45,000 people fled their homes during the early stages of the eruption, from 2 February to 19 March, filling 43 evacuation centers. An additional 12,000 evacuated their homes as the eruption entered its Strombolian phase on 19–21 March. Since the 2 February event, which killed 75 people, no deaths directly attributable to the eruption have been reported.