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Typhoon Patsy was one of the deadliest typhoons to strike the Philippines in its history. 611 people were killed (with 351 missing) on the island, and 135 people were killed at sea due to shipping failures. In Manila, 120 persons died, 60 others were missing, and more than 1,000 injured; property damage reached $80 million. [3]
The MDP-organized [2] protest on February 18, 1970, was dubbed the "People's Congress," [14] and involved about five thousand protesters who gathered at Plaza Miranda. [2] At some point during this gathering, a group of protesters left the Plaza Miranda venue to stage a demonstration at the U.S. Embassy, which was nearby. Chanting "Makibaka!
The protest during Ferdinand Marcos' Fifth State of the Nation Address on January 26, 1970, and its violent dispersal by police units, [1] marked a key turning point in the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, and the beginning of what would later be called the "First Quarter Storm" a period of civil unrest in the Philippines which took place during the first quarter of the year 1970.
21 Massacres from 1970 to 1971 which were attributed to pro-government militias like the Ilaga. These massacres resulted in 518 people murdered, 184 injured, and 243 houses burned down. [41] [44] The Tacub massacre in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte (1971) - five truckloads of displaced resident voters were stopped at a military checkpoint in Tacub ...
The New People's Army initially had only 60 guerrillas and 35 WWII-era guns, [19] which they all soon lost in an encounter against the Armed Forces of the Philippines. [20] The NPA tried to follow the Maoist military doctrine of "establishing stable base areas," but they took heavy casualties in Northern Luzon as a result, and abandoned the ...
Under martial law the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's army was a period of significant growth. [152]: 43 [159] This continued into the 1980s. The NPA established itself in urban areas while the NDF formed relationships with legal opposition organizations – all despite Marcos' claims in January 1981 that the conflict ...
22 January 1971 – 13 people were killed in a fire that gutted the terminal of the Manila International Airport. [97] 22 January 1975 – 51 people were killed after a fire swept through a factory in a commercial building in Marikina, Rizal. [98] [99] 14 November 1977 –45 people were killed in a fire that broke out at the Filipinas Hotel in ...
24 June 1970 Paraiso, Tarlac, Tarlac 8 (barangay officials, driver) Attack by Huks on a convoy [70] San Marcelino Massacre 18 September 1970 San Marcelino, Zambales: 12 Attack by Huks on the Mayor's residence [71] Manili massacre: 19 June 19, 1971 Manili, Carmen, North Cotabato: 70 (all civilians) Muslim villagers were killed by soldiers inside ...