Criminal charges are filed against the son of
DAR Secretary Nasser Pangandaman and four others in connection with the mauling of Delfin dela Paz and his 14-year-old son in the presence of Pangandaman himself.[1]
Three Red Cross officials, Swiss Andreas Notter, Filipino Mary Jane Lacaba and Italian Eugenio Vagni are kidnapped. Andreas Notter and Mary Jane Lacaba were released four months later.[2] Eugenio Vagni was released six months later on July 12.[3]
January 12 – Four officials of the
Department of Justice take a leave of absence after being implicated in a bribery scandal involving efforts to release three wealthy young men charged with drug trafficking.[5]
January 14 – Former
Batangas governor
Antonio Leviste, formerly married to
SenatorLoren Legarda, is found guilty of homicide by a Makati trial court in connection with the 2007 shooting death of his long-time aide Rafael de las Alas.[6]
January 15 – As a result of the implementation of Republic Act 9511 one month earlier on December 1, 2008, privately-owned
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) took over the Philippine power grid from government-owned
National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) which officially started NGCP to operate, manage, and maintain the country's power grid and its related facilities and assets, privatized the operations, maintenance, and management of the grid, and started the 25-year concession period and franchise and renewable for another 25 years with a total of 50 years.[7][8][9]
September 26 –
Typhoon Ketsana locally known as Ondoy, causes widespread floods in
Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, 25 provinces together with Metro Manila declaring a
state of calamity and leaving 246 dead and 38 missing.
November 18 – Renato Ebarle Jr., son of then-Presidential Chief of Staff Undersecretary is ambushed and killed inside his vehicle in Boni Serrano, Quezon City.[13] The suspect was identified as Jason Aguilar Ivler, the son of book author Marlene Aguilar (sister of a singer
Freddie Aguilar), he was captured after a shootout during the raid of NBI agents in his hideout in Quezon City in January 2010.[14] 5 years later, Ivler was found guilty over the murder case, and sentenced into reclusion perpetua or up to 30 years in prison.[15]
On November 13, 2002, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday.[24] The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special non-working holiday.[25] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days".
May 2, Boxing –
Manny Pacquiao stops
Ricky Hatton after two brutal rounds in a fight billed as "
The Battle of East and West" in
Las Vegas. During the 1st round, Pacquiao knocked down Hatton twice. In the 2nd round, Pacquiao continued to rain Hatton with furious combinations, eventually knocking him out with a thunderous left hook. For his win, Pacquiao took the
IBO and The Ring light welterweight titles. The fight was named the
knockout of the year.
November 14, Boxing –
Manny PacquiaodefeatsMiguel Cotto by a technical knockout with 2:05 left in the fight to become the only boxer to win a world title in seven different weight divisions. As well as to win Cotto's
WBO welterweight title and the inaugural
WBC Diamond Belt.
August 10 – Tyrone Suarez, 39, former movie actor and model (born 1970)
August 11 – Kennely Ann Lacia-Binay a.k.a. Audrey Vizcara, 29, former movie actress and model daughter-in-law of Makati mayor Jejomar Sr. & wife of
Makati Councilor Jejomar "Jun-Jun" Binay, Jr. (born 1980)
September 15 –
Espiridion Laxa, 79, incumbent chairman of film academy of the Philippines and film industry leader and pioneering independent film producer (born 1929)
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