2003 in the Philippines
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2003 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 2003.
Incumbents
- President - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (NPC)
- Vice President - Teofisto Guingona (NPC)
- Senate President - Franklin Drilon
- House Speaker - Jose de Venecia
- Chief Justice - Hilario Davide, Jr.
- Philippine Congress - 12th Congress of the Philippines
Events
- January 22-26 - 4th World Meeting of Families was held at the Quirino Grandstand Luneta Park, Manila.
- February 13 - The Overseas Absentee Voting Act is passed into law providing a system of voting for overseas Filipinos.
- March 4 - A bomb exploded at an airport in Davao City that killed at least 19 people.
- May 26 - The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 is passed into law. The Philippines becomes one of the first Asian nations to pass anti-trafficking legislation.
- July 27 - A group of soldiers calling themselves the Bagong Katipuneros launched a mutiny in Oakwood against then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo citing alleged corruption of Arroyo's administration and claimed that Arroyo was about to declare martial law.
- October 18 - U.S President George W. Bush arrived in Manila for a brief state visit.
- December 5-13 - The Philippines participated at the 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Concerts
- November 16 - Mariah Carey live at the Bonifacio Global City Open Field, Taguig City
Television
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Births
- March 12 - Andrea Brillantes, actress, Model, Commercial Endorser
- March 16 - Francheska Salcedo, actress
- March 31 - Carl Alexander Acosta, actor and dancer
- August 16 - Harvey Bautista, actor
- October 21 - Amy Nobleza, singer and actress
- December 27 - Louise Abuel, actor/TV commercial model
Deaths
- March 23 - Amado Cortez, former actor and diplomat (born 1928)
- March 31 - Eddie Arenas, Filipino actor (born 1935)
- April 9 - Rod Navarro, former TV host, actor, and radio commentator (born 1936)
- June 2 - Danny Holmsen, former film director (born 1930)
- June 24 - Rene Cayetano, former Senator and father of Senator Pia and Alan Peter Cayetano (born December 12, 1934)
- July 2 - Antonio Fortich, Catholic bishop and social activist (born 1913)
- July 4 - Manuel Araneta, Jr., Filipino basketball player (born 1926)
- July 6 - Jose C. Abriol, Filipino Catholic priest, monsignor, and Bible translator from the Philippines (born 1918)
- July 18 - César Ramírez, former actor and father of the late Ace Vergel (born 1929)
- July 19 -
- Oscar Moreno, former actor and father of Boots Anson-Roa (born 1921)
- Vic Vargas, former actor (born 1939)
- July 27 - Emmanuel Pelaez, former Vice-President of the Philippines (born 1915)
- September 10 - Tata Esteban, 48, former film director (born September 28, 1954)
- September 26 - Inday Badiday, Filipino host and journalist who was known as Philippine television's "queen of showbiz talk shows" and "queen of intrigues" (born 1944)
- November 14 - Carding Castro, former singer-comedian and singing comic duo Reycard Duet (born 1935)
- November 16 - Catalino Macaraig, Jr., Filipino politician (born 1927)
- November 17 - Betty Chua-Sy, former finance executive for the Coca-Cola Export Corp. (born 1972)
- December 5 - Fred Montilla, former actor (born 1919)
- December 14 - Blas Ople, former Senator and former Secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs (born 1927)
- December 29 - Miko Sotto, former young actor and son of actress Ali Sotto (born 1982)
