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Pre-historic
- 400,000 BC — People belonging to the species Homo Erectus set foot on the Philippines
- 50,000 BC — Early humans made stone tools in the Tabon Cave in Palawan
- 40,000 BC - Negritos start to settle
- 20,000 BC - Tabon Man made stone tools in the Tabon Cave
- 4500-300 BC — Multiple Austronesian migrations from Taiwan[citation needed]
- c.3000 BC — Presumed date of the Angono Petroglyphs
10th-15th centuries
- 900 AD — End of prehistory. Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known Philippine document, is written in the Manila area in Kawi script.
- c.900 AD — Rise of Indianized Kingdom of Tondo around Manila Bay.
- 900s AD — People from Southern Annam called Orang Dampuan establish trade zones in Sulu
- 1001 - Song Shih document records tributary delegation from the Buddhist Kingdom of Butuan on 17 March.
- 1175 - Kingdom of Namayan reaches its peak.
- 1240 - Tuan Mash`ika, an Arab, travels and introduces Islam to Sulu.
- 1300s — Birth of the Baybayin, Hanunoo, Tagbanwa, and Buhid scripts from Brahmi.
- 1380 - Karim Al-Makhdum arrives in Jolo and builds a Mosque.
- 1457 AD - Sultanate of Sulu founded by Sharif Al-Hashim.[1]
16th century
- 1500 - Rise of Kingdom of Maynila under the Bolkiah dynasty
- 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan landed on Homonhon and Cebu, claiming the islands for Spain
- 1543 - Ruy López de Villalobos named the islands of Samar and Leyte Las Islas Filipinas
- 1565 - Miguel López de Legazpi established the first permanent Spanish settlement in the country
- 1567 - Dagami Revolt (1567)
- 1570 - Kingdom of Maynila conquered. Manila made a Spanish city
- 1574 - Manila Revolt (1574)
- 1585 - Pampangos Revolt (1585)
- 1587 - Conspiracy of the Maharlikas (1587-1588)
- 1589 - Revolts Against the Tribute (1589)
- 1590 - Missionaries from the Society of Jesus established the Colegio de Manila in Intramuros.
- 1595 - University of San Carlos founded as Colegio de San Ildefonso
- 1596 - Magalat Revolt (1596)
17th century
- c.1600 - Pedro Bucaneg inscribes the oral epic Biag ni Lam-ang
- 1601 - Igorot Revolt (1601)
- 1602 - Chinese revolt of 1602
- 1611 - University of Santo Tomas established as the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (later renamed the Colegio de Santo Tomas).
- 1621 - The Colegio de Manila is made the Universidad de San Ignacio by Pope Gregory XV.
- 1621 - Tamblot Revolt (1621-1622)
- 1621 - Bankaw Revolt (1621-1622)
- 1623 - The Universidad de San Ignacio is made a royal university by Philip IV of Spain.
- 1625 - Isneg Revolt (1625-1627)
- 1639 - Cagayan Revolt (1639)
- 1643 - Ladia Revolt (1643)
- 1645 - The Colegio de Santo Tomas becomes the University of Santo Tomas after a bull by Pope Innocent X.
- 1645 - Zambales Revolt (1645)
- 1645 - Pampanga Revolt (1645)
- 1647 - Dutch besieged the Spanish in the Battle of Puerto de Cavite.
- 1649 - Sumuroy Revolt (1649-50)
- 1649 - Pintados Revolt (1649-50)
- 1660 - Zambal Revolt (1660)
- 1660 - Maniago Revolt (1660)
- 1660 - Malong Revolt (1660-1661)
- 1661 - Ilocano Revolt (1661)
- 1662 - Chinese revolt of 1662
- 1663 - Tapar Revolt (1663)
- 1681 - Sambal Revolt (1681-1683)
- 1686 - Tingco plot (1686)
18th century
- 1718 - Rivera Revolt (1718)
- 1719 - Caragay Revolt (1719)
- 1744 - Dagohoy Rebellion (1744-1829)
- 1745 - Agrarian Revolt (1745-1746)
- 1762 - Silang Revolt (1762-63)
- 1762 - Palaris Revolt (1762-1765)
- 1762 - Camarines Revolt (1762-1764)
- 1762 - Cebu Revolt (1762-1764)
British
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1762 | September 22 | British fleet entered seizes Manila Bay as part of the Seven Years War |
| 1762 | October 5 | Manila fell under the British rule; start of the British occupation. |
| 1762 | British forces looted and plundered many of Manila establishments through the so-called Rape of Manila. | |
| 1762 | October 6 | Junior legislator of the Audiencia Simón de Anda y Salazar established provisional government of the Philippines in Bacolor, Pampanga with him as the dictator. |
| 1762 | November 2 | The British East India Company commissioned The Rt Hon. Dawsonne Drake became the first British governor-general of the Philippines until 1764. |
| 1763 | Dabo and Marayac Revolt (1763) | |
| 1763 | Isabela Revolt (1763). | |
| 1763 | February 10 | Treaty of Paris implicitly returns Manila to Spain. |
| 1763 | Deaths of Gabriela Silang, the only Filipina to have led a revolt, and her husband Diego. | |
| 1764 | March 17 | Anda handed over the control of the colonial government to Francisco Javier de la Torre. |
| 1764 | June 11 | The last of the British ships that sailed to Manila left Philippines for India. This ends the British occupation. |
| 1765 | February 10 | Royal Fiscal of Manila Don Francisco Léandro de Viana wrote the famous letter to King Charles III of Spain, later called as "Viana Memorial of 1765". The document advises the king to abandon the colony because of the economic and social devastation created by the Seven Years' War. The suggestion was not heeded. |
| 1765 | Governor José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez ordered minting of parallelogramic-shaped coins called barrillas, the first coined minted in the Philippines. | |
| 1768 | July 23 | Following the Suppression of the Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines were expelled by Raón after he received a dated later from Charles III's chief minister Don Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea in March 1, 1767 instructing the king's order to expel Jesuits. They surrender their properties to Spanish civil authorities. |
| 1771 | Moro pirates traveled all over the country and raids many fishing villages in Manila Bay, Mariveles, Parañaque, Pasay and Malate. | |
| 1785 | Lagutao Revolt (1785). | |
| 1787 | Magtanong and Malibiran Revolt (1787). | |
| 1788 | Ilocos Norte Revolt (1788). | |
| 1788 | April 2 | Birth of the greatest Tagalog poet from Bulacan Francisco "Balagtas" Baltazar. |
19th century
- 1805 - Nueva Vizcaya Revolt (1805)
- 1807 - Ambaristo Revolt (1807)
- 1821 - The Philippines becomes a province of Spain.
- 1837 - Manila is made an open port.
- 1838 - Florante at Laura is published.
- 1859 - The Jesuits return to the Philippines. They are asked to take over the Escuela Municipal in Intramuros, which is now the Ateneo de Manila University.
- 1861 - Jose Rizal, Philippines' National Hero is born.
- 1872 - 200 Filipino soldiers stage a mutiny in Cavite.
- 1872 - Priests Mariano Gomez, José Apolonio Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora (together known as Gomburza) are implicated in the Cavite Mutiny and executed.
- 1887 - Noli Me Tangere published.
- 1891 - El Filibusterismo published.
- 1892 - Jose Rizal establishes La Liga Filipina and is exiled to Dapitan.
- 1892 - Andres Bonifacio establishes the Katipunan.
- 1896 - Philippine Revolution begins. Andres Bonifacio establishes the Tagalog Republic.
- 1896 - José Rizal is executed.
- 1896 - Emilio Aguinaldo is elected president of a revolutionary government meant to replace the Katipunan/Tagalog Republic at the Tejeros Convention.
- 1897 - Andres Bonifacio is executed.
- 1897 - Aguinaldo establishes the Republic of Biak-na-Bato.
- 1897 - Pact of Biak-na-Bato ends the Republic of Biak-na-Bato.
- 1898 - Malolos Constitution establishes First Philippine Republic.
- 1898 - Emilio Aguinaldo declares independence.
- 1898 - Treaty of Paris transfers control of the Philippines and other territories from Spain to the United States.
- 1898 - Philippine-American War erupts between Filipino nationalists and American forces.
20th century
- 1901 - Silliman Institute, later known as Silliman University, is established as the first American university in the Philippines.
- 1902 - Macario Sakay establishes a second Tagalog Republic.
- 1902 - Americans proclaim the end of the Philippine-American War, however fighting continues.
- 1904 - University of San Agustin in Iloilo is established.
- 1907 - Macario Sakay is executed by hanging, ending his Tagalog Republic.
- 1907 - The First Philippine Assembly is convened.
- 1908:
- - The University of the Philippines is established in Manila (June 18).
- - The Manila Business School is renamed the Philippine School of Commerce (later the Polytechnic University of the Philippines).
- 1910 – Pope Pius X formally creates the Diocese of Lipa separating it from the Archdiocese of Manila. Joseph Pitrelli, D.D. becomes the first bishop(April 10).
- 1911 - De La Salle University-Manila is founded as De La Salle College by the Brothers of Christian Schools.
- 1913 - Conflict in the country subsides.
- 1914 - Iglesia ni Cristo (largest independent church in Asia) is registered to the government.
- 1916 - The Jones Law is passed establishing an all-Filipino legislature
- 1916 - The Philippine Assembly becomes the House of Representatives and a Senate is established
- 1918 - The Philippines joins the First World War, sending 25,000 Filipino troops (and additional 6,000 in the U.S. Navy) to Europe fighting for the United States
- 1934 - The Philippine Independence Act is approved
- 1935 - Commonwealth of the Philippines is established
- 1935 - Manuel L. Quezon is elected president
- 1941 - President Quezon re-elected
- 1941 - Japan invades and occupies the Philippines in World War II
- 1943 - Jose P. Laurel appointed president by Japanese Imperial Army
- 1944 - Manuel L. Quezon dies, Sergio Osmeña becomes the de jure president in exile.
- 1944 - United States retakes the Philippines from Japan
- 1945 - The Philippines along with 49 Allied countries signs the United Nations charter.
- 1946 - Manuel Roxas elected president
- 1946 - United States grants independence to the Philippines
- 1948 - President Roxas dies; Elpidio Quirino becomes president
- 1949 - Elpidio Quirino re-elected as president
- 1950 - The Philippines joins the Korean War, sending over 7,000 troops under the United Nations command.
- 1953 - Ramon Magsaysay elected president
- 1954 - Manila Pact, also known as the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), forms alliance of Philippines, the United States, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and France.
- 1957 - Ramon Magsaysay dies in a plane crash; Carlos P. Garcia becomes president
- 1961 - Diosdado Macapagal elected president
- 1961 - Independence Day is changed to June 12 by Diosdado Macapagal
- 1965 - Ferdinand E. Marcos elected president
- 1969 - Ferdinand E. Marcos is re-elected to a second term, the first to ever do so
- 1970 - First Quarter Storm begins in January
- 1972 - President Marcos delares martial law
- 1978 - First formal elections since 1969 for the Interim Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly)
- 1978 - Ferdinand E. Marcos becomes interim Prime Minister
- 1981 - Martial law lifted
- 1981 - Philippine general election and referendum, 1981 (Ferdinand Marcos re-elected to a third term)
- 1981 - Finance Minister Cesar Virata is elected Prime Minister by the Batasang Pambansa
- 1983 - Benigno Aquino, Jr. assassinated
- 1984 - Philippine parliamentary election, 1984
- 1986 - Philippine presidential election, 1986
- 1986 - EDSA Revolution ousts President Marcos; Corazon Aquino becomes president
- 1987 - Philippine legislative election, 1987
- 1991 - Senate rejects renewal of U.S military bases in the Philippines
- 1992 - Philippine general election, 1992 (Fidel V. Ramos is elected)
- 1995 - Philippine general election, 1995
- 1997 - Asian financial crisis
- 1998 - Philippine general election, 1998 (Joseph Estrada is elected)
21st century
2000
- President Estrada declares an "all-out-war" against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
- President Estrada impeached by House of Representatives
2001
- EDSA II Revolution ousts Joseph Estrada; vice-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo becomes president
- EDSA III
- Philippine general election, 2001
2003
2004
- Philippine general election, 2004 (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo elected to a six-year term)
2005
- Hello Garci scandal (Legitimacy of declared election winners questioned)
2006
- A state of emergency was declared in February in response to coup rumours.
2007
2009
- Three International Committee of the Red Cross volunteers were kidnapped by the rebel group Abu Sayyaf
- Death of former president Corazon Aquino.
- Death of leader of largest independent church in asia Eraño Manalo.
- Great Flood because of Typhoon Ondoy
2010
See also
References
- ^ Adib Majul, Cesar (1999). Muslims in the Philippines. University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 9715421881.
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