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2022 in the Philippines

2022 in the Philippines details notable events that occurred in the Philippines in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic, which largely defined the preceding two years (2020 and 2021), continued into 2022.

Incumbents

Ongoing events

Events

January

February

March

  • March 2 – President Duterte signs Republic Act No. 11647, which will amend Foreign Investments Act of 1991 (RA No. 7042) and effectively eases several restrictions on foreign investment.
  • March 4 – President Duterte signs RA No. 11648, raising the age of sexual consent and for determining statutory rape, from 12 to 16.
  • March 11 – President Duterte signs RA No. 11650 requiring schools nationwide to provide free basic education and related services to learners with disabilities.
  • March 21 – President Duterte signs RA No. 11659, amending the Public Service Act (Commonwealth Act No. 146) and allowing full foreign ownership in various, certain sectors.
  • March 23 – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration revises its definition of a super typhoon, as well as meanings of tropical cyclone wind signals.
  • March 26 – Taal Volcano is placed on Alert Level 3 after its "main crater generated a short-lived phreatomagmatic burst," with plumes reaching as high as 1,500 meters.
  • March 31 – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) introduces 1Lt. Jul Laiza Mae Camposano-Beran as the first female fighter pilot at the Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

  • November 3 – Australian sex offender Peter Scully is convicted by the Misamis Oriental Regional Trial Court in relation to 60 cases of human trafficking and child abuse, the last batch of those filed against him, in Cagayan de Oro, and is given a 129-year prison sentence. His Filipina girlfriend is sentenced to 126 years imprisonment. It is the second conviction for Scully, who had been given prison sentences in 2018 for the same offenses.
  • November 7 – The Philippines lifts a ban on the deployment of workers, including maids and construction workers, to Saudi Arabia, after steps are taken to reduce frequent abuses.
  • November 8 – Clashes erupt between the Philippine Army and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan with the former conducting clearing operations against "lawless elements" in the area controlled by the latter threatening the Bangsamoro peace process. Fighting continued until November 10 when a ceasefire was signed between two sides.
  • November 10 – The Caloocan Regional Trial Court convicts Police Officer 1 Jefrey Perez for the torture and planting of evidence on Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman, who were killed during the country's drug war in 2017.

December

Holidays

On October 29, 2021, through Proclamation No. 1236, the national government declares holidays and special (working/non-working) days to be observed in the country.

Regular

Special (Non-working)

Previously declared as special non-working holidays, the All Souls' Day (November 2), Christmas Eve (December 24) and the last day of the year (December 31), had been declared as "special (working) days" since 2021, in an effort for economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Business and economy

January

February

March

  • March 31 – SpaceX announces that it would launch its Starlink satellite broadband service in the Philippines, a first in Southeast Asia. The service is expected to be available in the fourth quarter of the year 2022.

April

  • April 1 – The Fiscal Incentive Review Board of the Department of Finance orders IT-BPO companies to return to work onsite through its Resolution No. 19-21. The board's resolution allows work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for 90% of their workforce until March 31, 2022. But the latter push to extend the arrangement until September 12, 2022 but the former denies the extension requests.
  • April 6 – The BSP launches the new ₱1,000 polymer banknote featuring the Philippine eagle in place of three World War 2 heroes, despite earlier criticisms from historians.
  • April 25 – Sun Cellular postpaid service is rebranded as Smart postpaid product of Smart Communications. The move resulted to officially defunct the former.
  • April 28 – The BSP approves sanctions against BDO Unibank and UnionBank over a hacking incident that affected depositors in December 2021.

May

  • May 27 – The NTC approves the registration of Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of SpaceX with headquarters in California. Starlink Philippines will operate as a Value-added service provider.

June

July

  • July 22 – Banco de Oro, the country's largest private financial institution, moves to foreclose on the loan collateral of Dennis Uy, beginning a series of moves that threaten to lead to the largest corporate default in Philippine history.
  • July 29 – The Makati Prosecutor's Office junks falsification raps against Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada filed by a rival faction of his company, Tiger Resort Leisure & Entertainment, Inc. (TRLEI), which operates Okada Manila.

August

September

October

  • October 17 – Kazuo Okada is arrested by authorities upon his arrival in Manila, for grave coercion cases filed by former business partners and executives.

Entertainment and culture

January

March

April

  • April 3 – Michelle Arceo wins 1st runner-up in the Miss Environment International 2022 pageant in Mumbai, India.
  • April 12 – Director Brillante Mendoza received a lifetime achievement award, actors Christian Bables and Vince Rillon win best actor award, while Erik Matti's ' wins the award for Best Film at the 19th Asian Film Festival in Rome.
  • April 25 – Novelist Gina Apostol is selected as one of four fellows in literature of the prestigious Rome Prize.
  • April 28 – The film Uncharted starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, produced by Sony Pictures is pulled out from cinemas due to a scene showing China's nine-dash map illustrating its disputed claim over the South China Sea.
  • April 30 – Celeste Cortesi of Pasay is crowned Miss Universe Philippines in its pageant's coronation night.

May

June

July

August

September

  • September 5 – ABS-CBN actress Belle Mariano is named as one of the recipients of the Outstanding Asian Star Prize at the 2022 Seoul International Drama Awards. On September 22, Mariano finally receives her Outstanding Asian Star award at Seoul International Drama Awards in South Korea.
  • September 8 – The Philippines is named at the 29th World Travel Awards as Asia's leading beach and dive destination.
  • September 13 – ABS-CBN's "Kapamilya Himig Handog" songwriting contest and "Act As If You Have the Virus" internal communications campaign wins the top prize at the prestigious 2022 Silver Quill Awards given by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Asia Pacific.
  • September 18 – Khimo Gumatay of Makati becomes the second Idol Philippines grand champion.
  • September 20:
  • The Museo ng Pag-asa of the Angat Buhay Foundation is opened to the public.
  • Filipino-South African poet Jim Pascual Agustin is awarded the 2022 Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize by New York-based press Singapore Unbound for his work "Waking Up to the pattern Left by a Snail Overnight".
  • September 25:
  • The Museo Pambata is re-opened to the public.
  • Lea Salonga is named as one of the recipients of Time magazine's TIME100 Impact Awards for the year 2022.
  • September 27 – The Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) is declared a national cultural treasure.
  • September 28 – Lumpiang Shanghai is included in the Top 50 best street snacks around the globe by TasteAtlas.
  • September 29:
  • ABS-CBN News chief Regina "Ging" Reyes is named the 2022 Southeast Asia Laureate for Women in News Editorial Leadership by the World Association of News Publishers for her exceptional contribution to the newsroom, editorial integrity, and outstanding leadership.
  • GMA News and Public Affairs' "Dapat Totoo" campaign wins the Best in Audience Engagement award at the Digital Media Awards Worldwide organized by the World Association of News Publishers.
  • September 30 – 16 ABS-CBN shows and personalities are nominated as the national winners of the Asian Academy Creative Awards.

October

November

December

Sports

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • August 23 – Andrew Fernando (b. 1970), singer and stage performer

September

October

November

December

See also

Country overviews

Related timelines for current period

Notes

References