2000 in the Philippines

2000 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2000.

2000 in the Philippines

Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

January

February

  • February 2 – A Caloocan City court convicts three Filipino-Chinese men and a Filipino woman and sentences them to death regarding their involvement in illegal drug trafficking. The suspects were arrested in an entrapment operation in a motel in the city in 1999.[5]
  • Early February – Government authorities discover at least 50 another skeletal remains, belonging to the victims believed to be massacred by the NPA in the mid-1980s, in three mass graves in Cagayan de Oro City.[6][7]
  • February 23March 7 – Mayon volcano in Albay erupts, with the most violent occurred, February 28March 1; its status is raised to the highest, Alert Level 5, on February 24 due to its hazardous explosions with pyroclastic and lahar flows that affected parts of the province, with several thousands evacuated even outside identified danger zones.[8][9]
  • February 2527 – Series of bombings occurred in Mindanao, prior to Pres. Estrada's six-day visit to the island, targeting buses and a radio station. Incidents are blamed on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which had broken talks from the president.[10][11][12][13][14]

March

April

May

  • May 3:
    • Four ASG hostages, including a Roman Catholic priest and 3 teachers are killed during an operation which soldiers rescued 15 another hostages.[20][21][24][25][27][28][53] They are the only casualties among the victims who were kidnapped in March.[29][30]
    • Twenty-one soldiers and a CAFGU member are killed in an encounter between government troops and the MILF in Matanog, Maguindanao, in what would be the biggest single battle loss suffered by the government during the war.[14]
  • May 4:
    • The ILOVEYOU computer virus, originating from the country, is released by a student, spreading quickly throughout the world and damaging around 45 million computers worldwide.[36][54][55]
    • A firefight between secessionist MILF and three government soldiers occurs in the Lanao del SurMaguindanao provincial boundary, when rebels allegedly occupied a highway; ends with the capture of the MILF–BIAF headquarters on May 7, with 108 rebels and 3 Marine soldiers died within two days.[56]
  • May 6 – Six persons are killed and 37 others are wounded in separate bus explosions in Surigao and Butuan cities.[57]
  • May 16 – An explosion in Glorietta Mall in Makati injures 13 persons.[35]
  • May 21 – An explosion and a stampede in SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City kills 1 person and injures at least 11 others.[15][35][58]
  • May 25:
  • Late May – At least 33 MILF rebels and three government soldiers die in a clash in Marogong, Lanao del Sur.[64]

June

  • June 21 – The PBCom Tower, the tallest building in the country upon its completion, opens.
  • June 27 – Fourteen are killed when armed men, allegedly from the NPA, ambushed a convoy of military medical personnel in Jones, Isabela.[65]

July

August

  • August 11 – A clash between the police and a religious cult locally known as Tadtad in Pangantucan, Bukidnon results in deaths of at least 16 cult members and 4 others.[79]

October

November

December

Television

Sports

  • January 31 – The Welcoat House Paints won the third straight PBL title in the 1999-2000 2nd Yakult-PBL Challenge Cup after beating Ana Water Dispenser in Finals Game 3 58-56.
  • February 1113 The Philippines hosting the 2000 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship held from February 11 to 13, 2000 in Pasay, Philippines
  • June 11 – The Alaska Milkmen won their third PBA All-Filipino crown in the last five years with a 4-1 series victory over Purefoods TJ Hotdogs. The title-conquest was their 10th championship.
  • June 27 – The Welcoat Paint Masters won their fourth straight title of the Philippine Basketball League after they beaten the Shark Energk Drink at The 2000 PBL Chairman's Cup held at Makati Coliseum
  • August 6 – The 2000 ABC-PBA All-Star Game is the All-Star game was held on August 6, 2000 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
  • August 2427 – The Philippines hosts the 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
  • September 1217 – Dagupan City was hosting the 2000 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship was held in Dagupan City.
  • September 15October 1 – The Philippines participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia by sending a delegation of 20 members. But all of the athletes lost in the said event and did not home their medals.
  • September 15 – The San Miguel Beermen claim their 14th PBA crown by winning against Sta. Lucia Realtors in five games. The Realtors were on their first finals appearance since joining the league in 1993.
  • November 25 – The San Juan Knights defeated Negros Slashers, 104-91 in Game Six, at the San Juan Gym for their first MBA national title.
  • December 20 – The San Miguel Beermen retains the PBA Governors Cup title and captured their 15th PBA crown, defeating Purefoods TJ Hotdogs in their finals series, four games to one

Births

Deaths

Deaths unknown

Further reading

  • Labrador, Mel (January–February 2001). "THE PHILIPPINES IN 2000: In Search of a Silver Lining". Asian Survey. University of California Press. 41 (1): 221–229. doi:10.1525/as.2001.41.1.221. JSTOR 10.1525/as.2001.41.1.221.

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