1996 in the Philippines
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1996 in the Philippines
| Years in the Philippines: | 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
| Centuries: | 19th Century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
1996 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1996.
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Incumbents
- President: Fidel Ramos
- Vice President: Joseph Estrada
- Senate President: Neptali Gonzales
- House Speaker: Jose de Venecia, Jr.
- Chief Justice: Andres Narvasa
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February
- February 25 - The EDSA Revolution celebrates its 10th anniversary.
March
- March 18 - Fire razes Ozone Disco, killing 162 guests including college graduating students and 95 more injured.
May
- May 6 - VIVA Cinema, the country's first and original 24-hour Filipino movie channel was launched by STAR TV and VIVA Entertainment.
June
- June 14 - ABS-CBN Corporation celebrated its 50th anniversary as a corporate-communications company, with theme "50 Years of Broadcasting Communications".
July
- July 19-August 4 - The Philippines participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and ranked 61st. Athlete Mansueto Velasco received his silver medal and placed second in boxing.
- July 22 - DZMM celebrated its 10th anniversary.
October
- October 12 - Studio 23 was launched by ABS-CBN as fifth UHF free-to-air television channel in the Philippines
Concerts
- December 8: Michael Jackson HIStory World Tour: Asiaworld City, Parañaque City
- December 10: Michael Jackson HIStory World Tour: Asiaworld City, Parañaque City
Births
- March 26 - Kathryn Bernardo, actress
- July 22 - Jane Oineza, actress
- August 31 - Eugene Herrera, actor
- September 13 - CJ Navato, actor
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