1988 in the Philippines
1988 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1988. Incumbents President: Corazon Aquino (PDP-Laban) Vice President: Salvador Laurel (UNIDO) Chief Justice: Claudio Teehankee (until April 18) Pedro Yap (April 18 – July 1) Marcelo Fernan (starting July 1) Philippine Congress: 8th Congress of the Philippines Senate President: Jovito Salonga (Liberal) House Speaker: Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. (LDP, 2nd District Palawan) Events January January 18 – First local elections under the Aquino administration are held. Administration candidates win a majority of the local seats. January 28 – Toymaker company Mattel Incorporated announces the closure of its Philippine subsidiary, with 3,000 job losses. February February 4 – Cardinal Sin announces the closure of the National Secretariat for Social Action for the claims of infiltration by communists. February 27 – Thirteen members of the elite anti-insurgency Scout Rangers are killed in an ambush near Camalig, Albay. March March 9 – Amnesty International publishes a report on the cases of human rights violations by the Aquino administration committed by military and paramilitary groups; report is rejected by the government. March 19 – Guerrilla leader Elizardo Lapuz is captured by the police near Clark Air Base. March