1982 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1982.
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- May 17 – Barangay elections are held for the first time in the country's 42,000 barangays for the positions of barangay captains and six councilors following the Batas Pambansa Blg. 222 or the Barangay Election Act of 1982.[2]
As per Act No. 2711 section 29,[6] issued on March 10, 1917, any legal holiday of fixed date falls on Sunday, the next succeeding day shall be observed as legal holiday. Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921.[7] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day.[8] As per Republic Act No. 3022,[9] April 9 was proclaimed as Bataan Day. Independence Day was changed from July 4 (Philippine Republic Day) to June 12 (Philippine Independence Day) on August 4, 1964.[10]
- January 3 – Gabby Espinas, basketball player
- January 13 – Tekla, comedian and host
- January 24 – Enzo Pastor, racing driver (d. 2014)
- February 8 – Champ Lui Pio, Musician, Vocalist
- February 9 – Joe Devance, basketball player
- February 12 – Niño Canaleta, basketball player
- February 15 – James Yap, basketball player
- March 12:
- April 3 – Marc Solis, actor
- April 8 – Aaron Aban, basketball player
- May 10 – Miko Sotto, actor (d. 2003)
- May 12 – Donnie Nietes, Filipino boxer
- May 13 – Larry Fonacier, basketball player
- May 16 – Billy Crawford, singer, dancer, songwriter, actor, comedian, and TV host
- May 17 – Kaye Abad, Filipino-American actress
- May 23 – Rochelle Pangilinan, actress
- May 28 – Desiree del Valle, actress
- June 2 – Wendy Valdez, actress
- June 5 – Baron Geisler, actor, amateur artist and poet
- June 10 – Gaby Dela Merced, racecar driver
- June 16 – Jodi Sta. Maria, actress
- June 27 – Polo Ravales, actor
- July 14 – Denok Miranda, basketball player
- July 16 – Marco Morales, actor
- July 20:
- July 23 – Zanjoe Marudo, actor
- July 29 – Camille Dela Rosa, actress
- August 4 – Wilter Palma, politician
- August 20 – Ronjay Enrile, basketball player
- August 12 – Iza Calzado, actress
- September 1 – Kris Lawrence, singer
- September 8 – John "Papa Jackson" Gemperle, radio DJ
- October 4:
- October 10 – Erik Santos, singer
- October 19 – Atom Araullo, journalist
- October 26 – Niña Dolino, actress
- November 10 – Rafael Rosell, actor
- November 29 – Paolo Ballesteros, host, model, actor
- November 30 – Bonbon Custodio, basketball player
- December 6 – Chynna Ortaleza, actress
- December 12 – Alex Cabagnot, basketball player
"Act No. 3827". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2022.