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Incumbents[edit]

Jejomar C.

Binay, Sr.

Franklin M.

Drilon

Feliciano R.

Belmonte, Jr. Maria Lourdes

P.A. Sereno

 President – Benigno S. Aquino III (Liberal)

 Vice President – Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. (UNA)*

 Congress (16th):

 Senate President – Franklin M. Drilon (Liberal)

 House Speaker – Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr. (Liberal)

 Chief Justice – Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno

Note:

* – Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. was affiliated with PDP–Laban at the time when he was sworn into office. He announced that he left PDP–Laban on March 1, 2014. Since then he became an independent. He was set to announce his new political party on June 12, 2014, but he decided to postpone it due to the current political issues affecting the country.[1][2]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

 January 1 – At least 3 people died and 1,018 were injured by stray bullets and fireworks as part of New Year's Day celebration.[3][4]

A procession.

 January 9 – The procession of the Black Nazarene took 19 hours from to Quiapo Church. The Traditional "Dungaw" was revived in this year's "traslacion" after old documents attesting to its practice were discovered. The custom involves the Black Nazarene stopping briefly at the Plaza del Carmen fronting the San Sebastian Church to meet the image of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel.[5]

 January 10-23 – The low pressure area that was affecting and since January 10 was upgraded into Tropical Depression Agaton by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), becoming the first storm to hit the in 2014.[6][7] Prior to Agaton intensified into a tropical depression, it first developed into an area of low pressure and has caused floodings, deaths, and displaced thousand of people in Mindanao since January 10. [8] As of January 30, Agaton has killed at least 68 people with 4 reported missing. It has displaced an estimate of 160,000 people and caused a total damage of 313.78 million pesos to infrastructure and agriculture.[9]  January 13 – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested alleged rice smuggler David Tan, also known as Davidson Tan Bangayan or David Lim.[10]

 January 15 - Filipina caregiver Rose Fostanes was declared The X-Factor Israel Winner after she performed My Way.[11]

 January 20 – President Aquino III led the country in a National Day of Prayer held in Malacañang Palace.[12][13]

 January 22 – Vhong Navarro was beaten by Cedric Lee and five other men in a condominium unit after he was allegedly caught in the act of raping Deniece Cornejo, the occupant of the said condominium unit.[14] Navarro aired his side on the said incident in an interview by Boy Abunda for his program, Buzz ng Bayan, on January 26.[15] LastApril 26, Lee together with his companion Simeon Raz was arrested by the NBI agents in Oras, Eastern , 1 week after the RTC issued warrants of arrests for the serious illegal detention case.[16] On May 5, Cornejo surrendered to the authorities at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame.[17] On September 15, Deniece Cornejo, Cedric Lee and Simeon Raz posts bail for the Serious Illegal Detention case.[18]

 January 23 – Former Philippine visited the detained ex-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and criticized the current President Benigno Aquino III as "cruel, unjust."[19]

 January 25 – The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have finally signed the fourth and last annex of the Framework Agreement on the , an agreement between the two parties that calls for the creation of the autonomous political entity named Bangsamoro replacing the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.[20]

 January 27-February 2 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) led an offensive, codenamed Operation Darkhorse, against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters(BIFF) to arrest various members of the militant group, including its leader Umbra Kato, for various criminal charges. By January 27, the AFP overran a BIFF camp in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao, Mindanao.[21] The clash took place barely after the signing of the Framework Agreement between the government and the MILF. As of January 29, 37 people were killed during the armed conflict, 36 of which are members of the BIFF and 1 soldier from the AFP.[22]

 January 28 – Ten Philippine National Police (PNP) officers have been sacked following revelations they played a so-called “wheel of torture” game at a secret detention facility to extract information from criminal suspects and also to have fun, the Commission on Human Rights said on Tuesday.[23]

The bus of the 2010 hostage crisis.

 January 29 – The Government of scrapped all Philippine diplomatic and official passport holders' 14-day visa free access after the Philippine government failed to issue an apology for the in 2010.[24]

February[edit]  February 4 – In an interview by Keith Bradsher of to President Aquino III, Aquino called for the international community to help the Philippines in resisting China's assertive claims to , a heavily contested body of water that is rich in natural resources such as oil and natural gas.[25][26]

 February 7 - 14 people died, including 2 foreigners and comedian Tado Jimenez, after a Florida bus with 45 passengers on- board fell into a 500 meter deep ravine in Bontoc, Mountain Province.[27] 24 others were reported injured, while four more passengers were reported missing.[28]

 February 12 – The government had announced that it had recovered the secret Swiss accounts of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos amounting to 1.3 billion pesos after a Singapore court ruled that Philippine National Bank had the legal rights to the accounts. The accounts were already transferred to the National Treasury on February 5.[29]

 February 15 – More than 519,221 members of the (INC) joined the Worldwide Walk For Those Affected by Typhoon Yolanda held in Manila and in selected sites in the Philippines and abroad as the Worldwide Walk breaks the records of the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest charity walk in a single venue and in the largest charity walk in multiple venues in 24 hours.[30][31][32]

The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the highest court in the Philippines.

 February 18 -

 The Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC) declared the major provisions of the Prevention Act of 2012 (Republic Act 10175) including the online libel provision as constitutional. On the online libel, the court further clarified that only the original authors of libelous material are covered by the law, and not those who received or reacted to it (e.g., liking, sharing, and commenting on an online post). The court also ruled the unconstitutionality of some provisions of the law including unsolicited commercial communications, on collection or recording of traffic data in real-time by means of a computer system, and take-down clause or restricting access to computer data.[33][34]

 The House of Representatives started the public hearings on the proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution to allow the Congressto lift restrictions regarding ownership of land, and business such as public utilities, mass media, educational institutions andadvertising by foreigners in order to bring more foreign investments to the country.[35] On March 3, The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments approved the resolution for the amendment after several public hearings. [36][37]

 February 21 – The government has completed the negotiations with the South Korean aerospace company Korea Aerospace Industries for the purchase of 12 brand new KAI T-50 Golden Eagle (also known as FA-50), a supersonic advanced trainer and multirole light fighter type of jets. The deal is worth 18.9 billion pesos (424.34 million US dollars). The first batch will be delivered on September 2015.[38]

 February 22 –Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of the Archdiocese of was inducted into the College of Cardinals by I, becoming the first Mindanawon to become a Cardinal.[39] A Landsat 7 image of Panatag Shoal.

 February 24 -

 AFP chief Emmanuel T. Bautista reported an incident to a foreign forum in Manila that Filipino fishermen were driven away fromPanatag Shoal (known internationally as Scarborough Shoal), a disputed territory claimed both by the Philippines and China, by aChinese coast guard vessel using water canons.[40] The incident happened on January 27.[41] [42]

 Members of Confederation of Truckers Association and Integrated North Harbor Truckers Association staged a mass protest against the implementation of the Truck Ban in the City of Manila by Manila Mayor as the ban officially starts.[43]

 February 27 - A massive power breakdown occur in the island of Mindanao affecting 25 million people in several major cities and provinces.[44][45] The blackout lasted for more than five hours. Several businesses declared profit losses, while local government services were greatly paralyzed due to the blackout.[46] On February 28, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the cause of the power interruption was due to line trippings which started in Agus I Hydroelectric Power Plant in Lanao del Norte.[47]

March[edit]

Senator , the author of Senate Resolution Nos. 535 (Extradition treaty with United Kingdom), 536 (with India), and 537 (with

Spain).[48]

 March 3 – President Aquino III abolished 6 government-owned and controlled corporations as part of crackdown of dissolving non- performing, and unnecessary firms in the government.[49]

 March 4 – The Senate concurred the ratification the country's separate extradition treaties with the United Kingdom, India, and Spainin a vote of 17 with no objections and abstentions. All the extradition treaties will have a retroactive effect, which means, according to Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, "The treaties are applicable to offenses committed prior to the entry into force of the treaties. This means that we can extradite the plunder criminals if they flee to the UK, Spain, or India, even though the plunder was committed before the effectivity of the extradition treaties." The treaties to the said three countries were ratified by President Aquino III on December 6, 2013.[48][50]  March 6 – Delfin Lee, President of Globe Asiatique and one of the country's top five fugitives, was captured outside a hotel in Malate, Manila and was later brought to Camp Crame in .[51] Lee faced syndicated estafa charges filed by Department of Justice(DOJ) for the 6.6 billion pesos Globe Asiatique scam in 2009.[52][53][54]

 March 8 -

 The country sent naval assets and a search-and-rescue plane in the after a Beijing- bound Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members went missing. The last contact made with the aircraft was when it was over the Gulf of Thailand.[55]

 Chinese coast guard ships blocked two Philippine vessels from entering Ayungin Shoal (known internationally as Second Thomas Shoal).[56][57] On March 11, the Aquino government released an official statement and a diplomatic protest about the incident, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, stating that the Ayungin Shoal is part of the Philippines, and China's act was considered a clear and urgent threat to the rights and interests of the country.[58] Furthermore, the civilian vessels were only conducting rotation of personnel and resupply operations in the said shoal. [59][60] In order to resupply the Filipino troops garrisoned in the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in the said shoal, the Philippine Navy decided in providing air drop supplies of food and water to the soldiers.[61] In a text message by Chinese Embassy spokesman Zhang Hua to the media on March 12, she said, "The Chinese side does not accept the protest by the Philippine side." [62]

 March 10 -

 The Senate, on third and final reading, passed Senate Bill no. 1733 or People's Freedom of Information (FOI) Act of 2013 authored by Senator . All 21 senators present voted for the approval of the said bill.[63] Prior to the approval of the bill on the final reading, the bill has been filed 44 times in 7 Congresses.[64]

 American weekly news Time magazine named City and Pasig City as the "selfie capital of the world" with 258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people beating the ranks ofManhattan, New York and Miami, Florida. Other Philippine cities in the top 100 were 9th-ranked , and City on the 72nd place.[65][66]

 A total of 11 people, including 7 soldiers and 2 policemen, were killed in separate clashes with New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Matanao, del Sur.[67][68]

 March 16 – Cadet First Class Jheorge Millena Llona from Albay was named as the Valedictorian of the Philippine Military Academy's (PMA) Siklab-Diwa Class of 2014 as President Aquino III led the graduation rites at the PMA headquarters in City.[69] Controversial PMA Cadet First Class Aldrin Jeff Cudia was not able to join the graduation rites due to violations of PMA Honor Code.[70]

 March 17 – Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board member Jose Taruc V surrendered to the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP–CIDG) in Greenhills, San Juan City. Taruc was one of the accused, together with former President and now Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on the 336 million peso plunder case filed by the in 2012 on the misuse of the agency's intelligence funds.[71]

 March 19 - A forest fire, which affected an area of 50 hectares, struck near the crater of Mount Banahaw in Sariaya, Quezon. Prior to the fire, it was reported that 20 people climbed the mountain.[72] The day after, 13 pilgrims were rescued. It was suspected that the pilgrims accidentally caused the fire after two of them went to the peak of the said volcano to lit candles. [73] 6 more pilgrims were rescued on March 22. As Mount Banahaw is a restricted forest reserve, the latter group may face fines amounting to five to five hundred thousand pesos or imprisonment up to 6 years.[74]

 March 21 – Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2, a submarine cable, was damaged. It caused internet connectivity issues and affected Eastern Communications and Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company subscribers. The said problem also affected other 9 Asia-Pacific countries.[75]

 March 22 – Communist Party of the Philippines Chairman Benito Tiamzon and wife Wilma Tiamzon, who also sits as the secretary general of the New People's Army (NPA), and 5 more others were arrested in Barangay Zaragosa, Aloguinsan, Cebu. The Tiamzon's had a standing warrant of arrest orders for crimes against humanity which include murder, multiple murder, and frustrated murder charges.[76][77] 5 days after the arrest of the couple, last March 27, Andrea Rosal, who was the daughter of former NPA spokesman "Ka Roger" Rosal (deceased) was arrested in City.[78]

 March 24 – The University of the Philippines Diliman's University Council formally voted the approval to move the opening date of the classes from June to August in preparation for the ASEAN integration in 2015. Baguio, Manila, Los Baños, Visayas, Cebu, Mindanao, and the Open University campuses will also follow the new class opening date.[79] On March 28, the university's Board of Regents approved the change on the Diliman campus' academic calendar.[80]

Malacañang Palace, the of the President of the Philippines, was the venue of the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on

Bangsamoro between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

 March 27 – The five page Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro was signed in Malacañan Palace grounds by the government's peace panel chair Miriam Coronel-Ferrer and MILF negotiator Mohager Iqbal. The signing was also attended by a thousand people, including President Aquino III, MILF chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia, and the Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process Teresita Deles.[81] The CAB comprises the Bangsamoro Framework, including its annexes on Transitional Arrangements and Modalities, Revenue Generation and Wealth Sharing, Power Sharing, Normalization, and the addendum on Bangsamoro Waters and Zones of Joint Cooperation.[82]

 March 29 -

 A Philippine civilian vessel carrying supplies for eight soldiers stationed in BRP Sierra Madre, a grounded ship turned military outpost, evaded a blockade by two Chinese Coast Guard ships in Ayungin Shoal (known internationally as Second Thomas Shoal).[83][84][85]

 For the seventh consecutive year, the Philippines participated in the global movement called Earth Hour.[86] Earth Hour representatives were at the Eastwood Mall Open Park and SM Mall of Asia's by the Bay Area at 8 p.m. for the said event. [87]

 March 30 -

 The Philippines submitted its 10 volume memorial or written pleading on the territorial feud against China in the West Philippines Sea to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).[88][89]

 A mall employee was injured after a group of robbers indiscriminately fired their weapons inside a jewelry counter of SM Mall of Asia's department store in City. One of the suspects was identified as a member of the notorious "Martilyo Gang" was arrested inside the mall's premises.[90]

 March 31 – Pres. Aquino III lead the graduation rites of the Philippine National Police Academy Mandilaab (Mandirigmang may Dangal at Isipan Laan para sa Bayan) Class of 2014 at Camp Castañeda, Silang, . Police Cadet Glenn Santelices, a Catanduanes native was the class valedictorian.[91]

April[edit]  April 1 – The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Senator Teofisto Guingona III, announced and recommended the filing of plunder and graft charges to SenatorsJuan Ponce Enrile, , and together with Janet Lim- Napoles over their involvement in the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam. Other recommended to be charged were Gigi Reyes (Enrile's former Chief of Staff), Pauline Labayen (Estrada's former appointments Secretary), Richard Cambe (Revilla's political staff), former National Agribusiness Corporation (Nabcor) President Alan Javellana, and former Technology Resource Center (TRC) Director Antonio Ortiz. The committee also pressed further investigation to other four involved members of the House of Representatives, Janet Lim–Napoles' and friends, and other involved government officials.[92][93] The Office of the Ombudsman later announced that they will file plunder and graft charges to Lim–Napoles, and to the three involved Senators.[94][95]

 April 2 – A Filipina resort employee and a Chinese tourist was kidnapped by seven armed members of the Abu Sayyaf in Singamata Reef Resort, Semporna, ,Malaysia.[96]

 April 3 - Manila City Mayor Joseph Estrada signed letters of intent for petroleum companies Chevron (Caltex), Pilipinas Shell and Petron to relocate their oil depots fromPandacan on or before January 2016.[97]

 April 4 – Senators , and former congressmen Corazon Malanyaon of Davao Oriental, Roberto Cajes and Eladio Jala of Bohol, Roger Mercado ofSouthern Leyte, Alipio Badelles of Lanao del Norte, and Eileen Ermita- Buhain of have been implicated in the Nabcor fund anomaly worth tens of millions of pesos.[98]

 April 7 – Daniele Bosio, an Italian diplomat to Turkmenistan, was detained and investigated for child abuse after being found in company with three male street children. According to Justice Secretary De Lima, Bosio cannot invoke a diplomatic immunity for the reason that he is not stationed in the country.[99]

 April 8 -

 Former Vice President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Chairman , currently the anchor of ABS-CBN's TV Patrol, attended the hearing of the Senate Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Resettlement on the P6.6 billion housing scam of Delfin Lee's Globe Asiatique. De Castro admitted not having a special treatment to Lee on the arrangement between Pag-IBIG fund and GA.[100]

 SC uphold the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 10354, also known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, except for eight provisions (including Section 7, Section 17 and Section 23) which were partially or fully declared as unconstitutional.[101]

The .

 April 9 – The Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila was reopened to the public after a 2-year structural retrofitting and rehabilitation due to cracks inside the structure. The project cost was 136 million pesos. President Aquino III, together with Senate PresidentFranklin Drilon and Papal Nuncio Giuseppe Pinto, attended the first mass after the reopening led by Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle.[102] President was the eighth US President and the first in a decade to visit the Philippines.

 April 10 -

 The Philippine aviation industry, through the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), was finally upgraded into "Category 1" status given by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after CAAP successfully complied with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).[103]

 Cebu Pacific's ban on flying their planes to any Europe destinations was lifted by the European Union.[104]

 April 10-13 – The first Pilipinas International Hot Air Balloon Festival was held at Brgy. Prado Siongco, Lubao, Pampanga. More than 30 locally and internationally-made hot air balloons joined the event.[105]

 April 11 -

 The Philippines and the U.S. reached an agreement on sharing local military bases with the U.S. military forces during times of humanitarian and maritime operations.[106]

 20 government troops were injured in an encounter with the Abu Sayyaf Group in Tipo-Tipo, .[107]

 April 14 – 13 policemen, including Philippine National Police (PNP) Superintendent Hansel Marantan, were relieved from their duties in connection with the January 2013 Atimonan rub-out incident that killed suspected gambling leader Vic Siman, environmentalist Jun Lontok and 10 others.[108]

 April 15 – The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a yellow alert status on the grid following a series of temporarily shutdown of the Masinloc and Pagbilao power plants that decreased the island's power reserves.[109]

 April 19 – Gigi Reyes, former chief of staff of Senate Minority Leader, Sen. which is one of the recommended by the Ombudsman to charged for plunder over the PDAF scam, returned to the country.[110]

 April 23 – In a joint statement, the government delegations of the Philippines lead by Manila Mayor Estrada and Hong Kong have agreed that the four demands of the 2010 Manila hostage crisis' victims and their were resolved. Visa sanctions for Philippine officials and diplomats were also lifted by Hong Kong.[111]  April 28 – The Ferry Service was re-opened to the public. Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman led the reopening of the ferry system at the Guadalupe terminal in Makati City. Riding the ferry was given for free to the public for two weeks. The ferry service was one of the solutions for the decongestion of Metro Manila's roadways.[112][113]

 April 28-29 – United States President Barack Obama visited the country as part of his "four-nation Asian tour." He visited President Aquino III and discussed with him several bilateral and defense issues involving the two countries. [114] Hours ahead of the arrival of President Obama, the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) was signed by the U.S. and the Philippines. The agreement grants the temporary use of the local military bases for the US forces. [115][116]

 April 30 – The Philippine National Police (PNP) together with the Supreme Court, and the DOJ launched the "e-subpoena system" that will speed up delivering and transmitting subpoenas issued by the courts to the police stations. [117]

 April 30-May 2 – PNP in cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) launched a simultaneous campaign called "Operation Strike Back" that lead in the arrest of 58 suspects involve in internet sextortion syndicate in 4 key areas in Luzon (including Bicol, Taguig, and ) in connection with the suicide attempt of 17-year old Dunfermline teenager Daniel Perry due to webcam blackmail plot.[118]

May[edit]

 May 2 – The Office of the Ombudsman granted Ruby Tuason immunity from criminal prosecution and her request to be a state witness in the PDAF scam case. Tuason also returned the 40 million pesos, part of the earnings or kickbacks used in the PDAF transactions, to the National Treasury in front of Justice Secretary and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. [119]

 May 5-16 – The 30th Balikatan joint-military exercises between the Philippines and United States military forces commenced. More than 3,000 Filipino soldiers and 2,500 US military joined various drills for the Balikatan which will center on humanitarian response, and maritime security and defense.[120][121]

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office.

 May 6 -

 Former Senator took oath as the first Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, holding a cabinet rank position. Pangilinan will oversee the operations of 4 agencies of the Department of Agriculture which has been moved to the Office of the President: the National Food Authority, the National Irrigation Administration, the Philippine Coconut Authority, and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority.[122]

 The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) kicked off the voters registration for the 2016 national elections with the start of "Walkah Walkah: Step Juan Tungo sa Mulat na Botante" campaign in Laoag City.[123]

 Even after undergoing a nose job, Abigail Pendulas, wife of Aman Futures Group owner Manuel Amalilio who was involved in a pyramiding scam, was arrested by the Central Luzon PNP in San Fernando City, Pampanga.[124]  A Chinese fishing boat carrying more than 11 crew and 500 turtles was seized by the operatives of the PNP Maritime Police Patrol in Half-Moon Shoal (locally known as Hasa-Hasa Shoal) at the Spratlys Group of Islands. [125]

 Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya was charged with graft and corruption for a P1.1-billion deal signed for automated ticketing systems. After a complaint was launched by the National Federation of Filipino Consumers the Office of the Ombudsman brought forth charges. The Contactless Automated Fare Collection System was awarded through a competitive transaction process to an ineligible firm, AF Consortium, and was in violation of Section 3 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Due to conflict of interest and an on-going case against the Government, AF Consortium should have been disqualified by the transaction team.[126] The lead adviser to the Government on this transaction was Rebel Group International BV of the Netherlands.[127]

 May 7 –

 An army colonel died while 31 people were hurt, and several buildings and vehicles were damaged after a fire incident and series of explosions struck the Explosives and Ordnance Disposal armory of the in , Taguig City.[128]

 The DOTC, LTFRB, LTO and MRTA conducted a 1-week dry run of the 25-meter-long articulated bus in EDSA that will carry 150 passengers per bus unit and the MRT express train service.[129]

 May 8 – The Ombudsman cleared former president and current Pampanga congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on her involvement on the P728 million fertilizer fund scam.[130]

 May 9 - Citing personal reasons, Margie P. Juico, the chairman and former long-time board of directors of PCSO tendered her resignation. Former Cavite Governor (then-former Cavite third district congressman and defeated 2013 Cavite gubernatorial election candidate), Ayong Maliksi will possibly replace Juico as the chairman. This after the agency announced the relocation of the main office from PICC to Shaw Boulevard, City.[131]

 May 10-11 – President Aquino III, together with fellow Southeast Asian leaders, attended the 24th ASEAN Summit held at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea was the center of this year's summit.[132]

 May 11 - Seven persons were killed in a series of separate but possibly related shootings in Quezon City yesterday.[133]

Angat Dam, one of Luzon's dams with short water reserves due to the 2014 dry season.

 May 12 – Angat Dam reached the critical level as the water level dropped to 179.72 meters above sea level, relatively due to the effect of the dry season. Release of water for the irrigation in farm areas of Bulacan and Pampanga were cut off.[134]

 May 13 – Lacson's Napoles list of involved politicians was released to the public.[135] On May 14, whistleblower Benhur Luy's list was also released, with 25 senators included in the said list to be involved with any Janet Napoles transactions. [136]

 May 13-16 – The PNP hosts the recently concluded 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Association of Chiefs of Police (ASEANAPOL) Conference held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Pasay City. PNP Chief Alan Purisima together with 9 ASEAN chiefs of Police joined the meeting. President Aquino III led the first day of the meeting where he said that the ASEAN will continue to fight against transnational crimes.[137]

 May 14 – The Philippines protested to China's alleged construction activities in Johnson Reef (known locally as Mabini Reef) of the disputed Spratlys Group of Islands.[138]

 May 15 - España Boulevard in Manila will undergoing a series of road improvement and drainage project in time of the wet season and the resumption of classes in June. The project will take 2 months before the traffic in the area to be improved. [139]

 May 19-23 - The "Brigada Eskwela 2014" school repair and clean-up program of the Department of Education (Deped) and several government agencies, private sector and NGOs was commenced in preparations for the school opening on June 2. [140]

 May 19 – President Aquino III lead the opening day of the 2014 United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) – ASEAN Conference on Tourism and Climate Change in Legaspi City, Albay. Aquino III said he keeps focus on the tourist arrivals target of estimated 10 million tourist before his term ends in 2016.[141]

 May 21 – Following the overspending of campaign funds for his running for the 2013 Laguna gubernatorial elections, The COMELEC En Banc unseats Laguna Gov. E.R. Ejercito, in a unanimous decision. Vice Governor Ramil Hernandez will take over the position of Ejercito.[142]

 May 23 – A first maritime boundary treaty for the Philippines, the Philippines and signed a maritime treaty that draws the boundary of the two countries' overlappingExclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in Mindanao and Celebes seas. It took 20 years for both countries to set the maritime boundary.[143]

 May 26 - Al Vitangcol III formally filed his resignation as the general manager of Metro Rail Transit Authority due to P517-million maintenance contract that he given to a relative.[144]

 May 27 - President Aquino III inspected the Naval Forces West (NFW) Command Center naval post near the West Philippine Sea in , Palawan as part of the 116th anniversary of the Philippine Navy.[145]

 May 30 - The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) granted the petition for P0.50 fare hike for public utility jeepneys for Central Luzon, Calabarzon and National Capital Region in line with the oil price adjustments. The fare hike will be implemented on June 14.[146]

June[edit]

 June 3 – Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago decided to resign from her post as an elected judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to her illness, chronic fatigue syndrome.[147]

 June 6 -

 The " Declaration" disaster risk reduction and management framework agreement was launched during the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management held in the country.[148]

 President Aquino III signed an executive order declaring the "State of Emergency" over Region IV-A (CALABARZON) and Basilan due to infestation of coconut scale insects in the coco plantations.[149]

 June 8 – In a rare event, 's and the Philippines' Navies played football, tug of war and volleyball for the daylong sports and cultural festival held at the Southwest Cay Island in the West Philippine Sea.[150] Senators Juan Ponce Enrile,Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla after the Revilla's speech

 June 9 – Senator Ramón Bong Revilla, Jr. delivered his privilege speech at the Senate, entitled "Salamat, Kaibigan". He said that his conscience was clear and he was ready to be arrested due to plunder charges on the PDAF scam against him. [151] Two days later Senator Jinggoy Estrada delivered his own privilege speech at the Senate. He said that he will he would go on a short leave but promised to return to the Senate soon.[152]

 June 11 – Khair Mandos, The alleged financier of the Abu Sayyaf group was arrested in a joint operation of the police and military inParanaque City.[153]

 June 18 –

 Sen. and the National Historial Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) were dismayed over the plan of Destileria Limtuaco, Inc. to named Filipino national heroes and places into their alcoholic drink brands. [154]

 President Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10638, the 50-year expansion of the corporate life of the Philippine National Railways(PNR).[155]

 June 19 –

 Transport groups staged a transport strike against the implementation of the LTFRB's higher penalties for colorum public utility vehicles. Hundreds of commuters, particularly in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City were stranded during the strike.[156]

 Google was taken down a Singaporean blogsite that talked about their guide on how to harass Filipino domestic workers.[157]

 June 20-23 – Philippine Senators Bong Revilla and Jinggoy Estrada surrendered to the Sandiganbayan after the court issued a warrant for their arrest in relation to the PDAF scam.[158][159]

 June 26 – The Sandiganbayan entered a not guilty plea for Senator Bong Revilla. after he refused to enter one himself in the plunder case filed against him in connection with the alleged misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund allocations or funds.[160]

 June 27 – Authorities alerted several cities on Mindanao, especially and City, due to the terrorism threats made by Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah bomb maker Abdul Basit Usman. Usman tried to attack Davao City.[161]

 June 30 – The Sandiganbayan entered a not guilty plea for Senator Jinggoy Estrada, after he refused also to enter one himself in the plunder case filed against him in connection with the alleged misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund allocations or pork barrel funds.[162]

July[edit]  July 1 – The Supreme Court of the Philippines declared unconstitutional the "acts and practices" under the Aquino administration's Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).[163]

 July 2 - Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago announced in public that she was diagnosed of Stage 4 cancer on her left lung.[164]

 July 4 – Senator Juan Ponce Enrile is temporarily confined at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital in Camp Crame following his surrender.[165]

 July 11 -

 DBM Secretary Butch Abad offered his resignation letter on the unconstitutionality of Disbursement Accelaration Program but Pres. Aquino III rejected the letter.[166]

 The Sandiganbayan Third Division entered a not guilty plea for Senator Juan Ponce Enrile after he refused to plead during his arraignment for plunder.[167]

 July 14 - President Aquino III, in a televised public address said the government will appeal to the Supreme Court over their decision on the DAP's partial unconstitutionality.[168]

Typhoon Rammasun making landfall in the Philippines on July 15.

 July 15-17 –

 Typhoon Glenda (International Name: Rammasun) left massive damage across Metro Manila and near-by regions, fallen down trees, electric posts, and ripped out roofs of the houses, classes in schools and work in government offices were suspended and airport, train operations and stocks trading halted after the typhoon shutdown the Metro. According to the NDRRMC, 97 persons were confirmed dead.[169][170]

 At least 90% of the total residents of Metro Manila lost power, as poles were knocked and lines downed. The national grid corporation posted on , saying "Around 90% of Meralco’s franchise area is experiencing power outage brought about by downed poles, lines and outages of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines' transmission lines due to Typhoon Glenda."[171]

 July 18 -

 Lt. Gen. , former Northern Luzon commander was designated as the newest AFP Chief of Staff in the turn-over ceremonies led by President Aquino III in Camp Aguinaldo. Catapang's predecessor Lt. Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista has retired from military service.[172]

 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was attacked and crashed near Hrabove in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. 3 of its 283 passengers were . No survivors were recorded in the incident.[173] in Ciudad de Victoria, , Bulacan.

 July 21 -

 The Philippine Arena was inaugurated in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan. President Aquino III and INC Executive Minister Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo led the inauguration of the arena. With a capacity of up to 55,000, it is the largest indoor domed-arena in the world. The Iglesia ni Cristo funded the project and the opening also coincides with the church's centennial.[174][175]

 Militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) filed the first valid impeachment complaint against President Aquino III in connection with DAP.[176]

 July 22 - Youth civic groups led by Youth Act Now filed an impeachment complaint against President Aquino III. [177]

 July 23 -

 The Sandiganbayan summoned executives of banks to testify during the bail hearings of Senator Bong Revilla.[178]

 Celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of , the Brains of the Philippine Revolution.[179]

 July 24 –

 A third impeachment complaint was filed against President Aquino III. This time, in connection with the Philippine- United States Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement(EDCA).[180]

 Embattled Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad faced a Senate inquiry on the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), parts of which were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.[181]

 July 27 -

 Approximately 2 million members of the Iglesia ni Cristo joined the worship rites held at the Philippine Arena for the centennial celebration of the religious sect. INC also grabs 2 additional Guinness world records for the "World's Largest Mixed-Use Theater" and "World's Largest Gospel Choir."[182]

 The country's population has reached 100 million.[183]

August[edit]

 August 1 -

 The Supreme Court of the Philippines has directed the Sandiganbayan to file its comment on the petition of the former chief of staff of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, Atty. Gigi Reyes, to be released from detention and her plunder and graft trials halted.[184]

 The Ombudsman of the Philippines has found probable cause to indict Senator Lito Lapid and several others for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in connection with the P728 million fertilizer fund scam. [185]  August 8 – The Sandiganbayan denied with finality the appeal of detained Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to dismiss the plunder case filed against him in connection with the . The anti-graft court’s Third Division said he failed to present new reasons for the court to reconsider its earlier ruling finding probable cause to proceed with the case and issue warrant of arrest against him.[186]

 August 11 – ACT-Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio led several teachers in submitting the fourth impeachment complaint against President Benigno Aquino III over what they claimed as the continuation of the pork barrel system in Congress. [187]

 August 12 – After 3 years of hiding, Retired General who was accused in the case of disaappearance of UP students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno in 2006 was arrested in Sta. Mesa, Manila.[188]

 August 13 – A defective MRT train was out-of-control and crashed into a station's steel fence at the MRT-Taft Station in Pasay City. More than 50 passengers and pedestrians in the intersection were injured.[189]

 August 18 – Vice President and his son, Makati Mayor Junjun Binay face plunder charges in the alleged overprice of a carpark building filed a supplemental petition reflecting a bigger cost for the project. [190]

 August 20 -

 A civil society group filed three separate graft and plunder complaints against Senator and his wife, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano. Lawyer Roderick Vera of the group Philippine Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties, Inc. charged them with violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act before the Office of the Ombudsman. [191]

 Atty. Renato Bondal showed up on the Senate blue ribbon investigation on the overpriced cost of construction of Makati City Hall Building II, a supposed parking building worth P2.1M. Bondal also accused Binays over the overpriced birthday cakes given to the senior citizens.[192]

 August 24 – Davao City Mayor confirmed that some of city's residents were recruited by the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.[193]

The held on August 22–26, 2013.

 August 25 – 5,000 were taken part on the signature drive during the protest in Luneta, Manila for the 1st anniversary of the Million People March.[194]

 August 26 – Former actor and congressman Dennis Roldan (Mitchell Gumabao, in real life) was found guilty on kidnapping. Roldan, together with Adrian Domingo and Rowena San Andres were sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to jail at the New Bilibid Prison in connection with the kidnapping case of a 3-year old Chinese Kelshi Yu in Pasig City in 2005. [195]

September[edit]  September 2 – Allies of President Aquino III in the House Justice Committee quashed the 3 impeachment complaints against him, finding them not sufficient in substance.[196]

 September 3 -

 Former presidential candidate Elly Pamatong, who was being linked to the foiled bombing attempt at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), was arrested.[197]

 Sec. Sonny Coloma in the hearing for the 2015 PCOO Senate budget and GCG Adisclosed that efforts to privatize IBC- 13 will continue next year despite legal obstacles. Escudero suggest to Congress to allocate subsidy for unpaid GSIS, SSS, PhilHealth contributions of the network employees.[198]

 September 4 – Senators criticized the exorbitant Makati City's P350-million allocation for the transfer of its urban planning office and data center to the allegedly overpriced P2.7-billion Makati City Hall Building 2.[199] The general contractor for the allegedly overpriced building clarified that the company did not give then Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay or any other city officials kickbacks.

[200]

 September 5 – Suspended Senator Juan Ponce Enrile entered a not guilty plea in the 15 counts of graft against him in connection with the pork barrel scam.[201]

 September 7 - Billy Crawford was arrested after his drunk behavior at the Taguig Police Station 7, happened hours after the Star Magic Ball when Crawford was the guest. Billy was apologized to the police and the fans. The following day, Crawford post bail on his Malicious Mischief case.[202]

 September 8 – DPWH initially set plans for the demolition of Anda Circle in Manila and converted into an intersection to ease traffic and congestion near the port area.[203]

 September 10 -

 President Aquino III lead the handover of the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law to the Senate & House leaders in a historical turnover ceremony at the Malacaňang.[204]

 Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago walked out from the Commission on Appointments Foreign Affairs Committee hearing after Congressman Rodolfo Fariñas questioned her authority to continue with the hearing without a quorum. He first asked if the hearing was a public hearing or if it was a meeting of the Committee for proper recommending the appointment of the official to the plenary.[205]

 Police Senior Inspector Allan Emlano of the Caloocan City police district and one of the 12 police were accused in the "hulidap" incident in Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Mandaluyong City on September 1 surrendered to the authorities in Quezon City.[206]

 September 11 - Five members of the La Loma police station in Quezon City who surrendered denied they were involved in the same EDSA incident that was caught in a photograph that went viral in social media.[207]

 September 13 -

 Mayor Joseph Estrada issued Executive Order 67, ordering the immediate lifting of the truck ban in the city to give way to the efforts of the national government to address port congestion, which was blamed for heavy traffic in Metro Manila. [208]

 At least 29 people are missing after the ferry MV Maharlika II sinks off the Philippines coast.[209]

 September 14 –

 At least 70 people are still missing after the ferry MV Maharlika II sinks off the Philippines island of Leyte.[210]  Typhoon Luis hits the northeast Philippines with warnings of potential floods and landslides.[211]

 September 15 – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS) issued Alert Level 3 or "Quick Alert" for Mayon Volcano after it showed signs of relative signs of restlessness.[212]

 September 18 – Vice President Jejomar Binay delivered a 20-minute address to answer the allegations of the overpriced P2.7- billion Makati City Hall Building 2. He said the charges of corruption against him were “all lies” and testimony on them in the Senate would not stand up in court.[213]

Metro Manila experienced one of the highest amounts of rainfall in history, which was brought by the enhancement of the southwest monsoon.

 September 19 – 18 dead, 16 injured and 104,000 families were affected after heavy rains and floods due to Tropical Storm Mario and the intensified southwest monsoon shuts down Metro Manila.[214]

 September 22 – PNP Chief Director General Alan Purisima faces graft, plunder and indirect bribery complaints over an allegedly undervalued property and the renovation of a multi-million residence at the general police headquarters in Camp Crame. [215]

 September 30 - Senator Grace Poe quizzed Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima’s purchase of a Land Cruiser for only P1.5 million. During the hearing of the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs, Poe said a Land Cruiser normally costs P4 million to P7 million.[216]

October[edit]

 October 1 – President Aquino III recognized the honor and courage of the Filipino Peacekeepers deployed in Golan Heights in their visit to Malacanang.[217]

 October 2-3 – Former DA Secretary and Bohol Congressman Arthur Yap along with former congressmen of Davao City, Candido Pancrudo, Jr. of Bukidnon, and Thomas Dumpit Jr. of La Union were filed with criminal charges for the misuse of theirPriority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel which totaled to P163.2 million.[218] Former congresswoman and current Governor Rizalina Seachon-Lanete of Masbate is facing a plunder case for the alleged anomalous use of her Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), or pork barrel fund allocations, worth P112.29 million from 2007 to 2009. Also indicted were former Rep.Samuel Dangwa of Benguet, former Rep. Rodolfo Plaza of Agusan del Sur and former Rep. Constantino Jaraula of Cagayan De Oro City with several counts of malversation and direct bribery, also in connection with the pork barrel scam allegedly engineered by Janet Lim-Napoles.[219]

 October 5 – PNP Chief Purisima's was allegedly accused of owning a multimillion residential property in San Leonardo, .[220]  October 8 - Total lunar eclipse was witnessed in the Philippines. It was witnessed by amateur astronomers and eclipse watchers throughout the country after sunset.[221]

 October 9 –

 Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. could face money laundering charges as the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) told the Sandiganbayan that Revilla deposited at least P87.6 million in his bank accounts during the supposed period he was accused of participating in the pork barrel scam.[222]

 Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary II sacked district directors of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Superintendent Rolando Asuncion of the Manila Police District (MPD), Chief Superintendent Edgardo Layon of Northern Police District (NPD), Chief Superintendent Richard Albano of theQuezon City Police District (QCPD) and Chief Superintendent Jet Erwin Villacorte of the Southern Police District (SPD); only Chief Superintendent Abelardo Villacorta of the Eastern Police District (EPD) was spared from the sacking. [223]

 October 10 – Former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado accused the Binay family over the alleged 35-hectare estate "Hacienda" in Rosario, Batangas.[224]

Facebook photo of Jennifer Laude

 October 11 – 26-year-old Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude was found dead inside a motel in City. US Marine Private First Class (PFC) Joseph Scott Pemberton was tagged as the prime suspect. He was placed inside USS Peleliu under the US Navy custody.[225][226]

 October 17 – Two German nationals Stefan Viktor Okonek, 71, and Henrike Dielen, 55 were released by the members of Abu Sayyafin Patikul, Sulu.[227]

 October 21 – Manuel Amalilio, the brains behind a P12 billion in the Philippines, has been freed by a Malaysian court; the extradition request for Amalilio was also denied by the Malaysian government.[228]

 October 22 –

 Josefina Tallado, The wife of Camarines Norte Gov. Edgardo Tallado, who had been missing since Friday last week, surfaced and revealed she had left their home because she is afraid her husband might kill her.[229]

 Testifying before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chaired by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, witnesses said that U.S. Marine Private First Class (PFC) Joseph Scott Pemberton was not aware that Jennifer Laude was transgender.[230]

 Chinese-Filipino businessman Antonio “Tony” Tiu showed up at the Senate to deny being a dummy of Vice President Jejomar C. Binay and claim ownership of a vast property in Rosario, Batangas, which former Makati vice mayor Ernesto Mercado said is owned by the Vice President.[231]

 October 23 – Embattled businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, former Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, and 6 more former congressmen will face preliminary investigation before the Office of the Ombudsman over the pork barrel scam they were Alvin Sandoval of & Malabon, Marina Clarete of Misamis Occidental, Reno Lim of Albay, Rodolfo Antonino of Nueva Ecija, Teodulo Coquilla of Eastern Samar and Anthony Miranda of .[232]

 October 28 - Former Makati Mayor Elenita Binay, wife of Vice President Jejomar Binay post bail for the graft and malversation charges before the anti-graft court's Third Division in connection with the alleged anomalous purchase of P8.83 million worth of medical equipment and supplies in 2001 during her incumbency as Makati mayor.[233]

 October 29 –

 President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday approved the P170.9-billion master plan to rebuild areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda, almost a year after the powerful storm devastated parts of central Philippines.[234]

 Former Iloilo Provincial Administrator Manuel Mejorada Jr. has filed criminal charges against Senate President , Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr., and Public Works Secretary in connection with the alleged overpricing in the construction of the (ICC).[235]

November[edit]

 November 2 – Members of the notorious Abu Sayyaf Group killed at least six soldiers in Basilan.[236]

 November 5 – The Burgos Wind Farm, the biggest wind farm in the country and Southeast Asia was fully commissioned.[237]

Super Typhoon Yolanda

 November 8 – A Memorial Wall in Tanauan, Leyte was inaugurated while other people held their prayers and protests widespreed overEastern Visayas in commemoration of the 1st Anniversary of Super (Yolanda).[238]

 November 10 - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said it will give P200,000 to anyone who can provide information on the suspects of alleged rape cases that happened along EDSA-Magallanes.[239]

 November 11 –

 PNP Chief Police Director General Alan Purisima has denied buying land in Talisay, Batangas as alleged in a news report, adding he has ordered the police to look into the matter.[240]

 Vice President Jejomar Binay said he is backing out of a debate with Sen. IV scheduled on November 27.[241]

 November 12 – Health Secretary and Health Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag were investigated by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for the alleged purchase of expensive vaccines in 2012.[242]

 November 13 – Senate President Franklin Drilon and the two Cabinet secretaries implicated in the alleged overpricing of the P700-million Iloilo Convention Center (ICC) have confirmed their attendance in the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry.[243]  November 18 – Former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado alleged before the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee that presumptive presidential candidate, Vice PresidentJejomar Binay, was given units in 60 to 70 percent of condominium buildings in the city in exchange for faster processing of permits, tax relief and other privileges for the developers. [244]

 November 19 – The Sandiganbayan Third Division entered a not guilty plea for James Christopher Napoles and Jo Christine Napoles, the son and daughter of Janet Lim-Napoles for numerous graft cases filed against them in connection with the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam.[245]

 November 20 – The Sandiganbayan 5th Division found seven former officials of the Quezon City Engineer's Office guilty beyond reasonable doubt of a violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in connection with the Ozone Disco Club fire on March 18, 1996, killing 162 people.[246]

 November 21 -

 Terrorism activities in the Philippines have doubled in 2013, the Global Terrorism Index Report for 2014 showed, ranking the country the 9th most at risk of becoming less peaceful.[247]

 A total of 43 kidnapping cases have been recorded in the country from January to November this year, according to records from Philippine National Police's Anti-Kidnapping Group with most cases already solved.[248]

 Nine Hong Kong journalists who shouted questions at President Benigno Aquino III during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bali, Indonesia last year have been barred from covering the APEC in the Philippines for 2015. On November 25, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) lifted a ban on nine Hong Kong journalists.[249]

 November 24 – A Palawan court found nine Chinese fishermen guilty of poaching and environmental crimes for fishing in disputed waters in connection with the poaching incident in Half Moon Shoal (Hasa-Hasa Shoal) on May 6.[250]

 November 25 – The Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC) ordered the relocation of the Pandacan oil depot, which houses the oil storage facilities of the three major petroleum companies in the country.[251]

 November 26 – The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted former Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) chairman Camilo Sabio for graft after he allegedly tried to influence his brother Associate Justice Jose Sabio Jr., then a magistrate in the Court of Appeals, as regards an ownership row in the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) in 2008. [252]

 November 27 -

 A multisectoral group filed with the Office of the Ombudsman graft and plunder charges against House Majority Leader II over the alleged misuse of the lawmaker's pork barrel funds amounting to P315 million from 2007 to 2009.[253]

 Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) constable Jorbe Adriatico was punched by Maserati-driving motorist Joseph Russel Ingco at the corner of and Araneta Avenue in Quezon City.[254]

 November 29 – Miss Philippines was crowned Miss Earth 2014 at the pageant held at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Theater in Quezon City.[255]

December[edit]

 December 1 -

 Twelve NGOs linked to alleged pork barrel scam brains Janet Lim-Napoles cornered the P900 million in royalties from the Malampaya gas fund released to the Department of Agrarian Reform, Commission on Audit chairperson Grace Pulido Tan said.[256]  Chinese vessels stopped harassing Filipino ships en route to the disputed Ayungin Shoal after the Philippines and the United States signed the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement in April, Defense Secretary told a Senate committee.[257]

 December 2 -

 The Sandiganbayan First Division has junked the bids of Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., his staff Richard Cambe and trader Janet Lim-Napoles for temporary freedom in connection with the alleged multibillion-peso pork barrel scam.[258]

 Filipino peacekeepers from Liberia have left Caballo Island after undergoing a 21-day quarantine there, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said.[259]

 President Benigno Aquino III signed Republic Act 10648, also known as the “Iskolar ng Bayan” Act.[260]

 December 4 – The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of PNP Chief Director General Alan Purisima in connection with a supposed anomalous contract the PNP entered into with a courier service in 2011. [261]

 December 5 – Miss Philippines Kris Tiffany Janson placed 2nd runner-up in the Miss Intercontinental 2014 pageant held in Magdeburg, Germany.[262]

Typhoon Ruby hit the Philippines on December 6–10, 2014.

 December 6-10 – (International Name: Hagupit) left massive damaged across Eastern Visayas and Western Visayasand near-by provinces in Luzon, fallen down trees, electric posts, and ripped out roofs of the houses, classes in schools and work in government offices were suspended and airport, train operations and stocks trading halted. According to the NDRRMC, 18 Persons were confirmed dead.[263][264]

 December 6 – Swiss national Lorenzo Vinciguerra, 49, and one of three birdwatchers seized by the Abu Sayyaf in 2012, escaped inPatikul, Sulu.[265]

 December 7 – in Ilocos Sur has been chosen as one of the New7Wonders Cities, organizers announced in Dubai.[266]

 December 9 – Ten people were killed including 5 Students of the Central Mindanao University while 42 others were hurt in a bus explosion in Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon.[267][268]

 December 11 – City Rep. Vicente Belmonte was survived after his convoy was ambushed in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental. Three of his bodyguards were killed while two others also wounded.[269]

 December 12 – 37 year-old Filipino named Carlito Lana was convicted in the killing of Saudi national Nasser al-Gahtani in December 2010 was executed in , .[270]

 December 15 – 22 - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, accompanied by elements of the National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Philippine National Police, held a surprise inspection at the national penitentiary's maximum security compound inside the New Bilibid Prison in City.[271]  December 16 – Atty. Renato Bondal, a former political opponent of Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday has filed graft and plunder charges against him and 30 others in connection with the alleged overpricing of the construction of the P1.33- billion Makati Science High School.[272]

 December 19 – Enrique Ona formally filed his resignation as Health Secretary due to the P833-million Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 10 (PCV 10) in 2012.[273]

 December 23 – President Benigno S. Aquino III signed the P2.606-trillion national budget for 2015.[274]

 December 24-26 – A total of 719 flights of the Cebu Pacific were cancelled and delayed because of this many passengers were angry and dismayed over the delayed flights in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. The Civil Aeronautics Board, Department of Transportation and Communication and the Manila International Airport Authority will conduct a investigation on this incident.[275]

 December 26 - January 1 - Typhoon Seniang (international name Jangmi) crossed the Visayas and Mindanao region, leaving almost 55 people dead and more than 8 others missing.[276]

 December 29 - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announces to the public that will start demonetizing the old Philippine Banknotes at the start of 2015.[277]

National holidays[edit]

The 2014 Chinese New Year was the first time that the event was declared as a national holiday.

New Years Eve Over PBCom Tower In late September 2013, the government had already announced at least 18 Philippine holidays for 2014 as declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 655, series of 2013.[278][279][280] Note that in the list, holidays in italics are "special non-working holidays," those in boldare "regular holidays," and those in non-italics and non-bold are "special holidays for schools."

In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."

 January 1 – New Year's Day

 January 31 – Chinese New Year

 February 25 – 1986 EDSA Revolution

 April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)

 April 17 – Maundy Thursday

 April 18 – Good Friday

 April 19 – Black Saturday

 May 1 – Labor Day

 June 12 – Independence Day

 July 29 – Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadan)

 August 21 –

 August 25 – National Heroes Day

 October 6 – Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifices)[281]

 November 1 – All Saints Day

 November 30 – Bonifacio Day

 December 24 – Special non-working holiday (in observation of the Christmas season)

 December 25 – Christmas Day

 December 26 – Special non-working holiday (in observation of the Christmas season)

 December 30 – Day

 December 31 – Last day of the year (in observation of the coming New Year's celebration)