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Incumbents[Edit] 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 Black Nazarene procession. January 9 – The procession of the Black Nazarene took 19 hours from Quirino Grandstand 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 Visayas and Mindanao 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 Philippines 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 Samar, 1 week after the Taguig 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 First Lady Imelda Marcos 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 Bangsamoro, 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 Manila hostage crisis. January 29 – The Government of Hong Kong scrapped all Philippine diplomatic and official passport holders' 14-day visa free access after the Philippine government failed to issue an apology for the Manila hostage crisis in 2010.[24] February[edit] February 4 – In an interview by Keith Bradsher of The New York Times to President Aquino III, Aquino called for the international community to help the Philippines in resisting China's assertive claims to South China Sea, 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 Iglesia ni Cristo (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 Cybercrime 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 Cotabato was inducted into the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis 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 Joseph Estrada 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 Miriam Defensor Santiago, 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.
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