The larger islands, Luzon and Mindanao, are characterized by high mountains with alluvial plains and narrow

fertile valleys. Unlike the larger islands with their relatively diverse topography, the smaller islands are
mountainous with surrounding flat lowlands.
Mount Apo, the Philippines' highest point, reaches 9692 ft (2954 m) and is found in the southernmost ranges
on Mindanao, the second largest Philippine island.
Considered to be part of the Tropics, the Philippines' mean annual temperature is about 80F (27C) with the
interior valleys tending to be a little warmer and the mountain peaks a little cooler than the mean. The
relative humidity averages about 77%.
The rainy season is from May to November, which is the summer monsoon, while the dry season occurs
during the winter monsoon from December to April. Typically, the weather is cool from November to February,
while it's very hot and dry from March to May. The rainiest times are from June to October, with typhoons not
uncommon during this time. The average rainfall in the lowlands is about 80 inches a year (2030 mm).
Location:
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Geographic coordinates:
13 00 N, 122 00 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area:
total: 300,000 sq km
country comparison to the world: 72
land: 298,170 sq km
water: 1,830 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than Arizona
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
36,289 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late
1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 nm in breadth
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
Climate:
Current Weather
tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Terrain:
mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m

highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m

Natural resources:
timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Land use:
arable land: 19%
permanent crops: 16.67%
other: 64.33% (2005)
Irrigated land:
15,500 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
479 cu km (1999)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 28.52 cu km/yr (17%/9%/74%)
per capita: 343 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards:
astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides;
active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
volcanism: the Philippines experience significant volcanic activity; Taal (elev. 311 m, 1,020 ft), which has
shown recent unrest and may erupt in the near future, has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the
International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its
explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Mayon (elev. 2,462 m, 8,077 ft), the country's
most active volcano, erupted in 2009 forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes
include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon,
Makaturing, Musuan, Parker, Pinatubo and Ragang
Environment - current issues:
uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban
centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish
breeding grounds
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
Geography - note:
the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast
Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait

July

July 2 Grade 6 student Nasif Cali from Denaig Elementary School in Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte wins
the World Food Programme's (WFP) Children's Design Competition 2016 in Rome, Italy. Cali's design was chosen from
70 submissions and as a result of his victory, the WFP awarded him with $100 and his school, Denaig Elementary
School, will receive $2,000 for school supplies.[138]
July 4

President Rodrigo Duterte signs his first executive order, entitled Reengineering the Office of the President
Towards Greater Responsiveness to the Attainment of Development Goals, allowing his Cabinet Secretary Leoncio
Evasco, Jr. to oversee 12 national government agencies in coming up with a set of programs to reduce both the
incidence and magnitude of poverty.[139]

After almost two decades of having its gates shut in the past 18 years, the Department of Agrarian
Reform (DAR) office along Elliptical Road in Diliman, Quezon City, opens its doors to farmers and protesters alike.[140]

July 5 President Rodrigo Duterte, in his speech during the 69th anniversary of the Philippine Air Force names five
top police generals who were allegedly involved in illegal drug trade.[141]

July 6 The PAGASA announces the end of the El Nio phenomenon.[142]

July 10 Three Philippine islands, Palawan, Boracay and Cebu, are featured on the "Worlds Best Islands" list for
2016 of the New York-based magazine Travel + Leisure.[143]

July 11 The Office of the Ombudsman finds a probable cause to file graft charges against former Health
Secretary Enrique Ona and two other officials of the Department of Health (DOH) for an alleged anomalous 392.2million hospital modernization project in 2012.[144]

China's nine-dotted line claim over the South China Sea, 1947

July 12

The Philippines wins the arbitration case they filed at the Permanent Court of Arbitration regarding the legality
of China's nine-dotted line claim over the South China Sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea.[145][146]

Philippine delegates Debby Sy, Hannah Joy Alcomendas and Camille Joy Buron are recognized for their
contributions to the four-day Asia Pacific Youth Parliament for Water (APYPW) event by the Korea Water Forum at
the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in Daegu, South Korea.[147]

The provincial government of Basilan declares a state of emergency in the municipalities of TipoTipo, Ungkaya Pukan and Al-Barka as the military continued its intensified offensive against the Abu Sayyaf Group. [148]

July 13 A 12-year-old girl is killed while two soldiers were wounded in a firefight between government troops and
members of theBangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Maguindanao.[149]

July 14 The Office of the Ombudsman files graft, falsification and violation of the government procurement law
charges against former Vice President Jejomar Binay in connection with the overpricing of the Makati City Hall Building II
project.[150]

July 15 President Rodrigo Duterte meets with Cebuano-Chinese businessman Peter Lim, one of the three alleged
leaders of illegal drug trade in the Philippines.[151]

July 18 The main runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport closed due to emergency pavement repairs that
forced 10 international and domestic flights to be diverted to the Clark International Airport in Pampanga, resulting in
delayed and cancelled flights all over the country.[152]

July 19 The Supreme Court acquits former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of her plunder case regarding the
alleged misuse of funds for the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PSCO) in an 114 ruling. [153][154]

July 20 Around 320 Philippine National Police-Special Action Force's (PNP-SAF) elite personnel troopers were
deployed to replace jail guards of the New Bilibid Prison(NBP), where irregularities like gun running and the illegal drug
trade allegedly remain rampant.[155][156]

July 23 President Rodrigo Duterte signs an executive order for the implementation of the Freedom of
Information (FOI).[157][158][159][160][161]

Duterte delivers his first State of the Nation Address, July 25, 2016

July 25 President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA).[162][163]
July 26 The Supreme Court issues a temporary restraining order that halts the implementation of the curfew
ordinances for minors in the cities of Manila, Quezon City and Navotas.[164]

July 30

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) places the Luzon power grid under a red alert status
due to low level operating reserves, as seven power plants are encountering problems. [165]

President Rodrigo Duterte lifts the unilateral ceasefire and placed troops on high alert after the Communist
Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) failed his deadline to make their own declaration. [166]

August

August 1 The Duterte administration launches a 24-hour complaint office accessible to the public through a
nationwide hotline, 8888, and changed the nationwideemergency telephone number from 117 to 911.[167][168]

August 2 Mayor Rolando Espinosa of Albuera, Leyte, who is being linked to drug trafficking, surrenders to Philippine
National Police chief director General Ronald dela Rosa. Espinosa and his son Kerwin were asked by President Rodrigo
Duterte to voluntarily surrender within 24 hours or face a shoot-on-sight order by police.[169]

August 3 Six aides of Mayor Rolando Espinosa and his son Kerwin are killed in a shootout with the police in
Albuera, Leyte.[170]

August 4 The Sandiganbayan grants the motion of the Office of the Ombudsman to amend the plunder case against
former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante in connection with the 723-million fertilizer fund scam.[171]

August 5 The Supreme Court grants the provisional liberty to Satur Ocampo and two others who were allied with
the Communist Party of the Philippines to allow them to attend the peace talks with the government in Oslo, Norway.[172]

August 7 President Duterte publicly named more than 150 government officials including mayors, judges, polices
and lawmakers who are allegedly involved in an illegal drug trade. [173][174][175]

August 8 14 dead, 8 injured and 262,271 families were affected after heavy rains and floods due to southwest
monsoon shuts down Metro Manila and nearby provinces.[176]

August 11 Ten high-profile inmates are killed in the explosion incident inside the Paraaque City Jail.[177]

August 12 The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 grants the bail petition to communist leaders Benito and
Wilma Tiamzon ahead of the scheduled peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines in Oslo. [178]

August 13 The peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front reopens in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.[179]

August 14

About thousands of people gather at Rizal Park protesting the burial of the late former President Ferdinand
Marcos scheduled for September 18.[180][181]

A rare tornado hits Manila and nearby areas at around 4:30 pm PHT, which, according to a report by
the PAGASA, originated from land.[182][183][184]

August 15 The Department of Justice orders the filing of direct assault with murder charges in court against 88
people over the Mamasapano clash in 2015 that left 44 SAF commandos dead.[185]

August 16 The Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, dismisses the electoral protest filed by
2010 vice presidential candidate Mar Roxas against former Vice President Jejomar Binay in the May 10, 2010 elections.
[186][187]

August 17

Mohammad Safyan, an Indonesian crew member of the tugboat Charles, who were abducted off the high
seas near the Philippine border last June 23, along with six other crew members, escapes from his Abu Sayyaf
captors in Luuk, Sulu.[188]

Maia Deguito, the former branch manager of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation tagged in the $81million money laundering scandal, is arrested at a supermarket in Makati for perjury.[189]

August 2027 The peace talks between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines, New Peoples
Army, National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) took place in Oslo. [190]

August 22 The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights begins its hearing on the spate of summary
executions in the Philippines.[191]

August 23

The Sandiganbayan founds NBN-ZTE deal whistleblower Jun Lozada, guilty of graft for granting separate
leasehold rights over public lands to his brother and to a private company with ties to him under the Lupang Hinirang
program of the Philippine Forest Corporation.[192]

Rogelio Bato Jr., the lawyer of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa, and his 15-year-old companion,
Angelica Bonita are killed in a shooting incident in Tacloban City.[193]

The Supreme Court issues a 20-day status quo ante order on the issue of the planned interment of the
remains of the late president Ferdinand Marcos at Heroes Cementery.[194]

August 25 President Rodrigo Duterte releases the matrix showing the supposed links of Sen. Leila de Lima and
other former and current government officials to the alleged illegal drug operations inside the New Bilibid Prison.[195]

August 26 The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front signs an indefinite ceasefire agreement as
part of efforts to end a conflict that has lasted almost five decades and killed at least 40,000 people. [196]

August 27 20 inmates were escaped after the Maute terrorist group armed with assault rifles and rocket propelled
grenades, attack the Lanao del Sur provincial jail. [197]

August 29 15 soldiers and 30 Abu Sayyaf bandits are killed during a clash in Patikul, Sulu.[198]
August 31 Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales is among this year's recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards.
[199][200]

September

September 2 An explosion rocks a night market in Davao City, where at least 15 people were killed and 70 were
reported to have been injured.[201] The Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility for the attack.[202]

September 4 President Rodrigo Duterte issued Proclamation No. 55 declaring a state of emergency in the
Philippines on account of lawless violence following the Davao City bombing.[203]

September 5 The Philippine National Police launches the Text Bato hotline 2286 and Itaga Mo sa Bato mobile app
as the newest tools in its campaign against narcotics.[204][205]

September 8 Joel Reyes, former governor of Palawan and one of two brothers accused of masterminding the 2011
murder of journalist and good governance advocate Gerry Ortega is denied bail by the court trying the case. [206]

September 9 The fact-finding team of the Commission on Elections clears Smartmatic of liability in the controversial
alteration of the script of the transparency server used for the quick counts in the May 9 polls. [207]

September 11 The Official Gazette of the Philippines received criticism after posting a graphic commemorating the
late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' 99th birth anniversary, with some social media users accusing the government outfit of
historical revisionism.[208]

September 13 The Supreme Court dismisses the bid of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) seeking to lift the
temporary restraining order (TRO) issued in June 2015 enjoining the procurement, selling, distributing, dispensing and
administering and promoting contraceptive implants.[209]

September 14 The Sandiganbayan dismisses the graft case against former National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) chief Romulo Neri over the alleged overpriced national broadband network project with Chinas ZTE
Corp. in 2007.[210]

September 15 Edgar Matobato, a former member of the Davao Death Squad, surfaces the Senate hearing on
alleged extrajudicial killings during the current administration. [211]

September 16 The Sandiganbayan dismisses the graft cases against Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
over the allegedly anomalous NBN-ZTE deal.[212]

September 17

Kjartan Sekkingstad, a Norwegian taken hostage by the Abu Sayyaf in Samal Island, is released in Jolo, Sulu.
[213]

September 19 Voted 1642, the Senate ousts Senator Leila de Lima as chairperson of the Committee on Justice
and Human Rights after granting Senator Manny Pacquiao's motion to declare the chairmanship and membership of the
committee vacant.[215]

The Provincial Government of Batanes declares a state of calamity due to the damage wrought by Typhoon
Ferdie.[214]

September 20

The House Committee on Justice begins its hearing on the proliferation of drugs and narcotics syndicates in
the New Bilibid Prison.[216]

The Supreme Court upholds the decision of the Senate Electoral Tribunal on Senator Grace Poe's eligibility to
run in the 2013 election and ruled that she is qualified to sit as a senator of the republic.[217]

September 28 A riot occurred in New Bilibid Prison that killed one high-profile inmate, Tony Co, and three others
wounded including convicted drug lord Jaybee Sebastian.[218]

President:

Benigno S. Aquino III (Liberal) (until June 30)

Rodrigo R. Duterte (PDPLaban) (from June 30)

Vice President:

Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. (UNA) (until June 30)

Leni G. Robredo (Liberal) (from June 30)

Congress:

Senate President:

16th Congress: Franklin M. Drilon (Liberal) (until July 25)

17th Congress: Aquilino M. Pimentel III (PDPLaban) (from July 25)

House Speaker:

16th Congress: Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr. (Liberal) (until July 25)

17th Congress: Pantaleon D. Alvarez (PDPLaban) (from July 25)

Chief Justice: Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno

Business and economy

January 4 The Philippine Stock Exchange is named the Best Stock Exchange in Southeast Asia by the Marquee
Awards of the Alpha Southeast Asia magazine.[227]

January 28 The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) report states that the Philippine economic
growth for the year 2015 grew to 5.8%.[228]

February 1 Following complaints that the 100 and 1,000 bills seem to look alike, the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas (BSP) has released new 100-peso bank notes with a stronger mauve or violet color.[229]

February 3 The Philippines jumps to 70th place, leaped by six places from last year's 76th in the Index of Economic
Freedom 2015 by the Heritage Foundation.[230]

February 4

President Aquino III signs Executive Order 198 on the merger between two government-owned banks,
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).[231]

Hackers transferred funds from the Bangladesh Bank's account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York to Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation which was later transferred to Philippine-based casinos. The money
laundering case may potentially be the biggest documented case of money laundering the country if proven. [232]

February 18 Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. inaugurates its manufacturing plant for its snacks line
including Cheetos, located in Cabuyao, Laguna.[233]

March 2 SM Supermalls owner Henry Sy still holds the #1 position as the Philippine's richest billionaire in the
country by Forbes.[234]

May 25 President Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10846 amending the charter of the Philippine Deposit
Insurance Corp. (PDIC) or the deposit insurance law.[235]

May 30 PLDT, Inc. and Globe Telecom announces the acquisition of telecommunications business and assets
of San Miguel Corporation, following the SMC's failed partnership attempt with Australia-based telecom company Telstra.
[236]

June 16 President Aquino vetoes House Bill 3675 and Senate Bill 2518 that seeks removing conditions for the
condonation of all unpaid income taxes of local water districts (LWDs).[237]

July 7 Geronimo De Los Reyes Jr., the chairman emeritus of Gateway Property Holdings, and acclaimed
veterinarian Anton Mari Lim were among on the list of Heroes of Philanthropy by Forbes Asia.[238]

July 14 Andres C. Sarmiento, who serves on a concurrent position as Executive Vice President, is appointed
President of the Land Bank of the Philippines.[239]

July 18 Former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor and current Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose
L. Cuisia, Jr. is appointed to the board of directors of insurance company FWD Life Philippines. [240]

July 19 The Court of Appeals voided an order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in
November 2012, requiring telecommunications companies to cut their Short Message Service (SMS) rates and return the
excess amount paid by subscribers.[241]

July 22

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disqualifies businessman Roberto Ongpin from serving as
an officer or board member in any public company or publicly listed company after he allegedly engaged in insider
trading in the sale of Philex mining shares in 2009.[242]

The DOTr and LTFRB stops accepting applications for new ride-sharing vehicles of ehailing companies Uber and Grab due to a backlog as the government reviews its policies on fare spikes. [243]

July 23 The Court of Appeals denies Globe Telecom's petition to prevent the Philippine Competition
Commission (PCC) from reviewing its joint 69.1-billion acquisition with PLDT of San Miguel Corps telecom business.[244]

August 8 The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation files a criminal complaint for syndicated estafa against the
former directors, officers, employees and consultants of the closed Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank,
estimating losses to the bank at P669.6 million.[245]

August 26 SM Supermalls owner Henry Sy remains the richest Filipino with a net worth of $13.7 billion, occupying
the top spot on Forbes Philippines Rich List for the ninth year running. [246]

August 29 Three Philippine-listed companies, Jollibee Foods Corp., Puregold Price Club and Robinsons Retail
Holdings were made to list of this years Forbes Asia Fabulous 50 List.[247]

Sports

May 28

Boxing Donnie Nietes retains his light flyweight title from the World Boxing Organization, after defeating
Mexican boxer Ral Garca into submission after five rounds at the La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod.[275]

Basketball Philippines men's national basketball team won their second tournament title by defeating the
host country Thailandin the championship match of 2016 SEABA Cup.[276]

June 2526, Basketball Retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant visits the Philippines for the Nike's Mamba Mentality
Tour.[277]

June 25, Mixed Martial Arts Actors Baron Geisler and Kiko Matos has faced each other in a exhibition match as
part of the URCC: Fight Night at the Valkyrie at the Palace, Taguig, which was ended in a unanimous draw, scoring 19-19
by the match judges.[278]

July 510, Basketball The Philippines co-hosts the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men at
the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.[279]

July 7, Basketball The Philippines men's national basketball team end their bid to qualify for the 2016 Summer
Olympics after losing 8089 to the New Zealand men's national basketball team in Group B of the 2016 FIBA World
Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[280]

July 10, Boxing Jason Pagara defeats Mexican boxer Abraham Alvarez, via knockout in the third round of their
welterweight showdown in the co-main event of Pinoy Pride 37: Fists of the Future in San Mateo Events Center in San

Mateo, California, but his younger brother Albert Pagara suffered the first defeat of his career after he was knocked out
by Cesar Juarez at round 8.[281][282][283]

July 15, Basketball Janine Nicandro, a PBA Developmental League former referee, is appointed as the first female
referee of the PBA.[284]

July 17, Taekwondo The Philippine taekwondo team bags five gold medals and five silver medals at the World
Taekwondo Culture Exposition in Muju, South Korea.[285]

July 27, Boxing Marlon Tapales of Lala, Lanao del Norte defeats Thai boxer Pungluang Sor Singyu via knockout in
Thailand to claim the World Boxing Organization'sbantamweight title.[286]

July 31, Basketball The Philippines' Mighty Sports defeat Chinese Taipei B, 10480, to win the 2016 William Jones
Cup.[287]

August 622 The Philippine delegation, consisting of 13 athletes in eight different sports, participates at the 2016
Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[288]

August 7, Weightlifting At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Hidilyn Diaz wins a silver medal at
the women's 53 kg event for weightlifting. It is the Philippines' tenth Olympic medal overall and the country's first since
the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 20 years prior.[289]

September 311, Volleyball The Philippines hosts the AVC Club Volleyball Championship.[290]

September 9, Wrestling The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) returned to the Philippines for a one-night only
event at the Mall of Asia Arena.[291]

September 10, Chess Janelle Mae Frayna, a 20-year-old chess player from Legazpi City, officially became the first
woman grandmaster of the Philippines after a stellar performance at the 42nd World Chess Olympiad at Baku
Azerbaikan.[292]

September 12, Table tennis At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Josephine Medina wins a bronze
medal at the women's individual Class 8 tournament for table tennis. It is the Philippines' second Paralympic medal
overall after Adeline Dumapong won a bronze for powerlifting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, 16 years prior.
[293]

September 15, Wrestling Filipino-American wrestler TJ Perkins was crowned as the winner of the WWE
Cruiserweight Classic tournament. Perkins was also crowned as the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion.[294]

October 15, Mixed Martial Arts The UFC will return to Manila for hosting the 2nd UFC Fight Night at the Mall of
Asia Arena, featuring the main event bout between Ricardo Lamas and B.J. Penn.[295][296]

October 1823, Volleyball The Philippines will host the 10th FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship at
the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.[297]

November 1926, Football The Philippines will host the group stage of the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup along with
Myanmar.[298]

November 25 Philippine Olympic Committee elections will be held.

Entertainment

May 22

Jaclyn Jose wins the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for her
role in the film Ma' Rosa, becoming the first Filipina to win the award.[318]

Power Duo, composed of couple Anjanette and Gervin from Angono, Rizal, wins the fifth season of Pilipinas
Got Talent, the grand finals of which were held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.[319]

June 11 Imelda Schweighart of Puerto Princesa is crowned as Miss Philippines Earth 2016 during the coronation
night held at the University of the Philippines DilimanTheater in Quezon City.[320]

June 12 Filipino costume designer Clint Ramos wins the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play at the 70th
Tony Awards in New York City for his work on theBroadway play Eclipsed.[321][322]

June 22 John Lloyd Cruz and LJ Reyes win the Best Actor and Actress awards, respectively, at the 39th Gawad
Urian.[323]

June 24 Cristelle Tolentino, a Cum Laude graduated student from the University of Santo Tomas, is crowned as
Miss Manila 2016 during the coronation night held at the Philippine International Convention Center.[324]

June 30 Jessy Mendiola is crowned The Nation's Sexiest Woman in FHM Philippines' 2016 100 Sexiest List.[325]

July 2 Young actress Teri Malvar earned more international recognition for her performance in the crimedrama Hamog (Haze), this time in the Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF).[326]

July 4 John Lloyd Cruz has been recognized as one of 3 honorees of the Star Asia award at the 15th New York
Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) for his film Honor Thy Father, becoming the first Filipino and Southeast Asian actor to
receive the honor in the other hand actress Teri Malvar receives a Screen International Rising Star Asia award after she
appears in Ralston Jover's Hamog.[327]

July 11 Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, are declared as The Most Beautiful Stars of 2016 of YES! magazine.
[328][329]

July 15 President Rodrigo Duterte approves the proposal of Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo, to host the
forthcoming Miss Universe pageant in the Philippines.[330]

July 17

Filipino teen dance troupe Junior New System wins major awards at this years World Championship of
Performing Arts (WCOPA).[331]

The all-male group Tres Kantos, consisting of Bugoy Drilon, Jovit Baldivino, and former Tawag ng
Tanghalan contestant Dominador Aviola, also known as Daddy D, mentored by Erik Santos, are named the first
winner of the celebrity competition We Love OPM during the show's live finale at Resorts World Manila. [332]

July 20 Gabby Cabalic wins the Best Actor award at the 1st ToFarm Film Festival, held at the Makati Shangri-La,
Manila.[333]

July 23 Di Na Muli, interpreted by Itchyworms, wins this years Philippine Popular Music Festival (PhilPop) held at
the KIA Theater.[334]

July 30 Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan, a sportscaster for ABS-CBN Sports & Action is crowned as Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia
Pacific during the coronation night held at the Resorts World Manilas Newport Performing Arts Theater.[335]

July 31 DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, ABS-CBNs flagship AM radio station, celebrates its 30th anniversary with
the Grand Kapamilya Day event held at San Andres Sports Complex in Malate, Manila. [336]

August 21 Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, collectively known as "AlDub", and Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel
Padilla, collectively known as "KathNiel", and other Kapamilya and Kapuso personalities and programs are among the
winners at the 2016 PEP List Awards night held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. [337][338]

August 27 Joshua Oliveros, coached by Lea Salonga, wins the third season of The Voice Kids held at the Newport
Performing Arts Theatre, Resorts World Manila.[339]

September 10 Ang Babaeng Humayo, a revenge tale shot in black and white by director Lav Diaz, wins the top
Golden Lion prize at the Venice Film Festival.[340]

Death
July

July 2 Isaac Tolentino, former Mayor of Tagaytay (195480) and father of Francis Tolentino (b. 1923)[387]

July 3 Gilbert Bulawan, PBA basketball player (Blackwater Elite) (b. 1986)[388]

July 7 Erwin Dolera, one of the so-called Bangkang Papel boys during the administration of Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo (b. 1992)[389]

July 14

Helena Benitez, former Senator and administrator of the Philippine Women's University (b. 1914)[390]

Bong Daza, former Makati councillor, estranged husband of Gloria Diaz and father of Isabelle Daza (b. 1951)
[391]

July 24 Emmanuel Dipotado, Mayor of Sibulan, Negros Oriental (b. 1968)[392]

August

August 4 Snaffu Rigor, veteran composer (b. 1947)[393]

August 5 Aaron Sampaga, Vice Mayor of Pamplona, Cagayan (b. 1977)[394]

August 17 Baby Dalupan, former PBA coach and player (b. 1923)[395]

August 20 Lilia Cuntapay, actress (b. 1935)[396]

September

September 10 Joy Viado, comedienne (b. 1959)[397]

September 29 Miriam Defensor Santiago, politician (b. 1945)[398]