Significant Events in June in Filipino History

On June 27, 1974, by virtue of Presidential Decree 492, the government created the Metro Manila Transit Corporation (MMTC) to operate a publicly owned bus line later known as the "Love Bus".

On June 27, 1914, Helena Zoila Benitez, Senator, founder of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company, pioneer environmentalist, educator, advocate of culture and civil society leader, was born in Manila to Conrado Benitez and Francisca Tirona.

On June 27, 1863, Ladislao Diwa, co-founder of the Katipunan, was born in San Roque, Cavite to Mariano Diwa and Cecilia Nocon, who both hailed from San Francisco de Malabon (present day General Trias), Cavite.

On June 27, 1974, Filipino Chess Master Eugene Torre became Asia's first grandmaster by drawing with American Grandmaster Robert Byrne at the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice, France.

Leon Gawaran Guinto was a public servant in the Philippines from the Commonwealth period up to the post-war era. He is best remembered as the war-time Mayor of the City of Greater Manila.

On June 28, 1930, Ernesto O. Domingo was born in Malabon. He is a distinguished figure in the field of medicine in the Philippines, recognized as a National Scientist of the Philippines and is a professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine at UP Manila.

On June 28, 1848, Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso, the parents of Dr. Jose Rizal, got married. Francisco was from Biñan, Laguna while Teodora was from Meisik, Tondo. They had 11 children, 2 boys and 9 girls.

On June 29, 1626, Juan Niño de Tabora, the Spanish general and colonial official, arrived in Manila to serve as Governor-General of the Philippines. De Tabora brought the wooden statue of the Virgin Mary known as Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje (Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage), now placed in Antipolo Church.

Washington SyCip, born on June 30, 1921, in Manila, was a towering figure in the world of accounting and business education in the Philippines. His remarkable journey from a young boy in Shanghai to the founder of one of the Philippines' largest accounting firms, SGV & Company, is a testament to his vision, dedication, and unwavering integrity.

On June 30, 1973, The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) was created pursuant to Presidential Decree 232 of President Ferdinand E. Marcos. It absorbed and assumed the powers and functions of the then Coconut Coordinating Council (CCC), the Philippine Coconut Administration (PHILCOA) and the Philippine Coconut Research Institute (PHILCORIN).