Significant Events in October in Filipino History

On October 11, 1898, The Manila Times, the first daily newspaper in the Philippines, was founded by Thomas Gowan.

On October 12, 1987, an angry President Corazon Aquino, who has been fighting a public perception of weakness and indecision, filed an unprecedented libel suit against a widely read newspaper columnist who wrote that Aquino "hid under her bed" during an aborted August 28 coup attempt.

On October 12, 1868, Mariano Trias, considered as the first de facto vice president of the Philippine Revolutionary Government, was born in Cavite.

The Philippine Revolution is often told through a Tagalog-focused Luzon lens, yet the Visayas mounted an equally formidable resistance shaped by regional autonomy, elite participation, and the quiet disruption of gender norms. At the center of Panay's defiance stood Teresa Magbanua y Ferraris, whose life bridged colonial high-society education and the harsh tactical demands of three successive wars.

On October 13, 1930, Benigno Ramos released a printed newspaper, called Sakdal (accuse or accusation). The original purpose of the paper was to accuse high government officials of acts, which they declare to be detrimental to the country and the Filipino people.

General Calixto Castillo Duque stands as one of the Philippines' most distinguished military leaders, a man whose life embodied courage, integrity, and unwavering dedication to his country. Born on October 14, 1893, in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Duque would rise from humble provincial origins to become one of the most respected military officers in Philippine history.

Mariano Fortunato Jhocson, the founder of National University (NU), was a man of extraordinary vision, resilience, and dedication. Born into a modest family, Jhocson rose to become one of the most influential educators in Philippine history.

On October 14, 1943, the Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic was inaugurated and Jose P. Laurel Sr. was sworn-in as President. Jose Yulo, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, administered the oath to Laurel.

On October 15, 1869, Aurelio Tolentino y Valenzuela was born Santo Cristo, Guagua, Pampanga. He was the third and youngest child of Leonardo Tolentino and Patrona Valenzuela.

On October 15, 1958, Supreme Court Justice Ricardo de Rivera Rosario was born in Quezon City to Eduardo Gutierrez Rosario Anita De Rivera Rosario.