What happened in the Philippines from January to June 2013? These events may be asked in the Licensure Examination for Teachers. It is very important that a teacher in well-informed.
January
January 4 – Eight people are killed in a mass murder in Kawit, Cavite.
January 6 - Thirteen people were killed in a mass murder in Atimonan, Quezon
January 17 – USS Guardian (MCM-5), an American mine countermeasures ship, ran ground at Tubbataha Reef, testing relations between the Philippines and the United States.
February
February 10 – Lolong, the Indo-Pacific crocodile died at Bunawan, Agusan del Sur from 7:59 pm.
February 12 – Philippine gunmen claiming to be part of the "royal army" of the Sulu Sultanate landed on Lahad Datu, Sabah causing a standoff which tested bilateral relations between the Philippines and Malaysia.
April
April 20 - A Chinese fishing vessel with 20 fishermen on board, ran ground at the Tubbataha reef, almost two months after an American navy ship ran ground on the same reef. The fishermen will face charges of illegal poaching and attempted bribery.
May
May 9- A Philippine Coastguard vessel open fired a Taiwanese fishing vessel, allegedly inside Philippine maritime territory, leaving one Taiwanese fisherman dead. Tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines heat up as Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, threatens to impose sanction on the Philippines following a day after the incident. The Philippine Coast Guard sympathizes with the victim but refuses to apologize for the incident and insisted that its personnel are just doing its job to address illegal fishing.
May 13 – 2013 Mid-term Elections
May 31 - A fatal explosion occurred at the Two Serendra condominium complex, in the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
June
June 5- Senator Juan Ponce Enrile resigns as Senate President amidst various allegations against the senator.
June 27- Tropical Storm Rumbia (2013) brought heavy rains to the northern Philippines, triggering more landslides and flashfloods.
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