1898 in the Philippines

• February 8 – The Katipunan is revived by Emilio Jacinto and Feliciano Jocson.

March

• Pio Valenzuela, had to secure more, paying a peso for each type sold by four workforces of the Diario de Manila who stole them from the paper's production press.^[1]
• Candon, Ilocos Sur
  is established by Don Isabelo Abaya as he starts Cry of Candon.

• Cebu province
  .
• April 11 – Basilio Augustín is appointed as Governor-General.
• April 17 – Local Katipunan members under Ildefonso Moreno conduct an uprising against Spanish colonizers in Daet town.
• April 18 – More inspections involving Manila residents accused of suspected accomplices in plans to oust the Spanish government were conducted by the Spanish authorities, resulting into the arrests of Jose Albert, Salvador Vivencio del Rosario, and others.^[1]
• April 21 – More suspects were arrested by the Spanish authorities: Doroteo Jose; Cecilio Velarde, the parish priest of Quiapo; Felix Roxas; Padre Consunji; and many more.^[1]

May

• May 1:
  • The American
    heatstroke
    at the height of the battle) and 77 Spanish dead.
  • A secret session of 60
    Dr. Pio Valenzuela.^[1]
• Rizal in Dapitan.^[1]
• Bocaue, Bulacan and a friend of Dr. Pio Valenzuela, acts as interpreter.^[1]
• May 28 – The modern Flag of the Philippines was first carried after Filipino victory at the Battle of Alapan.

June

• June 12 – Philippine Declaration of Independence held at the ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo, proclaiming the sovereignty of the Philippines.
• Elections for the Malolos Congress
  , also known as the Revolutionary Congress, was held. There were 68 elected representatives.

July

• Filipino revolutionaries began the Siege of Baler
  in part of the offensive against Spanish troops.

• August 13 – The Mock Battle of Manila, a prearranged battle to satisfy the Spanish code of honor, was fought between American and Spanish troops. American victory ended the Spanish–American War.

October

• October 11 – The Manila Times established as the post-republic and the oldest existing English language newspaper.

Holidays

As a colony of Spanish Empire and being a catholic, the following were considered holidays:

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• April 7 – Maundy Thursday
• April 8 – Good Friday
• Christmas Day

Births

• Filipino
  diplomat, politician and soldier (d. 1985)
• Filipino
  politician (d. 1944)
• Filipino
  painter (d. 1945)
• Filipino
  politician (d. 1992)
• September 20 – Josefa Llanes Escoda, Founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (d. 1945)

Date unknown

• Hilario Moncado, Founder of the Filipino Crusaders World Army (d. 1956)

Deaths

• Filipino revolutionary
  leader (b. 1873)