1993 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1993. Incumbents President: Fidel Ramos (Lakas) Vice President: Joseph Estrada (NPC) Senate President: Neptali Gonzales (until January 18) Edgardo Angara (starting January 18) House Speaker: Jose de Venecia, Jr. Chief Justice: Andres Narvasa Philippine Congress: 9th Congress of the Philippines Events February February 2–April 4 – The eruption of Mayon Volcano kills 77 people, mostly farmers, due to pyroclastic flow from the eruption of the volcano. Aside from pyroclastic flows, the volcano also spewed ash and lava. The towns of Mabinit, Bonga, Camalig, Sto. Domingo, Legazpi in Albay were damaged. February 7 – Alfredo de Leon, suspected leader of the organized crime group Red Scorpion Gang, splinter group of the New People's Army's urban terrorist wing Alex Boncayao Brigade, is killed in a police raid in Bulacan. June June 23–27 – Typhoon Goring causes massive damage to the provinces in Northern and Central Luzon, leaving 51 people dead, 5 missing, 109 injured and billion in damages. June 28 – University of the Philippines Los Baños students, Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez, are abducted by the men of Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez, later killed and found dead the following day. Sanchez is arrested on Aug. 13; with his six henchmen, would be convicted in 1995. July July 2 – 266 people are killed after a pagoda sank in Bocaue, Bulacan due to overloading of the boat. September September 7–10 – The remains of former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos are returned to his hometown in Ilocos Norte, Sept. 7, four years after his death in exile in Hawaii, as part of the deal by the government and his family; are interred in a mausoleum in Batac, Sept. 10. September 24 – In what will be the biggest corruption case in the Philippines, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, for the first time, and former Transportation Minister Jose Dans are convicted by the Sandiganbayan of two counts of graft and sentenced to 9–12 years in prison for each count, in connection with a lease between the Light Rail Transit Authority and the Philippine General Hospital Foundation Inc. However, in 1998, Marcos will be acquitted by the Supreme Court. October October 7 – The musical Les Misérables opens at Meralco Theater. December December 13 – President Ramos signs Republic Act No. 7659, reinstating capital punishment for selected crimes, which