9 5 1 ▁ ▁Inc umb ents ▁ ▁President : ▁El pid io ▁Qu ir ino ▁( L iber al ) ▁▁ ▁Vice ▁President : ▁Fernando ▁L ope z ▁( L iber al ) ▁▁ ▁Chief ▁Justice : ▁Manuel ▁Mor an ▁( until ▁March ▁ 2 0 ), ▁Ric ardo ▁Par as ▁( start ing ▁April ▁ 2 ) ▁ ▁Congress : ▁ 2 nd ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁March ▁ 4 - 1 1 ▁– ▁The ▁Philippines ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁Asian ▁Games ▁held ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi , ▁India . ▁With ▁ 3 ▁gold ▁med als , ▁the ▁country ▁is ▁ranked ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁medal ▁t ally ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁over - all ▁medal ▁count . ▁ ▁March ▁ 6 ▁– ▁Fort ▁Santiago ▁is ▁declared ▁a ▁National ▁S hr ine . ▁ ▁August ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁The ▁Mut ual ▁Def ense ▁Tre aty ▁between ▁Philippines ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁signed . ▁ ▁October ▁ 8 ▁– ▁N icas io ▁“ As ion g ” ▁Sal ong a , ▁brand ed ▁as ▁T ondo ’ s ▁Public ▁En emy ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁and ▁the ▁king pin ▁of ▁Man ila , ▁is ▁killed ▁during ▁a ▁drink ing ▁sp ree ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁shot ▁by ▁Ern esto ▁Re yes , ▁a ▁hen ch man ▁of ▁Sal ong a ’ s ▁rival ▁and ▁also - not orious ▁gang ▁leader ▁Carlos ▁“ T oto y ▁G ole m ” ▁Cap ist rano . ▁ ▁Date ▁unknown ▁