1895 in the Philippines
# 1895 in the Philippines

1895 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1895.

## Incumbents

* Governor-General: Ramón Blanco y Erenas

## Events

* January 1 – First ever local elections were held as per the Maura Law passed in 1893.
* January 15 – The first issue of the Boletin del Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas (Bulletin of the Museum-Library of the Philippines) is published.
* January 23 – Philippine Regional Exposition was held in Manila, wherein Governor-General Blanco declares a great future predestined for the Philippines.

## Holidays

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

* January 1 – New Year's Day
* April 11 – Maundy Thursday
* April 12 – Good Friday
* December 25 – Christmas Day

## Births

* January 13 – Vivencio Cuyugan, Filipino boxer and politician (d. 1971)
* March 23 – Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian and educator (d. 2001)
* December 13 – Victorio Edades, Filipino painter (d. 1985)

## Deaths

* March 10 – Amai Pakpak, Maranao leader
