February 2

February 2, 1902 Isabelo delos Reyes founded the "first labor union in the Philippines" called the Union Obrera Democratica Filipina (Philippine Democratic labor Union), with himself as president and Hermenegildo Cruz as secretary.

Isabelo de los Reyes y Florentino (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelo_de_los_Reyes)

- Realizing the value of propaganda, he founded and edited the first labor newspaper in the country, La Redencion del Obrero (The Redemption of the laborer), which championed the rights of labor.

- It all started when the Spanish Government permitted "Don Belong" to return to the Philippines. He brought many books with him - written by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Victor Hugo, Pierre Joseph Proudhon, Mikhail Bakunin, and other socialists of Europe. These books inspired him to introduce socialism into his own country. Shortly after his arrival in Manila, he contacted the labor elements, urging them to unite and protect themselves from the avaricious capitalists. He explained to them the benefits they would derive by means of collective bargaining. 

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February 2, 1543 The commander of the Spanish expedition Ruy Lopez de Villalobos who departed from Mexico on November 1, 1542 finally arrived at Baganga Bay in Davao Oriental.

- He named the area "Philippines" in honor to Philip the Prince of Asturias, son and successor of Charles V to the throne of Spain. Latter, this name was extended to the whole country to replace the old name given by Magellan, the Archipelago of Saint Lazarus. 

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Feb 2, 1998 In the Philippines a Cebu Pacific Air DC-9 crashed on Mount Sumagaya as it approached for landing at Cagayan de Oro. 104 people were on board. Rescuers reached the wreckage the next day but found no survivors.