January 11

January 11

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 37, January 11, 2005
On the Cover: Six of the cast of the film Ocean’s 12
(Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones)

 

January 11 in Philippine History

1752 – The Spanish Council of War declared war against the Muslims.

1764 – The last British ship left Manila ending the British occupation of the Philippines.

1897 – The 13 Matyrs of Bagumbayan (as differentiated from the 13 Martyrs of Cavite), after a mock trial, were executed at Bagumbayan (now part of Rizal Park).

1917 – The first Filipino cabinet under the U.S. regime was organized. It is composed of Rafael Palma, Secretary of Interior; Alberto Barreto, Secretary of Finance; Dionisio Jakosalem, Secretary of Commerce and Communication; Victorino Mapa, Secretary of Justice; Galicano Apacible, Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources; and Charles Yeaster, Secretary of Information.

 

1929 – The komiks series Kenkoy conceptualized by Romualdo Ramos and drawn by Antonio Velasquez first appeared in the weekly magazine Liwayway.

 

Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 11:

1851 – Higinio Benitez, lawyer, judge, member of the Malolos Congress and member of the committee which drafted the Malolos Constitution. (d. May 8, 1928)

1902 – Honorata “Atang” de la Rama, singer, actress, National Artist for theater and music, and “Queen of the Kundiman” – in Pandacan, Manila. (d. July 11, 1991)

1964 – Ralph Gonzalez Recto, politician and legislator – in Quezon City.

Ralph Recto with wife Vilma Santos
on the cover of Super Sonic Horosope Weekly Special (Enero 16, 1995)

1970 – Joy Tavas Nilo, composer, musical conductor and music teacher – in Oriental Mindoro.





Pierce Brosnan and Sophie Marceau
(for the film The World is Not Enough),
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (January 11, 2000)

           Larawang Tribiya

          Ang pelikulang The World is Not Enough (1999) ay tinampukan nina Pierce Brosnan bilang James Bond Agent 007 at ng French actress na si Sophie Marceau bilang Elektra King. Sa pelikulang ito, nabanaag ang hubad na dibdib ni Ms. Marceau sa bed scene nila ni Brosnan. Ito ay nangyari sa bahagi matapos bitiwan ni James Bond ang mga katagang “Enough ice for one night.”

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