March 23

 

MARCH 23

Liwayway, Marso 23, 1953
Tampok sa taklob-pahina
ang maikling nobelang “Kay Lalim na ng Gabi” ni F. Bani. 

 

UNANG LABAS

Ang Holiday Komiks Taon 1 Bilang 1
na lumabas noong Marso 23, 1963.
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang
“Pista ng Nayon” na iginuhit ni Elpidio Torres.

Ang Holiday Komiks ng Graphic Arts Services Incorporated (GASI) ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Marso 23, 1963. Si Elpidio Torres ang gumuhit ng unang taklob-pahina (cover page) ng komiks na naglalarawan ng "Pista ng Nayon."
Tampok sa unang isyu ng Holiday Komiks ang "Taong Tuod" (isinulat nina Mars Ravelo at R.R. Marcelino at iginuhit ni Vir Aguirre); "Pista sa Muzon" (Isinulat ni Pedro San Felipe at iginuhit ni Elpidio Torres); "Ang Musikong Bumbong ni Ando" (Isinulat ni Laureano Calixto at iginuhit ni Ading Gozales Jr); "Ang Pag-ibig ni Dr. Marvin" (ni Jess Jodloman); "Bededon" (isinulat ni O.B. Pangilinan at iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala; at ang mga kuwentong katatawanan na "Sagatok Inc." ni Larry Alcala at "Sorpresang Handa" nina Manuel Ramirez at Teny Henson.


 

Events that happened on March 23

1575 – Juan de Salcedo led an expedition against Limahong in Pangasinan.

1877 – Dr. Jose Rizal received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Ateneo.

1897 – The Acta de Tejeros was signed by Andres Bonifacio. In this document, Bonifacio declared that the elections held the previous day were null and void.

            The Nineteen Martyrs of Aklan were excuted at Kalibo.

1901 – Emilio Aguinaldo was captured in Palanan, Isabela, by the Frederick Funston with the help of the Macabebe traitors led by Hilario Tal Placido.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 23:

1863 – Victoriano Luciano, pharmacist, Katipunan member, and one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite – in Cavite (d. September 12, 1896).

1889 – Camilo Osias, educator, writer, resident commissioner to the United States, and Senate President – in Balaoan, La Union (d. May 20, 1976).

1895 – Encarnacion A. Alzona, historian, educator, suffragette, and National Scientist (1985) – in Biñan, Laguna (d. March 13, 2001, in Manila).

1900 – Jose Vasquez Aguilar, educator, pioneer in the establishment of community schools, and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee – in Cadiz, Negros Occidental (d. January 31, 1980).

1961 – Ricky Davao (full name Ricardo Manuel Caballes Davao), actor and director – in Manila.

1985 – Geoff Alatiit Eigenmann, actor, model and TV host.

Geoff Eigenmann (with Heart Evangelista)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (March 22, 2005)



1992 – Ria Atayde (real name Maria Sophia Ocampo Atayde), actress – in Mandaluyong City.

Ria Atayde
on the cover of Liwayway (September 7, 2015)

Via Veloso on the cover of Savvy  Vol. 4 No. 1
(March 23, 1998)
 

Larawang Tribiya

          Sexy star Via Veloso was first introduced in Celso Ad Castillo’s remake film Isla (1996) when she was but 15 years of age. This was after she placed fourth in a “Face of the Year” contest. She inherited the title role of Maria Isabel Lopez in the earlier version of Isla (1985).

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