April 30



April 30

Life Magazine April 30, 1965

On the Cover: An 18-week old fetus in the womb photographed using an endoscope with an electronic flash
by Swedish scientist and photojournalist Lennart Nilsson.

 

GLIMPSE OF THE PAST

Caricatures of the people involved in the Watergate Scandal as illustrated by Jack Davis,
on the cover of Time April 30, 1973 issue (Notice the roundabout in the finger-pointing).
The men surrounding President Nixon are (clockwise from upper left):
James McCord, Jeb Magruder, H. R. Haldeman, John Dean, John Mitchell,
and former Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans.
Ultimately, all were convicted of wrongdoing.

Events that happened on April 30:

1603 – Second great fire engulfed Manila. The first happened 20 years earlier on March 19, 1583.

1901 – The so-called “Republic of Negros” was abolished making it a regular province.

1937 – A national plebiscite on women’s right to suffrage was held, the results of which gives women the right to vote and hold public office.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 30:

1865 – Patrocinio Gamboa, Ilonggo revolutionary worker – in Jaro, Iloilo (d. November 24, 1953).

1910 – Levi Celerio, composer, lyricist and National Artist for Music and Literature (1997), in Tondo, Manila (d. April 2, 2002).



Musician-composer extraordinaire, Levi Celerio,
from Miscellaneous Vol. VIII No. 174,
October 27, 1987, p. 32.

 

1930 – Pepe Pimentel (full name Jose Gonzales Pimentel Sr), actor, singer and television show host – in Manila (d. January 25, 2013). 
 

1967 – Christine Jacob (full name Christine Marie Sotto Jacob), swimming competitor, TV host, newscaster and award-winning TV personality – in Manila.

Christine Jacob
on the cover of MOD (March 26, 2004)

 



Drew Barrymore gracing the cover of

Biography April 1998 issue.

Larawang Tribiya


          Alam niyo ba na ang sikat na Hollywood actress na si Drew Barrymore ay lumabas sa mga cameo roles? Noong 1995, sa pelikulang Batman Forever (1995), nagkaroon ng cameo appearance si Barrymore bilang isa sa mga babae ng kontrabidang si Two-Face na nagngangalang Sugar, at nang sumunod na taon, lumabas din siya sa isang lead cameo sa pelikulang horror na Scream (1996).

          Kadalasang namang mga pelikulang may temang romantic comedy ang kaniyang pinagbibidahan, katulad ng Wishful Thinking (1996), Best Men (1997), The Wedding Singer (1998), Home Fries (1998), at Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998). Noong 1998, lumabas din siya bilang si Ariadne sa isang episode (“Hercules and the Minotaur”) ng TV series na Hercules.

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April 29



April 29

Hiwaga Komiks Blg. 224, Abril 29, 1959
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang-komiks ni Pablo S. Gomez
na “Batas ng Alipin”

 

Events that happened on April 29

1901 – General Manuel Tinio, leader of the Filipino forces in the Ilocos Regions, surrendered to the Americans.

1912 – The highest recorded temperature in the Philippines – 42.2 °C – was recorded in Tuguegarao, Cagayan.

1980 – The Lungsod ng Kabataan, a modern children’s complex complete with hospitals, sports and recreational facilities was inaugurated by First Lady Imelda Romualdes Marcos. Under the administration of Cory Aquino, it was renamed Children’s Medical City.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 29:

1872 – Jose Ignacio Paua, pure-blooded Chinese arms expert and general of the Katipunan who fought against the Spaniards in the Philippine Revolution and in the Philippine-American War – in Lao-na, Fujian, China (d. May 24, 1926).

WIKApedia

TIKTIK – Bilang isang pangngalan, tumutukoy ang salitang ito sa isang taong nagmamanman na ang maaaring katumbas sa salitang English ay detective, spy o secret agent. Bilang pandiwa, ginagamit ang salita upang tukuyin ang gawang pagmamanman o pag-iispiya. Ang ibong “tiktik” ay nabigyan ng ganitong katawagan dahil sa huning naririnig dito tuwing lumilitaw ito sa gabi. Sa sinaunang mga kuwento, sinasabing ang mga asuwang o lamang-lupa ay nag-aanyong “tiktik” upang magmanman sa isang sangbahayan kung mayroon sila roong mabibiktimang buntis o nagdadalang-tao. Mula rito naging kasabihan na kapag mayroong naririnig na tiktik kung gabi ay mayroong nagmamanman o “naniniktik.”

May kaugnayan din ang salitang “tiktik” sa paggalaw ng orasan. Ito rin kasi ang karaniwang tunog ng mga unang kinukuwerdasang orasan. Sa pagmamanman o paghihintay ng mga susunod na mangyayari, lumilipas ang oras, at sa isang tahimik na kapaligiran, tanging ito lamang ang maririnig na walang pagbabago.

Ang pangmasang babasahing Tiktik, Taon 13,

Blg. 31, Abril 29, 1960, tampok sa pabalat ang

kuwentong “Ninong.”

Sa larangan ng pangmasang panitikan, unang lumabas ang babasahing may pamagat na Tiktik noong Marso 6, 1948. Tinagurian itong “Magasin ng mga Krimen at Kasaysayan ng Paniniktik” at naglalaman ang mga pahina nito ng mga kuwento at ilustrasyon na halaw sa tunay na pangyayari at walang pasubaling naglalarawan ng mga kahindikhindik na krimeng karamiha’y may temang seksuwal. Nagkaroon pa ito ng subtitle na “Tagapagtanggol ng mga Mahal Ninyo sa Buhay.” Subalit nang lumaon, lalong umigting ang tema nitong seksuwal. Naging garapal na at lubhang malaswa ang mga guhit at kuwento na kahalintulad ng mga nababasa sa The Pearl na lumabas noong panahon ng Victorian Era sa England. Mga kuwentong patungkol sa pangangalunya, pakikiapid, fornication, incest, pedophilia at ibang pang uri ng erotika. Pansamantalang natigil ito ng ideklara ang Martial Law.

Muling lumitaw ito sa sirkulasyon bagama’t patago noong early 1980s. Inilimbag ito ng Sagalongos Publications at nilagyan ng subtitle na “Palayain ang Sining at Panitikang Pilipino.”

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Larawang Tribiya

Star Wars character Yoda, for Episode II:

Attack of the Clones, on the cover of Time

April 29, 2002 issue

          Isa sa mga kinagigiliwang character sa Star Wars series ay si Yoda. Noong 2008, ibinilang si Yoda ng Empire Magazine bilang “25th Greatest Movie Character of All Time.” Unang nakita si Yoda sa Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) kung saan siya ang Jedi master na nagsanay kay Luke Skywalker. Sumunod ay sa Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) kung saan siya ay namayapa sa edad na 900 taon.

          Sa tatlong prequel ng Star Wars, si Yoda ang Grand Master ng Jedi Council. Dito isiniwalat na mula siya sa lahi ng mga Lannik na ang telekinetic ability ay mayroong midi-chlorian count na 4,000,000.

          Noong 1999 pinabata ang hitsura ni Yoda para sa unang pelikula sa prequel na Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Unang ginamitan ng computer animation si Yoda sa Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002). Sa pamamagitan nito, higit na nabigyan ng buhay ang kaniyang mga galaw, maging sa kakaibang pakikipaglaban.

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April 28



April 28

Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 178, Abril 28, 1956
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Miss Cadillac”
na isinulat ni Celso Rodas at iginuhit ni Noly Panaligan.

Events that happened on April 28

1611 – The University of Santo Tomas (UST) was established by the Dominicans initially as a college seminary. After five years it became the Colegio de Santo Tomas de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, and in 1645, it was declared a university by Pope Innocent X (1574-1655).

1888 – Jose Rizal arrived in San Francisco, California, on board the English steamer Belgic. The first thing he noted upon his arrival was the racial prejudice prevalent in the country.

1972 – Portraitist and landscape painter Fernando Amorsolo was declared the first National Artist by President Ferdinand Marcos at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 28:

1875 – Alejandro Roces Sr, “Father of Philippine Modern Journalism”



1954 – Vic Sotto (full name Marvic Castelo Sotto), television show host, actor, comedian and film producer – in Manila.

Vic Sotto as Latikman (2003)

 

1972 – Romnick Sarmenta (full name Romeo Nicolas Sarmenta Tejedor), actor – in Quezon City.




Romnick Sarmenta
on the cover of True Experience Stories (April 14, 1988).



 

Larawang Tribiya

Si Aubrey Miles sa taklob-pahina ng

Star Horoscope Blg. 502, Abril 28, 2004.

          Alam niyo ba na noong ang modelo at aktres na si Aubrey Miles ay nagsisimula pa lamang sa showbiz, sumali siya sa mga beauty contests? Ilan dito ay ang Miss Ever Gotesco, Miss Caloocan, Miss Lions Club at Miss Global Philippines, bagama’t mga runner-ups position lamang ang kaniyang napagwagian. Bukod dito, nakasali na rin siya sa mga reality shows kabilang ang Amazing Race Asia 1 kasama ang kaniyang matalik na kaibigang si Jacqueline Yu kung saan pumangsiyam sila. Sa Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown, umabot si Miles sa “Final Four.”

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April 27



April 27

Hiwaga Komiks Blg. 250, Abril 27, 1960
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwentong “Nakausap Ko ang Diyos”
na isinulat ni Clodualdo del Mundo at iginuhit ni Fred Carillo

 

Events that happened on April 27

1521 – The Battle of Mactan, where the native Filipinos led by Lapu-Lapu (1491-1547) drove away the Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521). Lapu-Lapu’s men speared to death the retreating Magellan off the shore of Mactan Island.

1565 – Miguel Lopez de Legaspi’s expedition from Mexico arrived in Cebu.

1972 – The National Artist Award was created by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Proclamation No. 1001. The award was created to honor Filipino artists in different fields.

1973 – The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP), an association of owners and managers of more than 300 radio and television stations in the Philippines, was organized to improve the quality of broadcasting and set a standard for responsible and wholesome programs.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 27:

1887 – Toribio Teodoro, entreprenuer and founder of the “Ang Tibay” shoe factory – in Matang Tubig (now Grace Park) Caloocan City (d. August 30, 1965).

1980 – Shalani Soledad (full name Shalani Carla San Ramon Soledad), city councilor and television host – in Higmotoc Island, Catanduanes. 

Shalani Soledad on the cover of
Candy May 2011 issue

 

1990 – Jackie Rice (full name Jacqueline Sobreo Rice), American-Filipino actress and model – in Dinalupihan, Bataan.

Jackie Rice
on the covers of Maxim Philippines (July2009), Speed (December 2009)

and FHM Philippines (July2012)



Actress-model Liv Tyler, on the cover of Interview
April 1999 issue for which she was interviewed by

actress Drew Barrymore.

Larawang Tribiya

         Ang Hollywood actress at model na si Liv Tyler ay kilalang anak ng lead singer ng Aerosmith at American Idol host na si Steven Tyler sa model, singer at dating Playboy Playmate (Miss November 1974) na si Bebe Buell. Subalit alam niyo bang sa simula ay inilihim ito ng kaniyang ina? Nang ipanganak si Liv Tyler noong July 1, 1977, sinabi ng kaniyang ina na ang rock star na si Todd Rundgren ang ama ng bata. Kaya Liv Rundgren ang nakatalang pangalan sa birth certificate niya. Ito ay ginawa umano ni Buell upang ilayo si Liv sa tunay niyang ama na noo’y isang talamak na drug addict. Subalit noong walong taong gulang si Liv, napansin ni Steven Tyler ang malapit na pagkakahawig ng mukha ng bata sa kaniyang anak sa modelong si Cyrinda Foxe na si Mia. Nabunyag na si Steven Tyler ang ama ni Liv noong 1991 nang hilingin niyang palitan ang kaniyang apelyido.

          Kilala si Liv Tyler sa pagganap bilang Lucy Harmon, isang inosenteng teenager na nagtungo sa Italy na desididong mapigtal na ang kaniyang pagkabirhen (sa pelikulang Stealing Beauty, 1996); bilang ang elf maiden na si Arwen Undomiel (Lord of the Rings trilogy, 2001-2003); at bilang Dr. Betty Ross, ang babaeng iniibig ni Bruce Banner a.k.a. The Incredible Hulk (2008).

          Sa pelikulang Armageddon (1998) kung saan gumanap siya bilang anak ni Bruce Willis at kasintahan ni Ben Affleck, ang Aerosmith ang umawit ng mga kanta sa nasabing pelikula, kabilang ang “I Don't Want to Miss a Thing” at “What Kind of Love Are You On.”

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April 26




April 26

Life Vol. 36 No. 17, April 26, 1954
On the cover: Grace Kelly

Events that happened on April 26:

1897 – General Emilio Aguinaldo ordered the arrest of Andres Bonifacio for treason.

2011 – The Department of Justice filed a case of plunder against former president and current Pampanga Second District representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.



Personalities and celebrities born on April 26:

1958 – Jamby Madrigal (full name Maria Ana Ligaya Esperanza Consuelo Abad Santos Madrigal), politician and senator – in Manila.

1988 – Hazel Ann Mendoza (Lourdes Angelic Teofisto Pla), actress – in Barcelona, Spain.

Illustration of the Mononykus,
wrongly called “Mononychus”
in the cover of Time (April 26, 1993)

Picture Trivia

           Do you know that there is an animal that lived during the Cretaceous Period that up to now scientists are still in disagreements whether it is a dinosaur or a bird? This is the Mononykus.
          The body of the Mononykus is about a meter in length. It walked on two thin legs at had huge eyes. When it was first discovered, it was initially given the name Mononychus (spelled with a “ch” instead of “k”) in 1993 (SEE cover page). It was, however, immediately changed upon discovery that there was already an animal with such a name, a specie of beetle named by German entomologist Johan Schueppel.

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April 25




April 25

Hiwaga Komiks Blg. 15, Abril 25, 1951

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang dibuho ni Francisco V. Coching,

na mula sa wakasang kuwentong “Ang Duwende” na isinulat ni Carlos Y. Roca

at iginuhit sa mga pangloob na pahina ni Fred Aquino.

Events that happened on April 25:

1898 – The United States formally declared war against Spain. This happened as Emilio Aguinaldo’s forces are winning their battles against the Spaniards in the Philippine Revolution.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 25:

1935 – Aniano Aguilar Desierto, lawyer and politician – in Cebu City.

1950 – Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, founder and leader of the Restorationist Christian church – in Tamayong, Calinan, Davao City.

 


Larawang Tribiya



A portrait of Jane Wyman on the cover of Look
(April 25, 1939).

          Ang tunay na pangalan ng American actress, dancer at singer na si Jane Wyman ay Sarah Jane Mayfield (1917-2007). Sumikat siya noong 1930s at naging matagumpay sa larangan ng pinilakang-tabing sa loob ng dalawang dekada.

          Noong 1939, lumabas siya sa apat na pelikula: Kid Nightingale, Private Detective, Tail Spin Alabama, The Kid from Kokomo at Torchy Blane. Noon namang 1948, nagwagi siya ng Academy Award bilang Best Actress sa pelikulang Johnny Belinda. Nakilala rin siya noong Dekada 1980 sa kaniyang pagganap bilang Angela Channing sa television series na Falcon Crest (1981-1990).

          Alam niyo ba na si Wyman ang unang naging asawa ng artistang naging pangulo ng America na si Ronald Reagan? Ikinasal sila noong 1940, subalit nagdiborsiyo sila noong 1949, bago pa pumasok sa politika si Reagan.

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April 24



April 24

Pilipino Komiks Blg. 180, Marso 24, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Lapu-Lapu”
Na isinulat at iginuhit ni Francisco V. Coching.

 

Events that happened on April 24:

1982 – First Cecil Awards (named after World War II mystery singer Cecil Lloud) night at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The Cecil Awards are given to persons and institution who have contributed to the development of Philippine music.

2012 – The Supreme decided with finality that there should be total land distribution to the tenant farmers of Hacienda Luisita.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 24:

1893 – Marcos Tubangui, noted parasitologist, teacher and researcher – in Porac, Pampanga (d. October 26, 1949).

1979 – Ana Capri (real name Ynfane Avanica), actress.

Ana Capri
on the covers of Sexy Movie Stars (September 16, 1997), Women's Journal (September 10, 2005), and Bannawag (October 10, 2016).



Ang “Lapu-Lapu ni Francisco V. Coching

Ang graphic book version ng “Lapu-Lapu”

ni Francisco V. Coching na muling inilimbag

ng Atlas Publishing Co. noong 2009.

          Si Lapu-Lapu ay kinikilalang kauna-unahang bayaning Filipino, na ang kasaysayan at kabayanihan ay binigyang buhay sa komiks ng mahusay na pagsasaliksik at pagsasalarawan ni Francisco V. Coching (1919-1998). Nagsimula itong lumabas sa Pilipino Komiks noong Nobyembre 7, 1953, at umabot ito hanggang 25 kabanata.

          Ang nobelang ito ay muling binuhay at inilimbag ng Atlas Publication bilang isang graphic book noong 2009 bilang pagkilala sa galing ni Coching kapuwa bilang isang nobelista at ilustrador, at ang ang taklob-pahina ng Pilipino Komiks Blg. 180, na may petsang Abril 24, 1954 (sipatin ang kalakip na larawan) ang siya ring ginamit na taklob-pahina ng graphic book.

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Larawang Tribiya

Solenn Heussaff (“The Men’s Health Woman”)

on the cover of Men’s Health April 2011 issue.

          Sumikat si Solenn Heussaff sa kaniyang pagsali sa Survivor Philippines at bilang isang napakaseksing modelo at aktres. Subalit alam niyo ba na si Solenn Heussaff ay nagtapos sa European International School of Manila na tinatawag na Eurocampus? Bukod dito, siya ay nag-aral din ng fashion design ng tatlong taon sa Studio Bergot sa Paris France. Kumuha rin siya ng anim na buwang kurso sa basic beauty/fashion make-up, body painting at prosthetics sa Ecole Fleurimont sa Paris, na nagpatuloy sa Make Up Forever Academy.

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April 23




April 23

CRAF Klasix Blg. 7, Abril 23, 1964
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Multo”
Na katha at guhit ni Rosauro Matienzo.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Isang pag-alala sa tatlong namayapang mga bituin ng pinilakang-tabing.
Sa taklob-pahina ng issue ng Orig Showbiz Magazine na may petsang Abril 23, 1983:
Makikita sina Fernando Poe Jr (na namayapa noong December 14, 2004)
at Julie Vega (namayapa noong May 6, 1985),
at sa inset ay si Claudia Zobel (namayapa noong February 10, 1984).



Events that happened on April 23:

1815 – A Spanish royal decree opened the ports of California, Mexico and Peru to the Manila trade, thus ending the monopoly of the Galleon Trade.

1899 – The Battle of Quingua (now Plaridel, Bulacan) where Filipino revolutionary forces led by General Gregorio H. del Pilar defeated the American forces led by J. Franklin Bell.

1905 – The first chapter of the Knights of Columbus in the Philippines was organized by American soldiers led by Richard Campbell. The first Filipinos to become members of the group were Antonio M. Opisso and Anastacio Quijano.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 23:

1850 – Jorge Barlin, first Filipino Catholic bishop (d. September 4, 1909).

1889 – Gerardo Chanco, Tagalog writer and translator (d. October 29, 1922).

1985 – Angel Locsin (real name Angelica Colmenares), film and television actress, commercial model, fashion designer, favorite magazine cover girl, in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

Angel Locsin, the favorite cover girl of most magazines in the Philippines:
(First row, left to right) FHM Philippines (October 2003), Maxim Philippines (May 2008),

Gadgets Philippines (June 2011), and Cosmopolitan Philippines (Oct0ber 2011).

(Second row) MOD (January 28, 2005, August 12, 2005, and March 3, 2006).
(Third row) MOD Girl (December 30, 2005), Hair Asia (Summer 2009),
Woman Today (June 2012), and Bannawag (July 16, 2012).

 



Husband & wife Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzales

on the cover of Mr. & Ms. 26th Anniversary Special

(Vol. 25 No. 51, April 23, 2002)

Larawang Tribiya

           Sina Aga Muhlach (buong pangalan Ariel Aquino Muhlach) at Charlene Gonzales (buong pangalan Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin) ay nagpakasal noong May 24, 2001. At noong 2002, nagsilang si Charlene ng kambal, sina Andres at Atasha Bonnin Muhlach.

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