October 25



OCTOBER 25

People Weekly October 25, 1999

On the Cover: Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment (for the film Sixth Sense)

UNANG LABAS

Ang kuwentong “Basiliong Tagpi”
na isinulat ni Conde del Pierre at
iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala tampok sa
taklob-pahina ng unang isyu ng
Pantastik Komiks (Oktubre 25, 1950).

Ang unang isyu ng Pantastik Komiks ay lumabas noong Oktubre 25, 1950. Ang babasahing komiks na ito na inilimbag ng All Star Publishing na pinatnugutan ng may-aring si Ben Cabailo Jr ay ang pang-siyam na lumabas sa sirkulasyon sa Pilipinas. Tampok sa unang labas ang mga sumusunod na kuwento: “Basiliong Tagpi” na isinulat ni Conde del Pierre at iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala (na tampok sa unang taklob-pahina ng komiks), “Agimat” na isinulat ni Cresencio Clemente at iginuhit ni Tony de Zuñiga, “Anino ng Kalansay” na isinulat ni Cecilio Pamintuan at iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala, “Dalawang Daigdig” na isinulat ni Hector Arcangel at iginuhit ni Noly Panaligan, “Basag na Salamin” ni Nestor Redondo, “Damit ng Tulisan” ni Noly Panaligan, “Sibat Man” ni Jul Calixto, “Si Peles Kamatis” ni Mike Medina, at “Taksil na Bayani” ni Alfredo Alcala.

Oktubre 25 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 25, 1944, sa Battle of Leyte Gulf, sinagupa ng American Third Fleet ang Japanese Northern Naval Force sa may baybayin ng Cape Engano kung saan napalubog ng hukbong pandagat ng mga Amerikano ang maraming barkong pandigma ng mga Hapon.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

California-born French-Mexican actress Yvette Mimieux,
on the cover of Life (October 25, 1963).

Personalities and celebrities born on October 25:

1828 – Crisanto Mendoza de los Reyes, farmer, lawyer and patriot – in Quiapo, Manila (d. July 4, 1895).

1924 – Henry Sy (Sy Zhicheng), Chinese-Filipino entrepreneur, businessman and founder of the SM group of companies – in Xiamen, China.

1955 – Lito Lapid (full name Manuel Mercado Lapid), actor, stuntman, politician and senator – in Porac, Pampanga.

1963 – Grace Padaca (full name Gracia Cielo Magno Padaca), radio commentator, politician and government official – in Isabela.

 

Kiefer Sutherland (for the television series 24),
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
(October 25, 2002).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know the full name of England-born Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland? The full name written on his birth certificate is Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland. He is known for his role as Jack Bauer in the Fox television series 24, where he won the Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild at Satellite awards.

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