December 18

 

DECEMBER 18




Liwayway, Disyembre 18, 2006
On the Cover: Angel Locsin

 

Disyembre 18 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 18, 1854, lumabas sa sirkulasyon ang kauna-unahang selyo na magagamit sa Pilipinas. Nakalimbag dito ang mukha ni Reyna Isabela II ng Espanya.

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SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Mabuhay Komiks Blg. 8 (Disyembre 18, 1951)

ang kuwentong “Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo” ni Amado C. Yasona

na iginuhit ni Hugo Yonzon Jr (mula sa Hironoki Collection).

Personalities and celebrities born on December 18:

1856 – Graciano Lopez Jaena, propagandist, orator and first editor of La Solidaridad – in Jaro, Iloilo (d. January 20, 1896).

1881 – Graciano Nepomuceno, sculptor and painter – in Binondo, Manila (d. December 30, 1974).

1942 – Sonny Escudero (full name Salvador H. Escudero III), government official and politician – in Casiguran, Sorsogon (d. August 13, 2012).

1945 – Renato Vera Diaz, businessman, economist and politician – in Talavera, Nueva Ecija.


1952 – Nikki Coseteng (full name Anna Dominique Marquez-Lim Coseteng), corporate executive and politician – in Manila.

Senator Nikki Coseteng
on the cover of Celebrity World (December 12, 1994).



1962 – Reynaldo Lapuz, choir member, singer-songwriter and Internet personality – in Manila.

1974 – Reynold Garcia (a.k.a. Pooh), actor-comedian and singer – in Samar.

 





Si Ellen Adarna tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
FHM Philippines (December 2010).

Larawang Tribiya

          Alam niyo ba kung ano ang mga salitang naka-tattoo sa kaliwang tagiliran ng mistisang Filipino-Chinese sexy star na si Ellen Adarna? Ang buong quotation ay “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot changed, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Ito ay mula sa American theologian at intellectual commentator na si Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971).

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A Weekend With Ellen Adarna (Gravure Photobook), 2012
Photography and design by Jay Tablante

October 5



OCTOBER 5

Money Asia Vol. 3 No. 32, October 5, 198
On the Cover: The “Expo Filipino 1998 Centennial Scam”
bared by Senator Nikki Coseteng (inset) as the “Mother of All Scam.”.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN


Ang nobelang “Kaputol na Langit” ni Amado C. Yasona,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Mabuhay Komiks Blg. 81 na may petsang Oktubre 5, 1954

Oktubre 5 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 5, 1762, binomba ng mga kanyon at nasakop ng puwersa ng mga British ang Manila mula sa mga kamay ng mga Kastila.

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          Ang Instituto de Manila ay itinatag noong Oktubre 5, 1913. Nang lumaon, ito ang naging Pamanatasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of Manila).

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 5:
1938 – Ed Ocampo (full name Edgardo L. Ocampo), basketball player and coach – in Pampanga (d. July 29, 1992).

1957 – Mat Ranillo III (full name Mathias Archibald Sevilla Ranillo), actor – in Manila.

Mat Ranillo III (together with Ms. Susan Roces),
1978 FAMAS Best Actor (for the film Isang Ama, Dalawang Ina)
and Best Actress (for the film Gumising Ka Maruja),
on the cover of Liwayway (July 3, 1978).

 

1958 – Dagul (real name Romeo Pastrana), actor and comedian – Victorias City, Negros Occidental. 

1958 – Rolly Quizon (full name Rolando Quizon), actor – in Manila.
1963 – E.R. Ejercito (a.k.a Jorge Estregan, full name Emilio Ramon Pelayo Ejercito), actor
          and politician – in Pagsajan, Laguna.

 

1964 – Korina Sanchez-Roxas (birth name Korina Maria Baluyot Sanchez), newscaster, broadcast journalist and television host – in Hong Kong.

Korina Sanchez

on the cover of Metro (September 2004).

1978 – Roberto Gomez, professional pocket billiards player – in Zamboanga City.

1985 – Rachelle Anne Cabral, archer – in Tuguegarao, Cagayan Valley.

1986 – Michael Paris, French-Filipino professional wrestler known under the ring name “Zema Ion” – Los Angeles, California.

1988 – Maja Salvador (full name Maja Rose Andres Salvador), actress, dancer and model – in Aparri, Cagayan.

Maja Salvador
on the covers of (from left to right) Cosmopolitan Philippines (December 2009),
Women’s Health Philippines (March 2011), Speed (July 2011) and Meg (October 2011)

 

Sina Fernando Poe Jr at Maricel Soriano
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Weekend Magazine
(October 5, 1986).

Larawang Tribiya

          Alam niyo ba kung saang pelikula nagkasama ang “Diamond Star” na si Maricel Soriano at ang “King of Philippine Movies” na si Fernando Poe Jr? Ito ay sa pelikulang Batang Quiapo (1983) na ginawa ng Regal Films mula sa screenplay ni Jose N. Carreon sa ilalim ng direksyon ni Pablo Santiago.

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