LOOK-ALIKES ON THE COVERS

        Browsing through hundreds, no thousands, of magazine covers, I found similarities of how the covers were presented, the angles, the features, and of course the persons on the cover. Yes, the persons on the covers that seemingly the mirror image of another – look-alikes.

        Since my high school days, I ostensibly developed some kind of mental retentivity. Recalling things that I have seen is a part of this. Using this ability, I tried collecting the images of magazine covers with similar features. Believe me, there are many.

          Sometimes, the right posture, the instance of smile, the aura of the eyes, the twitch of the dimples, the correct angle, blend together and the camera can capture conjunctions between two entirely different images, but are set aside until someone discovers them. Here, if we do not know them, Angel Locsin could be mistaken as Lovi Poe’s sister, vice versa.

Angel Locsin and Lovi Poe
on the covers of Bannawag (February 8, 2016 and January 9, 2012)



          Next is a similarity already known, Angel Locsin and Glaiza de Castro. The latter, if I’m not mistaken, used to play Locsin’s double when she was still with GMA 7. Though, the angle of the camera and facial mood still need to be aligned to produced a believable look-alike.

Angel Locsin on the cover of Cosmopolitan Philippines (December 2012)
and Glaiza de Castro on the cover of Spotted Philippines (September 2015)



          Is it possible to string up a chain of look-alikes? Let’s start with Angel Locsin. Her face is quite uniquely beautiful, but again with the right facial angle and posture, Andi Eigenmann can be a perfect look-alike.

Angle Locsin on the cover of FHM Philippines (May 2010)
and Andi Eigenmann on the cover of Speed (October 2010)



          Next we connect Andi Eigenmann with Michelle Madrigal with a gaze and slightly daring lips. Ohh la la!

Andi Eigenmann on the cover of MOD (August 2011)
and Michelle Madrigal on the cover of Maxim Philippines (December 2006)

          Changing the dare into a melancholic tease would connect Michelle Madrigal with Nikki Gil. Subtle but enough.

Michelle Madrigal on the cover of FHM Philippines (April 2011)
and Nikki Gil on the cover of Manual (August 2008)

          A wide grin smiles and slight show of skin will connect Nikki Gil with Toni Gonzaga. Believe it or not!

Nikki Gil on the cover of Cosmopolitan Philippines (December 2013)
and Toni Gonzaga on the cover of Women’s Health Philippines (July 2012)



          In awe, indeed. Toni Gonzaga connects with Georgina Wilson with such a simple nod of the head.

Toni Gonzaga on the cover of Preview (April 2011)
and Georgina Wilson on the cover of Bannawag (November 12, 2012)



          Ah, we’ve managed to make a “look-alike” connection between ladies who couldn’t have possibly have been look-alikes, and a string at that. The wonders of magazine covers. For the perfect finale, Georgina Wilson connects with Katrina Law with an anxious look.

Georgina Wilson on the cover of Maven (May-June 2011)
and Katrina Law of the cover of Fine (March 2017)



 

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Tree Spiking: Dirty Trick or Justified Means

Savvy Vol. 3 No. 16, October 20, 1997
On the cover: Jaclyn Jose and Daughter Andie

I have written about “Tree Spiking” a couple of times, but it was Savvy magazine that published the entire contents.

“If you surround and attack a city for a long time, trying to capture it, do not destroy its trees with an ax. You can eat the fruit from the trees, but do not cut them down. These trees are not the enemy, so don’t make war against them.” – Deuteronomy 20:19, The Everyday Bible, New Century Version.

October 20



OCTOBER 20

Savvy Vol. 3 No. 16, October 20, 1987
On the Cover: Jaclyn Jose and her daughter Andrea Nicole “Andi” Eigenmann

 

UNANG LABAS

Unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon ang Espesyal Komiks noong Oktubre 20, 1952. Ito ang pang-apat na babasahing komiks na inilimbag ng ACE Publications na pinatnugutan ni Tony Velasquez. Kabilang sa mga kuwentong kasama sa unang isyu ang mga sumusunod: “Reyna Bandida” na isinulat at iginuhit ni Nestor Redondo (na siyang nasa unang taklob-pahina), “Ang Perya ng mga Bungo” na isinulat ni Jesus S. Esguerra at iginuhit ni Fred Alcantara, “Atomic Boy” na isinulat ni Hector Arcangel at iginuhit ni Noly Panaligan, “Doon Po Sa Amin” ni Jose Zabala Santos, “Duwag Na Bayani” ni Ruben Yandoc, “El Cobarde” na isinulat ni Rico Bello Omagap at iginuhir ni Tony deZuñiga, “Mga Bungisngis” ni Manny Martin, “Mag-ingat sa Racket Na Ito” na isinulat ni Vic Santos at iginuhit ni Teny Henson, “Solitaryo” na isinulat ni Clodualdo Del Mundo at iginuhit ni Fred Carrillo, “Tumbalik Na Wakas” ni Pablo S Gomez, at “Villa Viejo” na isinulat ni Mars Ravelo at isinulat ni Jose Caluag.

Ang una (Oktubre 20, 1952), ika-26 (Oktubre 5, 1953), at ika-52 isyu (Oktubre 4, 1954) ng Espesyal Komiks.

Oktubre 20 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 20, 1603, nabigo ang paghihimagsik ng mga Tsinong naninirahan sa Pilipinas laban sa mga Kastila matapos masawi ang mahigit 23,000 katao.

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          Ang Cebu (bahagi ng lalawigan ng Cebu) ay idineklarang isang lungsod sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act No. 58 noong Oktubre 20, 1936. Nang lumaon tinagurian itong “Queen City of the South.”

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          Matapos ang sunud-sunod na pagbomba sa dalampasigan sa pagitan ng Tacloban at Dulag, ang puwersa ng mga Amerikano na pinamumunuan ni Heneral Douglas MacArthur, kasama ang Pangulong Sergio S. Osmeña Sr and Carlos P. Romulo ay matagumpay na dumaong sa baybayin ng Leyte noong Oktubre 20, 1944. Dito sa pamamagitan ng radio program na The Voice of Freedom sinabi ni MacArthur ang mga katagang “People of the Philippines, I have returned!”

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Ang “Leyte Landing” na naganap noong Oktubre 20, 1944. Mula sa dulong kaliwa ng larawan,

si Pangulong Sergio S. Osmeña Sr, Heneral Jonathan Wainwright,

Carlos P. Romulo at Heneral Douglas MacArthur.

Personalities and celebrities born on October 20:

1866 – Artemio Garcia Ricarte, revolutionary general and patriot – in Batac, Ilocos Norte (d. July 31, 1945).

1918 – Raul Sevilla Manglapuz, politician – in Manila (d. July 25, 1999).

1921 – Irene R. Cortes, academician and jurist – in Legaspi City (d. October 28, 1996).

1935 – Alfredo Rafael Antonio Bengzon, doctor, public official and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service (1991) – in Lingayen, Pangasinan

1935 – Resurreccion Borja, public servant and government official – in Janiuay, Iloilo.

1937 – Cancio C. Garcia, jurist – in Alitagtag, Batangas (d. October 15, 2013).

1949  – Gina Pareño (real name Geraldine Ocura Acthley), German-Filipina actress – Manila.

Gina Pareño

on the cover of Tagumpay (May 26, 1965) and Darna Komiks (February 3, 1969).

1981 – Mark Pinili Javier, archer – in Dumaguete City.

1981 – Isabel Oli (real name Maria Isabel S. Daytia), model and actress – in Cebu City.

Isabel Oli
on the covers of (from left to right): MOD (September 16, 2005),
View, The Business Mirror Quarterly (March-May 2009), and Bannawag (October 24, 2011).



Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Conan the Destroyer),
on the cover of Starburst (October 1984).

Picture Trivia

          What is considered as the breakthrough film that launched Arnold Schwarzenegger to stardom, becoming one of the leading Hollywood action stars of his time, is the epic Conan the Barbarian (1982). It was followed by the sequel Conan the Destroyer (1984).

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July 25




JULY 25

Pilipino Komiks Blg. 317, Hulyo 25, 1959
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang obrang “Apat na Anino” ni Clodualdo del Mundo
na iginuhit ni Fred Carillo

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, the other “Man on the Moon,”
on the cover of Time Vol. 94 No. 4, July 25, 1969

 

Events that happened on July 25:

1882 – The Carriedo Waterwork was inaugurated, for which water supply for the greater Manila area came from the Marikina River and stored at a reservoir (known as El Deposito) in San Juan (then part of Morong Province).

1898 – General Wesley Merritt arrived in Manila. He is to become the first military American governor of the Philippines.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 25:

1872 – Santiago Alvarez, revolutionary general (“Hero of Dalahican, Cavite”), and one of the founder and honorary president of the Nationalista Party – in Imus, Cavite (d. October 30, 1930).

1915 – Enrique M. Fernando, constitutionalist, law professor and 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (July 2, 1979 – July 24, 1985) – in Malate, Manila (d. October 13, 2004).

1928 – Dolphy (real name Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr), award-winning actor (in stage, radio, movie and television) and “King of Philippine Comedy” – in Padre Herrera, Tondo, Manila (d. July 10. 2012). 

Dolphy
on the covers of Philippine Panorama (June 23, 1985) and Seniors Monthly (April 2009).

A picture of Mario Montenegro (c. 1950s, courtesy

of “Stars of Philippine Silver Screen” website,

www.reocities.com/ggervacio/silverscreen1.html)

1928 – Mario Montenegro (real name Roger Collin Macalalag), actor – Pagsanjan, Laguna (d. August 27, 1988).

1988 – Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo, singer, actress, model, television host and the Philippines’ “Pop Princess” – in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

Sarah Geronimo
on the covers of MOD (July 31, 2006),
Cosmopolitan Philippines (November 2008) and Yes! (March 2011).

 

1990 – Andi Eigenmann (full name Andrea Nicole Guck Eigenmann), actress and model – in Marikina, Metro Manila.

Andi Eigenmann
on the covers of Speed (October 2010) and MOD (August 2011).

 

Clint Eastwood on the cover of
Films Illustrated (July 1980).

Picture Trivia

          In 1980, Clint Eastwood produced and starred in the film Bronco Billy where his children Kyle and Alison also played a small part. Although the film was considered a “commercial failure,” many movie critics liked it. It is said to be one of Eastwood’s humorous portrayal.
 

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