September 12



SEPTEMBER 12


Celebrity World  Vol. 3 No. 162, September 12, 1994
On the Cover: Plinky Recto

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST


American actress Joan Collins
on the cover of Life (September 12, 1955).

Setyembre 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 12, 1896, matapos paghuhulihin, ikulong at pahirapan, labing-tatlong Filipino ang ipinapatay ng pamahalaang koloniyal ng mga Kastila malapit sa timugang muog ng Fort San Felipe sa Cavite. Ang kanilang mga bangkay ay isinakay sa isang kariton at inihagis sa isang libingan malapit sa bayan ng Caridad. Sila ang kinikilala sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas na Labing-tatlong Martir ng Cavite.

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          Isang araw matapos ang kaniyang ika-64 na kaarawan, noong Setyembre 12, 1981, sa pamamagitan ng Letter of Instruction No. 1161, naglaan si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ng isang bilyong piso bilang pondo ng Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran (KKK). Malaki ang naitulong ng programang ito upang mapababa ang halaga ng mga bilihin at maibsan ang malaking gastusin ng mga mamamayan lalo na ang mga mahihirap.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 12:

1875 – Mariano Riego de Dios, revolutionary general and member of the Katipunan – in Maragondon, Cavite (d. February 7, 1935).

1913 – Gerardo “Gerry” de Leon (birth name Gerardo Ilagan), medical doctor, actor, director and National Artist for Cinema (1982) (d. July 25, 1981).

1936 – Guillermo Gomez Rivera, poet, playwright, journalist and linguist – in Dingle, Iloilo.

1972 – Jeffrey J. Cariaso, basketball player – in San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

1973 – Kara David (Kara Patria Constantino David), multi-awarded broadcast journalist. 



Kara David
gracing the cover of Celebrity Living (June 2012).

 



Heather Locklear on the cover of
TV Guide (September 12, 2004).

Picture Trivia

          American actress Heather Locklear is known for the roles she played in several television series: as Sammy Jo Carrington in Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan in T.J. Hooker, Paige Connally in The Fall Guy, Amanda Woodward in Melrose Place, at Caitlin Moore in Spin City.
          In 2004, she played the lead role as Harley Random in another TV series, LAX, which is about the circumstances and events in the Los Angeles International Airport. She was also the executive producer of the NBC series. Due to bad reviews and low ratings, the series lasted only 13 episodes.
 

 

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June 21





JUNE 21

Espesyal Komiks Taon 12 Blg. 289, Hunyo 21, 1965

Nasa taklob-pahina ang kakatwang superhero na si Captain Suicide na likha ni Rex Guerrero
at iginuhit ni Rico Rival

 

GLIMPSE OF THE PAST

Two-page spread illustration of “The Good Life” by David Mann,
Easyriders June 1976 issue

 

Events that happened on June 21:

1569 – Miguel Lopez de Legaspi was appointed the first governor-general of the Philippines.

1938 – Tagaygay (in Cavite) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 338.

1947 – Ormoc (in Leyte) and Pasay (formerly part of Rizal Province, now of Metro Manila) were declared cities by virtue of Republic Act Nos. 179 and 183 respectively.

1969 – Several towns were declared cities: Pagadian (capital of Zambonga de Sur)by virtue of Republic Act No. 5478, Batangas (capital of Batangas) by virtue of R.A. No. 5495, Oroquieta (capital of Misamis Occidental) by virtue of R. A. No. 5518, Mandaue (in Cebu) by virtue of R. A. No. 5519, and Puerto Princesa (capital of Palawan) by virtue of R. A. No. 5906.

          – Western Samar was renamed Samar by virtue of Republic Act No. 5650.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 21:

1915 – Cesar Fernando Basa, first Filipino aviator to die in action during World War II – in Isabela, Negros Occidental (d. December 11, 1941)

1941 – Chavit Singson (full name Luis Crisologo Singson), politician, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

Chavit Singson,
on the cover of Celebrity Living (April-May 2006).

Kevin Costner as Robin Hood,
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly (June 21, 1991).

Larawang Tribiya

          Nagsimulang sumikat ang Hollywood actor na si Kevin Costner noong 1987 sa kaniyang pagganap bilang ang FBI agent na si Eliot Ness sa pelikulang The Untouchables na sinundan ng pagbibida niya sa thriller na No Way Out. Napabilang siya sa A-list sa Hollywood matapos ang mga pelikulang may kaugnayan sa Baseball na Bull Durham (1988) at Field of dreams (1989). Narating niya ang rurok ng kasikatan sa pelikulang Dances With Wolves (1990), kung saan bukod sa pagiging pangunahing actor, siya rin ang director at isa sa mga producer ng pelikula. Na-nominate ang pelikula sa 12 Academy Awards at nagwagi ng pito, kabilang ang awards para sa Best Picture at bagama’t hindi siya napiling best actor itinanghal naman si Costner bilang Best Director.

          Noong 1991, gumanap siya sa pangunahing papel at naging producer ng pelikulang Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Dito ginawaran naman siya ng Razzie Award bilang “Worst Actor.”

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February 19



FEBRUARY 19


Artista Vol. 5 No. 247, February 19, 1996

On the cover: Iza Ignacio

 



UNANG LABAS

Ang unang isyu ng Weekly Ilocano Komiks na lumabas noong Pebrero 19, 1982.

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang ilustrasyon ni Joey D. Celerio.

Ang Weekly Ilocano Komiks ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Pebrero 19, 1982. Ito ay inilimbag ng Atlas Publishing Company Inc. sa dayalektong Ilocano sa ilalim ng pamamanutgot ni Ruben R. Marcelino. Nagtatampok ito ng mga kuwentong wakasan. Kabilang sa mga unang manunulat nito ay sina Gilda Olvidado, Georgina de Guzman, Rey Romasanta, Jun de leon at Helen Meriz. Ilan naman sa mga naging ilustrador ng komiks na ito ay sina Ben Maniclang, Edison Capili at Pablo Agualada.

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Events that happened on February 19

1935 – The Constitution of the Philippines was formally signed by the delegates to the Convention.

 

Personalities and celebrities born on February 19:

1816 – Jose Mijares Arrieta, law professor and judge. (d. October 30, 1881)

1886 – Jose Abad Santos, stateman, nationalist and fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (December 24, 1941 – May 7, 1942) – in San Fernando, Pampanga. (d. May 2, 1942)

1888 – Aurora Aragon Quezon, First Lady of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon and first chairperson of the Philippine National Red Cross – in Baler, Tayabas (now Quezon Province). (d. April 28, 1948)

1929 – Max Alvarado (real name Gavino Maximo Teodocio), award-winning actor – in Manila. (d. April 6, 1997)

Max Alvarado, taken from a scene in the Jess Lapid starrer Monleon Brothers (1966)

1993 – Empress Schuck (full name Empressita Karen Schuck), Filipino-German actress and commercial model.  

Empress Schuck
on the covers of MOD Girl (July 1, 2005) and Celebrity Living (June-July 2011).

 

Albert Einstein on the cover of
Time (His Centennial Year,
February 19, 1979).

Picture Trivia

          The German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) is renowned in science for his “Theory of Relativity.” He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics not because of this, but for his discovery of the Law of Photoelectric Effect.
          According to Einstein, a genius of the modern times, the most difficult thing to understand in the world is “income tax.”
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