Opisinang Walang Papel: Posible ba sa Panahon ng mga Computers?

Kabayan Vol. 2 No. 503, Enero 1, 2000

On the front page: President Joseph Estrada giving a gift to a young girl

with the headline “Hiling ni Erap para sa Bagong Mileniyo: Kapayapaan sa Lahat”

na isinulat ni William B. Dimasupil.

Isang magandang pasimulang artikulo para sa Bagong Taon – “Opisinang Walang Papel: Posible ba sa Panahon ng mga Computers?”

“Sa inyong pagtitiis ay maililigtas ninyo ang inyong buhay.” – Ang Magandang Balita Ayon Kay Lucas 21:19, Magandang Balita Biblia, Tagalog Popular Version.

Here Comes the Flood: Still No Solution in Sight

Money Asia Vol. 3 No. 31, September 28, 1998

On the cover: An illustrative caricature of then President Joseph "Erap" Estrada and Lucio Tan,
on the Philippine Airline closure

This article, “Here Comes the Flood: Still No Solution in Sight,” has also been re-published a number of times. The reason is for emphasis, precisely as the title signifies.

“... As for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, in the acceptable time; O GOD, in the multitude of Your mercy, hear me in the truth of Your salvation. Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink; let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters. Let not the floodwaters overflow me, nor let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth on me.” – The Book of Psalms 69:13-15, Holy Bible, The New King James Version.

April 19

April 19


Voodoo Illustrated Magasin Taon 1 Blg. 2, Abril 19, 1971
Tampok sa taklob-pahina sina Edgar Mortiz at Vilma Santos

UNANG LABAS

Unang labas ng Ligaya Komiks (Abril 19, 1960),
tampok sa taklob-pahina
ang guhit ni Alfredo P. Alcala.

Ang Ligaya Komiks na inilimbag ng G. Miranda & Sons (GMS) Publishing Corporation ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Abril 19, 1960. Ang unang patnugot nito ay si Raymundo G. Aure. Itinampok sa unang labas nito ang mga kuwentong “Buhay Maynila” ni Maning de Leon, “Pamana ni Bathala ni Rico Bello Omagap at “Walang Anino” ni Ludovico Soriano.

Events that happened on April 19:

1901 – The Proclamation of Surrender of Genral Emilio Aguinaldo, printed in English, Spanish and several Philippine dialects, were distributed throughout the Philippines, through which he proclaimed that independence can be obtained through the magnanimity of the United States.

1987 – New People’s Army contingent composed of around 300 men clashed with the military in Sitio Akle, San Ildefonso, Bulacan. The battle lasted four days. The military estimated at least 40 NPA men were killed while the rebels claimed the military suffered 18 casualties.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 19:

1849 – Leona Florentino, poet and “Mother of Philippine Women’s Literature,” in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (d. October 4, 1884).

1866 – Hermogenes Bautista, revolutionary general – in Marikina (then part of Rizal Province) (d. October 17, 1917).

1869 – Gregorio Araneta, Secretary of the Malolos Congress and Emilio Aguinaldo’s Secretary of Justice – in Molo, Iloilo City (d. May 9, 1930).

1873 – Hermogenes Ilagan, Tagalog playwright, musician and author of play Dalagang Bukid – in Bigaa (now Balagtas), Bulacan (d. February 27, 1943).

1939 – Joseph “Erap” Estrada (full name Jose Marcelo Ejercito), film actor, city mayor,  senator, vice-president and 13th president of the Philippines, in Tondo, Manila.

President Joseph Estrada
on the cover of Asiaweek (January 31, 1997)

1958 – Janice Jurado (real name Maria Cristina Jurado), actress – in Manila.

Janice Jurado
on the cover of Boobs at Keps (March 1990)

 

1959 – Teofisto Guingona III, politician and lawmaker.

1961 –Albert Pineda Martinez, actor, director and film producer – in Cebu.

Albert Martinez (with daughter Alyssa)
on the cover of MOD (June 17, 2005)

1990 – Kim Chiu (full name Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu; Chinese name, Zhang Jinzhu), Chinese-Filipino actress – in Tacloban City, Leyte.

Chinese-Filipino actress Kim Chiu

on the covers of Bannawag (February 1, 2010) and Total Fitness (October 2012)

 

 




The Silver Surfer on the cover of
Empire (April 2007).

Picture Trivia

          The Marvel Comics cosmic superhero Silver Surfer (a.k.a. Norrin Radd of the Planet Zenn-La) was conceptualized by Jack Kirby and first appeared on Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966). Do you know that the character was unintentionally made? Even at the beginning, writer-editor Stan Lee was hesitant of including a character riding on a surfboard.
          Silver Surfer’s silver screen debut was in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Do you know that two actors portrayed the character in the said film? The physical actor was Doug Jones, and the one who voiced the character was Laurence Fishburne. At the beginning, the production team was not sure if the Silver Surfer will have a dialogue. Fishburne was first chosen to be the voice of Galactus. In the finality, Galactus was not given a talking physical form but merely a cloudlike shape, and Fishburne eventually ended up voicing the Silver Surfer. One additional trivia – Doug Jones once worked as a contortionist.
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January 17

Time Vol. 165 No. 3, January 17, 2005.
On the cover: The Smiley in lieu of sub-atomic particles
as the symbol of “The Science of Happiness”
NOTE: Harvey Ross Ball (1921-2001), the creator of the Smiley face figure in 1963,
was a veteran National Guard based on Asia and the Pacific and retired as a brigadier general in 1973.
Ball never applied for a trademark or copyright of the Smiley and earned just 45 dollars for his work,
which if computed up to the present could have made him a multi-billionaire.

January 17 in Philippine History

1981 – President Ferdinand E. Marcos lifted Martial Law by virtue of Proclamation 2045.

2001- The impeachment trial of then President Joseph E. Estrada was abrubtly stopped even though nothing has yet been proven. It eventually led to the start of the second successful EDSA Revolt that ousted him from power and installed Vice-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the presidency. This would later be considered as one among many monumental mistakes in the annals of Philippine history, as many, including former President Corazon C. Aquino (1933-2009), who joined the clamor for Estrada's ouster, later on, admitted the mistake and apologized publicly to Estrada.

He (Joseph Estrada)’s Out; She (Gloria Magapagal-Arroyo)’s In”
on the cover of Time (January 29, 2001)



Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 17:

1880 – Antonio Villa-Real, lawyer, interpreter and jurist – in Arayat, Pampanga. (d. February 12, 1945)

1898 – Sulpicio Osorio, leading novelist in Cebuano – in Dalaguete, Cebu. (d. March 26, 1970)

1957 – Hilda Koronel (real name Susan Reid), actress – in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Hilda Koronel
on the cover of Expressweek (February 2, 1978)



A portrait of Ronald Reagan on the cover of

TV Guide (January 17-21, 1981)

Picture Trivia
          Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) was sixty nine years old when he was sworn into office for his first term on January 20, 1981. Reagan wrote his own inaugural address for which he spoke about America’s economic malaise, arguing: “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem.”
          Barely two months in office, on March 30, 1981, Reagan, his press secretary James Brady, Washington police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy were struck by gunfire from would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. outside the Washington Hilton hotel. Although “close to death” upon arrival at George Washington University Hospital, Reagan was stabilized in the emergency room, then underwent emergency exploratory surgery. He recovered and was released from the hospital on April 11, becoming the first serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt. The attempt had great influence on Reagan’s popularity; polls indicated his approval rose to 73 percent. Reagan believed that “God had spared his life so that he might go on to fulfill a greater purpose.”
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January 1

ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)





Astronomy Collector’s Edition “Cosmos”

(January 16, 2007),
featuring “Before there was Light”

          Alam niyo ba ang unang pangungusap na binigkas ng PANGINOONG DIYOS sa Banal na Kasulatan?

          “Magkaroon ng liwanag!” (Genesis 1:3).

          Do you know the first sentence uttered by GOD Almighty in the Holy Bible?
          “Let there be light!” (Genesis 1:3).

 

Ang Buwan ng January

          Alam niyo ba kung saan nagmula ang salitang “January?” Ang January na siyang unang buwan sa Gregorian Calendar ay mula sa pangalan ni Janus, ang diyos ng mga pintuan at lagusan, at ng simula at pagtatapos, ng mga Romans. Si Janus ay inilalarawan bilang isang nilalang na may dalawang mukha, isa ay nakatingin sa harap at isa naman ay sa likuran. Ito ay sumisimbolo o nagbibigay pakahulugan na ang buwan ng January ay pasimula ng bagong taon na nag-iiwan sa nakaraang taon. Ang kahalagahan ni Janus sa Roman mythology ay pumapangalawa lamang kay Jupiter, ang pinunong diyos ng mga Romans.

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          Tinatawag na “Enero” ng mga Filipino ang unang buwan ng taon. Ito ay hiram sa salitang Kastila na katumbas ng January.

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          Ayon sa pangkalahatang naitalang temperatura, ang buwan ng January ang pinakamalamig sa halos lahat ng bahagi ng Pilipinas. Ang Manila na kabisera ng Pilipinas ay may average temperature na 21 °C (70 °F).

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          Buwan ng Enero ginaganap ang mga piyestang katulad ng Ati-Atihan (ng Kalibo, Aklan), Sinulog (ng Cebu City), at Dinagyang (ng Iloilo City).

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          Ang carnation at snowdrop ang mga flowers of the month ng January. Samantalang ang garnet ang birthstone of the month.

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JANUARY 1

Celebrity World, Vol. 4, No. 229, January 1, 1996
On the Cover: Dolphy with son Vandolph

 

Mga Lathalaing Unang Lumabas sa Araw ng Enero 1

            Naging kaugalian noong araw na buksan ang isang pahayagan o lathalain sa pasimula ng bagong taon. Alam niyo ba kung anu-anong mga lathalain ang lumitaw sa sirkulasyon nang unang linggo ng Enero? Una sa lahat ang Semanario Filipino, isang lingguhang pahayagan, na lumabas noong Enero 1, 1843. Ito ay itinatag ni Gregorio Tarrius.

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            Ang La Esperanza, ang kauna-unahang arawang pahayagan sa wikang Kastila sa Pilipinas na itinatag ni Felipe del a Corte, ay lumabas noong Enero 1, 1847. Isa pang arawang pahayagan, ang Diario de Manila na itinatag ni Manuel Moreno, ang unang lumabas makalipas ang eksaktong isang taon.

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            Ang business newspaper naman na El Comercio ay unang lumabas noong Ika-1 ng Enero, 1852. Naging malaganap ang pahagang ito lalo na noong late Spanish Period. Si Joaquin de Loyzaga ang may-ari ang unang editor nito, at kahit karamihan sa mga kawani nito ay mga Kastila, nagpakita ito ng malasakit para sa kapakanan ng mga Filipino. Bago at matapos ang Philippine-American War, naging daan ito upang ang mga Filipino ay makapagpahayag ng kanilang pananaw at saloobin. Si Apolinario Mabini (1864-1903), ang “Utak ng Himagsikan,” ay nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na ilahad ang kaniyang mga pananaw laban sa pagmamalabis at kawalanghiyaang ginagawa ng mga mananakop na Amerikano sa pamamagitan ng mga pahina ng El Comercio.

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Ang Pag-asa, ang official newsletter ng Philippine Eagle Foundation (inilabas noong January 1, 199).
An banner title na Pag-asa ay halaw sa pangalan ng kauna-unahang Philippine eagle
na ipinanganak “in captivity.”

 

UNANG LABAS SA UNANG ARAW NG BAGONG MILENYO

Unang isyu ng arawang pahayagang Kabayan
sa Bagong Milenyo (Enero 1, 2000).

Ang unang isyu ng arawang pahayagang Kabayan sa ikatlong milenyo (Vol. 2 No. 503, Enero 1, 2000), kung saan makikita ang pagbati ng Pangulong Joseph Estrada na “Kapayapaan sa lahat.” Ang Kabayan ang kauna-unahang pahayagang nasa anyong broadsheet na inilimbag sa wikang Pilipino. Ito ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Agosto 16, 1998 sa ilalim ng pamamahala ni Ginoong Dante A. Ang, at pinatnugutan ni Ginoong Teodoro C. Berbano.

Enero 1 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Alam niyo ba na Bagong Taon nang makarating sa Cebu ang Spanish explorer na si Miguel Lopez de Legaspi? Ito ay naganap noong Enero 1, 1571. Natagpuan niya sa isang pamayanan sa Cebu ang mga nalabi sa naunang expedition ni Ferdinand Magellan.

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          Bagong Taon din, noong 1899, nang lumayas sa Pilipinas ang Spanish governor-general na si Diego de los Rios matapos makipagkutsabahan sa mga Amerikano at tanggapin ang kabayarang 20 million dollars kapalit ng paghawak sa sobereniya ng bansang Pilipinas. Nang sumunod na araw naman, inanunsiyo ni General Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) ang pagbuo ng gabinete ng Malolos Republic. At noong Ika-4 ng Enero, 1899, idineklara naman ni Elwell S. Otis (1838-1909) na pag-aari na ng America ang Pilipinas batay sa Treaty of Paris. Binalewala ito ni Aguinaldo, at noong Ika-23 ng Enero, 1899, itinatag ang Unang Republika ng Pilipinas (ito rin ang kauna-unahang republika sa Asia) sa Malolos, Bulacan, kung saan si Aguinaldo ang naging pangulo.

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          Noong Enero 1, 1912, pinalitan ang pangalan ng Banco Español-Filipino, ang kauna-unahang commercial bank sa Pilipinas at sa Malayong Silangan (Far East) ng Bank of the Philippine Islands.

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BATTLE OF KALARONG DE SILI

          One of the major encounters during the early part of the Philippine Revolution. It occurred on New Years Day, January 1, 1897, in Pandi, Bulacan. The revolutionary stronghold under the leadership of Maestrong Sebio (Eusebio Roque) was attacked by the combined Spanish forces from neighboring towns of Bulacan.

          According to an account, more than two thousand Filipinos died in the battle. Maestro Sebio was able to escape but was captured after a few days. He was summarily tried and executed on January 16, 1897.





 

Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 1:

1853 – Manuel G. Araullo, Third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (November 1, 1921 -July 26, 1924) – in Balayan, Batangas. (d. July 26, 1924)

1892 – Manuel Acuña Roxas, First president of the Third Philippine Republic (1946-1948) – in Capiz (now Roxas City), Capiz. (d. April 15, 1948)

1905 – Guillermo Nakar, Filipino Constabulary officer and guerilla leader during World War II – in Infanta, Quezon. (d. September 29, 1942)

1906 – Manuel Silos, actor-comedian and award-winning film director – in Manila (d. March 31, 1988)

1915 – Manuel Rodrigues Sr, “Father of Printmaking in the Philippines” – in Cebu City.

 



Sabi ni Kenkoy ay “Hapi Niu Yir Tu Ol!”

Ang Album ng Kabalbalan ni Kenkoy
(Enero 1, 1937).

          Ang kauna-unahang komiks series sa Pilipinas ay ang Album ng Kabalbalan ni Kenkoy. Ito ay likha ni Romualdo Ramos at unang iginuhit ni Tony Velasquez sa Liwayway  noong January 11, 1926.

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WIKApedia

Ang Torotot!

Mga makukulay na torotot na
inilalako sa pagsapit ng Bagong Taon,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Moneysaver Magazine (January 1995).

          Lagi nating sinasabi na gumamit na lang ng torotot sa halip na magpaputok sa Bagong Taon. Subalit alam ba natin kung saan nagmula ang salitang “torotot?” May posibilidad na ito ay nanggaling sa salitang “toro” (lalaking baka) at “tot” (tunog na likha ng paghihip dito, o maaari ring mula sa salitang “utot,” na hanging inilalabas ng puwit). Noong sinaunang panahon, mga sungay ng kalabaw at baka ang ginagamit na trumpeta. Datapuwa’t hindi “trumpet” ang katumbas ng torotot sa wikang English kundi “horn” o “blow horn.” Maging sa wikang English, halaw ito sa kahulugang “sungay ng hayop.”
          Mayroon namang iba pang kahulugang kolokyal ang “torotot” na unang lumabas sa mga babasahing may seksuwal na tema noong 1960s. Ito ay ang “pakikiapid” o “pagtataksil.” Kaya kapag sinabing “tinorotot” ng asawa, ito ay nangangahulugan na “pinagtaksilan siya ng asawa.” Na ang asawang babae ay “nagpatoro” sa ibang lalaki. Dito ay may kaugnayan ang salitang “toro” o “tinoro” na kasingkahulugan ng “sinuwag” o “tinuhog ng sungay” sa salitang “tuhog.” Ang “toro” ay kolokyal ding ginagamit bilang isang terminong seksuwal, ang aktuwal na pagtatalik o pakikipagtalik na hayagang pinanunood ng mga tao, na lumaganap noong 1960s. Ang katumbas nito sa English ay “live sex show.” Pinatutungkulan ng salitang “toro” ang “pagtuhog ng ari ng lalaki sa ari ng babae.”

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Pamela Anderson on the cover of
TV Star Guide (January 2001).

Larawang Tribiya

          Nakilala at sumikat si Pamela Anderson sa kaniyang pagganap bilang C.J. Parker, isang sexy lifeguard sa TV series na Baywatch (1992-1997). Alam niyo ba na gumanap din siya bilang isang bodyguard sa isa pang TV series? Ito ay sa V.I.P. (1998-2002). Ginampanan niya ang papel bilang Vallery Irons, isang babaeng nagtatrabaho sa hotdog stand, na napagkamalang isang bodyguard nang iligtas niya ang isang celebrity laban sa isang baliw na tagahanga. Siya ang naging sikat na figurehead ng Vallery Irons Protection (V.I.P.) bodyguard agency.

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