November 19



NOVEMBER 19

Pilipino Komiks Taon 8 Blg. 221 Nobyembre 19, 1955

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwento ni Pablo S. Gomez na “Gilda”
na iginuhit ni Nestor Redondo.

 

Nobyembre 19 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 19, 1934, ang National Economic Protectionism Association (NEPA) ay itinatag ng mga makabayang mangangalakal na Filipino upang magkaroon ng isang samahang mangangalaga sa kapakanan ng mga produktong gawa sa Pilipinas laban sa mga produktong nanggagaling sa ibang bansa.

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Personalities and celebrities born on November 19:

1850 –Isabelo Tampinco, wood carver and sculptor – in Binondo, Manila (d. January 30, 1933).

1859 – Isabelo Artacho, lawyer and revolutionary – in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (d. 1910).

1940 – Dindo Fernando, actor – in Virac, Catanduanes.

Dindo Fernando (with policewoman Emma Henry)

on the cover of Bulaklak at Paruparo (May 16, 1979)

 

1946 – Mon Tulfo (full name Ramon Teshiba Tulfo Jr), television host, broadcaster and journalist – in Davao City.

1962 – Diosdado “Dodie Boy” Peñalosa, world champion boxer – in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.

1979 – Mark Anthony Caguioa, basketball player (PBA Rookie of the Year in 2001 and MVP in 2011-2012) known as “The Spark” – in San Juan, Metro Manila.



Nelson Rockefeller, during his re-election
as governor of New York
(political experts thought that he is
a possible presidential contender against
Pres. John F. Kennedy for the 1964 election),
on the cover of Newsweek (November 19, 1962).

PictureTrivia

          Philanthropist, businessman, politician, and the 41st president of the United States, Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) had two legitimate wives. The first was Mary Todhunter Clark (SEE cover of Life, November 17, 1958), which he divorced in 1962, and the second was Margaretta Fitler Murphy (1926-2015).           It was reported that Rockefeller died while having sex with his assistant Megan Marshack in his townhouse at 54th Street, New York City. In 1979, New York City Mayor Edward Koch (1924-2013) fired chief medical examiner Michael Baden after the medical examiner’s office released to media that Rockefeller died while in the act of coitus with Marshack.         
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August 23




 

AUGUST 23

Espesal Komiks Blg. 49, Agosto 23, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelanng “Milagroso”
na pinagtambalan ng dalawang alamat ng komiks na sina Nestor Redondo at Tony de Zuñiga

UNANG LABAS

Ang makabayang pahayagang El Grito del Pueblo na itinatag ni Pascual Poblete ay unang nabasa noong Agosto 23, 1899. Layon ng pahagang ito na ipahayag ang marubdob na hangarin ng mga Filipino na magkaroon ng kalayaan mula sa pananakop ng mga Amerikano.

Agosto 23 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 23, 1896, ang mga Katipuneros sa pamumuno ni Gat Andres Bonifacio ay nagpunit ng kanilang mga cedula bilang sagisag ng kanilang padtutol sa pamahalaang Kastila, at ito ang naging simula ng Himagsikan ng mga mamamayan sa Pilipinas laban sa Espanya. Sa simula tinawag itong “Sigaw ng Balintawak” subalit nang lumaon ay pinalitan ng mga mananaliksik ng kasaysayan at ginawang “Sigaw ng Pugadlawin” dahil naganap ito sa isang sitio sa Balintawak na tinatawag na Pugalawin.

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          Ang mga Thomasites, ang pinakamalaking pangkat ng mga gurong Amerikano ay dumating sa Pilipinas noong Agosto 23, 1901. Binansagan silang “Thomasites” mula sa pangalang ng barkong nagdala sa kanila sa Pilipinas, ang U.S.S. Thomas.

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          Noong Agosto 23, 1907, ipinag-utos ng pamahalaan ng mga mananakop na Amerikano ang pagbabawal ng pagtataas at pagpupugay sa watawat ng Pilipinas.

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          Ang unang pelikulang ginawa sa Pilipinas – ang La Vida de Rizal (“Buhay ni Rizal”) ay ipinalabas sa Grand Opera House noong Agosto 23, 1912. Ang humigit-kumulang isang oras na pelikula ay pinatnugutan at binuo ni Harry Brown mula sa script na sinulat ni Edward Meyer Gross. Si Honorio Lopez ang gumanap bilang Gat Jose Rizal.

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          Itinatag ang University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) noong Agosto 23, 1938. Ang mga orihinal na kasapi ng liga ay ang University of the Philippines (U.P.), University of Santo Tomas (U.S.T.), Far Eastern University (F.E.U.) at National University (N.U.).

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          Noong Agosto 23, 2010, nangyari ang Manila Hostage Crisis kung saan walong turistang taga-Hong Kong ang napatay nang sugurin at walang habas paputukan ng mga otoridad ang bus na kinaruroonan ng mga turistang hostage at ng hostage taker na si Rolando Mendoza, isang nagpoprotestang police officer.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 23:

1848 – Felipe Buencamino Sr, member of Emilio Aguinaldo’s cabinet and Civil Service commissioner during the American Occupation – in San Miguel, Bulacan (January 6, 1929).

1925 – Alfredo P. Alcala, comic book artist – in Talisay, Negros Occidental (d. April 8, 2000).

1932 – Eddie Rodriguez (real name Luis Clemente Enriquez), actor ad director – in Zamboanga City (d. October 12, 2001).

1952 – Gabby Lopez (full name Eugenio Gabirel La'O Lopez III), businessman and corporate chief executive – in Manila.

1972 – Bal David (full name Bal Viray David Jr), professional pasketball player – in Cubao, Quezon City.

1979 – Michael Barroa Domingo, professional boxing champion – in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat.


1987 – Nikki Gil (full name Monica Pauline Santos Gil), singer, actress, television host, model and video jockey – in Manila.

Nikki Gil
on the cover of Manual (August 2008).



2001 – Zaijian Jaranilla, actor – in Manila.

Zaijan Jaranilla
on th cover of Bannawag (December 26, 2011)

 

Eight-year-old Drew Barrymore as Charlie McGee,
in the film Firestarter, on the cover of
Starburst Magazine (August 1984).

Picture Trivia
          Many auditioned for the role of Charlene “Charlie” McGee, the Firestarter, an unusual young girl with pyrokinesis, the ability to create fire by merely thinking of it. Among them Jennifer Connelly, Taylor Neff and Bridgette Andersen, but Drew Barrymore was chosen. She was only eight years old when she made the film Firestarter (1984), adapted from a novel of Stephen King with the same title.

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July 14



JULY 14

MOD Filipina Vol. 21 No. 932, July 14, 1992
On the Cover: Anna Victoria Jose

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang nobelang-komiks ng magkapatid na Virgilio at Nestor Redondo na “Palos Fights Back”

sa taklob-pahina ng Palos komiks Taon 1 Blg, 12 na may petsang Hulyo 14, 1969.

Events that happened on July 14:

1911 – The wettest known tropical cyclone hit the Philippine archipelago dropping 2,210 milimeters (87 inches) of rainfall for 3 days.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 14:

1943 – Nerissa Gregorio Cabral, komiks writer and fictionist – in Tondo, Manila.

1946 – Manny Pangilinan (full name Manuel Villarosa Pangilinan), entrepreneur, businessman and chairman of various corporation – in cebu City.

Mr. Manny V. Pangilinan
on the cover of Esquire Philippines December 2011 issue.



1980 – Jed Madela (real name John Edward Tajanlangit), singer-songwriter, TV host and 2005 World Championship of the Performing Arts (WCOPA) winner – in Iloilo City.



Ang dating mag-asawang Michael de Mesa at
Gina Alajar, kasama ang kanilang tatlong anak
na sina Ryan, Geoff at A.J. sa taklob-pahina ng
Gintong Mariposa Family Magazine (Hulyo 14, 1992)

Larawang Tribiya

          Si Michael de Mesa at Gina Alajar (sa kanilang pagsasama bilang mag-asawa, 1978-2006) ay nagkaroon ng tatlong anak na lalaki, sina Ryan, Geoff at A.J. Eigenmann, at lahat sila ay pumasok din sa mundo ng showbiz katulad ng kanilang mga magulang at mga lolo’t lola sa father side.

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July 11



JULY 11

Superyor Komiks Blg. 75, Hulyo 11, 1967
Nasa taklob-pahina ang “Totoy Kidlat” nina Virgilio at Nestor Redondo

Events that happened on July 11:

2007 – Rod Strunk, who is suspected of killing her wife Nida Blanca, allegedly committed suicide in Tracy, California.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 11:

1860 – Pio del Pilar (real name Pio Castañeda Isidro), revolutionary general – in Culi-culi, Makati (d. June 21, 1931).

1869 – Pio Valenzuela, officer of the Katipunan, first municipal mayor of Polo (now Valenzuela, named in his honor) and governor of Bulacan (1919-1922) – in Polo, Bulacan (d. April 6, 1956).

1928 – Andrea Ofilada Veneracion, choral conductor, founder of the Philippine Madrigal Singers (1963) and 1999 National Artist for Music – in Quezon City (d. July 9, 2013).

 

Lucy Liu on the cover of Arena July 2003 issue.

Picture Trivia

          In 2003, Chinese-American actress Lucy Liu played the role of villainess Oren Ishii in the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill. She won the MTV Award for “Best Movie Villain” for her portrayal.
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July 8



JULY 8

Celebrity World Vol. 4 No. 256, July 8, 1996
On the Cover: Jaclyn Jose

 

Events that happened on July 8:

1929 – Dwight Filley Davis (1879-1945), the would-be founder of the Davis Cup of international tennis, replaced Henry Lewis Stimson (1867-1950) as governor-general of the Philippines. Stimson opposed the idea of giving independence to the Philippines.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 8:

1932 – Joaquin Bernas Jesuit priest, lawyer and constitutionalist – in Baao, Camarines Sur.

1959 – Chat Silayan (real name Rosario Silayan), actress – in Manila (d. April 23, 2006).





Chat Silayan (with Connie Reyes on the inset)
on the cover of Parade Vol. 4 No. 8, July 21, 1982 issue.

 

1961 – Ces Oreña-Drilon (born Cecilia Victoria Oreña), award-winning broadcast journalist and newscaster – in Manila.

Newscaster Cecilia Victoria “Ces” Oreña-Drilon with her husband, painter Peter “Rock’ Drilon,
on the cover of Celebrity World February 19, 1996 issue.

1963 – William “Whilce” Portacio, Filipino-American comic book writer and artist, co-creator of the X-Men character Bishop, and co-founder of Image Comics – in Sangley Point, Cavite.

Whilce Portacio (with his original creation “Stone” on the background)
on the cover of Philippine Hobbyist No. 2, August 1999 issue.

 

Valentina

Ang supervillain na si Valentina,
katha ni Mars Ravelo,
na iginuhit ni Nestor P. Redondo
sa taklob-pahina ng Pilipino Komiks
Blg. 81 (Hulyo 8, 1950)

          Sa kasaysayan ng komiks sa Pilipinas, sino ang hindi makakakilala kay Valentina? Siya ang babaeng-ahas, ang unang kakaibang nilalang na nakalaban ni Darna (na nagsimula sa Pilipino Komiks Blg. 77, Mayo 13, 1950). Batay sa likhang nobela ni Mars Ravelo, si Valentina ay anak nina Miguel at Doray. Isa siyang nilalang na ang mga buhok sa ulo ay mga makamandag na ahas, katulad ng mythical gorgon na si Medusa. Naging masamang gabay niya si Kobra, isang nilalang na may ulo ng huklubang babae at katawan ng isang malaking sawa. Nauutusan ni Valentina ang lahat ng uri ng mga ahas, kaya tinatawag siya ni Kobra na “diyosa ng mga ahas.”

          Sa orihinal na komiks, siya ay kinatakutan at kinamuhian ng mga tao at ng tanging lalaking kaniyang minahal, si Edwardo. Ito ang nagbunsod sa kaniya sa kasamaan. Nagawa niya ring paslanging ang kaniyang mga magulang, at tinangka niyang lipulin ang mga tao at gawin ang buong daigdig na pugad ng mga ahas. Pinigilan siya ni Darna. Sa huli, isang malakas na lindol ang lumipol sa kaniyang mga kampon, at nang masukol siya ni Darna, siya ay nagpatiwakal, nagpatihulog sa bangin kung saan niya itinapon ang mga bangkay ng kaniyang mga magulang.

Ang ikalawang labas ng “Darna”
kung saan inilarawan ang kaniyang kapanganakan na nabasa
sa mga pahina ng Pilipino Komiks Blg. 78 (Mayo 27, 1950).

          Sa pinilakang-tabing, ang karakter na Valentina ay ginampanan ng mga sumusunod: Cristina Aragon (Darna, 1951), Celia Rodriguez (Lipad, Darna, Lipad! 1973), Pilar Pilapil (Darna, 1991) at Pilita Corales (Darna: Ang Pagbabalik, 1994). Sa television naman ay sina Alessandra de Rossi (2005) at Iwa Moto (2009-2010) ang mga gumanap sa papel na Valentina.
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Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier
(for the film The Prince and the Showgirl)
on the cover of Life July 8, 1957 issue.

Picture Trivia  


          Actor-director Laurence Olivier and Hollywood sex goddess Marilyn Monroe made a film together – The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). Olivier admired and praised Monroe saying: “a brilliant comedienne, which to me means she is also an extremely skilled actress.” He, however, criticized Monroe’s drama coach, Paula Strasberg, for being worthless and a fake. Monroe’s portrayal of the showgirl name Elsie Marina was lauded especially in Europe, where she won the David Donatello, the Italian equivalent of the American Academy Award, and also the French Crystal Star Award.

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June 28



JUNE 28

Espesyal Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 45, Hunyo 28, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang komiks na “Milagrosa”
na pinagtambalan nina Nestor Redondo at Tony Zuñiga

GLIMPSE OF THE PAST

A portrait of Jean Simmons (1929-2010) on the cover of Time June 28, 1948 issue.

Events that happened on June 28:

1848 – Wedding day of Dr. Jose Rizal’s parents, Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonzo Realonda.

2008 – Manny Pacquiao knocked out David Diaz on the ninth round in the fight dubbed as “Lethal Combination,” to become the WBC Lightweight champion and the first Asian five-division world boxing champion.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 28:

1861 – Jose Luna, doctor and medical officer in the Philippine-American War – in Trozo, Manila (d. January 21, 1917).

1959 –Gina Alajar (Regina Alitiit), actress and director – in Manila.

Young teen Gina Alajar on the covers of Movie King Showbiz Magazine (with Mike Bilbao), July 17, 1973, and Teens Weekly, February 22, 1974.

1983 – Maui Taylor (real name Maureen Anne Rodriguez Tupaz), model, singer and actress – in Brighton, East Sussex, England.

Maui Tayloron the covers of FHM Philippines April 2002 (left) and November 2005 (right),
and on p. 27 of 18 magazine Vol. 1 No. 1, September 2003 (center),
voted as No. 3 among the “10 Most Fantasized Female Star.”

ILLUSTRATED STORIES (NG ATLAS PUBLICATIONS)

Tagalog Illustrated Stories (dating

Tagalog klasiks) Taon 54 Blg. 2752,

Hunyo 28, 2004



Ilan sa mga huling “komiks” na inilimbag ng Atlas Publications
na hindi na nilagyan ng petsa: Pilipino IS Taon 59 Blg. 3240,
Tagalog IS Taon 54 Blg. 2774, at Espesyal IS Taon 53 Blg. 2613.

Ang Tagalog Illustrated Stories ay ang dating Tagalog Klasiks. Nagbagong mukha ito sa mga unang taon ng ika-21 siglo. Sa unti-unting pagkawala ng babasahing pangmasa na “komiks,” tanging iilan sa mga inilalathala ng Atlas Publications ang nalabi sa sirkulasyon. Sa di mawaring dahilan, ang katawagang “komiks” o “klasiks” ay pinalitan ng “illustrated stories.” Ang Espesyal Komiks ay naging Espesyal Illustrated Stories, ang Hiwaga Komiks ay naging Hiwaga Illustrated Stories, atbp. Tumagal lamang ang mga ito hanggang taong 2006. Sa huling dalawang taon, hindi na nilalagyan ng petsa ang mga inililimbag na “komiks” na taliwas sa nakaugalian. Dito lalong nawalan ng halaga ang mga komiks. Ito ay dahil sa panuntunang (ng mga collectors) na ang nakatatak na petsa, maliban sa nilalaman, ang nagbibigay halaga sa mga babasahing ito sa paglipas ng panahon. Ang Pilipino Komiks naman na naging Pilipino Illustrated Stories, nang lumaon, ay nagkaroon na lamang ng mga “specialized issues” na naglalaman ng mga “illustrated” information tungkol sa mga napapanahong mga bagay o pangyayari.

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Sina Anne Curtis at Jasmine Curtis-Smith,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Meg
(June 2011)

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang magkapatid na Anne Curtis at Jasmine Curtis-Smith ay half-Australian at half-Filipina. Ang kanilang mga magulang ay sina James Ernest Curtis-Smith at Carmencita Ojales. Si Anne ay ipinanganak sa Yarrawonga, na 268 kilometers ang layo sa Melbourne (parehong nasa Victoria, Australia) kung saan naman ipinanganak ang kaniyang nakababatang kapatid na si Jasmine.
          Alam niyo ba kung ano ang agwat ng kanilang edad? Siyam na taon at pitong linggo.

 

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June 17



JUNE 17

Tagalog Klasiks Taon 1 Blg. 25, Hunyo 17, 1950
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang dibuho ni Nestor Redondo para sa wakasang kuwentong “Ang Ginto sa Isla Negro” na siya rin ang gumuhit sa mga pahinang panloob.



Events that happened on June 17:

1961 – Lapulapu, Cebu and Lucena, Quezon Province were declared cities by virtue of Republic Act No. 3134 and No. 3278 respectively.

1967 – Agusan Province was divided into – Agusan del Norte (with Butuan as capital) and Agusan del Sur (with Prosperidad as capital) – by virtue of Republic Act No. 4979.

1967 – Cadiz, Negros Occidental and Tangub, Misamis Occidental were declared cities by virtue of Republic Act No. 4849 and No. 5131 respectively.

 

Personalities and celebrities born on June 17:

1863 – Rafael del Pan, lawyer, journalist, politician and the first Filipino criminologist – in Intramuros, Manila (d. May 12, 1915)

1877 – Manuel Tinio, revolutionary general in the Philippine-American War, government official and politician – in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija (d. February 22, 1924)

1911 – Manuel Arguilla, literary writer – in Bauang, La Union (d. 1944).

A view of present-day Corregidor Island
On the cover of Mabuhay (June 1994).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that the island of Corregidor is shaped very much like a tadpole? Indeed. It is a strategic island known as “The Rock” because of its rocky landscape. During the 13th century it was occupied and used as fortress by Chinese pirates, but they were driven out by Muslim Filipinos. For a time under Spanish rule, it was not only used as defense fortress and penal colony, but also as a docking station where ships had their papers inspected and “corrected,” hence the name Corregidor, which is Spanish for “corrector.” At the onset and during World War II, Corregidor was so saturated with bombing that the entire topography of the island was altered. Indeed, Corregidor, which endured more than 4,000 tons of bombs per square kilometer was the most concentratedly bombed island in the South Pacific during World War II.