October 21



OCTOBER 21

Time Vol. 88 No.17, October 21, 1996
On the Covers: President Ferdinand E. Marcos

 

Oktubre 21 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 21, 1964, ginawaran ang boksingerong Filipino na si Anthony Villanueva ng medalyang pilak (silver medal) sa bantamweight division sa Tokyo Olympics.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

The 33-year-old Captain Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) when he was in the U.S. Army,
on the cover of Modern Screen (October 1944).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on October 21:

1923 – Cesar Adib Majul, academician and historical writer – in Aparri, Cagayan (d. October 11, 2003).

1926 – Olivia Cenizal (real name Gloria Pagtakhan Maigue), actress – in Imus, Cavite (d. April 14, 2008).

1937 – Hilarion “Larry” Silva – amateur boxer, actor, comedian and politician – in Manila (d. April 27, 2004).

1962 – Rory B. Quintos, film director – in Manila.

 

1985 – Rainier Castillo (full name Rainier Joseph Diaz Castillo), actor, singer, dancer and model – in Quezon City.

Rainier Castillo
on the cover of True Horoscope Stories (February 27, 2004).

 



Clint Eastwood (for the film Joe Kidd)
on the cover of Film Review (October 1972).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that in 1972, when Sean Connery said he would no longer appear in film as James Bond, the role of British Agent 007 was offered to Clint Eastwood? Eastwood, however, declined saying the role of James Bond is appropriate only to a British actor. He instead did the film Joe Kidd that flopped in the box office.

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September 21



SEPTEMBER 21

Money Asia Vol. 3 No. 30, September 21, 1998)
On the Cover: BSP Governor Gabriel Singson stands on “No to Forex Controls”
(Illustration by Friedrich R. Varela).

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST


Two young girls, survivors,
of the Magnitude 7.1 earthquake that occurred in
in Bou'in-Zahra, Qazvin Province, Iran, on September 1,1962, killing 12,225 people
on the cover of Life (September 21, 1962).

Setyembre 21 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 21, 1972, inilagay ni Pangulong Ferdinand E. Marcos ang boong Pilipinas sa ilalim ng Batas Militar sa pamamagitan ng Proclamation No. 1081. Ginawa niya ito upang iligtas ang republika sa tuluyang pagbagsak sa gitna ng magkabi-kabilang panganib.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 21:

1935 – Benjamin S. Abalos Sr, politician and chairman of the Commission on Elections (June 5, 2002 – October 1, 2007) – in Pangasinan.

1955 – Marjorie Evasco, poet – in Maribojoc, Bohol.

1966 – Ramil Gallego, billiards player – in Bacolod City.

1990 – Ivan Anthony Dorschner, American-Filipino actor and model – in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.



U.S. President Ronald Reagan,
on the cover of Time (September 21, 1981).

Picture Trivia

          The 40th president of the United States of America, Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004), is considered by majority American public opinion as one of the “best president” of their nation. In his own public admission, President Reagan said he has learned a lot from his best friend, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos regarding statesmanship and leadership. Foremost among these is to put the welfare of the majority over and above those of the ruling elite or the oligarchy.           Writing down a diary of each day of his presidency, all accounts of events and incidents, is an advice that he followed from Marcos. The collection of the accounts in his diary, published on May 2007 and titled The Reagan Diaries, became a bestseller.
          Remember that on his first term as president, on March 30, 1981, there was an assassination attempt on his life. The bullet barely missed his heart. Reagan is the first U.S. president that lived after an assassination attempt. After this, Reagan gained the highest approval rating in the history of U.S. presidency, and was elected for a second term.
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Quote of the Day

“We used to pride ourselves on being a generation of fighters. Today, we are called upon to become a generation of builders. Our mission is to build these foundations that will replace the bamboo supports of our agricultural economy, in the phrase of Rizal, with the bases of concrete and steel on which can rest a modern civilization and a fuller life of our people. This is central to the task of development.” – President Ferdinand E. Marcos.



President Ferdinand Marcos and his rallying message on the back cover
of the Ministry of Public Works & Highways Annual Report (1982),
and an inside page featuring the building of the Atugan Bridge in Mindanao.

January 17

   


 

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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