May 26



MAY 26

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 22 No. 5, May 26, 1998
On the cover: Daniel Pasia & Mickey Ferriols

Inset: Nicolas Cage

Events that happened on May 26:

1949 – The town of Cavite was declared a city by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 547.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 26:

1821 – Jose Felipe del Pan, editor of Diario de Manila (d. November 23, 1891).

1859 – Felipe Agoncillo, lawyer, patriot and first Filipino diplomat – in Taal, Batangas (d. September 29, 1941).

1870 – Felipe Salvador, Bulacan revolutionary leader and martyr – in Baliwag, Bulacan (d. April 15, 1912).

1897 - Gugo (real name Emiliano Rivera Alcova), actor and comedian.
1899 – Juan F. Nakpil, foremost architect, Republic Cultural Heritage Awardee (1971) and first National Artist for Architecture (1973) – in Quiapo, Manila (d. May 7, 1986).

1951 – William “Bogs” Adornado, professional basketball player, PBA “Most Valuable Player” (1975), and national team member – in Legaspi City, Alnay.



William “Bog” Adornado
on the cover of Sports Weekly Magazine (October 18, 1981)

 

1987 – Bangs Garcia (real name Valerie Pablo Garcia), actress and model – in Davao City.

Bangs Garcia

on the covers of two FHM Philippines (May 2009 and October 2013)

 



Janis Joplin on the cover of
Newsweek (May 26, 1969).

Picture Trivia

          On her prime, singer-songwriter Janis Joplin (1943-1970) was called “The Queen of Rock and Roll” at “The Queen of Psychedelic Soul.” It’s just so unfortunate that Joplin was among the many great musical artists ruined and killed by drugs. Joplin died of heroin overdose on October 4, 1970.           Do you know that Joplin had a duet with the legendary Tina Turner? It happened in 1969, at the time when Joplin’s career was starting to pick-up, during the Thanksgiving Day concert of the Rolling Stone at the Madison Square Garden.         

 

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