November 16



NOVEMBER 16

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 29, November 16, 2004
On the Cover: The Incredibles with Judy Ann Santos as Krystala (inset)

Nobyembre 16 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 16, 1904, ang Yguahat Penal Settlement (na nang lumaon ay tinawag na Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm) ay itinatag ng Philippine Commission sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Ang Amerikanong si K. J. Shields and kauna-unahan nitong tagapamahala.

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Personalities and celebrities born on November 16:

1890 – Elpidio Quirino, second President of the Republic of the Philippines (1948-1953) – in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (d. February 29, 1956).

1934 – Isagani M. Yambot, journalist and newspaper publisher – in Tagbilaran City, Bohol (d. March 2, 2012).

1943 – Pedro Adigue Jr. world champion boxer – in Bontod, Palanas, Masbate.

1950 – Manuel “Way Kurat” E. Zamora, agriculturist, farmer and politician – in Compostela Valley.

1982 – Nonito Donaire, Filipino champion professional boxer known as “The Filipino Flash” – in Talibon, Bohol.



Ang “Tsimosang Pipi” ni Antonio S. Velasquez,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Hiwaga Komiks
Blg. 134 (Nobyember 16, 1955)
na iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala.

Ang “Tsismosang Pipi”

          Masasabing isang kakaibang kuwento ang “Tsismosang Pipi,” dahil sa pamagat pa lamang ay malilito na ang isipan ng makakarinig. Unang lumabas ang nobelang komiks na ito noong Nobyembre 16, 1955 sa mga pahina ng Hiwaga Komiks. Ito ay isinulat ni A. S. Vel (buong pangalan Antonio S. Velasquez) at iginuhit ni Alfredo “Fred” Alcala at (sa ibang pagkakataon) ni Teny Henson.

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Anthony Geary (as Luke Spencer),
Genie Francis (Laura Webber), and
Elizabeth Taylor (guest character Helena Cessadine)
for the television soap opera General Hospital,
on the cover of People Weekly (November 16, 1981).

Picture Trivia

          The television series General Hospital, which started on April 1, 1963, is considered as the “longest running soap opera” in the United States. The husband and wife team of Frank and Doris Hursley conceptualized the soap opera that revolved around the events and circumstances inside a “general hospital.” Hence, the title.
          Do you know that renowned actress Elizabeth Taylor is an avid fan of General Hospital? For this, she appeared in one episode of the soap opera. This was on the November 17, 1981 episode during the wedding of Luke Spencer (played by Anthony Geary) and Laura Webber (Genie Francis). In the wedding, the guest character Helena Cessadine (Elizabeth Taylor) gave a curse. It was recorded as the “most-watched event in daytime soap opera history.”

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