November 17



NOVEMBER 17

Savvy Vol. 3 No.18, November 17, 1997
On the Covers: Regine Velasquez

 

Nobyembre 17 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 17, 1891, si Eulogio Despujol ay naging governor-general ng Pilipinas. Si Despujol ang nag-utos na ipatapon si Gat. Jose Rizal sa Dapitan, Zamboanga, at ipagbawal ang pamamahagi at pagbabasa ng mga isinulat ni Rizal.

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Isang ilustrasyon ng mga haka-haka tungkol sa
nangyaring trahedya sa paggawa ng Manila Film Center,
tampok sa taklob-paphina ng Money Asia (November 16, 1998)

          Naganap ang isang trahedya noong Nobyembre 17, 1981, habang ginagawa ang Manila Film Center. Nakaroon ng aksidente nang mabuwag ang scaffoldings at bumagsak ang ibinubuhos na simento sa ibabang bahagi ng ginagawang gusali. Maraming haka-haka ang sumulpot tungkol sa naturang pangyayari. May nagsasabi na maraming nailibing ng buhay sa aksidente na umano’y hindi na hinukay upang makuha ang bangkay. Dahil dito nagsulputan din ang mga “urban legends” tungkol sa pangyayari, na nagmumulto raw ang mga nailibing sa ilalim ng Manila Film Center. Sangkatutak na imbestigasyon na ang ginawa, maging ng mga kritiko ng dating Unang Ginang Imelda Marcos, subalit ang tanging napatunayan ay walang nawawala sa 169 na manggagawa sa naturang gusali nang madaling-araw na maganap ang aksidente, at lahat ng nasawi sa trahedya ay nailibing ng maayos.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979) and his first wife Mary Todhunter (1907-1999),
on the cover of Life (November 17, 1958).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 17:

1907 – Marcos “Marking” V. Agustin, guerrilla leader, World War II veteran and public servant – in Sara, Iloilo.

1917 – Diocoro L. Umali, National Scientist and “Father of Philippine Plant Breeding” (d. July 1, 1992).

1933 – Manuel “Manoling” Morato, Spanish-Filipino government official and public servant.

1934 – Oscar V. Cruz, Catholic Church official and socio-political critic – in Balanga, Bataan.

1966 – Alvin Patrimonio (full name Alvin Vergara Patrimonio), basketball player known as “The Captain” and PBA-MVP (1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997) – in Quezon City.

1966 – Kate Ceberano, Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter – in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

1971 – Lala Montelibano (real name Elizabeth Southers), actress – in Olingapo City, Zambales.

Lala Montelibano
featured in late 1980s pocket calendars.



1974 – Abbygale Arenas-De Leon (birth name Abbygale Williamson Arenas), supermodel, beauty queen and 1997 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant “Miss Photogenic) – in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Abbygale Arenas
on the cover of MOD Filipina (June 26, 1992).

 

1976 – Miguel Syjuco (full name Miguel Augusto Gabriel Jalbuena Syjuco), award-winning novelist – in Iloilo.

1984 – Amanda Evora, Filipino-American figure skater – in New York, New York.

1994 – Emmanuelle Vera (full name Zoe Emmanuelle Camcam Vera), singer-songwriter and actress.



Rihanna on the cover of Esquire
(November 2011).

Picture Trivia

          In 2011, the sixth music album of Rihanna (full name Robyn Rihanna Fenty) titled Talk That Talk was released. Its lead single “We Found Love” topped the music charts in 18 countries and was on the Top 10 in more than 30 countries. It also topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks. This was the “longest-running number one single” in 2011.

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