November 25



NOVEMBER 25

MOD Filipina Vol. 21 No. 899, November 25, 1988
On the cover: Lorelei “Lorie” Degala Yumol

Nobyembre 25 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 25, 1910, ang Insular Life Assurance Company, ang kauna-unahang Insurance company na pagmamay-ari ng Filipino, ay itinatag sa Echague, Quiapo, Manila, nina Antonio Ma. Barretto at Leon Mooser.

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          Ang pagsusulit sa kauna-unahang National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) ay sinimulang ay ginanap noong Nobyembre 25, 1973. Ito ay naging isang napakainam na panunutunan ng pagbabatayan ng mga mag-aaral, at maging ng mga educational institution, sa pagkuha ng tamang academic courses. Dahil dito, tumaas ang kalidad ng mga nagtatapos sa mga kolehiyo at pamantasan. Datapuwa’t inalis ito sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 7731 noong Hunyo 1, 1994.

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SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

CRAF Klasix Taon 1 Blg. 20 Nobyembre 25, 1964
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Marko Bandido”
na isinulat nina Francisco V. Coching at Medy Tarnate na iginuhit ni Federico Javinal

Personalities and celebrities born on November 25:

1868 – Moises Salvador, Mason, propagandist and martyr – in San Sebastoan, Manila (d. January 11, 1897).


1928 – Lilia Dizon (real name Claire Carolina Dizon Strauss), Filipino-American actress – in Pampanga.

Lilia Dizon (with Teody Belarmino, for the film Tininti del Barrio)
on the the cover of Ilang-Ilang (June 8, 1950).

1934 – Jose T. Almonte, military man and government official – in Albay.


1970 – Vince Hizon (full name Vicente Paul Bowie Hizon), Filipino-American basketball player, television host and product endorser – in Orange County, California.

Vince Hizon
on the cover of Celebrity World (July 15, 1996).

 

The 10th Anniversary cover (November 25, 1946),
featuring a girl reading the first issue of Life.

Picture Trivia

          The general interest magazine Life was established on January 4, 1883. It was bought by Time magazine founder Henry Luce in 1936. It underwent a change of face when it was re-launched on November 23, 1936. This was the third magazine published by Luce following Time and Fortune.
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