ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED

ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED 

 

          The magazine covers featured in this series are quite unique. The title explains it all, you’ll see beautiful Filipina celebrities on the covers of magazines quite naked but exposing no private parts. Browse through the covers and let the atoms of your imaginations do the rest.

Janice Jurado

Exotic! Euphoric! Erotic!

Janice Jurado
on the cover of Boobs at Keps No. 3, March 1990.

 

Rosanna Roces

Tattooed angel with crystal wings on a white-silken bed. Hmmm....

Rosanna Roces
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. Vol. 21 No. 9, June 24, 1997.

 

Rufa Mae Quinto

Balloons! Balloons! Take away those balloons!

Rufa Mae Quinto
on the cover of Sexy Movie Stars Vol. 1 No. 7, September 30, 1997.

 

Nina Lopez

The more beautiful flowers are hidden.

Nina Lopez
on the cover of 10 Vol. 2 No. 13, October 2002.

 

Assunta de Rossi

What’s behind those white feathers? It doesn’t matter. Dressed or naked, she’s a one-of-a-kind beauty.

Assunta de Rossi
on the cover of 10 Vol. 2 No. 14, December 2002.

 

Alma Soriano

The sweetest of flowers needed to be picked.

Alma Soriano
on the cover of 10 Vol. 2 No. 17, May 2003.

 

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December 11




DECEMBER 11

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 25 No. 34, December 11, 2001
On the cover: Danielle Graham

 

Disyembre 11 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 11, 1949, ang Philippine Orthopaedic Association (POA), Inc., na dating kilala bilang Philippine Society for Trauma and Orthopaedics, ay itinatag at ang mga una nitong mga opisyal ay iniluklok sa tungkulin.

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Personalities and celebrities born on December 11:

1903 – Emilio Maria Antonio, poet, editor, newspaper columnist and one-time “King of Balagatasan” – in Bambang, Bulacan, Bulacan (d. May 13, 1967).

1913 – Benjamin C. Gaston, businessman and 1973 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for establishing the Dacongcogon Valley Project, a cooperative for farmers and sugarcane workers – in Silay, Negros Occidental (d. May 30, 1974).

1933 – Nene Pimentel (full name Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr), politician and Senate President (November 11, 2000 – June 30, 2001) – in Claveria, Misamis Oriental. 

Senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel (with his wife Lourdes)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (February 27, 2001).

1964 – Magtanggol Tanjuan Gunigundo I, lawyer and politician – in Quezon City.

1968 – Eula Valdez (full name Maria Julia Amorsolo Valdez), actress – in Manila.

Eula Valdez
on two FHM Philippines covers: May 2004 and July 2011.

 

1974 – Lucy Torres-Gomez (birth name Lucy Marie Martinez Torres), model, dancer, actress, television  host and politician – in Ormoc City, Leyte.

Lucy Torres-Gomez
on the covers of MOD (July 22, 2005), Marie Claire Philippines (November 2006) and Metro (September 2008).

1975 – Ian Galliguez, English teacher, writer, actress and online marketer – in Manila.

1981 – Halina Perez (real name Vanessa Mae Ann Uri), actress and model – in Santa Maria, Laguna (d. March 4, 2004).

Halina Perez

on the of 10 Magazine (2002) and Maximo (April 2003).)

1989 – Sam Pinto (Samuelle Lynne Acosta Pinto), model, actress and comedienne – in Parañaque City.

Sam Pinto
on the covers (from left to right) of FHM Philippines (July 2010 & December 2011),

Total Fitness Philippines (October 2010), and Cosmopolitan Philippines (April 2011).

1989 – Gwendoline Gaelle Sandrine Ramos Ruais, French-Filipino fashion model and 2011 Miss World First Runner-Up – in Muntinlupa City.

Gwendoline Ruais (with Manny Pacquiao)

on the cover of People Asia (December 2011 – January 2012



 

Bette Midler on the cover of
TV Guide (December 11-17, 1993).

Picture Trivia

          In 1993, Bette Midler appeared in the musical television film Gypsy as Rose Elizabeth Thompson Hovick, the mother of gypsy artist, entertainer and vedette striptease performer Rose Lee (real name Rose Louise Hovick, 1911-1970). For her portrayal, Midler won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Televition Film.

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August 16

AUGUST 16


Chinatown East Vol. 1 No. 29, August 16, 1982
On the Cover: Badminton Champion and stockbroker Danny So

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST



Elizabeth Ruth “Betty” Grable (1916-1973)
on the cover of Look (August 16, 1949).



 

Agosto 16 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 16, 1893, itinatag nina Valeriano Solis, Ramon Fernandez at Andres Frois ang Teatro Zorilla, isang tanghalang naging popular sa pagpapalabas ng mga operas at konsiyerto ng musika.

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          Ang Rizal Law, na naglalayong isama sa curricula ng mga paaralan ang paksa tungkol sa buhay at mga gawa ng pambansang bayaning si Dr. Jose Rizal na pinagtibay ng Kongreso ng Pilipinas noong Hunyo 12, 1956, ay ipinatupad noong Agosto 16, 1956.

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          Isang malakas na lindol (Intensity VIII), na ang epicenter ay sa Moro Gulf, ay tumama sa Mindanao at naging sanhi ng isang tsunami na kumitil sa mahigit 3,000 katao (humigit-kumulang 3,000 pa ang nawawala) at sumira sa kabahayan ng 20,000 pamilya.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 16:

1843 – Jose Enriquez Basa, lawyer, judge, teacher and delegate to the Malolos Constitution (d. May 7, 1912).

1935 – Carlos Velasco Badion, basketball player known as “Bad Boy” and national team player – in Lubao, Pampanga (d. June 20, 2002).

1950 – Roque Federizon Lee (better known as Roxlee), cartoonist, painter, animator, film maker and rock musician – in Naga City.

1959 – Jess Lapid Jr (Jesse Lloyd Flake Lapid), actor, fight director and scuba-diving instructor – in Angeles City, Pampanga.

1963 - Erin Tañada (full name Lorenzo Reyes Tañada III), lawyer and politician – in Quezon City.

1968 – Vilma Beltran Vitug, actress, model and businesswoman – in Pampanga.

Vilma Vitug
on the covers of Scene (February 1983, courtesy of Ms. Vilma Vitug), Pinoy Playboy (November 23, 1983),
and Sports World (January 28, 1984).

1976 – Jomari Yllana (Full name Jose Maria Garchitorena Yllana), actor, model and concert producer – in Manila.



Jomari Yllana (with former wife Aiko Melendez)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (February 8, 2000)

1978 – Ariel S. Tabag, poet, fictionist and musician.

1980 – Ynez Veneracion (Sheryl del Rosario), actress.

Ynez Venaracion
on the covers of Sexy Movie Stars (November 11, 1997) and 10 Magazine (May 2006).

1990 – Melissa Carmen Bulanhagui, Filipino-American figure skater – in Philadephia, Pennsylvannia.

1994 – Tippy Dos Santos (full name Stephanie Denise Esquivias Dos Santos), Filipino-American singer and actress – in Houston, Texas.

 

 

Maja Salvador on the cover of
Speed (August 2009).

Picture Trivia

          Maja Salvador got her first leading role in the the ABS-CBN afternoon TV series Nagsimula sa Puso (2009-2010), a remake of the 1990 film of the same title starring Hilda Koronel.
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August 6




AUGUST 6

Bagong Babae Magasin Taon 2 Blg. 105, Agosto 6, 1985
Nasa taklob-pahina si Cristina Crisol

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

A portrait of the American actress Doris Kenyon (1897-1979)
Illustrated by Karl van Buskirk,
on the cover of Photoplay (August 1926).

 

Agosto 6 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 6, 1762, inilipat ni Simon de Anda y Salazar (1701-1776), pansamantalang gumaganap bilang Spanish governor, ang pamahalaan sa Bacoor, Pampanga, sa panahon ng pananakop ng mga British sa Manila.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 6:

1875 – Sixto de los Angeles, medico-legal practitioner and Third Philippine legislature representative – inSan Mateo, Rizal (d. December 23, 1945)

1944 – Inday Badiday (Lourdes Jimenez Carvajal), journalist, television host and “Queen of Philippine Showbiz Talk Show” – in Manila (d. September 26, 2003).


1954 – Gary Valenciano (full name Edgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano), singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and dancer – in Manila

Gary Valenciano
on the cover of Plus! (March 1996).

1983 – Clarisse Mercado (real name Cristina Generoso), actress and model – Cavite.

Clarisse Mercado

on the covers of 10 Magazine (February 2005 and January 2006).

 

1986 – JV Casio (full name Joseph Evans Casio), basketball player – in Makati City.

 

Si Cristine Reyes, tampok sa taklob-pahina
ng Bannawag (Agosto 8, 2011)

Picture Trivia

          Noong 2011, gumanap si Cristine Reyes sa papel na Charmaine dela Costa-Escaler, isang pinagtaksilang asawa, sa pelikulang No Other Woman, kung saan siya ang pangunahing bituin sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, kasama sina Derek Ramsay at Anne Curtis sa direksyon ni Ruben S. Bayani. Ang No Other Woman ay ang “second highest-grossing film” ng 2011 sa Pilipinas. Nang taon ding iyon, napagwagian naman si Reyes ang gawad bilang “Breakthrough Female Artist” ng Yahoo! Philippines OMG! Awards.

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April 20



April 20

Savvy Vol. 4 No. 3, April 20, 1998

On the Cover: China Cojuangco

 

Events that happened on April 20

1578 – Brunei was declared a vassal state of Spain by Governor-general Francisco de Ande after defeating Sultan Seif-ur-Rijal

1654 – The cornerstone of the Manila Cathedral was put in place by archibishop Miguel Poblete.

1898 – Spain declared war on the United States.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 20:

1874 – Servillano Aquino, Tarlac revolutionary general – in Concepcion, Tarlac (February 3, 1959).

1978 – Jaypee de Guzman (full name Jaypee James Tragico de Guzman), actor.

1953 – Nanette Inventor (real name Agness Maritza Inventor), singer, comedian and actress – in Manila.

1981 – Sheree (real name Cherry Hazel Bautista Agustin), singer, actress and model – Cagayan de Oro City. 

Sheree

on the covers of 10 (October 2004) and Maxim Philippines (April 2007).





Audrey Hepburn on the cover of Life (April 20, 1962).

Picture Trivia

          British Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn (real name Audrey Kathleen Ruston, 1929-1993) was born in Ixelles, a district in Brussels, Belgium. During her childhood, at the height of World War II, she and her family suffered hardship and transferred from one residence to another in Belgium, England and the Netherlands. Her childhood experiences during the war gave Hepburn the inspiration to dedicate a part of her life to social and humanitarian works for UNICEF.           Hepburn’s star began to shine in Hollywood after her performance in the film Gigi (1951), followed by Roman Holiday (1953), where she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway play Ondine (1954). She is one among a few who have won awards in Oscar, Tony, Emmy at Grammy.
          In 1961, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of Holly Golightly, an extraordinary New York City call girl, for the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Truman Capote, who wrote the novel from which the film was based, said the role is not suited for Hepburn but for Marilyn Monroe. Although Hepburn also said “I can’t play a hooker” in passing, she was still chosen for the lead role. The character she portrayed didn’t have much sexual innuendos, but she was nominated for the Academy Best Actress Award, and Holly Golightly became an iconic symbol in American cinema.

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March 1



ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)

Ang Buwan ng March

          Alam nating ang buwan ng March o Marso sa Wikang Kastila at Pilipino ang pangatlong buwan ng taon sa Gregorian Calendar. Subali’t alam niyo ba na hindi ito ang kalakaran noong sinaunang panahon? Sa sinaunang Roman Calendar, tinatawag itong Martius bilang parangal sa diyos ng digmaan ng mga Romano na si Mars (Ares sa mga Griyego). Noon, ang buwan ng Martius ang unang buwan ng taon at iniaalay ito kay Romulus, ang legendary founder ng Roma.

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          Ang Bagong Taon noong panahon ng mga Romano ay ipinagdiriwang sa araw ng Marso 25. Ito ay matapos ang Vernal Equinox kung saan magsisimula ng humaba ang araw kaysa gabi.

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          Sa kasalukuyan, ang buwan ng Marso ay karaniwang simula ng tag-araw. Sa buwang ito karaniwang tumataas ang temperature ng kapaligiran. Sa Pilipinas, ito rin ang karaniwang buwan ng pagtatapos ng mga klase sa paaralan at ang simula ng summer vacation.

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          Ang daffodil at jonquil ang mga flowers of the month ng Marso, samantalang ang aquamarine at bloodstone ang mga itinuturing na birthstones.

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March 1

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 45, March 1, 2005
On the cover: Biboy Ramirez & Nadine Samonte

 



The Boys’ Life, the “Boys’ and Boy Scouts’ Magazine”
Volume 1 Number 1, dated March 1, 1911.

FIRST ISSUE

The Boy’s Life is a twice-a-month magazine of the Boy Scouts of America. It was founded by George S. Barton of Sommerville, Massachasetts. The supposedly first issue came off the press on January 1, 1911, but the magazine’s recognized “first edition” was dated March 1, 1911, where the cover is John Carisford’s “The Lost Express.”



Events that happened on March 1

 

1782 – The “Tobacco Monopoly” was formally organized by Governor-General Jose Basco y Vargas.

1859 – The first issue of La Ilustracion Filipina, a forthnightly publication that first to feature pictures and illustrations, was released.

1884 – The first issue of La Semana Elegante, the first weekly newspaper in the Philippines, was established by Don Pedro Groizard.

1888 – Petition made and signed by 810 natives and mestizos demanding the immediately expulsion of friars of different religious orders and the archbishop, and the confiscation of the friar estates.

1950 – Radio station DZBB of the Republic Broadcasting System, Inc., aired its first newscast from the second floor of the Calvo Building in Escolta, Manila. It was driven by the vision of former American war correspondent Robert Stewart, better known as “Uncle Bob.”

Personalities and celebrities born on March 1:

1870 – Macario de Leon Sakay, general and miltary leader in the Philippine revolution against Spain and in the Philippine-American War (1899-1902) – In Tondo, Manila. (d. January 9, 1907)

1931 – Ang Kiukok, Filipino-Chinese painter and National Artist for Visual Arts (2001), in Davao City (d. May 9, 2005).

1954 – Tina Revilla (full name Maria Cristina Revilla), actress – in Manila.

 Tina Revilla
on the cover of Song Cavalcade and Top Melodies (with Jay Ilagan, February 18, 1972)
and TV Times (August 29-September 4, 1976)

 

1980 – Cassandra Ponti (Lejanie Palma Anigan), Indian-Filipino model, actress, singerand dancer – Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

Cassandra Ponti
on the cover of 10 (August 2003) and Playboy Philippines (November 2008).



 



Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison of The Doors
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
(March 1, 1991).

Picture Trivia

          Val Kilmer started out as a stage actor. His rise to fame began after his roles in the comedy films Top Secret (1984) and Real Genius (1985). In 1990, Kilmer auditioned for the role of singer-songwriter and band leader Jim Morrison (1943-1971) in the Oliver Stone directorial The Doors, which is about music band with the same name. Kilmer memorized all of Jim Morrison’s song and even made a video singing them. It did not impress Stone, but the former producer of The Doors, Paul Rothchild, was amazed, and the role was given to Kilmer.
          Kilmer’s portrayal of Morrison and his rendition of The Door’s songs were praised by the members of the band. On the other hand, Stone was criticized for the film depiction of Morrison and The Doors, among them, by the band keyboardist, Ray Manzarek.   
 

 

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