To be an Environmentalist, Start With Your Yuletide Garbage

Celebrity World Vol. 3 No. 177, December 26, 1994

On the cover: Sunshine Cruz

A short article about the December birthstone turquoise.

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 19 No. 35, December 26, 1995 – January 2, 1996

On the cover: Aga Muhlach

On Let’s Save Our Planet section of Mr. & Ms., some suggestions on how “To be an environmentalist.....” You can do it. Everybody can do it. “Start with your Yuletide garbage.” Manage your garbage and recycle!

 

“The observers gave this command; the holy ones declared the sentence. This is so all people may know that the Most High GOD rules over every kingdom on earth. GOD gives those kingdoms to anyone He wants, and He chooses people to rule them who are not proud.” – Daniel 4:17, The Everyday Bible, New Century Version.

101 Things Better Than Sex

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 20 No. 31, December 3, 1996

On the cover: Aga Muhlach

Here’s an interesting list – “101 Things Better Than Sex.” Since this, however, was written 21 years ago, I updated some of the entries (in red).

“Young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young; be happy while you are young. Do whatever your heart desires, whatever you want to do. But remember that God will judge you for everything you do.” – Ecclesiastes 11:9, The Everyday Bible, New Century Version.

Let's Save Our Planet: Bio-Intensive Gardening

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 19 No. 26, October 24, 1995

On the cover: (from left to right) Donna Cruz, Aga Muhlach, Donita Rose and Vina Morales

A reprint from of my Celebrity World article of similar title published one-and-a-half years earlier. It is still very much applicable today.

“He gives food to every living creature; His love is eternal. Give thanks to the GOD of heaven; His love is eternal.” – Psalms 136:25-26, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

September 28



SEPTEMBER 28

Mr. & Ms, Vol. 23 No.23, September 28, 1999
On the Front Cover: John Lloyd Cruz and Kaye Abad
On the Back Cover: Aga Muhlach for the Century Tuna print ad

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Silangan Komiks Blg. 10, na may petsang Setyembre 28, 1950,

ang “Prinsipe Ahmad – Anak ni Alladin” na isinulat at iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala.

 

Setyembre 28 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 28, 1965, nagsimulang pumutok ang Bulkang Taal sa Batangas na tumagal ng tatlong araw. Mahigit 2,000 katao ang nasawi at ang lahar ay halos nagwasak sa isang dosenang barrio.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 28:

1897 – Agapito G. Flores, electrician and inventor of the flourescent lamp – in Guiginto, Bulacan (d. 1943).


1910 – Diosdado Pangan Macapagal, President (1961-1965) – in Lubao, Pampanga (d. April 21. 1997).

Former president Diosdado Macapagal
on the cover of Men’s World (June 18, 1990).

 

1910 – Wenceslao Vinzons, editor, public servant and war hero – in Indan (now Vinzons), Camarines Norte (d. July 15, 1942).

1979 – Amanda Griffin (full name Amanda Claire Ricardo Griffin), English-Filipino actress, model and TV personality - in Windsor, Berkshire, England.



Amanda Griffin
on the covers of Mr. & Ms. (March 9, 2004) and Rogue (December 2010).

 

1982 – Emelio Asada Caligdong, football player – in Pototan, Iloilo.

1986 – Jordan Shea Rashad Norwood, Filipino-American football player – Honolulu, Hawaii.

 



Masayori “Masi” Oka (as Hiro Nakamura)
in the TV series na Heroes,
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
(September 28, 2009).

Picture Trivia

          Aside from being an actor that played the role of Hiro Nakamura, one of the “good” mutant heroes in the television series Heroes, Masayori “Masi” Oka is also a mathematician and digitak effects artist. He worked for Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects company of George Lucas. Among the films that he did the computer generated imagery (CGI) are The Perfect Storm (2000), War of the Worlds (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), and the last three Star Wars prequels. Oka’s I.Q. is said to be around 180.

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August 12




AUGUST 12

Continental Komiks Magasin Blg. 92, August 12, 1969
Tampok sa harapang taklob-pahina ang nobelang-komiks na “Baluga” ni Pablo S. Gomez
Nasa likuran naman sina Luis Gonzales at Gloria Romero na gumanap bilang
Pangulong Ferdinand E. Marcos at Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos
para sa pelikulang Pinagbuklod ng Langit.

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Loretta Young (1913-2000) on the cover of Life (August 12, 1946),
one year before she won the Academy Best Actress Award for her portrayal in the film Farmer’s Daughter.

 

Agosto 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 12, 1887, ang Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas (Museum-Library of the Philippines) ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng royal decree. Pinasinayaan ito at nagbukas noong Oktubre 24, 1891 sa Casa de Moneda sa Intramuros, Manila. Ito ang naging Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas (National Library of the Philippines).

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 12:

1969 – Aga Muhlach (full name Ariel Aquino Muhlach), actor and television host – in Manila.

Aga Muhlach
on the cover of of Mr. & Ms. (December 16, 1995 –January 2, 1996).

 

1982 – Iza Calzado (full name Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado), actress, television host and model – in Quezon City.

Iza Calzado
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (May 2008), Runner’s World (September 2010),
Esquire Philippines (November 2011), Breakfast (April-May 2012), and Rogue (July 2012).

1984 – Marian Rivera (full name Marian Gracia Rivera Alonso), actress and commercial model – in Madrid, Spain.

Marian Rivera
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (March 2009), Rogue (July 2009),
Speed (January-February 2010), and Bannawag (January 2, 2012).



1990 – Enzo Pineda (full name Enrico Lorenzo Macam Pineda), dancer and actor – in Quezon City.




Rebecca Romjin-Stamos on the cover of

Cosmopolitan Philippines (August 1999).

Picture Trivia

          Rebecca Romjin-Stamos (nee Rebecca Alie Kuizenga Stamos) was born in Berkeley, California (on November 6, 1972), but she is of Dutch lineage. Her father, Jaap Romjin is a furniture maker from Barneveld, the Netherlands, while her mother, Elizabeth Kuizenga, is an American of Dutch and English ancestry.
          Do you know that she appeared in a 1999 film as herself but uncredited? It was in the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.  

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June 1



ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)

Ang Buwan ng Hunyo

          Ang buwan ng Hunyo o June ay pang-anim na buwan sa Gregorian Calendar. Maraming iba’t-ibang etimolohiya ang pinaniniwalaang pinanggalingan ng pangalan ng buwang ito. Ang June ay dating pang-apat na buwan sa Roman Calendar na sinasabing ipinangalan kay Juno, na kapatid at asawa ng punong-diyos ng mga Romano na si Jupiter. Mayroon ding nagsasabing ito ay mula sa pangalan ni Junius Brutus, isang bayaning nagpalaya sa mga Romano sa mga mananakop na Estruscans noong 510 B.C. Maaari ring mula ito sa tawag sa mababang kalipunan ng Roman Senate na Juniores. Ayon sa manunulang Romano na si Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 B.C. – A.D. 17), ang pangalan ng buwan ay mula sa salitang juvenis na ang ibig sabihin ay “kabataan.” Ang buwang ng June ay laging naiaangkop bilang buwan ng kasalan dahil noon umanong sinaunang panahon, ito ang buwan na pinipili ng mga kabataang magsing-irog na pagdausan ng kanilang kasal.

          Sa Pilipinas, ang Hunyo ay karaniwang buwan kung saan nagsisimula ang tag-ulan. Isang kabalintunaan o irony sapagkat sa buwan ng Hunyo rin itinatakda ang simula ng pasukan sa paaralan. Sa kalakhang bahagi rin ng buwang ito ipinagdiriwang ng Pilipinas ang kaniyang kasaralinlan.

          Ang rosas, higit lalo ang may pulang kulay, ang natatanging bulaklak ng buwan ng Hunyo. Samantalang ang mga birthstones ng buwan ay ang perlas, moonstone at alexandrite.

JUNE 1

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 6, June 1, 2004
On the Front Cover: Aga Muhlach and Kristine Hermosa
On the Back Cover: Kris Aquino for the Kyowa Kitchen Organizer print ad

UNANG LABAS

Ang unang labas ng Men’s Edge (June 1994),
tampok sa taklob-pahina ang supermodel na

si Abbygale Arenas.

Ang Men’s Edge ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong June 1994. Ang magazine na inilimbag ng Moneysaver Multi-Systems Marketing (na siya ring naglabas ng Moneysaver Magazine) ay lumalabas tuwing ikalawang buwan. Ayon na rin sa prologue “From the Staff,” ang magazine na Men’s Edge ay “magazine by men, for men, of men." Naglalaman ito ng mga bagay-bagay na may kinalaman at kaugnayan sa mga kalalakihan, mula kotse, high-tech gadgets, baril, hanggang sa good grooming, action at adventure. Naglalaman din ito ng mga larawan ng naggagandahang babae, katulad ng supermodel na si Abbygale Arenas (ang iba pang itinampok sa unang isyu ay sina Anna Gonzales at Stella White), na siyang unang naging cover girl ng magazine. Ang unang editor-in-chief nito ay si Alexis F. Medina.

Events that happened on June 1:

1580 – Gomez Perez Dasmariñas arrived in Manila to assume the position of governor-general, as appointed by King Philip II (1527-1598).

1649 – The Sumuroy Rebellion against the forced labor imposed by the Spaniards in Samar began.

1903 – Leonard Wood was apponted as the governor of the Muslim provinces in Mindanao.

1966 – Olongapo, Zambales was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No.4695.

1971 – The Constitutional Convention opened at the Manila Hotel.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 1:

1855 – Iñigo Corcuera Regalado, tagalog poet and printer – in Sampaloc, Manila (September 2, 1896)

1873 – Fernando Ma. Guerrero, poet, journalist, editor and founder of La Opinion – in Ermita, Manila (d. June 12, 1929)


1975 – Joanna Ampil, international musical theater actress and singer – in Manila.

Joanna Ampil
on the cover of Celebrity World  (October 7, 1996).

Spider-Man (for the film Spider-Man 2) on

the cover ofTV Star Guide June 2004 issue.

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang Spider-Man 2 (2004) ay gumawa ng record na 40.4-million-dollar ticket sale sa opening day nito. Tinalo nito ang record na ginawa ng Spider-Man (2002).

          Sa mga unang drafts ng script ng Spider-Man 2, hindi lang si Doctor Octopus ang Marvel costumed character na lalabas sa pelikula; kasama rin sina Black Cat, The Lizard at si Harry Osborn bilang ang bagong Green Goblin. Subalit sa suhestiyon ng screen story writer na si Michael Chabon nilimitahan na lamang ito sa labanang Spider-Man at Doctor Octopus.

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April 23




April 23

CRAF Klasix Blg. 7, Abril 23, 1964
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Multo”
Na katha at guhit ni Rosauro Matienzo.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Isang pag-alala sa tatlong namayapang mga bituin ng pinilakang-tabing.
Sa taklob-pahina ng issue ng Orig Showbiz Magazine na may petsang Abril 23, 1983:
Makikita sina Fernando Poe Jr (na namayapa noong December 14, 2004)
at Julie Vega (namayapa noong May 6, 1985),
at sa inset ay si Claudia Zobel (namayapa noong February 10, 1984).



Events that happened on April 23:

1815 – A Spanish royal decree opened the ports of California, Mexico and Peru to the Manila trade, thus ending the monopoly of the Galleon Trade.

1899 – The Battle of Quingua (now Plaridel, Bulacan) where Filipino revolutionary forces led by General Gregorio H. del Pilar defeated the American forces led by J. Franklin Bell.

1905 – The first chapter of the Knights of Columbus in the Philippines was organized by American soldiers led by Richard Campbell. The first Filipinos to become members of the group were Antonio M. Opisso and Anastacio Quijano.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 23:

1850 – Jorge Barlin, first Filipino Catholic bishop (d. September 4, 1909).

1889 – Gerardo Chanco, Tagalog writer and translator (d. October 29, 1922).

1985 – Angel Locsin (real name Angelica Colmenares), film and television actress, commercial model, fashion designer, favorite magazine cover girl, in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

Angel Locsin, the favorite cover girl of most magazines in the Philippines:
(First row, left to right) FHM Philippines (October 2003), Maxim Philippines (May 2008),

Gadgets Philippines (June 2011), and Cosmopolitan Philippines (Oct0ber 2011).

(Second row) MOD (January 28, 2005, August 12, 2005, and March 3, 2006).
(Third row) MOD Girl (December 30, 2005), Hair Asia (Summer 2009),
Woman Today (June 2012), and Bannawag (July 16, 2012).

 



Husband & wife Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzales

on the cover of Mr. & Ms. 26th Anniversary Special

(Vol. 25 No. 51, April 23, 2002)

Larawang Tribiya

           Sina Aga Muhlach (buong pangalan Ariel Aquino Muhlach) at Charlene Gonzales (buong pangalan Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin) ay nagpakasal noong May 24, 2001. At noong 2002, nagsilang si Charlene ng kambal, sina Andres at Atasha Bonnin Muhlach.

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