October 14






OCTOBER 14

MOD Filipina Vol. 21 No. 893, October 14, 1988
On the Cover: Miss Asia-Pacific Quest contestant Ching Mei-tsai

Oktubre 14 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 14, 1943, nagsimula ang Ikalawang Philippine Republic sa ilalim ng Japanese Occupation kung saan si Jose P. Laurel ang nailuklok na pangulo.

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SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Isang naiibang komiks spoof,
ang “Kondor Versus the Seven Dwarfs” ni Alfredo Alcala,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Alcala Komix (Oktubre 14, 1969).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on October 14:

1942 – Evelio Bellaflor Javier, lawyer and politician – in Hamtic, Antique (d. February 11, 1986).

1946 – Joey de Leon (full name Jose Maria Ramos de Leon), actor, comedian, songwriter and television host, in Manila.

1976 – Anthony Jason James “Jayjay” Helterbrand (birth name Lamberto Romero Vivente Jr), basketball player – in San Juan City, Metro Manila.



Silvester Stallone and Sharon Stone together
(for the film The Specialist), on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly (October 14, 1994).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know in what film Silvester Stallone and Sharon Stone were together? This was in the 1994 film The Specialist directed by Luis Llosa.

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July 21



JULY 21

MOD Filipina Vol. 21 No. 933, July 21, 1989
On the Cover: Luisa Ledda Uy

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang full-spread cover illustration ng Alcala Komix
para sa kanilang unang taong anibersayo (Hulyo 21, 1964),
tampok ang “Goya, the Flying Carabao” sa harapang bahagi
at ang mga iba pang pangunahing karakter na lumabas sa komiks na ito sa likurang bahagi.

 

Events that happened on July 21:

1969 – Dipolog (in Zamboanga del Norte) was declared a city and provincial capital by virtue of Republic Act No. 5520.

1974 – The 23rd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant was held at the Folk Arts Theater in Manila. Amparo Munoz of Spain won the pageant with the Philippines’ candidate, Guadalupe Sanchez, among the 12 semi-finalists.



Newly-crowned Miss Universe 1974 Amparo Muñoz of Spain
on the covers of Expressweek (August 8, 1974) and Focus Philippines (August 10, 1974)

 

Personalities and celebrities born on July 21:

1870 – Daniel Maramba, revolutionary leader during the Spanish and American colonization and governor of Pangasinan – in Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan (d. December 27, 1941).

1871 – Praxedes Julia Fernandez, artist and “Queen of Philippine Drama” – in Sta. Cruz, Manila (d. August 22, 1919).

1965 – Edward “Jovy” Marcelo, race car driver (d. May 15, 1992).

1971 – Paco Arescopacochaga (Enrico Luis Victor Santos Arespacochaga), musician and songwriter – in Manila.

Paco Arescopacochaga (with Geneva Cruz)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (December 24, 1996)



Larawang Tribiya

Ang iba’t-ibang larawan ng Bulkang Pinatubo (“Mount Pinatubo’s Many Faces”),
nasa taklob-pahina ng Pilipino Reporter Magasin (Hulyo 21, 1991).

          Ang Mount Pinatubo, na matatagpuan sa malapit sa sugpungang hangganan ng tatlong lalawigan ng Zambales, Pampanga at Tarlac, ay isang dormant stratovolcano na muling naging aktibo makaraan ang humigit-kumulang 600 taon. Nagsimula itong magkaroon ng major eruption noong Hulyo 12, 1991, na tumagal ng apat na araw. Tinatayang umabot ng 12 cubic kilometer ng volcanic debris ang ibinuga ng bulkan at ang abong-alikabok nito ay kumalat halos sa buong mundo.

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