July 11



JULY 11

Superyor Komiks Blg. 75, Hulyo 11, 1967
Nasa taklob-pahina ang “Totoy Kidlat” nina Virgilio at Nestor Redondo

Events that happened on July 11:

2007 – Rod Strunk, who is suspected of killing her wife Nida Blanca, allegedly committed suicide in Tracy, California.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 11:

1860 – Pio del Pilar (real name Pio Castañeda Isidro), revolutionary general – in Culi-culi, Makati (d. June 21, 1931).

1869 – Pio Valenzuela, officer of the Katipunan, first municipal mayor of Polo (now Valenzuela, named in his honor) and governor of Bulacan (1919-1922) – in Polo, Bulacan (d. April 6, 1956).

1928 – Andrea Ofilada Veneracion, choral conductor, founder of the Philippine Madrigal Singers (1963) and 1999 National Artist for Music – in Quezon City (d. July 9, 2013).

 

Lucy Liu on the cover of Arena July 2003 issue.

Picture Trivia

          In 2003, Chinese-American actress Lucy Liu played the role of villainess Oren Ishii in the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill. She won the MTV Award for “Best Movie Villain” for her portrayal.
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May 14



MAY 14

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 26 No. 3, May 14, 2002

On the Cover: Ai-Ai de las Alas and her children, Sancho, Vito, Sophia Andrea and Shaun Nicolo.

 

Events that happened on May 14

1903 – The play Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) was stopped on its opening night at the Teatro Libertad in Sta Cruz, Manila. The Americans in the audience branded the play seditious, climbed up the stage and ransacked the set. The author Aurelio Tolentino, his brother Jacinto and 12 others were arrested for sedition.

1935 – The Philippines ratified the 1935 Constituion that created the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

1984 – The 183 members of the Philippines’ first regular legislature under the 1974 Constitution were elected.

1987 – The hottest temperature in Metro Manila was recorded at 38.5 degrees Celsius.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 14:

1850 – Bonifacio Arevalo, dentist, sculptor and member of the La Liga Filipina (d. December 13, 1920).

1876 – Bonifacio Abdon,  composer, musician, conductor and music teacher – in Sta. Cruz, Manila (April 23, 1944)




English supermodel Lily Cole on the cover of

Arena May 2007 issue.

Larawang Tribiya

          Alam niyo ba na ang English supermodel at actress na Lily Cole, bukod sa magaling na mag-aaral sa larangan ng Kasaysayan (History) at Sining (Art), ay isa ring environmentalist? Bagama’t si Cole ay isa sa 100 pinakamayamang babae sa United Kingdom, ang lagi niyang dalang bag ay ang eco-friendly Anya Hindmarch handbag na may slogan “I’m Not A Plastic Bag.” Si Cole rin ang sumulat ng foreword para sa aklat ni Tamsin Blanchard’s Green Is The New Black (2007), isang panuntunan o guide sa pagiging fashionable habang nanatiling eco-friendly. May kaugnayan din siya sa pagtatatag ng isang environmentally friendly na pagawaan ng mga kasuutan, ang North Circular, kung saan ang limang porsyento ng kinikita niya at ng kumpaniya ay iniaambag niya bilang donasyon sa Environmental Justice Foundation.

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