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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July 2

JULY 2

CRAF Klasix Magasin Taon 1 Blg. 12, Hulyo 2, 1964

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwentong “Marko Bandido” ni Francisco V. Coching at Medy Tarnate
na iginuhit ni Federico Javinal

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Jayne Mansfield on the cover of Picturegoer July 2, 1955 issue.

Events that happened on July 2:

1973 – The San Juanico Bridge (also known as the Marcos Bridge), the longest bridge in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia during the time connecting the islands of Samar and Leyte, was inaugurated

1993 – The processional boat or pagoda bearing the Wawa holy cross capsized in the middle of a river. About 275 devotees drowned. It is known as the Bocaue Tragedy.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 2:

1862 – Proceso Pabalan, composer and considered as the “Father of Pampango Plays” – in Bacolor, Pampanga (d. January 1, 1904)

1877 – Proceso Gabriel, doctor of medicine and bacteriologist (d. November 4, 1935).

1929 – Imelda R. Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez), public servant, politician and first lady – in Leyte.

On the left: Portrait of First Lady Imelda R. Marcos
on the cover of Liwayway (May 28, 1956).
On the right: An artist’s illustration of “Imelda (The World’s Most Beautiful First Lady)
on the cover of Pilipino Komiks No. 473 (October 27, 1966).

1960 – Lourdes Sereneo (born Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal), lawyer, jurist, law professor and 24th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court – in Manila.

1961 – Tetchie Agbayani (real name Visitacion Agbayani Parado), actress and model – in Manila.

Tetchie Agbayani
on the covers of People Magazine (July 25, 1982), Playboy German Edition (July 1982),
and Tik At Tik (June 3, 1983).

1980 – Ciara Sotto (full name Ciara Anna Gamboa Sotto), actress and singer.

Ciara Sotto (with Onemig Bondoc)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (January 21, 1997)



 

A Meeting Of Two Great Women

Philippine First Lady Imelda R. Marcos shaking hands with India’s Premier Indira Gandhi
(From Philippine Free Press Vol. 81 No. 15, April 15, 1989).

  

Portrait of Eero Saarinen on the cover of
Time (July 2, 1956).

Picture Trivia

          The Finnish architect and structural engineer Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) is considered one of the best structural designers of the 20th century. He is known and admired throughout the world for his rationalist style of structural design.

          The General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, which is made of steel and glass and constructed in 1956, was designed by Saarinen together with his father who is also a renowned architect of his time. Here, he used scaled models to show and impart his ideas at the same time obtain some inputs from other professionals in the field of design and construction.

          Many of Saarinen’s projects made use of catenary curves in its structural design. One of the most well-known thin-shell structures in the United States, the Kresge Auditorium inside the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was designed by Saarinen. Another is the Ingalls Rink inside Yale University. The most prominent structure he designed is the TWA Flight Center.

 

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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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March 26



MARCH 26

Bannawag, March 26, 2012
On the Cover: Iza Calzado



SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang dibuho ni Alfredo Alcala para sa kuwentong “Ang Sinsel ni Pidong”
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng CRAF Klasix Magasin (Marso 26, 1964).
na iginuhit naman ni Quico Redondo sa mga pangloob na pahina.



 

FACE OF THE PAST

Adam West as Batman (created ni Bob Kane) on the cover of 

TV Guide Magazine March 26-April 1, 1966 issue

Events that happened on March 26

1920 – The Philippine legislature passed Act No. 2921 adopting the official Philippine Flag.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 26:

1867 – Braulio Rivera, nationalist and member of the Katipunan – in Tondo, Manila (d. January 11, 1897)

1996 – Kathryn Bernardo (full name Kathryn Chandria M. Bernardo), actress – Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.

Kathryn Bernardo

on the cover of Bannawag December 19, 2011 issue.





Hugh Jackman as Gabriel van Helsing
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
(March 26, 2004).

Picture Trivia

          Australian actor Hugh Jackman became known for his portrayals of such roles as the X-Man Wolverine (X-Men film series), Leopold, Duke of Albany (Kate & Leopold, 2001) and the monster hunter Gabriel van Helsing (Van Helsing, 2004).

          Do you know that in 2004 Jackman won a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical? This was for his role in Broadway (2003-2004) as an Australian songwriter and performer, Peter Allen (1944-1992), in the hit musical The Boy from Oz.

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January 29

 

January 29


MOD Vol.25 No. 1117, January 29, 1993
On the cover: Evangeline D. Cayco

 

UNANG LABAS

Ang CRAF Klasix Magasin ng CRAF Publishing Inc. ay unang lumabas noong Enero 29, 1964. Tampok ang “Conquistador” sa spread cover ng unang labas ng komiks na ito. Ang mga letrang CRAF ay sumasagisag sa pangalan ng apat na alamat ng komiks sa Pilipinas: “C” para kay Coching, “R” para kay Nestor Redondo, “A” para kay Alfredo Alcala at “F” para kay Jim Fernandez. Isinabay ang paglabas sa sirkulasyon ng CRAF Klasix sa ika-45 kaarawan ni Coching, ang “Dekano ng mga Filipino Komiks Illustrators.”

Ang nobelang komiks na “Conquistador” sa spread cover
ng unang labas ng CRAF Klasix Magasin (Enero 29, 1964)



January 29 in Philippine History:

1850 - Lottery was introduced in the Philippines through a Spanish Royal Decree. The Loteria Nacional was managed by the government and was held in Intramuros, Manila.

1889 – Davao was renamed Nueva Guipuzcoa by Spanish royal decree.

1982 – Founding of the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines (ECP) with Imee Marcos as chairperson and Johnny Litton as director-general.

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Agnes Ayres from the 1921 film Forbidden Fruit on the cover of
Movie Picture World (January 29,1921).
NOTE: The film Forbidden Fruit, produced by Cecil B.DeMille
was a remake of an earlier film, The Golden Chance (1915), which was also made by DeMille.
It starred Agnes Ayres and Clarence Burton.
Only two known copies of the film remained intact:
One is the Library of Congress and the other in the George Eastman House.

 

Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 29:

1889 – Francisco Santiago, pianist, composer and music scholar – in Sta. Maria, Bulacan. (d. September 28, 1947)

Picture of Francisco V. Coching in his early days.

1919 – Francisco Vicente Coching, legendary writer-illustrator and the “Dean of Filipino Komiks Illustrators” – in Buting, Pasig, then part of Rizal Province. (September 1, 1998)



1935 – Lolita Rodriguez (real name Dolores Maiquez Clark), Filipino-American multi-awarded actress – Urdaneta, Pangasinan (d. November 28, 2016).

Lolita Rodriguez

on the cover of Liwayway (May 7, 1956).

1979 – Marvin Agustin (full name Marvin Jay Cuyugan Agustin), actor, television host and entrepreneur – in Paco, Manila. 

Marvin Agustin (with Jolina Magdangal)

on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (May 19, 1998).

Ang Kulay Luntian

 

          Ang tamang pagliliwat sa Pilipino ng salitang “green” sa English ay “luntian. Sa kabilang banda, ang salitang “berde” ay hiram mula sa verde (green) ng Kastila. Ang kulay na ito ay sumisimbolo sa Inang Kalikasan dahil ito ang kulay ng isang gubat na puno ng mayayabong na punongkahoy. Sa mga Chinese, ang kulay luntian ay tumutukoy sa direksyon Silangan.

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          Ang unang kulay na nabanggit sa Standard Bible ay “green” (Genesis 1:30).

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          Luntian ang kulay ng dugo ni Mr. Spock, isa sa mga pangunahing character ng TV-movie series na Star Trek. Ito naman ang kulay ng mata ni Ichabod Crane, ang character sa maikling kuwento (short story) ni Washington Irving (1783-1859) na The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

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          Sa pelikula, ang A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) ay kulay luntian.

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          Ang luntian ay mahalagang kulay sa relihiyong Islam. Sa Qur'an, sura Al-Insan, ang mga nananampalataya kay Allah ay nakasuot ng kulay luntian sa Paraiso. Nabanggit din ni Muhammad na ang kaluntian (greenery), bukod sa tubig at magandang mukha, ay tatlong lubhang mahahalagang bagay. Ang bandila ng Libya ay kulay luntian bilang pagsang-ayon sa pagpapahalaga ng Islam sa kulay na ito.

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Picture Trivia

The Green Lantern Super Spectacular comics magazine,
which was released in line with the Green Lantern film (2011).
It featured among others, a rewritten and redrawn story
of the “Secret Origin” of Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern.
Front cover design by Ivan Reis and Dave McCaig.

          The first Green Lantern (secret identity of Alan Scott) was conceptualized by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell. He first appeared in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940). In the next version, the test pilot Hal Jordan was chosen to become the Green Lantern after the owner of the power ring, Abin Sur, died. The story was written by John Broome and illustrated by Gil Kane. It appeared in Crime Comic #22 (October 1959).

          The original creed (Golden Age) being spoken by the Green Lantern goes like this: “And I shall shed my light over the dark things for the dark things cannot stand light. The light of the Green Lantern.”

          The modern day creed is more poetic: “In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power – Green Lantern’s light.”

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