May 11



MAY 11

Kenkoy Pocket Size Komiks Blg. 9, Mayo 11, 1959

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Kenkoy,” ang cultural icon na likha ni Tony Velasquez

Events that happened on May 11

1973 – The Philippine Tourism Authority was created pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 189 as amended by P.D. No. 564.

1998 – Vice-President Joseph “Erap” Estrada was declared the 13th president of the Philippines by virtue of winning by the biggest landslide victory margin in Philippine election history.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 11:

1818 – Francisco Mercado Rizal, tenant-farmer and father of Philippine National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal – in Biñan, Laguna (d. January 5, 1898).

1922 – Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera (nee Ameurfina Aguinaldo Melencio), Supreme Court jurist – in Cabanatuan City.

1939 – Dante O. Tinga, lawmaker and Supreme Court jurist – Tanguig (then a town of Rizal Province).

1965 – Monsour del Rosario (full name Manuel Monsour Tabib del Rosario III), Taekwondo champion and Makati City councilor – in Manila.

1978 – Judy Ann Santos (full name Judy Ann Lumagui Santos), Actress, film producer and entrepreneur – in Manila.

Judy Ann Santos
on the covers of MOD (February 24, 2006), People Asia (April 2008), and Metro (May 2012)

1980 – Guji Lorenzana (full name Gregory Mangindin Lorenzana Jr), radio disc jockey, model, actor and award-winning alternative rock singer – Long Beach, California, U.S.A.

1995 – Yassi Pressman (real name Yasmin Isabel Yasto Pressman), dancer, singer, model and actress – in Hongkong.

Yassi Pressman
on the cover of Candy (August 2015)



American actor-comedian Bob Hope with an Indian
headgear on the cover of Life (May 11, 1962).

         Picture Trivia

                   In 1962, while actor-comedian Bob Hope (real name Leslie Townes Hope, 1903-2003) was at the height of his showbiz career, he was awarded the United States Congressional Gold Medal for his works in providing entertainment to American troops stationed in different places around the world.           Do you know that Bob Hope has a share in the ownership of the American professional baseball team Cleveland Indians? He bought the share in 1946. After the Indians last game in the Cleveland Stadium in 1993, he sang “Thanks for the Memory.”

 

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April 27



April 27

Hiwaga Komiks Blg. 250, Abril 27, 1960
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwentong “Nakausap Ko ang Diyos”
na isinulat ni Clodualdo del Mundo at iginuhit ni Fred Carillo

 

Events that happened on April 27

1521 – The Battle of Mactan, where the native Filipinos led by Lapu-Lapu (1491-1547) drove away the Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521). Lapu-Lapu’s men speared to death the retreating Magellan off the shore of Mactan Island.

1565 – Miguel Lopez de Legaspi’s expedition from Mexico arrived in Cebu.

1972 – The National Artist Award was created by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Proclamation No. 1001. The award was created to honor Filipino artists in different fields.

1973 – The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP), an association of owners and managers of more than 300 radio and television stations in the Philippines, was organized to improve the quality of broadcasting and set a standard for responsible and wholesome programs.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 27:

1887 – Toribio Teodoro, entreprenuer and founder of the “Ang Tibay” shoe factory – in Matang Tubig (now Grace Park) Caloocan City (d. August 30, 1965).

1980 – Shalani Soledad (full name Shalani Carla San Ramon Soledad), city councilor and television host – in Higmotoc Island, Catanduanes. 

Shalani Soledad on the cover of
Candy May 2011 issue

 

1990 – Jackie Rice (full name Jacqueline Sobreo Rice), American-Filipino actress and model – in Dinalupihan, Bataan.

Jackie Rice
on the covers of Maxim Philippines (July2009), Speed (December 2009)

and FHM Philippines (July2012)



Actress-model Liv Tyler, on the cover of Interview
April 1999 issue for which she was interviewed by

actress Drew Barrymore.

Larawang Tribiya

         Ang Hollywood actress at model na si Liv Tyler ay kilalang anak ng lead singer ng Aerosmith at American Idol host na si Steven Tyler sa model, singer at dating Playboy Playmate (Miss November 1974) na si Bebe Buell. Subalit alam niyo bang sa simula ay inilihim ito ng kaniyang ina? Nang ipanganak si Liv Tyler noong July 1, 1977, sinabi ng kaniyang ina na ang rock star na si Todd Rundgren ang ama ng bata. Kaya Liv Rundgren ang nakatalang pangalan sa birth certificate niya. Ito ay ginawa umano ni Buell upang ilayo si Liv sa tunay niyang ama na noo’y isang talamak na drug addict. Subalit noong walong taong gulang si Liv, napansin ni Steven Tyler ang malapit na pagkakahawig ng mukha ng bata sa kaniyang anak sa modelong si Cyrinda Foxe na si Mia. Nabunyag na si Steven Tyler ang ama ni Liv noong 1991 nang hilingin niyang palitan ang kaniyang apelyido.

          Kilala si Liv Tyler sa pagganap bilang Lucy Harmon, isang inosenteng teenager na nagtungo sa Italy na desididong mapigtal na ang kaniyang pagkabirhen (sa pelikulang Stealing Beauty, 1996); bilang ang elf maiden na si Arwen Undomiel (Lord of the Rings trilogy, 2001-2003); at bilang Dr. Betty Ross, ang babaeng iniibig ni Bruce Banner a.k.a. The Incredible Hulk (2008).

          Sa pelikulang Armageddon (1998) kung saan gumanap siya bilang anak ni Bruce Willis at kasintahan ni Ben Affleck, ang Aerosmith ang umawit ng mga kanta sa nasabing pelikula, kabilang ang “I Don't Want to Miss a Thing” at “What Kind of Love Are You On.”

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