February 3



February 3

MOD Girl, February 3, 2006

On the Cover: Melody Amor Cortez

 

Events that happened on February 3

1945 – Start of the liberation of Manila as the American forces arrived in the city.

1968 – The first issue of Darna Komiks was released featuring the series “Darna at ang Babaeng Linta” (Darna and the Leech Woman”).

1975 – A Philippine Airline (PAL) HS-748 on a flight from Manila to Iligan City, with 28 passengers, four crew members and an air marshall aboard, crashed shortly after takeoff when its right engine caught fire, in Barangay Pulang Lupa, Las Piñas, killing everyone on board.

 

Personalities and celebrities born on February 3:

1802 – Mariano Crisostomo, lawyer, propagandist, Katipunan member, Malolos Congress delegate, and founder of Caja de Propaganda which collected contributions for the La Solidaridad – in Malolos, Bulacan. (d. May 11, 1913)

1913 – Roman Bernabe Castillo, philanthropist, Rizalista leader and owner of the renowned and controversial Titulo de Propriedad 4136 encompassing the land area of the entire Philippine Archipelago (The Press called him "The Man Who Owns the Philippines") – Minuyaw, Norzagaray, Bulacan (d. October 1, 1987)



Philippine postage stamp (2005 issue)

bearing the face of Senator Blas Ople.

Design concept by Mauro "Malang" Santos

and graphic drawing by Richard Allen M. Baron

1927 – Blas Fajardo Ople, labor leader and senator – in Hagonoy, Bulacan. (d. December 14, 2003)

 

TUBIG!

          Alam niyo ba kung saan matatagpuan ang humigit-kumulang 70 porsyento ng tubig-tabang sa buong daigdig? Ito ay sa Antarctic Ice Cap! Ito ay isang potensyal na panggagalingan ng inuming tubig ng mga tao sa madaling hinaharap.

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          Sa mga isla ng Sitangkal at Bongao na sakop ng lalawigan ng Tawi-Tawi ay walang mainom na tubig. Ang mga naninirahan doon ay umaasa lamang sa tubig-ulan at sa pamimili ng inuming tubig sa ibang isla na umaabot ang halaga sa 30 piso kada gallon!

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           Humigit-kumulang dalawang milyong tonelada ng basura ang itinatapon sa iba’t-ibang katubigan o bodies of water sa buong mundo sa bawa’t taon na pumapatay sa mga sapa, ilog, lawa at maging sa karagatan! Ito rin ang nagiging sanhi ng polusyon ng mga underground aquifer na isang pinanggagalingan ng inuming tubig.

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Ang bawat maliit na patak ng tubig na nagmumula sa sirang gripo ay kayang pumuno ng mahigit 150 litro sa isang araw!

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          Ang isang regular-size golf course ay umuubos ng higit na dami ng tubig upang mapanali ang greenery nito kaysa isang lalawigan na 10,000 beses na mas malaki sa sukat nito! Sa bawat araw, ang nasasayang na tubig sa isang average-size na golf course ay katumbas ng konsumo ng humigit-kumulang 300,000 katao!

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Cory C. Aquino and Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos
on the cover of Time (February 3, 1986)

Larawang Tribiya

          Nang magharap sila sa snap presidential election noong 1986, si pangulong Ferdinand E. Marcos ay 68-taong gulang, samantalang ang maybahay ng pinaslang na senador Benigno Aquino Jr na si Corazon C. Aquino ay 53-taong gulang.

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February 2




February 2

Metro Timesweek Magazine Vol. 1 No. 9, February 2, 1986

On the Cover: President Ferdinand E. Marcos and Corazon C. Aquino

 

Events that happened on February 2

1543 – The Spanish expedition led by Ruy Lopez de Villalobos arrived in the Philippines. He named the archipelago “Las Islas Filipinas” in honor of Prince Phillip II (1556-1598) of Spain.

1818 – The Ilocos Province was divided into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.

1861 – Governor-general Jose Lemery Ibarrola Ney y Gonzalez assumed office. It was during his short term that national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, was born.

1862 – The El Catolico Filipino, the first religious newspaper in the Philippines, was founded.

1902 – The Union Obrera Democratica, the first real labor federation in the Philippines, was organized at the Teatro Variedades in Sampaloc, Manila, and elected Isabelo de los Reyes as president.

 

Personalities and celebrities born on February 2:

1939 – Fred Panopio, singer, actor, comedian and “jukebox king” (late 1960s to early 1970s) – in Nueva Ecija. (d. April 22, 2010)

Fred Panopio

on two of his record album covers, both containing the hit song “Kawawang Cowboy.”

1955 – Zafrullah Alonto, writer, social scientist and Islamic theologian – in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.

1982 – Katya Santos (real name Katrina Santos), actress and model.

Katya Santos (with Allen Dizon)

on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (September 28, 2004)

Marvel Comics What If....?

          In February 1977, Marvel Comics started publishing the What If....?, a series of several comic books which explore the idea of “the road not taken,” or the possibility of an alternate future if events unfold differently. The initial 47 issues (1977-1984), which started with What If Spider-Man Had Joined the Fantastic Four? (February 1977), was told by the alien Uatu the Watcher. Thus, What If....? stories usually began with Uatu briefly recapping a notable event in the mainstream Marvel Universe, then indicating a particular point of divergence in that event. He would then demonstrate, by way of looking into a parallel reality, what could have happened if events had taken a different course from that point. It was cancelled after the October 1984 issue. Following the cancellation of the series, Marvel published a one-shot What If....?  Special (June 1988) with the story What If…. Iron Man Had Been a Traitor?

          The second What If....? series ran from 1989 to 1998 with a total of 144 issues.

Three issues of Marvel’s What If....? comics:
Vol. 1 No. 1 (What If Spider-Man Had Joined the Fantastic Four? February 1977),
Vol. 1 No.43 (What If Conan were Stranded in the 20th Century? February 1984),
and Vol. 2 No. 66 (What If Rogue Possessed the Power of Thor? October 1994).
NOTE: In the No. 43 issue, there are two errors in the cover:
the mark “1983” and the intransitive verb “were” should be “was” as Conan is singular.

          A six-comics What If....? one-shot releases came off the press on December 29, 2004, but label-dated February 2005, with such titles as What if…. Jessica Jones Had Joined the Avengers? and What…. If Doctor Doom Has Become the Things? Another six-comics What If....? one-shot issues were published the following year. Separate issues also keep appearing now and then. A special 200th issue was released bearing the question What If…. Norman Osborn Won the Siege of Asgard?”

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Astronaut John Herschel Glenn Jr
on the cover of Life (February 2, 1962),
prior to his successful orbit around the
Earth aboard the spaceship Frienship 7.

Picture Trivia

          John Herschel Glenn Jr was the first American astronaut to have orbited the Earth (aboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962), and the fifth man and third American in Space. Glenn was a former Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) “Mercury Program,” the original NASA astronaut group. In 1990, he was inducted in the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Glenn is also the oldest man to travel in space, and the only astronaut to be member of both the Mercury and Space Shuttle programs. 

 

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January 25

  

JANUARY 25 


Lovelife Taon 23 Blg. 2240

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang isang ilustrasyon ni Ron Gimena

(mula sa Morelos Collections).

 

Enero 25 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Enero 25, 1942, hinuli at ikinulong ng mga Hapon si Pedro Abad Santos, ang nagtatag ng Socialist Party of the Philippines.

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          Enero 25, 1947, nang maganap ang kauna-unahang major accident ng Philippine Airline (PAL). Isang Douglas C-47 na patungong Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport, ang sumalpok sa Mount Parker na may taas na 532 meters (1745 feet).

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          Mahigit 20,000 katao ang nagmartsa patungong Philippine Congress at U.S. Embassy noong Enero 25, 1965 upang magprotesta laban sa imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism.

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          Apat na historic sites sa loob ng University of Santo Tomas – ang open campus grounds, ang Main Building, ang Central Seminary, at ang Arch of the Centuries – ang idineklarang “National Cultural Treasures” ng National Museum noong ika-25 ng Enero, 2010.

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Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 25:

1853 – Pablo S. Ocampo Sr, lawyer and delegate to the Malolos Congress – in Quiapo, Manila. (d. February 5, 1925)

1901 – Pablo S. Antonio, modernist architect and National Artist for Architecture (1976) – in Binondo, Manila. (d. June 15, 1974)



1931 – Pablo S. Gomez, komiks writer, movie scriptwriter, director and creator of many komiks-turned-movie title characters that include Petrang Kabayo, Kampanerang Kuba, Machete, etc. – in sampaloc, Manila. (d. December 26, 2010)

1933 – Cory Aquino (birth name Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco), first woman president (de facto) of the Philippines – in Manila (d. August 1, 2009).

Cory Aquino
on the cover of People Asia (July 2008).



1956 – Vicky Belo (full name Maria Victoria Gonzalez Belo),dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon – in Cebu.

Vicky Belo
on the cover of Star Studio (March 2009).

1987 – Japeth Paul C. Aguilar, basketball player – in Pampanga.



Jenna Jameson on the cover
of Cheri (January 1998).

Picture Trivia

    American pornographic actress and entrepreneur Jenna Jameson (real name Jenna Marie Massoli) started her career in the adult film industry in 1993. Her screen name is a female spoof of the newspaper publisher, Jonah Jameson, a character in Spider Man. She started out as a glamour model, stripper and adult magazine model. As a porn actress she was very successful winning awards. Jameson is in the Hall of Fame of the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and Adult Video News (AVN). She is considered as the “World’s Most Famous Porn Star” and “The Queen of Porn.”          
        Jameson established the pornographic entertainment company, Club Jenna, with Jay Grdina, who became her husband. In 2005, revenues from Club Jenna reached over 30 million dollars, excluding advertising endorsements.
       Her 2004 autobiography How to make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale was in the New York Times Top Bestseller List for six consecutive weeks.
                                   
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