MY FIRST JOURNALISM AWARD

MOD Vol. 25 No. 1106, November 13, 1992
On the cover: Margaret Elaine Ortiz Lanuza

This time around, it was me and the exclusive three-part special report, “The Philippines: Land of Earthquake and Volcanoes,” I have written a year before that was featured in MOD. Aside from the Science and Technology Journalism Award from the Philippine Press Institute, I was also conferred a “Lifetime Achievement Award” by Atlas Publishing.

“Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor. She will be your crowning glory.” – Proverbs 4:8-9, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

November 13



NOVEMBER 13

MOD Vol. 25, No. 1106, November 13, 1992
On the cover: Margaret Elaine Ortiz Lanuza

 

Nobyembre 13 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 13, 1936, ang Institute of National Language o Surian ng Wikang Pambansa ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act 184.

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          Napagwagian ni Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao ang bakanteng WBC Light Middleweight Boxing nang bugbugin niya ng husto ang higit na mabigat na si Antonio Margarito at manalo sa pamamagitan ng “unanimous decsion” noong Nobyembre 13, 2010, sa Cowboys Stadium, sa Arlington, Texas. Dahil dito siya ang kauna-unahang boxer na nagwagi ng titulo sa walong magkakaibang weight division, isang kaganapang mahirap ng burahin sa kasaysayan.

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Personalities and celebrities born on November 13:

1872 – Arcadio Arellano, architect – in Tondo, Manila (d. April 20, 1920)

1896 – Eugenio P. Perez, Speaker of the House of Representatives (1946-1953) – in San Carlos, Pangasinan (d. August 4, 1957).

1943 – Cecile R. Guidote, founder of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee (1972) – in Manila.

 



Joan Leslie on the cover of Motion Picture (November 1942).

Picture Trivia

          In 1942, then 17-year-old actress, dancer and vaudevillian Joan Leslie (real name Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel, 1925-2015) auditioned for a role in the film Holiday Inn, but Warner Brothers decided to cast her in Yankee Doodle Dandy opposite James Cagney (1899-1986). The film is a musical depicting the life of Broadway entertainer George M. Cohan (1878-1942). Leslie played the role of Cohan’s
wife, Agnes Mary.
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