November 7



 

NOVEMBER 7

People Weekly November 7, 1977
On the cover: Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers and John Ritter (for the sit-com Three’s Company)

 

Nobyembre 7 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 7, 1898, ang Republica Cantonal de Negros ay itinatag kasabay ng paglalahad ng sarili nitong saligang-batas, isang araw matapos na sumuko ang puwersa ng pamahalaang koloniyal ng mga Kastila.

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          Noong panahon ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, layunin ng pamahalaan na itaguyod ang kapakanang pang-ekonomiya ng bansa sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaroon ng kuryente sa buong kapuluan, kaya inilabas ng pangulo ang Presidential Decree No. 40 na nagbibigay tungkulin sa National Power Corporation na magtayo ng mga island grids na mag-uugnay sa mga generating facilities at cooperatives para sa power distribution.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

A vintage My Weekly Reader/Picture Reader (November 7-11, 1955)
featuring a young girl that “reads a book.”

Personalities and celebrities born on November 7:

1914 – Jesus Villamor, multi-decorated World War II fighter pilot – in Manila (d. October 28, 1971).

1958 – Yoyoy Villamin, basketball player – in Labo, Camarines Norte.
1994 – Hiro Magalona (full name Hirojenel Benz Magalona Peralta), Filipino-German actor – in Manila.




Chris Hemsworth as Thor
on the cover of Empire (November 2010).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that before Chris Hemsworth got the lead role of Thor (2011), he appeared in the 2009 film Star Trek? Hemsworth played the role of George Kirk, the father of Captain James T. Kirk (played by Chris Pine), who dies aboard the USS Kelvin while battling Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan from the future. Incidentally, Eric Bana played the role of the earlier version of Bruce Banner a.k.a. the Hulk (2003)

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November 1



ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)

Ang Buwan ng Nobyembre

          Ang Nobyembre o November ang ikalabing-isang buwan sa uniiral na Gregorian Calendar system. Ito ay halaw sa salitang Latin na novem, na ang ibig sabihin ay “siyam,” sapagkat noong panahon na umiiral ang Roman Calendar, ito ang ikasiyam na buwan.

          Nagsisimula ang buwan ng Nobyembre sa araw ng Undas kung saan tradisyunal na inaalaala ng mga Filipino ang kanilang namayapang kamag-anak at minamahal sa buhay. Nagtatapos naman ito sa isa ring pag-alaala sa kaarawan ng isang magiting na bayani ng bayan, si Gat Andres Bonifacio.

          Ang chrysanthemum ang itinatanging bulaklak ng buwan ng Nobyembre samantalang ang topasyo o topaz ang hiyas ng buwan.

NOVEMBER 1

Pilipino Funny Komiks No. 698, Nobyembre 1, 1991

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang ilustrasyon ni Vic Geronimo

 

Nobyembre 1 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 1, 1621, ang Real Monasterio de Santa Clara, ang kauna-unahang monasteryo sa Pilipinas ay itinatag sa Manila ng mga madreng Kastila na nabibilang sa Franciscan Order.

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          Ang Saligang-Batas ng Biak-na-Bato na isinulat nina Felix Ferrer at Isabelo Artacho ay nilagdaan at inihayag sa kilusang rebolusyonayo noong Nobyembre 1, 1897.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

American film actress Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996),
on the cover of vintage Hollywood (November 1941).

Personalities and celebrities born on November 1:

1849 – Valentin Diaz, treasurer and one of the founder of the Katipunan – in Paoay, Ilocos norte (d. 1916).

1856 – Toribio Antillon, painter – in San Juan, La Union (d. September 19, 1913).

1888 – Crisanto Evangelista, labor leader and founder of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (Communist Party of the Philippines) – in Meycauayan, Bulacan (d. January 25, 1942).

1915 – Eva M. Macapagal (birth name Evangelina dela Cruz Macaraeg), ninth First Lady and second wife of President Diosdado Macapagal – in Pampanga (d. May 16, 1999).

1923 – Henry R. Canoy, businessman, broadcaster and founder of Radio Mindanao Network – in Cagayan de Oro City (d. May 16 2008).

1970 – Olsen Racela (full name Rodericko Cesar Escueta Racela), basketball player – in Quezon City.

1970 – Erik Celino Spoelstra, American-Filipino NBA head coach – in Evariston Illinois.

1972 – Ivan Rivero Mayrina, news reporter, broadcast journalist and newscaster – in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.


1974 – Sharmaine Arnaiz (real name Sharmila Velasco Pribhdas-Shahani), actress – in Davao City. 

Sharmaine Arnaiz
on the cover of Celebrity World (May 5, 1994).

1980 – Nina Girado (full name Maria Filipina Barinos Girado), R&B singer, songwriter and record producer– in Pasay City.

Nina
on the cover of Playboy Philippines (May-June 2012)

 

1981 – Coco Martin (real name Rodel Luis Cortez Nacianceno), actor and model – in Novaliches.

Coco Martin
on the cover of MOD (January-February 2013)



 



Bruce Willis (for the film Die Hard),
on the cover of Empire (November 2008).

Picture Trivia

          The film Die Hard (1988), which starred Bruce Willis and brought him to the peak of stardom, as of this writing, had four sequels: Die Hard 2 (1990), Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995), Live Free or Die Hard (2007) at A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
          Do you know that the story about the New York police detective John McClane that Willis portrayed in the original Die Hard was derived from a novel? The title of novel is Nothing Lasts Forever (1979), authored by crime novelist Roderick Thorp (1936-1999). The name of the lead character, John Leland, however, was changed to John McClane. The character was also made younger, and instead of saving his son against the villains, the character was scriptwritten to rescue his wife.
 

 

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September 7




SEPTEMBER 7

Silangan Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 9, Setyembre 7, 1950

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Buntala” na iginuhit ni Francisco V. Coching

(Courtesy of the Hironoki Collection).

Setyembre 7 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 7, 1946, ang pangalan ng lalawigan ng Tayabas ay pinalitan ng Quezon sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 14.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 7:

1840 – Regino Baza Garcia, artist, painting instructor, botanist and forester – in Manila (d. July 6, 1916).

1937 – Zacarias Sarian, agriculture and farming expert and Ramon Magsaysay awardee for Agricultural Journalism – in Batac, Ilocos Sur.

1957 – Weng Weng (real name Ernesto de la Cruz), actor and martial artist, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the shortest (33 inches in height) adult actor in a leading role – in Baclaran, Parañaque City (d. August 29, 1992).

1983 – Joseph Henry L. Yeo, basketball player – in Manila.

1990 – Serene Dalrymple (full name Serena Gail Billones Dalrymple), Scottish-Filipino product endorser and actress – in Las Piñas.



Serena Dalrymple
sa taklob-pahina ng Liwayway (Hunyo 7, 1999)



 

WIKApedia

Ang Tyrannosaurus rex o T-rex
(kuha mula sa pelikulang Jurassic Park),
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Empire (August 1993).

          Alam niyo ba kung saan nagmula ang salitang “Jurassic?” Ang salitang “Jurassic” ay mula sa salitang Pranses na Jurassique na halaw naman sa pangalan ng Jura Mountains sa Switzerland. Sa mga limestone dominated area ng kabundukang ito nakatuklas ang German naturalist at explorer na si Friedrich Alexander von Humboldt ng kakaiba at hiwalay na formation (batay sa geologic era) noong 1792 na tinawag niyang “Jurakalk.” Ang pangalang Jura naman ay nagmula sa Celtic rootword na ‘jor” na ang ibig sabihin ay “gubat.”

          Sa Wikang Filipino, isang bagong euphemism ang salitang “dyurasik” (“Jurassic”) na ang ibig sabihin ay “ubod ng luma” o “ubod ng tanda” bilang pagsasalarawan, halimbawa, ng isang gamit o kasangkapan. Ang pagsasalarawang ito ay naging bahagi ng mainstream literature matapos ang pagpapalabas ng Jurassic Park (1993) at ng mga sequels nito sa Pilipinas.



Ang illustration ng tatlong dinosaurs:
Stegosaurus (buong larawan),

Brontosaurus (ulo at leeg ang makikita),

at Rhamphorynchus (lumilipad),

tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Life
(September 7, 1953).

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang mga dinosaurs (sipatin ang kalakip na larawan) na stegosaurus (“cover lizard”), brontosaurus (“thunder“lizard) at rhamphorynchus (“prow beak”) ay nabibilang sa panahon ng Jurassic Period. Ang Jurassic Period ay ang pangalawang panahon (period) ng Mesozoic Era. Ang una ay ang Triassic Period, at ang sumusunod naman sa Jurassic Period ay ang Cretaceous Period. Ito ang mga panahon kung saan nagsulputan at nabuhay sa daigdig ang mga dinosaurs. Tinatayang ang panahon ng Jurassic Period ay naganap mga 200-145 milyong taon na ang nakakaraan (Basahin ang KARAGDAGANG KAALAMAN sa ibaba).

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KARAGDAGANG KAALAMAN



Si Steven Speilberg na napapalibutan
ng mga Velociraptors, tampok sa
taklob-pahina ng Time (May 19, 1997).

          Alam niyo ba na maraming mali sa pelikulang Jurassic Park at sa dalawang sequel nito? Una sa lahat, ang tyrannosaurus rex o t-rex ay dinosaur na nabuhay sa Cretaceous Period at hindi sa Jurassic Period. Ganoon din ang velociraptor, triceratops, spinosaurus, etc.

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          Ang Jurassic Park ay isang nobelang science fiction na sinulat ni Michael Crichton noong 1990. Ganoon din ang 1995 sequel nito na The Lost World. Ang dalawang nobela ay ginawang pelikula na may mga kaparehong titulo ni Steven Speilberg noong 1993 at 1997. May ikatlong pelikulang nagawa na hiwalay sa mga nobela ni Crichton na dinirehe naman ni Joe Johnston noong 2001. Alam ni Crichton ang mga scientifically questionable details ng kaniyang nobela subalit ito pa rin ang ginamit na batayan sa mga pelikula.

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          Ayon sa mga siyentista, impossible na ma-clone ang mga dinosaurs sa mga paraang binanggit at inilarawan sa mga naturang nobela at pelikula.

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The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs (1971),
authored by Darlene Geis
and illustrated by Kenyon Shannon.

          Sa Jurassic Park III, naglabanan ang tyrannosaurus rex at spinosaurus. Sa tunay na buhay, imposible itong mangyari, sapagkat magkaiba ang panahon at lugar kung saan nabuhay ang dalawang dinosaur. Bagama’t parehong nabibilang sa Cretaceous Period ang t-rex at spinosaurus, sa magkaibang bahagi ng panahon na ito na milyon-milyong taon ang pagitan sila nabuhay. Bukod dito ang t-rex ay lumaganap sa North America samantalang ang spinosaurus ay sa Africa.

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August 21



AUGUST 21

Tagalog Klasiks Taon 5 Blg. 134

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang iginuhit na larawan ni Pangulong Manuel Luis Quezon

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Kirk Douglas (as Jim O’Connor) and Jane Wyman (as Laura Wingfield)
in the film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ novel The Glass Menagerie,
on the cover of Movie Story (August 1950).

 

Agosto 21 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 21, 1896, binago nina Andres Bonifacio at Emilio Jacinto ang kodigo ng Katipunan sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalit ng mga numero sa mga letra.

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          Dalawang granada ang sumabog sa Liberal Party proclamation rally sa Plaza Miranda. Sa mahabang panahon ibinibintang kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ang nangyari, subalit sa pagsisiyasat ni Senador Jovito Salonga, isa sa pinakapipitagang lider ng Liberal Party, sinabi niyang walang kinalaman si Marcos sa naganap.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 21:

1974 – Martin Malfori Andanar, journalist, radio-television newscaster and commentator,  public servant – in Quezon City.

On the left, Martin Andanar as part of TV5 “Sapul” team (2011).

On the right, Mr. Andanar with Irwin Peña, Ernee lawagan (the author) and Angelito Madrilejos

during the T.E.N. Eyeball Party (2009).

 

1989 – Danielle Kirsten Muriel Castaño, beauty queen (2008 Binibining-Pilipinas World) – in Glendale, California, U.S.A.

 

Bruce Boxleitner as Tron on the cover

of Empire (August 2010).

Picture Trivia

          The American science fiction film Tron (1982), written and directed by Steven Lisberger, is about a computer programmer that was sucked into the world of software in the mainframe computer, and his adventure and interaction with different computer programs to be able to return to his reality world. The film had a “reboot” 28 years later – Tron: Legacy (2010) – which was also directed by Lisberger. Only the two lead male actors, Jeff Bridges (as Keven Flynn a.k.a. Clu) and Bruce Boxleitner (as Alan Bradley a.k.a. Tron) were included in both films.
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May 23

MAY 23

Hiwaga Komiks Taon 12 Blg. 304, Mayo 23, 1962
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobela ni Pablo S. Gomez na “Cara Cruz”



UNANG LABAS

Unang labas ng Pinoy Komiks (Mayo 23, 1963).

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwento ni

Damy Velasquez na “Rogel Maglaya.”

Ang Pinoy Komiks ang pang-apat na komiks na inilimbag ng Graphic Arts Services, Inc. Ito ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Mayo 23, 1963. Sa komiks na ito unang lumabas si Captain Barbell, ang popular superhero na likha ni Mars Ravelo at iginuhit ni Jim Fernandez. Itinampok sa pabalat ng unang isyu ang kuwento ni Damy Velasquez na “Rogel Maglaya” (1963-1965) na iginuhit ni Celso Trinidad.

Events that happened on May 23

1899 – Retreating Spanish forces burned down the building in Zamboanga City after suffering defeat from Chavacano troops led by Vicente Alvarez.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 23:

1946 – Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, electrical engineer, computer scientist and inventor of the first Windows accelerator chip, controller chip and graphic user interface – in Iguig, Cagayan.

1977 – Nina Ricci Alagao, model and beauty queen – in Pasay City.

Nina Ricci Alagao
on the cover of FHM Philippines (November 2001)

 

1982 – Rochelle Pangilinan, actress, singer and lead dancer of the Sex Bomb – in Malabon, Metro Manila.

Rochelle Pangilinan
on the cover of FHM Philippines (July 2014)

 

1995 – Eula Caballero (full name Eula May Caballero Simo), actress – in Cebu City.

Eula Caballero
on the cover of Bannawag (May 13, 2013)

Sean Connery, the lead actor
in the film The Hunt for Red October,
on the cover of Empire (May 1990).

Picture Trivia

       Do you know that the film The Hunt for Red October (1990), starring Sean Connery (as Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius) and Alec Baldwin (as CIA analyst Jack Ryan), was based on the novel of the same title authored by Tom Clancy in 1984? It is in this novel that Clancy started his rise to fame, especially when former U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) said he liked reading the novel and even called it “unputdown-able.”

       Do you also know the verse and chapter of the Bible passage that Ivan Putin (played Peter Firth) quoted at the start of the film? It is from Revelation 16:16-17, which narrates about Armageddon.

First edition (1984) of the novel
1The Hunt for Red October
by Tom Clancy.

       In 1991, when the film was released in VHS format, the color of the tape was red.

       The director of The Hunt for Red October, John McTiernan, is also the director of Die Hard (1988) that starred Bruce Willis. Because of McTiernan’s obligation to The Hunt for Red October, he passed the opportunity of directing the sequel of the Willis starrer Die Hard II (1990).

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April 19

April 19


Voodoo Illustrated Magasin Taon 1 Blg. 2, Abril 19, 1971
Tampok sa taklob-pahina sina Edgar Mortiz at Vilma Santos

UNANG LABAS

Unang labas ng Ligaya Komiks (Abril 19, 1960),
tampok sa taklob-pahina
ang guhit ni Alfredo P. Alcala.

Ang Ligaya Komiks na inilimbag ng G. Miranda & Sons (GMS) Publishing Corporation ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Abril 19, 1960. Ang unang patnugot nito ay si Raymundo G. Aure. Itinampok sa unang labas nito ang mga kuwentong “Buhay Maynila” ni Maning de Leon, “Pamana ni Bathala ni Rico Bello Omagap at “Walang Anino” ni Ludovico Soriano.

Events that happened on April 19:

1901 – The Proclamation of Surrender of Genral Emilio Aguinaldo, printed in English, Spanish and several Philippine dialects, were distributed throughout the Philippines, through which he proclaimed that independence can be obtained through the magnanimity of the United States.

1987 – New People’s Army contingent composed of around 300 men clashed with the military in Sitio Akle, San Ildefonso, Bulacan. The battle lasted four days. The military estimated at least 40 NPA men were killed while the rebels claimed the military suffered 18 casualties.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 19:

1849 – Leona Florentino, poet and “Mother of Philippine Women’s Literature,” in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (d. October 4, 1884).

1866 – Hermogenes Bautista, revolutionary general – in Marikina (then part of Rizal Province) (d. October 17, 1917).

1869 – Gregorio Araneta, Secretary of the Malolos Congress and Emilio Aguinaldo’s Secretary of Justice – in Molo, Iloilo City (d. May 9, 1930).

1873 – Hermogenes Ilagan, Tagalog playwright, musician and author of play Dalagang Bukid – in Bigaa (now Balagtas), Bulacan (d. February 27, 1943).

1939 – Joseph “Erap” Estrada (full name Jose Marcelo Ejercito), film actor, city mayor,  senator, vice-president and 13th president of the Philippines, in Tondo, Manila.

President Joseph Estrada
on the cover of Asiaweek (January 31, 1997)

1958 – Janice Jurado (real name Maria Cristina Jurado), actress – in Manila.

Janice Jurado
on the cover of Boobs at Keps (March 1990)

 

1959 – Teofisto Guingona III, politician and lawmaker.

1961 –Albert Pineda Martinez, actor, director and film producer – in Cebu.

Albert Martinez (with daughter Alyssa)
on the cover of MOD (June 17, 2005)

1990 – Kim Chiu (full name Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu; Chinese name, Zhang Jinzhu), Chinese-Filipino actress – in Tacloban City, Leyte.

Chinese-Filipino actress Kim Chiu

on the covers of Bannawag (February 1, 2010) and Total Fitness (October 2012)

 

 




The Silver Surfer on the cover of
Empire (April 2007).

Picture Trivia

          The Marvel Comics cosmic superhero Silver Surfer (a.k.a. Norrin Radd of the Planet Zenn-La) was conceptualized by Jack Kirby and first appeared on Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966). Do you know that the character was unintentionally made? Even at the beginning, writer-editor Stan Lee was hesitant of including a character riding on a surfboard.
          Silver Surfer’s silver screen debut was in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Do you know that two actors portrayed the character in the said film? The physical actor was Doug Jones, and the one who voiced the character was Laurence Fishburne. At the beginning, the production team was not sure if the Silver Surfer will have a dialogue. Fishburne was first chosen to be the voice of Galactus. In the finality, Galactus was not given a talking physical form but merely a cloudlike shape, and Fishburne eventually ended up voicing the Silver Surfer. One additional trivia – Doug Jones once worked as a contortionist.
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