November 23

NOVEMBER 23

Pilipino Funny Komiks Blg 336, November 23, 1984
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Mga Kuwento ni Ka Edong”
na kinatha ni Noly Panaligan

 

Nobyembre 23 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 23, 1898, isang lupon na binubuo ng 10 katao at pinamumunuan ni Felipe Agoncillo ang naglunsad ng paghahayag sa buong daigdig ng kakayahan ng mga Filipino na bumuo at pamunuan ang sarili nitong malayang pamahalaan kaalinsabay ng pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga pamahalaan ng America, Australian, England, France at Japan. Datapuwa’t habang ito ay ginagawa, pataksil na nakipagkasundo ang America sa Spain at nilagdaan ang Treaty of Paris (December 10, 1898). Sa halagang 20-million dollars na binayaran ng America sa Spain, binitawan ng mga Kastila ang pag-angkin sa Pilipinas at iba pa nitong koloniya sa kamay ng mga Amerikano.

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          Nang umaga ng Nobyembre 23, 2009, naganap ang kalagim-lagim na Maguindanao Massacre (na tinatawag ding Ampatuan Massacre). Dinukot at pinatay ang 58 katao, kabilang ang 34 na mamamahayag, sa Ampatuan, Maguindanao. Ito ang itinuturing na pinakamalagim na pagpatay ng mga sibilyan sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas mula ng matapos ang Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig.

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Personalities and celebrities born on November 23:

1924 – Anita Linda (real name Alice Lake), award-winning American-Filipino actress – in Pasay (then a town of Rizal Province).

1930 – Oscar C. Yatco, violinist, conductor and concert master – in Manila (d. July 1, 2014).

1961 – Miguel Rodriguez, actor and politician – in Manila (d. February 7, 1998).

1969 – Robin Padilla (full name Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla), actor, mixed martial artist, film director and producer – in Camarines Norte.

Robin Padilla
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (with Dawn Zulueta, September 12, 1989)

and Esquire Philippines (February 2017).

 

1973 – Nelson Gumayagay Alcantara, writer, travel journalist and destination critic – in Batac, Ilocos Norte.

1983 – Maxene Magalona (full name Maria Maxene Sofia Arroyo Magalona), actress – in Manila.

Maxene Magalona
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (August 24, 2004).

1985 – Elmer Torres Espiritu, basketball player – in Manila.

1988 – Saab Magalona (full name Maria Isabella Simone Arroyo Magalona), actress – in Manila.

 

Supermodel Kate Moss (with insets of
Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and
Cindy Crawford) on the cover of
People Weekly (November 23, 1998).

Picture Trivia

          Many fashion experts would say that the peak of the Supermodel Era happened between 1991 and 1997. Majority considered Kate Moss as the “last true supermodel” of this era.
          Moss is one of the most controversial supermodels. In a sense, she is not the typical supermodel that fashion critics expect to see. She’s extremely thin, not that tall, with gapped front teeth, and looks like a cross between a child and a grown woman. Amid all these, Moss had what is called the “X-factor” and with the help of fashion guru Calvin Klein, they introduced to the world the “waif look” which became the trend guide of fashion designers of the 21st century.

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November 17



NOVEMBER 17

Savvy Vol. 3 No.18, November 17, 1997
On the Covers: Regine Velasquez

 

Nobyembre 17 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 17, 1891, si Eulogio Despujol ay naging governor-general ng Pilipinas. Si Despujol ang nag-utos na ipatapon si Gat. Jose Rizal sa Dapitan, Zamboanga, at ipagbawal ang pamamahagi at pagbabasa ng mga isinulat ni Rizal.

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Isang ilustrasyon ng mga haka-haka tungkol sa
nangyaring trahedya sa paggawa ng Manila Film Center,
tampok sa taklob-paphina ng Money Asia (November 16, 1998)

          Naganap ang isang trahedya noong Nobyembre 17, 1981, habang ginagawa ang Manila Film Center. Nakaroon ng aksidente nang mabuwag ang scaffoldings at bumagsak ang ibinubuhos na simento sa ibabang bahagi ng ginagawang gusali. Maraming haka-haka ang sumulpot tungkol sa naturang pangyayari. May nagsasabi na maraming nailibing ng buhay sa aksidente na umano’y hindi na hinukay upang makuha ang bangkay. Dahil dito nagsulputan din ang mga “urban legends” tungkol sa pangyayari, na nagmumulto raw ang mga nailibing sa ilalim ng Manila Film Center. Sangkatutak na imbestigasyon na ang ginawa, maging ng mga kritiko ng dating Unang Ginang Imelda Marcos, subalit ang tanging napatunayan ay walang nawawala sa 169 na manggagawa sa naturang gusali nang madaling-araw na maganap ang aksidente, at lahat ng nasawi sa trahedya ay nailibing ng maayos.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979) and his first wife Mary Todhunter (1907-1999),
on the cover of Life (November 17, 1958).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 17:

1907 – Marcos “Marking” V. Agustin, guerrilla leader, World War II veteran and public servant – in Sara, Iloilo.

1917 – Diocoro L. Umali, National Scientist and “Father of Philippine Plant Breeding” (d. July 1, 1992).

1933 – Manuel “Manoling” Morato, Spanish-Filipino government official and public servant.

1934 – Oscar V. Cruz, Catholic Church official and socio-political critic – in Balanga, Bataan.

1966 – Alvin Patrimonio (full name Alvin Vergara Patrimonio), basketball player known as “The Captain” and PBA-MVP (1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997) – in Quezon City.

1966 – Kate Ceberano, Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter – in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

1971 – Lala Montelibano (real name Elizabeth Southers), actress – in Olingapo City, Zambales.

Lala Montelibano
featured in late 1980s pocket calendars.



1974 – Abbygale Arenas-De Leon (birth name Abbygale Williamson Arenas), supermodel, beauty queen and 1997 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant “Miss Photogenic) – in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Abbygale Arenas
on the cover of MOD Filipina (June 26, 1992).

 

1976 – Miguel Syjuco (full name Miguel Augusto Gabriel Jalbuena Syjuco), award-winning novelist – in Iloilo.

1984 – Amanda Evora, Filipino-American figure skater – in New York, New York.

1994 – Emmanuelle Vera (full name Zoe Emmanuelle Camcam Vera), singer-songwriter and actress.



Rihanna on the cover of Esquire
(November 2011).

Picture Trivia

          In 2011, the sixth music album of Rihanna (full name Robyn Rihanna Fenty) titled Talk That Talk was released. Its lead single “We Found Love” topped the music charts in 18 countries and was on the Top 10 in more than 30 countries. It also topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks. This was the “longest-running number one single” in 2011.

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May 15




MAY 15

Teens Weekly, Taon 1 Blg. 43, Mayo 15, 1971
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang tambalang “Guy & Pip” (Nora Aunor at Tirso Cruz III).

Events that happened on May 15:

1961 – The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Personalities and celebrities born on May 15:

1893 – Jose Nepomuceno, pioneer filmmaker who made the first full-length movie in the Philippines, Dalagang Bukid – in Manila (d. December 1, 1959)

1969 – Rachel Lobangco, actress, dancer and model.



Rachel Lobangco
on the cover of Men’s Edge (February 1995).





 

1972 – Andy Seigle (full name Andrew John Yadao Seigle), basketball player – in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 

1987 – Jennylyn Mercado (full name Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado), actress, model and singer – Las Piñas City.

Jennylyn Mercado
on the covers of FHM Philippines (November 2009), Rogue (November 2010),
and Women’s Health Philippines March 2011 (Courtesy of Mrs. Susan Ang-Sy Dy)

Ang Kurdapya



Ang nobelang-komiks na “Kurdapya”
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 127, Mayo 15, 1954.

          Isang nakatutuwang nobelang-komiks ang “Kurdapya” (1953-1954) na pinagtulungang isulat nina Pablo S. Gomez at Carlos Gonda para sa Tagalog Klasiks. Dalawa rin bantog na ilustrador, sina Nestor Redondo at Afredo Alcala, ang naitokang gumuhit ng kuwentong ito tungkol sa isang tila pangit na batang babae na naging isang magandang binibini, si Kurdapya.

          Ginawa itong pelikula ng Sampaguita Films noong 1955, na nagtampok sa tambalang Gloria Romero (bilang Kurdapya) at Ric Rodrigo. Kasama rin sa pelikula sina Dolphy, Ramon Revilla, Aruray, Eddie Garcia, Rebecca del Rio at Etang Discher.

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Linda Lovelace on the cover of
Esquire (May 1973).

Picture Trivia

          According to porn actress Linda Lovelace (real name Linda Susan Boreman, 1949-2002), although she enjoyed the sex with the countless men in her life, the only two men she “made love” were David Winters, which she described in her autobiography The Intimate Diary of Linda Lovelace (1974) as “the man in my life, and Larry Marchiano, her second husband which she had two children.

          Lovelace is well-known in her portrayal in the porno film Deep Throat (1972). It is said that she began the trend of acomoclitism or pubic depilation in porno films, which had been the preference of most porno film enthusiasts since then. The film Deep Throat also showcased her fellatio technique, which is now called “deep throat.”
          The film Deep Throat, which Lovelace starred, on the other hand, is now considered as the “most successful x-rated film of all time.” The film, with a full length of 61 minutes, had a production cost of barely 50,000 dollars. Today, it is estimated that the film already accumulated more than half-a-billion dollars in revenue. Despite this, however, according to Lovelace’s book Ordeal (1980), she was only paid 1,250 dollars for the film and all of it was taken by his live-in manager at the time, Chuck Taylor. Lovelace died in 2002, still unable to benefit from the monumental success of Deep Throat, not even a tiny amount from its profits.


Linda Lovelace’s 1974 autobigraphy

The Intimate Diary of Linda Lovelace.

          In the Times Guide to Films list of “100 Landmark Movies of All Time,” Deep Throat was labeled among the classic films like Citizen Kane. The film even became the inspiration for the code name of Rob Woodward’s secret informant in the Watergate Scandal, FBI agent William Mark Felt.        
 
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March 30



MARCH 30

Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 202, Marso 30, 1957
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang “Paso Doble”
na isinulat ni Jaime Vidal at iginuhit ni Tony Caravana.

 

UNANG LABAS

Ang unang labas ng Tsampion Komiks,
Marso 30, 1957, kung saan ? Komiks
ang nagsilbing pamagat nito.

Ang Tsampiyon Komiks ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Marso 30, 1957. Sa unang tatlong isyu ay wala pa itong pangalan, at ang makikitang pamagat nito ay ? Komiks. Ang tandang-pananong – “?” – ay ginamit bilang isang paanyaya sa taong-bayan. Nagkaroon ng patimpalak upang hanapan ng pamagat ang komiks na ito, kung saan ang mapipiling pangalan ay magwawagi ng 200-pisong gantimpala. Ang napili ngang pamagat ay “Tsampiyon.”


Sa Tsampiyon Komiks lumabas ang “Lemuria,” isang makasaysayang pagtatambalan ng dalawang “alamat” sa larangan ng komiks na sina Nestor Redondo at Tony de Zuñiga.

Mula sa Tsampiyon Komiks,
ang unang pahina ng “Lemuria,”
ang nobelang na pinagtambalan nina
Nestor Redondo at Tony de Zuñiga.



GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

American actress Shirley Temple before her 14th birthday,

on the cover of Life (March 30, 1942).

 

Events that happened on March 30

1591 – The Spanish government of Manila issued an ordinance prohibiting the wearing of silk and other Chinese fabric.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 30:

1951- Tina Monzon-Palma, journalist and newscaster.

1992 – Enrique Gil (Enrique Mari Bacay Gil V), actor and dancer – in Cebu.

1998 –Janella Salvador (full name Janella Maxine Desiderio Salvador), singer and actress – in Manila.

Janella Salvador
on the cover of Liwayway (February 2, 2015)





Sharon Stone on the cover of Esquire
(March 1995).

Picture Trivia

          Sharon Stone became known for her portrayal in the film Basic Instinct (1992). Do you know that she was only paid 75,000 dollars for her role? On the sequel made 14 years after, Basic Instinct 2 (2006), however, her talent fee rose to a staggering 13.6 million dollars.
          In 1995, Stone won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture for her role as Ginger in the Martin Scorsese film Casino opposite Robert de Niro. She was also nominated for the same role in the Academy Awards. In the same year, she was also part of the film The Quick and the Dead together with Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo diCaprio, and by November was given her “Star” in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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February 14



February 14

Sixteen Vol. 3 No. 64, February 14, 1971
On the cover: Vilma Santos

Events that happened on February 14

1810 – Spain granted all colonies in the Americas and the Philippines representation in the Spanish Cortes.

1931 – The Correctional Institute for Women was established as a branch of the Bureau of Prisons at the Welfareville compound in Mandaluyong with Patrocina M. Garcia as first superintendent.

1946 – Philippine Airline resumed operations after a five-year hiatus brought about by World War II, giving service to 15 domestic points with five Douglas DC-3s.

1975 – The Philippine Heart Center for Asia was inaugurated in Quezon City with Dr. Avelino Aventura as director. The hospital and research center, a project of then First Lady Imelda Marcos, had the most modern facilities for heart and related diseases in Asia at that time.

1977 – Start of the first PAEC Course on “Introduction to Nuclear Power.”

1986 – Corazon Aquino called for a boycott of all establishments closely associated with the Marcos government.

2005 – A bomb planted by suspected Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists exploded inside a RRCG bus under the MRT Ayala Station, in Makati, killing four and injuring 64 people. There were also bomb explosions in Davao City and General Santos City.

Personalities and celebrities born on February 14:

1924 – Juan Ponce Enrile, (birth name Juanito Furagganan) politician and lawmaker – in Gonzaga, Cagayan.

1970 – John Carlos “JC” G. de los Reyes, educator, city councilor and 2010 presidential candidate – in Olongapo City, Zambales

1971 – Kris Aquino (full name Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino), actress, commercial model, TV host, and product endorser – in Manila.

Kris Aquino
on the covers of K (Kris Aquino Magazine, April 2006) and Star Studio (February 2009).

 

1977 – Donna Cruz (full name Donna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal), singer and actress – in Manila.

1981 – Nancy Castiglione (full name Nancy Jane Jimenez Castiglione), Italian-Filipino actress, singer and model – in Canada.

Nancy Castiglione
on the covers of UNO (July-August 2005), MOD (July 29, 2005),

and Maxim Philippines (January 2008).

 

1984 – John Prats (full name John Paulo Quiambao Prats), actor, comedian, televisioon host, and image model – in Manila.

1985 – Heart Evangelista (real name Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco), Filipino-Chinese actress, singer, video jockey, television host, and businesswoman – in Manila.

Heart Evangelista
on the covers of Rogue (October 2010), Mega (December 2011), and Esquire Philippines (May 2013).

1986 – Roxanne Bosch Ginoo, actress and model – in Rosario, Cavite.



Roxanne Ginoo 

on the covers of Maxim Philippines (March 2007 and July 2008).

  

Supermodel Cheryl Tiegs on the cover of
Sports Illustrated (February 14, 1983).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that the iconic supermodel Cheryl Tiegs is mentioned in the lyrics of the theme song of the TV classic series The Fall Guy that starred Lee Majors? The title of the song is “The Unknown Stuntman” (1984), written by Glen A. Larson, Gail Jensen and Dave Somerville. It was sang by Majors himself. Aside from Tiegs, the other celebrities in the lyrics include Farrah Fawcett, Bo Derek, Sally Field, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Raquel Welch, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, and Burt Reynolds.
          During her prime as a supermodel, Tiegs was said to have a perfect vital statistics of 34”-24”-34”.

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Defining Love Using Algebra

Let X be me and Y be you.

Then X+Y=1 and  X-Y=0.

Quote of the Day

“Omnia vincit amor; et nos cedamus Amori.” (“Love conquers all; and let us too surrender to Love.”) – Virgil, Eclogues.