Kaalama, Karunungan at Katotohanan: Giyera ng mga Langgam

Gintong Mariposa Family Magazine Taon 1 Blg. 7, Pebrero 11, 1992
Tampok sa harapang pabalat sina Martin Nievera, Pops Fernandez
at ang kanilang mga anak na sina Robin at Ram.
Tampok sa likurang pabalat si Cristina Gonzales
para sa Sun Beach Sandal print ad.

Ang unang labas ng Kaalaman, Karunungan at Katotohanan na aking sinulat sa ilalim ng penname na Newton Aresgala.

“Tignan mo ang mga langgam, ikaw na taong ubod ng tamad,
pamumuhay nila’y masdan mo at nang ikaw ay mamumat.
Kahit sila’y walang pinunong sa kanila’y nag-uutos,
walang tagapamahala o tagamasid na sinusunod,
ngunit nag-iimbak ng pagkain sa tag-araw,
kailanga’y iniipon kung panahon ng anihan.”
          – Mga Kawikaan 6:6-7, Magandang Balita Biblia, Tagalog Popular Version

 

Kaalaman, Karunungan at Katotohanan: AIDS sa America

Gintong Mariposa Family Magazine Taon 1 Blg. 17, Hulyo 14, 1992
Tampok sa taklob-pahina Ang dating mag-asawang Michael de Mesa at Gina Alajar,
kasama ang kanilang tatlong anak na sina Ryan, Geoff at A.J.

Isang isyu ng Kaalaman, Karunungan at Katotohanan (sa sagisag-panulat na Newton Aresgala) tampok ang samu’t-saring tribiya at informasyon.

“Ang puso (naman) ng walang bahala ay makakaunawa ng kaalaman, at ang dila ng mga utal ay mangahahanda upang mangagsalita ng malinaw. Ang taong mangmang ay hindi na tatawagin pang dakila o ang magdaraya man ay sasabihing magandangloob.” – Ang Aklat ng Propeta Isaias 32:4-5, Ang Biblia, Ang Banal na Kasulatan sa Wikang Tagalog.

El Filibusterismo: Ang Walang Kamatayang Nobela ni Gat. Jose Rizal

Gintong Mariposa Family Magazine Taon 1 Blg. 16, Hunyo 23, 1992
On the cover: Ricardo Cepeda & Snooky Serna

Isang maikling artikulo tungkol sa “El Filibusterismo: Ang Walang Kamatayang Nobela ni Gat. Jose Rizal” para sa pag-alaala sa ating pambansang bayani.

Nasa isyu ring ito ng Gintong Mariposa ang isa pang sipi ng aking tudling (column) na “Kaalaman, Karunungan at Katotohanan” na isinulat ko sa ilalim ng penname na Newton Aresgala.

“Hangga’t maaari, makisama kayo nang mapayapa sa lahat ng tao.” – Ang Sulat ni Pablo sa Mga Taga-Roma 12:18, Magandang Balita Biblia, Tagalog Popular Version.

Ang Numero ng Bestya

Gintong Mariposa Taon 1 Blg. 14, Mayo 26, 1992

Nasa taklob-pahina si Albert Martinez, Liezl,

at ang kanilang mga anak na sina Alfonso at Alyana.

Sa mga merong hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, basahin ninyo ang maiksing artikulong ito.

“Hindi sila tunay na apostol, kundi nandaraya lamang at nagkukunwaring mga apostol ni Cristo. Hindi ito dapat pagtakhan sapagkat si Satanas man ay maaaring magkunwaring anghel ng kaliwanagan. Kaya hindi kataka-taka na magkunwaring lingkod ng katuwiran ang kanyang mga lingkod. Ang kanilang kahihinatnan ay ayon sa kanilang mga gawa.” – Ang Ikalawang Sulat ni Pablo sa mga Taga-Corinto 11:13-15, Magandang Balita Biblia, Tagalog Popular Version.

Kaalaman, Karunungan at Katotohanan: Captain Jesus Villamor, atbp.



Gintong Mariposa Taon 1 Blg. 13, Mayo 12, 1992
Tampok sa harapang taklob pahina ang mag-asawang Gabriel “Bong” Daza at Gloria Diaz,
at ang kanilang mga anak na sina Isabelle at Ava.
nasa likurang taklob-pahina naman si Cristina Gonzales sa print ads ng Sun Beach Sandals

Mga samu’t-saring “Kaalaman, Karunungan at Katotohanan” sa Gintong Mariposa Family Magazine, na isinulat sa ilalim ng penname na Newton Aresgala.

“Magtatamo ng kaunawaan ang mga napapalayo sa katotohanan, at tatanggap ng pangaral ang mga matitigas ang ulo.” – Ang Aklat ng Isaias 29:24, Magandang Balita Biblia, Tagalog Popular Version.

Kaalaman, Karunungan at Katotohana Blg. 1

Gintong Mariposa Taon 1 Blg. 12, Abril 28, 1992
Sa harapang taklob-pahina: Joey Marquez and Alma Moreno (when they were still together)
with their children (Jasm, leftmost, and Yeoj, in the middle),
and step-children (Vandolph, top right, J.V. bottom left, and Mark Anthony, bottom right).
Sa likuran taklob-pahina: Si Cristina Gonzales para sa print ads ng Sun Beach sandals.

Ang kolum kong “Kaalaman, Karunungan at Katotohanan” ay ginawa ko sa udyok ni Ms. Ernestina “Ernie” Evora-Sioco, na editor-in-chief ng MOD at executive editor ng Gintong Mariposa, at itinuturing kong isa sa mga naging mentors ko sa pagsusulat. Ito ay koleksiyon ng mga samu’t-saring kaalaman sa iba’t-ibang larangan. Gumamit ako ng penname – Newton Aresgala – sa kolum na ito, na anagram ng aking tunay na pangalan.

“Kung magkagayon, sasayaw sa katuwaan ang mga dalaga, makikigalak pati mga binata’t matatanda; ang kanilang dalamhati ay magiging tuwa, aaliwin ko sila at papalitan ng kagalakan ang kanilang kalungkutan.” – Ang Aklat ng Jeremias 31:13, Magandang Balita Biblia, Tagalog Popular Version.

July 14



JULY 14

MOD Filipina Vol. 21 No. 932, July 14, 1992
On the Cover: Anna Victoria Jose

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang nobelang-komiks ng magkapatid na Virgilio at Nestor Redondo na “Palos Fights Back”

sa taklob-pahina ng Palos komiks Taon 1 Blg, 12 na may petsang Hulyo 14, 1969.

Events that happened on July 14:

1911 – The wettest known tropical cyclone hit the Philippine archipelago dropping 2,210 milimeters (87 inches) of rainfall for 3 days.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 14:

1943 – Nerissa Gregorio Cabral, komiks writer and fictionist – in Tondo, Manila.

1946 – Manny Pangilinan (full name Manuel Villarosa Pangilinan), entrepreneur, businessman and chairman of various corporation – in cebu City.

Mr. Manny V. Pangilinan
on the cover of Esquire Philippines December 2011 issue.



1980 – Jed Madela (real name John Edward Tajanlangit), singer-songwriter, TV host and 2005 World Championship of the Performing Arts (WCOPA) winner – in Iloilo City.



Ang dating mag-asawang Michael de Mesa at
Gina Alajar, kasama ang kanilang tatlong anak
na sina Ryan, Geoff at A.J. sa taklob-pahina ng
Gintong Mariposa Family Magazine (Hulyo 14, 1992)

Larawang Tribiya

          Si Michael de Mesa at Gina Alajar (sa kanilang pagsasama bilang mag-asawa, 1978-2006) ay nagkaroon ng tatlong anak na lalaki, sina Ryan, Geoff at A.J. Eigenmann, at lahat sila ay pumasok din sa mundo ng showbiz katulad ng kanilang mga magulang at mga lolo’t lola sa father side.

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May 24



MAY 24

Hiwaga Komiks Taon 11 Blg. 278, Mayo 24, 1961
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang obra ni Pablo S. Gomez na “Octavia”
na iginuhit ni Federico Javinal

Events that happened on May 24:

1570 – First battle of Manila, between the Filipinos led by Rajah Sulayman and the Spaniards led by Martin de Goiti.

1898 – General Emilio Aguinaldo established his dictatorial government in Cavite.

1906 – Philippine Postal Savings Bank was established and became a branch of the Bureau of Posts.

1954 – Trese Martires, the capital of Cavite, was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 981.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 24:

1842 – Melencio Figueroa – sculptor, engraver, delegate to the Malolos Congress, and designer of the Philippine coins circulated during the American Occupation – in Arevalo, Iloilo City (d. July 30, 1903).

1893 – Pilar Hidalgo, educator, civic leader, president of the Centro Escolar University and the National Federation of Women’s Clubs, and wife of war hero Vicente Lim – Boac, Marinduque (d. December 10, 1973).

1921 – Ric Rodrigo (real name Albert Paul Bregendahl), Danish-Filipino actor – in Manila.



1960 – Michael de Mesa (full name Michael Edward Eigenmann), actor – in Manila.

Michael de Mesa (with wife Gina Alajar and their children)
on the cover of Gintong Mariposa Family Magazine (July 14, 1992)

1966 – Rosanna Roces (real name Jennifer Cruz Adriano-Molina), actress – in Manila.

Rosanna Roces

on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (June 24, 1997).



23-year-old Sylvia Kristel on the cover of

Oui (May 1976)

Picture Trivia

          Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel became known for her title role in the French film Emmanuelle (1974) and Emmanuelle 2 (1975), which was based on the character created by Thai-born French novelist Emmanuelle Arsan (real name Marayat Bididh, 1932-2005) in the novel Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman (1959). She was soon typecast in the role of seductive woman. She also starred in the films Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981), Mata Hari (1985), and Private Lessons (1981), where she played the role of Nicole Mallow, a hired maid who seduced and taught sex to a teenage boy.


Sylvia Kristel on the video cover of
the 1985 film Mata Hari.

          Do you know that Kristel is a multi-lingual? She can speak Dutch, French, English, German at Italian.

         

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March 27



MARCH 27

Health News Vol. 4 No. 169, March 27, 2000

On the Cover: Dutch world-champion swimmer Marcel Wouda
for the cover story “Risky Business: Work-Related Injuries Increasing”

Events that happened on March 27

1900 – General Jose Ignacio Paua surrendered to the American forces.

1907 – Las Piñas became a separate municipality from Parañaque.

1942 – The U.S. Congress amended the Nationality Act of 1940 to allow Filipino veterans to become naturalized American citizens.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 27:

1890 – Ruperto Cadava Kangleon, guerrila leader during the Japanese Occupation, military officer, Secretary of Defense, and senator – in Macrohon, Southern Leyte (d. February 27, 1958).

1911 – Emilio S. Liwanag, military officer and war hero – in Dagupan, Pangasinan (d. April 12, 1967).

1952 – Diosdado M. Peralta, jurist and associate justice of the Supreme Court – Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.

1964 – Jessica Soho (full name Maria Jessica Aspiras Soho), multi-awarded broadcast journalist, news director, documentarist and first Filipino news reporter to win the George Foster Peabody Award (1999) – in San Fernando, La Union.

1967 – Liezl (real name Anna-Lisa Muhlach Sumilang), actress – in Manila (d. March 14, 2015).

Liezl (with husband Albert Martinez and their children)

on the cover of Gintong Mariposa Family Magazine (May 26, 1992)








Bruce Willis on the cover of
Rolling Stone (March 27, 1986).

Picture Trivia

          Before becoming an action superstar in his Die Hard films, Bruce Willis’ action-comedy potentials were first seen in his role as private detective David Addison Jr. opposite Cybill Sheperd in the TV series Moonlighting (1985-1989).           Do you know that before all these he was also a recording artist during the 1980s? Willis had a hit single – “Respect Yourself” – and his album The Return of Bruno, released on January 20, 1987, was a “moderate success.”

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