September 12



SEPTEMBER 12


Celebrity World  Vol. 3 No. 162, September 12, 1994
On the Cover: Plinky Recto

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST


American actress Joan Collins
on the cover of Life (September 12, 1955).

Setyembre 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 12, 1896, matapos paghuhulihin, ikulong at pahirapan, labing-tatlong Filipino ang ipinapatay ng pamahalaang koloniyal ng mga Kastila malapit sa timugang muog ng Fort San Felipe sa Cavite. Ang kanilang mga bangkay ay isinakay sa isang kariton at inihagis sa isang libingan malapit sa bayan ng Caridad. Sila ang kinikilala sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas na Labing-tatlong Martir ng Cavite.

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          Isang araw matapos ang kaniyang ika-64 na kaarawan, noong Setyembre 12, 1981, sa pamamagitan ng Letter of Instruction No. 1161, naglaan si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ng isang bilyong piso bilang pondo ng Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran (KKK). Malaki ang naitulong ng programang ito upang mapababa ang halaga ng mga bilihin at maibsan ang malaking gastusin ng mga mamamayan lalo na ang mga mahihirap.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 12:

1875 – Mariano Riego de Dios, revolutionary general and member of the Katipunan – in Maragondon, Cavite (d. February 7, 1935).

1913 – Gerardo “Gerry” de Leon (birth name Gerardo Ilagan), medical doctor, actor, director and National Artist for Cinema (1982) (d. July 25, 1981).

1936 – Guillermo Gomez Rivera, poet, playwright, journalist and linguist – in Dingle, Iloilo.

1972 – Jeffrey J. Cariaso, basketball player – in San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

1973 – Kara David (Kara Patria Constantino David), multi-awarded broadcast journalist. 



Kara David
gracing the cover of Celebrity Living (June 2012).

 



Heather Locklear on the cover of
TV Guide (September 12, 2004).

Picture Trivia

          American actress Heather Locklear is known for the roles she played in several television series: as Sammy Jo Carrington in Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan in T.J. Hooker, Paige Connally in The Fall Guy, Amanda Woodward in Melrose Place, at Caitlin Moore in Spin City.
          In 2004, she played the lead role as Harley Random in another TV series, LAX, which is about the circumstances and events in the Los Angeles International Airport. She was also the executive producer of the NBC series. Due to bad reviews and low ratings, the series lasted only 13 episodes.
 

 

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May 25

 

MAY 25

TV Guide May 25-31, 1996

On the Cover: Heather Locklear



Events that happened on May 25:

1898 – Spanish Governor-General Ramon Blanco ordered the deportation of prominent citizens of Malolos, Bulacan.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 25:

1862 – Urbano Lacuna, revolutionary general – in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija (d. April 10, 1911).

1889 – Manuel Go Tianuy, shipping magnate and founder of Insular Navigation, one of the biggest shipping lines in the Philippines – in Ching Kan (Chuancio), Amoy, China.

1904 – Gregorio Fernandez, actor, director and 1955 FAMAS and Asian Film Festival Best Director for the film Higit sa Lahat – in Lubao, Pampanga (d. 1973).

1907 – Gregorio F. Zaide, historian, author of history textbooks and 1968 Republic Cultural Heritage Awardee (d. October 31, 1986).


1959 – Alma Moreno (real name Vanessa Lacsamana), actress and dancer – in Quezon City.

Alma Moreno

on the covers of (from left to right) Ginoo Fortnightly (May 5, 1976),

Ravelo R.A.R Komiks-Movie Magazine (April 10, 1980)
and Modern Romances & True Confessions (December 22, 1980)

 

!973 – Gelli de belen (full name Anna Gianelli Yap de Belen), actress and television host – in Quezon City.

Gelli de Belen
on the covers of Good Housekeeping Philippines (with sister Janice, November 2007)
and Bannawag (October 6, 2014)





William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson
(a year before their marriage),
on the cover of Time (May 25, 1970).

Picture Trivia

          When you hear the brand Masters and Johnson, the names refer to William Howell Masters (1915-2001) at Virginia Eshelman Johnson, the pioneer researchers in the field of human sexuality and sexual health. They authored together two best-selling books, Human Sexual Response (1966) and Human Sexual Inadequacy (1970).
          In 1957, Johnson became Masters’ research assistance. Johnson was divorced from her first husband. Masters, on the other hand, divorced his first wife and married Johnson in 1971. Their marriage lasted until 1992 when they themselves divorced. It the year their research partnership in human sexuality also ended.
 
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