June 28



JUNE 28

Espesyal Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 45, Hunyo 28, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang komiks na “Milagrosa”
na pinagtambalan nina Nestor Redondo at Tony Zuñiga

GLIMPSE OF THE PAST

A portrait of Jean Simmons (1929-2010) on the cover of Time June 28, 1948 issue.

Events that happened on June 28:

1848 – Wedding day of Dr. Jose Rizal’s parents, Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonzo Realonda.

2008 – Manny Pacquiao knocked out David Diaz on the ninth round in the fight dubbed as “Lethal Combination,” to become the WBC Lightweight champion and the first Asian five-division world boxing champion.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 28:

1861 – Jose Luna, doctor and medical officer in the Philippine-American War – in Trozo, Manila (d. January 21, 1917).

1959 –Gina Alajar (Regina Alitiit), actress and director – in Manila.

Young teen Gina Alajar on the covers of Movie King Showbiz Magazine (with Mike Bilbao), July 17, 1973, and Teens Weekly, February 22, 1974.

1983 – Maui Taylor (real name Maureen Anne Rodriguez Tupaz), model, singer and actress – in Brighton, East Sussex, England.

Maui Tayloron the covers of FHM Philippines April 2002 (left) and November 2005 (right),
and on p. 27 of 18 magazine Vol. 1 No. 1, September 2003 (center),
voted as No. 3 among the “10 Most Fantasized Female Star.”

ILLUSTRATED STORIES (NG ATLAS PUBLICATIONS)

Tagalog Illustrated Stories (dating

Tagalog klasiks) Taon 54 Blg. 2752,

Hunyo 28, 2004



Ilan sa mga huling “komiks” na inilimbag ng Atlas Publications
na hindi na nilagyan ng petsa: Pilipino IS Taon 59 Blg. 3240,
Tagalog IS Taon 54 Blg. 2774, at Espesyal IS Taon 53 Blg. 2613.

Ang Tagalog Illustrated Stories ay ang dating Tagalog Klasiks. Nagbagong mukha ito sa mga unang taon ng ika-21 siglo. Sa unti-unting pagkawala ng babasahing pangmasa na “komiks,” tanging iilan sa mga inilalathala ng Atlas Publications ang nalabi sa sirkulasyon. Sa di mawaring dahilan, ang katawagang “komiks” o “klasiks” ay pinalitan ng “illustrated stories.” Ang Espesyal Komiks ay naging Espesyal Illustrated Stories, ang Hiwaga Komiks ay naging Hiwaga Illustrated Stories, atbp. Tumagal lamang ang mga ito hanggang taong 2006. Sa huling dalawang taon, hindi na nilalagyan ng petsa ang mga inililimbag na “komiks” na taliwas sa nakaugalian. Dito lalong nawalan ng halaga ang mga komiks. Ito ay dahil sa panuntunang (ng mga collectors) na ang nakatatak na petsa, maliban sa nilalaman, ang nagbibigay halaga sa mga babasahing ito sa paglipas ng panahon. Ang Pilipino Komiks naman na naging Pilipino Illustrated Stories, nang lumaon, ay nagkaroon na lamang ng mga “specialized issues” na naglalaman ng mga “illustrated” information tungkol sa mga napapanahong mga bagay o pangyayari.

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Sina Anne Curtis at Jasmine Curtis-Smith,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Meg
(June 2011)

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang magkapatid na Anne Curtis at Jasmine Curtis-Smith ay half-Australian at half-Filipina. Ang kanilang mga magulang ay sina James Ernest Curtis-Smith at Carmencita Ojales. Si Anne ay ipinanganak sa Yarrawonga, na 268 kilometers ang layo sa Melbourne (parehong nasa Victoria, Australia) kung saan naman ipinanganak ang kaniyang nakababatang kapatid na si Jasmine.
          Alam niyo ba kung ano ang agwat ng kanilang edad? Siyam na taon at pitong linggo.

 

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April 6

 

April 6

Pilipino Komiks Blg. 257, Abril 6, 1957
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang obrang “Pulot-Gata”
na isinulat at iginuhit ni Francisco V. Coching.

1828 – The King of Spain, Ferdinand VII, issued a decree establishing a public bank in the Philippines to meet the requirements of increasing commerce and trade in the archipelago. It was originally called El Banco Español Filipino de Isabel II (Named after the king’s daughter) It was the first bank establsihed in the Philippines and Southeast and the ancestor of the present day Bank of the Philippine Islands.

Sample of the banknote issued by El Banco Español Filipino de Isabel II

with a value of “Cinco Peso Fuertes.”

1924 – The first Balagtasan (Tagalog poetic debate) was held in Manila between Jose Corazon de Jesus and Florentino Collantes. Though it was orated in a scripted debate, it was such a success that a second one was held on October 18, 1925, this time the protagonists argued on a controversial topic without a prepared script.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 6:

1960 – Pol Medina Jr (full name Apolonio Medina Jr), cartoonist.

1986 – Mark Jason Melligen, professional boxer – in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

1988 – Melai (real name Melisa Cantiveros), actress-comedienne – General Santos City.

Melai (Cantiveros)
on the cover of Woman Today (November 1-15, 2010).

 

1994 – Jasmine Curtis-Smith (full name Jasmine Casandra Ojales Curtis-Smith), actress and model – in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Jasmine Curtis-Smith
on the covers of Chalk (February 2011), Meg  (February 2012),

and Bannawag (March 19, 2012).




Real-life husband and wife, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball,
and their children Lucy Desiree and Desi IV (“TV’s First Family”),
on the cover of Life (April 6, 1953).

Picture Trivia

          American actress-comedienne Lucille Ball (1911-1989) and Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz (197-1986) met and eloped in 1940. After eleven years together, at the age of 40, Ball gave birth to their first child, Lucie Desiree Arnaz on July 17, 1951. One and a half years later, she conceived their second child, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV.
          It was also in 1951 that the hit television show I Love Lucy started, where Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball played the role of husband and wife Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. They were called “TV First Family.” The show lasted 180 episodes until 1957. Then after the show was lengthened, more characters were added, the storyline changed, and was given a new title, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. The new show lasted only 13 episodes. On May 4, 1960 Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball divorced.

 

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