December 20



DECEMBER 20

People Weekly  December 20, 1982

On the Cover: Joan Collins

 

Disyembre 20 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 20, 1987, sumalpok ang passenger ferry na MV Doña Paz sa oil tanker MT Vector sa bahagi ng Tablas Strait, sa pagitan ng mga isla ng Mindoro at Marinduque, na kumitil sa  buhay ng 4,341 katao. Itinuturing itong pinakamalalang trahedya sa karagatan sa buong daigdig sa panahon ng kapayapaan.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Mark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910),

on the cover of Life (December 20, 1968).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on December 20:

1879 – Delfina Rizal Herbosa de Natividad, one of the seamstress of the first National Flg of the Philippines – in Calamba, Laguna (d. March 10, 1900).

1905 – Alfredo Montelibano Sr, industrialist, politician and government official – in Sipalay, Negros Occidental (d. August 19, 1989).

1935 – Hilario Gelbolingo Davide Jr, 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (November 30, 1998 – December 20, 2005) – in Argao, Cebu.

1973 – Dennis Espino, professional basketball player – in Angeles City, Pampanga.

 

Paula Abdul on the cover of Atlas TV Guide

8th Anniversary Issue (December 2007).

Larawang Tribiya

          Alam niyo ba na ang ang sikat na sing-songwriter and dance choreographer na si Paula Abdul ay mula sa isang Jewish family? Ang ama ni Abdul ay isang Syrian Jew samantalian ang kaniyang ina ay isang Canadian Jew.

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December 1



ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)



Ang Buwan ng Disyembre

          Ang December o disyembre and ikalabingdalawa at panghuling buwan ng taon sa Gregorian Calendar. Bagama’t ang tawag na December ay halaw sa salitang Latin na decem na ang ibig sabihin ay “sampu,” dahil ito ang pangsampung buwan sa sinaunang Roman Calendar.

          Para sa mga Filipino ang Disyembre ang pinakamasayang buwan ng taon dahil sa pagdiriwang ng tradisyunal na Kapaskuhan, at sa huling gabi ng Disyembre idinaraos din ang pagsalubong sa Bagong Taon.

          Ang poinsettia na halamang ginagawang palamuti sa Kapaskuhan ang karaniwang itinuturing na sagisag ng buwan ng Disyembre. Ang mga natatangi namang “bulaklak ng buwan” ay ang holly at mistletoe, samantalang ang turquoise at zircon ang mga “hiyas ng buwan” o birthstones.

DECEMBER 1

Super Action Komiks Taon 3, Blg 120, Disyembre 1, 1991

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Super Gee 2” na katha ni Zoila Meneses

at iginuhit ni Romy T. Gamboa.

UNANG LABAS

Ang pahayagang Balita ng Maynila ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Disyembre 1, 1972.

UNANG LABAS

Ang unang isyu ng TV Star (December 1, 1999)
tampok sina Leonardo DiCaprio at Kate Winslet
(para sa pelikulang Titanic).

Ang unang isyu ng TV Star ay opisyal na lumabas noong December 1, 1999, bagama’t nauna na itong lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong November 22, 1999. Inilimbag ito ng Atlas Publishing Co., Inc. Sa unang isyu, si Eden Carlos ang nakatalang editor nito at ng mga sumunod na labas ay si Imelda G. Cardel na ang editor. Naglalaman ito ng mga artikulo tungkol sa mga artista, pelikula, programa sa television at schedules ng mga palabas sa free TV at cable channels.

 

Sa paglipas ng panahon, nagpabago-bago ang pamagat ng magazine na ito. Ang TV Star ay naging Star TV Guide noong January 2003, TV Star Sky Cable Guide noong June 2005 at TV Star Guide noong June 2006. Mula January 2009 hanggang sa kasalukuyan, tinawag na itong Atlas TV Guide.

Mula sa kaliwa: Star TV Guide (January 2003), TV Star Sky Cable Guide (June 2005),
TV Star Guide (7th Anniversary, December 2006) at Atlas TV Guide (12th Anniversary, December 2011).

 

Disyembre 1 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 1, 1984, nagsimula ang Light Railway Transit (LRT) system sa pagserbisyo sa publiko mula sa Baclaran hanggang sa central station nito malapit sa Manila City Hall. Ito ang kauna-unahang mass transit system sa Pilipinas at isa sa mga landmark projects ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos na nagsisilbing konkretong bantayog para sa mamamayang Filipino.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Joan Collins (when she was 18 years old) on the cover of
vintage magazine Illustrated (December 1, 1951).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on December 1:

1874 – Luis Guerrero, doctor and professor of medicine who pioneered the study of tropical diseases like beri-beri – in Ermita, Manila (d. August 12, 1950).

1926 – Onofre D. Corpuz, socio-political scientist, economist, historian, academician, government official and National Scientist (2004) – in Poblacion, Camiling, Tarlac – (d. March 23, 2013).


1951 – Philip Cezar, basketball player known as “The Scholar” and 1980 PBA-MVP – in Manila.

Philip Cezar defending against Ramon Fernandez in a Crispa-Toyota game.
Cezar and Fernandez played against each in three PBA “One-on-One” championship matches.
Cezar won all three of them(photo courtesy of Sports Weekly Magazine).

 

1984 – Maxine Syjuco, poet and multi-media visual artist.



Suzanne Cloutier on the cover of Life (December 1, 1952).

Picture Trivia

          The name Suzanne Cloutier may not ring a bell to an ordinary movie enthusiast. She is a Canadian-born French actress that portrayed the character Desdemona in the 1952 film adaptation of Othello by Orson Welles. In 1953, she met Peter Ustinov while doing the play No Sign of the Dove. Two years later, Ustinov married Cloutier,  and they had three children – Andrea, Igor at Pavla – but they divorced in 1971.

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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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February 28



February 28

People Weekly, February 28, 1983

On the Cover: Brooke Shields

 

Events that happened on February 28

1583 – A large fire destroyed almost all houses in Manila.

1974 – Issuance of Philippine Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) license to Twinkle Vinzons for a nuclear-powered heart pacemaker, the first in Asia.

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Shelley Winters (1920-2006) on the cover of Life (February 28, 1955).



Personalities and celebrities born on February 28:

1847 – Roman Faustino, prominent painter – in Cavite.

1877 – Roman Ongpin, philanthropist, nationalist businessman, co-founder of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce, and first treasurer of the Union Obrera de Filipinas – in Binondo, Manila. (d. December 10, 1912)

1916 – Cesar Cortez Climaco, politician – in Zamboanga City. (d. November 14, 1984) 

1942 – Leandro “Biboy” Enriquez, hotelier and world champion cockfighter.



Joan Collins on the cover of
Picturegoer (February 28, 1959).

Picture Trivia

          Joan Collins is famous for her role as the beautiful and vengeful ex-wife of tycoon Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) in the TV soap opera Dynasty (1981-1989). The role was offered to Collins in 1981 when Sofia Loren turned it down. Her performance is generally credited as one factor in the fledgling show’s subsequent rise in the Nielsen ratings to a hit rivaling and dislodging Dallas from the top of the ratings. For her portrayal in Dynasty, Collins was nominated six times for a Golden Globe Award (every year from 1982 to 1987), winning once in 1983, the same year she was nominated for an Emmy as Best Actress in a Drama Series.

          Did you know that Collins perform some singing in the 1959 Academy Awards night? She performed “It’s Great Not To Be Nominated” with actresses Angela Lansbury and Dana Wynter.

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