June 14



JUNE 14

Espesyal Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 44, Hunyo 14, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang “Luha ng Birhen”
na isinulat ni Rico Bello Omagap at iginuhit ni Jose C. Caluag.

 

UNANG LABAS

Unang labas ng Pilipino Komiks, Hunyo 14, 1947.

Ang Pilipino Komiks, na unang lumabas noong Hunyo 14, 1947, ang pangalawang babasahing tinawag na “komiks” at regular na naglalaman ng mga iginuhit na kuwento na lumabas sa sirkulasyon (Ang una ay ang Halakhak Komiks, Nobyembre 15, 1946).

Ang Pilipino Komiks ay ang unang komiks na inilimbag ng Ace Publication na itinatag ni Don Ramon Roces. Si Tony Velasquez ang nagbigay ng tugmang pangalan nito at naging unang patnugot. Sa unang labas, naglimbag ang Ace ng 10,000 kopya, na sa halagang 25 sentimos, ay kaagad naubos sa pamilihan.

Kasama sa unang labas ng Pilipino Komiks ay ang pinakamahabang sinubaybayang nobela sa komiks sa Pilipinas na DI-13 na inakda ng kapatid ni Tony Velasquez na si Damy at iginuhit ni Jesse Santos. Kasama rin ang Prinsesa Urduja ni Vicente Manansala, ang Makisig ni Amadeo Manalad, ang Lagim ni Cris Caguintuan, ang Daluyong ni Fred Carillo, ang Kalabog en Bosyo ni Larry Alcala, ang Lucas Malakas ni Jose Zabala Santos, at Ang Buhay ni Aldabes ni Hugo C. Yonzon Jr. Dito rin nagsimula ang dalawang-pahinang cartoon strip na Nanong Pandak ni Tony Velasquez. Sa komiks na ito rin lumabas ang kauna-unahang advertisement ng Pepsi Cola.

Naging lubhang matagumpay ang Pilipino Komiks, at mula rito nasundan pa ito ng mga ibang babasahin: Tagalog Klasiks (Hulyo 16, 1949), Hiwaga Komiks (Oktubre 11, 1950), Espesyal Komiks (Oktubre 20, 1952), at humigit-kumulang 20 iba pa. Dahil dito naging pinakamalaking publishing company ng babasahing pangmasa ang ACE sa Pilipinas nang panahong yaon. Mula sa panahon ng pamamayagpag ng mga unang komiks hanggang sa mailipat na ang pagmamay-ari nito sa Atlas Publications, hanggang sa unang bahagi ng 1980s ay itinuturing na “Ginintuang Panahon ng Komiks sa Pilipinas.”

Ang Pilipino Komiks ay ang pinakamatagal sa sirkulasyon na babasahin na umabot ng anim na dekada at nagkaroon ng mahigit 3,200 isyu, bagama’t mula noong 2004 hanggang 2011 ay naging Pilipino Illustrated Stories na ang pamagat nito.

Events that happened on June 14:

1584 - The Royal Audiencia, the recognized “Supreme” court in the Philippines during the Spanish times held its first session in Manila.

1897 – Spanish troops attacked Aguinaldo’s headquarters on Mount Puray near Montalban, but were defeated and repulsed by the Filipino revolutionaries.

1941 – President Quezon signed the maternity-leave bill granting women in government service 60 days maternity leave with full pay in addition to the usual sick and vacation leaves. On this same day, Josefa Llanes-Escoda was elected President of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs in the Philippines.

1945 – Battle of Besang Pass, in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur. Combined Filipino-American forces led by Lt. Colonel Manuel Enriquez was victorious against the Japanese 14th Area Army.

1958 – The Development Bank of the Philippines was established.

1981 – The Film Academy of the Philippines was established to give recognition and appreciation for significant efforts in improving the Filipino motion picture arts and science.

1991 – Biggest eruption of Mount Pinatubo, which is in record the second largest eruption in the 20th century.



Ang mga walang malay na batang Aeta, matapos ang pagputok ng bulkang Pinatubo
(“Lagim ng Mt. Pinatubo”), nasa taklob-pahina ng magasin na Pilipino Reporter

na may petsang Hulyo 14, 1991.

 

Personalities and celebrities born on June 14:

1963 – Allan Caidic (full name Allan Vito Floro Caidic), professional basketbal player, PBA “Most Valuable Player” (1990), and national team member – in Pasig City. 

1976 – Danny Seigle (full name Daniel Charles Yado Seigle), American-Filipino basketball player – in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. 

1978 – G. Toengi (full name Giselle Anne Toengi), Swiss-Filipino actress, dance diva, host and model – in New York.

Giselle Toengi

on the cover of FHM Philippines (July 2001) and Cosmopolitan Philippines (March 2002).

Live-in, Igorot Style

          Centuries before the term “live-in” was ever mentioned in “modern” literature, the Igorots of Northern Luzon already practiced what can be described as sort of a trial relationship. The custom is associated with the traditional institution of the ulog. Each igorot village has an ulog. It is a hut with a single door opening. Here the girls of the village gather at night to sleep and to be visited by their suitors. The boy meets the girl he wants and they can sleep together and have sex. But they cannot get married until after the girl gets pregnant.

          To the Igorots, pregnancy is the true test of marital compatibility. Only after the girl gets pregnant can she be engaged to her lover. Then and only then can marriage arrangement be negotiated by their families.

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Demi Moore on the cover of People Weekly
June 14, 1996 issue.

Picture Trivia

          In 1996, actress Demi Moore voiced over the characters Dallas Grimes in the animation film Beavis and Butthead Do America, and Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In that same year, Moore became the highest-paid Hollywood actress in her portrayal of Erin Grant in the film Striptease with a paycheck of 12.5 million dollar.

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May 2



 MAY 2

Ang ika-100 labas ng Tagalog Klasiks, Mayo 2, 1953

Nasa taklob-pahina ang nobelang “Dragondino” ni Ricardo R. Poblete na iginuhit ni Jose Calaug

 

 

UNANG PAGTATANGHAL

Ang centerfold ng Mr. & Ms. (July 2005)
tampok ang Engkantadia

Ang pantaserye na Encantadia ay nagsimulang ipalabas sa GMA-7 noong Mayo 2, 2005. Ito ay nagtampok sa kuwento tungkol sa daigdig ng Encantadia na nahahati sa apat na kaharian ng Adamya ng mga Adamyan, Sapiro ng mga Sapiryan, Lireo ng mga diwata at Hathoria ng mga Hathor, at sa apat na makapangyarihang hiyas na sumasaklaw sa apat na elemento (tubig, lupa, hangin at apoy), at sa mga sanggreng tagapangalaga ng apat na hiyas. Ang pantaserye ay pinangunahan ng mga artistang si Iza Calzado (Sanggre Amihan), Sunshine Dizon (Sanggre Pirena), Diana Zubiri (Sanggre Danaya), at Karylle (Sanggre Alena). Gumanap bilang ang kanilang inang-diwatang si Reyna Minea ay si Dawn Zulueta. Ang pantaserye ay sa ilalim ng direksyon nina Mark Reyes at Gil Tejada Jr. Umabot ito ng 160 episodes at nagtapos noong Disyembre 9, 2005.

 

Events that happened on May 2

1935 – Benigno Ramos led the Sakdal Uprising in the municipalities of Batangas, Bulacan and Laguna.

1942 – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Jose Abad Santos was executed by the Japanese in Malalang, Lanao de Sur.

2009 – Manny Pacquiao knockout reigning IBO Light-Welterweight champion Ricky Hatton on the second round, in the fight dubbed as “The Battle of East and West,” to become a six-division world boxing champion and the first man to win lineal world titles in four different weight classes.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 2:

1921 – Eddie Garcia (real Eduardo Verchez Garcia), award-winning actor and director, in Sorsogon (d. June 20, 2019).

Eddie Garcia (with Long Mejia)
in the film Kapitan Ambo, Outside de Kulambo (2002).



1976 – Aileen Marfori Damiles, beauty queen and actress.

Aileen Damiles
on the cover of Savvy (February 9, 1998).

1976 – Alicia Mayer (real name Catherine Gutierrez), model and actress – in Olongapo City.

1992 – Wynwyn Marquez (full name Teresita Ssen Lacsamana Marquez), actress, dancer, model and beauty queen – Bantayan Island, Cebu.



 



Actress Nastassja Kinski on the cover of
Time (May 2, 1983).

Picture Trivia

          American-based German actress Nastassja Kinski (full name Nastassja Aglaia Tocki Naskzynski) can be remembered for her portrayals in the films The Wrong Move (1975), where as 13-year-old she was depicted topless, Tess (1979), Exposed (1983), and in two erotic films, Stay As You Are (1978) and Cat People (1982). She won the Golden Globe Award for her lead role in the film Tess.
          Do you know that Kinski had a romantic relationship with director-producer Roman Polanski, her would-be director in Tess, who is 28 years her senior? This was in 1976. It was in the pages of different newspapers and magazines because Kinski was only 15 years old at the time, and Polanski was 43.

 

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March 15

 

MARCH 15

Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 227, Marso 15, 1958

Nasa taklob-pahina ang likha ni Rico Bello Omagap na “Fantasia"
na iginuhit ni Jose C. Caluag.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Isa sa mga lumang dibuho ni Francisco V. Coching para sa Halakhak Komiks Blg. 9
na lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Marso 15, 1947.

Events that happened on March 15:

1646 – Battle of La Naval de Manila. Combined Spanish and Filipino forces defended Manila against Dutch naval attack.

1872 – Spanish Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo established the Telegraph Practical School in the Philippines.

1941 – First flight of Asia’s first airline, the Philippine Airline (PAL), from Nielson Field in Makati to Baguio City, using a Beechcraft Model 18 NPC-54 and flown by pilot Paul Gunn.

2008 – Manny Pacquiao won via split decision against Juan Manuel Marquez in the fight dubbed “Unfinished Business,” to become the WBC Superfeatherweight champion and the first Asian  four-division world boxing champion.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 15:

1818 – Mariano Alvarez, revolutionary leader and politician – in Noveleta, Cavite (d. August 25, 1924).

1890 – Patricio Dionisio, Bulacan journalist, labor leader and founder of Tangulan, a secret organization of workers and peasants – San Agustin, Hagonoy Bulacan.

1963 – Marilou Arguelles Bendigo, actress, model and 1981 Mutya ng Pilipinas winner – in Davao del Sur.

1989 – Maggie Wilson (full name Margaret Nales Wilson), British-Filipino beauty queen, actress and model – in Bacolod City.

Maggie Wilson

on the cover of FHM Philippines 9th Anniversary issue (March 2009)

and Style Weekend (with Victor Consunji, February 11, 2011).

 



Boris Karloff on the cover of Life (March 15, 1968),
on the occasion of the 150th anniversary
of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein.

PictureTrivia

          The novel Frankenstein (full title Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus) was written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) about a creature made through unusual scientific experiments. It was written when Shelley was only 18 years old as a response to a challenge by her friends (including her future husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley) on who could write the most frightening horror story. The story was derived from Shelley’s dream about a scientist who was able to “create life” but afterwards was horrified of his creation. The name of the scientist was Dr. Frankenstein.
          The first edition of Frankenstein published in London in 1818 does not contained the author’s name. Shelley’s name appeared on the second edition, which came out in France in 1923. It is considered as one of the first science fiction novels in literary history.
          Do you know that many people mistakes Frankenstein as the monster? The title name is the scientist who created the monster. In the original story, the monster had no name.
          It was actor Boris Karloff who made the Frankenstein’s monster famous in the movies. He portrayed the monster in three films: Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). Contrary to popular belief, however, Karloff was not the first actor to play the role, but Charles Ogle in the 1910 version of Frankenstein.
          Boris Karloff also played the role of the scientist in two films: House of Frankenstein (1944) at Frankenstein 1970 (1958). On the 150 anniversary of Frankenstein, Karloff appeared on the cover of Life magazine (March 15, 1968) at the age of 80 years old (SEE cover page). 
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