Wedding Movies to Watch

MOD Vol. 37 No. 1807, June 23 2006
On the cover: Karylle (full name Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari)

Just a simple compilation of “Wedding Movies to Watch” with a brief description.

“It is hard to find a good wife, because she is worth more than rubies. Her husband trusts her completely. With her, he has everything he needs.” – Proverbs 31-10-11, The Everyday Bible, New Century Version.

November 28

 


 

NOVEMBER 28

Bannawag November 28, 2011

On the Cover: Karylle

 

Nobyembre 28 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 28, 1928, ang Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng Act No. 3435.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

A portrait of John Barrymore (1882-1942)
on the cover of vintage Motion Picture Classic (November 1926).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 28:

1891 – Gregorio Perfecto, Journalist, politician and jurist – in Mandurriao, Iloilo (d. August 17, 1949).

1945 – Franklin Drillon, politician, lawmaker and Senate President (July 12, 2000 – November 13, 2000, July 23, 2001 – July 24, 2008) – in Iloilo City.


1974 – Apl de Ap (real name Allan Pineda Lindo Jr), rapper, drummer, record producer and member of the Grammy-Award-winning group The Black Eyed Peas – Sapang Bato, Angeles City, Pampanga.

Apl de Ap
on the cover of Men’s Health Philippines (October 2013)
 

 

1984 – Joross Gamboa (full name John Ross Sanchez Gamboa), actor – in Daet, Camarines Norte.

Joross Gamboa (with Roxanne Ginoo)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms .(January 25, 2005).
 

 

1986 – Bianca Manalo (full name Pamela Bianca Ramos Manalo), flight attendant, beauty queen (2009 Binibining Pilipinas-Universe), actress and television host – in Manila.

Bianca Manalo
on the cover of FHM Philippines (September 2010).

Ang “Buntot-Page” ni Angel Adonay Santos

Ang kuwentong-komiks na “Buntot-Page”
na isinulat ni Angel A. Santos at
iginuhit ni Jesse F. Santos tampok sa taklob-pahina
ng Tagalog Klasiks ( Nobyembre 28, 1953).

          Ang nobelang “Buntot-Page” ay isinulat ni Angel Adonay Santos para sa mga pahina ng Tagalog Klasiks noong 1953. Ito ay iginuhit naman ni Federico C. Javinal at Jesse F. Santos.

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Michelle Rodriguez (as Ana Lucia Cortez
in TV series Lost) on the cover of
TV Guide (November 28 – December 4, 2005)

Picture Trivia

          Michelle Rodriguez joined the cast of the hit TV series Lost on its second season in 2005. She portrayed the character Ana Lucia Cortez. It was also in 2005 when she played the role of Katarin in the Kristanna Loken starrer BloodRayne.

          Do you know that based on the DNA test made on Rodriguez in the TV program Finding Your Roots, her ancestor composed of 75% European, 23% African and 2% native American? The nationality of her father is Puerto Rican, while her mother is from the Dominican Republic.

 

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March 22




MARCH 22

Pilipino (Komiks) Illustrated Stories Taon 57 Blg. 3211, Marso 22, 2004
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Balbon” na katha ni Rod Santiago

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

On the cover of vintage Picture Show Vol. 10 No. 265, March 22, 1924,
Pola Negri (1897-1987) and Conrad Nagel (1897-1970) for the film Bella Donna (1923),
Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) and Alice Terry (1900-1987) for Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921),
and Ramon Novarro (1899-1968) at Alice Terry for Where the Pavement Ends (1923).

Marso 22 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Marso 22, 1897, ang Tejeros Convention ay ginanap sa Barrio Tejeros, San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite. Dito, nagpulong ang dalawang lapian ng Katipunan sa lalawigan ng Cavite, ang Magdalo at ang Magdiwang upang pag-usapan kung nararapat ng magtatag ng bagong pamahalaan na kahalili ng Katipunan. Sa naturang pagpupulong, naihalal na pangulo si Emilio Aguinaldo, pangalawang pangulo si Mariano Trias, Kapitan-Heneral si Artemio Ricarte, Punong-Tagapangasiwa ng Digmaan si Emiliano Riego de Dios at Tagapangasiwa ng Usaping Pangloob si Andres Bonifacio. Subalit tinutulan ni Daniel Tirona ang pagproklama kay Bonifacio sa dahilang hindi ito isang abugado. Nainsulto si Bonifacio sa ginawa ni Tirona, kaya Tagapangulo ng pagpupulong at Pangulo ng Konseho Supremo ng Katipunan, pinawalang bisa niya ang Tejeros Convention at ang halalang naganap sa pagpupulong.

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          Ang pamamahala at kapangyarihan ng Sultanate ng Jolo ay nagwakas noong ika-22 ng Marso, 1915.

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          Ang mga pamilya ng mga pro-Japanese collaborators na si President Jose P. Laurel Sr at House Speaker Benigno S. Aquino Sr ay lumisan patungong Japan noong Marso 22, 1945 upang humingi ng asylum at political refuge.

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Personalities and celebrities born on March 22:

1863 – Mariano Ponce, writer, folklorist, member of the Propaganda Movement, diplomat, and among the founders of La Solidaridad and Asociacion Hispano-Filipino – in Baliwag, Bulacan (d. May 23, 1918).

1869 – Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the First Philippine (Malolos) Republic – in Kawit, Cavite (d. February 6, 1964). Note: According to Aguinaldo’s Partida de bautismo (birth certificate), he was born on March 26, 1869, but according to his mother’s account his birthdate is March 22, 1869. Aguinaldo himself celebrated his birth on March 22. Consequently, this is credited as his birthday.

1981 – Karylle (full name Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari), singer, actress and television host – in Manila.

Karylle
on the cover of MOD (June 23, 2006), Mega (April 2009) and Bannawag (November 28, 2011)

Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh on the cover of Life

(March 22, 1968).

Picture Trivia

          Ho Chi Minh (born Nguyen Sinh Cung, 1890-1969) was a Vietnamese Marxist-Lenninist leader that became prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Ho was an instrumental foundation in the establishment of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong at the height of the Vietnam War until his death. He fought for unity and independence of North and South Vietnam against invading countries like France and the United States.
          On Mayo 1, 1975, after the Vietnam War, to honor him and his works, the capital city of the Republic of Vietnam, Saigon, was renamed Ho Chi Minh City. Even the UNESCO gave honor and recognition for his heroism and works for Vietnam in the fields of education, arts and culture, and for his dedication for the attainment of independence, unity and democracy in Vietnam.         

 

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