October 27



 

OCTOBER 27

Aliwan Blg. 114, Oktubre 27, 1947
Tampok sa harapang pabalat ang nobelang “Bulaklak na Papel” ni Carlos Padilla,
at sa likurang pabalat ang komiks strip na “Ang Buhay nga Naman” ni Lib Abrena.

 

Oktubre 27 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 27, 2002, nabili ng pamahalaan ng Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) ang painting ni Juan Luna na “Parisian Life” (1892) sa halagang 46 milyong piso sa auction sa Hong Kong. Ang painting ay naglalarawan ng isang hindi-kilalang binibining taga-Paris, France. Mapapansin din sa dulong kaliwang bahagi ng painting ang pagkaguhit kina Dr. Jose Rizal, Juan Luna at Dr. Ariston Bautista.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Katharine Hepburn (for the film Christopher Strong)
on the cover of Film Weekly (October 27, 1933).
On this same year Hepburn won the first of her four
Academy Awards for Best Actress for the film Morning Glory.

Personalities and celebrities born on October 27:

1893 – Manuel V. Moran, seventh Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (July 9, 1945 –March 20, 1951) and first Filipino ambassador to Vatican – in Binalonan, Pangasinan (d. August 23, 1961).

1920 – Felicisimo Ampon, champion tennis player, at five-foot tall once called “the pound-for-pound best tennis player in the world.” (d. October 7, 1997).

1944 – Gary Lising (full name Edgardo Lising), actor, comedian and writer – in Baguio City.


1955 – Charo Santos-Concio (birth name Maria Rosario Navarro de Cancio Santos), actress, television host, film producer and broadcast network executive – in Legaspi City, Albay.



Charo Santos
on the covers of TV Weekly (November 5, 1976), and Philippine Panorama (June 11, 1978).

 1971 – Niño Muhlach (full name Angelo Jose Rocha Muhlach), actor – in Manila. 

Niño Muhlach
on the covers of Focus Philippines (February 14, 1976)
and Romantic Klasiks Magasin (with Vilma Santos, July 13, 1979).

1993 – Kiefer Ravena (full name Kiefer Isaac Crisologo Ravena), basketball player – Iloilo City.

 

 

Picture Trivia 

          Do you know what Bruce Springsteen’s nickname in the music industry? He is known as “The Boss.” The year 1975 is considered Springsteen’s breakthrough year. In August 13, 1975, Springsteen and the E-Street Band began a five-night 10-show stand at the New York’s The Bottom Line Club. This event was listed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the “50 Moments that Changed Rock and Roll.” On August 25, his album Born to Run was released. It peaked at Number 3 on the Billboard 200.

Bruce Springsteen on the covers of both Time at Newsweek
on the same week, October 27, 1975.

 

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April 7



April 7

Aliwan Blg. 85, Abril 7, 1947
Tampok sa harapang taklob-pahina ang nobela ni Alberto Segismundo Cruz
na "Malagas Man Ang Bulaklak"
at sa likuran naman ay ang "Mga Kamalian sa Loob ng Sine"
na iginuhit ni Liberato "Lib" Abrena.

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) in her first magazine cover (The Talk of Hollywood), Life (April 7, 1952).
After which the 25-year-old Monroe became the major star of Hollywood.





Events that happened on April 7

1521 – Ferdinand Magellan reached Cebu Island.

1970 – An Intensity 7 earthquake rocked Luzon for 45 seconds.

1976 – The National Art Center (NAC) was inaugurated as an institution for the artistic development of young Filipinos under the administration of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

1978 – Members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa were elected.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 7:

1871 – Epifanio Cristobal de los Santos, historan, archivist, literary and art critic, jurist, artist and journalist – in Malabon (then part of Rizal Province). (d. April 18, 1928)

1936 – Louie Beltran (full name Luis Diaz Beltran), journalist, columnist, editor, and television host – in Manila. (d. September 6, 1994)

1939 – Saturnino “Satur” Cunanan Ocampo, journalist, writer, political activist and partylist representative.

1967 – Stella Suarez Jr (real name Maria Cecilia Raquel Gomez), actress – in Manila.


Ang Nobelang Komiks na “Botong”



Ang nobelang-komiks na “Botong”
na isinulat ni Mars Ravelo
sa ilalim ng penname na Virgo Villa
at iginuhit ni Abe Ocampo,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Universal Komiks Blg. 80 ( Abril 7, 1967).

          Sa katanyagan ni Mars Ravelo (1916-1988), noong 1950-1970 kinakailangan niyang gumamit ng mga penname upang hindi naman masabi ng mga mambabasa na pulos na lang mga kuwentong-katha niya ang lumalabas sa mga komiks at magasin. Isa sa mga ginamit niya ay ang “Virgo Villa.” Sa penname na ito sinulat niya ang nobelang “Botong” para sa Universal Komiks, isa sa mga pangmasang babasahin na inilunsad ng P.S.G. Publication ni Pablo S. Gomez noong 1960s. Unang lumabas ang “Botong” noong Agosto 13, 1966, at ito ay iginuhit ni Abraham "Abe" Ocampo.

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Natasha Henstridge on the cover of
Stuff (April-May 2000).

Picture Trivia

          Canadian fashion model Natasha Henstridge became known as an actress in the film Species (1995), portraying the genetically engineered alien-human hybrid Sil and in its sequel Species II (1998) as the genetic duplicate of Sil named Eve. Henstridge’s portrayal as Cynthia Tudeski opposite Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and its sequel The Whole Ten Yards (2004) were also memorable.

          In 2000, aside from The Whole Nine Yards, Henstridge also appeared in a number of films: Bounce (as Mimi Prager), Second Skin (Crystal Ball), It Had to Be You (Anna Penn), and A Better Way Out (Kelly). In that same year, she also portrayed Hypsipyle, the Queen of Lemnos, in the television miniseries Jason and the Argonauts. 

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April 5



April 5

Pilipino Komiks Taon 57 Blg. 3213, Abril 5, 2004

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwentong “Settling”

 

Abril 5 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Abril 5, 1963, naging Senate President si Ferdinand E. Marcos. Siya ang pinakabatang Senador na humawak ng katungkulang ito. Pinamunuan niya ang Senado ng mahigit dalawa’t-kalahating taon hanggang Disyembre 30, 1965.

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          Ang Kabataang Barangay, isang pambansang kapisanan ng mga kabataan, ay itinatag ni Pangulong E. Ferdinand Marcos noong Abril 5, 1975. Layunin nito na bigyan ng pagkakataong makalahok ang mga kabataan sa paghubog ng lipunang Filipino.

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Ipo-Ipo:
Ang Kauna-unahang
Fictional Superhero ng Pilipinas




Isang pahina sa Magasin ng Pagsilang
(p. 9) na nagtatampok kay Ipo-Ipo,
ang itinuturing na kauna-unahang
Filipino superhero ng modernong panahon.

          Ang maituturing na kauna-unahang fictional superhero ng modernong panahon at lumabas sa isang serye sa komiks ay si Ipo-Ipo. Ang karakter na ito ay kathang-isip nina Lib Abrena at Oscar del Rosario, at unang nabasa sa mga pahina ng Magasin ng Pagsilang noong April 5, 1947. Nakukuha niya ang kaniyang kapangyarihan sa ipo-ipo; kasing-bilis siya ng hangin at ang mga bala ng baril ay lumalagos lamang sa kaniyang katawan.

Newspaper movie ads ng pelikulang Bertong Ipo-Ipo (1969)

na pinagbidahan ni Roberto Gonzales.

          May isa pang Filipino superhero na mayroon ding kaparehong kapangyarihan na nilikha naman ni Rico Bello Omagap. Ito ay si Bertong Ipo-Ipo na itinampok sa pelikulang mayroong kaparehong titulo noong 1969. Pinagbidahan ito ng kinikilalang “Karate King” ng Pilipinas na si Roberto Gonzales sa direksyon ni Artemio Marquez.

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Personalities and celebrities born on April 5: 

1947 – Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th president of the Philippines – in San Juan.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (then a senator)

on the cover of Celebrity World (January 16, 1995)

 

1971 – Dong Abay (full name Westdon Martin Abay), poet and rock musician – in Manila.

1974 – Sheryl Cruz (Full name Sheryl Rosa Anna Marie Sonora Cruz), actress – in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

Sheryl Cruz (and her daughter Ashley)

on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (October 12, 2004).

 



Sunshine Cruz on the cover of FHM Philippines
second issue (April 2000).

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang kauna-unahang Filipina na lumabas sa cover ng FHM magazine ay si Sunshine Cruz. Ito ay naganap sa ikalawang issue ng FHM Philippines, noong April 2000.

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