November 21



NOVEMBER 21


Fortune magazine, November 21, 2011
On the Cover: An illustration of “Facebook vs. Google! Battle for the Future of the Web”
(article written by Miguel Helft and Jessi Hempel)

 

Nobyembre 21 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 21, 1849, naglabas ng dikreto ang Spanish governor na si Narciso Claveria na nag-uutos ng pagkakaroon ng Kastilang apelyido para sa mga Filipino upang magkaroon ng pamantayan sa mga tala na magpapadali ng pagkuha ng census, paggawad ng buwis at pamamahala.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Mexican actor Ricardo Montalban (when he was 29 years old),
on the cover of Life (November 21, 1949).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 21:

1941 – Roberto dela Cruz, champion  professional boxer – in Baguio City.

1967 – Tobias “Toby” M. Tiangco, politician – in Navotas, Metro Manila.

1970 – Kristin Karen Davila, newscaster, television host and award-winning broadcast journalist.

Karen Davila
on the covers of Celebrity World (August 14, 1995) and MOD (December 16 2005).



1972 – Betong (real name Albert Sumaya Jr), journalist, comedian and television host – in Antipolo, Rizal.

1989 – Ejay Lasap Falcon, model and actor – in Pola, Oriental Mindoro

  

Mariah Carey on the cover of
Us Weekly (November 21, 2011).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that renowned singer Mariah Carey gave birth to twins? It happened on April 30, 2011, the day of her third wedding anniversary with husband Nick Cannon. They named the fraternal twins Monroe and Morrocan.
          Due to her pregnancy, Carey became bloated and overweight, but in just a span of about six months, she was able to regain her sexy figure.
          In November 2011, Carey’s net worth was announced to exceed 500 million dollars.

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September 27

 

SEPTEMBER 27


MOD Filipina Vol. 24 No. 1047, September 27, 1991
On the Cover: Candice Robyn P. Corral

Setyembre 27 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 27, 1988, ang light-flyweight boxer na si Leopoldo Serrantes ay nagwagi ng bronze medal sa 24th Summer Olympics sa Seoul, Sputh Korea.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 27:

1853 – Benito Legarda, lawyer and government official – in Binondo, Manila (d. August 27, 1915).

1865 – Miguel Carpio Malvar, revolutionary general – in San Tomas, Batangas (d. October 13, 1911).

1915 – Rafael Zulueta da Costa, poet and author – in Paco, Manila (d. 1990).

1918 – Sotero Cosme Laurel II, educator and politician – in Taguig City (d. September 16, 2009

1952 – Ric Segreto (full name Richard Vincent Segreto Magaraeg), American-born Filipino-Italian singer-songwriter, actor and journalist – in Brokklyn, New York (d. September 6, 1998).

1989 – Robi Domingo (full name Robert Marion Eusebio Domingo), actor, dancer and host – in Quezon City.

1991 – Ynna Asistio (full name Alynna Alexandra Asistion), actress – in Caloocan City.





Mariah Carey on the cover of
Interview (September 2007).

Picture Trivia

          In 2007, Mariah Carey released a brand of perfume – the “M” – manufactured by cosmetic company Elizabeth Arden.

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May 8



MAY 8

Espesyal Komiks Taon 9 Blg. 224, Mayo 8, 1961

Nasa taklop-pahina ang nobelang "Nawaglit na Langit" ni Clodualdo del Mundo na iginuhit ni Fred Carillo

UNANG LABAS: HOY!

Ang unang labas ng HOY! (Mayo 1986),
tampok ang iginuhit na pagsasalarawan
ng mga political characters na sina

Pangulong Ferdinand E. Marcos, Unang
Ginang Imelda R. Marcos ang mga
kalaban nila sa pulitika na sina
Cory Aquino, Salvaror Laurel, Fidel Ramos

at Juan Ponce Enrile.

Isang kakatwang magazine ang HOY! na pinaghalong katatawanan at seryosong political lampoon, bagama’t hindi ito nagkaroon ng pagpapatuloy at tagapag-taguyod. Una itong lumabas sa sirkulasyon (May, 1986) humigit-kumulang dalawa’t-kalahating buwan matapos ang EDSA Revolt. Makikita sa taklob-pahina ng unang isyu ang isang ilustrasyon ng umaawit sa entablado na Unang Ginang Imelda Marcos, habang nakasilip sa likod ng telon ang Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, at nanunood naman sina Juan Ponce Enrile, Fidel Ramos, Cory Aquino at Salvador Laurel.

Events that happened on May 8:

1565 – Miguel Lopez de legaspi established the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.

1942 – President Manuel L. Quezon and his family arrived in San Francisco after escaping from the Japanese-occupied Philippines.

1967 – By virtue of Republic Act No. 4867, Davao was divided into three provinces: Davao del Norte, Daval del Sur and Davao Oriental.

 

2011 – Manny “Pacman” Pacquia won over Sugar Shane Mosley via unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, to retain his WBO welterweight belt.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 8:

1874 – Miguela Montelibano, Hiligaynon playwright – in Silay Negros Occidental (April 16, 1969).

1878 – Dionisio Jakosalem, lawyer, governor of Cebu and secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (d. July 1, 1931). 

1975 – Enrique Iglesias (full name Enrique Miguel Preysler Iglesias), Spanish-Filipino singer – in Madrid, Spain.

    Enrique Iglesias on the cover of Billboard (April 12, 2008).



Picture Trivia

Mariah Carey on the cover ofTV Star Guide

May 2000 issue.

Mariah Carey entered the 21st century with more than 128 million records sold worldwide and established herself as the most popular female artist of the 1990s; the only artist, in fact, to have had a number one single for every year of the 1990s.