The Philippines: Land of Earthquakes

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 24 No. 15, August 15, 2000
On the front cover: Mel Gibson, with Jim Carrey (Inset)
On the back cover: Gary Valenciano for Alaska Milk print ad

This article, “The Philippines: Land of Earthquakes” is actually an updated excerpt of the 3-Part Special Features article I wrote for MOD Filipina (October 4 to 18, 1991), “The Philippines: Land of Earthquakes and Volcanos” for which I won my first Science & Technology Journalism Award given by the Philippine Press Institute.

“In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city was destroyed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and those who did not die were very afraid and gave glory to the GOD of heaven.” – Revelation 11:13, The Everyday Bible, New Century Version.

November 8



NOVEMBER 8

Entertainment Weekly Nobyembre 8, 1996

On the Cover: Mel Gibson and Rene Russo for the film Ransom

 

Nobyembre 8 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 8, 1936, ang bayan ng Iloilo (na kabisera ng lalawigan ng Iloilo) ay idineklarang isa ng lungsod sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act 158.

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          Ang Metro Manila Commission ay itinatag noong Nobyembre 8, 1975 sa pamamagitan ng Presidential Decree No. 824 upang pangasiwaan ang pagpapaunlad sa mga pamayanan ng National Capital Region. Ang noon ay Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos ay nagsilbing una nitong pinuno.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Hollywood actress Carole Lombard (1908-1942),
on the cover of vintage Screen Guide (November 1937).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 8:

1918 – Godofredo S. Reyes, writer, doctor and politician – Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur (July 5, 2009).

1932 –Tony DeZuñiga, comics artist, illustrator and co-creator of Jonah Hex (with John Albano) – in Manila (d. May 11. 2012).

1969 – Gardo Versoza (real name Mennen Torres Polintan), actor and film producer – in Manila.


1976 – Nadine Schmidt, half-German half-Filipina actress and model – in Kirchen, Germany.

Nadine Schmidt
on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz (August 2004)

 

1993 – Lauren Anne Young, American-Filipino actress and model – in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.

Lauren Young
on the cover of Garage Girl (Spring 2011).





Greta Garbo on the cover of Life
(November 8, 1937).

Picture Trivia

          Swedish Hollywood actress Greta Garbo (real name Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, 1905-1990) was nominated for the Academy Awards four times, but never won. In 1930, she was nominated for her performance in two films, Anna Christie and Romance, but it was Norma Shearer who got the award (for the film The Divorcee).
          In 1937, she was nominated for the Academy Best Actress Award for her role in the film Camille. Louise Rainer bagged the award (for the film The Good Earth). Two years later, she was again nominated for her performance in Ninotchka, where she was the favorite to win, but again fate denied her the award. Vivien Leigh won (for the film Gone With the Wind). In 1954, she was given an “Honorary Academy Awards.
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August 15




 

AUGUST 15

Bannawag, August 15, 2011
On the Cover: Erich Gonzales

  

Agosto 15 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 15, 1789, sa termino ni Governor Felix Berenguer de Marquina, ang Manila ay naging open port para sa pandaigdigang kalakalan maliban sa mga produktong nagmumula sa Europe.

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          Ang Japan ay pormal na sumuko sa Allied Forces noong Agosto 15, 1945, matapos bagsakan ng dalawang bomba atomika ang mga siyudad ng Hiroshima at Nagasaki. Sa barkong USS Missouri, nilagdaan ni Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu bilang kinatawan ni Emperor Hirohito at General Yoshijiro Umezu bilang kinatawan ng Imperial General Headquarters ang kasulatan ng pagsuko sa harapan nina General Douglas MacArthur at General Jonathan Wainwright.

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          Idinaos ang kauna-unahang Metro Manila Music Festival noong Agosto 15, 1977 sa Folk Arts Theater. Ang awit na likha ni Ryan Cayabyab na “Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika” na inawit ni Hadji Alejandro ang nagwagi ng grand prize. Pumangalawa ang “Anak” na likha at inawit ni Freddie Aguilar.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 15:

1900 – Alfredo C. Santos, pharmacist, discoverer of paheantharine (medicine for high blood), National Scientist (1978) and one of the founders of the National Academy of Science and Technology – in Santo Tomas, Pampanga (d. October 15, 1978).

1901 – Agustin C. Fabian, novelist and editor in Tagalog – in Plaridel, Bulacan (d. April 25, 1976).

1928 – Leandro V. Locsin, architect, interior designer and National Artist for Architecture (1990), in Silay, Negros Occidental (d. November 15, 1994).

1940 – Ernie Baron (full name Ernesto J. Barron), radio-TV broadcaster, program host and inventor – in Dagupan, Pangasinan (d. January 23, 2006).



Mel Gibson on the cover of
Mr. & Ms. (August 15, 2000).

Picture Trivia

          During the year 2000, Mel Gibson appeared in three films each of which earned over 100 million dollars: The Patriot, Chicken Run, and What Women Want.

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