ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED

ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED 

          The magazine covers featured in this series are quite unique. The title explains it all, you’ll see beautiful Filipina celebrities on the covers of magazines quite naked but exposing no private parts. Browse through the covers and let the atoms of your imaginations do the rest.

Iza Calzado

I’m seeing a diwata queen..... What a beauty! Am I in Encantadia?

Iza Calzado
on the cover of Esquire Philippines, November 2011.

 

Gaby Ramirez

Yeah, strip that sticky Wonder Woman costume prints off that gorgeous body.
You're a wonderwoman even without it.

Gaby Ramirez
on the cover of Playboy Philippines, December 2011.

 Mae dela Cerna
Beauty beyond the nakedness of the flesh.

Mae dela Cerna
on the cover of Playboy Philippines, May-June 2013.

 

 Mara Lopez

I’m speechless!

Mara Lopez
on the two cover issues of Playboy Philippines, May-June 2014.

 

 

Ellen Adarna

“Underneath it all,” I love you, too!

Ellen Adarna
on the cover of Metro Philippines, April 2017.

Ruffa Gutierrez

“You’ll only probably see her nude in your dreams!

But in this photo shoot, was there anything underneath the robe? Just curious.”

Ruffa Gutierrez
on the cover of Artista, January 12, 1996.

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December 11




DECEMBER 11

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 25 No. 34, December 11, 2001
On the cover: Danielle Graham

 

Disyembre 11 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 11, 1949, ang Philippine Orthopaedic Association (POA), Inc., na dating kilala bilang Philippine Society for Trauma and Orthopaedics, ay itinatag at ang mga una nitong mga opisyal ay iniluklok sa tungkulin.

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Personalities and celebrities born on December 11:

1903 – Emilio Maria Antonio, poet, editor, newspaper columnist and one-time “King of Balagatasan” – in Bambang, Bulacan, Bulacan (d. May 13, 1967).

1913 – Benjamin C. Gaston, businessman and 1973 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for establishing the Dacongcogon Valley Project, a cooperative for farmers and sugarcane workers – in Silay, Negros Occidental (d. May 30, 1974).

1933 – Nene Pimentel (full name Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr), politician and Senate President (November 11, 2000 – June 30, 2001) – in Claveria, Misamis Oriental. 

Senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel (with his wife Lourdes)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (February 27, 2001).

1964 – Magtanggol Tanjuan Gunigundo I, lawyer and politician – in Quezon City.

1968 – Eula Valdez (full name Maria Julia Amorsolo Valdez), actress – in Manila.

Eula Valdez
on two FHM Philippines covers: May 2004 and July 2011.

 

1974 – Lucy Torres-Gomez (birth name Lucy Marie Martinez Torres), model, dancer, actress, television  host and politician – in Ormoc City, Leyte.

Lucy Torres-Gomez
on the covers of MOD (July 22, 2005), Marie Claire Philippines (November 2006) and Metro (September 2008).

1975 – Ian Galliguez, English teacher, writer, actress and online marketer – in Manila.

1981 – Halina Perez (real name Vanessa Mae Ann Uri), actress and model – in Santa Maria, Laguna (d. March 4, 2004).

Halina Perez

on the of 10 Magazine (2002) and Maximo (April 2003).)

1989 – Sam Pinto (Samuelle Lynne Acosta Pinto), model, actress and comedienne – in Parañaque City.

Sam Pinto
on the covers (from left to right) of FHM Philippines (July 2010 & December 2011),

Total Fitness Philippines (October 2010), and Cosmopolitan Philippines (April 2011).

1989 – Gwendoline Gaelle Sandrine Ramos Ruais, French-Filipino fashion model and 2011 Miss World First Runner-Up – in Muntinlupa City.

Gwendoline Ruais (with Manny Pacquiao)

on the cover of People Asia (December 2011 – January 2012



 

Bette Midler on the cover of
TV Guide (December 11-17, 1993).

Picture Trivia

          In 1993, Bette Midler appeared in the musical television film Gypsy as Rose Elizabeth Thompson Hovick, the mother of gypsy artist, entertainer and vedette striptease performer Rose Lee (real name Rose Louise Hovick, 1911-1970). For her portrayal, Midler won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Televition Film.

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October 5



OCTOBER 5

Money Asia Vol. 3 No. 32, October 5, 198
On the Cover: The “Expo Filipino 1998 Centennial Scam”
bared by Senator Nikki Coseteng (inset) as the “Mother of All Scam.”.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN


Ang nobelang “Kaputol na Langit” ni Amado C. Yasona,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Mabuhay Komiks Blg. 81 na may petsang Oktubre 5, 1954

Oktubre 5 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 5, 1762, binomba ng mga kanyon at nasakop ng puwersa ng mga British ang Manila mula sa mga kamay ng mga Kastila.

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          Ang Instituto de Manila ay itinatag noong Oktubre 5, 1913. Nang lumaon, ito ang naging Pamanatasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of Manila).

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 5:
1938 – Ed Ocampo (full name Edgardo L. Ocampo), basketball player and coach – in Pampanga (d. July 29, 1992).

1957 – Mat Ranillo III (full name Mathias Archibald Sevilla Ranillo), actor – in Manila.

Mat Ranillo III (together with Ms. Susan Roces),
1978 FAMAS Best Actor (for the film Isang Ama, Dalawang Ina)
and Best Actress (for the film Gumising Ka Maruja),
on the cover of Liwayway (July 3, 1978).

 

1958 – Dagul (real name Romeo Pastrana), actor and comedian – Victorias City, Negros Occidental. 

1958 – Rolly Quizon (full name Rolando Quizon), actor – in Manila.
1963 – E.R. Ejercito (a.k.a Jorge Estregan, full name Emilio Ramon Pelayo Ejercito), actor
          and politician – in Pagsajan, Laguna.

 

1964 – Korina Sanchez-Roxas (birth name Korina Maria Baluyot Sanchez), newscaster, broadcast journalist and television host – in Hong Kong.

Korina Sanchez

on the cover of Metro (September 2004).

1978 – Roberto Gomez, professional pocket billiards player – in Zamboanga City.

1985 – Rachelle Anne Cabral, archer – in Tuguegarao, Cagayan Valley.

1986 – Michael Paris, French-Filipino professional wrestler known under the ring name “Zema Ion” – Los Angeles, California.

1988 – Maja Salvador (full name Maja Rose Andres Salvador), actress, dancer and model – in Aparri, Cagayan.

Maja Salvador
on the covers of (from left to right) Cosmopolitan Philippines (December 2009),
Women’s Health Philippines (March 2011), Speed (July 2011) and Meg (October 2011)

 

Sina Fernando Poe Jr at Maricel Soriano
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Weekend Magazine
(October 5, 1986).

Larawang Tribiya

          Alam niyo ba kung saang pelikula nagkasama ang “Diamond Star” na si Maricel Soriano at ang “King of Philippine Movies” na si Fernando Poe Jr? Ito ay sa pelikulang Batang Quiapo (1983) na ginawa ng Regal Films mula sa screenplay ni Jose N. Carreon sa ilalim ng direksyon ni Pablo Santiago.

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August 19

AUGUST 19


Pilipino Komiks Taon 16 Blg. 442, Agosto 19, 1965
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobela ni Mars Ravelo na “Kiti-Kiti”
na iginuhit ni Jim Fernandez.

 

UNANG LABAS

Ang Philippine Free Press, isang lingguhang magasin sa wikang English, ay itinatag ng isang Amerikanong hukom na nagngangalang W. A. Kincaid. noong 1906. Sinasabing nabili ito ni Robert McCCulloch Dick (1873-1961) sa halagang isang piso. Muling sinimulan ni McCulloch-Dick ang paglilimbag ng mgazine noong noong Agosto 19, 1908. Sa ikalawang isyu ng magazine na ito (August 26, 1908) unang lumabas ang caricature ni "Juan de La Cruz," na sinasabing sumasagisag sa katauhan ng isang Filipino.  Madaling naubos ang puhunan ni McCulloch-Dick na 8,000 piso, subalit bago nabangkarote ang Philippine Free Press, kinuha niya si Theo S. Rogers na maging business managers.  Ang babasahing ito ay naging isang popular political magazine sa Pilipinas matapos ang World War II.

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Sexy Movie Stars komiks magasin Blg. 1
na lumabas sa noong Agosto 19, 1997.
Tampok si Rosanna Roces bilang
ang una nitong cover girl.

Ang Sexy (Movie) Stars ay isang komiks magazine na unang inilabas sa sirkulasyon ng Atlas Publishing Co., Inc. noong Agosto 19, 1997, sa ilalim ng pamamatnugot ni Antonio S. Tenorio. Ayon na rin sa pagkakapahayag sa mga taklob-pahina nito, ang babasahin ay sinasabing may temang “seksi pero hindi bold.” Ang unang limang cover girls nito ay sina Rosanna Roces, Amanda Page, Ina Raymundo, Rita Magdalena at Ana Capri.

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Agosto 19 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Ang Dansalan (sa lalawigan ng Lanao del Norte) ay idineklarang isang siyudad (city) noong Agosto 19, 1940, sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 592. Noong 1956, ang pangalang Dansalan ay pinalitan ng Marawi City sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 1552. Sa Marawi City matatagpuan ang main campus ng Mindanao State University.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 19:

1831 – Mariano Alvarez, school teacher, revolutionary general and Katipunan officer – in Noveleta, Cavite (d. August 25, 1924).

1841 – Luis Yangco, nationalist businessman and philanthropist – in Bacoor, Cavite (d. October 16, 1907). 
1878 – Manuel Luis Quezon, statesman and first president of the Philippine Commonwealth – in Baler, Tayabas (now Aurora) (d. August 1, 1944).



President Manuel Luis Quezon on the covers of
Time Vol. XXVI No. 22 (November 25, 1935)
and 1898 Vol. II No. 15 (August 1998)

1902 – Jose Benedicto Luna Reyes, associate justice of the Supreme Courts – in Manila (d. December 27, 1994).

1959 – Maria Isabel Lopez, beauty pageant titlist, model and actress – in Cagayan de Oro City.

1998 – Ella Guevarra (full name Janella Denise Yuson Guevarra), actress – in Quezon City.




Si Maricar Reyes tampok sa taklob-pahina
ng Metro (August 2009)

Larawang Tribiya

          Noong 2009, unang namalas ng madla ang kariktan ni Maricar Reyes sa variety show na ASAP, kung saan ipinakilala siya bilang bagong talent ng Star Magic. Sumunod ay nakasama siya sa pelikulang And I Love You So na pinagbidahan nina Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby at Derek Ramsay at kung saan naging nominado siya sa Star Awards “New Movie Actress of the Year.”

          Nang sumunod na taon, siya ay kasama sa supporting cast ng Angel Locsin-John Lloyd Cruuz TV series na Imortal kung saan ginampanan niya ang papel bilang Samantha Imperial, ang anak ng pinuno ng mga bampira.

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June 20



JUNE 20

Hiwaga Komiks, Taon 1 Blg. 19, Hunyo 20, 1951
Nasa taklob-pahina ang tapusang kuwentong “Ang Mananahi” ni Pablo S. Gomez

Events that happened on June 20:

1898 – The La Libertad, the first newspaper of the Philippine Revolution, was published by Clemente Z. Zulueta. It was later suspended by Emilio Aguinaldo for failure to have a publication license.

1947 – Lipa (in Batangas) and Dagupan (in Pangasinan) were declared cities by virtue of Republic Act Nos. 162 and 170 respectively.

1952 – Tacloban (capital of Leyte) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 460.

1957 – The Anti-Subversion Law (Republic Act No. 1700) took effect.

1959 – Cotobato (in North Cotobato) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 2364.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 20:

1887 – Jose Maria Salcedo Delgado, first Philippine ambassador to Vatican – in Malolos Bulacan (d. December 27, 1978).

1920 – Demetria “Metring” David, actress and comedienne (d. October 7, 2010).

1940 – Arturo Tiongson Enrile, AFP Chief of Staff and Secretary of Transportation and Communication (1997-1998) – in Lucena City (d. January 14, 1998).

1984 – Maricar Reyes (full name Maricar Concepcio Pozon Reyes), physisican, actress, model and product endorser – in Cagayan de Oro City.

Maricar Reyes on the covers of Metro (August 2009), Cosmopolitan Philippines (August 2010),
Blush (August 2011), and Maven (October 2010).

 

1985 – Camille Prats (full name Sheena Patricia Camille Quiambao Prats), actress –.in Pampanga

Camille Prats on the cover of
True Horroscope Stories February 6, 2004 issue

 

Demi Moore, as rogue angel Madison Lee, and

Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu and Camron Diaz

as the new Charlie’s Angels Dylan Sanders,

Alex Munday and Natalie Cook in the film

Charlie’s Angel 2: Full Throttle, on the cover
of Entertainment Weekly June 20 2003 issue.

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang Charlie’s Angel 2: Full Throttle (2003) ay sequel sa Charlie’s Angel (2000) na nagtampok kina Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz at Lucy Liu bilang ang mga “angel” detectives na sina Dylan Sanders, Natalie Cook at Alex Munday. Sa sequel na ito gumanap na kontrabida si Demi Moore bilang ang dating “angel” na si Madison Lee na naging masama.

          Noong 2005, ang pelikulang ito ang naging kauna-unahang ginawa sa “Blu-Ray” video format.

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May 11



MAY 11

Kenkoy Pocket Size Komiks Blg. 9, Mayo 11, 1959

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Kenkoy,” ang cultural icon na likha ni Tony Velasquez

Events that happened on May 11

1973 – The Philippine Tourism Authority was created pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 189 as amended by P.D. No. 564.

1998 – Vice-President Joseph “Erap” Estrada was declared the 13th president of the Philippines by virtue of winning by the biggest landslide victory margin in Philippine election history.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 11:

1818 – Francisco Mercado Rizal, tenant-farmer and father of Philippine National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal – in Biñan, Laguna (d. January 5, 1898).

1922 – Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera (nee Ameurfina Aguinaldo Melencio), Supreme Court jurist – in Cabanatuan City.

1939 – Dante O. Tinga, lawmaker and Supreme Court jurist – Tanguig (then a town of Rizal Province).

1965 – Monsour del Rosario (full name Manuel Monsour Tabib del Rosario III), Taekwondo champion and Makati City councilor – in Manila.

1978 – Judy Ann Santos (full name Judy Ann Lumagui Santos), Actress, film producer and entrepreneur – in Manila.

Judy Ann Santos
on the covers of MOD (February 24, 2006), People Asia (April 2008), and Metro (May 2012)

1980 – Guji Lorenzana (full name Gregory Mangindin Lorenzana Jr), radio disc jockey, model, actor and award-winning alternative rock singer – Long Beach, California, U.S.A.

1995 – Yassi Pressman (real name Yasmin Isabel Yasto Pressman), dancer, singer, model and actress – in Hongkong.

Yassi Pressman
on the cover of Candy (August 2015)



American actor-comedian Bob Hope with an Indian
headgear on the cover of Life (May 11, 1962).

         Picture Trivia

                   In 1962, while actor-comedian Bob Hope (real name Leslie Townes Hope, 1903-2003) was at the height of his showbiz career, he was awarded the United States Congressional Gold Medal for his works in providing entertainment to American troops stationed in different places around the world.           Do you know that Bob Hope has a share in the ownership of the American professional baseball team Cleveland Indians? He bought the share in 1946. After the Indians last game in the Cleveland Stadium in 1993, he sang “Thanks for the Memory.”

 

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