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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June 15



JUNE 15

Sixteen Vol. 5 No. 124, June 15, 1973
On the front cover: Vilma Santos and Nora Aunor
On the back cover: Pilita Corales

 

Events that happened on June 15:

1896 – Dr. Pio Valenzuela, secretary of the Katipunan, left for Dapitan on board the inster-island steamer Venus to confer with Jose Rizal, who is on exile, regarding the planned revolution.

1898 – Miguel Malvar was promoted to the rank of General after returning from Hong Kong

1948 – Dumaguete (capital of Negros oriental) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 327.

1950 – Cagayan de Oro (capital of Misamis Oriental) and Butuan (capital of Agusan del Norte) were declared cities by virtue of Republic Act no. 521 and 523 respectively.

1968 – Iriga (in Camarines Sur) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 5261, and General Santos (capital of South Cotobato) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act Nos. 5412.

GLIMPSE OF THE PAST


Actress and model Evelyn Greeley on the cover of Motion Picture Classic June 1916 issue



Personalities and celebrities born on June 15:

1857 – Vito Belarmino, revolutionary leader in Bicol during the Philippine-American War – in Silang, Cavite (d. July 14, 1933)


1945 – Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago, author, lawyer judge, senator and statesman – in Lapaz District, Iloilo City (d. September 29, 2016).



Miriam Defensor-Santiago on the cover of Liwayway (November 28, 1988) and Bisaya (October 17, 1990).

 



Drew Barrymore, dabbed as a “Wild Thing,”
on the cover of Rolling Stone
June 15, 1995 issue.

Larawang Tribiya 

          Noong 1995 lumabas sa tatlong pelikula si Drew Barrymore – Boys on the Side, Mad Love at Batman Forever – at nagkaroon ng guest appearance sa Late Show with David Letterman, kung saan sumampa si Barrymore sa lamesa ni Letterman at iniladlad ang kaniyang dibdib (nakatalikod sa camera at paharap kay Letterman) bilang pagbati sa kaarawan ng host. Nang taon ding yaon binuo ni Barrymore at ng kaniyang business partner na si Nancy Juvonen ang Flower Film, isang film production company. Ang unang pelikulang ginawa nila ay ang Never Been Kissed (1999) na sinundan ng Charlie’s Angel (2000), na naging isang major blockbuster.

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