November 20



NOVEMBER 20

Aliwan Komiks Taon 22 Blg. 847, Nobyembre 20, 1983

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwentong “Aram” nina Joe Lad Santos at Al Cabral

Nobyembre 20 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 20, 1645, ang Colegio de Santo Tomas ay itinaas ng antas ni Pope Innocent X (1574-1655) at naging Pamantasan ng Santo Tomas (University of Santo Tomas).

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SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Taklob-pahina ng dalawang komiks na inilimbag ng Ace Publication:

Sa Pilipino Komiks Blg. 195, Nobyembre 20, 1954, ang “Tres Ojos” na iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala,

at sa Espesyal Komiks Blg. 238, Nobyembre 20, 1961, ang “Nawaglit na Langit” na iginuhit ni Fred Carillo.

Personalities and celebrities born on November 20:

1878 – Anacleto Diaz, fiscal and jurist – in Aringay, La Union (d. February 10, 1945).

1903 – Dionisio “Chito” Calvo, basketball player, swimmer and head coach – in Manila (d. December 9, 1977)

1915 – Felix Valencia Makasiar, 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (July 25, 1985 – November 19, 1985) – in Siaton, Negros Oriental (d. February 19, 1992).

1953 – Bembol Roco (full name Rafael Roco Jr), award-winning actor – in Quezon City.

 



The mutant superheroes X-Men
and their original costumes
on the cover of Marvel Comics
Professor Xavier and the X-Men No.1
(November 1995).

Picture Trivia

          The original X-Men conceptualized by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby was composed only of six members: Professor Charles Francis Xavier (who formed the group), Scott Summers (a.k.a. Cyclops), Jean Grey (Marvel Girl), Warren Kenneth Worthington III (Angel), Robert Louis “Bobby” Drake (Iceman), at Henry Philip “Hank” McCoy (Beast). Their first adversary was Erik Magnus Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto. The X-Men characters Wolverine, Rogue, Storm, et. al., were later added into the group.

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August 28



AUGUST 28

Espesyal Komiks Taon 3 Blg. 232, Agosto 28, 1961
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang-komiks na “Nawaglit na Langit”
na isinulat ni Clodualdo del Mundo na iginuhit ni Fred Carillo

Agosto 28 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 28, 1901, itinatag ni Pascual H. Poblete ang Partido Nacionalista (Nationalist Party). Ang una nitong layunin ay hingin ang kasarinlan ng Pilipinas mula sa mga mananakop na Amerikano.

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          Sa panahon ng rehimeng Cory Aquino, Agosto 28, 1987, nang pangunahan ni Lt. Colonel Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan ang mga opisyal at sundalo ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas na dismayado sa panunungkulan ni Aquino sa isang armadong pag-aaklas o coup d’etat.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 28:

1844 – Agustine de la Rosa, propagandist, founder of Masonry in the Philippines and leader of the Union Espiritista de Filipinas – in Paco, Manila (d. June 2, 1918).

1851 – Nazaria Lagos, revolutionary worker and remembered as the person who secured the cloth to be sewn as the first Philippine flag – in Barunggan (now Jaguimit), Dueñas, Iloilo (d. January 27, 1945).

1873 – Jose Torres Bugallon, revolutionary leader and hero of the Battle of La Loma – in Salasa, Pangasinan (d. February 3, 1899).

1963 – Gerry Ortega (full name Gerardo Valeriano Ortega), veterinarian, journalist, community organizer, environmental activist, known for his works to promote crocodile-farming in the Philippines and his advocacy against mining on the island of Palawan – in Aborlan, Palawan (d. January 24, 2011).

1992 – Max Collins (Isabelle Abiera Collins), actress and model – in California.



Max Collins

on the cover of Bannawag (March 10, 2014)





Ang magkapatid na Alex at Toni Gonzaga,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng MOD
(August 28, 2006).

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang agwat ng edad ng magkapatid na Toni at Alex (Cathy) Gonzaga ay apat na taon kulang ng apat na araw!

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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.



 

February 13


  

FEBRUARY 13

Espesyal Komiks Blg. 436, Pebrero 13, 1971 atHiwaga Komiks Blg. 599, Pebrero 13, 1974

Tampok sa taklob-pahina sina Jay Ilagan at Hilda Koronel

 

Events that happened on February 13

1565 – Three vessels of the Spanish expedition led by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi arrived in Leyte.

1960 – The Lopez Memorial Museum, housing the best collection of Filipiniana texts in the Philippines, was established by Eugenio Lopez in Pasay City.

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang nobelang-komiks ni Clodualdo del Mundo na “Nawaglit na Langit”
na iginuhit ni Fred Carillo),
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Espesyal Komiks (Pebrero 13, 1961).

Personalities and celebrities born on February 13:

1907 – Katy de la Cruz (full name Catalina de la Cruz), jazz singer, award-winning actress, and “Queen of Filipino Jazz” – in Intramuros, Manila. (d. November 10, 2004)

Rico J. Puno OPM album cover.

1953 – Rico J. Puno (full name Enrico de Jesus Puno), Pop singing artist and TV host – in Manila.





Larawang Tribiya

Supermodel Tweetie de Leon on the covers of
Sunday Inquirer Magazine (February 11, 2011)
and Rogue (February 2011).

          Squash ang paboritong sports na laruin ng supermodel na si Maria Lourdes de Leon-Gonzalez, na mas kilala bilang Tweety de leon.

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Quote of the Day

“If by chance, that special place that you've been dreaming of leads you to a lonely place, find your strength in love” – From Whitney Houston’s song “Greatest Love of All”