October 31



OCTOBER 31

Picture Show (and TV Mirror) October 31, 1959

On the Cover: Doris Day and Rock Hudson (1925-1985) for the film Pillow Talk

Noong Oktubre 31, 1936, itinatag ang samahang Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

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          Ang Gintong Alay, isang sports program ng pamahalaan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ay itinatag noong Oktubre 31, 1979. Ang training camp nito ay itinayo sa Baguio City kung saan nagsasanay ang mga atletang Filipino. Naging matagumpay ang programang ito sa paghubog ng kamalayan sa palakasan ng mga ordinaryong mamamayan bukod sa paghahanap at pagsasanay ng mga magagaling na atletang nabigay karangalan sa Pilipinas sa mga pandaigdiggang paligsahan.

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 31:

1870 – Quintin Salas, revolutionary leader in Panay during the American Occupation – in Dumangas, Iloilo (January 24, 1917).

1877 – Carlos V. Ronquillo, writer and newspaperman – in Floridablanca, Pampanga (October 18, 1941).

1942 – Eduardo de los Santos Castrillo, award-winning sculptor – in Santa Ana, Manila.

1946 – Helen Vela, actress, broadcaster and producer – in Manila (d. February 14, 1992).

1955 – Connie Angeles (full name Fe Consuelo Angeles), actress and politician – in Quezon City.

1956 – Christopher de Leon (full name Christopher Strauss de Leon), actor and politician – in Manila. 

Christopher de Leon
on the covers of TSS Komiks Weekly (with Vilma Santos, November 12, 1975)

and Jingle Extra Hot (with Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos, January 14, 1980)

1968 – Roy V. Aragon, poet and fictionist – in Mabasa, Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizacaya.



Audrina Patridge on the cover of
Maxim (October 2009).

Picture Trivia

          Actress-model Audrina Patridge was dabbed the “Queen of The Hills” by Maxim magazine. She is the longest serving original cast member of the MTV reality series The Hills (2006-2010). Counting tht episodes, however, Heidi Montag appeared in 105 episodes, one more than Patridge.

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September 3



SEPTEMBER 3

TSS Vol. 4 No. 81, Setyembre 3, 1970
Tampok sa harapang pabalat sina Fernando Poe Jr at Susan Roces
at sa likurang pabalat sina Tirso Cruz III at Nora Aunor

UNANG LABAS

Ang La Independencia, ang opisyal na pahayagan ng Himagsikan sa Pilipinas ay itinatag noong Setyembre 3, 1898. Ang una nitong editor ay si Heneral Antonio Luna at una itong inilimbag sa Calle Jolo (ngayon ay Juan Luna Street) sa Binondo, Manila.

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Ang Muling Pagsilang, ang Tagalog edition ng El Nacimiento ay naglabas ng una nitong isyu sa ilalim ng patnugot ni Lope K. Santos Noong Setyembre 3, 1901.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST 

Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
on the cover of vintage Modern Screen (September 1944)

 

Setyembre 3 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 3, 1899, ang liriko sa wikang Kastila ng Pambansang Awit ng Pilipinas ay nailathala sa pahayagang La Independencia.

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          Ang commanding general ng Japanese Imperial Army na si Heneral Tomoyuki Yamashita ay sumuko sa Baguio noong Setyembre 3, 1945.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 3:

1874 – Simeon Villa, doctor of medicine and military inspector during the Philippine-American War – in Malate, Manila.

1894 – Benigno S. Aquino Sr, politician and Speaker of the House of Representative during the Commonwealth and Japanese Occupation, and director-general of the pro-Japanese Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (KALIBAPI) – in Concepcion, Tarlac (d. December 20, 1947).

1894 – Simeon de Jesus, World War II hero – in Arayat, Pampanga.

1913 – Conrado M. Vasquez, lawyer and jurist – in Biñan, Laguna (d. September 19, 2006).

1968 – Mary Grace Sonora Poe, politician and public servant – in Jaro, Iloilo.

Grace Poe-Llamanzares
on the cover of Metro Society (July 2013)

1974 – Mylene Lilibeth Dizon, actress and model – in Manila.



Mylene Dizon

on the cover of Rogue (March 2010)





Gina Lollobrigida on the cover of Life (September 3, 1951).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida joined a beauty contest? When Lollobrigida was 20 years old, she joined the Italia Beauty Pageant and placed third overall. The winner was Lucia Bose and the runner-up was Gianna Maria Canale. Both of them, like Lollobrigida, also tried to be an actress, but neither reach the success that Lollobrigida attained.
          In 1951, lollobrigida made five films: A Tale of Five Cities, The Young Caruso, Four Ways Out, Love I Haven’t... But... But at Attention! Bandits!  

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July 15



JULY 15

Pilipino Komiks # 596, Hulyo 15, 1971
Tampok sa taklob-pahina sina Maritess Revilla at Nora Aunor

 

Events that happened on July 15:

1890 – The first installment of Jose Rizal’s article “The Indolence of the Filipinos” was published in La Solidaridad. There were five installments and the last was published in September 15, 1890.

1927 – The first issue of Graphic, a weekly magazine was released for circulation.

1939 – Station KZRH began airing after Hal Bowie greeted the listener “Good Morning Manila.”

1948 – Calbayog (in Samar) was declared a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 328.

1958 – The Philippine Atomic Commission was established.

 

Personalities and celebrities born on July 15:

1920 – Cicero D. Calderon, educator, lawyer and labor leader – Dumaguete. (d. May 27, 2004)

1951 – Iggy Arroyo (full name Ignacio Tuason Arroyo), politician – in Quezon City (d. January 26, 2012).

1972 – Sonny Angara (full name Juan Edgardo M. Angara), lawyer and politician – in Manila.

1974 – Chot Ulep (real name Ramoncito Dayawon Ulep), songwriter, bassist and financial trader – in Quezon City.

1985 – Chris Tiu (full name Chritopher John Alandy-Dy Tiu), Filipino-Chinese professional basketball player, TV host and model – in Manila.

Chris Tiu on the cover of Men’s Health
November 2011 issue.

 

Silvester Stallone (as Judge Joseph Dredd),
on the cover page of Cinescape (July 1995).

Picture Trivia

          The fictional character Judge Dredd was conceptualized by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezguerra. Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in the future that has the authority to arrest, judge and impose the death penalty to the convicted. In the 1995 film Judge Dredd, it was Silvester Stallone who portrayed the character. The role, however, was first offered to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who refused it because in the film the character’s face was most of the time covered.

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June 30



JUNE 30

Prime Weekly Edition Vol. 3 No. 26, June 30, 1988

On the Cover: Stella E. Santos

MUKHA NG NAKARAAN

Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III (Guy & Pip)
on the cover of Sixteen Vol. 4 No. 93, June 30, 1972 issue.

Events that happened on June 30:

1981 – Ferdinand E. Marcos took his oath of office as President of the Philippines for the third time.

Ferdinand E. Marcos taking his oath of office as President of the Philippines
infront of Supreme Court Chief Justice Enrique M. Ferrnando.
On his right is Imelda R. Marcos and on his left is daughter Imee Marcos.
(Taken from Philippines Free Press, April 15, 1989)

Personalities and celebrities born on June 30:

1921 – Washington Sycip, Filipino-Chinese accountant, founder of the Asian Institute of Management, and the accounting firm Sycip, Gores and Velayo.

Bituin Komiks Blg. 22, Hunyo 30, 1950,
tampok ang nobelang “Prinsesang Bituin”

Prinsesa Bituin

          Ang “Prinsesa Bituin” ay nobelang isinulat nina Mario Lopez at Anastacio Angeles na iginuhit ni Cris Caguintuan para sa mga pahina ng Bituin Komiks noong 1950.

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Debbie Reynolds (for the film Tammy and the Bachelor)
on the cover of Screen Stories (June 1957).

Picture Trivia

Debbie Reynolds started her career at Warner Brothers when she was 16 years old in 1948. After two years, she transferred to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and had a small but significant role in the film Three Little Words (1950). This was immediately followed by Two Weeks with Love where she sang “Aba Daba Honeymoon” that became a hit. On her first starring role in Singin’ in the Rain (1952), her career started to shine.

In 1957, she was featured in the film Tammy and the Bachelor opposite Leslie Nielsen. The song, “Tammy,” which she rendered in the movie reached Number 1 in the Billboard pop chart for five consecutive weeks. This was the best-sellinhg single of a female singer in 1957.

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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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May 21



MAY 21



Mr. & Ms. Vol. 26 No. 4, May 21, 2002

On the Cover: Dingsong Dantes and Judy Ann Santos

 

Events that happened on May 21

1898 – General Emilio Aguinaldo issued a proclamation urging the Filipinos to resume the revolution against Spain.

1967 – Lapiang Malaya (LM) led by its founder Valentin de los Santos engaged the Philippine Constabulary in a violent confrontation that led to the massacre of 32 LM members. Later De los Santos was committed to the National Mental Hospital were he died.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 21:

1875 – Valente Cristobal, Hiligaynon playwright and considered the “Prince of Sarsuwelistas” – in Polo, Bulacan (now Valenzuela) (d. November 1, 1945).

1953 – Nora Aunor (real name Nora Cabaltera Villamayor), multi-awarded actress and singer – in Iriga.

Nora Aunor between three decades,
on the covers of Artista Magazine (September 10, 1983)

and Yes! (October 2011, courtesy of Susan Ang-Sy Dy).

1968 – Julie Vega (real name Julie Pearl Apostol Postigo), singer, commercial model and award-winning child actress – in Quezon City (d. May 6, 1985).

Julie Vega
on the cover of Liwayway (May 27, 1985)

 

1968 – Vivian Velez, model, radio host, and award-winning actress – in Cebu City.

Vivian Velez
on the covers of Fiesta (September 1982), TPTPTin (October 23, 1983),
and Sports World (November 19-25, 1983)





Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
In the TV series Game of Thrones,
On the cover of Atlas TV Guide
(May 2012).

Picture Trivia

The TV series Games of Thrones, created by David Benioff and Daniel Brett Weiss, and first aired on American television on April 17, 2011. It is an adaptation of George Raymond Richard Martin’s fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which in turn got its inspiration from the English “Wars of the Roses” (1455-1485) between the houses of Lancaster and York, reflected in the novel’s houses of Lannister and Stark.

 

May 15




MAY 15

Teens Weekly, Taon 1 Blg. 43, Mayo 15, 1971
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang tambalang “Guy & Pip” (Nora Aunor at Tirso Cruz III).

Events that happened on May 15:

1961 – The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Personalities and celebrities born on May 15:

1893 – Jose Nepomuceno, pioneer filmmaker who made the first full-length movie in the Philippines, Dalagang Bukid – in Manila (d. December 1, 1959)

1969 – Rachel Lobangco, actress, dancer and model.



Rachel Lobangco
on the cover of Men’s Edge (February 1995).





 

1972 – Andy Seigle (full name Andrew John Yadao Seigle), basketball player – in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 

1987 – Jennylyn Mercado (full name Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado), actress, model and singer – Las Piñas City.

Jennylyn Mercado
on the covers of FHM Philippines (November 2009), Rogue (November 2010),
and Women’s Health Philippines March 2011 (Courtesy of Mrs. Susan Ang-Sy Dy)

Ang Kurdapya



Ang nobelang-komiks na “Kurdapya”
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 127, Mayo 15, 1954.

          Isang nakatutuwang nobelang-komiks ang “Kurdapya” (1953-1954) na pinagtulungang isulat nina Pablo S. Gomez at Carlos Gonda para sa Tagalog Klasiks. Dalawa rin bantog na ilustrador, sina Nestor Redondo at Afredo Alcala, ang naitokang gumuhit ng kuwentong ito tungkol sa isang tila pangit na batang babae na naging isang magandang binibini, si Kurdapya.

          Ginawa itong pelikula ng Sampaguita Films noong 1955, na nagtampok sa tambalang Gloria Romero (bilang Kurdapya) at Ric Rodrigo. Kasama rin sa pelikula sina Dolphy, Ramon Revilla, Aruray, Eddie Garcia, Rebecca del Rio at Etang Discher.

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Linda Lovelace on the cover of
Esquire (May 1973).

Picture Trivia

          According to porn actress Linda Lovelace (real name Linda Susan Boreman, 1949-2002), although she enjoyed the sex with the countless men in her life, the only two men she “made love” were David Winters, which she described in her autobiography The Intimate Diary of Linda Lovelace (1974) as “the man in my life, and Larry Marchiano, her second husband which she had two children.

          Lovelace is well-known in her portrayal in the porno film Deep Throat (1972). It is said that she began the trend of acomoclitism or pubic depilation in porno films, which had been the preference of most porno film enthusiasts since then. The film Deep Throat also showcased her fellatio technique, which is now called “deep throat.”
          The film Deep Throat, which Lovelace starred, on the other hand, is now considered as the “most successful x-rated film of all time.” The film, with a full length of 61 minutes, had a production cost of barely 50,000 dollars. Today, it is estimated that the film already accumulated more than half-a-billion dollars in revenue. Despite this, however, according to Lovelace’s book Ordeal (1980), she was only paid 1,250 dollars for the film and all of it was taken by his live-in manager at the time, Chuck Taylor. Lovelace died in 2002, still unable to benefit from the monumental success of Deep Throat, not even a tiny amount from its profits.


Linda Lovelace’s 1974 autobigraphy

The Intimate Diary of Linda Lovelace.

          In the Times Guide to Films list of “100 Landmark Movies of All Time,” Deep Throat was labeled among the classic films like Citizen Kane. The film even became the inspiration for the code name of Rob Woodward’s secret informant in the Watergate Scandal, FBI agent William Mark Felt.        
 
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