November 19



NOVEMBER 19

Pilipino Komiks Taon 8 Blg. 221 Nobyembre 19, 1955

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwento ni Pablo S. Gomez na “Gilda”
na iginuhit ni Nestor Redondo.

 

Nobyembre 19 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 19, 1934, ang National Economic Protectionism Association (NEPA) ay itinatag ng mga makabayang mangangalakal na Filipino upang magkaroon ng isang samahang mangangalaga sa kapakanan ng mga produktong gawa sa Pilipinas laban sa mga produktong nanggagaling sa ibang bansa.

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Personalities and celebrities born on November 19:

1850 –Isabelo Tampinco, wood carver and sculptor – in Binondo, Manila (d. January 30, 1933).

1859 – Isabelo Artacho, lawyer and revolutionary – in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (d. 1910).

1940 – Dindo Fernando, actor – in Virac, Catanduanes.

Dindo Fernando (with policewoman Emma Henry)

on the cover of Bulaklak at Paruparo (May 16, 1979)

 

1946 – Mon Tulfo (full name Ramon Teshiba Tulfo Jr), television host, broadcaster and journalist – in Davao City.

1962 – Diosdado “Dodie Boy” Peñalosa, world champion boxer – in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.

1979 – Mark Anthony Caguioa, basketball player (PBA Rookie of the Year in 2001 and MVP in 2011-2012) known as “The Spark” – in San Juan, Metro Manila.



Nelson Rockefeller, during his re-election
as governor of New York
(political experts thought that he is
a possible presidential contender against
Pres. John F. Kennedy for the 1964 election),
on the cover of Newsweek (November 19, 1962).

PictureTrivia

          Philanthropist, businessman, politician, and the 41st president of the United States, Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) had two legitimate wives. The first was Mary Todhunter Clark (SEE cover of Life, November 17, 1958), which he divorced in 1962, and the second was Margaretta Fitler Murphy (1926-2015).           It was reported that Rockefeller died while having sex with his assistant Megan Marshack in his townhouse at 54th Street, New York City. In 1979, New York City Mayor Edward Koch (1924-2013) fired chief medical examiner Michael Baden after the medical examiner’s office released to media that Rockefeller died while in the act of coitus with Marshack.         
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October 30



OCTOBER 30

MOD Vol. 38 No. 1822, October 30, 2006
On the Cover: Bea Alonzo and Anne Curtis

UNANG LABAS

Unang inilabas sa sirkulasyon ng Liwayway Publishing ang Bisaya, isang babasahing magasin para sa Visayas at Mindanao, noong Oktubre 30, 1930. Ang unang patnugot nito ay si Francisco Candia.

Oktubre 30 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 30, 1919, muling naitanghal ang watawat ng Filipinas. Idineklara ang araw na ito bilang Flag Day sa pamamagitan ng Act 2871.

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SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang kuwentong “Lasong Walang Kamandag” ni Pablo S. Gomez

na iginuhit ni Clem Rivera, tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Aliwan Komiks Blg. 1363

na may petsang Oktubre 30, 1988.

Personalities and celebrities born on October 30:

1947 – Prospero C. Nograles, politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives (February 5, 2008 – June 30, 2010) – in Davao City.

1970 – Christine Bersola-Babao, broadcast journalist and television host – in Bulacan.



Christine Bersola

on the cover of Good Housekeeping Philippines (April 2011).

 

1980 – Rich Alvarez (full name Richard Datu Alvarez), basketball player and assistant coach – in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Rich Alvarez (with Kyla)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (February 2006)

 

1989 – Ryan Paolo Aguinaldo Arabejo, swimmer.

 



Kylie Minogue (for the film Steet Fighter)
on the cover of Sky Magazine (October 1994).

Picture Trivia

          Did you know that Australian pop singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue was one of the heroes in the film Street Fighter (1994)? Minogue played the role of Captain Cammy White opposite Jean Claude Van Damme.

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September 26



SEPTEMBER 26

Espesyal Komiks Taon 13 Blg. 322, Setyembre 26, 1966
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Nagbalik na Bangkay” nina Ric Torres at Alex Niño

MUKHA NG NAKARAAN

Ang “Madam Tentay” ni Pablo S. Gomez na iginuhit ni Nestor Leonidez

tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Pinoy Komiks Blg. 10 na may petsang Setyembre 26, 1963.

Setyembre 26 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 26, 1945, ang isla ng Catanduanes (Virac ang kabisera) ay idineklarang isang bagong lalawigan sa Bicol sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 687.

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          Sa pamamagitan ng Presidential Decree No. 2, isinailalaim ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ang buong Pilipinas bilang land reform area noong Setyembre 26, 1972. Ito ay upang pabilisin ang land reform program ng pamahalaan.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 26:

1949 – Francis H. Jardeleza, lawyer, law professor and government official – in Jaro, Iloilo.

1964 – Leo Andanar Lastimosa, radio and television newscaster – in Palompon, Leyte.

1987 – Maricris Yu Garcia, singer – Caloocan City.



Lindsay Lohan on the cover of
Maxim (September 2007).

Picture Trivia

          In 2006, Lindsay Lohan placed third in Maxim International ”Hot 100” list. The following year, she made it to the top of the list.

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September 11




SEPTEMBER 11

Universal Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 39, Setyembre 11, 1965

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwentong “Taong Kabayo” ni Pablo S. Gomez

na iginuhit ni Hermoso D. Pancho

UNANG LABAS

Ang taklob-pahina ng unang labas ng
Mabuhay Komiks, tampok ang guhit ni
Ruben N. Yandoc

Ang Mabuhay Komiks ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Setyembre 11, 1951. Ito ang ika-16 na komiks na inilimbag sa Pilipinas. Itinampok sa unang labas ang nobela ni Amado C. Yasona na “Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo,” na iginuhit ni Hugo Yonson Jr. Ito ay ginawang pelikula ng Premier production sa ilalim ng patnugot ni Gerry de Leon, at pinagbidahan nina Jose Padilla Jr, Anita Linda at Rita Gomez. Nagwagi ito ng kauna-unahang FAMAS Award para sa Best Picture noong 1952.

Tampok din sa unang labas ng Mabuhay Komiks ang “Borong-Borong” (ni Teodoro Virrey), “Parusa ng Puso” (mula sa kathang-isip ni Carmen Madonna na isina-komiks ni Drew Campillos at iginuhit ni Ben S. Maniclang), at “Ang Kampanero sa Lumang Simbahan” (kuwento ni Iluminado M. De Jesus na iginuhit ni Ruben N. Yandoc).

Ang iba pang nilalaman ng 43-pahinang komiks na inilimbag ng M. E. Anatalio & Company (MEACO) ay “Datu Samarang” (isinulat ni Dolores Calabig Aca at iginuhit ni Federico Javinal, “Mabait na Anak (Isinulat ni Epitacio Reyes Tan at iginuhit ni B. S. Maniclang), “Babaeng Satanas” (isinulat ni Isabelo C. Almario at iginuhit ni R. N. Yandoc, na siyang tampok sa taklob-pahina ng unang isyu), at ilang short strips kabilang ang “Doon Po sa Amin” at “Samson en di Alila (di misteri op di mising daga-dagaan)” ni Deo Gonzales, “Choy” ni Maning P. de Leon at ang “Mga Pakulo ni Mang Porong.”

Setyembre 11 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 11, 1973, ang Tawi-Tawi na dating bahagi ng lalawigan ng Sulu, ay inihiwalay at idineklarang isang bagong lalawigan sa pamamagitan ng Presidential Decree No. 302. Ang Tawi-Tawi ay mayroong dalawang kinikilalang kabisera, ang Panglima Sugala at ang Bongao, na kinaruroonan ng sentro ng pamahalaaang-lokal.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 11:

1904 – Cornelio T. Villareal, politician, Liberal Perty leader and Speaker of the House of Representatives (1962-1967, 1971-1972) – in Mambusao, Capiz.

1907 – Daniel Z. Romualdez, lawmaker and Speaker of the House of Representatives (1957-1962) – in Tolosa, Leyte (d. March 22, 1965).

1911 – Clodualdo Legaspi del Mundo, komiks writer, editor and screenwriter – in Sta. Cruz, Manila (d. October 3, 1977).

1917 – Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, lawyer, author, war hero, statesman, advocate of Filipino Ideology, Senate President (April 5, 1963 – December 30, 1965) and President (1965-1986) – in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte (d. September 28, 1989).

President Ferdinand E. Marcos
on the covers of (from left to right) Philippine Free Press (November 20, 1965),
Time (October 21, 1966), Sunday Observer (March 18, 1973), Philippine Panorama (September 15, 1974),
Chinatown East (October 20, 1982), and Sunday Inquirer (February 19, 1989)

Martial arts master and actor Jet Li

on the cover of Men’s Health (September 2004)

        Picture Trivia

          At the age of 12, Jet Li (Li Lian-jie) became world champion in wushu even though he faced opponents more than 10 years older than him. As an actor, Jet Li first appeared in the film Shaolin Temple (1982). He is renowned for playing the roles of Hwang Fei-hung and Fong Sai-yuk in Chinese films including the Once Upon a Time in China series.

          In Hollywood films, Jet Li was first seen as a villain in the Mel Gibson starrrer Lethal Weapon IV (1998). His first starring role was in the film Romeo Must Die (2000).

          In 2003, he starred with rapper DMX in Cradle 2 the Grave. In this film, Jet Li demonstrated his martial arts prowess when he fought UFC fighters Randy Couture, Hector Echavarria, Tito Ortiz, Mark Hicks, Chuck Liddell and Garrett Warren all at once inside the ring. He also faced Filipino-Irish martial arts expert Mark Dacascos, who played the villain’s role, at the end of the film.

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Quote of the Day

The Democratic Revolution in the Philippines (1974)

by Ferdinand E. Marcos.

“The poignant wish for a tranquil life will find no sanctuary in today’s world. We live in a revolutionary era. It is an era of swift, violent, often disruptive change, and rather than lament this vainly, we have to decide whether we should be the masters or victims of change.” – Ferdinand E. Marcos, Today’s Revolution: Democracy (1971), requoted in The Democatic Revolution in the Philippines (1974).
(SEE ALSO THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT FERDINAND E. MARCOS).

September 6




SEPTEMBER 6

Espesyal Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 50, Setyembre 6, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang “Kandilang Bakal”
na isinulat ni Pablo S. Gomez at iginuhit ni Fred Carillo,
na unang lumabas sa isyung ito.

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962),
on the covers of New Tempo Weekly (September 6, 1954) and Focus (September 1962).

Setyembre 6 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 6, 1834, ang Pilipinas ay binuksan ng pamahalaang koloniyal ng mga Kastila sa pandaigdigang kalakalan (international trade).

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 6:

1916 – Francisco Arcellana, fictionist, poet, editor, literary criticand National Artist for Literature – in Sta. Cruz, Manila (d. August 1, 2002).

1963 .– Tessa Prieto-Valdes (birth name Tessa Rufino Prieto), actress, interior designer, columnist, businesswoman, philantrophist.

Tessa Prieto-Valdes,
on the covers of Metro Special Collector's Edition (2004).

1987 – Ramiele Macrohon Malubay, singer and ninth place finalist on the seventh season of the American Idol – in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

1995 – John Manalo (full name John Vladimir Cruz Manalo), actor and commercial model – in Marikina City.





Anna Faris on the cover of
Playboy (September 2008).

Picture Trivia

          In 2008, American actress and singer Anna Faris played the role of Shelley Darlington, a supposedly retired Playboy bunny, in the film The House Bunny. Faris was also the producer of the film. On the same year, she appeared on the cover of Playboy September 2008 issue (SEE attached cover page).
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August 12




AUGUST 12

Continental Komiks Magasin Blg. 92, August 12, 1969
Tampok sa harapang taklob-pahina ang nobelang-komiks na “Baluga” ni Pablo S. Gomez
Nasa likuran naman sina Luis Gonzales at Gloria Romero na gumanap bilang
Pangulong Ferdinand E. Marcos at Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos
para sa pelikulang Pinagbuklod ng Langit.

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Loretta Young (1913-2000) on the cover of Life (August 12, 1946),
one year before she won the Academy Best Actress Award for her portrayal in the film Farmer’s Daughter.

 

Agosto 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 12, 1887, ang Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas (Museum-Library of the Philippines) ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng royal decree. Pinasinayaan ito at nagbukas noong Oktubre 24, 1891 sa Casa de Moneda sa Intramuros, Manila. Ito ang naging Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas (National Library of the Philippines).

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 12:

1969 – Aga Muhlach (full name Ariel Aquino Muhlach), actor and television host – in Manila.

Aga Muhlach
on the cover of of Mr. & Ms. (December 16, 1995 –January 2, 1996).

 

1982 – Iza Calzado (full name Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado), actress, television host and model – in Quezon City.

Iza Calzado
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (May 2008), Runner’s World (September 2010),
Esquire Philippines (November 2011), Breakfast (April-May 2012), and Rogue (July 2012).

1984 – Marian Rivera (full name Marian Gracia Rivera Alonso), actress and commercial model – in Madrid, Spain.

Marian Rivera
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (March 2009), Rogue (July 2009),
Speed (January-February 2010), and Bannawag (January 2, 2012).



1990 – Enzo Pineda (full name Enrico Lorenzo Macam Pineda), dancer and actor – in Quezon City.




Rebecca Romjin-Stamos on the cover of

Cosmopolitan Philippines (August 1999).

Picture Trivia

          Rebecca Romjin-Stamos (nee Rebecca Alie Kuizenga Stamos) was born in Berkeley, California (on November 6, 1972), but she is of Dutch lineage. Her father, Jaap Romjin is a furniture maker from Barneveld, the Netherlands, while her mother, Elizabeth Kuizenga, is an American of Dutch and English ancestry.
          Do you know that she appeared in a 1999 film as herself but uncredited? It was in the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.  

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August 8



AUGUST 8

Pioneer Komiks Taon 4 Blg. 97, Agosto 8, 1966

Nasa taklob-pahina ang nobela ni Pablo Gomez na iginuhit ni Nestor Leonidez

UNANG LABAS

Ang Del Suprior Gobierno, ang kauna-unahang pahayagan (newspaper) sa Pilipinas, ay lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Agosto 8, 1811.

Agosto 8, 1920 naman ng itatag ang payagang Philippine Herald, ang kauna-unahang daily newspaper sa Pilipinas.

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Say (The Weekly Magazine on Business, Money and People)
Vol. 1 No. 23, August 8, 1989
ang portrait illustration ni Imelda Ongsiako Cojuangco (1932-2016)
bilang ang pinakamayaman sa “Ten Richest Widows” sa Pilipinas.

Agosto 8 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 8, 1901, binuo ng American cavalryman na si Captain Henry T. Allen ang Philippine Constabulariy, at ito ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng Act 175 ng Philippine Commission bilang isang local police force sa ilalim ng pamamahala ng Civil Governor.

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          Ang Quezon Institute ay itinatag noong Agosto 8, 1938,

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          Ang Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ay itinatag sa Bangkok, Thailand, noong Agosto 8, 1967 upang patatagin ang economic at cultural development, at mapanatili ang kapayapaan sa rehiyon. Ang mga founding members nito ay ang Pilipinas, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore at Thailand.

Sa paggunita ng ika 43-anibersaryo ng pagkakatatag ng ASEAN,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Philippine Panorama (August 8, 2010)
ang ASEAN Secretariat at ang mga watawat
ng 10 kasaping bansa ng kapisanan.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 8:

1928 – Luis Gonzales (real name Luis Mercado), actor – in Tondo, Manila (d. March 15, 2012).

On the left: Luis Gonzales during his early twenties.

On the right: Luis Gonzales as Senator Ferdinand E. Marcos in the film Iginuhit ng Tadhana (1965).

1931 – Delia Razon (real name Lucy May Grytz), actress – in Manila.

Delia Razon

on the cover of Liwayway (November 7, 1955)

 

1948 – Presbitero J. Velasco Jr, jurist – in Pasay City.



1963 – Carmi Martin (full name Maria Carmita Martin), actress and model – in Manila.

Carmi Martin

on the covers of Tik At Tik (August 26, 1983), and H&L (Health and Lifestyle, November-December 2008).

 

1973 – Morris East, American-Filipino boxing champion – in Olongapo, Zambales.

 




Donna Reed on the cover of

TV Guide (August 9-14, 1959).

Picture Trivia

          The ABC situation-comedy television series, The Donna Reed Show, started in 1958. The series revolved around the life of Donna Stone (portrayed by Donna Reed), her pediatrician-husband Dr. Alex Reed (Carl Betz), and their two children Jeff (Paul Petersen) and Mary (Shelley Fabares). The sitcom lasted for eight seasons where Donna Reed got four Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award for her performance.

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