December 31



DECEMBER 31

Prime Weekly Editions Vol. 2 No. 46, December 31, 1987

On the Cover: Janice Veluz Gonzalez

 

Disyembre 31 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 31, 1844, ang sistema ng kalendaryo sa Pilipinas ay isinaayos at iniayon sa pandaigdigang umiiral na kalendaryo. Sa pamamagitan ng proklamasyon ni Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria, ang Disyembre 31, 1844, Martes, ay ginawang Enero 1, 1845, Miyerkules.

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SULYAP SA NAKARAAN


Tampok sa ikaapat na labas ng Pantastik Komiks (Disyembre 31, 1950)
ang ilustrasyon ni Alfredo Alcala.

Personalities and celebrities born on December 31:

1880 – Hermenegildo Cruz, labor leader, writer and government official – in Binondo, Manila (d. March 21, 1943).

1943 – Leovigildo Briones Banaag, lawyer and congressman – in Butuan City (d. January 6, 2011).

1945 – Liwayway Vinzons-Chato, politician – in Camarines Norte.

1952 – Benjamin Mendoza Bitanga, businessman-entrepreneur and investment banker – in Manila.

1959 – Alfie Anido (full name Alfonso Serrano Anido), actor and commercial model (d. December 30, 1981).

Alfie Anido
on the cover of TV Times (April 19-25, 1981)



 

1971 – Marcus Antonius Corpuz Adoro, composer, musician and guitarist.

1986 – Mike Tan (full name Jan Michael Silverio Tan), actor, dancer and model – in Angono, Rizal.

THE YEAR OF THE YUPPIE

Illustration by Garretson “Garry” Beekman Trudeau
of the concept of “young urban professional”
popularly coined the “Yuppie,”
on the cover of Newsweek (December 31, 1984).

          During the 1980s and 1990s, a new word, “Yuppie,” became popular, which is the shortened form to mean a “young urban professional.” Joseph Epstein is said to have coined the term in 1982, although the word “yuppie” itself was already published in the magazine Chicago as early as May 1980 through an article written by Dan Rottenberg. The year 1984 was declared by Newsweek as “The Year of the Yuppie” (SEE attached cover page).











 

Picture Trivia

Marilyn Chambers on the covers of
Genesis (December 1977 and December 1979)

          One of the most popular porn stars of the 1970s is Marilyn Chambers (real name Marilyn Ann Briggs). Do you know that Chambers also appeared in legitimate mainstream films? Among them, The Owl and the Pussycat (1970, where she used the screen name Evelyn Long), Together (1971, where she starred using her real name), and sa Rabid (1977, as Marilyn Chambers under the direction of David Cronenberg). Chambers also sang and recorded a disco single, Benihana (1976), the original copies of which are now considered collector’s items.

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WIKApedia

          Alam niyo ba kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng “Manigo” sa pagbating “Manigong Bagong Taon?” Ayon sa Bagong Diksiyunaryong Pilipino-Pilipino ni Julio F. Silverio, ang “manigo” ay isang pang-uri na may katumbas na kahulugang “maunlad,” “mapalad,” “paborable,” at “buwena-mano.” Kung hihimayin, ang “ma” ay isang unlaping nagbabadya ng katangian sa salitang-ugat na “nigo,” na ang katumbas na kahulugan ay “mabuting kapalaran.”

          Kaya ang pagbating “MANIGONG BAGONG TAON!” ay pagsasaad na “nawa’y tamuhin ng binabati ang isang “mabuting kapalaran sa bagong taon.”

October 25



OCTOBER 25

People Weekly October 25, 1999

On the Cover: Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment (for the film Sixth Sense)

UNANG LABAS

Ang kuwentong “Basiliong Tagpi”
na isinulat ni Conde del Pierre at
iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala tampok sa
taklob-pahina ng unang isyu ng
Pantastik Komiks (Oktubre 25, 1950).

Ang unang isyu ng Pantastik Komiks ay lumabas noong Oktubre 25, 1950. Ang babasahing komiks na ito na inilimbag ng All Star Publishing na pinatnugutan ng may-aring si Ben Cabailo Jr ay ang pang-siyam na lumabas sa sirkulasyon sa Pilipinas. Tampok sa unang labas ang mga sumusunod na kuwento: “Basiliong Tagpi” na isinulat ni Conde del Pierre at iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala (na tampok sa unang taklob-pahina ng komiks), “Agimat” na isinulat ni Cresencio Clemente at iginuhit ni Tony de Zuñiga, “Anino ng Kalansay” na isinulat ni Cecilio Pamintuan at iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala, “Dalawang Daigdig” na isinulat ni Hector Arcangel at iginuhit ni Noly Panaligan, “Basag na Salamin” ni Nestor Redondo, “Damit ng Tulisan” ni Noly Panaligan, “Sibat Man” ni Jul Calixto, “Si Peles Kamatis” ni Mike Medina, at “Taksil na Bayani” ni Alfredo Alcala.

Oktubre 25 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 25, 1944, sa Battle of Leyte Gulf, sinagupa ng American Third Fleet ang Japanese Northern Naval Force sa may baybayin ng Cape Engano kung saan napalubog ng hukbong pandagat ng mga Amerikano ang maraming barkong pandigma ng mga Hapon.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

California-born French-Mexican actress Yvette Mimieux,
on the cover of Life (October 25, 1963).

Personalities and celebrities born on October 25:

1828 – Crisanto Mendoza de los Reyes, farmer, lawyer and patriot – in Quiapo, Manila (d. July 4, 1895).

1924 – Henry Sy (Sy Zhicheng), Chinese-Filipino entrepreneur, businessman and founder of the SM group of companies – in Xiamen, China.

1955 – Lito Lapid (full name Manuel Mercado Lapid), actor, stuntman, politician and senator – in Porac, Pampanga.

1963 – Grace Padaca (full name Gracia Cielo Magno Padaca), radio commentator, politician and government official – in Isabela.

 

Kiefer Sutherland (for the television series 24),
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
(October 25, 2002).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know the full name of England-born Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland? The full name written on his birth certificate is Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland. He is known for his role as Jack Bauer in the Fox television series 24, where he won the Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild at Satellite awards.

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February 17




FEBRUARY 17

Pinoy Komiks Taon 21 Blg. 800, Pebrero 17, 1984
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang iginuhit ni Vincent Cua Jr para sa ika-800 isyu.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Ang kuwentong-pakikipagsapalaran na “Reynaldo
na iginuhit ni Alfredo P. Alcala,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Pantastik Komiks Blg. 05 (Pebrero 17, 1951).

Events that happened on February 17:

1872 – Martyrdom of Gomburza (Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora). The three priests were executed by the Spaniards in connection with the Cavite Mutiny.

1897 – Battle of Zapote Bridge (in Bacoor, Cavite). Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and his men laid a trap for advancing Spanish forces at the bridge, which connects the provinces of Rizal and Cavite, and annihilated them.

1899 – The Associacion Nacional de la Cruz Roja (National Association of the Red Cross) was adopted as a new name of the Hijas de la Revolucion (Daughters of the Revolution). This was the precursor of the Philippine National Red Cross.

1905 – The Philippine Constabulary School, the precursor of the Philippine Military Academy and first military school in the Philippines, was established at the Sta. Lucia Barracks in Intramuros. After three years, the school was transferred to Baguio City to become the premier military institution in the country.

1942 – The Japanese occupational government issued its education policy on the propagation of Filipino culture, teaching of Nippongo, and promotion of the virtue of industry.

1981 – Pope John Paull II (real name Karol Josef Wojtyla, 1920-2005) arrived in Manila for a pastoral visit.

2006 – Massive landslide occurred in Southern Leyte killing 1,126 people.

Personalities and celebrities born on February 17:

1890 – Manuel Bernabe, poet, journalist and politician – in Parañaque. (d. October 10, 1960)

1891 – Ricardo M. Paras, eighth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (April 2, 1951 - February 17, 1961) with the distinction of having sworn into office three presidents of the Philippines (Elpidio Quirino in 1948, Ramon Magsaysay in 1954, and Carlos P. Garcia in 1957) – in Boac, Marinduque.

1913 – Silvino Encarnacion, co-founder together with his wife, Rosario, of the Bantug Cooperative Credit Union (1960), for which they received the 1968 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Service – in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.


1962 – Lou Diamond Phillips (real name Lou Diamond Aranas Upchurch), Filipino-American stage, film and television actor – in Subic Bay Naval Station, Zambales.





Lou Diamond Phillips
on the cover of Cowboys & Indians (September 2012).

 

1985 – Anne Curtis (full name Anne Marie Ojales Curtis Smith), Filipino-Australia actress, model, video jockey and television host – in Yarrawanga, Victoria, Australia. 

Anne Curtis
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (May 2012), Bannawag (April 2, 2012),
Metro (June 2010), Rogue (July 2008) and UNO (June 2005).

 

 

Bea Alonzo on the cover of MOD (February 17, 2006).

Larawang Tribiya

          Alam niyo ba na British ang ama ng artista at mang-aawit na si Bea Alonzo, subalit apat na taong gulang pa lamang siya nang maghiwalay ang kaniyang mga magulang. Ang buo niyang pangalan ay Phylbert Angellie Ranollo Fagestrom. Una siyang lumabas sa ABS-CBN drama na Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (2003) noong siya ay 15-taong-gulang pa lamang. Ang una naman niyang album, sa ilalim ng Star Record, ay ang “The Real Me” na lumabas noong Hunyo 2008.

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