July 26



JULY 26

Espesya Komiks Blg. 47, Hulyo 26, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang-komiks ni Daniel Lopez na “Saragate”
na iginuhit ni Tony Zuñiga

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

29-year-old Marilyn Monroe (for the film The Seven Year Itch)
on the cover of Photoplay July 1955 issue.

Events that happened on July 26:

1969 – U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife arrived in Manila for a state visit.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 26:

1844 – Deodato Arellano, one of the founder of the Katipunan and its first president – in Bulacan, Bulacan (d. October 7, 1899).

 1879 – Jorge Pineda, carcaturist and illustrator, the first to draw the image of “Juan de la Cruz” in the pages of the Philippine Free Press – in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

1961 – Cholo Laurel (full name Rafael Manuel Hidalgo Laurel), director and filmmaker – in San Juan.

1982 – Shawn Yao, Chinese-Filipino newscasters, model and fashion celebrity.



Shawn Yao
gracing the cover of Philippines Free Press (July 17, 2010).

 

Picture Trivia

Lt. Gen. George S. Patton on the covers of Newsweek
and Time, both dated July 26, 1943.

          General George Smith Patton Jr (1885-1945) was a renowned American military leader during World War II. General Patton is known as an excellent strategist against the German in the North African campaign and in Europe. He was given the nickname “Old Blood and Guts.” This was jokingly used by his men in saying, it’s their blood and Patton’s courage that are needed to win the war.

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May 17



MAY 17

Pilipino Komiks Blg. 286, Mayo 17, 1958

Tampok ang guhit-pabalat ni Fred Carillo na may pamagat na “Kasoy sa Antipolo”

 

Events that happened on May 17

1899 – The Gaceta de Filipinas, the official publication of Aguinaldo’s revolutionary government was released for circulation. It was earlier called El Heraldo de la Revolucion, Heraldo Filipino and Indice Oficial.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 17:

1843 – Pascual Ledesma, Visayan revolutionary leader – in Himamaylan, Negros Occidental (d. June 6, 1917).

1857 – Pascual H. Poblete, journalist, playwright, patriot, “Father of Philippine Journalism” and one of the founder of the Nationalista Party – in Naic, Cavite (d. February 5, 1921).

1940 – Reynato Serrano Puno, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (December 8, 2007 – May 17, 2010) – in Manila.

Reynato Puno
on the cover of Philippines Free Press (January 24, 2009)

 

1949 – Manuel “Manny” Paner, basketball player – in Cebu City.

Manny Paner (with Vilma Santos and wife Daisy Romualdez)

on the cover of Sixteen Magazine (November 23, 1973)

1952 – Rey Malonzo (full name Reynalso Valencia Malonzo), actor and politician – in Caloocan City.

1968 – Danilo Gomez Marquez, writer, journalist and newspaperman.

1982 – Mocha Uson (real name Esther Margaux Justiniano Uson), dancer, singer, model, blogger and public official – in Dagupan, Pangasinan.



Mocha Uson (at the center with the Mocha Girls)

on the cover of Playboy Philippines (September 2012)

and on Page 96 of Maxim Philippines (December 2006)

1989 – Kris Bernal (full name Kristine Ann Tan Bernal), actress and model – in Quezon City.

Kris Bernal
on the cover of MOD (August 2009).

1994 – Julie Ann San Jose (full name Julie Ann Peñaflorida San Jose), singer and actress – in Novaliches, Quezon city.

Julie Anne San Jose

on the covers of Preview (August 2015) and Speed (November 2017)



 





Samuel L. Jackson (as Jedi Mace Windu)

and Ewan McGregor (Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi)

wielding Lightsabers (for the film

Star War: Episode II – Attack of the Clones,

on the cover of Entertainment Weekly

(May 17, 2002).

Picture Trivia

          The lightsaber is an extraordinary weapon used by Jedis and Siths in the Star Wars film series. In the original lightsaber in the first Star Wars (1977) film, a blade of light 1.33 meter in length will extend once it is wielded. It can cut through almost anything and can cut a wound like being scorched by an extremely hot metal. There are no two lightsabers exactly alike, but Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber was similar to the one given to Luke Skywalker.

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April 15



April 15

Philippines Free Press Vol. 81 No. 15, April 15, 1989
On the Cover: The Philippines’ First Family for more than two decades. From top right to bottom, President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Bongbong, Imee, First Lady Imelda R. Marcos, Irene and Aimee.

Abril 15 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Ika-15 ng Abril, 1805, nang makarating sa Manila ang unang bakuna o vaccine laban sa smallpox. Ito ay dala ng expedition ng manggagamot na Kastilang si Dr. Francisco Javier de Balmis (1753-1819).

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          Ang Philippine National Red Cross ay itinatag sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 95 noong Abril 15, 1947. Si Gng. Aurora Aragon Quezon (1888-1949), maybahay ng Pangulong Manuel L. Quezon, ang unang namuno sa tanggapang ito.

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Personalities and celebrities born on April 15

1985 – Diana Zubiri (real name Rosemarie Joy Garcia), actress and model – in Bulacan.

Diana Zubiri
on the cover of People Asia (March 2003) and FHM Philippines (September 2014).



1998 – Sharlene Santos San Pedro, actress – in Pulilan, Bulacan.

Ang “Cuatro Diablo” ni Johnny Pangilinan

Ang nobelang “Cuatro Diablos” ni Johnny Pangilinan
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng ? Komiks
(naging Tsampiyon Komiks)
na lumabas noong Abril 15, 1957.

          Si Johnny Pangilinan ay isang manunulat ng nobela at scriptwriter sa pelikula na may trademark na paglalagay ng numero sa pamagat ng kaniyang kuwento nang siya ay nagsisimula pa lamang partikular na ang numerong apat o cuatro at pito. Isa sa mga isinulat niyang nobela ay ang “Cuatro Diablos,” patungkol sa apat na kagila-gilalas na sirkero, na lumabas sa mga pahina ng Tsampiyon Komiks (1957). Kabilang sa mga pelikulang ginawan niya ng screenplay ay ang Cuatro Cantos (1960), 5 Matitinik (1962), Pitong Pasiklab (1962), Tres Bravos (1964), at Pitong Zapata (1965)

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An illustration of early 20th-cenntury Paris fashion
drawn by American artist at industrial designer Helen Dryden
on the cover of Vogue (April 15, 1920).

Picture Trivia 

          Helen Dryden (1887-1981) was an American artist and industrial designer that ventured in the field of fashion in the early part of the 20th century. In the beginning, she was rejected by fashion magazines, including Vogue. Her works and illustrations were severely criticized. When American publisher Conde Montrose Nast (1873-1942) took over management of Vogue, and saw Dryden’s illustrations, he immediately ordered the editors to find her. That was the beginning of Dryden’s career in Vogue as cover and fashion illustrator that lasted 13 years.

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