December 28



DECEMBER 28

Shogun Qualikomiks Taon 1 Blg. 43, Disyembre 28, 1986
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang isang pagbati ng “Maligayang Pasko”
na iginuhit ni Vic (Vicente Doria) Catan Jr.

 

Disyembre 28 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 28, 1896, sa udyok ng mga paring Kastila, pinagtibay ni Governor-General Camilio de Polavieja (1838-1914) ng pamahalaang koloniyal ng Espanya sa Pilipinas ang hatol na kamatayan kay Gat Jose Rizal.

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SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Isang isyu (Disyembre 28, 1907) ng Upa[n]g-Kalabaw,
na may Spanish subtitle na Semanario Satirico,
kung saan tampok sa taklob-pahina ang pagsasalarawang-guhit na
“Rizal curando á los niños moros en Dapitan”
(Si Rizal gumagamot ng mga batang Moro sa Dapitan).



Personalities and celebrities born on December 28:

1963 – Rene Lopez Relampagos, politician – in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

1971 – Benny Peter Agbayani Jr, Filipino-Samoan baseball player – in Honolulu, Hawaii.

1971 – Reynaldo “Rey” Evangelista, basketball player – in Cebu.

1974 – Jocelyn Enriquez, Filipino-American singer and dancer – in San Francisco, California.

1988 – AJ Banal (full name Alex John Campaña Banal), professional boxer – in Bukidnon.

1988 – Charlene Consolacion (full name Charlene Mae R. Consolacion), actress, singer, dancer and model – in Los Angeles, California.




Abbe Lane on the cover of
Bold (December 1957).

Picture Trivia

          Abbe Lane (real name Abigail Francine Lassman) is a Jewish-American actress and singer known in Hollywood as “the swingingest sexpot in show business.”  Lane started her career as a radio child actress and later as a Broadway singer and dancer, but she became successful as a nightclub singer. In 1952, she was married to Spanish-American bandleader Xavier Cugat (1900-1990), but they divorced after 11 years

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Mitzi Gaynor on the cover of
Picturegoer (December 28, 1957)

Picture Trivia
          Mitzi Gaynor (real name Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber) is an American actress, singer and dancer who is said to be the “Hollywood’s favorite performer” during the 1950s and 1960s. Gaynor often sang during Academy Award ceremonies during her time. On November 18, 1954, she was married to talent agent and public relation executive Jack Bean, and their marriage lasted for 52 years until Bean’s death.

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July 24



JULY 24

Pogi Magazine for Men Blg. 9, Hulyo 24, 1969
On the Cover: Caroline Kennedy

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Hollywood actress Mary Pickford (1892-1979),
on the cover of Picturegoer Monthly Vol. 8 No. 43 (July 1924).
Inside this magazine is the journal of Rudolph Valentino, “My Trip Abroad.”

 

Events that happened on July 24:

1907 – The Philippines held its first general election.

1982 – Filipino golfer Tom Concon won in the 15th World Junior Golf Championship  (13 to 14 year old division) in California.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 24:

1890 – Guillermo Estrella Tolentino, sculptor and National Artist for Visual Arts (1973) – in Malolos, Bulacan (d. July 12, 1976).

1917 – Leonor Orosa Goquingco, choreographer, ballet dancer and National Artist for Dance (1976) – in Jolo, Sulu (July 15, 2005).

1936 – Dan Inosanto (full name Daniel Arca Inosanto), martial arts proponent, master and instructor – in Stockton, California.

Dan Inosanto
on the covers of Inside Kungfu (April 1991) and Martial Arts Masters Winter (Winter 2009).

The main cast of Iron Man 2
(Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr
and Mickey Rourke),
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
(July 24, 2010)

Picture Trivia

          In the film Iron Man 2 (2010), Scarlett Johansson needed to color her hair red to portray the role of Black Widow. Mickey Rourke, on the other hand, needed to go to Russia to make actual research about Russian tattoos to make the marks on the body of the villain he is portraying, Ivan Vanko, realistic.
          In the part of the film, when Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man, portrayed by Robert Downey Jr) asked Natalia Rushman (a.k.a. Black Widow) if she can really speak Latin, the latter replied “Fallaces sunt rerum species,” most possibly borrowed from De Beneficiis (On Benefits) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 5 B.C. – A.D. 65, Roman philosopher, statesman at dramatist), meaning “Appearances can be deceiving.” 

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June 12




JUNE 12

Pogi Magazine for Men Blg. 6, Hunyo 12, 1969

On the Cover: Lyn D’Arce

Hunyo 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Itinanyag ni Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo ang kalayaan ng Pilipinas sa Kawit, Cavite, noong ika-12 ng Hunyo, 1898.

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          Noong Hunyo 12, 1956, sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 1425, na origihinal na inakda ni Senador Claro M. Recto at itinangkilik ni Senador Jose P. Laurel, pinagtibay ang Rizal Law. Layon ng batas na ito na maging compulsory ang pagbabasa at maging bahagi ng aralin sa mga paaaralan ang mga nobela ng pambansang bayaning si Dr. Jose Rizal na Noli Me Tangere at El Filibusterismo, Mahigpit na tinutulan ito ng Simbahang Katoliko na umabot pa sa puntong sinabi nilang kasinungalingan at mapanirang-puri raw ang mga inilalahad ng nobela na naganap noong panahon ni Rizal. Ayon naman kay Recto at Laurel, marapat lamang na maging bahagi ito ng aralin ng mga mag-aaral na Filipino upang maikintal sa kanilang isipan ang pagkamakabayan.

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          Sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act 2728, na pinagtibay noong Hunyo 12, 1960, hinati ang lalawigan ng Surigao sa dalawa: Surigao del Sur (ang kabisera ay Tandag) at Surigao del Norte (ang kabisera ay Surigao City).

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          Ika-12 ng Hunyo, 1978, nang ang Interim Batasang Pampansa ay nagpulong sa lumang Kongreso bilang isang transitional legislative body para sa inaugural parliamentary session.

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          Nagsimulang pumutok ang Mount Pinatubo noong Hunyo 12, 1991, habang pinangungunahan ni Pangulong Cory Aquino ang pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Kalayaan sa Quirino Grandstand.

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Cesar Montano (as Dr. Jose Rizal) and

Chinchin Gutierrez (as Josphine Bracken)

on the cover of Mr. & Ms. Centennial issue (June 16, 1998).

          Noong Hunyo 12, 1998, ipinagdiwang ng Pilipinas ang ika-100 nitong taon ng kasarinlan.

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Personalities and celebrities born on June 12:

1871 – Mamerto Natividad, revolutionary general – in Bacolor, Pampanga (d. November 11, 1897).

1934 – Tony Ferrer (real name Antonio Laxa), actor – in Macabebe, Pampanga.

1986 – Carla Abellana (full name Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana), actress and commercial model – in Manila.

Carla Abellana
on the covers of Preview (August 2009) and Bannawag (December 12, 2011).

2005 – Ryza Mae Dizon, actress-comedian and TV host – in Angeles, Pampanga.

Ryzza Mae Dizon (with Bimby Aquino)
on the cover of Bannawag (January 13, 2014)

 

Tyrone Power and Maureen O’Hara on the
cover of Picturegoer (June 12, 1943).

Picture Trivia

          Tyrone Power (1914-1958) and Maureen O’hara lead the cast of the 1942 film The Black Swan, which is based on the novel of the same title by Rafael Sabatini (1875-1950). After finishing the film, Power need to sign up for the U.S. Marines to train for military service. He was recall, however, upon the request of 20th Century Fox to finish another film, Crash Dive (1943), which serve to promote the recruitment in the military service.

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May 16

MAY 16

Literary Song-Movie Magazine May 16, 1960

On the Cover: Susan Roces

MUKHA NG NAKARAAN

Ang sikat na tambalan sa Hollywood na Spencer Tracy at Katharine Hepburn sa taklob-pahina ng Picturegoer Magazine na may petsang May 16, 1942.

Events that happened on May 16

1899 – The first issue of La Democracia, the first newspaper in the Philippines that recognized American sovereignty in the archipelago, came off the press. It was edited by Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 16:  

1982 – Billy Crawford (real name William Ledesma Crawford), Filipino-American recording artist, songwriter and actor-comedian – in Manila.

Billy Crawford

on the cover of Aura (July 2012).



Larawang Tribiya

Vilma Santos-Recto, the “Star for All Seasons,” on

the cover Mr. & Ms. May 16, 2000 issue.

          Alam niyo ba na si Vilma Santos ang pangatlong aktres na nagwagi ng magkasunod na FAMAS Best Actress Award? Napagwagian niya ito sa magkasunod na taong 1981 (para sa pelikulang Pakawalan Mo Ako) at 1982 (Relasyon). Ang naunang dalawa ay sina Charito Solis (Kundiman ng Lahi, 1959, at Emily, 1960) at Susan Roces (Maligno, 1977, at Gumising Ka Maruja, 1978).

          Noon namang taong 2000, bukod sa pagkahirang bilang Star Awards Best Actress para sa pelikulang Anak, pinarangalan si Vilma Santos ng Gawad Urian bilang “Aktres ng Dekada ’90” at binigiyan ng Cinemanila ng Lifetime Achievement Award.

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May 1



ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)

Ang Buwan ng Mayo

          Ang buwan ng Mayo na panglimang buwan sa Gregorian Calendar ay tinatawag sa sinaunang Roman Calendar na Maius na hinalaw sa pangalan ni Maia, ang diyosa ng pagsibol at paglago. Bagama’t mayroong nagsasabi na ito ay mula sa salitang Latin na majores na tumutukoy sa mga “nakatatandang tao” kaya ang buwang ito ay sinasabing para sa kanila. Isa pang posibleng pinagmulan ng pangalan ng buwang ito ay ang tawag sa mataas na kapulungan ng Senado sa Roma na tinatawag ding Majores.

          Sa Pilipinas, ang buwan ng Mayo ay karaniwang tinutukoy bilang buwan ng mga piyesta na halaw sa sinaunang kaugalian ng mga katutubo na buwan ng pagpapasalamat sa mga diyos at diyosa o sa mga anito ng kalikasan dahil sa masaganang ani, na nahaluan ng paniniwalang Katoliko.

          Ang agate ang birthstone ng Mayo noong sinaunang panahon at emerald naman sa makabagong panahon, samantalang ang flower of the month ay ang hawthorn.

MAY 1

Extra Komiks Taon 9 Blg. 253, Mayo 1, 1961

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Asuwang” ni Virgo Villa (a.k.a. Mars Ravelo) na iginuhit ni Felipe L. Ilag.

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

English-born Hollywood actress Ida Lupino (1918-1995)
at the height of her popularity,
on the cover of Picturegoer (May 1, 1943).

Events that happened on May 1:

1852 – The first Philippine peso bill originally called Peso Fuetes (‘strong peso”) was printed in the Philippines.

1898 – Battle of Manila Bay, the mock battle between American forces (flagsjip Olympia led Admiral George Dewey) and Spanish forces (flagship Reina Cristina led by Adfmiral Patricio Montojo) prior to the American Occupation of the Philippines.

1903 – First Labor Day celebration in the Philippines.

1913 – The Congreso Obrero de Filipinas, a labor federation, was founded by Hemenegildo Cruz.

1980 – The Kilusang Mayon Uno (KMU) was founded by Felixberto Olalia.

1985 – The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance) was founded by political activist Lean Alejandro.

2001 – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared the existence of “a state of rebellion,” hours after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, President Joseph Estrada, stormed towards the presidential palace at the height of the EDSA IV rebellion.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 1:

1912 – Felipe Padilla de Leon, musician and composer of the first Filipino full-lenth grand opera, Noli Me Tangere (1953) – in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija (d. December 5, 1992).

1940 – Alex Niño, comic book artist – Tarlac.

1970 – Cristina Malarky Gonzales, actress and politician – Tacloban City.

Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez (and her daughters Sofia and Diana)

on the cover of MOD Mother’s Day issue (May 14, 2004).



1974 – Charlene Gonzales (full name Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin), model, actress and beauty queen.

Charlene Gonzales
on the cover of MOD (November 4, 2005) and Marie Claire Philippines (November 2007).

1997 – Miles Ocampo (real name Camille Tan Hojilla), actress, singer and print-ads model – in Quezon City. 

Miles Ocampo
on the cover of Bannawag (February 27, 2012)

Angel Locsin on the cover of
FHM Philippines (May 2010).
This is the year when she won the
second “Sexiest Women in the World” title.

Larawang Tribiya

          Si Angel Locsin ay nahirang na “Sexiest Woman in the World” ng FHM Philippines ng dalawang beses: Noong taong 2005 at 2010.

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February 28



February 28

People Weekly, February 28, 1983

On the Cover: Brooke Shields

 

Events that happened on February 28

1583 – A large fire destroyed almost all houses in Manila.

1974 – Issuance of Philippine Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) license to Twinkle Vinzons for a nuclear-powered heart pacemaker, the first in Asia.

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Shelley Winters (1920-2006) on the cover of Life (February 28, 1955).



Personalities and celebrities born on February 28:

1847 – Roman Faustino, prominent painter – in Cavite.

1877 – Roman Ongpin, philanthropist, nationalist businessman, co-founder of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce, and first treasurer of the Union Obrera de Filipinas – in Binondo, Manila. (d. December 10, 1912)

1916 – Cesar Cortez Climaco, politician – in Zamboanga City. (d. November 14, 1984) 

1942 – Leandro “Biboy” Enriquez, hotelier and world champion cockfighter.



Joan Collins on the cover of
Picturegoer (February 28, 1959).

Picture Trivia

          Joan Collins is famous for her role as the beautiful and vengeful ex-wife of tycoon Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) in the TV soap opera Dynasty (1981-1989). The role was offered to Collins in 1981 when Sofia Loren turned it down. Her performance is generally credited as one factor in the fledgling show’s subsequent rise in the Nielsen ratings to a hit rivaling and dislodging Dallas from the top of the ratings. For her portrayal in Dynasty, Collins was nominated six times for a Golden Globe Award (every year from 1982 to 1987), winning once in 1983, the same year she was nominated for an Emmy as Best Actress in a Drama Series.

          Did you know that Collins perform some singing in the 1959 Academy Awards night? She performed “It’s Great Not To Be Nominated” with actresses Angela Lansbury and Dana Wynter.

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February 21



February 21

Weekly Movie Specials, Blg. 287, Pebrero 21, 1976
Tampok sa harapang-pabalat sina Christopher de Leon, Nora Aunor
at ang kanilang mga anak na sina Lotlot at Kristoffer
Nasa likurang-pabalat naman ang print ad ng pelikulang Mrs. Teresa Abad.... Ako Po si Bing (1976)
na nagtatampok kina Christopher de Leon at Charito Solis

Events that happened on February 21:

1920 – Marinduque was declared a province by virtue of National Assembly Act No. 2880.

1938 – The Santol Sanatorium was renamed Quezon Institute (Q.I.) in honor of then Pres. Manuel L. Quezon.

1950 – The first issue of Aksyon Komiks was released.

1964 – A PAL DC-3 on a flight from Malabang to Iligan City, with 29 passengers and four crew members aboard, struck a hill in Piagapo, Lanao de Sur. Only one male passenger survived.

Personalities and celebrities born on February 21:

1855 – Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, award-winning painter and propagandist – in Binondo, Manila. (d. March 13, 1913, in Sarrea, Spain)

1866 – Felix Napao Galura, revolutionary leader, Pampango writer, playwright and “Father of Pampango Grammar” – in Bacolor, Pampanga. (d. July 20, 1919)

Ang Prinsipe Amante ni Mario del Mar

Unang pahina ng pangunang labas ng

“Prinsipe Amante” sa Aksiyon Komiks Blg. 1,

Pebrero 21, 1950.

          Ang “Prinsipe Amante” ay orihinal na likha ni Mario del Mar. Una itong narinig sa radyo tuwing hapon sa DZRH mula sa script na isinulat ni Clodualdo del Mundo noong 1949. Nai-serialized ito sa komiks na iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala at unang lumabas sa unang isyu ng Aksiyon Komiks noong Pebrero 21, 1950. Ginawa rin itong pelikula ng LVN Pictures na nagtampok kay Rogelio dela Rosa bilang Prinsipe Amante. Ang Prinsipe Amante ang kauna-unahang pelikulang Filipino na may kulay.

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GRAFFITI

“Graffiti: Sign of the Times” – Times Journal editorial caricature drawn by Norman Isaac.

          Ang salitang “graffiti” (plural, ang singular form nito ay “graffito”) ay halaw sa salitang Italyano na graffio, na ang ibig sabihin ay “guhit (na walang kahulugan o scribble),” na tawag sa mga wall inscription sa mga nalabi nang pagkawasak ng lungsod ng Pompeii. Ang salitang graffiti ay unang ginamit sa panitikan noong 1851, at tumutukoy ito sa mga guhit na ginawa sa pamamagitan ng pagkutkot o pagkayos sa mukha ng pader.

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Portrait of Yul Brynner on the cover of
Picturegoer (February 21, 1959).

Picture Trivia

          According to Yul Brynner (1920-1985), his real name is Taidje Khan, and he is a Mongolian born in the island of Sakhalin (Russia). In the biography written by his son Rock Brynner in 1989, however, it was mentioned that Yul Brynner’s real name is Yuliy Borisovich Bryner, born in 15 Aleutskaya Street, Vladivostok (presently Primorsky Krai, Russia). Their bloodline is a mix of Swiss, Russian and Mongolian.

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