The Two Endearing Loves of Dr. Jose Rizal



Mr. & Ms. Vol. 21 Nos. 9 & 10 (June 24 and July 1, 1997)
On the covers: Rosanna Roces (left), and James Coronel and Geneva Cruz (right)

I have written several articles on the perennial problem of the Philippines – floods. This one, “Here Come the Floods” (published in two parts), I wrote 20 years ago. Imagine, up to now, the problem still has no solution on sight.

The adjoining article, pertinent to the occurrence of floods, is about a health problem that continually afflicts the Filipinos – “Leptospirosis.”

“The LORD watches a man’s ways, marking every course he takes. He who is wicked is caught in his own iniquities, held fast in the toils of his own sin; for want of discipline he will perish, wrapped in the shroud of his boundless folly.” – Proverbs 5:21-23, The Revised English Bible.

Celebrity World Vol. 5 No. 254, June 24, 1996
On the cover: Hans Montenegro and Pinky Amador

The romantic side of Philippine National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, was featured in my article “The Two Endearing Love of Dr. Jose Rizal” (p. 8) for Celebrity World June 24, 1996 issue. For all of his romantic encounters, read “Love and Romance According to Jose Rizal” published in Mr. & Ms. June 25, 1996 issue (SEE succeeding post).

“Set me as a seal upon your heart,
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death,
Jealousy as cruel as the grave;
Its flames are flames of fire,
A most vehement flame.”
          – The Song of Solomon 8:6, Holy Bible, The New King James Version.

March 16



MARCH 16

Espesyal Komiks Blg. 168, Marso 16, 1959

Ang nobelang-komiks ni Pablo S. Gomez na “Esmeralda” na iginuhit ni Petronillo Z. Marcelo

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Sina Fernando Poe Jr at Susan Roces (mula sa pelikulang Langit at Lupa, 1967)
tampok sa Literary Song-Movie (March 16, 1967)

 

Events that happened on March 16:

1521 – Ferdinand Magellan (Fernando de Magallanes) reached the shore of the island of Samar.

1946 – Benigno Ramos, founder of the pro-Japanese anti-American Sakdal Movement, was indicted for treason.

1960 – The Araneta Coliseum, considered the biggest in Asia during its time, was inaugurated. Its inaugural presentation was the world boxing championship fight in the junior lightweight division between Harold Gomes and Gabriel “Flasj” Elorde. Elorde won the title by knockout.

1992 – Sarangani province was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 7882.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 16:

1886 – Iñigo Ed Regalado, Tagalog poet and novelist during the American Occupation – in Sampaloc, Manila (d. July 14, 1976).

1955 – Kuh Ledesma (full name Maria Socorro Ledesma), pop and jazz singer, and the Philippines’ “Pop Diva” – in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

Kuh Ledesma
on the covers of Philippine Panorama (June 24, 1984) and Celebrity World  (October 17, 1994).

 

 1966 – Pinky Amador (real name Pilar Cristina Roxas Amador), actress, singer, TV host and model – in Manila.

Pinky Amador (with Hans Montenegro)

on the cover of Celebrity World (June 24, 1996)

 

1964 – Jaclyn Jose (real name Mary Jane Sta. Ana Guck), actress – in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Jaclyn Jose
on the covers of Super Hot Entertainment Weekly No. 29 (January 1987)
and Celebrity World (February 6, 1995).

 

1982 – Aubrey Miles (real name Aubrey Santos Sandel), actress and model – in Caloocan City.

Aubrey Miles
on the covers of FHM Philippines (July 2009) and Playboy Philippines (June 2011)

 









Hilary Duff (for the promotion of her movie
Cheaper by the Dozen), on the cover of
Mr. & Ms. (March 16, 2004)

Picture Trivia

          Hilary Duff is an American actress, recording artist and entrepreneur, first rose to stardom as the lead character in the Disney Channel television series “Lizzie McGuire,” which was later made into a big screen film, The Lizzie McGuire Movie.          
            In 2004, she starred in the film Cheaper by the Dozen and A Cinderella Story, and released her self-titled studio debut album, Hilary Duff, which became a certified triple platinum. She also started her own clothing line “Stuff by Hillary Duff” in March that year. The business venture eventually expanded to include furnitures, perfumes and jewelries, but she stopped in 2008.

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