December 5



DECEMBER 5

Pinoy Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 15, Disyembre 5, 1963
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Captain Barbell”
na likha ni Mars Ravelo at iginuhit ni Jim Fernandez.

 

Disyembre 5 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 5, 1837, ang Manila Post Office, na itinatag noong 1767, ay pormal na kinilala ng bansang Espanya bilang postal district ng Philippine archipelago. Makalipas ang isang taon, ang Manila Post Office ay naging sentro ng postal service sa buong Asia.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

The last illustration done by American-born Swedish artist Haddon “Sunny” Sundblom
(with a Coca-Cola look),
on the cover of Playboy (Gala Christmas issue, December 1972)

 

Personalities and celebrities born on December 5:

1955 – Redford White (real name Cipriano Cemeño II), actor and comedian. (d. July 25, 2010).

1963 – Franz Pumaren, basketball player and politician – in Quezon City.

1974 – Donita Rose (Full name Donita Rose Ramos Cavett), American-Filipino MTV-VJ, actress, model and telavision host – in Utah.

Donita Rose
on the covers of Celebrity World (September 11, 1995), People Asia (Maiden issue, December 1999), 
Mr. & Ms. (May 22, 2001), and FHM Philippines (August 2001).



Kristen Bell on the cover of
Complex (December 2007).

Picture Trivia

          On October 2007, Kristen Bell became part of the television series Heroes as Elle Bishop, a mysterious woman with extreme power. She appeared in 13 episodes of the series. It was also in 2007 when she started as narrator of the TV series Gossip Girl.

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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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August 29



AUGUST 29

Modern Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 31, Agosto 29, 1967
Tampok sa taklob-pahina si “Captain Modern” na kathang-isip ni Jul Calixto at iginuhit ni Al Sanchez.

Agosto 29 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 29, 1898, Hinalinhan ni Heneral Elwell Otis si Heneral Wesley Merritt bilang American military governor ng Pilipinas. Si Otis ay nakilala sa kasaysayan sa paggawa ng mga kalupitan at kabuktutan laban sa mga mamamayang Filipino nang panahon ng Philippine-American War.

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          Ika-29 ng Agosto, 1981, nang maging World Junior Lightweight boxing champion si Rolando Navarrete matapos niyang mapatulog ang Ugandan-born na si Coenelius Boza-Edwards.

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          Napasama si Eugene Torre sa grandmaster candidate match sa Mexico noong Agosto 29, 1982. Si Torre ang kauna-unahang Filipino at Asyano na naging grandmaster sa chess.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 29:

1862 – Candido Tirona, revolutionary general, Secretary of War of the Magdalo Council and hero of the Battle of Binakayan – in Kawit, Cavite (d. November 10, 1896).

1930 – Caloy Loyzaga (full name Carlos Matute Loyzaga), basketball player known as the “Big Difference” – in Manila (d. January 27, 2016).

1935 – Luis Robredo Villafuerte Sr, politician – in Camarines Sur.

1954 – Neptali Medina Gonzales II, politician – in Mandaluyong City.

1958 – Chito Loyzaga (full name Joaquin Cuerva Loyzaga), basketball player – in Manila.

1988 – Iwa Moto (real name Aileen Quinodo Iwamoto), actress and model –  in Tagum City Davao del Norte.

Iwa Moto
on the covers of MOD (July 24, 2006), UNO (January 2008),
FHM Philippines (September 2008) and Playboy Philippines (August 2012).



Ang “Bondying”

Ang katha ni Mars Ravelo na “Bondying”
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Pilipino Komiks Blg. 163 (Agosto 29, 1953)

          Kakaiba sa lahat ng mga karakter sa komiks ang “Bondying” na likhang-isip ni Mars Ravelo. Ito ay kuwento tungkol sa isang taong lumaki na ang pag-iisip at pananalita ay nanatiling sa isang batang paslit, na bagama’t inosente ang pagkukuro ay may natatanging talino at katusuan. Ito ay dahil sa pagpapalaki ng kaniyang lola. Karaniwang tampulan ng katatawanan ang mga pangyayaring pumapalibot sa kapaligiran niya, lalo na ang hawak niyang napakalaking mamador. Datapuwa’t may drama ring aantig sa puso ng mga mambabasa.

          Ayon mismo kay Ginoong Ravelo, isa ang Bondying sa limang pinaka-paborito niyang obra. Maganda ang pagkakasulat ng kuwento na may naiibang kiliti na sinubaybayan ng mga mambabasa. Una itong lumabas sa mga pahina ng Pilipino Komiks Blg. 161 noong Agosto 1, 1954. Ito ay iginuhit ni Elpidio Torres.

          Mula sa panulat ni Ravelo, ilang pelikula rin ang ginawa na kinatampukan ng karakter na si Bondying. Ang una ay ang Bondying (1954) na tinaguriang “Ang Batang Laki sa Nuno.” Ito ay isinapelikula ng Sampaguita Pictures sa ilalim ng direksiyon ni Armando Garces at pinagbidahan ni Fred Montilla. Nasundan ito ng Tatay na si Bondying (1955) na si Fred Montilla pa rin ang gumanap sa pangunahing papel. Taong 1973 nang lumabas ang Ato Ti Bondying na pinatnugutan ni Celso Ad. Castillo, kung saan si Jay Ilagan naman ang gumanap na Bondying. Ang huli ay pinagbidahan ni Jimmy Santos – ang Bondying: The Little Boy (1989) – kung saan ang screenplay ay isinulat ni Jose Javier Reyes at ginawa sa ilalim ng direksiyon ni Mike Relon Makiling.

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“Rogel Maglaya”


Ang nobelang-komiks na “Rogel Maglaya”
na kathang-isip ni Damy Velasquez
at iginuhit ni Celso Trinidad, tampok sa
Pinoy Komiks Blg. 8 (Agosto 29, 1963).

          Isang masalimuot na kuwento ng iba’t-ibang pakikibaka ang kathang-isip ni Damy Velasquez sa katauhan ng karakter na si “Rogel Maglaya”. Ito ay iginuhit ni Celso Trinidad at unang lumabas kasabay ng unang isyu ng Pinoy Komiks noong Mayo 23, 1963.

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Si Anne Curtis, tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Gadgets 10th Anniversary issue (August 2010).

Larawang Tribiya

          Si Anne Curtis ay 12-anyos lamang nang siya ay madiskubre na maging artista. Ito ay habang nagbabakasyon siya sa Pilipinas galing ng Australia kung saan sila naninirahan ng kaniyang mga magulang. Si Anne Curtis ay anak ng isang abogadong Australian na nagngangalang James Curtis-Smith at ni Carmen Ojales, isang Filipinang may dugong Kastila.

          Noong 2010, dalawang pelikula ang nilabasan ni Anne Curtis kung saan mga ex-boyfriends niya ang naging katambal niya, si Sam Milby sa pelikulang Babe, I Love You at si Richard Gutierrez sa pelikulang In Your Eyes, kung saan napili siyang Best Supporting Actress sa 29th Luna Awards.

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July 28



JULY 28

OK! July 28, 2008
On the Cover: Jessica Alba and her first baby, Honor Marie Alba Warren (first published picture)

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Doris Day on the cover of Down Beat (July 28, 1948).

 

Events that happened on July 28:

1963 – The plane carrying 24 Filipino boy scout delegates to the 11th World Boy Scout Jamboree in Greece crashed in the Arabian Sea.

1995 – The Enchanted Kingdom, an amusement theme park in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, was first opened to the public.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 28:

1941 – Susan Roces (real name Jesusa Purificacion Sonora), multi-awarded actress – in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

Susan Roces
on the covers of Literary Song-Movie Magazine (May 23, 1963), Pinoy Komiks (July 1, 1968),
and Expressweek (June 16, 1977 and September 14, 1978).

 

1969 – Alice Dixson (full name Josie Alice Celeones Dixson), actress – in Quezon City.

Alice Dixson
on the cover of FHM Philippines (December 2013)


 



Catwoman as portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer
(for the film Batman Returns)
on the cover of Flicks (July 1992).

Picture Trivia

          Many Hollywood actresses were considered to play the role of Catwoman in the film Batman Returns (1992) but Michelle Pfeiffer was fortunate to be chosen. Among them were Lena Olin and Madonna. Sean Young and Susan Sarandon very much like to portray Catwoman. The role was also offered to Demi Moore and Nicole Kidman but they both declined. Annette Bening was first chosen for the role but she was pregnant at the time and so she was replaced by Pfeiffer.
          Pfeiffer was paid three million dollars in contrast to the two million dollars offered to Bening.
          In the six months of filming Batman Returns, 60 Catwoman costumes were used by Pfeiffer each of which cost 1,000 dollars.
          There is one thing that Pfeiffer did in the film that perhaps none of the other contending actresses can or would consent to do – that is put a live bird inside her mouth. 

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July 18



JULY 18

Hits Vol. 2 No. 99, July 18, 1988
On the cover: American singer and four-time Grammy winner Pat Benatar.

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Pinoy Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 5, Hulyo 18, 1963
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang orihinal na “Captain Barbell”
na kinatha ni Mars Ravelo na iginuhit ni Jim Fernandez

 

Events that happened on July 18:

1893 – Rosario Villaroel was accepted as a Mason with the name “Minerva” becoming the first Filipina auxilliary of the Masonic order, La Semilla.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 18:

1875 – Marina Dizon, first woman member admitted to the Katipunan women’s chapter – in Trozo, Manila (d. October 25, 1950).

1977 – Sunshine Cruz, actress and singer – in Manila.

Sunshine Cruz
on the cover of Celebrity World (December 26, 1994)

  

The Star Wars Character C-3PO

The Star Wars droid C-3PO, on the cover

of People Weekly July 18, 1977 issue.

          In the Star Wars universe, C-3PO is a protocol droid constructed to serve people and animals. The droid is an expert in more than six million languages and different means of communication. Its priority task is to aid in the communication, racial interrelation in connection to the tradition and culture of different races of beings and the translation and interpreting of different languages.

          In the first three original Star Wars series and the three prequel series, C-3PO is always accompanied by another droid – R2-D2. The C-3PO (voiced by Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (voiced by Kenny Baker) are the only two characters having the same portrayers in the six Star Wars films.

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Angelina Jolie on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly (July 18, 2003)

Picture Trivia

          Do you know the title of the film that Angelina Jolie first appeared together with her father Jon Voight? It was in the film Lookin’ to Get Out (1982), when she was just seven years old.

          Jolie’s acting talent was first noticed in the low-budget film Cyborg 2 (1993). She was first included in a major film starring role in Hackers (1995). In the film Girl, Interrupted (1999), she won the Academy Best Supporting Actress Award.

          Jolie zoomed into stardom and became an instant international superstar for her portrayal of a video game heroine, Lara Croft, in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and its sequel Tomb Raider 2: The Craddle of Life (2003), when she became among the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.

          In her relationship with actor Brad Pitt, she gave birth to three children (Shiloh Nouvel and the twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline), and they have three adopted children (Maddox Chivan from Cambodia, Zahara Marley from Ethiopia and Pax Thien from Vietnam).

          Aside from her beauty at seductive lips, Jolie is known for her many tattoos in her body (14 are publicly known), including the geographical coordinates (latitude at longitude) of the places where here children were born.

 

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July 16



JULY 16

Pinoy Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 31, Hulyo 16, 1964

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Captain Barbell Kontra Captain Bakal”

ni Mars Ravelo na iginuhit ni Jim Fernandez

 

 

UNANG LABAS

Ang unang labas ng Tagalog Klasiks
(Hulyo 16, 1949). Tampok sa taklob-pahina
ang “Sanglibo’t Sanggabi sa Arabia.

    Ang Tagalog Klasiks, na unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Hulyo 16, 1949, ay inilimbag ng ACE Publishing. Ito ang panglimang tunay na komiks na lumabas sa sirkulasyon matapos ang Halakhak Komiks (Nobyembre 15, 1946), Pilipino Komiks (Hunyo 14, 1947), Balaghari Komiks (Marso 6, 1948) at Bituin Komiks (Mayo 7, 1949). Tampok sa unang isyu ang kuwentong “Sanglibo’t Sanggabi sa Arabia” (na siya ring nasa taklob-pahina ng unang isyu) na halaw sa klasikong koleksiyon ng mga kuwento na 1,001 Arabian Nights. Mababasa rin dito ang “Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang” ni Severino Reyes, na sa unang labas ay tampok ang maalamat na kuwentong “Maryang Makiling” na iginuhit ni Maning de Leon.

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Events that happened on July 16:

1807 – The Basi Revolt (also known as Ambaristo Revolt) began in Piddig, Ilocos Norte.

1958 – The PAEC was formally constituted when Pres. Carlos P. Garcia appointed Gen. Florencio A. Medina as commissioner and Pedro Afable as deputy commissioner.

1990 – A Magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Luzon destroying many structures including the Hyatt Hotel in Baguio.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 16:

1873 – Carmen de Luna, educator and founder of Centro Escolar University (d. November 4, 1962).

1918 – Bayani Casimiro Sr, dancer, actor and comedian – in San Pablo, Laguna (d. January 27, 1989).

1964 – Mimilanie "Melanie" Laurel Marquez, supermodel, actress, Miss International 1979 and Supermodel of the World first runner-up (1986), in Mabalacat, Pampanga.

Supermodel-actress Melanie Marquez
on the cover of Celebrity World April 3, 1995 issue



Keira Knightley as Guinevere in the film King Arthur,
on the cover of MOD July 16, 2004 issue

Picture Trivia

For her portrayal as Guinevere in the film King Arthur (2004), English actress and model Keira Knightley trained in horseback-riding, boxing, sword fighting and archery. She nearly killed one of the horses used in the film when it was hit by an arrow while she was practicing her archery skill.
Knightley revealed that digital enhancement were made in her breasts in the American promotional movie posters to make them look larger.
 

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June 6



JUNE 6

Tagalog Klasiks Taon 9 Blg. 259, Hunyo 6, 1959

Nasa taklob-pahina ang nobela ni Pablo S. Gomez na “Pitong Gatang”
na iginuhit ni Fred Carillo.

UNANG LABAS

Ang kathang-isip ni Mars Ravelo na
“Captain Barbell” sa taklob-pahina ng
Pinoy Komiks Blg. 2, Hunyo 6, 1963

       Ang Captain Barbell ay unang lumabas kasabay ng

unang isyu ng Pinoy Komiks noong Mayo 23, 1963. Mula ito sa katha at kuwentong isinulat ni Mars Ravelo at iginuhit ni Jim Fernandez. Sa ikalawang isyu (Hunyo 6, 1963), itinampok ito sa taklob-pahina ng Pinoy Komiks.

(Basahin ang hiwalay na artikulo sa “The Real Story Behind Captain Barebell.”)

Events that happened on June 6:

1952 – The province of Zamboanga was divided into Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur by virtue of Republic Act No. 711.

1898 – General Emilio Aguinaldo upon surrounding the city of Manila, demanded the honorable surrender of Governor-General Basilio Agustin, which the latter refused.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 6:

1875 – Norberto Lopez Romualdez Sr, scholar, lawyer, jurist and National Language advocate – Burawen, Leyte (d. November 4, 1941).

1932 – Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, award-winning painter – in Sta. Cruz, Manila (d. February 2, 2011)

1956 – Bert “Tawa” Marcelo (full name Norberto Marcelo), actor, comedian and product endorser – Baliuag, Bulacan (d. December 16, 1995).

1960 – Ching Arellano (full name Francis Anthony A. Arellano), actor-comedian – in Malabon, Rizal (now Malabon City).

1968 – Kristine Garcia (real name Virnadeth Calimbajin), actress – in Manila.

1985 – Victor Basa, actor, model and television host – in Quezon City.

Ang Dumagit ni Francisco V. Coching

          Ang “Dumagit” ay nobelang isinulat at iginuhit ni Francisco V. Coching na lumabas sa mga pahina ng Pilipino Komiks (1953-1954) at isinapelikula ng Sampaguita Pictures noong 1954. Ito ay isang kuwento tungkol sa isang batang lalaking pinanganlang Dumagit na lumaki sa kagubatan kasama ng mga hayop.

Ang Pilipino Komiks Blg. 157 na may petsang

Hunyo 6, 1953, tampok sa taklob-pahina ang

nobelang-komiks ni Francisco V. Coching na

“Dumagit”

          Batay sa kuwento, napadpad sa isang isla ang mag-asawang Marina at Joaquin Olivar. Sa kagubatan ng islang ito namatay si Marina matapos ipanganak ang isang batang lalaking pinangalanang David. Itinaguyod ni Joaquin si David, at dahil sa kakaibang liksi ng bata, binigyan niya ito ng palayaw na “Dumagit.” Sa kasamaang-palad napatay ng mga mangangasong dumayo sa isla si Joaquin kaya mag-isang lumaki si Dumagit kasama ang kaniyang mga kaibigang hayop. Makalipas ang 20 taon, dumating sa isla si Federico, ang kapatid ni Joaquin. Kinuha niyang pabalik sa sibilisasyon si Dumagit, subalit hindi siya makaangkop sa mga kaugalian ng kalunsuran kaya higit na ninais ng binata na bumalik sa kinagisnang isla kasama ang kaniyang minamahal na katipan na si Marabini.

          Sa pelikula, si Cesar Ramirez ang gumanap na Dumagit kasama sina Myrna Delgado, Lolita Rodriguez, Van de Leon, na pinatnugutan ni Armando Garces.

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Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)

and Jabba the Hutt,

from a scene in the 1983 film

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi,

on the cover of People Weekly

(June 6, 1983).

 

Picture Trivia

          Princess Leia and Jabba the Hutt are two characters in George Lucas’  Star Wars space saga Si Princess Leia at si Jabba the Hutt ay dalawang characters sa Star Wars space saga that are diametrically opposite. Princess Leia (portrayed by Carrie Fisher) is one of the leading characters of the original Star Wars Trilogy, the twin sister of the saga’s hero, Luke Skywalker, and the leader of rebel group that is fighting the “Empire.” Jabba the Hutt (voiced by Larry Ward), on the other hand, is a supporting character, a villain, a 600-year-old crime lord in the desert planet Tatooine. Princess Leia symbolizes good, beauty, and loyalty to her companions while Jabba is the epitome of evil, ugliness and cruelty to his minions.