August 17




AUGUST 17

Money Asia Vol. 3 No. 25, August 17, 1998
On the Covers: A view on “Metro Manila’s P50-B Traffic Mess”

Agosto 17 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 17, 1945, ipinahayag ni Jose P. Laurel ang pagbuwag sa Republika ng Pilipinas na binuo noong panahon ng pananakop ng mga Hapon sa kasagsagan ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigidig.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 17:

1889 – Pablo David Angeles, jurist, lawmaker and statesman – in Bacolor, Pampanga (d. May 16, 1965). 

1975 –Carmina Villaroel (full name Maria Carmina Muñiz Villaroel), actress, model and television host – in Laguna.

Carmina Villaroel,
on the covers of The Youngster (March 1988), Celebrity World (October 21, 1996), and Preview (October 2006).

1996 – Ella Cruz (full name Gabriela Annjane Umali Cruz), actress, TV host, dancer – in Angat, Bulacan.

Ella Cruz,
on the covers of Bannawag (May 2012), and Liwayway (June 25, 2018).

 

Darna vs Zumarna

Ang “Darna vs. Zumarna” nasa taklob-pahina
ng Darna Komiks Blg 1217 (Agosto 17, 1992).

          Ang “Darna vs Zumarna” ay isa sa mga pakikipagsapalaran ni Darna na hindi si Mars Ravelo ang sumulat. Nagsimula itong lumabas sa Darna Komiks noong 1992, halos apat na taon matapos yumao si Ravelo. Inilabas ito ng Atlas Publishing sa ilalim ng patnugot ni Antonio Tenorio nang may pahintulot ang maybahay ni “Uncle Mars” na si Ginang Lucy Ravelo. Ang kuwento ay isinulat ni Jan Alexis at iginuhit ni Rico Rival.

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Reese Witherspoon on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly (August 17, 2001).

Picture Trivia

          Reese Witherspoon started to be recognized as worthy actress in her role as Elle Woods in the film Legally Blonde (2001). In this film, her pay-per-film rose up to five million dollars.

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July 20

JULY 20

Hiwaga Komiks Blg. 256, Hulyo 20, 1960
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwentong “Ako’y Manananggal” ni Pablo. S. Gomez
na iginuhit ni Elpidio Torres.

 

 

Events that happened on July 20:

1961 – President Carlos P. Garcia signed the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Law.

1979 – The television variety show Eat Bulaga, hosted by the troika of Tito, Vic and Joey (Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon) premiered on RPN Channel 9. It is the Philippines’ longest running television show.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 20:

1826 – Margarita Roxas de Ayala, businesswoman, philanthropist and founder of the Colegio de la Concordia – in San Miguel, Manila (d. November 1, 1869).

1911 – Jose Zabala Santos, cartoonist and komiks illustrator – in Calumpit, Bulacan (d. September 7, 1985)

1935 – Renato de Villa, AFP Chief of Staff (1988-1991) and Secretary of National Defense (1991-1997). 

1966 – Agot Isidro (full name Maria Margarita Amada Fteha Isidro), actress and singer.

Agot Isidro
on the covers of Preview (December 2009) and Women’s Health (July 2010).

  

1970 – Anjanette Abayari, actress (known for portraying Darna), model and beauty queen – Passi, Iloilo

Anjanette Abayari
on the covers of Artista Magazine (March 18, 1996), Celebrity World (November 18, 1996),
and Savvy (January 26, 1998)

 

1979 – Claudine Barretto (full name Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto), award-winning actress and product endorser – in Manila. 

Claudine Barretto

on the covers of Mega (August 2004), Youngstar (September 2004) and Good Housekeeping Philippines (July 2008)

1985 – Solenn Heussaff (full name Solenn Marie Adea Heussaff), French-Filipina video jockey, model, actress, television host and fashion celebrity – in Makati City.

Solenn Heussaff
on the covers of UNO (October 2010), FHM Philippines (March 2011),
Sense & Style (May 2011) and Health Today (September 2011).

1996 – Sue Ramirez (full name Sue Anna Garina Dodd), actress, model, actress, and singer – in Sipalay, Negros Occidental.

Sue Ramirez
on the covers of Liwayway (August 6, 2018), and Speed Philippines (February 2019)

 

A portrait of Nikola Tesla on the cover of
Time (The Weekly Newsmagazine)
July 20, 1931 issue.

Picture Trivia

          Many knows, especially those fond of general information, that Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is the inventor of the electric motor and pioneer of modern electrical engineering. Tesla is a Serbian electrical and mechanical engineer, physicist and inventor that became an American citizen. He has many inventions that can be considered “groundbreaking” and ahead of his time.

          Do you know that in 1891, Tesla demonstrated the possibility of wireless energy transfer? Tesla envisioned of an intercontinental wireless transmission of industrial power, but he wasn’t able to finish his Wardenclyffe Tower project. He also planned to use ocean thermal energy as a power source. He died before this could be put into reality. Upon his death, all his concepts died with him; the concepts that scientists today are still trying to rediscover.

          In 1960, to honor this great man of science and engineering, the System International (SI) unit for magnetic flux density was named after him – the Tesla.

          During Tesla’s 75th birth commemoration (July 10, 1931), and to honor his contribution in the field of electric power generation, he was in Time magazine July 20, 1931 cover. Under his name was written the caption “All the world’s his power house.”

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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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April 9

 

April 9

TV Times, April 9-15, 1978
On the Cover: Shaun Cassidy with Kate Jackson (Inset)

Events that happened on April 9

1942 – The “Fall of Bataan,” which marked the beginning of total Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. It was renamed “Araw ng Kagitingan” (Day of Valor) by President Ferdinand Marcos and declared a national holiday.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 9:

1969 – April Boy Regino (real name Dennis Regino Magdaraog), singer-songwriter – in Marikina.

April Boy Regino on his record album “Jukebox Idol”

 

1983 – Borgy Manotoc (full name Martin Borgy Marcos Manotoc), model and actor – Honolulu, Hawaii.

Borgy Manotoc (with girlfriemd Georgina Wilson)
on the cover of Preview  (March 2011).


Picture Trivia

          American actress Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was first seen in a small part in the film Fourteen Hours (1951). Next was in the classic High Noon (1952), where she played the role of a Quaker’s wife opposite Gary Cooper.
          In the next four years, Kelly appeared in almost successive box office hits including John Ford’s Mogambo (1953), Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder (1954), The Country Girl (1954) where she won the Academy Award for Best Actress portraying the role of a drunkard’s wife, Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955).
          On April 1955, Grace Kelly met Prince Rainier of Monaco. It was reported that the prince was looking for a wife as he needed to have an heir according to the 1918 treaty between France and Monaco. Otherwise, Monaco will revert back to French rule.



On the left: Portrait of American actress Grace Kelly on the cover of Movie Secrets (April 1954).
On the right: Grace Kelly preparing to be a princess, ten days before her wedding
to prince Rainier of Monaco on the cover of Life (April 9, 1956).

          Prince Rainier proposed to Kelly on December 1955. Kelly’s family needed to produce two million dollars as dowry for the marriage to push through.

          At the age of 27, Kelly decided to leave being an actress at the peak of her stardom to become the princess of Monaco. On April 12, 1956, Kelly arrived in Monaco with her family. Thousands upon thousands of people filled the streets of Monaco to welcome their would-be princess.

          On April 19, 1956, Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly were married. The event became one of the most publicized marriages in world history. In that same year, MGM released the last film that starred Kelly, the musical comedy High Society, for which the highlight was Kelly’s duet with Bing Crosby singing “True Love.”         

Nag-propose ng kasal si Prince Rainier noong December 1955 kay Kelly. Kinailangan ng pamilya ni Kelly na makapaglabas ng dalawang milyong dolyar na dowry upang matuloy ang kasal.

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March 14



MARCH 14

Espesyal Komiks Blg. 194, Marso 14, 1951
Nasa taklob-pahina ang nobelang komiks na “Harangan Man ng Sibat” ni Francisco V. Coching.

Events that happened on March 14

1903 – Meralco or the Manila Electric Company was established. Its original name was Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company, the first company given the franchise to operate electric cars called tranvias and supply electricity to Manila.

1947 – The Military Bases Agreement was signed between president Manuel A. Roxas and U.S. high commissioner in the Philippines Paul V. McNutt.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 14:

1956 – Al Tantay (full name Alfredo Tantay), actor, scriptwriter and director – in Manila.

1975 – Rico Yan (full name Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan), actor, matinee idol and model – in Pasay City (d. March 29, 2002).

Rico Yan
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (April 30, 1990).





Jessica Biel on the cover Gear (March 2003),
where she posed topless before her legal age.

Picture Trivia

          Jessica Biel is an American actress with a mixed heritage of German, French, English and Choctaw Indian. At the age of 12, she was discovered by a talent agency and became a print ads model for Dulux Paints and Pringles. At age 14, and after auditioning in different television pilots, she was chosen to play the role of Mary Camden in the TV drama 7th Heaven.
          When she appeared topless on the cover of Gear magazine March 2000 issue (SEE cover page), it created a controversy because she was not yet 18 years old when the photo was taken. The producers of 7th Heaven filed a case against Gear magazine. According to Biel, she regretted doing it and considered it a “learning experience.”
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March 11



MARCH 11

Bituin Komiks Blg. 30, Marso 11, 1951

Sa taklob-pahina ang “Kabayong Ginto” ni Jesus S. Esguera at Ric L. Collado

Events that happened on March 11

1576 – Spanish explorer Juan de Salcedo, known as the “Henando Cortez of the Philippines,” died in Vigan.

1876 – England and Germany signed a protocol recognizing Spanish right to Tawi-Tawi Islands and the chain of islands from Sulu to Borneo.

1947 – The parity Amendment to the 1935 Constitution was approved in a plebiscite. This amendment gave parity or equal rights to Filipinos and Americans in the exploitation of natural resources in the Philippines. With the approval of the amendment, the Bell Trade Act became effective and the Military Bases Agreement was also approved.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 11:

1945 – Jose Mari Chan, Filipino-Chinese singer, musician and songwriter – in Iloilo City.

Jose Mari Chan
on the cover of his song album Afterthoughts.

 1945 – Sofia Moran (real name Soledad Ballon), actress – in Nabua, Camarines Sur.

Sofia Moran

on the cover of Pogi Magazine for Men (July 10, 1969)

1983 – Bianca Gonzalez (full name Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez), television host and model – in Manila.

Bianca Gonzalez
on the cover of Preview (May 2007).

1990 – Janna Dominguez (real name Jamie Ann Quisumbing Angeles), actress, comedienne and television host – in Malabon.

Janna Dominguez

on the cover of Speed (November 2009).

 



Jodie Foster on the cover of High Society
(March 1992).

Picture Trivia

          The attempted assassination of US Pres. Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) by John Warnock Hinckley on March 30, 1981, was said to be a case of erotomania, where Hinckley believe that Reagan’s death will make Hollywood actress Jodie Foster publicly declare her love for him. Hinckley’s erotomanic delusion was brought about by his repeated watching of the film Taxi Driver (1976) in which the character Travis Bickle (played by Robert de Niro) planned to assassinate the US president. Foster was in this film portraying a child prostitute.
          Foster won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1989, for her portrayal of a rape survivor in the film The Accused. In 1991, she played the role of Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee who helped captured the serial killer in The Silence of the Lambs. This gave her international acclaim and the second Academy Award for Best Actress.
          Aside from this, Foster is known as a multi-lingual actress. She is fluent in French and does her own translation into French of the Hollywood films she made. She also speaks German and Italian.
          In 1992, Foster played the role of an unnamed prostitute with Lily Tomlin, Kathy Bates and Anne Lange in the film Shadows and Fog. In that same year she established the production company, Egg Pictures, in Los Angeles, which produced independent films until 2001.
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