ON THE COVERS: IN MEMORY OF PHILIPPINE HEROES,PRESIDENTS & STATESMEN

ON THE COVERS:

IN MEMORY OF PHILIPPINE HEROES,

PRESIDENTS & STATESMEN

  

DATU LAPU-LAPU

(LAPU-LAPU DIMANTAG, National Hero, 1483-1556)

Lapu-Lapu (as illustrated by Francisco V. Coching),

on the cover of Pilipino Komiks #180, April 24, 1954

 

FRANCISCO BALAGTAS

(Francisco dela Cruz Baltazar, Price of Filipino Poets, April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862)

Francisco Balagtas,

on the cover of Philippine Panorama, Vol. 33 No. 12, March 28, 2004

 

DR. JOSE RIZAL

(Jose Protacio Alonso Realonda Rizal Mercado, National Hero,
June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896)

Jose Rizal,

on the cover of Philippine Panorama, Vol. 28, No. 50, December 26, 1999

 

PRES. MANUEL L. QUEZON

(Manuel Luis Molina Quezon, 2nd Philippine President, August 19, 1878 – August 1, 1944)

Manuel L. Quezon,

on the cover of Liwayway, August 22, 2005

 

PRES. RAMON MAGSAYSAY

(Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay, 7th Philippine President, August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957)

Ramon Magsaysay,

on the cover of Time Vol. 58 No. 22, November 26,1951

 

PRES. DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL

(Diosdado Pangan Macapagal, 9th Philippine President,
September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997)

Diosdado Macapagal,

on the cover of Men’s World Vol. 1 No. 12, June 18, 1990

 

PRES. FERDINAND E. MARCOS

(Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, 10th Philippine President,
September 11, 1911 – September 28, 1989)

Ferdinand E. Marcos,

on the cover of Philippine Free Press, November 20, 1965

 

VICE-PRES. ARTURO TOLENTINO

(Arturo Modesto Tolentino, 8th Philippine Vice-President,
September 19, 1910 – August 2, 2004)

Arturo M. Tolentino,

on the cover of Philippine Panorama, March 24, 1985

 

MIN. JESUS TANCHANCO

(Minister of Food, December 2, 1930 – April 14, 2014)

Jesus Tanchanco,

on the cover of Weekend, April 22, 1984

 

SEN. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO

(Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago, Senator, June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016)

Miriam Defensor-Santiago,

on the cover of Liwayway, November 28, 1988

 

August 31



AUGUST 31

Pilipino Komiks Taon 20 Blg. 495, Agosto 31, 1967

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang iginuhit na pagsasalarawan ng kuwentong showbiz

tungkol sa awayang Lucita Soriano at Stella Suarez

Agosto 31 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 31, 1821, natapos ang paghihimagsik ng mga Boholano (Bohol Rebellion) laban sa mananakop na mga kastila. Ang himagsikan ito na tinatawag din sa kasaysayan na Dagohoy Revolt (Si Francisco Dagohoy ang nagsimula ng himagsikang ito) ang pinakamatagal sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.

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Isang commemorative stamp ng

Pangulong Ramon Magsaysay na

naglalaman ng kaniyang diwa.

          Ang Kauna-unahang Gawad Gantimpalang Ramon Magsaysay (Ramon Magsaysay Award) ay ipinagkaloob sa mga larangan ng government service, public service, community leadership, journalism and literature, at international understanding noong Agosto 31, 1958. Mula sa araw na ito, taunan ng ipinagkakaloob ang gawad na ito sa mga karapat-dapat at natatanging mga tao sa pag-alaala kay Pangulong Ramon Magsaysay.

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          Ang Surigao (kabisera ng Surigao del Norte) ay idineklarang isa ng siyudad sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 6134 noong Agosto 31, 1970.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 31:

1893 – Vicente Salumbides, pioneer in the film industry of the Philippines and delegate to the 1934 Constitutional Convention – in Lopez, Quezon (d. August 6, 1979).


1907 – Ramon Magsaysay, Seventh President of the Philippines (1953-1957) – in Iba, Zambales (d. March 17, 1957).



Ramon Magsaysay (as Secretary of Defense during President Elpidio Quirino’s term, 1948-1953),
on the cover of Time (November 26, 1951).

1917 – Ramon C. Aquino, 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (November 20, 1985 – March 6, 1986) – in Lemery, Batangas.

1918 – Lucresia R. Kasilag, musician, composer, music teacher and National Artist for Music (1988).

1928 – Jaime Sin, cardinal of the Catholic Church and 13th Archbishop of Manila – in New Washington, Aklan (d. June 21, 2005).



Jayne Mansfield on the cover of
Beau August 1966 issue
(scan courtesy of anonymous contributor).

Picture Trivia

          Jayne Mansfield (real name Vera Jayne Palmer, 1933-1967) was the first female lead actress that appeared totally naked in a Hollywood mainstream film –  Promises! Promises! (1963). After her portrayal in the film, Mansfield was chosen to replace the then recently deceased Marilyn Monroe in Kiss Me Stupid (1964), a romantic-comedy, opposite Dean Martin. She declined because she was pregnant at the time. The role went to Kim Novak. In 1966, she did the film Single Room Furnished under the direction of her third husband Matt Cimber (real name Thomas Vitale Octaviano).
          Do you know where she get’s the name “Mansfield?” It’s from her first husband Paul Mansfield.  

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