Call Centers and the Sex Trade: Is there a Link?

Spiff Vol.1 No. 6, August 2008

On the front cover: Jean Irish Ang

On the back cover: Richard Gutierrez for MET Tathione print ad

“Call Centers and the Sex Trade, is There a Link?” Read and find out.

“A man that is loving wisdom makes his father rejoice, but he that is having companionship with prostitutes destroys valuable things.” – Proverbs 29:3, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

June 3



JUNE 3

Mr. & Ms. Magazine Vol. 27 No. 7, June 3, 2003

On the Cover: Richard Gutierrez and Chynna Ortaleza

Events that happened on June 3:

1571 – Battle of Bangkusay between Filipinos led by Rajah Soliman and Spaniards led by Martin de Goiti.

1898 – Spanish troops stationed in Calamba surrendered to Filipino forces led by Paciano Rizal.

1907 – The Centro Escolar de Señoritas (now Centro Escolar University) was founded.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 3:

1876 – Jose Palma, poet, writer, revolutionary worker and author of the Philippine National Anthem – Tondo, Manila (d. February 12, 1903)

1887 – Maximo de los Reyes, Tagalog writer, editor and congressman of Bataan.  

1905  – Isaac Tolentino, newspaper columnist, cartoonist, painter and komiks editor.

1945 – Ramon Pereyra Jacinto, musician, entrepreneur and founder of DZRJ radio stattion – in Makaty City.

1948 – Bong Coo (full name Olivia Garcia Coo), champion bowler and “Asia’s Bowling Queen” – in Manila.



The Statue of Liberty on the cover of Life

June 3, 1940 issue

Larawang Tribiya 

          Ang Statue of Liberty sa Liberty Island sa New York harbor ay isang rebulto ng babaeng may hawak ng sulo at ng Tabula ansata o tapyas ng batong nagpapaalaala ng batas, at sumasagisag kay Libertas, ang diyosa ng kalayaan ng mga Romano. 



The Statue of Liberty and
its designer Frédéric
Bartholdi on the cover of 

 vintage Frank Leslie’s

Illustrated Newspaper,

June 13, 1883 issue
(scan courtesy of Ana

Marinette S. Abe, from

the Hironoki Collections).

         Ang statue ay idinisenyo ng French scuptor na si Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) at may taas, mula sa ground level hanggang sa pinakadulo ng liyab ng sulong hawak ni Libertas, na 305 talampakan at isang pulgada (humigit-kumulang 93 metro). Ito ay may bigat na 450,000 pounds (204.1 metric tons).

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April 4




April 4

Moviestar No. 1379, April 4, 2011
On the cover: Richard Gutierrez as Captain Barbell,
Geoff Eigenmann, Carla Abellana, Sarah Geronimo, et al.

Events that happened on April 4

1871 – Governor-general Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutierrez assumed office. Under his term, the first steamship line and telegraph lines were opened.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 4:

1868 –Felipe Roca Calderon, lawyer, politician, statesman, author of Encyclopedia Filipina (1908) and “Father of the Malolos Constitution” – in Santa Cruz de Malabon (now Tanza), Cavite. (d. July 9, 1908).

1936 – Louie Beltran (full name Luis Diaz Beltran), broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist and editor – in Manila.(d. September 6, 1994).
1947 – Eli Soriano (full name Eliseo Fernando Soriano), televangelist and religion leader – in Pasay City.

1962 – Roderick Paulate, actor and comedian, in Manila.

1966 – Snooky (real name Maria Milagros Serna), actress – in Manila.

Snooky Serna at three-and-half years old
on the cover of Sixteen (December 14, 1970).

1978 – Berwin Meily. Actor-comedian and magician – in Manila.

Ang “Tipin” ni Larry Alacala

Isang isyu ng cartoon strip ni Larry Alcala na “Tipin”

na lumabas noong Abril 4, 1958 sa Hiwaga Komiks Blg. 144.

          Ang cartoon strip na “Tipin” ay isang nakatutuwang likhang-isip ni Larry Alcala (1926-2002) na lumabas sa mga pahina ng Hiwaga Komiks (1951-1965). Si Tipin na tinaguriang “Yur Peborit Tinedyer” ay larawan ng isang nagdadalaga noong 1950s na laging nakapanamit ng simpleng pang-itaas at pantalong maong. Naglalarawan din ang cartoon strips ng mga nakatutuwang karanasan ng mga kabataan at ng kanilang pamilya noong Dekada 1950s. Ito ay ginawang pelikula ng Sampaguita Pictures noong 1956.

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Ang Tala ni Haring David

The “Star of David” on the cover of
Time April 4, 1988 issue,
the symbolic representation of the Israel nation.

          Ang tala ni Haring David (Star of King David) ay ang tinaguriang sagisag ng bansang Israel. Ito ay binubuo ng dalawang tatsulok (triangle) na may magkakaparehong siha (angle) na magkapatong at magkabaliktaran. Ang sagisag na ito na may bughaw na kulay ay matatagpuan sa pagitan ng dalawang bughaw na guhit sa puting watawat ng Israel. Unang inaladlad ang watawat na ito noong Oktubre 28, 1948, limang buwan matapos itatag ang Israel bilang isang malayang bansa. Datapuwa’t ang watawat na ito ay unang nabuo sa First Zionist Congress noon pang 1897.

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Industrial tycoon John Gokongwei
and his eldest son Lance,
on the cover of Asiaweek (April 4, 1997)

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang industrial tycoon na si John Gokongwei ay ipinanganak (sa pangalang John Go) sa Fujian, China, subalit lumaki sa Cebu kung saan ang lolo niyang si Pedro Gotianco ay may-ari ng isang trading company. Naubos ang kayamanan ng kaniyang pamilya nang masawi ang kaniyang ama at sa pagsalantang dulot ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig.

          Sa apelyido ng kanilang pamilyang “Go” ay idinagdag niya ang “kongwei” na ang ibig sabihin ay “maliwanag” at nagsimula muli sa isang maliit na trading business. Sa edad ng 38-anyos itinatag niya ang Universal Corn Products, na pinalitan niya ng pangalang Universal Robina Corporation noong 1970 para sa kaniyang panganay na anak na babae.

          Noong 1997, pumangalawa ang JG Summit, na pagmamay-ari ng mga Gokongwei, sa total sales (699.5 million dollars) sa mga kumpanya sa Pilipinas.

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January 21

 


January 21

TV Times, January 21-27, 1979
On the Cover: Bill Bixby (Wilfred Bailey Everett “Bill” Bixby III, 1934-1993)
with Melissa Sue Anderson (Inset)

 

January 21 in Philippine History

1899 – The Malolos Constitution was promulgated by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.

1901 – The public school system was established with the approval of Philippine Commission Act No. 74, providing for free primary education, a normal school for the training of teachers, and the establishment of English as a medium of instruction.

1932 – The Davao Prison and Penal Farm, the first penal colony in the Philippines, was established.

1962 – Pres. Diosdado Macapagal signed the Central Bank decree abolishing exchange control and returning the country to free enterprise. This act was viewed by financial experts as one single biggest reason for the ballooning of the country’s foreign debt.

 



Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 21:

1853 – Leon Ma. L. Guerrero, pharmacist, scientist, “Father of Philippine Botany,” pioneer in the study of medicinal plants in the Philippines, and member of the Malolos Congress – in Ermita, Manila. (d. April 13, 1935)

1863 – Jose Salamanca, pharmacist, writer, revolutionary leader and member of the Malolos Congress.

1883 – Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Sr, Senate president (1952-1964) and “Grand Old Man” of Philippine politics – in Montalban (now Rodriguez), Rizal. (December 8, 1964
1918 – Chichay (real name Amparo Robles Custodio), actress and comedian – in Baliuag, Bulacan. (d. May 3, 1993) 

1924 – Oscar Obligacion, actor, comedian and television host – in Manila. (d. February 26, 2010)

1926 – Oscar B. Varona, mechanical engineer and inventor – in Tanauan, Leyte.  

1971 – Nanette Gwen Medved, Russian-Filipina commercial model and actress – in Honolulu, Hawaii.




Nanette Medved
on the cover of Prime Weekly Edition (February 4, 1988) and Mega (February 2011)

1984 – Twins Richard Gutierrez and Raymond Gutierrez, actor and television host – in Beverly Hills, California.

Twins Richard and Raymond Gutierrez

on the cover of Liwayway (January 4, 1988)

1988 – Glaiza de Castro (real name Glaiza Castro Galura), actress and singer – in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila.

Glaiza de Castro

on the cover of Spotted Philippines (September 2015)

 

Michael Dekker, Lena Headey and Summer Glau
(Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
on the cover of TV Guide (January 21-27, 2008).

Picture Trivia

          The scripts of the American science-fiction film Terminator (1984) was written by James Cameron and William Wisher Jr from the character conceptualized by Gale Anne Hurd. The film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton. It topped the American box office for two months, and elevated the film careers of Schwarzenegger and Cameron.

          The Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, on the other hand, is its counterpart television series aired by Fox Network on January 13, 2008. It was the highest-rated scripted series for the 2007-2008 television season. It starred Lena Headey (as Sarah Connor), Thomas Dekker (as John Connor), and Summer Glau (as the “Lady” Terminator). 

The 1984 film Terminator
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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January 18



JANUARY 18

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 39, January 18, 2005

On the Cover: Angel Locsin & Richard Gutierrez in costume for the GMA-7 TV series “Mulawin”

January 18 in Philippine History

1737 – Treaty of peace was signed between Spanish Governor-General Valdes Tumon and Alimud Din, the Sultan of Sulu.

1860 – The first pawnshop was authorized in Manila.

1896 – Date on the first issue of Kalayaan, the newspaper of the Katipunan. It actually came out on mid-March 1896.

1966 – Arturo M. Tolentino became Senate President of the Philippines.

1980 – Francisco “Kit” Tatad resigned as Information Minister.

1982 – The first Manila International Film Festival (MIFF), which lasted 11 days and featured nearly 200 films, began.

1988 – First local election – for governors and mayors – after the EDSA Revolt that installed Corazon Aquino as president. Since the start of the campaign period, 98 persons were killed, 38 of them candidates.

Pinoy personalities and celebrities born on January 18:

1873 – Librada Avelino, founder of the Centro Escolar de Señoritas (now Centro Escolar University) – in Pandacan, Manila. (d. November 9, 1934)

1936 – Cirio Hermoso Santiago, writer, cinematographer, director and film producer – in Manila (d. September 26, 2008).

1969 – Batista (full name David Michael Bautista Jr), American-born Filipino-Greek champion professional wrestler – Washington, D.C.

 

Batista on the cover of Raw,
February 2005 issue

ON   
         DAVE BATISTA

                On the left upper arm of champion pro-wrestler Batista is a tattoo of the flags of the Philippines and Greece merged into one. He stands 6’-5” and first wrestled professionally under the name “Leviathan.” He won his first world heavyweight championship at Wrestlemania 21 after defeating Triple H at the main events

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Picture Trivia

Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista (Pro-wrestling “Royal Rumble”),
on the cover of TV Star Guide (January 2008).

          For the first time, the 21st annual “Royal Rumble” (2008), the pay-per-view broadcast of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was shown in high definition. John Cena (13th entrant) emerged the winner of the Royal Rumble event after eliminating Triple H (29 entrant). 

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