December 29



DECEMBER 29

Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 801, Disyembre 29, 1977

Ang kuwentong “Shanghai Joe” na iginuhit ni Adrian Gonzalez,

kalakip ang pagbati ng “Maligayang Pasko sa Inyong Lahat” ng Atlas Publishing Co. Inc.

Disyembre 29 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Disyembre 29, 1896, sa gabi bago siya barilin sa Bagumbayan (ngayon ay Rizal Park) kinabukasan, isinulat ni Gat Jose Rizal ang kaniyang imortal na tulang Mi Ultimo Adios (Ang Aking Huling Paalam) sa loob ng kaniyang kulungan sa sinag ng ilaw ng lampara.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

American film actor, often referred to as the “King of Hollywood,” Clark Gable (1901-1960)
on the cover of Screen Guide (December 1938).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on December 29:

1921 – Mariano G, Yogore Jr, doctor, author and professor of parasitology – in Iloilo City (d. June 1, 2006).

1927 – Amelita “Ming” Ramos (birth name Amelita Martinez), first lady (1992-1998) – in Manila.

1953 – Leonardo Legaspi Co, taxonomist and ethnobiologist (d. November 15, 2010).

1962 – Mario Victor “Marvic” Leonen, college dean and jurist – in Baguio City.

1963 – Francisco “Django” Bustamante, billiards champion – in Tarlac.

Billiard legend Django Bustamante
on the cover of Inside Pool (September 2010)



1986 – Ina Feleo (Catalina Guillen Feleo), actress, dancer, writer and figure skater – in Manila.

Ina Feleo

on the cover of Bannawag (March 13, 2017)





Yasmine Bleeth on the cover of
Maxim (December 1998).

Picture Trivia

          Hollywood actress Yasmine Bleeth is known for her portrayal of various characters in television series: as Lee Anne Demerest in the soap opera One Life to Live (1991-1993), as Caroline Holden in the lifeguard series Baywatch (1993-1997), and as Inspector Caitlin Cross in Nash Bridges (1998-2000). Do you know that she first appeared in a TV commercial when she was only 10-month old? This was in the Johnson & Johnson’s “No More Tears” baby shampoo television commercial.

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November 8



NOVEMBER 8

Entertainment Weekly Nobyembre 8, 1996

On the Cover: Mel Gibson and Rene Russo for the film Ransom

 

Nobyembre 8 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 8, 1936, ang bayan ng Iloilo (na kabisera ng lalawigan ng Iloilo) ay idineklarang isa ng lungsod sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act 158.

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          Ang Metro Manila Commission ay itinatag noong Nobyembre 8, 1975 sa pamamagitan ng Presidential Decree No. 824 upang pangasiwaan ang pagpapaunlad sa mga pamayanan ng National Capital Region. Ang noon ay Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos ay nagsilbing una nitong pinuno.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Hollywood actress Carole Lombard (1908-1942),
on the cover of vintage Screen Guide (November 1937).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 8:

1918 – Godofredo S. Reyes, writer, doctor and politician – Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur (July 5, 2009).

1932 –Tony DeZuñiga, comics artist, illustrator and co-creator of Jonah Hex (with John Albano) – in Manila (d. May 11. 2012).

1969 – Gardo Versoza (real name Mennen Torres Polintan), actor and film producer – in Manila.


1976 – Nadine Schmidt, half-German half-Filipina actress and model – in Kirchen, Germany.

Nadine Schmidt
on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz (August 2004)

 

1993 – Lauren Anne Young, American-Filipino actress and model – in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.

Lauren Young
on the cover of Garage Girl (Spring 2011).





Greta Garbo on the cover of Life
(November 8, 1937).

Picture Trivia

          Swedish Hollywood actress Greta Garbo (real name Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, 1905-1990) was nominated for the Academy Awards four times, but never won. In 1930, she was nominated for her performance in two films, Anna Christie and Romance, but it was Norma Shearer who got the award (for the film The Divorcee).
          In 1937, she was nominated for the Academy Best Actress Award for her role in the film Camille. Louise Rainer bagged the award (for the film The Good Earth). Two years later, she was again nominated for her performance in Ninotchka, where she was the favorite to win, but again fate denied her the award. Vivien Leigh won (for the film Gone With the Wind). In 1954, she was given an “Honorary Academy Awards.
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October 10



OCTOBER 10

Aliwan (ng Tahanan) Komiks  Taon 29 Blg. 1670, Oktubre 10, 1991

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobela ni Jim Fernandez na “Horus”

 

Oktubre 10 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 10, 1660, ang mga manggagawa sa Pampanga sa pamumuno ni Francisco Maniego ay naghimagsik laban sa mga namamahalang Kastila. Ang Maniego Revolt ay nagwakas matapos mangako ang mga Kastila ng higit na maayos pamamahala at pamumuhay sa mga manggagawa.

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          Sa peace conference sa Patikul, Sulu, 35 mga opisyal at sundalo ng Philippine Army sa pamumuno ni Brigadier General Teodulfo Bautista ang minasaker noong Oktubre 10, 1977.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Ginger Rogers (1911-1995)
on the cover of vintage Screen Guide (October 1942).

Personalities and celebrities born on October 10:


1915 – Francisco “Koko” Trinidad, broadcaster, program director and considered as the “Dean of Filipino Broadcasters” – in Manila (d. January 21, 2001).

1932 – Francisco Jose Y. Elizalde, corporate executive and sports official.

1960 – Santiago “Sonny” Cabatu Sr, basketball player – in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur.

1969 – Francis “Chiz” Escudero (full name Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero), politician and lawmaker – in Manila.

1972 – Jun Lana (full name Rodolfo R. Lana Jr), award-winning playwright and screenwriter – in Makati City.

1977 – Brandon Michael Vera, mixed martial arts competitor known as “The Truth” – in Norfolk, Virginia.

Brandon “The Truth” Vera

on the cover of Real Fighter No. 13 (2007)

 

1982 – Erik Santos (full name Rhoderick Ramos Santos), singer, actor, television host and model – in Malabon City.

Erik Santos (with Sarah Geronimo)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (July 6, 2004)

 

Madonna on the cover of TV Week (October 10, 1987).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that singer Madonna has Keraunophobia? It’s the morbid fear of thunder. It is also called brontophobia.

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September 17



SEPTEMBER 17 


MOD Vol. 26 No. 1150, September 17, 1993
On the Covers: Maria Sarah P. Bequilla

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

American actress Monetta Eloyse “Linda” Darnell (1923-1965),
on the cover of vintage Screen Guide (September 1947).

Setyembre 17 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 17, 1935, si Manuel Luis Quezon ay nahalal na Pangulo ng Philippine Commonwealth.

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          Ang Siquijor na dating island sub-province ng Negros Oriental ay idineklarang isa ng lalawigan noong Setyembre 17, 1971 sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 6398. Ang Siquijor bago ang 1901 ay tinatawag na Katugusan.

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Si Lean Alejandro
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
PHR Update International Edition
(September 1987)

          Nagpahayag si Lean Alejandro, founder ng Bagong Alayansang Makabayan (BAYAN), ng isang pambansang malawakang kilos-protesta noong Setyembre 17, 1987, upang kondenahin ang lumilitaw na pasismo sa rehimeng Cory Aquino. Dalawang araw matapos ito, siya ay pinaslang.

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          Ang political party na Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) ay pormal na inilunsad noong Setyembre 17, 1988.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 17:

1871 – Francisco Makabulos, revolutionary general – in La Paz, Tarlac (d. April 30, 1922)

1935 – Romeo Aliac Brawner, judge and public official – in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya (d. May 29, 2008).

1941 – Jing Abalos, stunt instructor and actor – in Bayambang, Pangasinan.

1949 – Didith Reyes (real name Maria Helen Bella Avenila Santamaria), singer, actress, “Jukebox Queen” and beauty salon owner (d. December 10, 2008).

1958 – Alex Tinsay, news reporter.


1982 – Francine Prieto (real name Anna Marie Falcon), actress and model – in Las Piñas, Metro Manila.

Francine Prieto
on the covers of Maxim Philippines (September 2003) and Speed (March 2009).

1983 – Aiza Seguera (full name Cariza Yamson Sequera), actress, singer-songwriter and guitarist – in Calauag, Quezon.

“McDonald’s – The Humburger Empire” on
the Cover of Time (September 17, 1973)

The McDonald Hamburger
          Do you know that McDonald Hamburger Fast Food Restaurant started out in 1940 as a barbecue selling store? It was started by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in 1398 North E Street at West 14th Street in San Bernardino, California. It became a hamburger food chain in 1948. Businessman Ray Kroc became a franchise agent and partner of the McDonald brothers in 1955. Later, Kroc both the hamburger chain and began to expand its franchise throughout the world.

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Illustration of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,
on the cover vintage Film Pictorial
(September 17, 1938).

Picture Trivia

         The most renowned version of the Snow White fairy tale is the one compiled by the Brothers Grimm, Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge (1912) or Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
          It was in the Walt Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, first shown at the Carthay Circle Theater in Hollywood on December 21, 1937,  that the dwarfs were given names: Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy. In this film, Dopey is the only one who did not speak. Doc is the only one wearing eyeglasses. In a musical jam session in the film, Grumpy played the piano, Sleepy the trumpet, Dopey the drum, Doc the bass, Sneezy the accordion. Bashful was holding their banner and Happy acted as their leader and conductor.
 
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