October 14






OCTOBER 14

MOD Filipina Vol. 21 No. 893, October 14, 1988
On the Cover: Miss Asia-Pacific Quest contestant Ching Mei-tsai

Oktubre 14 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 14, 1943, nagsimula ang Ikalawang Philippine Republic sa ilalim ng Japanese Occupation kung saan si Jose P. Laurel ang nailuklok na pangulo.

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SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Isang naiibang komiks spoof,
ang “Kondor Versus the Seven Dwarfs” ni Alfredo Alcala,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Alcala Komix (Oktubre 14, 1969).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on October 14:

1942 – Evelio Bellaflor Javier, lawyer and politician – in Hamtic, Antique (d. February 11, 1986).

1946 – Joey de Leon (full name Jose Maria Ramos de Leon), actor, comedian, songwriter and television host, in Manila.

1976 – Anthony Jason James “Jayjay” Helterbrand (birth name Lamberto Romero Vivente Jr), basketball player – in San Juan City, Metro Manila.



Silvester Stallone and Sharon Stone together
(for the film The Specialist), on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly (October 14, 1994).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know in what film Silvester Stallone and Sharon Stone were together? This was in the 1994 film The Specialist directed by Luis Llosa.

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March 30



MARCH 30

Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 202, Marso 30, 1957
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang “Paso Doble”
na isinulat ni Jaime Vidal at iginuhit ni Tony Caravana.

 

UNANG LABAS

Ang unang labas ng Tsampion Komiks,
Marso 30, 1957, kung saan ? Komiks
ang nagsilbing pamagat nito.

Ang Tsampiyon Komiks ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Marso 30, 1957. Sa unang tatlong isyu ay wala pa itong pangalan, at ang makikitang pamagat nito ay ? Komiks. Ang tandang-pananong – “?” – ay ginamit bilang isang paanyaya sa taong-bayan. Nagkaroon ng patimpalak upang hanapan ng pamagat ang komiks na ito, kung saan ang mapipiling pangalan ay magwawagi ng 200-pisong gantimpala. Ang napili ngang pamagat ay “Tsampiyon.”


Sa Tsampiyon Komiks lumabas ang “Lemuria,” isang makasaysayang pagtatambalan ng dalawang “alamat” sa larangan ng komiks na sina Nestor Redondo at Tony de Zuñiga.

Mula sa Tsampiyon Komiks,
ang unang pahina ng “Lemuria,”
ang nobelang na pinagtambalan nina
Nestor Redondo at Tony de Zuñiga.



GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

American actress Shirley Temple before her 14th birthday,

on the cover of Life (March 30, 1942).

 

Events that happened on March 30

1591 – The Spanish government of Manila issued an ordinance prohibiting the wearing of silk and other Chinese fabric.

Personalities and celebrities born on March 30:

1951- Tina Monzon-Palma, journalist and newscaster.

1992 – Enrique Gil (Enrique Mari Bacay Gil V), actor and dancer – in Cebu.

1998 –Janella Salvador (full name Janella Maxine Desiderio Salvador), singer and actress – in Manila.

Janella Salvador
on the cover of Liwayway (February 2, 2015)





Sharon Stone on the cover of Esquire
(March 1995).

Picture Trivia

          Sharon Stone became known for her portrayal in the film Basic Instinct (1992). Do you know that she was only paid 75,000 dollars for her role? On the sequel made 14 years after, Basic Instinct 2 (2006), however, her talent fee rose to a staggering 13.6 million dollars.
          In 1995, Stone won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture for her role as Ginger in the Martin Scorsese film Casino opposite Robert de Niro. She was also nominated for the same role in the Academy Awards. In the same year, she was also part of the film The Quick and the Dead together with Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo diCaprio, and by November was given her “Star” in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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