September 28



SEPTEMBER 28

Mr. & Ms, Vol. 23 No.23, September 28, 1999
On the Front Cover: John Lloyd Cruz and Kaye Abad
On the Back Cover: Aga Muhlach for the Century Tuna print ad

 

SULYAP SA NAKARAAN

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Silangan Komiks Blg. 10, na may petsang Setyembre 28, 1950,

ang “Prinsipe Ahmad – Anak ni Alladin” na isinulat at iginuhit ni Alfredo Alcala.

 

Setyembre 28 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 28, 1965, nagsimulang pumutok ang Bulkang Taal sa Batangas na tumagal ng tatlong araw. Mahigit 2,000 katao ang nasawi at ang lahar ay halos nagwasak sa isang dosenang barrio.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 28:

1897 – Agapito G. Flores, electrician and inventor of the flourescent lamp – in Guiginto, Bulacan (d. 1943).


1910 – Diosdado Pangan Macapagal, President (1961-1965) – in Lubao, Pampanga (d. April 21. 1997).

Former president Diosdado Macapagal
on the cover of Men’s World (June 18, 1990).

 

1910 – Wenceslao Vinzons, editor, public servant and war hero – in Indan (now Vinzons), Camarines Norte (d. July 15, 1942).

1979 – Amanda Griffin (full name Amanda Claire Ricardo Griffin), English-Filipino actress, model and TV personality - in Windsor, Berkshire, England.



Amanda Griffin
on the covers of Mr. & Ms. (March 9, 2004) and Rogue (December 2010).

 

1982 – Emelio Asada Caligdong, football player – in Pototan, Iloilo.

1986 – Jordan Shea Rashad Norwood, Filipino-American football player – Honolulu, Hawaii.

 



Masayori “Masi” Oka (as Hiro Nakamura)
in the TV series na Heroes,
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
(September 28, 2009).

Picture Trivia

          Aside from being an actor that played the role of Hiro Nakamura, one of the “good” mutant heroes in the television series Heroes, Masayori “Masi” Oka is also a mathematician and digitak effects artist. He worked for Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects company of George Lucas. Among the films that he did the computer generated imagery (CGI) are The Perfect Storm (2000), War of the Worlds (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), and the last three Star Wars prequels. Oka’s I.Q. is said to be around 180.

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September 7




SEPTEMBER 7

Silangan Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 9, Setyembre 7, 1950

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Buntala” na iginuhit ni Francisco V. Coching

(Courtesy of the Hironoki Collection).

Setyembre 7 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 7, 1946, ang pangalan ng lalawigan ng Tayabas ay pinalitan ng Quezon sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 14.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 7:

1840 – Regino Baza Garcia, artist, painting instructor, botanist and forester – in Manila (d. July 6, 1916).

1937 – Zacarias Sarian, agriculture and farming expert and Ramon Magsaysay awardee for Agricultural Journalism – in Batac, Ilocos Sur.

1957 – Weng Weng (real name Ernesto de la Cruz), actor and martial artist, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the shortest (33 inches in height) adult actor in a leading role – in Baclaran, Parañaque City (d. August 29, 1992).

1983 – Joseph Henry L. Yeo, basketball player – in Manila.

1990 – Serene Dalrymple (full name Serena Gail Billones Dalrymple), Scottish-Filipino product endorser and actress – in Las Piñas.



Serena Dalrymple
sa taklob-pahina ng Liwayway (Hunyo 7, 1999)



 

WIKApedia

Ang Tyrannosaurus rex o T-rex
(kuha mula sa pelikulang Jurassic Park),
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Empire (August 1993).

          Alam niyo ba kung saan nagmula ang salitang “Jurassic?” Ang salitang “Jurassic” ay mula sa salitang Pranses na Jurassique na halaw naman sa pangalan ng Jura Mountains sa Switzerland. Sa mga limestone dominated area ng kabundukang ito nakatuklas ang German naturalist at explorer na si Friedrich Alexander von Humboldt ng kakaiba at hiwalay na formation (batay sa geologic era) noong 1792 na tinawag niyang “Jurakalk.” Ang pangalang Jura naman ay nagmula sa Celtic rootword na ‘jor” na ang ibig sabihin ay “gubat.”

          Sa Wikang Filipino, isang bagong euphemism ang salitang “dyurasik” (“Jurassic”) na ang ibig sabihin ay “ubod ng luma” o “ubod ng tanda” bilang pagsasalarawan, halimbawa, ng isang gamit o kasangkapan. Ang pagsasalarawang ito ay naging bahagi ng mainstream literature matapos ang pagpapalabas ng Jurassic Park (1993) at ng mga sequels nito sa Pilipinas.



Ang illustration ng tatlong dinosaurs:
Stegosaurus (buong larawan),

Brontosaurus (ulo at leeg ang makikita),

at Rhamphorynchus (lumilipad),

tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Life
(September 7, 1953).

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang mga dinosaurs (sipatin ang kalakip na larawan) na stegosaurus (“cover lizard”), brontosaurus (“thunder“lizard) at rhamphorynchus (“prow beak”) ay nabibilang sa panahon ng Jurassic Period. Ang Jurassic Period ay ang pangalawang panahon (period) ng Mesozoic Era. Ang una ay ang Triassic Period, at ang sumusunod naman sa Jurassic Period ay ang Cretaceous Period. Ito ang mga panahon kung saan nagsulputan at nabuhay sa daigdig ang mga dinosaurs. Tinatayang ang panahon ng Jurassic Period ay naganap mga 200-145 milyong taon na ang nakakaraan (Basahin ang KARAGDAGANG KAALAMAN sa ibaba).

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KARAGDAGANG KAALAMAN



Si Steven Speilberg na napapalibutan
ng mga Velociraptors, tampok sa
taklob-pahina ng Time (May 19, 1997).

          Alam niyo ba na maraming mali sa pelikulang Jurassic Park at sa dalawang sequel nito? Una sa lahat, ang tyrannosaurus rex o t-rex ay dinosaur na nabuhay sa Cretaceous Period at hindi sa Jurassic Period. Ganoon din ang velociraptor, triceratops, spinosaurus, etc.

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          Ang Jurassic Park ay isang nobelang science fiction na sinulat ni Michael Crichton noong 1990. Ganoon din ang 1995 sequel nito na The Lost World. Ang dalawang nobela ay ginawang pelikula na may mga kaparehong titulo ni Steven Speilberg noong 1993 at 1997. May ikatlong pelikulang nagawa na hiwalay sa mga nobela ni Crichton na dinirehe naman ni Joe Johnston noong 2001. Alam ni Crichton ang mga scientifically questionable details ng kaniyang nobela subalit ito pa rin ang ginamit na batayan sa mga pelikula.

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          Ayon sa mga siyentista, impossible na ma-clone ang mga dinosaurs sa mga paraang binanggit at inilarawan sa mga naturang nobela at pelikula.

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The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs (1971),
authored by Darlene Geis
and illustrated by Kenyon Shannon.

          Sa Jurassic Park III, naglabanan ang tyrannosaurus rex at spinosaurus. Sa tunay na buhay, imposible itong mangyari, sapagkat magkaiba ang panahon at lugar kung saan nabuhay ang dalawang dinosaur. Bagama’t parehong nabibilang sa Cretaceous Period ang t-rex at spinosaurus, sa magkaibang bahagi ng panahon na ito na milyon-milyong taon ang pagitan sila nabuhay. Bukod dito ang t-rex ay lumaganap sa North America samantalang ang spinosaurus ay sa Africa.

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July 13



JULY 13

Silangan Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 5, Hulyo 13, 1950

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Buntala” ni Francisco V. Coching.

Events that happened on July 13:

2001 – More than 200 students, farmers, fishermen, tricycle drivers, vendors and religious leaders were rounded up, detained and tortured in Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and the Zamboanga Peninsula as a consequence of the “state of lawlessness” declared by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 13:

1852 – Juan Araneta, revolutionary leader in Western Visayas and founder of the so-called negros republic – in Bago, Negros Occidental (d. October 3, 1924).

1860 – Anacleto del Rosario – Chemist, doctor of pharmacy and “Father of Philippine Laboratory Science” – in Sta. Cruz, Manila (d. May 2, 1895).

1905 – Alfredo Manapat Santos, AFP Chief of Staff (1962-1965) and first four-star general of the AFP – Sta. Cruz, Manila. (d. February 7, 1990)

1924 – Alejandro Reyes Roces, journalist, writer, educator and National Artist for Literature (2003) – in Manila (d. May 23, 2011).

1935 – Eduardo R. Ermita, military officer and politician – in Balayan, Batangas.

1950 – Sakur Tan (full name Abdusakur Mahail Tan), politician of Chinese-Tausug descent – in Maimbung, Sulu.

1964 – Perfecto “Patrick” dela Rosa, actor – in Mindoro.

1977 – Jake Roxas, actor and model.



Jake Roxas (with Mylene Dizon)

on the cover of Mr. & Ms (December 9, 1997)

1978 – Gary David, professional basketball player – in Dinalupihan, Bataan.

 



Bo Derek on the cover of High Society
(July 1980).

Picture Trivia

          The real name of American actress, model and sex symbol Bo Derek is Mary Cathleen Collins. She rose to stardom after portraying the role of Jenny Hanley in the film 10 (1979) directed by Blake Edwards. This was followed by A Change of season (1980) and Tarzan the Ape Man (1981). Bo Derek’s first leading role for which she used the name Kathleen Collins was in the R-rated Fantasies (made in 1973) under the direction of her would-be husband John Derek. She was only 17-year-old. There was difficulty in marketing the film, so it was only in 1981 when it was released in theaters. On the other hand, Bo Derek was first seen in the film Orca (1977).

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June 8





JUNE 8

Universal Komiks Magasin Blg. 235, Hunyo 8, 1973
Tampok sa harapang pabalat ang kuwentong “Mapagpalang mga Kamay”
at sa likurang pabalat ang pelikulang Lupang Hinirang.

Events that happened on June 8:

1625 – The Cagayan Revolt, led by Miguel Lanab, during which abusive Spanish missionaries were killed and a church was burned.

1854 – Governor-General Manuel Pavia ordered the fortification of Corregidor.

1987 – Former New Peoples Army leader Bernabe Buscayno, alias Kumander Dante, was ambused along Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 8:


1973 – Lexa Doig (full name Alexandra Lecciones Doig), Canadian-born Scottish-Filipino actress and commercial model – in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 



Ang “Prinsipe Ahmad” ni Alfredo Alcala

Ang "Prinsipe Ahmad" na kathang-isip ni
Alfredo P. Alcala na tampok sa taklob-pahina

ng Silangan Komiks Blg. 3 (Hunyo 8, 1950).

          Isa sa mga unang likhang-isip ni Alfredo P. Alcala ang “Prinsipe Ahmad, Anak ni Aladdin.” Natunghayan ito kasabay ng paglabas sa sirkulasyon ng Silangan Komiks noong Marso 16, 1950, sa ilalim ng patnugot ni Ben Cabaillo Jr.  Subalit hindi natapos ang kuwento sa pagtigil sa paglilimbag ng Silangan Publications ng kanilang komiks dahil sa kakulangan ng pondo at distribution network.

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Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch),

on the cover of Parade June 8, 2003 issue.

Larawang Tribiya

          Sumikat ang American actress na si Melissa Joan Hart sa kaniyang pagganap sa television series bilang Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Subalit alam niyo bang hindi na siya teenager nang gampanan niya ang papel na tumagal ng pitong seasons? Noong 1995 pumasok si Hart sa new York University, subalit hindi niya nagawang tapusin ang kursong kinuha niya nang alukin siyang gumanap sa title role ng 1996 TV movie na Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Halos 20-anyos na siya noon. Sinundan ito ng television series na may parehong pamagat na tumagal hanggang 2003. Noong namang July 19, 2003, nagpakasal siya sa musician na si Mark Wilkerson sa isang televised wedding. Matapos ito, siya rin ang nagbigay ng boses sa dalawang character – Aunt Hilda at Aunt Zelda – sa animation version ng Sabrina, kung saan ang nakababata niyang kapatid na si Emily Hart ang nagbigay boses sa Teenage Witch.

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