ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED

ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED 

          The magazine covers featured in this series are quite unique. The title explains it all, you’ll see beautiful Filipina celebrities on the covers of magazines quite naked but exposing no private parts. Browse through the covers and let the atoms of your imaginations do the rest.

Claudia Zobel

Take off the belt and face the audience.

Claudia Zobel
on the cover of Sport World Vol. 11 No. 41, November 12-18, 1983.

 

Emily Loren

Contemplating on what to do with such a beautiful body?

Emily Loren
on the cover of Babae Vol. 1 No. 17, November 15, 1983.

 

Alita San Diego

Sweet grapes, lucky grapes.

Alita San Diego
on the cover of Pinoy Playboy Vol. 1 No. 8, November 30, 1983.

 

Take Home Girls: (From center, counterclockwise) Anna Marie Gutierrez,

Glenda Araneta, Maritess Samson, Angela Perez,

Emily Loren, Anna Luna, and Farida Yulo (with a nipple expose).

Seven naked girls and only a nipple to see.

The cast of Take Home Girls
on the cover of Pinoy Playboy Vol. 1 No. 44, August 9, 1984.

 

Vida Verde

The abundance of “life” in Nature is “green,” all naked and blooming. No need to cover the beauty of nature.

Vida Verde
on the cover of Dalaga No. 34, June 1985.

 

Jaclyn Jose

Ohhh..... That sweet, alluring, inviting smile. Who can resist?

Jaclyn Jose
on the cover of (New) PIC first issue, 1986.

 

Didith Romero (Front) and Nina Noble (Back)

Peekaboo! Just a nipple from the two.

Nina Noble (Back) and Didith Romero (Front)
on the covers of Pinoy Hustler first issue, 1988

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ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED

ON THE COVER: NAKED BUT UNBARED

 

          The magazine covers featured in this series are quite unique. The title explains it all, you’ll see beautiful Filipina celebrities on the covers of magazines quite naked but exposing no private parts. Browse through the covers and let the atoms of your imaginations do the rest.

 

Scarlett Revilla

She’s absolutely, definitely, totally naked!

Scarlett Revilla
on the cover of PIC Vol. 2 No. 6, September 1972.

Pilar Pilapil

Could she be wearing anything else besides the towel?

Pilar Pilapil
on the cover of Ginoo, August 14, 1975.

 

Josephine Manuel

Thin lingerie untied, nothing else!

Josephine Manuel
on the cover of Sports World Vol. 10 No. 32, January 22-28, 1983.

 

Myrna Castillo

Remove the heart-shaped pillow and be allured.

Myrna Castillo
on the cover of Tik at Tik Vol. 1 No. 11, February 18, 1983.

 

Isabel Rivas (Front)

You don’t need that jeans, pretty lady.

Coca Nicolas (Back)

You can’t hide the nakedness of beauty.

Coca Nicolas (Back) and Isabel Rivas (Front)
on the covers of Tik at Tik Vol. 1 No. 22, May 23, 1983.

 

Techie Agbayani

Smiles and silvery bodypaints and everything else worth seeing.

Tetchie Agbayani
on the cover of Tik at Tik Vol. 1 No. 25, June 3, 1983.

 

Irma Alegre (Front) and Claudia Zobel (Back)

The embodiment of youth and sexiness.

Claudia Zobel (Back) and Irma Alegre (Front)
on the covers of Pinoy Playboy Vol. 1 No. 4, November 2, 1983.

 

Luisa Muñoz

Cover not what Nature bestows.

Luiza Muñoz
on the cover of Sports World Vol. 11 No. 40, November 5-11, 1983.

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November 12



NOVEMBER 12

Hiwaga Komiks Taon 42 Blg. 2061, Nobyembre 12, 1992

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang “Nag-uumpugang Bato” ni Rod Santiago

 

Nobyembre 12 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 12, 1902, ang American-controlled Philippine Commission ay nagpasa ng Anti-Brigandage Act upang supilin ang anti-American at makabayang damdamin ng mamamayang Filipino.

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          Ang Philippine Refugee Processing Center sa Subang, Morong, Bataan, ay itinatatag noong Nobyembre 12, 1979, upang pamahalaan ang pagdating ng mga refugees na nanggagaling sa mga kalapit-bansa na Kampuchea, Laos at Vietnam. Layon nito na magkaroon ng pakikipagsanib-kooperasyon ng pamahalaan sa United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

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Personalities and celebrities born on November 12:

1839 – Mariano Sevilla, writer and editor – in Tondo Manila (d. November 23, 1923).   

1916 – Rogelio dela Rosa (real name Regidor dela Rosa), actor and senator, in Lubao, Pampanga (d. November 26, 1986).





Rogelio dela Rosa (with Cecilia Lopez, for the film Sonny Boy)
on the cover of Literary Song-Movie Magazine (August 1955).

1955 – Imee Marcos (full name Maria Imelda Josefa Romualdez Marcos), public servant, politician and newspaper columnist – in Mandaluyong City.



Ms. Imee Marcos

on the cover of Philippine Tatler (October 2015) and BizNews Asia (November 9-16, 2015).

 

1964 – Anna Marie Gutierrez, actress and model – in Manila.

Anna Marie Gutierrez
on the cover of Sports World (August 13, 1983).

1981 – Rodel Flordeliz (full name Rodelio Pascualito Flordeliz), model, news reporter and television host – in Valenzuela City.

 



Al Pacino, on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly (November 12, 1993).

Picture Trivia

         Do you know that it took Al Pacino seven nominations before he won his first Academy Award? Though an excellent actor, he only won his first Academy Award in 1992 for his portrayal of blind U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in the film Scent of a Woman. In that same year, Pacino was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor category for the film Glengarry Gloss Ross (won by Gene Hackman for the film Unforgiven). Pacino is the first actor nominated in two different acting categories for different films on the same year and winning the Best Actor Award.                            o     O     o
 

August 16

AUGUST 16


Chinatown East Vol. 1 No. 29, August 16, 1982
On the Cover: Badminton Champion and stockbroker Danny So

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST



Elizabeth Ruth “Betty” Grable (1916-1973)
on the cover of Look (August 16, 1949).



 

Agosto 16 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 16, 1893, itinatag nina Valeriano Solis, Ramon Fernandez at Andres Frois ang Teatro Zorilla, isang tanghalang naging popular sa pagpapalabas ng mga operas at konsiyerto ng musika.

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          Ang Rizal Law, na naglalayong isama sa curricula ng mga paaralan ang paksa tungkol sa buhay at mga gawa ng pambansang bayaning si Dr. Jose Rizal na pinagtibay ng Kongreso ng Pilipinas noong Hunyo 12, 1956, ay ipinatupad noong Agosto 16, 1956.

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          Isang malakas na lindol (Intensity VIII), na ang epicenter ay sa Moro Gulf, ay tumama sa Mindanao at naging sanhi ng isang tsunami na kumitil sa mahigit 3,000 katao (humigit-kumulang 3,000 pa ang nawawala) at sumira sa kabahayan ng 20,000 pamilya.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 16:

1843 – Jose Enriquez Basa, lawyer, judge, teacher and delegate to the Malolos Constitution (d. May 7, 1912).

1935 – Carlos Velasco Badion, basketball player known as “Bad Boy” and national team player – in Lubao, Pampanga (d. June 20, 2002).

1950 – Roque Federizon Lee (better known as Roxlee), cartoonist, painter, animator, film maker and rock musician – in Naga City.

1959 – Jess Lapid Jr (Jesse Lloyd Flake Lapid), actor, fight director and scuba-diving instructor – in Angeles City, Pampanga.

1963 - Erin Tañada (full name Lorenzo Reyes Tañada III), lawyer and politician – in Quezon City.

1968 – Vilma Beltran Vitug, actress, model and businesswoman – in Pampanga.

Vilma Vitug
on the covers of Scene (February 1983, courtesy of Ms. Vilma Vitug), Pinoy Playboy (November 23, 1983),
and Sports World (January 28, 1984).

1976 – Jomari Yllana (Full name Jose Maria Garchitorena Yllana), actor, model and concert producer – in Manila.



Jomari Yllana (with former wife Aiko Melendez)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (February 8, 2000)

1978 – Ariel S. Tabag, poet, fictionist and musician.

1980 – Ynez Veneracion (Sheryl del Rosario), actress.

Ynez Venaracion
on the covers of Sexy Movie Stars (November 11, 1997) and 10 Magazine (May 2006).

1990 – Melissa Carmen Bulanhagui, Filipino-American figure skater – in Philadephia, Pennsylvannia.

1994 – Tippy Dos Santos (full name Stephanie Denise Esquivias Dos Santos), Filipino-American singer and actress – in Houston, Texas.

 

 

Maja Salvador on the cover of
Speed (August 2009).

Picture Trivia

          Maja Salvador got her first leading role in the the ABS-CBN afternoon TV series Nagsimula sa Puso (2009-2010), a remake of the 1990 film of the same title starring Hilda Koronel.
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May 21



MAY 21



Mr. & Ms. Vol. 26 No. 4, May 21, 2002

On the Cover: Dingsong Dantes and Judy Ann Santos

 

Events that happened on May 21

1898 – General Emilio Aguinaldo issued a proclamation urging the Filipinos to resume the revolution against Spain.

1967 – Lapiang Malaya (LM) led by its founder Valentin de los Santos engaged the Philippine Constabulary in a violent confrontation that led to the massacre of 32 LM members. Later De los Santos was committed to the National Mental Hospital were he died.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 21:

1875 – Valente Cristobal, Hiligaynon playwright and considered the “Prince of Sarsuwelistas” – in Polo, Bulacan (now Valenzuela) (d. November 1, 1945).

1953 – Nora Aunor (real name Nora Cabaltera Villamayor), multi-awarded actress and singer – in Iriga.

Nora Aunor between three decades,
on the covers of Artista Magazine (September 10, 1983)

and Yes! (October 2011, courtesy of Susan Ang-Sy Dy).

1968 – Julie Vega (real name Julie Pearl Apostol Postigo), singer, commercial model and award-winning child actress – in Quezon City (d. May 6, 1985).

Julie Vega
on the cover of Liwayway (May 27, 1985)

 

1968 – Vivian Velez, model, radio host, and award-winning actress – in Cebu City.

Vivian Velez
on the covers of Fiesta (September 1982), TPTPTin (October 23, 1983),
and Sports World (November 19-25, 1983)





Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
In the TV series Game of Thrones,
On the cover of Atlas TV Guide
(May 2012).

Picture Trivia

The TV series Games of Thrones, created by David Benioff and Daniel Brett Weiss, and first aired on American television on April 17, 2011. It is an adaptation of George Raymond Richard Martin’s fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which in turn got its inspiration from the English “Wars of the Roses” (1455-1485) between the houses of Lancaster and York, reflected in the novel’s houses of Lannister and Stark.

 

May 3



MAY 3

Life May 3, 1963

On the Cover: The bust of Alexander the Great

Events that happened on May 3

1882 – Jose Rizal left Manila on board the Spanish steamer Salvadora for Singapore. From Singapore, Rizal boarded the French steamer Djemnah, which was sailing to Europe. He was going to Spain to complete his university studies.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 3:

1859 – Enrique Mendiola, educator, editor, textbook author and founder of La Alborada, a weekly school publication (d. March 30, 1914).

1963 – Jesus Yagin Salud, champion professional boxer and promoter, in Sinait, Ilocos Sur.

1991 – Bela Padilla (real name Krista Valle Sullivan), model and actress.

Bela Padilla
on the cover of Gadgets Philippines (October 2011).




Joe DiMaggio on the cover of Sports World

(America’s Fun Magazine, May 1949)

Picture Trivia

           American major league center fielder Joe DiMaggio (full name Giuseppe Paulo DiMaggio, 1914-1999) was an extraordinary athlete of his time. DiMaggio was a three-time Most valuable Player and 13-time All-Star player, the only baseball player to be included in the All-Stars in his 13 years with the New York Yankees, including nine World Series championships. He holds the record of “56-game hitting streak” (from May 15 to July 16, 1941), a record that still stands today.           In 1949, DiMaggio was the first baseball player to earn more 100,000 dollars per year. He was included in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.        

 

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