October 31



OCTOBER 31

Picture Show (and TV Mirror) October 31, 1959

On the Cover: Doris Day and Rock Hudson (1925-1985) for the film Pillow Talk

Noong Oktubre 31, 1936, itinatag ang samahang Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

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          Ang Gintong Alay, isang sports program ng pamahalaan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ay itinatag noong Oktubre 31, 1979. Ang training camp nito ay itinayo sa Baguio City kung saan nagsasanay ang mga atletang Filipino. Naging matagumpay ang programang ito sa paghubog ng kamalayan sa palakasan ng mga ordinaryong mamamayan bukod sa paghahanap at pagsasanay ng mga magagaling na atletang nabigay karangalan sa Pilipinas sa mga pandaigdiggang paligsahan.

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 31:

1870 – Quintin Salas, revolutionary leader in Panay during the American Occupation – in Dumangas, Iloilo (January 24, 1917).

1877 – Carlos V. Ronquillo, writer and newspaperman – in Floridablanca, Pampanga (October 18, 1941).

1942 – Eduardo de los Santos Castrillo, award-winning sculptor – in Santa Ana, Manila.

1946 – Helen Vela, actress, broadcaster and producer – in Manila (d. February 14, 1992).

1955 – Connie Angeles (full name Fe Consuelo Angeles), actress and politician – in Quezon City.

1956 – Christopher de Leon (full name Christopher Strauss de Leon), actor and politician – in Manila. 

Christopher de Leon
on the covers of TSS Komiks Weekly (with Vilma Santos, November 12, 1975)

and Jingle Extra Hot (with Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos, January 14, 1980)

1968 – Roy V. Aragon, poet and fictionist – in Mabasa, Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizacaya.



Audrina Patridge on the cover of
Maxim (October 2009).

Picture Trivia

          Actress-model Audrina Patridge was dabbed the “Queen of The Hills” by Maxim magazine. She is the longest serving original cast member of the MTV reality series The Hills (2006-2010). Counting tht episodes, however, Heidi Montag appeared in 105 episodes, one more than Patridge.

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September 3



SEPTEMBER 3

TSS Vol. 4 No. 81, Setyembre 3, 1970
Tampok sa harapang pabalat sina Fernando Poe Jr at Susan Roces
at sa likurang pabalat sina Tirso Cruz III at Nora Aunor

UNANG LABAS

Ang La Independencia, ang opisyal na pahayagan ng Himagsikan sa Pilipinas ay itinatag noong Setyembre 3, 1898. Ang una nitong editor ay si Heneral Antonio Luna at una itong inilimbag sa Calle Jolo (ngayon ay Juan Luna Street) sa Binondo, Manila.

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Ang Muling Pagsilang, ang Tagalog edition ng El Nacimiento ay naglabas ng una nitong isyu sa ilalim ng patnugot ni Lope K. Santos Noong Setyembre 3, 1901.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST 

Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
on the cover of vintage Modern Screen (September 1944)

 

Setyembre 3 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Setyembre 3, 1899, ang liriko sa wikang Kastila ng Pambansang Awit ng Pilipinas ay nailathala sa pahayagang La Independencia.

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          Ang commanding general ng Japanese Imperial Army na si Heneral Tomoyuki Yamashita ay sumuko sa Baguio noong Setyembre 3, 1945.

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Personalities and celebrities born on September 3:

1874 – Simeon Villa, doctor of medicine and military inspector during the Philippine-American War – in Malate, Manila.

1894 – Benigno S. Aquino Sr, politician and Speaker of the House of Representative during the Commonwealth and Japanese Occupation, and director-general of the pro-Japanese Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (KALIBAPI) – in Concepcion, Tarlac (d. December 20, 1947).

1894 – Simeon de Jesus, World War II hero – in Arayat, Pampanga.

1913 – Conrado M. Vasquez, lawyer and jurist – in Biñan, Laguna (d. September 19, 2006).

1968 – Mary Grace Sonora Poe, politician and public servant – in Jaro, Iloilo.

Grace Poe-Llamanzares
on the cover of Metro Society (July 2013)

1974 – Mylene Lilibeth Dizon, actress and model – in Manila.



Mylene Dizon

on the cover of Rogue (March 2010)





Gina Lollobrigida on the cover of Life (September 3, 1951).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida joined a beauty contest? When Lollobrigida was 20 years old, she joined the Italia Beauty Pageant and placed third overall. The winner was Lucia Bose and the runner-up was Gianna Maria Canale. Both of them, like Lollobrigida, also tried to be an actress, but neither reach the success that Lollobrigida attained.
          In 1951, lollobrigida made five films: A Tale of Five Cities, The Young Caruso, Four Ways Out, Love I Haven’t... But... But at Attention! Bandits!  

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August 10




AUGUST 10

TSS (Top Special Stories) Vol. 6 No. 156, August 10, 1973
On the Cover: Meng Fei, with inset of Meng Fei and Vilma Santos.

Agosto 10 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 10, 1899, ang puwersa ng mga Amerikano ay lumusob sa lalawigan ng Pampanga, subalit ang mga mandirigmang Filipino ay lumaban ng puspusan sa loob ng tatlong buwan. Ito ang isa sa pinakamatagal na paglalaban sa Digmaang Pilipinas-Amerika (Philippine-American War).

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 10:

1873 – Lorenzo Penoy, lawyer and one of the representatives in the First Philippine Assembly (d. October 5, 1926).

1898 – Lorenzo Martinez Tañada, politician, senator and “Grand Old Man of Philippine Politics” – in Gumaca, Quezon (d. May 28, 1992).

1932 – Gaudencio Borbon Rosales, Roman Catholic cardinal and Archibishop of Manila – in Batangas City, Batangas.


1955 – Mel Tiangco (full name Carmela Tiangco), muliti-awarded broadcast journalist, newscaster and television host –  in Pilar, Bataan.

Mel Tiangco
on the cover of Family Reader (March 2000).

 

1963 – Joey De Venecia (full name Jose Perez De Venecia III), entrepreneur and businessman – in Manila.

1972 – Erwin Teshida Tulfo, newscaster, radio and television commentator and host -

1983 – Mark Bautista, actor, vocalist and commercial model – in Cagayan de Oro City.

1984 – Mariel Rodriguez (real name Maria Erlinda Lucille Suazon Termulo), MTV-VJ, actress, model and television host.

Mariel Rodriguez
on the covers of Cosmopolitan Philippines (April 2007) and Maxim Philippines (June 2007).

 

1986 – Mercedes Cabral (full name Maria Mercedes Porte Cabral), actress and model, in Manila.

 

Mercedes Cabral
on the covers of Sunday Inquirer (April 2014) and UNO (May 2014).

 



Madonna on the cover of
TV Guide (August 10-16, 1985).

Picture Trivia

          The two anagrams of Madonna’s full name, “Madonna Louise Ciccone” are (1) “Occasional nude income” and (2) “One cool dance musician.”
          Do you know the title of Madonna’s first Number 1 single in the Billboard Hot 100? It’s “Like a Virgin” (by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly). In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Steinberg said the song was not written for Madonna, not even for a female singer. The song was inspired by Steinberg’s personal romance experience. But when Madonna heard the demo recording, she liked the contents of the song that is full of “hidden sexual innuendos.”                                       o     O     o