August 23




 

AUGUST 23

Espesal Komiks Blg. 49, Agosto 23, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelanng “Milagroso”
na pinagtambalan ng dalawang alamat ng komiks na sina Nestor Redondo at Tony de Zuñiga

UNANG LABAS

Ang makabayang pahayagang El Grito del Pueblo na itinatag ni Pascual Poblete ay unang nabasa noong Agosto 23, 1899. Layon ng pahagang ito na ipahayag ang marubdob na hangarin ng mga Filipino na magkaroon ng kalayaan mula sa pananakop ng mga Amerikano.

Agosto 23 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 23, 1896, ang mga Katipuneros sa pamumuno ni Gat Andres Bonifacio ay nagpunit ng kanilang mga cedula bilang sagisag ng kanilang padtutol sa pamahalaang Kastila, at ito ang naging simula ng Himagsikan ng mga mamamayan sa Pilipinas laban sa Espanya. Sa simula tinawag itong “Sigaw ng Balintawak” subalit nang lumaon ay pinalitan ng mga mananaliksik ng kasaysayan at ginawang “Sigaw ng Pugadlawin” dahil naganap ito sa isang sitio sa Balintawak na tinatawag na Pugalawin.

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          Ang mga Thomasites, ang pinakamalaking pangkat ng mga gurong Amerikano ay dumating sa Pilipinas noong Agosto 23, 1901. Binansagan silang “Thomasites” mula sa pangalang ng barkong nagdala sa kanila sa Pilipinas, ang U.S.S. Thomas.

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          Noong Agosto 23, 1907, ipinag-utos ng pamahalaan ng mga mananakop na Amerikano ang pagbabawal ng pagtataas at pagpupugay sa watawat ng Pilipinas.

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          Ang unang pelikulang ginawa sa Pilipinas – ang La Vida de Rizal (“Buhay ni Rizal”) ay ipinalabas sa Grand Opera House noong Agosto 23, 1912. Ang humigit-kumulang isang oras na pelikula ay pinatnugutan at binuo ni Harry Brown mula sa script na sinulat ni Edward Meyer Gross. Si Honorio Lopez ang gumanap bilang Gat Jose Rizal.

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          Itinatag ang University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) noong Agosto 23, 1938. Ang mga orihinal na kasapi ng liga ay ang University of the Philippines (U.P.), University of Santo Tomas (U.S.T.), Far Eastern University (F.E.U.) at National University (N.U.).

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          Noong Agosto 23, 2010, nangyari ang Manila Hostage Crisis kung saan walong turistang taga-Hong Kong ang napatay nang sugurin at walang habas paputukan ng mga otoridad ang bus na kinaruroonan ng mga turistang hostage at ng hostage taker na si Rolando Mendoza, isang nagpoprotestang police officer.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 23:

1848 – Felipe Buencamino Sr, member of Emilio Aguinaldo’s cabinet and Civil Service commissioner during the American Occupation – in San Miguel, Bulacan (January 6, 1929).

1925 – Alfredo P. Alcala, comic book artist – in Talisay, Negros Occidental (d. April 8, 2000).

1932 – Eddie Rodriguez (real name Luis Clemente Enriquez), actor ad director – in Zamboanga City (d. October 12, 2001).

1952 – Gabby Lopez (full name Eugenio Gabirel La'O Lopez III), businessman and corporate chief executive – in Manila.

1972 – Bal David (full name Bal Viray David Jr), professional pasketball player – in Cubao, Quezon City.

1979 – Michael Barroa Domingo, professional boxing champion – in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat.


1987 – Nikki Gil (full name Monica Pauline Santos Gil), singer, actress, television host, model and video jockey – in Manila.

Nikki Gil
on the cover of Manual (August 2008).



2001 – Zaijian Jaranilla, actor – in Manila.

Zaijan Jaranilla
on th cover of Bannawag (December 26, 2011)

 

Eight-year-old Drew Barrymore as Charlie McGee,
in the film Firestarter, on the cover of
Starburst Magazine (August 1984).

Picture Trivia
          Many auditioned for the role of Charlene “Charlie” McGee, the Firestarter, an unusual young girl with pyrokinesis, the ability to create fire by merely thinking of it. Among them Jennifer Connelly, Taylor Neff and Bridgette Andersen, but Drew Barrymore was chosen. She was only eight years old when she made the film Firestarter (1984), adapted from a novel of Stephen King with the same title.

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July 26



JULY 26

Espesya Komiks Blg. 47, Hulyo 26, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang-komiks ni Daniel Lopez na “Saragate”
na iginuhit ni Tony Zuñiga

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

29-year-old Marilyn Monroe (for the film The Seven Year Itch)
on the cover of Photoplay July 1955 issue.

Events that happened on July 26:

1969 – U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife arrived in Manila for a state visit.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 26:

1844 – Deodato Arellano, one of the founder of the Katipunan and its first president – in Bulacan, Bulacan (d. October 7, 1899).

 1879 – Jorge Pineda, carcaturist and illustrator, the first to draw the image of “Juan de la Cruz” in the pages of the Philippine Free Press – in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

1961 – Cholo Laurel (full name Rafael Manuel Hidalgo Laurel), director and filmmaker – in San Juan.

1982 – Shawn Yao, Chinese-Filipino newscasters, model and fashion celebrity.



Shawn Yao
gracing the cover of Philippines Free Press (July 17, 2010).

 

Picture Trivia

Lt. Gen. George S. Patton on the covers of Newsweek
and Time, both dated July 26, 1943.

          General George Smith Patton Jr (1885-1945) was a renowned American military leader during World War II. General Patton is known as an excellent strategist against the German in the North African campaign and in Europe. He was given the nickname “Old Blood and Guts.” This was jokingly used by his men in saying, it’s their blood and Patton’s courage that are needed to win the war.

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June 28



JUNE 28

Espesyal Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 45, Hunyo 28, 1954
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang nobelang komiks na “Milagrosa”
na pinagtambalan nina Nestor Redondo at Tony Zuñiga

GLIMPSE OF THE PAST

A portrait of Jean Simmons (1929-2010) on the cover of Time June 28, 1948 issue.

Events that happened on June 28:

1848 – Wedding day of Dr. Jose Rizal’s parents, Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonzo Realonda.

2008 – Manny Pacquiao knocked out David Diaz on the ninth round in the fight dubbed as “Lethal Combination,” to become the WBC Lightweight champion and the first Asian five-division world boxing champion.

Personalities and celebrities born on June 28:

1861 – Jose Luna, doctor and medical officer in the Philippine-American War – in Trozo, Manila (d. January 21, 1917).

1959 –Gina Alajar (Regina Alitiit), actress and director – in Manila.

Young teen Gina Alajar on the covers of Movie King Showbiz Magazine (with Mike Bilbao), July 17, 1973, and Teens Weekly, February 22, 1974.

1983 – Maui Taylor (real name Maureen Anne Rodriguez Tupaz), model, singer and actress – in Brighton, East Sussex, England.

Maui Tayloron the covers of FHM Philippines April 2002 (left) and November 2005 (right),
and on p. 27 of 18 magazine Vol. 1 No. 1, September 2003 (center),
voted as No. 3 among the “10 Most Fantasized Female Star.”

ILLUSTRATED STORIES (NG ATLAS PUBLICATIONS)

Tagalog Illustrated Stories (dating

Tagalog klasiks) Taon 54 Blg. 2752,

Hunyo 28, 2004



Ilan sa mga huling “komiks” na inilimbag ng Atlas Publications
na hindi na nilagyan ng petsa: Pilipino IS Taon 59 Blg. 3240,
Tagalog IS Taon 54 Blg. 2774, at Espesyal IS Taon 53 Blg. 2613.

Ang Tagalog Illustrated Stories ay ang dating Tagalog Klasiks. Nagbagong mukha ito sa mga unang taon ng ika-21 siglo. Sa unti-unting pagkawala ng babasahing pangmasa na “komiks,” tanging iilan sa mga inilalathala ng Atlas Publications ang nalabi sa sirkulasyon. Sa di mawaring dahilan, ang katawagang “komiks” o “klasiks” ay pinalitan ng “illustrated stories.” Ang Espesyal Komiks ay naging Espesyal Illustrated Stories, ang Hiwaga Komiks ay naging Hiwaga Illustrated Stories, atbp. Tumagal lamang ang mga ito hanggang taong 2006. Sa huling dalawang taon, hindi na nilalagyan ng petsa ang mga inililimbag na “komiks” na taliwas sa nakaugalian. Dito lalong nawalan ng halaga ang mga komiks. Ito ay dahil sa panuntunang (ng mga collectors) na ang nakatatak na petsa, maliban sa nilalaman, ang nagbibigay halaga sa mga babasahing ito sa paglipas ng panahon. Ang Pilipino Komiks naman na naging Pilipino Illustrated Stories, nang lumaon, ay nagkaroon na lamang ng mga “specialized issues” na naglalaman ng mga “illustrated” information tungkol sa mga napapanahong mga bagay o pangyayari.

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Sina Anne Curtis at Jasmine Curtis-Smith,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Meg
(June 2011)

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang magkapatid na Anne Curtis at Jasmine Curtis-Smith ay half-Australian at half-Filipina. Ang kanilang mga magulang ay sina James Ernest Curtis-Smith at Carmencita Ojales. Si Anne ay ipinanganak sa Yarrawonga, na 268 kilometers ang layo sa Melbourne (parehong nasa Victoria, Australia) kung saan naman ipinanganak ang kaniyang nakababatang kapatid na si Jasmine.
          Alam niyo ba kung ano ang agwat ng kanilang edad? Siyam na taon at pitong linggo.

 

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April 21



April 21

Pilipino Komiks Blg. 47, Abril 21, 1951
Tampok s taklob-pahina ang guhit ni Tony de Zuñiga
Para sa wakasang kuwento na “Ang Aking Panginoon.”

Events that happened on April 21:

900 A.D. – Date of oldest Philippine document found so far, the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, written in Kawi script.

1899 – Arrival of the Presbyterian Mission, the first group of Protestant missionaries to come to the Philippines

1989 – U.S. Army Colonel James Rowe, chief of the ground forces division of the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group, was killed by NPA hit squad.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 21:

1972 – Nadia Montenegro (real name Nadine Montenegro), actress – in Manila.

1976 – Rommel Adducul, professional basketball player – in Tuguegarao, Cagayan.




Charlie Chaplin and his wife Oona (in front
of a welcoming poster) on the cover of

Life April 21, 1972 issue

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang English comic actor, scriptwriter, film director at composer na si Charlie Chapilin (buong pangalan Charles Spencer Chaplin, 1889-1977) ang kinikilalang pinakatanyag na artista nang bago matapos ang World War I. Ang kaniyang pinaka-hindi-malilimutang pagganap ay sa pelikulang The Tramp (1914).

          Una siyang nagwagi ng Academy Award sa unang paggagawad nito. Nominado si Chaplin at ang kaniyang pelikulang The Circus sa Best Production, Best Director in a Comedy Picture, Best Actor at Best Writing (Original Story), at inaasahang magwawagi, subalit sa halip ay inalis ang pangalan niya sa listahan ng mga nominado at pinagkalooban na lamang siya ng isang Special Award para sa “versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus.” Sa marami pang pagkakataon hindi siya nahirang dahil marahil sa politika at dahil sa mainit ang dugo ng ilang namamahala sa Acedemy Awards sa kaniya. Ayon kay George Bernard Shaw, si Chaplin ay “the only genius to come out of the movie industry” (ang nag-iisang henyong lumitaw sa industriya ng pelikula).

          Alam niyo bang isa rin si Charlie Chaplin sa nagtatag ng United Artist? Noong 1919, kasama sina Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbank at D. W. Griffith, itinatag nila ang naturang film production outfit.

          Noong 1940s, si Chaplin ay pinaghinalaang isang komunista, kaya pinaimbestigahan siya sa FBI at sa British secret service ni J. Edgar Hoover. Humantong pa ito sa paghiling ni Hoover sa Immigration and Naturalization Service na bawiin ang reentry permit sa America ni Chaplin.

          Nagdesisyon si Chaplin na tumira sa Vevey, Switzerland. Noong April 1972, matagumpay siyang bumalik sa America kasama ang kaniyang asawa upang tumanggap ng Honorary Oscar. Matapos ang 43 taon, muling tumanggap ng Academy Award si Chaplin bilang pagkilala sa “incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century.” Sa pagtungtong niya sa entablado ng Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, tumanggap siya ng standing ovation na tumagal ng 12 minuto, ang pinakamatagal na palakpakan sa kasaysayan ng Academy Award.

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April 11



April 11

Hiwaga Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 14, Abril 11, 1951
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwentong tapusan na “Melodina”
na isinulat ni Pablo S. Gomez at iginuhit ni Tony Zuñiga.

Abril 11 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong ika-11 ng Abril 1898, umupo sa kaniyang katungkulan ang gobernador-heneral na si Basilio Agustin. Sa kaniyang termino nagdeklara ng digmaan ang Espanya laban sa America.

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          Sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act No. 603, pinalitan ang pangalan ng Capiz, kabisera ng lalawigan ng Capiz, ng Roxas City noong Abril 11, 1951.

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          Itinatag ang Radio Veritas bilang kauna-unahang Catholic-run Radio station sa Southeast Asia noong Abril 11, 1969.

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Personalities and celebrities born on April 11:

The Leonor Rivera that Rizal fell in love with.

1867 – Leonor Rivera, cousin and fiance of Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal, in Camiling, Tarlac (d. August 28, 1893).

 

1933 – Bienvenido Lumbera, literary critic, poet, educator and Ramon Magsaysay awardee (1993) – Lipa City, Batangas.

1948 – Conrad Mijares Poe, actor – in Manila (d. June 26, 2010).

1966 – Ronald “Ronnie” Magsanoc, basketball player, coach and game analyst.

 
 





Italian actress Silvana Mangano on the cover of
Life (April 11, 1960).

Picture Trivia

          Very few people today know who Silvana Mangano (1930-1989) is. She is an Italian actress who started to gain fame after doing the film Bitter Rice (1949), through which she became the wife of the rising film producer Dino de Laurentiis (1919-2010). Although Mangano may not have been as famous as her contemporary stars like Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she is nonetheless considered a star for three decades (1950-1970).                             o     O     o

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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