May 1



ALAM MO BA 'TO?

(Do You Know This?)

Ang Buwan ng Mayo

          Ang buwan ng Mayo na panglimang buwan sa Gregorian Calendar ay tinatawag sa sinaunang Roman Calendar na Maius na hinalaw sa pangalan ni Maia, ang diyosa ng pagsibol at paglago. Bagama’t mayroong nagsasabi na ito ay mula sa salitang Latin na majores na tumutukoy sa mga “nakatatandang tao” kaya ang buwang ito ay sinasabing para sa kanila. Isa pang posibleng pinagmulan ng pangalan ng buwang ito ay ang tawag sa mataas na kapulungan ng Senado sa Roma na tinatawag ding Majores.

          Sa Pilipinas, ang buwan ng Mayo ay karaniwang tinutukoy bilang buwan ng mga piyesta na halaw sa sinaunang kaugalian ng mga katutubo na buwan ng pagpapasalamat sa mga diyos at diyosa o sa mga anito ng kalikasan dahil sa masaganang ani, na nahaluan ng paniniwalang Katoliko.

          Ang agate ang birthstone ng Mayo noong sinaunang panahon at emerald naman sa makabagong panahon, samantalang ang flower of the month ay ang hawthorn.

MAY 1

Extra Komiks Taon 9 Blg. 253, Mayo 1, 1961

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang “Asuwang” ni Virgo Villa (a.k.a. Mars Ravelo) na iginuhit ni Felipe L. Ilag.

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

English-born Hollywood actress Ida Lupino (1918-1995)
at the height of her popularity,
on the cover of Picturegoer (May 1, 1943).

Events that happened on May 1:

1852 – The first Philippine peso bill originally called Peso Fuetes (‘strong peso”) was printed in the Philippines.

1898 – Battle of Manila Bay, the mock battle between American forces (flagsjip Olympia led Admiral George Dewey) and Spanish forces (flagship Reina Cristina led by Adfmiral Patricio Montojo) prior to the American Occupation of the Philippines.

1903 – First Labor Day celebration in the Philippines.

1913 – The Congreso Obrero de Filipinas, a labor federation, was founded by Hemenegildo Cruz.

1980 – The Kilusang Mayon Uno (KMU) was founded by Felixberto Olalia.

1985 – The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance) was founded by political activist Lean Alejandro.

2001 – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared the existence of “a state of rebellion,” hours after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, President Joseph Estrada, stormed towards the presidential palace at the height of the EDSA IV rebellion.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 1:

1912 – Felipe Padilla de Leon, musician and composer of the first Filipino full-lenth grand opera, Noli Me Tangere (1953) – in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija (d. December 5, 1992).

1940 – Alex Niño, comic book artist – Tarlac.

1970 – Cristina Malarky Gonzales, actress and politician – Tacloban City.

Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez (and her daughters Sofia and Diana)

on the cover of MOD Mother’s Day issue (May 14, 2004).



1974 – Charlene Gonzales (full name Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin), model, actress and beauty queen.

Charlene Gonzales
on the cover of MOD (November 4, 2005) and Marie Claire Philippines (November 2007).

1997 – Miles Ocampo (real name Camille Tan Hojilla), actress, singer and print-ads model – in Quezon City. 

Miles Ocampo
on the cover of Bannawag (February 27, 2012)

Angel Locsin on the cover of
FHM Philippines (May 2010).
This is the year when she won the
second “Sexiest Women in the World” title.

Larawang Tribiya

          Si Angel Locsin ay nahirang na “Sexiest Woman in the World” ng FHM Philippines ng dalawang beses: Noong taong 2005 at 2010.

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April 7



April 7

Aliwan Blg. 85, Abril 7, 1947
Tampok sa harapang taklob-pahina ang nobela ni Alberto Segismundo Cruz
na "Malagas Man Ang Bulaklak"
at sa likuran naman ay ang "Mga Kamalian sa Loob ng Sine"
na iginuhit ni Liberato "Lib" Abrena.

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) in her first magazine cover (The Talk of Hollywood), Life (April 7, 1952).
After which the 25-year-old Monroe became the major star of Hollywood.





Events that happened on April 7

1521 – Ferdinand Magellan reached Cebu Island.

1970 – An Intensity 7 earthquake rocked Luzon for 45 seconds.

1976 – The National Art Center (NAC) was inaugurated as an institution for the artistic development of young Filipinos under the administration of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

1978 – Members of the Interim Batasang Pambansa were elected.

Personalities and celebrities born on April 7:

1871 – Epifanio Cristobal de los Santos, historan, archivist, literary and art critic, jurist, artist and journalist – in Malabon (then part of Rizal Province). (d. April 18, 1928)

1936 – Louie Beltran (full name Luis Diaz Beltran), journalist, columnist, editor, and television host – in Manila. (d. September 6, 1994)

1939 – Saturnino “Satur” Cunanan Ocampo, journalist, writer, political activist and partylist representative.

1967 – Stella Suarez Jr (real name Maria Cecilia Raquel Gomez), actress – in Manila.


Ang Nobelang Komiks na “Botong”



Ang nobelang-komiks na “Botong”
na isinulat ni Mars Ravelo
sa ilalim ng penname na Virgo Villa
at iginuhit ni Abe Ocampo,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Universal Komiks Blg. 80 ( Abril 7, 1967).

          Sa katanyagan ni Mars Ravelo (1916-1988), noong 1950-1970 kinakailangan niyang gumamit ng mga penname upang hindi naman masabi ng mga mambabasa na pulos na lang mga kuwentong-katha niya ang lumalabas sa mga komiks at magasin. Isa sa mga ginamit niya ay ang “Virgo Villa.” Sa penname na ito sinulat niya ang nobelang “Botong” para sa Universal Komiks, isa sa mga pangmasang babasahin na inilunsad ng P.S.G. Publication ni Pablo S. Gomez noong 1960s. Unang lumabas ang “Botong” noong Agosto 13, 1966, at ito ay iginuhit ni Abraham "Abe" Ocampo.

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Natasha Henstridge on the cover of
Stuff (April-May 2000).

Picture Trivia

          Canadian fashion model Natasha Henstridge became known as an actress in the film Species (1995), portraying the genetically engineered alien-human hybrid Sil and in its sequel Species II (1998) as the genetic duplicate of Sil named Eve. Henstridge’s portrayal as Cynthia Tudeski opposite Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and its sequel The Whole Ten Yards (2004) were also memorable.

          In 2000, aside from The Whole Nine Yards, Henstridge also appeared in a number of films: Bounce (as Mimi Prager), Second Skin (Crystal Ball), It Had to Be You (Anna Penn), and A Better Way Out (Kelly). In that same year, she also portrayed Hypsipyle, the Queen of Lemnos, in the television miniseries Jason and the Argonauts. 

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