August 27



AUGUST 27

Prime Weekly Edition Vol. 2 No. 28, August 2, 1987
On the Cover: Lorna Llames

 

Agosto 27 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 27, 1847, sa pamamagitan ng isang royal decree, ang Malacañang ay ginawang summer residence ng Spanish governor general. Dito nagsimulang maging seat of power ang palasyo ng Malacañang.

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          Ang National Artist Award (Visual Arts) ay ipinagkaloob ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos kay Vicente Manansala noong Agosto 27, 1981, limang araw pagkatapos na ito’y namayapa.

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          Noong Agosto 27, 1993, inamin ng U.S. government ang pagkakaroon ng mga nakalalasong basura (toxic waste) sa dalawang military bases: Clark Air Base (sa Pampanga) at Subic Naval Base (sa Zambales).

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 27:

1839 – Licerio Cuenca Topacio, revolutionary hero (d. April 19, 1925).

1855 – Licerio Geronimo, revolutionary general and hero of the Battle of San Mateo (Rizal) during the Philippine-American War – in Sampaloc, Manila (d. January 16, 1924).

1886 – Pura Villanueva Kalaw, civic leader, writer and leading exponent of the women’s suffrage movement – in Molo, Iloilo (d. March 21, 1954).

1912 – Jose Bayani Laurel Jr, politician and Speaker of the House of Representatives (1953-1957, 1967-1971) – in Tanauan, Batangas (d. March 11, 1998).

1924 – Fernando Zobel de Ayala (full name Fernando Montojo de Torrontegui Zobel de Ayala), Spanish-Filipino painter, businessman and patron of the arts – in Ermita, Manila (d. June 2, 1984).

1940 – Amalia Fuentes (real name Amalia Muhlach), actress – in Manila. 

Amalia Fuentes
on the covers of Aliwan Komiks (June 4, 1966) and Zoom Komiks (August 3, 1968).

 

1942 – Benedicto Reyes Cabrera, painter and National Artist (2006) – in Malabon, Rizal (now part of metro Manila).

1950 – Pen medina (full name Crispin Medina Sr), actor and movie writer – in Manila.

1952 – Benjamin Saplan Lim, Chinese-Filipino politician and entrepreneur – in Dagupan City.

1959 – Leila Magistrado de Lima, lawyer and Secretary of Justice – in Iriga City.


1967 – Ogie Alcasid (full name Herminio Jhay Alcasid Jr, singer-songwriter, actor-comedian and parodist – in Manila.



Ogie Alacasid and his wife Regine Velasquez,
kissing on the occasion of “The Songwriter Marries the Songbird,”
featured on the cover of Yes August 2011 issue
(courtesy of Susan Ang-Sy Dy).

1970 – Pokwang (real name Marietta Subong), actress, comedienne, television host and recording artist.



Ang “Senyorita de Kampanilya”
ni Clodualdo del Mundo,
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
Pilipino Komiks Blg. 215 (Agosto 27, 1955)

“Senyorita de Kampanilya”

          Ang “Senyorita de Kampanilya” (1955-1956) ay kuwentong isinulat ni Clodualdo del Mundo at iginuhit ni Fred  Carillo para sa Pilipino Komiks. Isinapelikula naman ito ng Sampaguita Pictures noong 1956 sa ilalim ng direksyon ni Jose de Villa. Si Rita Gomez ang gumanap sa pangunahing papel na Senyorita de Kampanilya. Ang iba pang mga bituin sa pelikula ay kinabibilangan nina Eddie Arenas, Tito Garcia, Barbara Perez at Ric Rodrigo.

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Si Angel Locsin tampok sa taklob-pahina ng
MOD (August 2010).

Larawang Tribiya

          Noong Enero 28, 2008, nagsimula ang unang teleserye na pinagbidahan ni Angel Locsin (bilang Lyka Raymundo) sa ABS-CBN na may pamagat na Lobo. Tumagal ang teleseryeng ito tungkol sa mga taong-lobo ng halos limang buwan at kalahati, at nanguna sa evening primetime ratings. Makalipas ang dalawang taon, nagkaroon ng sequel ang teleserye, ang Imortal (2010-2011). Dito ipinagpatuloy ni Locsin ang pagganap bilang Lyka Raymundo Ortega at, sa layon ng kuwento, bilang Lia Ortega, ang anak ni Lyka. Muling pumaimbulog sa ratings ang teleserye, at nagkaroon pa ito ng “cult following” at naging popular sa Internet nang lumabas ang lingguhang webisode nito na Anino’t Panaginip: The Hidden Chapters of Imortal.

          Sa mga nagsasabing kinopya ang mga teleseryeng Lobo at Imortal sa pelikulang Twilight. Isa itong malaking pagkakamali. Halos magkasabay lang ginawa ang Lobo at ang Twilight. Na-nominado pa nga si Locsin sa Emmy Awards sa kaniyang pagganap bilang Lyka. Ang maaari pa ngang sabihin ay posibleng ang mga eksena sa Lobo ang kinopya. Halimbawa ay ang eksenang tumatalon si Lyka at nagiging isang malaking lobo, na napanood na sa Lobo noon pang 2008, ay nakita rin sa mga sequel pa ng Twilight na New Moon (2009) at Eclipse (2010).

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July 25




JULY 25

Pilipino Komiks Blg. 317, Hulyo 25, 1959
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang obrang “Apat na Anino” ni Clodualdo del Mundo
na iginuhit ni Fred Carillo

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, the other “Man on the Moon,”
on the cover of Time Vol. 94 No. 4, July 25, 1969

 

Events that happened on July 25:

1882 – The Carriedo Waterwork was inaugurated, for which water supply for the greater Manila area came from the Marikina River and stored at a reservoir (known as El Deposito) in San Juan (then part of Morong Province).

1898 – General Wesley Merritt arrived in Manila. He is to become the first military American governor of the Philippines.

Personalities and celebrities born on July 25:

1872 – Santiago Alvarez, revolutionary general (“Hero of Dalahican, Cavite”), and one of the founder and honorary president of the Nationalista Party – in Imus, Cavite (d. October 30, 1930).

1915 – Enrique M. Fernando, constitutionalist, law professor and 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (July 2, 1979 – July 24, 1985) – in Malate, Manila (d. October 13, 2004).

1928 – Dolphy (real name Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr), award-winning actor (in stage, radio, movie and television) and “King of Philippine Comedy” – in Padre Herrera, Tondo, Manila (d. July 10. 2012). 

Dolphy
on the covers of Philippine Panorama (June 23, 1985) and Seniors Monthly (April 2009).

A picture of Mario Montenegro (c. 1950s, courtesy

of “Stars of Philippine Silver Screen” website,

www.reocities.com/ggervacio/silverscreen1.html)

1928 – Mario Montenegro (real name Roger Collin Macalalag), actor – Pagsanjan, Laguna (d. August 27, 1988).

1988 – Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo, singer, actress, model, television host and the Philippines’ “Pop Princess” – in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

Sarah Geronimo
on the covers of MOD (July 31, 2006),
Cosmopolitan Philippines (November 2008) and Yes! (March 2011).

 

1990 – Andi Eigenmann (full name Andrea Nicole Guck Eigenmann), actress and model – in Marikina, Metro Manila.

Andi Eigenmann
on the covers of Speed (October 2010) and MOD (August 2011).

 

Clint Eastwood on the cover of
Films Illustrated (July 1980).

Picture Trivia

          In 1980, Clint Eastwood produced and starred in the film Bronco Billy where his children Kyle and Alison also played a small part. Although the film was considered a “commercial failure,” many movie critics liked it. It is said to be one of Eastwood’s humorous portrayal.
 

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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.

 

March 3



MARCH 3

Prime Weekly Edition Vol. 3 No. 9, March 3, 1988
On the Cover: Commercial model and entrepreneur Catherine de Vela

UNANG LABAS

Unang isyu ng True Experience Stories
(Marso 3, 1988), tampok ang
“Kakila-Kilabot na Gabi ng Lagim”
na iginuhit ni Brix Bartolo.

Ang True Experience Stories ay isang babasahing komiks na unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Marso 3, 1988. Inilimbag ito ng Atlas Publishing Co., Inc. sa ilalim ng patnugot ni Antonio S. Tenorio. Naglalaman ito ng mga kuwentong wakasan na ipinadala ng mga mambabasa. Sa mga unang isyu ng komiks na ito ay itinampok ang “Kakila-Kilabot na Gabi ng Lagim” na isinulat mismo ni A. S. Tenorio at iginuhit ni Ferdee Bambico na naglarawan ng mga karanasan ng mga survivors sa naganap na banggaan sa karagatan ng pampasaherong barkong MV Doña Paz at ng oil tanker na MT Vector sa Tablas Strait sa pagitan ng Marinduque at Mindoro noong Disyembre 21, 1987.

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Events that happened on March 3

1815 – Start of the Kailianes (common people) Revolt in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte.

1899 – The first issue of La Justicia, the first Filipino-owned newspaper in Cebu, was released.

1907 – The first issue of Balagtas, a worker’s magazine, was released.

 

Personalities and celebrities born on March 3:

1894 – Paz Marquez Benitez, short story writer in English and educator – in Lucena, Quezon Province (d. 1983).

1917 – Carmen Rosales (real name Januaria Constantino Keller), actress – Carmen, Rosales, Pangasinan (December 11, 1991).

Carmen Rosales
tampok sa mga taklob-pahina ng Ilang-Ilang (Mayo 4, 1946)
at Bulaklak (Hiyas ng Tahanan, Marso 3, 1948)

 

1924 – Lilian Velez, actress and singer – in Cebu City (d. June 26, 1948).

Si Lilian Velez (kasama si Serafin Garcia)
mula sa pelikulang G.I. Fever, My Kano!
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Ilang-Ilang (Disyembre 1, 1946)

1952 – Rudy Fernandez (full name Rodolfo Valentino Padilla Fernandez), award-winning actor – in Manila (d. June 7, 2008).

Si Rudy Fernandez (kasama si Vilma Santos)
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Tagalog Klasiks  (Enero 31, 1971)

1988 – Patricia Marie Gomez Tumulak, actress, TV host and beauty queen – in Quezon City.

1995 – Maine Mendoza (full name Nicomaine Dei Capili Mendoza), actress-comedienne, singer-songwriter, musician, TV and Internet personality – in Sta Maria., Bulacan.

Maine Mendoza
on the cover of Yes! (September 2016)


 

Ang Unang Filipino Ballerina sa Kirov Ballet

Prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde
on the cover of MOD (March 3, 2000).

          Si Lisa Teresita Pacheco Macuja ay ang ipinagmamalaking prima ballerina ng Pilipinas. Noong 1984, siya ay naging kauna-unahang Filipina at banyagang soloist na napabilang sa bantog na Kirov Ballet.

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Ang Scientific Name o Pangalang-Agham

          Alam niyo ba kung ano ang scientific name o pangalang-agham? Ang pormal na sistema ng pagbibigay pangalan sa bawat nabubuhay na bagay (living things) ay tinatawag na “binominal nomenclature.” Sa sistemang ito, ang pangalan ng bawat bagay na nabubuhay ay binubuo ng genus name at species name. Bilang halimbawa, ang tao ay nabibilang sa genus na homo at sa species na sapiens, kaya sa binominal nomenclature ang pangalan ng tao ay Homo sapiens. Ito rin ang scientific name ng tao. Ang sistemang ito ay sinimulan ng Swedish botanist na si Carolus Linaeus (1707-1778).

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          Karaniwang ang mga scientific names ay halaw sa mga salitang Latin o mga Latinized na pangalan ng tao o pook. Halimbawa, ang Homo sapiens ay mula sa mga salitang Latin na homo (“tao”) at sapiens (“marunong”). Ang scientific name ng Tamaraw na Bubalus mindorensis ay mula salitang Latin na ang ibig sabihin ay “kalabaw sa Mindoro.”

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          Ang unang letra ng genus name ay laging capitalized, samantalang ang species name ay laging small letters maging ito man ay halaw sa pangalan ng tao o pook. Isang tuntunin din na laging naka-italized ang pagkakasulat ng scientific name. Halimbawa ang species names ng Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), Philippine flying lizard (Draco rizali), ang Waling-Waling (Vanda sanderiana), ang isdang labahita (Acanthurus bleekeri), atbp. ay mula sa pangalan ng tao. Samantalang ang sa African elephant (Loxodontia africana), ang kahoy na kamagong (Dispyros philippinensis), ang prutas na avocado (Persea americana), atbp. ay sa pangalan ng pook.

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Larawang Tribiya

Angel Locsin on the covers of Cosmopolitan (Philippines) and Manual,
both March 2008 issue.

          Si Angel Locsin (tunay na pangalan, Angelica Colmenares) ay nagtapos ng elementary education sa St. James College sa Quezon City at the high school sa University of Santo Tomas High School. Noong 2007 kumuha siya ng short-course sa fashion design sa Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design sa London, England.

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February 15

 

FEBRUARY 15

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 43, February 15, 2005
On the front cover: Keanu Reeves
On the back cover: Shaina Magdayao for the Cream Silk Conditioners print ad

 

Events that happened on February 15:


1889 – The La Solidaridad which served as the organ of the Propagandist Movement, founded by Graciani Lopez Jaena, published its first issue.

1892 – Jose Rizal became a Master Mason of Le Grand Orient France.

1935 – The Philippine Constitution was signed and ratified.

1948 – The Art Association of the Philippines (AAP), a national organization of painters, sculptors and other visual artists, was established under the leadership of Purita Kalaw-Ledesma.

1969 – Rene Barrientos became the World Junior Lightweight boxing champion after defeating Ruben Navarro of the U.S. in a 15-round fight. 

1986 – Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos and Senator Arturo Tolentino was proclaimed winner of the Snap Election for president and vice-president, respectively, by the Batasang Pambansa.

President Ferdinand Marcos and Senator Arturo Tolentino,
proclaimed in winner the 1986 Snap Election.



Personalities and celebrities born on February 15:

1882 – Faustino Aguilar, novelist, journalist, editor and labor leader – in Malate, Manila. (d. July 24, 1955)

1888 – Victor Buencamino, first recognized Filipino veterinarian and first Filipino director of the Bureau of Animal Husbandry – in Tondo, Manila. (d. January 1, 1977)

1895 – Jovita Fuentes, opera singer and National Artist for Music (1976) – in Capiz. (d. August 7, 1979)

Jovita Fuentes
on the face of Philippine postage stamp,
“Decade of Filipino Nationalism”
(Great Filipinos VII series)
first issued June 1, 1995.

1982 – James Yap (full name James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr, basketball player known as “King James” and PBA-MVP (2006, 2010) – in Escalante City, Negros Occidental.

James Yap
on the covers of Sunday Inquirer (January 25, 2009) and Yes ! (December 2010).

Portrait of Theda Bara on the cover of
Picture-Play Magazine (February 15, 1916).

Picture Trivia
          Theda Bara (real name Theodosia Goodman, 1890-1955) was a renown actress in the silent movie better known by the sobriquet “The Vamp” connotative of a “sexually predatory woman.” Her screen name, according to The Guinness Book of Movie Facts and Feats, was given by film director Frank Powell.
          In the promotion of the film Cleopatra (1917), Fox Studio said that the name Theda Bara is the anagram of “Arab Death.” But this was taken from a misinformation released by Bara’s press agent that she was the daughter of an Arab sheik and s French woman, and was born in the Sahara Desert. In truth, Bara was born in Avondale, Cincinnatina, Ohio. Her father is Bernard Goodman, a Jewish tailor from Poland and her mother is Pauline Louise de Coppett from Switzerland. In 1917, the Goodman family formally changed their surname to Bara.                                      o     O     o