August 25



AUGUST 25

Savvy Vol. 3 No. 12, August 25, 1997
On the cover: Donita Rose

 

Agosto 25 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 25, 1601, itinatag ni Pedro Chirinio ang Colegio Seminario de San Jose sa Intramuros, Manila.

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          Sumiklab ang unang apoy ng himagsikan sa Pilipinas nang makipaglaban ang mga Katipuneros sa mga guardia civil sa Pasong Tamong noong Agosto 25, 1896.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 25:

1846 – Luis Enciso Villareal, clerk of court and one of the “13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan” (d. January 11, 1897).

1924 – Gerry Roxas (full name Gerardo Manuel de Leon Roxas), politician – in Manila (d. April 19, 1982).

1934 – Eddie Ilarde, radio and television host, and politician – in Iriga City, Camarines Sur.


1943 – Peque Gallaga (real name Maurice Ruiz de Luzuriaga Gallaga), multi-awarded filmmaker – in Bacolod City.

Film director Peque Gallaga (with model Amber Dy)
on the the cover of Playboy Philippines (January-February 2010).

 

Country-pop singer-songwriter Shania Twain,
on the cover of Country Weekly (August 25, 1998).

Picture Trivia

          Canadian country-pop singer-songwriter Shania Twain was born Eileen Regina Edwards. Her parents separated when she was two years old and her mother remarried. That is why she grew up using the name Eileen Twain, from her stepfather, Jerry Twain.
          When she signed her first recording contract in 1991, she changed her first name to Shania, from the Ojibwa word that means “on my way.” Her stepfather, who is a full-blooded Ojibwa Indian, had a strong influence in Shania’s life.
          In 1998, Shania’s album “Come On Over” became the “best-selling country album of all time by a female singer” and the “second best-selling album of any genre by a female singer” after The Bodyguard soundtrack album by Whitney Houston.  

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August 24



AUGUST 24

TV Guide August 24, 1991 (2 covers)

On the Cover: Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh for the TV series Beverly Hills 902

Agosto 24 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 24, 1896, matapos ang “Sigaw sa Pugadlawin,” nagpulong ang mga Katipunero sa pamumuno ni Gat Andres Bonifacio sa tahanan ni Mechora “Tandang Sora” Aquino.

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          Sa araw na ito – ika-24 ng Agosto, 2012 – si Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Aranal-Sereno ang napili ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III na maging Punong Mahistrado ng Kataas-taasang Hukuman. Si Sereno ang kauna-unahang babaeng naupo sa puwestong ito.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 24:

1890 – Jorge B. Javier, President Manuel L. Quezon’s executive secretary, Manila mayor and chairman of the Philippine Executive Committee during the Japanese Occupation – in Bago, Negros Occidental (d. February 22, 1980).

1948 – Tito Sotto (real name Vicente Sotto III), actor, musician and politician.

Tito Sotto (with Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon) during there rise as the comedic trio “Tito, Vic & Joey”
(Taken from Expresseweek November 8, 1979 issue, p. 12).

1963 – Kiko Pangilinan (real name Francis Nepomuceno Pangilinan), senator – in Manila.

Mga Ligaw na Bulaklak

Ang “Mga Ligaw Na Bulaklak” ni Carlos Gonda
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Pilipino Komiks
(Agosto 24, 1957).

          Ang “Mga Ligaw na Bulaklak” (1956-1957) ay nobelang-komiks na isinulat ni Carlos Gonda at iginuhit ni Petronillo Z. Marcelo para sa Pilipino Komiks. Isinapelikula ito ng Sampaguita Pictures sa ilalim ng direksiyon ni Tony Cayado bago pa man matapos ang nobela sa komiks, at unang lumabas sa sinehan noong Agosto 2, 1957. Itinampok ang mga bituing sina Susan Roces, Romeo Vasquez, Daisy Romualdez, Tony Marzan, Eddie Garcia, Bella Flores, Martin Marfil, Nelly Baylon at Bert Olivar. Introducing si Marlene Dauden sa pelikulang ito na ang screenplay ay isinulat ng noon ay nagsisimula pa lamang na makilala na si Emmanuel Borlaza.

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Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway
for the TV series Star Trek: Voyager,
on the cover of TV Guide (August 24, 1996).

Picture Trivia

          The science fiction television series Star Trek, which began on September 8, 1966, was the product of the creative mind of the pilot-turned-writer Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991). Though the series lasted only two years and seven months (79 episodes), it became so popular that it was followed by several films and in the next decades by succeeding TV series. Among them, Star Trek: Voyager, which premiered on January 16, 1995, and starred Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway, the first woman commanding officer of a starship, the Voyager. The series lasted seven seasons up to May 23, 2001.
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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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August 22



AUGUST 22

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 24 No. 16, August 22, 2000
On the cover: Chubi del Rosario and Anne Curtis

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Sophia Loren (real name Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone),
at 20 years old, is Europe’s number 1 cover girl,
on the cover of Life (August 22, 1955).

 

Agosto 22 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 22, 1977, inanunsyo ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos na kaniya ng aalisin ang curfew sa gabi at ang pagbabawal sa paglalakabay bilang unang hakbang upang magkaroon ng kaluwagan sa mga paghihigpit na bunga ng Martial Law.

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          Ang MV Don Juan, isang barkong pampasahero na patungong Bacolod ay bumangga sa tanker na Tacloban City ng Philippine National Oil Corporation (PNOC) malapit sa baybayin ng Tablas Island.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 22:

1861 – Timoteo Paez, revolutionary hero and one of the founders of the La Liga Filipina – in Tondo, Manila (d. September 18, 1939).

1863 – Marcial Calleja, lawyer, delegate to the Malolos Congress and representative to the Philippine Assembly – in Malinao, Albay (d. May 5, 1914).

1921 – Romeo Villalva Tabuena, painter and printmaker – in Iloilo City.  

1937 – Pilita Corrales (real name Pilar Garrido Corrales), singer and actress, known as “Asia’s Queen of Song” – in Lahug, Cebu.



Pilita Corrales
on the cover of Celebrity World (March 20, 1995).



1953 – Phillip Salvador (full name Phillip Mikael Reyes Salvador), award-winning actor.

Phillip Salvador (with Susan Roces)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms (September 12, 1978).






1969 – Jean Garcia (real name Michaela Rosario Maitim), actress – in Angeles City, Pampanga.









Jean Garcia
on the cover of FHM Philippines (October 2008).

 

1979 – Angelu de Leon (full name Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon), actress – in Manila.



Angelu de Leon

on the cover of Savvy (July 14, 1997).

1989 – Chariz Solomon (Full name Charyze Pagotan Solomon), actress, comedian and television host – in Manila.




Ang Pangulong Manuel Luis Quezon,
ang “Ama ng Wikang Pambansa,”
sa taklob-pahina ng magasing Liwayway
na may petsang Agosto 22, 2005,
bilang sagisag ng “Buwan ng Wika.”

Larawang Tribiya

          Si Manuel Luis Quezon (1878-1944) ang kauna-unahang nahalal na Pangulo ng Pilipinas (1935-1944, nang panahon ng Commonwealth). Bago ito, siya rin ang kauna-unahang naging Senate President ng Pilipinas (October 16, 1916 – October 17, 1935). Si Quezon din ang tinaguriang “Ama ng Wikang Pampbansa.”

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August 21



AUGUST 21

Tagalog Klasiks Taon 5 Blg. 134

Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang iginuhit na larawan ni Pangulong Manuel Luis Quezon

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Kirk Douglas (as Jim O’Connor) and Jane Wyman (as Laura Wingfield)
in the film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ novel The Glass Menagerie,
on the cover of Movie Story (August 1950).

 

Agosto 21 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 21, 1896, binago nina Andres Bonifacio at Emilio Jacinto ang kodigo ng Katipunan sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalit ng mga numero sa mga letra.

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          Dalawang granada ang sumabog sa Liberal Party proclamation rally sa Plaza Miranda. Sa mahabang panahon ibinibintang kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos ang nangyari, subalit sa pagsisiyasat ni Senador Jovito Salonga, isa sa pinakapipitagang lider ng Liberal Party, sinabi niyang walang kinalaman si Marcos sa naganap.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 21:

1974 – Martin Malfori Andanar, journalist, radio-television newscaster and commentator,  public servant – in Quezon City.

On the left, Martin Andanar as part of TV5 “Sapul” team (2011).

On the right, Mr. Andanar with Irwin Peña, Ernee lawagan (the author) and Angelito Madrilejos

during the T.E.N. Eyeball Party (2009).

 

1989 – Danielle Kirsten Muriel Castaño, beauty queen (2008 Binibining-Pilipinas World) – in Glendale, California, U.S.A.

 

Bruce Boxleitner as Tron on the cover

of Empire (August 2010).

Picture Trivia

          The American science fiction film Tron (1982), written and directed by Steven Lisberger, is about a computer programmer that was sucked into the world of software in the mainframe computer, and his adventure and interaction with different computer programs to be able to return to his reality world. The film had a “reboot” 28 years later – Tron: Legacy (2010) – which was also directed by Lisberger. Only the two lead male actors, Jeff Bridges (as Keven Flynn a.k.a. Clu) and Bruce Boxleitner (as Alan Bradley a.k.a. Tron) were included in both films.
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August 20



AUGUST 20

Damdamin Komiks Taon 2 Blg. 97
Tampok sa taklob-pahina ang kuwento ni Elena Patron na “Magpakailanman”
na iginuhit ni Louie Celerio

 

UNANG LABAS

Unang labas ng Extra Komiks
(Agosto 20, 1951),
tampok ang “Prinsipeng Kuba”
ni Nardo de Dios
na iginuhit ni Noly Panaligan

Ang Extra Komiks ay unang lumabas sa sirkulasyon noong Agosto 20, 1951. Tampok sa babasahing ito ang mga kuwentong “Prinsipeng Kuba” (na isinulat ni Nardo de Dios at iginuhit ni Noly Panaligan, na siya ring nasa taklob-pahina ng unang isyu), “Barbero ng Sevilla” (isinulat ni Cris Cortez at iginuhit Antonio J. Ocampo), “Buhay ni Kuya Porong” (ni Joe La Men), “Bulaklak ng Malaya” (ni Narciso Miranda), “Bumibili ng Isang Ina” (isinulat ni Corazon Medina at iginuhit ni Tony de Zuñiga), “Doktor Sangredo” (isinulat ni Cristino Mata at iginuhit nina Juan Pangilinan at Antonio J. Ocampo), “Golem” (isinulat ni Mario del Mar at iginuhit ni Fred Alcantara), “Pompe” (ni Tony Barreto), at “Ang Paralitiko” (isinulat ni Ramon Marcelino at iginuhit ni Ruben Yandoc).

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Agosto 20 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 20, 1882, ang makabayang sanaysay ni Jose Rizal na Amor Patrio (“Pag-ibig sa Bayan”) na isinulat niya sa ilalim ng taguring “Laong Laan” ay inilimbag sa Diarong Tagalog. Ito ay inilimbag sa dalawang wika, ang orihinal na sinulat ni Rizal sa wikang Kastila at ang iniliwat sa Tagalog ni Marcelo H. del Pilar.

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The first Miss Universe Armi Kuusela with businessman

husband Virgilio Hilario.

          Ikinasal ang mangangalakal na si Virgilio “Gil” Hilario sa Finnish beauty queen at kauna-unahang Miss Universe na si Armi Kuusela sa Tokyo, Japan, noong Agosto 20, 1953.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 20:

1938 – Eddie Mercado (real name Eduardo Mercado), actor, singer, event host and director – in Manila (d. September 18, 2006).

Eddie Mercado (with Jeanne Young)

on the cover of TV Times (August 1-7, 1976)

1939 – Fernando Poe Jr (real name Ronald Allan Kelly-Gatbonton Poe), actor, director, film producer, cultural icon and National Artist for Cinema (2006) – in Manila (d. December14, 2004).

Fernando Poe Jr on the covers of Weekly Graphic (August 11, 1965), Expressweek (July 13, 1978),
and People Asia (June 2004).



1939 – Mike Velarde (full name Mariano Zuniega Velarde), founder of El Shaddai Movement – in Caramoran, Catanduanes.

1953 – Cesar A. X. Syjuco, painter, poet and art critic – in Manila.

1977 – Harry Tañamor, champion amateur boxer – in Zamboanga City.



Elke Sommer on the cover of Gent (August 1964).

Picture Trivia 

          Hollywood actress Elke Sommer was a German native born as Baroness Elke von Schletz. In 1964, she won the Golden Globe Award for “Most Promising Newcomer Actress” for her portrayal as Inger Lisa Andersson in the film The Prize, opposite paul ewman and Edward G. Robinson.

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