Quezon City Heritage

[ AMBETH OCAMPO ]

Time Travel: Gilarmi Apartments, Makati.
The Gilarmi Apartments on Ayala Avenue is no more. It was replaced by Discovery Primea that was thoughtful enough to name its ground-floor piano bar the Gilarmi.
While browsing over old magazines, I came across a photograph of Armi Kuusela (Left) Miss Finland, who won the very first Miss Universe Pageant in 1952. She married Virgilio Hilario, a Filipino businessman, and chose not to continue her term. She relinquished the Miss Universe Crown and settled in Manila where she and her husband managed prime real estate, that included the first apartment hotel in Makati named after them Gil+Armi.
They were one of the early endorsers or "influencers" appearing with four of their five children in a Darigold Milk advertisement (Right). Widowed Armi Kuusela now lives in the U.S

34 YEARS AGO STUDENT DAYS NI SEN. KIKO PANGILINAN NUN TUMAKBO SIYA SA STUDENT COUNCIL SA UP.

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Tradisyong Pilipino na naglaho na pero naabutan ko pa ito between 1969-1971...Ikaw naabutan mo ba ito😊

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Mapua Tech’s Alfredo “Freddie” Hubalde played behind William Adornado and Fortunato Co Jr. in Crispa’s star-studded rotation. His big break came after Adornado suffered a knee injury in the 1977 season, propelling him and Co into the stellar roles. While Co wound up as the league’s top scorer, it was Hubalde who walked away with the MVP award.

Hubalde is among the most decorated players in league history, winning a total of 16 PBA championships in a 16-year career, during which he averaged 12.5 points.

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KAPANGANAKAN NI DON TORIBIO TEODORO, 1887.

Noong ika-27 ng Abril taong 1887 ay ipinanganak si Toribio Teodoro, isa sa mga kilalang personalidad sa larangan ng mga komersyo, negosyo at industriya, at mga kapisanang sibiko sa bansa. Siya ay higit na kilala bilang tagapagatatag ng "Ang Tibay Footwear Factory" na nagmula sa isang maliit na negosyo ay magiging isa sa pinakamatatag na kumpanya sa bansa. Siya ay kilala rin sa palayaw na Don Ibiong.

Siya ay isinilang sa barrio Matangtubig, Caloocan (ngayon ay bahagi ng Grace Park, Caloocan) sa mga magulang na sina Julian Teodoro at Apolinaria del Mundo na parehong mula sa Tondo. Ang kaniyang ninunong si Santos Teodoro ay nagmay-ari ng mga lupain sa ngayo’y bahagi ng Manuguit (ngayo’y Abenida Abad Santos), Matangtubig, at Solis. Ang lupain sa Matangtubig ang minana ng kanyang ama, at dito siya isinilang at nagkamulat.

Unang nagtrabaho si Ibiong bilang kasama sa pagtatanim ng mga gulay sa kanilang lupa. Pagkaabot ng ikatlong antas ay hindi niya na naiapagpatuloy ang pag-aaral. Bagaman hindi nakapagtapos ng pag-aaral subalit kinakitaan ng talino, kasipagan, at pag-asang matupad ang kanyang mga mithiin. Bagaman marunong mag-Kastila at Ingles, mas nais ni Don Ibiong na magsalita at magsulat sa wikang Filipino.

Taong 1899, nang siya ay nagtrabaho siya bilang tagagawa ng sigarilyo sa iba’t ibang mga pagawaan sa Maynila. Noong 1903, habang nagtatrabaho sa La Minerva ay nakilala nya ang unang maybahay na si Florentina Alcantara at ikinasal nang siya ay 16 taong gulang na. Ang nasabing maybahay ay pumanaw at si Ibiong ay nag-asawang muli. Ang pagsasama nila ng kanyang pangalawang asawa na si Marta de Jesus, ay nagbunga ng anim na anak, sina Toribia, Cecilia, Caridad, Prudencio, Francisco at Josefina.

Taong 1907 nang siya ay nagsimulang magtrabaho bilang isang magbabakya, nang turuan siya ng kanyang lolo (ama ng kaniyang inang si Apolinaria del Mundo). Noong 1909, ay nagamay nya ang paggawa ng bakya at ng mga tsinelas at kumuha pa ng ilang trabaho sa iba’t ibang mga pagawaan.

Habang nagtatrabaho sa mga bakyaan at chineleria (tawag sa pagawaan ng tsinelas), ay hinimok ni Teodoro ang mga kapwa manggagawa na mag-impok upang bumukod sa kanilang mga amo at makapagtayo ng sariling negosyo. Tanging siya at ang magiging kasosyong si Katindig ang nakatupad sa pag-iipong ito at noong 1910, ay pormal na bumukod sina Toribio Teodoro at Juan Katindig. Ang Tibay ang kanilang ibinigay sa pangalan ng negosyo at itinatak sa mga produkto nito. Natapos ang kanilang pagiging magkasosyo sa negosyo noong 1921, nang si Teodoro na ang maging ganap na tagapamahala ng pagawaan at nagpasya rin si Katindig na makipagsapalaran sa isang hanay ng negosyo.

Noong 1922, matapos magkasundo ang dating magkasosyo ay ganap na ang pagmamay-ari ni Teodoro ng Ang Tibay at sunod-sunod ang naging tagumpay nito. Sa ilalim ng kanyang mahusay na pamamahala, ang kumpanya ay naging isa sa pinakamalaking negosyo sa Pilipinas makalipas ang 10 taon. Lumikha siya ng ngalan sa industriya ng footwear at kalaunan binansagan din siya bilang King of Philippine Shoes. Sa pagtatagumpay ng kanyang pagawaan ay kinilala si Teodoro sa buong bansa. Noong 1930s ay inihanay siya sa mga sikat na negosyanteng sina Vicente Madrigal, Gonzalo Puyat, Leopoldo Aguinaldo at kasama ng iba pang malalaking pangalan sa larangan ng negosyo at komersyo sa Pilipinas. Hindi natinag ng mga krisis sa ekonomiya at maging ng digmaan ang kanyang negosyo, at hindi siya nabigo sa pakikipagsabayan nito sa pag-usbong ng mga iba’t ibang nauuso at pagsulong ng teknolohiya.

Mula sa sapatos ng Ang Tibay ay pinalawig ni Teodoro ang kanyang negosyo. Naging may-ari siya ng Manila Opera House, nagtayo ng iba’t ibang mga paupahan at namili ng lupa (real estate) at nangasiwa rin ng mga pagawaan ng mga gamot at iba’t ibang uri ng mga kemikal.

Sa kaniyang pagtatagumpay ay kinilala rin si Teodoro bilang isa sa mga prominenteng mamamayan ng Kalookan. Siya ay naging aktibo sa buhay sibiko sa lungsod, at ang pagpapangalan sa lugar ng Grace Park ay bunga ng kanyang pagpupunyagi. Madalas din siya noong sumuporta sa paggunita ng Araw ni Bonifacio sa Kalookan. Nang naging maalwan ang pamumuhay ay tumira si Teodoro sa Grace Park at doon itinayo ang malaking pagawaan ng Ang Tibay na nanatili hanggang sa kanyang pagpanaw.

Sa pambansang antas naman ay kilala si Toribio Teodoro bilang isang Mason, at makabayang negosyante. Siya ang isa sa tagapagtatag ng National Economic Protectionism Association, na naglalayong isulong ang isang makabayang pananaw sa negosyo at ekonomiya, at ang diwa ng pagtangkilik ng sariling atin. Siya rin ang isa sa mga tagapagtatag at nangasiwa ng Iglesia Unida Evangelica de Cristo. Ilan sa mga kapilya nito ay matatagpuan sa Kalookan at ang isang kapilya na inialay sa kanyang ala-ala ay makikita malapit sa estasyon ng LRT sa 5th Avenue.

Umani ng iba’t ibang pagkilala si Teodoro dahil sa mga pagpupunyaging ito. Ilan sa pinakatanyag ay ang Gawad Parangal ng Caloocan Advisory Club noong 1953, Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa) mula sa National Teachers College noong 1958, Philippine Legion of Honor na iginawad ni Pangulong Carlos Garcia noong 1961, at Gawad Pagkilala ng Caloocan Chamber of Commerce noong 1964.

Binawian siya ng buhay noong Agosto 30, 1965, sa Frankfurt, Germany, habang nasa bakasyon at paglalakbay sa iba’t-ibang bansa sa mundo.

(CHCSA/WTP-JJM)

[ MOI CRUISE ]

A day scene at Plaza Santa Cruz, Manila, 1928. Panciteria Antigua, Joe Bush Cleaners (beside Rivoli Theater) in the background. Church gate on the right. Photo shared by rcp.

Paco Fire Station during Spanish era &
Paco Fire Station in Present Time.

Paco Fire Station, San Marcelino St., Paco Manila





photo courtesy of Paco Fire Station

[ MOI CRUISE ]

Jones Bridge, ca. 1933. Shared by mrplcp.

FILIPINO ARTISTS OOTD DURING OLD DAYS.

Kinulayang lumang larawan ng tatlong magkakapatid na sina Michael de Mesa, Cherie Gil, Mark Gil noong kanilang kabataan ❤️

📷: Thet Capalad

Colorized by Chronicles Of The Past PH

CHURCH AT SAN PEDRO DE MAKATI, ca. 1890's-1910's

Old photo by young and stunning Ms. Dina Bonnevie

ENTRANCE TO PUNING CAVE. DOÑA REMEDIOS TRINIDAD, BULACAN PROVINCE, ca. 1890's-1910's

A view of doctors' offices/clinics in Carriedo Street, Quiapo, Manila.
Date Photographed: 1942. Photographer: Carl Mydans. Credit: Life Magazine.

TAYO NA SA ILOG, DALHIN ANG PLANGGANA AT PALO-PALO, MAGLABA!

BULACAN: MARCELO DEL PILAR DAY🇵🇭

By virtue of Republic Act No. 7449, August 30 is declared a special non-working holiday in the Province of Bulacan to commemorate the birth anniversary of Marcelo H. del Pilar

[ THE CORDILLIRIAN SUN ]
An old photo of the Baguio Cathedral. This was probably taken in the late 1920's or in the early 1930's. Construction of the cathedral started in 1920. It was completed in 1936.

VSR- 18th Birthday Celebration.
The year was 1971, when ate Vi celebrated her debut. Star-studded ang party ni ate Vi. Halos lahat ng young stars of the era ay dumating. Ang mga kasamahan niya sa TV show na The Sensations ang siyang mga kasali sa cotillion.

[ NOLET FLORES ]

What used to be the Pines Hotel in Baguio with its old-world charm, now sadly gone after a fire razed it in 1984.😢It was among the grandest of hotels in the City Of Pines and at one point was managed by Resort Hotels Corporation in the '70s (which also had the Taal Vista Lodge) and was renamed Resort Pines Hotel. On its sight, I was told, now stands SM Baguio

Miss Philippines Lalaine Bennett (3rd from left) during Miss Universe 1963 Press Presentation.

She was named third runner up among 49 contestants from all over the world, the first time the Philippines landed on the Miss Universe Finalists.

ANTONIO BARRETO MORALES AND VILMA SANTOS DURING THEIR YOUNGER YEARS.

Sharon Cuneta at 14.

Young Jose Mari Chan

Waving Their Hands to welcome us. To the tune of Charannnn.....

1945 Intramuros, Manila
--Crist Ibarra

[ AMBETH OCAMPO ]

ASING, as he appeared in 1913 when he was interviewed by Vicente Sotto. He was 20 when he was employed as Rizal's cook in Hong Kong from November 1891 to June 1892. In an interview that appeared in Renacimiento Filipino he said:
"I was the cook of the Rizal family for more than a year. Señong Rizal was very good and never shouted at me nor hit me...my salary was five pesos a month with food.
"My amo was not delicado about food. He ate everything but he was very moderate... during breakfast as well as dinner [he ate] both bread and rice that were often served at the dinner table. Dr. Rizal was like a fish: he drank nothing but water. Not a drop of alcohol.
"You know when he was unjustly executed, I cried so much as if my own father had died...He was very good!"

**More in my book RIZAL WITHOUT THE OVERCOAT, best ordered online from ANVIL Publishing. Happy reading!

[ NANDING MEDINA ]

Saan kayo bumibili ng inyong mga school supplies at mga books na wala sa school library. Sa Alemars ba? Ito ang maikling kuwento tungkol sa Alemera Bookstore.

History of Alemars Bookstore

When couple Dr. Ernesto and Alegria Sibal started selling American books from a one-table store in 1945, little did they know that their business would grow into “the biggest and most modern bookstore in the Far East” in the 50s and 60s. Their bookshop—ALEMAR’S was derived from Mrs. Sibal’s name—ALEgria, and the first given name of the Sibal daughters, MARia.

ALEMAR'S, in its heyday, had its main store on Rizal Avenue and branches in Ermita, Recto, Quezon City and Makati. It ventured into printing and publishing in 1950, through its Phoenix Press and Phoenix Publishing House.

ALEMAR’S carried more than just books—local, imported, textbooks, used books-- it also sold school and office supplies, toys, men’s, ladies’ and children’s wear, home accessories, magazines and more. Central Book Supply, a division specializing in law books, was also put up. With more aggressive competition from National Bookstore and with heirs leaving for the U.S., ALEMAR'S started closing its shops in the 1980s.

[ NANDING MEDINA ]

Good Earth Plaza (later became Good Earth Emporium)

Sino sa inyo ang nakapag shopping sa Good Earth Emporium noong araw. Simple lang naman ang mga shopping centers (malls) noon!

The Good Earth Plaza was located in the corner of Avenida and Bustos Streets. It was the first and largest department store in Avenida, and the first to feature escalators. It has a coffee shop flocked by churchgoers who attend mass at the nearby Sta. Cruz parish.

Originally Good Earth Emporium, it was initially a single department store, and then became Good Earth Plaza and housed a number of commercial shops. It remained operational until a fire consumed the building in 2008.

[ AMBETH R. OCAMPO ]

Leonor Rivera lovingly drawn in pencil by Jose Rizal.

I first saw this in Life Lineage and Labors of Jose Rizal (1913) by Austin Craig and believed the original lost or destroyed in the 1945 Battle for Manila. I’m happy to report that the original is extant, and in good condition in a Private Collection in Manila.

IKA-159 NA KAARAWAN NI G*T. APOLINARIO MABINI 🫡🇵🇭

Alinsunod sa Republic Act No. 9430, ginugunita tuwing Hulyo 23 ang kaarawan ng bayaning si Apolinario Mabini na tinaguriang “Utak ng Rebolusyon.”

The heartbreaking history behind the Scout Streets of Quezon City.

https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/filipino-boy-scouts-plane-crash-true-story-a2836-20230707-lfrm?utm_source=Facebook-Esquire&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20230718-fbnp-long-reads-filipino-boy-scouts-plane-crash-true-story-a2836-20230707-lfrm-fbold&fbclid=IwAR1YiVTBrU_o0yi2HjLj3XE96UZuChtgkY8a2ij0NHot69NqqsIPC7PAhoo

The Tragic Story of the Passing of 24 Filipino Boy Scouts Involved in a Plane Crash The heartbreaking history behind the Scout Streets of Quezon City.

Subok na matibay, subok na matatag, Banco Filipino!

Meralco Building Late 1960s.

Tessy Alfonso, better known by her stage name Sampaguita, is a Pinoy rock singer from the Philippines, active during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Beautiful Alma Moreno

[ B**G AMBALADA ]

Ms. Constancia Angeline Nubla - She earned a degree of Bachelor of Arts major in Communication Arts at Maryknoll College (now Miriam College). Reyes was a student leader and consistent dean's lister during her college days. She was Baron Travel Girl of 1974 before she entered Philippine Showbiz. She started in Student Canteen on 1975.

Classic Nora Aunor

Alay kay Macli-ing Dulag was composed in 1980 by Prof. Nonilon Queaño, an award-winning playwright, days after attending a tribute for Macli-ing held in Kalinga.
While the song was made popular then by various musicians passionately singing it after hearing it, it was only in 2014 that Prof. Queaño was able to record it and publish it in a musical collection called Ang Pagbabalik ng Musikero.
https://bantayogngmgabayani.org/alay-kay-macli-ing-dulag/

https://bantayogngmgabayani.org/alay-kay-macli-ing-dulag/?fbclid=IwAR24vkrLK1Y6dwzwy5BeJpiV8h754Jo5N16m8BzUKW9k98f2s-5BEXTf9f4

Song: Alay Kay Macli-ing Dulag - Bantayog ng mga Bayani Alay kay Macli-ing Dulag was composed in 1980 by award-winning playwright Nonilon Queaño, days after attending a tribute for Macli-ing held in Kalinga.

The very first Bus company.ALATCO, now Philtranco

📷 Credits to the rightful owner