Still Stampin' (Darthphilatelist in Hyper Mode...): October 2022

Monday, October 31, 2022

Gen. Quintin Salas

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 31, 1870

Quintin Salas y Dicen (October 31,1870 - January 24,1917), a revolutionary general and lawyer, was born in Dumangas, Iloilio, Panay.

He served the Spanish authorities as Teniente Mayor (Vice-Mayor), then as Capitan del Pueblo (Municipal Captain) of Dumangas and commander of the volunteer militia.

He joined the revolution and led successful attacks against the Spaniards and liberated Jaro and his hometown.

He was with Gen. Martin Delgado at the Cry of Iloilo on November 17, 1898.

Salas fought the Americans and was the last Ilongo officer to surrender.

Photo credit: cpcabrisbane.org and harrybalais.com

The Boy Scouts Of The Philippines

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 31, 1936

Commonwealth Act No. 111 signed by Pres. Manuel L. Quezon gave birth to the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP), the national Scout organization of the Philippines.

The BSP was founded by Joseph Stevenot, Jorge B. Vargas, Carlos P. Romulo, Gen. Vicente Lim, Judge Manuel Camus, Arsenio Luz and Gabriel Daza.

The Boy Scouts of the Philippines is the country’s largest and oldest youth organization.

The BSP’s predecessor, the Philippine Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was established in 1923.

Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/scoutsphilippines

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Cebu Stamp Club's Fabiolita Ferraris

Early in 1996, Fabiolita Ferraris, the dynamic regional manager of Philpost based in Cebu appointed me as the philatelic adviser of the region.

One of the projects I came up with is the creation of a stamp club that would support Philpost in their philatelic promotion.

On August 24, 1996, Cebu Stamp Club was born and became partners with Ma'am Bioly as she and her team embarked on creating school-based stamp clubs all over Cebu and the promotion of philately and the thrift stamp.

CSCI became a registered non-stock, non-profit organization on January 30, 1997 and she was the guest speaker in the first general meeting.

For her full support to the club, Fabiolita Ferraris, with Membership ID No. M960066 was accorded a lifetime member status 🇵🇭

Gov. Gen. Francis Burton Harrison Issues Proclamation No. 18

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 30, 1919

Gov. Gen. Francis Burton Harrison issued Proclamation No. 18 declaring every October 30 as Flag Day and a public holiday.

From September 6, 1907 to 1919, the display of the Philippine Flag was outlawed in accordance with Act No. 1696 or the Flag Law of 1907, “banning the display of Katipunan flags, banners, emblems, or devices and for other purposes.”

Sen. Rafael Palma, taking a cue from Harrison who was against the Flag Law, sponsored a Senate bill that called for the repeal of the flag ban. The bill was approved and became Act No. 2871.

Photo credit: tumblr.malacanang.gov.ph

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Cebu Stamp Club's Eacel Janubas

Eacel joined CSCI in 2007 and collects worldwide stamps.

Although she stopped collecting for some time because of her work in Singapore, she intends to continue and increase her collections.

A nature lover, she loves to travel and writes in her blog page.

Eacel G. Janubas joined us again by renewing with Membership ID No. M070003 🇵🇭

Gen. Antonio Luna

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 29, 1866

Antonio Luna de San Pedro y Novicio-Ancheta (October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899), a pharmacist, writer and general, was born in Urbiztondo, Binondo, Manila.

He was an active member of the Propaganda Movement and wrote for La Solidaridad under the pen name Taga-Ilog.

Antonio, like his brother Juan, did not join the Katipunan because they believed in reforms, not in a revolution.

However, the brothers were accused and arrested as revolutionaries in 1896.

Luna joined the 2nd phase of the revolution and became a general in Emilio Aguinaldo’s army.

Photo credit: malacanang.gov.ph

Friday, October 28, 2022

Gov. Gen. Simon de Anda

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 28, 1701

Simon de Anda y Salazar (October 28, 1701 – October 30, 1776), the Spanish governor of the Philippines from 1770 to 1776, was born in Subijana de Alava, Basque Country, Spain.

An Oidor of the Royal Audience of Manila, he was appointed as Lt. Governor by Archbishop Manuel Rojo, the acting Governor and Capitan-General and the Audiencia during the 1762 British occupation of Manila.

After Rojo was captured, the Audencia ceded the islands to the invaders. Anda set up a new base in Bacolor, Pampanga and organized a resistance movement against the British.

Photo credit: euskomedia.org and newsinfo.inquirer.net

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Visitors At My Exhibit

It's truly an honor that His Excellency, Ambassador Ephraim Ben Matityau, the Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines dropped by to see the Selyo ug Kasaysayan sa Fort (Stamps and History at the Fort).

This is my longest running one-man historical stamp and photo exhibit for Cebu Stamp Club at the Cuerpo de Guardia, Fort San Pedro during its exhibit playdate from 2013 to 2015. The 2015 Miss Cebu candidates also came by.

An average of a thousand visitors a day come to visit the fort.

Thank you Erwin de la Cerna for sharing the photos. To God be the glory! ~Richard Allan Uy, CSCI President/Executive Director 🇵🇭

GSIS Museum Acquires Juan Luna Painting

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 27, 2002

The Parisian Life or Interior d’Un Café, an oil on canvass painting by Juan Luna was bought by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Museum, a Philippine-government owned and controlled corporation from Christie's Hong Kong in the amount of $870,000.

The Parisian Life, measuring 57 cm x 79 cm (22 in x 31 in) is one of Luna’s masterpieces that was painted in Paris, France in 1892.

This painting won as a silver medalist at the World Fair’s Saint Louis Exposition in the United States in 1904.

Photo credit: en.wikipedia.org

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Talent Manager At Work

This was on October 26, 2018 and I was requested to edit a movie script and at the same time, hire actors here in Cebu for a Tagalog movie.

A few days earlier, the executive producer has already talked to two of the award winning actors in the Philippines to be the main cast in the film.

It was not an easy task because the line producer wants me to request these local actors who are expensive to slash down their rates. Her reason, it is an advocacy film.

Good thing I am friends with these top caliber actors and they agreed to cut their talent fees and I am so grateful to them. They agreed not because it was an advocacy film project but because of our friendship. Thank you Ma'am Dulcita Siroy, Charlie Yap, Albert Paran, Alex Ilaya and to the other actors who said yes when I asked them to join the shoot. God is good 🇵🇭

Pres. McKinley Instructs To Demand The Cession Of The Philippines

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 26, 1898

Pres. William McKinley instructed the American Peace Commission to demand for the cession of the Philippines in the negotiation with their Spanish counterpart in a meeting in Paris that would officially end the Spanish-American War.

The negotiations began on October 1, 1898 and culminated in the signing of the December 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris. Spain relinquished her sovereignty over Cuba, and placed Puerto Rico and Guam under American control.

The Philippines was sold to the United States for $20 million.

Photo credit: authentichistory.com

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Cebu Stamp Club's Venezia Milan Uy

When the club started on August 24, 1996, Milan was one of the first to join and became an officer.

She was a college student that time in an exclusive Catholic institution.

She collects Philippines and worldwide stamps and very active with the club.

Recently she was awarded and recognized by a big bank for rendering 20 years of service as an officer.

Today, Venezia Milan Y. Uy with Membership ID No. M960007 renewed her membership 🇵🇭

Marina Dizon

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 25, 1950

Marina Dizon y Bartolome (July 18, 1875 – October 25, 1950), one of the first women initiated into the Katipunan died on this day.

Born in Trozo (now Tondo), Manila, she was the daughter of Jose Dizon, one of the 13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan. She was a cousin of Emilio Jacinto, who was with her when she joined the Katipunan in 1893.

She presided the initiation rites for women, kept the records, and taught new members the Katipunan constitution and teachings.

Marina Dizon married Katipunan leader Jose Turiano Santiago.

(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy)

Photo credit: elearning.nhcp.gov.ph

Pres. Aguinaldo Establishes The Academia Militar

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 25, 1898

Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo issued a decree that established the Academia Militar in Malolos, Bulacan.

The task to organize the training school for future officers of the armed forces was given to Gen. Antonio Luna, the secretary of war.

Luna recruited the best officers of the Spanish Guardia Civil to be the faculty of the institution with Spanish officer, Col. Manuel Bernal Sityar, Jr. as the first superintendent.

On January 20, 1899, the Academia was deactivated after tensions erupted between the Filipinos and Americans that led to the Philippine-American War.

Photo credit: philippineamericanwar.webs.com

Monday, October 24, 2022

Cebu Stamp Club's Wilt Butch Talon

Butch joined the club in 1997 and is one of the pioneers.

He was a familiar face in our 3rd Sunday meetings at the University of Cebu.

He collects worldwide and Philippines stamps. During the launching of our mega exhibit, Selyo ug Kasaysayan sa Fort in Fort San Pedro inspite of his busy schedule at work, he came to show his support to the club.

Wilt Butch B. Talon with Membership ID No. M970032 renewed his membership today 🇵🇭

Rafael Palma

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 24, 1874

Rafael Palma y Velasquez (October 24, 1874 – May 24, 1939), a writer, educator, freemason, lawyer, senator, and the 4th President of the University of the Philippines was born in Tondo, Manila.

Starting as a reporter for La Independencia, he became the editor after Antonio Luna’s death under the pen name Dapit Hapon.

In 1900, he joined Sergio Osmeña and Jaime de Veyra and founded El Nuevo Dia, Cebu’s first newspaper.

Palma was assemblyman for Cavite province (1907), 2nd Philippine Commission member (1909-16), and senator (1916-22).

Photo credit: philippinediaryproject.wordpress.com

Cebu Stamp Club's Edison Go

Back then, young members of the club who were mostly students do not buy stamps.

During the monthly gatherings, the club gives them lots of stamps for free to increase their collections.

Edison levelled up early. He buys a lot of mint Philippine stamps from the post offices. Soon, he started buying too from other sources.

He has always beeen supportive of the club ever since. He is now building leaders as an Elite Coach at XTRM One Eleven Inc.

A pioneer member of the club, Edison L. Go with Membership ID No. M970031 renewed with us today 🇵🇭

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Cebu Stamp Club's John Carlo Base

Carlo was only 16 when he came with Danny Cerence in one of the 1997 meetings of the club.

He mentioned he brought a Philippine map stamp that has four parts. It was actually a se-tenant block of four stamp.

He was a regular attendee in our meetings every month at the University of Cebu and collects worldwide.

John Carlo Base is now based in the United States and renewed his membership today with Membership ID No. M97033 🇵🇭

Pres. Marcos Unveils Ormoc Stamp

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. with Leyte 4th District Congressman Richard Gomez, Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez and Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) Postmaster General and CEO Norman N. Fulgencio unveil the commemorative stamp and official first day cover for the 75th Charter Day of Ormoc City on October 20, 2022 🇵🇭

📷 Photo credits: PHLPOST and Pilipinas Philately

Gen. MacArthur Reestablishes The Commonwealth Government

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 23, 1944

Gen. Douglas MacArthur reestablished the Commonwealth of the Philippines in Tacloban, Leyte with Sergio Osmeña as president.

Also, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in World War II began and lasted for four days.

The battle consisted of four main separate engagements called the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, Battle of Surigao Straight, Battle of Cape Engaño, and the Battle of Samar.

American and Australian forces with 800 ships and 1,500 planes crippled the Imperial Japanese Navy’s force consisting of 67 ships and 300 planes.

Photo credit: wallpaperweb.org

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Cebu Stamp Club's Danilo Cerence

As a lover of geography when he was a kid, Danny started collecting stamps when he was in grade school in Leyte.

He joined the club in 1997 and it ignited his passion for collecting local and foreign stamps.

He says ”that the passion is more important now that paper stamps may run out of circulation with the advent of digital communications and app-sharing deliveries. So being a philatelist and a member of the Cebu Stamp Club ensures that the good old stamps that was once essential to everyone and a global necessity that we love to collect, will not fade in the world's collective awareness and memory.”

Danilo Cerence with Membership ID No. M970029 renewed his membership today 🇵🇭