Sunday, January 8, 2012

199. Carnival Mementos: MANILA CARNIVAL RECORDINGS

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The spirited air that permeated the grounds of the Manila Carnivals was certainly not provided by just the merry revelers, but by the insp...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

198. Carnival's Radio Night: THE SEARCH FOR MISS RADIO

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The Radio as a new communication medium officially came to the Philippines in 1922 when a test broadcast was made by a Mrs. Redgrave from ...
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Monday, January 2, 2012

197. Carnival Beauties: MANOLITA C. VILLAESCUSA, 1927 Miss Zamboanga

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ZAMBOANGUEÑA HERMOSA. Manolita Villaescusa y Camins, the second Miss Zamboanga, was a popular hometown beauty whose Spanish ancestry is evid...
Sunday, December 18, 2011

196. Carnival Beauties: LUZ CENTENO PAMINTUAN, Candidate, 1934 Miss Philippines

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WIN OR LUZ. Lucy Pamintuan,a well-travelled society belle from Angeles, one of 3 Kapampangans who competed for the 1934 Miss Philippines cro...
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

195. Carnival Movers & Shakers: JORGE B. VARGAS

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BY JORGE, THERE'S A CARNIVAL! Jorge b. Vargas was a moving force of the Manila Carnivals, starting from the 1920s down o the Commonwealt...
Monday, December 5, 2011

194. Carnival Beauties: CARMEN R. FERNANDEZ, 1926 Miss Palawan

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THE LI'L SIS ALSO RISES. Carmen Rodriguez Fernandez, the 1926 Miss Palawan, was the younger daughter of Trinidad Fernandez, who, two yea...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

193. Queen of the 1926 Pampanga Carnival: JUANITA S. ARRASTIA of Lubao

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ARRESTING BEAUTY, Juanita Arrastia, Miss Pampanga 1926, had Basque and Filipino blood in her veins. She and husband, Dr. Wenceslao Vitug, co...