photographer

ROLEX 12 ......closet and most powerful advisers of Pres. Marcos.

 

Tomas Diaz........................................philippine constabulary

Juan Ponce Enrile................................ministry of defence

Romeo Espino.....................................chief of staff

Romeo Gatan......................................philippine constabulary

Alfredo Montoya..................................philippine constabulary

Ignacio Diaz.......................................philippine army

Fidel Ramos........................................philippine constabulary

Jose Rancudo.....................................philippine air force

Hilario Ruiz.........................................philippine navy

Rafael Zagala.....................................philippine army

Fabian Ver.........................................nisa

Eduardo Dangding Cojuangco................smb

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The most feared henchmen of Apo. Rolex was supposedly given by Apo himself to the 12 advisers pero sabi nila fake daw. :upside:

Ganitong panahon ay uso ang talangka or pehe as we call it in Malabon. Namimintol kami noon ng pehe sa mga palaisdaan.

 

My sculpture exhibit is ongoing until August 18 at Hiraya Gallery, 530 UN Ave., Ermita, Manila. It's located between Bocobo and MH del Pilar, beside Figaro. May shutterbugs (grupo ng mga MTC photographers and hobbyist) EB on the 18th.

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Meron palang grupo ng mga photographers dito sa MTC :goatee: I used to be president ng Nayon Photographers Club back in year 2000.

Uso rin sa amin noon ang mamasyal kung saan-san. We just chipped in sa gas and off we go to as far as Batangas in the south and Baguio in the north pero madalas kami sa Nueva Ecija where my mom has a farm she inherited from her father.

 

Mahilig din kaming mag-bike noon at kung saan-saan din kami nakararating.

 

I was in 1st year at Notre Dame when Martial Law was declared.

 

Ngayon hindi na ko nakakapunta sa farm. Hanggang dito na lang sa Metro-Manila nakakalibot. I am busy immersing myself as a sculptor (3rd year ko na) and painter (preparing for a show) while still working as a graphic designer for the past 20 years.

 

Somehow pareng photographer, related yung field natin.

To all the 70s peeps,

 

Lets have an EB soon.

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Related nga. we are both artists. Inform me or PM me when ang iyong show.

Well, kami naman, dahil piso lang ang baon nuon hehehe, we only go as far as Good Earth Emporium, Luneta (naks! hahaha), Harrison Plaza, at "Ilusion" hehehe. Kapag may naipon, Pampanga, where most of my barkada are from, Bulacan, Matabungkay, Anilao, and nuong malinis at walang kamatayang, Aroma Beach sa Coastal (where I got my first initiation sa frat - college na) and Mabuhay Beach sa Cavite. Would you believe, naliligo pa kami sa breakwater and mismo sa nakatayong "Boardwalk" ngayon? The bay water then was sooo clean and nanghuhuli pa kami ng mga talangka. The air over Manila fresh pa nuon.

Hayusss frend. Nakakarelate ako sa iba pero hindi sa lahat. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

Kwento kaya tayo ng mga pinaggagawa natin noon na gusto nating balikang gawin ngayon.

 

Kami noon namamansing or fishing kapag gusto naming kumain ng tilapia.

 

Ngayon ginawa ko na lang sculpture.

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Ang gusto kong balikan ngayon yung pamamasyal with my friends. Mga travel freaks kami nuon. parating pasyal dito, pasyal duon. Di naman magastos, basta budgeted lang. Yun ang trip namin nuon. Carefree, good clean fun. Walang inuman sobra, no smoking, puro kwentuhan during our teens. High school days are my happiest and most memorable. Sa Esteban Abada High School ako graduate at duon kami inabutan ng declaration of Martial Law.

Now, am a professional photographer na after a looonnngg stint sa concrete jungle that is Ayala Avenue, Makati City.

Meron akong powerpoint presentation, where can i post it? old pictures of Manila,etc. pinadala lang sa akin, want to share sa inyo.

Got an email from a friend just now. want to share it with you:

REALITY TSEK… sana magustuhan mo ito!!!

Sleeping Gising, frend.

Tumatanda ka na, frend.

Nasa Friday Magic Madness na yung mga paborito mong kanta. Nakaka-relate ka na sa Classic MTV. Lesbiana na yung kinaaaliwan mong child star dati. Nanay na lagi ang role ng crush na crush mong matinee idol noon.

Dati, pag may panot, sisigaw ka agad ng "PENDONG!".

Ngayon, pag may sumisigaw nun, ikaw na yung napapraning. Parang botika na ang cabinet mo. May multivitamins, vitamin E, vitamin C, royal jelly, tsaka ginko biloba.

Dati, laging may inuman. Sa inuman, may lechon, sisig, kaldereta, inihaw na liempo, pusit, at kung anu-ano pa. Ngayon, nagkukumpulan na lang kayo ng mga kasama mo sa Starbucks at oorder ng tea.

Wala na ang mga kaibigan mo noon.

Ang dating masasayang tawanan ng barkada sa canteen,

napalitan na ng walang katapusang pagrereklamo tungkol sa kumpanya ninyo. Wala na ang best friend mo na lagi mong pinupuntahan kapag may problema ka. Ang lagi mo na lang kausap ngayon e ang kaopisina mong hindi ka sigurado kung binebenta ka sa iba pag nakatalikod ka. Ang hirap nang magtiwala.

Mahirap nang makahanap ng totoong kaibigan. Hindi mo

kayang pagkatiwalaan ang kasama mo araw-araw sa opisina. Kung sabagay, nagkakilala lang kayo dahil gusto ninyong kumita ng pera at umakyat sa tinatawag nilang "corporate ladder". Anumang pagkakaibigang umusbong galing sa pera at ambisyon ay hindi talaga totoong pagkakaibigan. Pera din at ambisyon ang sisira sa inyong dalawa.

Pera. Pera na ang nagpapatakbo ng buhay mo.

Alipin ka na ng Meralco, PLDT, SkyCable, Globe, Smart, at Sun. Alipin ka ng Midnight Madness. Alipin ka ng tollgate sa expressway. Alipin ka ng credit card mo. Alipin ka ng ATM. Alipin ka ng BIR.

Dati-rati masaya ka na sa isang platong instant pancit

canton. Ngayon, dapat may kasamang italian chicken ang fettucine alfredo mo. Masaya ka na noon pag nakakapag-ober-da-bakod kayo para makapagswimming. Ngayon, ayaw mong lumangoy kung hindi Boracay o Puerto Galera ang lugar. Dati, sulit na sulit na sa yo ang gin pomelo. Ngayon, pagkatapos ng ilang bote ng red wine, maghahanap ka ng San Mig Light o Vodka Cruiser.

Wala ka nang magawa. Sumasabay ang lifestyle mo sa income mo. Nagtataka ka kung bakit hindi ka pa rin nakakaipon kahit tumataas ang sweldo mo. Yung mga bagay na gusto mong bilhin dati na sinasabi mong hindi mo kailangan, abot-kamay mo na. Pero kahit nasa iyo na ang mga gusto mong bilhin, hindi ka pa rin makuntento.

Saan ka ba papunta?

frend, gumising ka. Hindi ka nabuhay sa mundong ito

para maging isa lang

sa mga baterya ng mga machines sa Matrix. Hanapin mo

ang dahilan kung bakit nilagay ka rito. Kung ang buhay mo ngayon ay uulit-ulit lang hanggang maging singkwenta anyos ka na, magsisisi ka. Lumingon ka kung paano ka nagsimula, isipin ang mga tao at mga bagay na nagpasaya sa yo. Balikan mo sila.

Ikaw ang nagbago, hindi ang mundo.

Guys, there's a wonderful radio program kanina ko lang narinig from DZMM. Its hosted by Willie Nepomuceno and Boots Anson Roa. They call it M & M (Music and Memories, ata). Their discussion is from the past mostly 60s and 70s. Its on the air 1pm to 4pm every Sunday. Kanina they aired music from the 70s with free discussion from listeners. You can call them up or text them. Kakatuwa yung mga tumatawag, mga decada 70s. Reminiscing the past. Very relaxing and you know naman Willie Nepomuceno, he then mimicks some of the well-known personalities of the 70s, from Pres. Marcos, FVR, Rico Puno, beatles, etc. Ganda! I chanced upon it when during my lunchtime, naghahanap ako ng mga magagandang programs to listen to on a lazy Sunday.

Very dangerous times then in Mindanao...I remember being in Cotabato City for the first time in 76. Para kang nasa Dodge City where you see gunslinging men in cowboy hats brandinshing their Colts and baby armalites in public. Some rode horses, but most rode in Toyota Land Cruisers. Ang daming siga!

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Ako naman sa Arayat, Pampanga. We spent one holy week duon tapos gabi (wala pang kuryente nuon) may mga naglalakad na mga lalaki nanghihingi ng manok. after a while bago kami matulog, there was fierce gun battle sa foot ng Mt. Arayat. Kinabukasan umuwi na kami sakay Yabut Bus. Uso pa naman nuon caumoflage na pantalon, hindi namin masuot suot

70s, HIGH SCHOOL DAYS!!! pinakamasaya ata ang high school. no worries, care free, (at least yan ang feeling ko nuon)

nasaan na kaya si ed finlan? he used to head the operations of Channel 4 then during the time of Marcos

guy n pip / nora-terso (waving the boyscout? 3fingers sign)

 

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up to 70s wala pa calculator - SLIDE RULES!

saan kaya may mabili pa neto?

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Sa Recto, University belt. sa mga tindahan ng lumang books and book stores.

Yung "Roses & Lollipops" ni Nora Aunor, paired with Cocoy Laurel, co-starred si Don Johnson ("Miami Vice") na spurned suitor ni Ate Guy.

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Basta ako kay Romy Mallari and Perla Adea hihihi

"sa ikauunlad ng bayan, disiplina ang kailangan" - slogan during ML

 

sa ikauunlad ng bayan, bisikleta ang kailangan

 

remember this song?

 

May bagong silang

May bago nang buhay

Bagong bansa, bagong galaw

sa Bagong Lipunan

Nagbabago ang lahat

Tungo sa pag-unlad

At ating itanghal Bagong Lipunan

 

(eto naman katapat sa kabila ---> Bangon, sa pagkakabusabos...)

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how about imelda's green revolution?

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nice to see Carriedo cleared of the vendors...

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Buti naman nawala na yung vendors sa kalye Carriedo. I was thinking of kapag nagkasunog (wag naman) dun sa structures duon. paano makakapasok ang mga fire trucks. Also, those vendors na occupying the stalls may sindikato dun. Meron silang "branch" din sa mga sidewalks ng Rizal Avenue, mostly mga anak at relatives.

Back to the 70s..................

Ah Green Revolution ni Imelda.....is this the result why the Philippines then was a major EXPORTER of rice sa SouthEast Asia? Now, we are a major IMPORTER of rice...all because of negligence and "commissions".

Today, 39th anniversary ng Ruby Tower! 1968 yun. I remember I was awaken by the cries of my late mom. Around 4am siguro yun. Dun naging sikat si Johnny Midnight and sikat nang Paeng Yabut. Intensity 7 yun at nagkaron pa ng Pinoy dance movie with the same name. Epicenter was at Casiguran, Quezon

i believe he survived 2 assasination attempts d last one ws splashed all over the papers. everybody thought he was a goner until he recovered with his face contoured from the bullet wounds...he died of a heart attack sometime in the late 90s. another feisty journalist-commentator who also survived various attempts vs. his life was RUTHER BATUIGAS. Astig din ang kamoteng ito...esp. when he succesfully negotiated for the surrender of the dreaded serial killer Waway. :headsetsmiley:

i believe he survived 2 assasination attempts d last one ws splashed all over the papers. everybody thought he was a goner until he recovered with his face contoured from the bullet wounds...he died of a heart attack sometime in the late 90s. another feisty journalist-commentator who also survived various attempts vs. his life was RUTHER BATUIGAS. Astig din ang kamoteng ito...esp. when he succesfully negotiated for the surrender of the dreaded serial killer Waway. :headsetsmiley:

Paborito ng lola ko si Damian Sotto...bagsik magmura sa radyo. Was banned by Marcos at the onset of Martial Law, kasabayan ni Paeng Yabut (ilang beses niratrat, ngiwi na ang bibig...buhay pa rin.) :upside:

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The last broadcast of the late Paeng Yabut before he was shot I heard was at 6pm. Dont know the date. Narinig ko lang kasi idol siya ng tita ko. He was discussing about how short the skirts the women during those time wore. Kita daw ang panty kapag sumasakay sa kalesa. Kinikilig pa habang sinasabi niya yun. He survived the assassination attempt. Bakit nga ba daw siya binaril?

anybody remember the bombastic radio announcer DAMIAN SOTO?

 

villegas - yeba!

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Yeah, nakakatakot hahaha. ang dami na sigurong nasirang la mesa nuon sa kababagsak ng kamao. He was a nationalistic freak. There was this proposal of his na palitan ang mga bus and jeepneys ng "karitela bus" para daw walang pollution. Yung dumi ng kabayo puwede daw kunin pang fertilizer. Prophetic comments. Patay na siya, no? May mga gumagaya pero hindi na sumikat.

At the BASEMENT of SM MANILA there is an ongoing EXHIBIT of pictures of OLD MANILA/INTRAMUROS/SAMPALOC/PACO

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Oh, ok ito ah! thanks for the info. pasyalan ko tomorrow (meron akong wedding coverage ngayon)

It was rumored then that he was either a pedophile or a gay.

The fiesty Labor Leader, Roberto Oca, during his campaign for the Manila mayoralty vs. Villegas challenged the incumbent at a fist fight at Plaza Miranda mano-a-mano. Villegas laughed at ang ignored Oca who eventually lost the election. :upside:

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Also the boxing match (inside law office) of Apo Ferdie and Lacson. Dont know who won or nagka awatan

if you'll be able to read the book "The Untold Story of Imelda Marcos" (banned during the martial law years), you'll understand why meldy became like what she was/is...

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From garage house to Malacanan

Thanks for the info, bro. Kasi, if I'm not mistaken, in one TV appearance in the early 80's, I think Ronnie N. jokingly alluded to himself as being sajid khan. But I think sajid khan visited the Philippines at one point in the late 60's.

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Sajid visited the country late 60s and early 70s. He was paired with Nora Aunor. Alam mo naman, hit na hit si La Onor nuon. There movie was "The Singing Filipina"

After Arsenio (aka "Arsenic") Lacson, was it Antonio (Yeba) Villegas who took over as Manila Mayor? I recall his Yeba 1 and Yeba 2 fire-fighting boats docked at Pasig River right at the back of what was once PLDT bldg. in Intramuros. Dumi ng Maynila during his reign as Mayor.

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Villegas - a poor man from Tondo daw then when he became mayor biglang natira sa Forbes Park! It was during his administration that the Quiapo "freeway" (the one in front of Roman Super Cinerama then) was constructed. I was studying then sa Quiapo Parochial School, ang hirap sumakay. parating puno ang jeepneys dahil sa tapat pa lang ng old Life theater, naghahabulan na mga passengers. I have to make "round trip" pa from Quiapo to Pier then back to Quiapo papunta sa Dapitan. Super trapik nuon. Imagine from Quiapo straight to Dapitan (near Albert Elementary School), it took us around 2 hours dahil nga sa construction. Re routing pa. That was the first time I got a glimpse of the steel church - San Sebastian.

The romance between Dolphy and Pilar Pilapil started on the set of El Pinoy Matador, a movie shot entirely in Spain. One of the biggest box office hit of the decade.

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Yeah, one of the best. I remember my mom and I watched the movie after view the moon rock exhibit (rock was shown at a Science fair sa Pasay taft - ang haba ng pila just to see a glimpse of that small piece of rock which became a celebrity that year). I also purchased a 34 rpm record of the song sang by Panchito in the said movie. I think it was shot in Spain. Nahuli pa daw si Pidol kasi naglalaba sa kalye (shooting a scene).

Hey, guys --- si Ronnie Nathaliesz ba e also the sri lankan actor sajid khan?

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Nope, magkaiba sila. I think Sajid is older than Ronnie. Pero pareho silang Sri Lankan, Ronnie being a converted filipino citizen by virtue of a presidential decree.

rite bro.!

 

AHL arsenio lacson? siya ba ung nagsabi k EM na - so young yet so corrupt? :upside:

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Yap, yun nga ang sinabi niya....sabi ni Arsenic.............Ernesto Maceda.