An Education on Philippine Endangered Species Part V (Saga of the Reptilian Kind)

Celebrity World Vol. 4 No. 216, October 2, 1995
On the cover: Lt. Colonel Charito Plaza

Part V of my 1995 Science and Technology Award-winning 9-part special feature “An Education on Philippine Endangered Species” subtitled “Saga of the Reptilian Kind.”

Part I – “Paradise Lost, Can it be Regained?” (September 4, 1995)
Part II – “Biodiversity in an Hourglass” (September 11)
Part III – “When Trees Fall to the Ground” (September 18)
Part IV – “Cries from the Wild” (September 24)
Part V – “Saga of the Reptilian Kind” (October 2)
Part VI – “Wonders from Deep and Shallow Waters” (October 9)
Part VII – “Saving Our Marine Forest and Wildlife” (October 16)
Part VIII – “The Deflowering of the Wild Flowers” (October 23)
Part IX – “On the Wings of Hope and Unity” (October 30)

 

“Praise Him, hills and mountains, fruit trees and forests; all animals, tame and wild, reptiles and birds.” – Psalms 148:9-10, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

October 2

OCTOBER 2

Celebrity World Vol. 4 No. 216, October 2, 1995
On the Cover: Lt. Col. Charito Plaza

 

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST


Hollywood actor Marlon Brando (1924-2004)
on the cover of Entertainment Weekly (October 2, 1992).

Oktubre 2 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Oktubre 2, 1939, Napagwagian ni Ceferino Garcia (1906-1981) ang World Middleweight Boxing Championship nang patulugin niya ang Amerikanong si Alfredo “Fred” Apostoli (1913-1973) sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang tinatawag na “bolo punch.”

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Personalities and celebrities born on October 2:

1863 – Rafael Crame, first director of the Philippine Constabulary – in Malabon (then part of Rizal province) (d. January 1, 1927).

1923 – Artemio Marquez (full name Artemio Octavio Marquez Sr), writer and film director –  (June 20, 2001).

1936 – Sonny Belmonte (full name Fernando Feliciano Racimo Belmonte Jr), lawyer and Speaker of the House of Representatives – in Tondo, Manila.

1946 – Khryss Adalia, writer, actor and director (d. October 13, 2008).


1968 – Benjie Paras (full name Venancio Johnson Paras Jr), basketball player, the first PBA player to win the Rookie of the Year (1989) and Most Valuable Player (1989 and 1999) awards on the same year, and actor – in Caloocan City.



Benjie Paras with his two sons Andre and Kobe
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (August 21, 2001).

1970 – Adel Tamano (full name Fadel Abbas Tamano), lawyer and politician.

 

The original Charlie’s Angels cast:
Jacklyn Smith, Kate Jackson at Farrah Fawcett
on the cover of TV Journal (October 2-9, 1976).

Picture Trivia

          Do you know that the original Charlie’s Angels Kate Jackson (as Sabrina Duncan), Jacklyn Smith (as Kelly Garrett) and Farrah Fawcett (as Jill Munroe) were together only for the first season of the series? This was in 1976-1977 when the program was Number 1 on the ratings. Fawcett left after Season 1 and only has guest appearances in Seasons 3 and 4. In total, the three original Angels were only together in 29 episodes.

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Picture Trivia

Topless Britney Spears on the cover of
Rolling Stone (October 2, 2003).

          At the opening of the 2003 MTV Video Music Award, Britney Spears, Madonna, Christina Aguillera and Missy Elliott were in the opening number. In the middle of the performance, Madonna kissed Spears and Aguillera on the lips. The kiss between Madonna and Spears left a sterling mark on the media. It was considered by MTV as the “Number-One Opening Moments” in the history of MTV.

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