Friday, May 31, 2013

3 Filipina beauties in Miss Universe 2013

3 Filipinas in Miss Universe 2013 
Santos (Miss Universe Canada), Arida (Miss Universe Philippines) and Mouchita (Miss Universe Gabon)
 
3 Filipina beauties are expected to take Miss Universe 2013 by storm on still a date and venue to be announced.
 
Miss Universe Philippines Ariella Arida is currently on the thick of her preparations for Miss Universe 2013. She is expected to meet 2 more ladies of Filipina ancestry.
 
Riza Santos, Miss Universe Canada 2013 was earlier named to be the 1st Runner Up of the contest when they crowned Denise Garrido as the winner. A day later, Beauties of Canada, franchise owner of Miss Universe Canada admitted a typo that cause an error to the top 5 ladies in their competition.
 
Santos is a pure Filipina who made waves in Miss Earth 2006 and Miss World 2011, both representing Canada.
 
Another lady that has Filipina ancestry is Ruth Jennifer Ondo Mouchita. She will be representing the African state of Gabon and the second lady to participate in Miss Universe after Gabon's debut in 2012. Mouchita's mother is a Filipina while her father is Gabonese.
 


Rockets vs. Pacers tickets: Php 550 to 32, 300



SM has released the official ticket prices for the Houston Rockets vs Indiana Pacers pre-season game at the SM Mall of Asia on October 10, 2013.

Below are the official ticket prices for the NBA Global Games: Rockets vs Pacers at Mall of Asia Arena:

PREMIUM A RED - PHP 32,300
PREMIUM B GREEN - PHP 27,000
SECTION C BLUE - PHP 8,400
SECTION D ORANGE - PHP 4,200
SECTION E GRAY - PHP 550

A total of 16,000 tickets will be sold to the public starting June 16 on SM Tickets Outlets and smtickets.com


Thursday, May 30, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Unveiled



There is no official pricing yet regarding S4 mini, but it is surely something attractive for people who want to experience having the smartphone at a lesser price. 

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini specs:

  • 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD display
  • 1.5GB RAM
  • 8GB internal storage capacity
  • MicroSD slot, supports cards up to 64GB
  • Weighs 107 grams
  • 1.7GHz Dual Core processor
  • 8.0-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash, 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera
  • Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean mobile operating system
  • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • Infra-red blaster, NFC technology, 4G connectivity (in some regions)
  • 1900mAh battery

Ivian Sarcos to be Miss World Venezuela National Director

 
 
2013 will be Osmel Sousa's last hurrah in selecting Miss World Venezuela as come next year, the pageant will be managed by Miss World 2011 Ivian Sarcos. This was in response to Julia Morley's desire to have a separate pageant for Miss World Venezuela. 


Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Vice Ganda issues apology to Jessica Soho (Full Transcript)

Vice Ganda says sorry to Jessica Soho in public after the latter refused to talk to him personally
 
I just wanna make things right and I wanna make this day a beautiful one and start this right. Alam naman po natin yung mga issue ‘di ba? May mga malaking-malaking issue na na lumalaganap ngayon.”
“May 17, 2013, naganap po ang I-Vice Ganda Mo ‘Ko Sa Araneta. It is a comedy concert; it is a comedy show; it is an enlarged comedy bar show kasi naganap po sa Araneta. After 11 days, kahapon, may mga lumabas pong issue na may mga na-offend, may mga ibinato sa ‘king issue na meron akong nalampasang linya, na meron akong mga sinabing hindi maganda, na meron akong mga taong sinadyang saktan, may mga tao akong natapakan.”
“Ang dami pong lumabas sa Twitter, sa social networking, sa news ang dami pero hindi po ako nagsalita kasi gusto kong pag-aralan ang mga pangyayari kaya hindi po ako nagsalita. At gusto kong i-take ang sitwasyong ito nang may tamang pag-iisip. Ayokong gamitin ang galit para mag-react, ayokong gamitin ang pagiging immature para makipaglaban. Gusto kong maging matalino. At kahit matalino po ako, kahit sinasabi ng ibang tao na marunong ako; matalino ako, merong mga taong mas matalino sa akin at mas nakakaunawa at humingi po ako ng tulong.”
“So tumawag po ako sa tanggapan ng ABS-CBN, tumawag po ako sa mga big bosses. Nakipag-meeting po sa akin si Tita Cory Vidanes. Pinatawag po nila ako at sinabi ito ang issue, ito ang kumakalat na issue ngayon. Ito po ay tungkol kay Ms. Jessica Soho at dun sa sinasabi nilang jokes ko about rape victims; na meron daw akong mga jokes about rape victims.”
“Tinanong nila ako, ‘Ano ba’ng take mo rito? Ano’ng gusto mong gawin?’ Sinabi ko po sa kanila, sa mga big bosses, na hindi ko naman po kinakailangang i-justify ang joke ko o bigyan ko ng magandang katuwiran ang joke ko. Ang joke ay depende sa tao, kung pa’no mo tatanggapin ang joke. Hindi lahat ng joke ay matatanggap lahat ng tao at walang kahit isang joke na pinagtawanan ng lahat. Lahat ng joke may taong tatawa, at lahat ng joke may taong hindi magiging pabor sa joke na ito. Ngayon sinasabi ko na po na sinasadya man o hindi sinasadya, may na-offend akong tao. Alam ko sa sarili ko ‘yon at tinatanggap ko. Maaaring na-offend ko nga si Ms. Jessica Soho. Bukod kay Ms. Jessica Soho marami pa ‘kong naging karakter sa mga jokes ko. Nabanggit ko rin po ang pangalan ni Ms. Kris Aquino, ni Mr. Boy Abunda, ni Mr. Kim Atienza, Mr. Gas Abelgas, Ms. Pia Hontiveros, Ms. Nancy Binay, Ms. Grace Poe at marami pang iba.”
“Pero sa pagkakataong ‘to sigurado ako na na-offend ko si Ms. Jessica Soho at sinabi n’yang na-offend s’ya. So sabi ko tatanggapin ko ‘yon, na naka-offend ako ng tao. At kung naka-offend ka ng tao, tanggapin mo ang pagkakamali mo at paano mo ba ‘to matatanggap kung naka-offend ka at nagkamali ka?”
“Hindi ko makakalimutan isa sa mga pinakasimpleng naituro sa akin ng mga magulang ko, sinasadya mo man o hindi mo sinasadya, pag nakasakit ka humingi ka ng patawad at paumanhin.”
“Lumaki na po ng lumaki ang issue-ng ito. Marami na silang sinabi na kung ano’ng sinabi ko at may mga naganap dun sa concert na ‘yon. Hindi na ako makikipagtalo, kasi kung makikipagtalo ako hahaba lang ng hahaba. Ang salita ko magiging laban sa salita nila, ang salita nila magiging laban sa salita ko at hindi lang naman kami ang naglalaban-laban lahat na ng tao nagsalita na at nagbigay na ng opinyon. Itigil na natin ‘to, itigil na natin ‘yung pagbibigay ng opinyon lalu’t lalo pa kung hindi n’yo naman talaga alam ang nangyari at hindi kayo nakapanood kasi magiging magulo lang ang mundo.”
“So para po sa akin tinanong ng management, ‘Ano’ng gusto mong gawin?’ Gusto ko pong mag-apologize kay Ms. Jessica Soho.”
“Pwede akong mag-apologize sa Twitter, pwede akong mag-apologize sa Facebook, pwede akong magpa-interview kung saan-saan, pwede kong gamitin ang programang ito, ang Showtime, para mag-apologize, pero sabi ko sa ‘kin naman nagsimula at may binitawan akong biro na naka-offend dun sa tao. Kung hihingi ako ng paumanhin mas sinsero at mas mararamdaman n’ya ang sinseridad ko ‘pag sinabi ko sa kanya nang personal. Kaya tinanong ulit ako ni Tita Cory, ‘Ano’ng gusto mong gawin?’ Gusto ko pong gawing personal ang paghingi ko ng kapatawaran at ng paumanhin. Gusto ko pong makausap si Ms. Jessica Soho. Kaya ang sabi ng management, ‘Kung sa palagay mo ‘yan ang tama, at sa palagay din naman namin ‘yan ang tama, humingi ka ng paumanhin ng personal, tawagan mo si Ms. Jessica Soho.”
“Buong puso ko pong gustong humingi ng tawad. As much as possible ayokong gawing pampubliko ito kasi ang plastik. Kung gusto mong humingi ng tawad dun ka dumiretso sa tao; kung may gusto kang iparating dun sa tao diretsuhin mo yung tao wag mong iparating sa kung saan-saan.”
“Kaya tinawagan ko po karaka-raka kanina si Ms. Jessica Soho. Nag-ring ang phone. May tumanggap sa tawag ko. Sa boses pa lang alam ko nang si Ms. Jessica Soho. Ang sabi ko, ‘Good morning po, magandang umaga po. Pwede ko po bang makausap si Ms. Jessica Soho?’ At sumagot sabi n’ya, ‘Sino ito? Para saan ‘to?’ Sabi ko, ‘Ako po si Vice Ganda.’ Tapos sabi n’ya, ‘Si Jessica Soho ito. Pasensya ka na kasi hindi maganda ang timpla ko ngayong araw na ito.’ Kaya sabi ko naman, ‘A, okay po. So is it okay if I just call you later or tomorrow or some other day?’ Ang sabi n’ya, ‘I don’t think so.’”
“So sa pakiwari ko, maaring nasasaktan pa s’ya. Nasasaktan pa s’ya; nagagalit pa s’ya. HIndi pa s’ya tapos do’n. Hindi n’ya pa ako kayang patawarin kaya hindi ko nasabi kung ano’ng gusto kong sabihin. At kung sinabi n’yo po Ms. Jessica Soho na you don’t think na gusto n’yo akong makausap maybe tomorrow or some other day or later, kaya ngayon ko na lang po gagawing pampubliko ito para makarating po sa inyo.”
“Ako po talaga ay humihingi ng paumanhin. Humihingi po ako ng paumanhin. Opo, yun po ay isang biro na maaaring sa inyo ay hindi magandang biro at kung hindi po magandang biro yun at nasaktan ko po kayo talaga, humihingi ako ng paumanhin. Patawad po. At ipinapangako ko po sa inyo hindi na kayo magiging kasama kailanman sa anumang tema ng pagtatanghal ko. Yun lang po ang nararamdaman ko at naiisip kong tama kong gawin para makabawi ako kung nasaktan ko po kayo. Yoon lang po, humihingi po ako ng kapatawaran. Kung hindi n’yo po ako kayang patawarin sa ngayon sana po balang araw mapatawad n’yo po ako dahil inuulit ko po yun po ay isang biro lamang. Katulad po ng sinabi ko bago pa magsimula ang konsiyerto ko, na lahat ng mangyayari dun ay biro lamang.”
“Tungkol naman po do’n sa issue ng rape, na ginawa ko raw katatawanan ang rape nung gabing ‘yon, lahat po ng nakapanood nung gabing yun, nung nasa konsiyerto, umuwi ng bahay nila na walang naalalang ginawa kong katatawanan ang rape. Pero hindi ko na ulit idya-justify kung ano’ng ginawa ko, kung ano’ng ginawa kong tama o ano’ng ginawa kong mali, hindi ko na po idya-justify. Gusto ko lang pong klaruhin sa lahat na hindi ko po kailanman gugustuhing kutyain ang sinumang rape victim. Wala ako pong intensyong masama na pagtawanan ang mga rape victims. Alam ko pong seryoso ang issue tungkol sa rape kaya hindi ko po ginawang seryoso na pagtawanan ang rape victims. Wala po akong intensyong masama. Gayunpaman, kung meron pong nasaktan, humihingi po ako ng paumanhin.”
“At sa mga lahat po ng nakisali na sa isang maliit na issue-ng ito na pinalaki ng pinalaki na pinalaki na nagmukhang national issue, na nagsimula sa isang simpleng biro. Kung hindi n’yo po nagugustuhan ang pagpapatawa ko, paumanhin po sa inyo. Kung hindi n’yo po ako nauunawaan, paumanhin po ako sa inyo. Sa mga nakaunawa nang mahusay sa mga biro ko, maraming-maraming salamat.”
“Ako po ay tao, mukha lang po akong kabayo. Hindi po ako perpektong komedyante. Alam ko po sa sarili ko, nakasisiguro ako, na hindi lahat ng jokes ko ay nakakatawa. At wala naman pong komedyante na lahat ng joke ay nakakatawa. Meron at merong isang taong tatayo at magsasabing, ‘Hindi naman ako natawa.’ Depende ‘yan sa kung paano mo tatanggapin.”
“Gayunpaman, sa lahat po ng nasaktan ko, buong puso, mula sa puso ko, sinasambit ng dila ko at lumalabas sa bibig ko ngayon, hindi lang basta idinidikta ng ibang tao at ng utak ko, humihingi po ako ng paumanhin. Hindi ko po sinasabing hindi na ako magkakamali. Bilang isang tao, alam kong matapos ang paumanhin na ‘to, sa pagtahak ko sa mundo’ng ‘to, magkakamali at magkakamali ako. Kaya magkamali man po ako, hindi po ako magdadalawang-isip tanggapin ang pagkakamali ko at humingi ulit ng paumanhin.”
“Kaya sana po, tapusin na natin ang issue-ng ito. Mas maganda, pinapanalangin ko na mapatawad ako. Sa lahat ng mga nagsalita rin sa akin ng masasama, lalo na ‘yong mga hindi nakaunawa at hindi naman nakapanood at nakarinig lang, okay lang. Hindi ako nagagalit. Kung hindi n’yo ‘ko nauunawaan, ako ang uunawa sa inyo. Maraming salamat po.”

Blackberry Q10 Postpaid Prices with Globe

 

The Blackberry Q10 will be offered by Globe on their network for a monthly service of Php 1499 until July 7.

The breakdown of the Php 1499 fee is the P 999 MySuperPlan and a P 500 cashout on a 24 month period. If you are to get the Plan 1799, you would be asked to cashout 2,400,  you can get the plan for free at Plan 2499 or higher.

Prepaid unit is tapped to be at P 31,990

Vice Ganda issues public apology to Jessica Soho


Comedian Vice Ganda issued a public apology on Showtime Wednesday for his jokes about "overweight" and "gang rape" to GMA News pillar Jessica Soho.


(c) Youtube

Daddy James and Bimby together again?

 
 
 
"Thank You Lord"
 
This was the caption of the photo posted by San Mig Coffee star James Yap on his Instagram account (@jamesyap18). Though there was no date as to when the picture was taken, there was an outpour of support from James fans regarding the father-son photo.
 
The posting of the photo comes when James is still in a rift with ex-wife Kris Aquino that prevented him from even greeting his son last April.
 
(Source: AKTV/photo: James Yap IG account)
 
 


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Video: Vice Ganda's rape and overweight jokes on Jessica Soho


Vice Ganda is now on hot water after his jokes during his sold-out concert last May 17 on GMA News VP Jessica Soho being overweight and a "rape" victim.

While we believe Vice is very efficient with his craft, he must now where he stands and this is a NO-NO, especially joking about "rape".

What are your thoughts?

Top 10 Certified Public Accountants May 2013 Examinations



The top 10 passers of the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination, conducted by the PRC in various testing centers this month, are the following:

RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | RATING(%)

1 RICHARD BAGUIO SAAVEDRA
ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY
96.00

2 MIKYLL HUM DALIMOT NARVIOS
UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS
95.43

3 TOM BRAIAN AGUILAR
UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO
94.00

4 WENDELL KHO ANG
UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS
93.71

5 JAYMAR PELIN DUMAGSA
WESTERN LEYTE COLLEGE-ORMOC
93.57

6 RUSSEL AARON NACHOR AILES
ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY
93.29

HAZEL VALERIE NGO SY
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA
93.29

7 JON VINCENT NGO ONG
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA
93.14

8 GLEN DAREEN ASTILLERO SANTOS
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
92.71

9 KATHLEEN RIVERA SAMONTE
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA
92.43

10 ARIANNE CAÑON FERNANDO
UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS
92.29

JAY RONALD LEOPARDAS LLUVIDO
HOLY NAME UNIVERSITY
92.29
---- Nothing Follows ----

(c) celebritynetworth.com

Riza Santos is Miss Universe Canada 2013 - upon correction!


It was a dethronement and enthronement for Miss Universe Canada 2013.

A human error or a typo was discovered in the Top 5 of the competition. The typo was first in the 11 years that the Beauties of Canada had produced Miss Universe Canada. BOC had made the correct results:

Miss Universe Canada 2013 ­ Riza Santos (Calgary, AB)
1st runner-up ­ Siera Bearchell (Moose Jaw, SK)
2nd runner-up ­ Diana Martin (Mississauga, ON)
3rd runner-up ­ Denise Garrido (Bradford, ON)
4th runner-up ­ Michelle McKay (Sarnia, ON)

The proclaimed winner, Denise Garrido was just the 3rd Runner Up of the contest, while the true winner of Miss Universe Canada 2013 is Riza Santos, who represented Canada to the Miss Earth 2006 pageant and the Miss World 2011 pageant.

There would be 2 Filipinas as of this writing in Miss Universe, Riza and our very own Ariella Arida.

San Antonio Spurs are the 2013 Western Conference Champions


Veteran team as they are, San Antonio Spurs show no sign of letting up as they sweep the Memphis Grizzlies, 93-86.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Gilas Pilipinas uninvited in Jones Cup 2013

 
 
 
National Team Head Coach Chot Reyes via his twitter accout (@coachot) announced that Gilas Pilipinas was uninvited to defend its Jones Cup crown in Taiwan, citing the PH-Taiwan tensions which stemmed from the fisherman slay.
 


BPI ATMs, EPS unavailable




On Monday evening at around 7PM, BPI via their twitter account (@talktobpi) that their ATM and EPS services are unavailable.

BPI@TalktoBPI1h
Our ATM and EPS systems are currently unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience and shall post an update once services are restored.
 
BPI representatives had advised the public to use other banks atms for their transactions, however, some noted that they cannot access their accounts through the banks.

Update:
Lois Calderon@Lois_Calderon21m
BPI head of Corp.Communication Rita Canchela says ATM problem has been fixed.Most ATMs back online,all should be up and running by midnight.
 

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Video: GMA-7's Anna KareNina remake trailer

The 90's drama serye Anna KareNina which featured Sunshine Dizon, Antoinette Taus, Kim Delos Santos and Dingdong Dantes will be reprised again by GMA-7's Barbie Forteza, Joyce Ching and Krystal Reyes.

Full trailer here:

Sarah Geronimo covers Meg Magazine June 2013

Sarah Geronimo Covers Meg Magazine June 2013 Issue 
 
 
The Voice of the Philippines Coach Sarah Geronimo stars MEG Magazine's June 2013 cover where the Popstar Princess was quoted saying  "Kailangan din dumating 'yung time na kaya ko na magdesisyon on my own," now that she has turned 24.
 
Aside from Sarah G, MEG would also highlight 30 under 30 exceptional achievers to which you could get inspiration from.
 
The June 2013 issue is available on bookstores/news stands at P 125.00
 


Saturday, May 25, 2013

Suze Orman on ANC

Suze Orman, a financial adviser and author came back to the Philippines just recently, if you haven't had the opportunity to see her live, here is her interview with Karen Davila for ANC Headstart:

 
 
(c) ANC Alerts on Youtube

Fourteen party-list groups proclaimed winners

Last Friday, May 24, 2013 COMELEC proclaimed fourteen party-list groups who have received 2% of the votes required.
  • Buhay
  • A Teacher
  • Bayan Muna
  • 1-CARE
  • Akbayan
  • Ako Bicol
  • Abono
  • OFW Family
  • Gabriela
  • COOP-NATCCO
  • Agap
  • CIBAC
  • Magdalo
  • An Waray
COMELEC will continue proclaiming more party-list groups on Monday.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Lebron, Kobe lead All NBA First Team, Check out full results here:



James and Bryant lead star-studded All-NBA Team

Position All-NBA Team Points
2012-13 ALL NBA FIRST TEAM
Forward LeBron James, Miami (119) 595
Forward Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City (102) 555
Center Tim Duncan, San Antonio (45) 392
Guard Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (91) 521
Guard Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers (97) 537
2012-13 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
Forward Carmelo Anthony, New York (24) 397
Forward Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers 132
Center Marc Gasol, Memphis (38) 295
Guard Tony Parker, San Antonio (16) 273
Guard Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City (20) 306
2012-13 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
Forward David Lee, Golden State 79
Forward Paul George, Indiana 73
Center Dwight Howard, L.A. Lakers (17) 203
Guard Dwyane Wade, Miami (3) 145
Guard James Harden, Houston (5) 253

Other players receiving votes, with point totals: Brook Lopez, Brooklyn, 132 (7 First Team votes); Stephen Curry, Golden State, 72; LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 62; Chris Bosh, Miami, 59 (4); Joakim Noah, Chicago, 56 (3); Zach Randolph, Memphis, 45; Al Horford, Atlanta, 31 (2); Paul Pierce, Boston, 24; Al Jefferson, Utah, 20 (1); Tyson Chandler, New York, 19 (1); Roy Hibbert, Indiana, 9; Luol Deng, Chicago, 8; Kevin Garnett, Boston, 8; Ty Lawson, Denver, 8; Josh Smith, Atlanta, 7; Deron Williams, Brooklyn, 6; Pau Gasol, LA Lakers, 4; Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City, 4; Omer Asik, Houston, 3; Kenneth Faried, Denver, 3; Raymond Felton, New York, 3; Kyrie Irving, Cleveland, 3; Carlos Boozer, Chicago, 2; Mike Conley, Memphis, 2; David West, Indiana, 2; Rudy Gay, Toronto, 1; J.J. Hickson, Portland, 1; Andre Iguodala, Denver, 1; Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 1; Nikola Pekovic, Minnesota, 1; Rajon

Thursday, May 23, 2013

The two other Miss Tourism World Philippines Winners

 
The Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013 Winners
Bride of the World Philippines 2013 Sherry Rose Guanga (left) and Model of the World Philippines 2013 Elle Hollman (right) flank Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013 Aiyana Mickiewicz.Aside from Aiyana Camille "AJ" Mikiewicz who succeeds Meryll Angeline King  as Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013, two other girls would be representing the country in international pageants as well.
The lady wearing the green gown, Elle Hollman was named Model of the World Philippines 2013. She will be competing in the Best Model of the World pageant later this year. Elle succeeds Joy Marie Gangan who was selected Best Asia Model in the 2012 edition.
And then there is another lady, Sherry Rose Guanga, the Olongapo native who will be competing in the Bride of the World pageant this year in Singapore. 
Runners-up of the Miss Tourism World Philippines pageant:
Jeriza Saulog of Luzon #15

Ramona Yamat of Visayas #31

Cristlet Rose Gerona of Mindanao #24

Czarina Rose Rosales of NCR #16

Filipino Time No More with New Law?

 


Will the concept of "Filipino time" be eliminated with the new law?

President Benigno Aquino III signed to law that sets Philippine Standard Time (PST) that should be followed by all government offices. 

Republic Act 10535  requires all national and local government offices to follow PST even with their respective bundy clocks. 

The PST will also be available through the internet with PAGASA  as its timekeeper. 

It also mandates  state-owned and private television and radio networks to synchronize their time with the PST or face sanctions from NTC or DILG.

Read more: 
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/law-synchronizes-time-devices-under-pst-212907558.html 
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/can-new-law-change--filipino-time---103627533.html 

O&B University E-Learning: Android For Beginners

This is not a paid advertisement of Orange and Bronze nor there is no way we are affiliated to them. 


I have recently received an e-mail regarding Orange and Bronze's University E-Learning program since my Yahoo Mail address was previously a part of their mailing list since they were doing programs with ACM for quite some time. Aside from the O&B University where they already provide Java, Android and other Software Development Training programs, they had already started with their e-learning program and first stop is the Android for Beginners.

The Android for Beginners class is taught by O&B's main man Calen Legaspi, you can have a trial of the class before you pay the course fee of P 205 (that's a new career for a price of one Starbucks visit). The Android for Beginners is just the first installment of the O&B University E-Learning.

Check out: http://www.orangeandbronze.com/orange-orchard/onb-university-e-learning-invites-pay-only-php205/ 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Cleveland Cavaliers gets first pick in 2013 NBA Draft

 
Last year's Top Pick Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Hornets

The 2013 NBA Draft has been set on Thursday, June 27, 2013 with Cleveland Cavaliers winning the first pick for the second time in three years. 

Here is the full list of the order of NBA Draftees with the Top 10 probably getting the most of what is said to be a balanced draft. 

First Round:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Orlando Magic
3. Washington Wizards
4. Charlotte Bobcats
5. Phoenix Suns
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Detroit Pistons
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
10. Portland Trail Blazers
11. Philadelphia 76ers
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Toronto)
13. Dallas Mavericks
14. Utah Jazz
15. Milwaukee Bucks
16. Boston Celtics
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Atlanta Hawks (from Houston via Brooklyn)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Los Angeles)
20. Chicago Bulls
21. Utah Jazz (from Golden State via Brooklyn)
22. Brooklyn Nets
23. Indiana Pacers
24. New York Knicks
25. Los Angeles Clippers
26. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis via Houston)
27. Denver Nuggets
28. San Antonio Spurs
29. Oklahoma City Thunder
30. Phoenix Suns (from Miami via L.A. and Cleveland)

Second Round:

31. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Orlando)
32. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Charlotte)
33. Cleveland Cavaliers
34. Houston Rockets (from Phoenix)
35. Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans)
36. Sacramento Kings
37. Detroit Pistons
38. Washington Wizards
39. Portland Trail Blazers (from Minnesota via Boston & Cleveland)
40. Portland Trail Blazers
41. Memphis Grizzlies (from Toronto)
42. Philadelphia 76ers
43. Milwaukee Bucks
44. Dallas Mavericks (pick may be conveyed to Lakers)
45. Portland Trail Blazers (from Boston)
46. Utah Jazz
47. Atlanta Hawks
48. Los Angeles Lakers (pick may be conveyed to Dallas)
49. Chicago Bulls
50. Atlanta Hawks (from Houston)
51. Orlando Magic (from Golden State via Denver & New York)
52. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Brooklyn)
53. Indiana Pacers
54. Washington Wizards (from New York)
55. Memphis Grizzlies
56. Detroit Pistons (from Clippers)
57. Phoenix Suns (from Denver via. Lakers)
58. San Antonio Spurs
59. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Oklahoma City)
60. Memphis Grizzlies (from Miami)


Starstudio Cover Boy Gerald Anderson admits his relationship with Maja Salvador

Gerald Anderson StarStudio magazine cover

The StarStudio Magazine for June 2013 is something that is a must-read, aside from going through the Barretto vs. Baretto feud that has been on the television screens, it features stars, styles and stories from various artists with cover boy Gerald Anderson on the spotlight.

In the magazine, the former PBB housemate admits in the open his relationship with Maja Salvador quoting his statement "She's my girlfriend". If you are interested to know more, magazine is out on bookstores / news stands at P 100.00

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Angelee Claudett Delos Reyes on Boy Abunda's "Ikaw Na"

 
Angelee Claudett Delos Reyes (MPE 2013) crowned by Stephany Stefanowitz (MPE 2012 and Miss Earth Air 2012)
 
 
Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 Angelee Claudett Delos Reyes is a lady who paid truth to the saying, "Try and try until you succeed", and true enough for 2013, she will be competing in one of the big 4 pageants. Last Sunday, she bested out 46 other candidates to succeed Stephany Stefanowitz and became the next Miss Philippines-Earth 2013.
 
Here is Angelee's recent interviews with Boy Abunda on Bandila, do you think we have ourselves the 2nd Miss Earth?
 
 
 
Video By ABSCBNews
Photo By: OPMB Worldwide 


Yahoo buys Tumblr

Yahoo buys tumblr 
 
 
Last Monday, Yahoo announced its acquisition of Tumblr, a popular blogging platform for a whooping $1.1 Billion. In its announcement, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer assures Tumblr bloggers that they would not screw the blogging platform up.
 
"I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!

We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster"
 
Tumblr founder David Karp confirms the news in another blog post
 
"Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.

Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We’re not turning purple. Our headquarters isn’t moving. Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing. And our mission – to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve – certainly isn’t changing."
 
Mayer explained on how Yahoo and Tumblr would be working together which would be able to enhance the advertising and utilize Yahoo's personalization technology, while we look forward to these changes in a couple of weeks, will Tumblr's name be changed soon? :)
 
 
News Bits Online currently owns the blog in Tumblr: michkeepsthefaith.tumblr.com 

Monday, May 20, 2013

Vice as a Senator: Don't Cry For Me Nancy Binay

Here is one of News Bits Online's favorite parts in Vice Ganda's Concert, this happened in the Vice Ganda as a Senator: Don't Cry For Me Nancy Binay.
 
 
 
Video Credits goes to the owner


The Sims 4 coming to PC and Mac on 2014

The Sims 4 Official Logo 
 
The Sims 4 will be coming to PC and Mac on 2014
 
 
“Today we are revealing to our top fans the fact that The Sims™ 4 is coming to PC and Mac in 2014. The Sims franchise is fueled by the passion and creativity of its millions of fans around the world. Their continued devotion to the franchise ignites the fire of creativity of the team at The Sims Studio, driving them to continually improve and innovate on one of the world’s most successful simulation game that has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide.”
 
We will be updating you about the specs and features as we find it over the internet.
 
 
 
 


PBA Commissioner's Cup 2013 Finals: Alaska sweeps Ginebra to get title # 14

Photo Credit: www.interaksyon.com
 
Alaska Aces managed to retain composure in closing out their Best of 5 title series 104-80 against crowd-favorite Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in their Game 3 Sunday night (May 19).
 
This was Alaska's 14th championship, first post-Tim Cone era under long-time Tim Cone protege, Luigi Trillo. Robert Dozier lead the Aces with 27 points and 20 rebounds, an inspired game from his Bobby Parks Best Import Award which was awarded to him before Game 3.
 
Alaska Owner Wilfred Uytengsu spoke during their finals festivities that he always had faith with Trillo, who has encountered a lot of set-backs especially coming in after Joel Banal.
 
Their finals bonus? A trip to Disneyland in California, that is according to their team owner, who is planning to do so at the end of the month.
 
The scores:
ALASKA 104 - Dozier 27, Abueva 22, Casio 18, Thoss 13, Baguio 7, Jazul 6, Hontiveros 5, Reys 3, Espinas 2, Belasco 1, Ramos 0, Eman 0, Bugia 0, Laure 0, Dela Cruz 0.
GINEBRA 80 - Tenorio 18, Ellis 14, Macklin 12, Caguioa 12, Helterbrand 11, Baracael 5, Raymundo 4, Urbiztondo 2, Mamaril 2, Taha 0, Labagala 0, Espiritu 0, Hatfield 0.
Quarters: 23-20, 44-48, 71-72, 104-80
 
 
 
 


Sunday, May 19, 2013

Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 Results

The 13th edition of Miss Philippines-Earth was held last Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Stephany Stefanowitz, reigning Miss Philippines-Earth crowned Miss Olongapo City Angelee Claudett Delos Reyes as the next representative to Miss Earth 2013. 
 
Miss Earth Olongapo City 
Angelee Claudett Delos Reyes of Olongapo City wins Miss Philippines-Earth 2013
 
Miss Earth Nagcarlan
 
Kimverlyn Suiza of Nagcarlan Laguna is Miss Philippines-Air
 
Miss Earth Zamboanga City 
 
Nancy Leonard of Zamboanga City is Miss Philippines-Water
 
Miss Earth Fil-USA West Coast
 
Alma Cabasal of Fil-USA West Coast is Miss Philippines-Fire
 
Miss Earth Santa Maria
 
Bernadette Aguirre of Sta. Maria Bulacan is Miss Philippines-Eco Tourism
 
Runners-up:
Athina Karla Chia (Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay)
Jannie Loudette Alipo-on (Cabugao, Ilocos Sur)
Kristel Suizo (Misamis Occidental)
Lullete Jane Ramilo (San Manuel, Isabela)
Janine Asanion (San Marcelino, Zambales)
 
Headshots: MPE website

 
 

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Miss Tourism Queen Asia 2013 Results

MTQI Asia 2013 Winners
Don't be confused, this is not yet Miss Tourism Queen International, MTQI Asia is a pageant that celebrates 10 years of Miss Tourism Queen International in China. Organized also by the MTQI organization, there are plans to hold the pagant in the near future.
Result:
MTQI Asia Winner: China Zhejiang
1st runner-up : Tajikistan
2nd runner-up : ChangMai, Thailand
3rd runner-up : Cebu, Philippines
4th runner-up: Mongolia
Philippine bet to this pageant is Cristine Cheeny Racel, Miss Bikini Philippines 2013 1st Runner-Up (photo)

Tenorio & Dozier are Commissioner's Cup Awardees

What can be more fitting for the PBA Commissioner's Cup Awardees than to have the Best Local Players and Best Imports competing for the Best Player of the Conference and the Bobby Parks Best Import Award.
LA Tenorio of the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings finished with the highest statistical point total of 480 points, Calvin Abueva finished with an SP average of 28.5 points riding on the 150 points game winning bonus from his team who finished on top of the standings during the eliminations.
The rest of the candidates for the Best Player of the Conference awards are: GlobalPort’s Gary David came in third with 26.0 an outing, another Alaska player Jayvee Casio (25.4) and Philippine Cup BPC winner Jayson Castro of the Talk and Text Tropang Texters (25.2).
The Bobby Parks Best Import Award could only be won by Robert Dozier of the Alaska Aces and Vernon Macklin of Ginebra. Eric Dawson of the Meralco Bolts finished on top of the Best Import SPs at 53.9
If Tenorio is to win the BPC award, he will add it to his other titles: 2010 Most Improved Player award, 2010 Mythical First Team citation, 2010 Fiesta Conference Finals co-MVP honors and the 2010 Williams Jones Cup MVP trophy.
Abueva meanwhile will follow Eric Menk and Danny Seigle to be the rookie to win BPC honors.
Eric won the award in the Philippine Cup while Danny won the award in the Governors Cup, Danny went on to win the Rookie of the Year award at the end of the season.
The Tenorio-Abueva & Dozier-Macklin award showdown is just a part of tomorrow's Game 3 event: Will Alaska go for the sweep or will the never-say-die attitude of Ginebra prevail to fight another game.
 
UPDATE: LA Tenorio was awarded as the Best Player of the Conference and Robert Dozier was the Best Import.
Photo Credit: Nuki Sabio/PBA [pba.inquirer.net]

Friday, May 17, 2013

Coming Soon: Mr. World 2013 webcast



The long wait for the Mr. World 2012/2013 telecast would happen soon, this is according to the Youtube trailer posted by the Mr. World Organization. Taken last year, Mr. World features exciting journey of the most handsome men of different countries. The contest was won by Francisco Escobar of Colombia and our very own representative, Andrew Wolff (photo) was the 1st Runner Up.

Video: MrWorldOrg

Nancy Binay Wiki Page defaced: "Timpla ng Kape", "Punta sa National Bookstore"

 
 
 
Attacks against Senator-elect Nancy Binay continue even defacing her own Wiki profile page.
 
It said Binay "comes from a dynasty" in the Philippines and is professionally known as "Noggie", a play on the word "nognog" or a black person.
 
It also contained details of her so-called 20 year OJT to her parents Vice President Jejomar Binay and former Mayor Elenita Binay by being "tagatimpla ng kape" and "tagapunta sa National Bookstore".
 
It also said that she was "married to a white American who is a construction and real estate businessman with whom she has four children, all Dalmatians."
 
Throughout the whole campaign, Nancy Binay was criticized because of her lack of experience to become a senator and her so-called 20-year-OJT to her parents. Some critics also mentioned that Nancy's entry to politics is a preparation of her dad, Vice President Jejomar Binay's bid for presidency.
 


Sun Cellular introduces new group of Plan 999

Sun Group Plan 999 Latest Offer 
 
Deal 1: GROUP PLAN HIGH AND LOW
  • Sundroid Rush Alcatel Bundle: Alcatel One Touch Glory 2 + Alcatel One Touch Tab T10 or 1 Sun Plan 600 smartphone (choose from the following: Alcatel OT-978, Alcatel OT-916, LG Optimus L5, Nokia Asha 303, Alcatel Idol, Alcatel Scribe Easy, Nokia 520) PLUS
  • 2 Samsung E2202 phones
Deal 2: GROUP PLAN 3 + 1
  • 3 Plan 350 smartphones (choose from the following: ZTE V790, Huawei Ascend Y210D, Alcatel One Touch Soleil, Cherry Mobile Burst, Nokia Asha 200, Nokia Asha 202) PLUS
  • 1 Samsung E2202 phones
Deal 3: GROUP PLAN TWIN DEAL
  • 3 Samsung E2202 phones PLUS
  • 3 Samsung E2202 phones and
  • 3 Sun Prepaid sims

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013 is now on!

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Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013 is on!
The above picture shows you the schedule of auditions which started last week in Cagayan De Oro. In case you have missed it there auditions will still be in Mindanao on Saturday, May 18.
There would be a lot of high hopes for Mutya ng Pilipinas as they have accomplished a feat last year with Rizzini Alexis Gomez in the Miss Tourism International 2012/2013 pageant. Rizzini (Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism) and Camille Guevarra, who represented the country to Miss Intercontinental are the reigning queens.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Migz Villafuerte, to be the youngest Camarines Sur governor in history


  
Outgoing Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte and leading Governor-candidate Miguel Villafuerte


Amidst the Villafuerte clan who ran for different local positions during the midterm election, it looks like only the youngest Villafuerte will make it.

Miguel "Migz" Villafuerte, 24 is currently topping the race for governor of Camarines Sur with 191,583 votes against his grandfather, outgoing Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte with a lead of 40,000 votes as he had 148,487.

Migz's dad, outgoing Governor LRay Villafuerte who fielded in Migz after he is term-limited lost to Camarines Sur 2nd District re-electionist Dato Arroyo. Luis' wife, Nelly who was the candidate to replace her husband, Luis lost over to Atty. Leni Robredo, widow of former Interior & Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo.


Lim accepts loss, acknowledges Erap as the next Manila Mayor

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Incumbent Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim acknowledged his rival, Mayoral-elect Joseph Estrada and has accepted his loss to which he considers as early retirement from politics.
 
In an ABS-CBN News report,  the outgoing mayor issued a statement “We respect and acknowledge the said proclamation and wish them all the best!”

“We would like to thank our relatives, friends and the Manileños for their support, trust and confidence in us. Thank you and god bless us all.”
 
Lim garnered 308,544 votes, 35,449 votes short to Erap’s 343,993.
 
Nothing is permanent in politics, who knows there would come a time that the former friends will be back as allies again.
 
Photo: Yahoo News
 


Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Sun Cellular DATA LITE 50 Volume Based Browsing

Sun Cellular DATA LITE 50 Plan 

There is a new kind of browsing being offered by Sun Cellular where the rate is measured via volume instead of time browsing. Data Lite 50 is perfect for those who will just view their updates or take a look at his social networks. 

 
Data Lite 50 from Sun Broadband Plan
Data Lite 50 Plan

50MB per month
P50 monthly charge
12 months lock in period
*Exclusive to Sun Dual SIM postpaid

Usage in excess to 50 MB will be charge P1 per MB. This is available on to all Sun Cellular postpaid subscribers.

Also available on higher data volume allowance:

100MB per month
P100 monthly charge

350 MB per month
P350 monthly charge

Miss Continente Americano expands to Miss United Continent 2013

The very first Miss United Continent will take place in Guayaquil this September.
The 1st Miss United Continent pageant will be held in Guayaquil this September.
Another new pageant opens its doors to the world as Miss Continente Americano will now be known as Miss United Continent, whose 2013 edition will be held on September 14, 2013 in Guayaquil, Ecuador (South America).
The decision of expanding Miss Continente Americano worldwide was because of the strong international recognition of the extraordinary success of the pageant. The franchise owner, Maria del Carmen de Aguayo is also the director of Miss Ecuador.
Winners of the competition:
2006 – Mia Taveras (Dominican Republic)
2007 – Marianne Cruz (Dominican Republic)
2008 – Lupita Gonzalez (Mexico)
2009 – Colombia (Lina Mosquera)
2010 – Peru (Giuliana Zevallos)
2011 – Ecuador (Claudia Schiess)
2012 – Brazil (Camila Serakides)
2013 - Miss United Continent ?
 
We saw Miss United Continent's page and country lined in its Debuts is the Philippines. Who will be sent in this contest?
 

Monday, May 13, 2013

Google brings unified Drive, Google+ Photos and GMail Storage

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Google made life easier for everyone as it unified storage for Google Drive, Google+ photos and Gmail storage. 

Instead of having to go with 10GB for Gmail and 5GB for Google Drive and Google+ Photos, the storage is unified into 15GB, making it easier for different types of users as they could use it the way they want it. 


Proclaimed Local Government Winners from NCR

This page the proclaimed local government winners from the National Capital Region during the Midterm Elections held last May 13, 2013.

Makati
Mayor
Binay, Junjun

Vice Mayor
Peña, Kid

Congressman (1st District)
Lagdameo, Monique

Congressman (2nd District)
Binay, Mar-Len Abigail

Manila
Mayor
Estrada, Joseph

Vice-Mayor
Domagoso, Isko

Congressman (4th District)
Bonoan-David, Trisha


Mandaluyong
Mayor
Abalos, Benhur - 86,978
 
Vice-Mayor
Bartolome, Edward - 81,640
 
Congressman
Gonzales, Neptali - 104,851
 
 
Muntinlupa 
Mayor 
Fresnedi, Jimmy
 
Vice-Mayor
Semunda, Artemio
 
Congressman
Biazon, Rodolfo
 
 
Navotas
Mayor 
Tiangco, John Rey
 
Vice-Mayor
Geronimo, Clint
 
Congressman
Tiangco, Toby
 
San Juan
Mayor
Gomez, Guia- 33,994
 
Vice-Mayor
Zamora, Francis - 36,869
 
Congressman
Zamora, Ronaldo - 23,451

Parañaque Mayor
Olivarez, Edwin
 
Vice-Mayor
Golez, Rico
 
Congressman (1st District)
Olivarez, Eric
 
 Congressman (2nd District)
Tambunting, Gus

 
 

Party Pilipinas to bid Goodbye, Airs Final Episode on May 19

Party Pilipinas Bids Goodbye, To Air Finale Episode on May 19 
 
 
Party Pilipinas will air its last episode on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The end was confirmed by Ms. Lilybeth Rasonable, GMA Network OIC for Entertainment TV. The statement, sent by Ms. Rasonable to PEP reads:
 
"In a few weeks, there will be exciting changes in the Sunday noontime offering of GMA. The new musical variety show will have more fun and thrilling elements that viewers must definitely watch out for, still with the biggest and brightest Kapuso stars. More information on the show will be announced soon."
 
News Bits Online awaits the changes after May 19, hopefully it will include Christian Bautista, the newest Kapuso singer who joined the network after 9 years of being a Kapamilya. 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Ara Arida and the Binibini Gold Winners on "The Bottomline with Boy Abunda"

 
 
 
Miss Universe Philippines 2013 Ariella Arida lead the winners of Binibini Gold were the interviewees in "The Bottomline with Boy Abunda". Though the format of the show is one-to-one interviews with controversial and highly touted individuals, the show's episode which featured beauty queens was a breath of fresh air from the usual Bottomline episode. The show's host, Boy Abunda was a firm supporter of beauty queens (he was also part of the Binibini Gold judges) was able to bring out the best and make the queens express themselves well.
 
If you haven't watch the episode here is a link from Youtube:


 
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