Stanley Pringle shoots over Japeth Aguilar (Photo grabbed from Inquirer.net)
The PBA has banned referees Edward Aquino and Rommel Gruta for officiating for the rest of the PBA Philippine Cup admitting that the officials missed the five-second and stepping call of GlobalPort Batang Pier Guard Stanley Pringle in the dying seconds of the quarterfinal knock-out game versus Barangay Ginebra last Sunday.
The suspension will lead to both Aquino and Gruta not officiating for a minimum of 15 games and a maximum of 21 games.
Barangay Ginebra didn't file a protest of the game which was allowed until 12nn, Monday.
Here's the statement of the PBA Office of the Commissioner in full:
All the referees were present in the meeting with
the Commissioner. In their opening statement, the referees accepted that
they missed the call, they were apologetic and were ready to face the
sanctions that would be imposed on them.
In the deliberation with the technical committee, it was
determined that two (2) violations were not called. One was the 5-second
ball hogging violation which was the responsibility of referee Rommel
Gruta.
The second infraction was the backing violation of GlobalPort’s
Stanley Pringle, whose responsibility was that of referee Edward
Aquino’s.
The technical committee also determined that only referees Aquino and Gruta were liable for these missed calls.
As a result of these two non-calls, Barangay Ginebra was denied final ball possession.
The technical committee decided that both referees shall be
suspended for the rest of the ongoing Philippine Cup effective
immediately.
The pageant season for Bb. Pilipinas Charities Inc. has ended and the 2015 Bb. Pilipinas batch surely
accomplished a lot, capped by the victory of Miss Universe 2015 Pia
Wurtzbach.
Pia Wurtzbach - Miss Universe 2015
Ann Lorraine Colis - Miss Globe 2015
Christi Lynn McGarry - Miss Intercontinental 2015 1st Runner Up
Janicel Lubina - Miss International 2015 Top 10
Rogelie Catacutan - Miss Supranational 2015 Top 20
To add to this list, appointed delegate Bb. Pilipinas Tourism 2014 Parul Shah who was appointed as Miss Grand Philippines 2015 later on became Miss Grand International 3rd Runner Up.
This year, BPCI allowed their national queens to use National Costumes made by Filipino Designers, Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach wore both an Albert Andrada NC and Evening Gown during the Finals Night.
Arguably, the batch assembled during March 2015 will set the bar for the
2016 hopefuls which according to the BPCI Official account will start
soon.
Boyce Avenue Philippine Tour 2016 starts in Manila at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on February 16, 2015. The band was named as Spotify's No. 1 Most Streamed International Artist in the Philippines.
Tickets for the Smart Araneta Coliseum Play Date are available at the Ticketnet Outlets or visit www.ticketnet.com.ph
Celebrity blogger and one of the four Miss Universe judges Perez Hilton talked last December 21 (Monday US time) on why Pia Wurtzbach won Miss Universe 2015.
Perez reveals what really happened on that pageant night when Steve Harvey announced initially that Colombia's Ariadna Gutierrez won before correcting his announcement to Philippines' Pia Wurtzbach.
"We knew who the chosen 15 was before we started voting...you have
instantly your favorites in mind for a variety of reasons and they
explain to you that it is a beauty pageant
and you really are looking for a beautiful girl. But, it’s not just
beauty and I think that’s really important to clarify because a lot of
people, especially judging from the comments on my social media from
Colombians, they're really upset Miss Colombia did not win.
I'll go on record and state: Miss Colombia was the most beautiful contestant, but I don't think she deserved to win the title.
She didn't win the title for a variety of reasons and I'll get to them all...
Going into the swimsuit portion...I hope I don't get into trouble for
this...for me I really took everything into consideration, not just how
they look in a bikini, for me, at that point already, I was thinking
about them as a person and not as an object because you got to hear them
speak. Having said that, Miss Philippines...
Here's the difference between Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia: Miss Philippines came to win, Miss Colombia came to lose.
Colombia came as if she had already won, and that's sexy also, to have
that confidence but I think she truly believed that she was going to
win. Whereas Miss Philippines came with something to prove, so before
they switched in their swimsuits, I saw them all and I didn't think
Philippines would rock the swimsuit competition, you literally had 20
seconds to vote in the swimsuit pageant. For me, I would pre-judge the
girls so to me, I would give them a 9 if I wanted them to go through,
and then an 8 for a maybe or yes, and a 7 if I didn't want them to go
through and then I would fine-tune it.
For me, Colombia was always a frontrunner. I gave her a 9. A girl can
sometimes perform and surprise. I wasn't expecting much of Philippines
from her swimsuit portion, so I already thought she was not going to be
that good, and then she came out, and 'Boom!' she gave me fierceness,
then I saw her big ol' probably fake t***ies jigglin'. She owned it and I
was like 'Wow, she is rocking this!' I was originally gonna score her
way lower, ended up scoring her way higher.
I'm looking for someone that would surprise me, for that sparkle, for
that 'It' factor, she really surprised me, I wasn’t expecting her to be
so fierce and fabulous in that swimsuit pageant. By then my favorites
were Colombia, Philippines, France, USA, Japan, Venezuela, and Dominican
Republic.
When the evening gown competition happened, I thought that for sure Miss
Colombia was going to win. In my mind Colombia won the evening gown
portion.
What also made this pageant different was they introduced a second
question, it was really a second opportunity for the contestants to be
seen, not just visually, it's really who's deserving of being Miss
Universe.
During the interview portion, I thought that Colombia gave a great
answer and the Philippines gave a great answer, and then I became a
little uncertain, but I was still favoring Colombia at that point, and
then, when it was time for advocating, 'Why I should be Miss Universe,'
that's when it became certain for me because at that point, I don't know
if the people at home could see this, Miss Colombia was being
straight-up diva bitch rude to her translator. Did you see this? She was
giving the most awful side-eye, throwing major shade because Colombia
was not happy with the pace or the way that the translator was
translating. It was a major turn-off.
Miss Philippines gave a better answer. It was the second time she gave a
great answer and actually a better answer and by that point, I thought,
'Wow, she really brought her A game' and was super competitive but also
deserved it. She deserves it. There was a real beauty, grace, and
elegance and she is Miss Universe.
She really earned it and won fair and square.
I voted for Miss Philippines and I found out afterwards that it was
unanimous. Every single judge in that panel, all four of us, voted for
Miss Philippines to be number one!
So then, when Steve Harvey announced that Miss Colombia had won, I was
in shock. I couldn't even speak. We didn't look at each other because we
were all in shock, we knew something was off. When Steve Harvey
announced Miss Colombia had won, I thought 'This is rigged.' But then it
became clear then Steve comes out and announces that a mistake was
made."
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Executive Committee released a statement through their Official Facebook Page which strongly denies the existence of ticket swapping which trended through social media reportedly happening in SM Cinemas.
"The Metro Manila Film Festival, after looking into the ticket swapping
issue, strongly denies the existence of such and is enjoining all the
stakeholders of the Festival to be responsible in expressing their sentiments especially on Social Media," the MMFF Facebook page posted on Saturday, December 26.
"The objective of the MMFF is to promote the local film industry and
this baseless issue will only sideline the true intent and purpose of
the Festival," it added. "Let's continue supporting all the entries of the MMFF 2015."
Fans of AlDub complained they were given tickets to Vice Ganda's Beauty and the Bestie instead of My Bebe Love.
The MMFF Gabi ng Parangal happened last December 27, 2015 at the Kia Theatre in Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City which was hosted by Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion.
Eight mainstream movies were part of the Film Festival: Beauty and the Bestie (Star Cinema and Viva Films), All You Need is Pag-Ibig (Star Cinema), Buy Now, Die Later (Quantum Films), Haunted Mansion (Regal Films), Honor Thy Father
(Reality Entertainment), My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore (OctoArts Film,
M-Zet Productions and APT Entertainment), Nilalang (Haunted Tower
Pictures and Viva Films) and Walang Forever (Quantum Films).
Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado Best Actor: Jericho Rosales, Walang Forever Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Award: My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore Best Picture: Walang Forever
2nd Place Best Picture: Buy Now Die Later 3rd Place Best Picture: My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore Best Supporting Actress: Maine Mendoza (Yaya Dub), My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore Best Supporting Actor: Tirso Cruz II, Honor Thy Father Best Director: Erik Matti, Honor Thy Father Best Screenplay: Walang Forever Best Original Story: Walang Forever Male Celebrity of the Night: Jennelyn Mercado Male Celebrity of the Night: Cesar Montano Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence: Walang Forever Best Cinematography: Nilalang Best Editing: Nilalang Best Production Design: Buy Now Die Later Best Visual Effects: Nilalang Best Festival Make Up Artist: Ryan Panaligan and Ericka Racela, Honor Thy Father Best Original Theme Song: Honor Thy Father Best Musical Score: Jessie Lazaten, Nilalang Best Sound: Ditoy Aguila, Nilalang New Wave Full Length Best Picture: ARI: My Life with a King New Wave Full Length Special Jury Prize: Toto New Wave Full Length Best Director: John Paul Su, Toto New Wave Full Length Best Actors: JM De Guzman, Tandem and Francisco Quinto, ARI: My Life with a King New Wave Full Length Best Screenplay: My Life with a King New Wave Full-Length Category Best Supporting Actress: Bibet Orteza, Toto New Wave Full-Length Category Best Supporting Actor: Thou Reyes, Toto Best Child Performer: Krystal Brimner, Honor Thy Father. Best Festival Float: Buy Now, Die Later New Wave Animation Best Picture: Buttons New Wave Animation Special Jury Prize: Little Lights Best Animation Film: Momento Short Film Special Jury Prize: Daisy Best Short Film: Mumu
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