SPOTTED | 6 Well-Loved Pinoy Junk Food

Pinoys love to eat! That's an understatement!

There are those picky ones who prefer casual dining experience. There are those who love to dine in at fast food restaurants, while others just prefer to eat at home. And there are those who just want to be in the company of others and feast on some salty chips --- junk foods that go along with every movie you watch, with every heartache story you tell, or with every small success you celebrate.

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These 6 Filipino chichiryas have stayed in the Filipino households for a very long time. Check out the list of the 6 well-love Pinoy junk foods here! 

VIDEO | How menstruation (regla) works

Almost all women will experience this -- menstruation. But how does it happen? And why does it happen? What makes one cycle of menstruation? And why does it take an average of 28 days?

Image Screencap: Youtube channel TED-Ed

Youtube channel TED-Ed has come up with an audiovisual (video) clip of how menstruation works. Take time to realize why it's important to know what happens in menstruation so that you'd be more aware and empowered to teach others what it is all about.

In the very interesting video below, you will come across terms like ovaries, oocytes, and follicles, and hormones like estrogen, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH). But more than just being familiar with these names, you will understand better the mechanisms that take place in every menstrual cycle. Sit back, relax and enjoy!

Video Courtesy: Youtube channel TED-Ed

Video Courtesy: Youtube channel TED-Ed

LIST | 88th Academy Awards nominations, nominees

The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards in its 24 categories have been revealed at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The Revenant takes the most Academy Awards nominations (12), with Mad Max second (11), and Fury Road third (10).

Happening on February 28, 2016 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, the 88th Academy Awards will be hosted by Chris Rock, and will be aired live by the ABC network at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT. Also, the presentation of the Oscar will be televised live in at least 225 countries and territories all over the world.

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

“The Big Short” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
“Bridge of Spies” Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
“Brooklyn” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
“The Martian” Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
“The Revenant” Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers
“Room” Ed Guiney, Producer
“Spotlight” Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers


ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING

“The Big Short” Adam McKay
“Mad Max: Fury Road” George Miller
“The Revenant” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
“Room” Lenny Abrahamson
“Spotlight” Tom McCarthy


PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Bryan Cranston in “Trumbo”
Matt Damon in “The Martian”
Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Revenant”
Michael Fassbender in “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne in “The Danish Girl”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Cate Blanchett in “Carol”
Brie Larson in “Room”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Joy”
Charlotte Rampling in “45 Years”
Saoirse Ronan in “Brooklyn”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christian Bale in “The Big Short”
Tom Hardy in “The Revenant”
Mark Ruffalo in “Spotlight”
Mark Rylance in “Bridge of Spies”
Sylvester Stallone in “Creed”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Jennifer Jason Leigh in “The Hateful Eight”
Rooney Mara in “Carol”
Rachel McAdams in “Spotlight”
Alicia Vikander in “The Danish Girl”
Kate Winslet in “Steve Jobs”


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“The Big Short” Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
“Brooklyn” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
“Carol” Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy
“The Martian” Screenplay by Drew Goddard
“Room” Screenplay by Emma Donoghue

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Bridge of Spies” Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
“Ex Machina” Written by Alex Garland
“Inside Out” Screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen
“Spotlight” Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
“Straight Outta Compton” Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR

“Embrace of the Serpent” Colombia
“Mustang” France
“Son of Saul” Hungary
“Theeb” Jordan
“A War” Denmark

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR

“Anomalisa” Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson and Rosa Tran
“Boy and the World” Alê Abreu
“Inside Out” Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
“Shaun the Sheep Movie” Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
“When Marnie Was There” Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura

ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

“Bridge of Spies” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo and Bernhard Henrich
“The Danish Girl” Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Michael Standish
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Production Design: Colin Gibson; Set Decoration: Lisa Thompson
“The Martian” Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
“The Revenant” Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Hamish Purdy

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

“Carol” Ed Lachman
“The Hateful Eight” Robert Richardson
“Mad Max: Fury Road” John Seale
“The Revenant” Emmanuel Lubezki
“Sicario” Roger Deakins

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

“Carol” Sandy Powell
“Cinderella” Sandy Powell
“The Danish Girl” Paco Delgado
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Jenny Beavan
“The Revenant” Jacqueline West

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING

“The Big Short” Hank Corwin
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Margaret Sixel
“The Revenant” Stephen Mirrione
“Spotlight” Tom McArdle
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“Amy” Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
“Cartel Land” Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin
“The Look of Silence” Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
“What Happened, Miss Simone?” Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby and Justin Wilkes
“Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom” Evgeny Afineevsky and Den Tolmor

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

“Mad Max: Fury Road” Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
“The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared” Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
“The Revenant” Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert Pandini

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)

“Bridge of Spies” Thomas Newman
“Carol” Carter Burwell
“The Hateful Eight” Ennio Morricone
“Sicario” Jóhann Jóhannsson
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” John Williams

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)

“Earned It” from “Fifty Shades of Grey”
Music and Lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio
“Manta Ray” from “Racing Extinction”
Music by J. Ralph and Lyric by Antony Hegarty
“Simple Song #3” from “Youth”
Music and Lyric by David Lang
“Til It Happens To You” from “The Hunting Ground”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga
“Writing’s On The Wall” from “Spectre”
Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING

“Bridge of Spies” Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Drew Kunin
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
“The Martian” Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth
“The Revenant” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING

“Mad Max: Fury Road” Mark Mangini and David White
“The Martian” Oliver Tarney
“The Revenant” Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender
“Sicario” Alan Robert Murray
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Matthew Wood and David Acord

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS

“Ex Machina” Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams
“The Martian” Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence and Steven Warner
“The Revenant” Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

“Body Team 12” David Darg and Bryn Mooser
“Chau, beyond the Lines” Courtney Marsh and Jerry Franck
“Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah” Adam Benzine
“A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“Last Day of Freedom” Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

“Ave Maria” Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont
“Day One” Henry Hughes
“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)” Patrick Vollrath
“Shok” Jamie Donoughue
“Stutterer” Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

“Bear Story” Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
“Prologue” Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
“Sanjay’s Super Team” Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
“We Can’t Live without Cosmos” Konstantin Bronzit
“World of Tomorrow” Don Hertzfeldt

TV | Is the AlDub craze losing steam? Kantar ratings show It's Showtime slowly beating Eat Bulaga! in January 2016.

Kantar Media has recently released data of its national TV ratings coverage. In the images below, national TV ratings for January 11 and 12 show that ABS-CBN's It's Showtime has edged out GMA's crown jewel program Eat Bulaga! after a surprise ratings boost from the unexpected formation of the AlDub love team featuring Alden Richards and Yaya Dub (Maine Mendoza in real life) has caused  a ratings drag on the Kapamilya side.

January 11 was the first time It's Showtime successfully won more viewers vs Eat Bulaga! since the creation of the popular segment "KalyeSerye."

On January 12, It's Showtime beat Eat Bulaga! by a meager 0.1%. A day before, on January 11, the former had a 0.3% gap over Eat Bulaga! in the Urban+Rural category.

It can be recalled that Eat Bulaga! obtained a record 40.1% rating, out. Since the start of the year, the ratings gap between It's Showtime and Eat Bulaga! thinned. 

Did the entry of Mariel Rodriguez, Amy Perez, and Hashtag help in bringing the gap to a narrow close? Will the classic sub-program "Tawag ng Tanghalan" of It's Showtime take it to a ratings leap?
Is the AlDub phenomenon losing steam? Air out your opinion below.

Meanwhile, here is AGB Nielsen TV ratings for Eat Bulaga! and It's Showtime last January 11.

PASSERS LIST | January 2016 Real Estate Consultants (Revalida) Board Exam Results

In a few days, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will release the list of successful examinees (passers) of the January 2016 Real Estate Consultants (Revalida) Board Exam (Real Estate Consultants Licensure Exam) which was held on January 13 and 14 in the city of Manila.

The results of the January 2016 Real Estate Consultants (Revalida) Board Exam, including the lists of top 10 passers the top 10 performing schools, and the performances of the schools, will be posted here in Spotlight Philippines. 

Please stay tuned for more updates. Bookmark this page, like Spotlight Philippines, follow by email, and follow me on Twitter (@leighmichiyato) for a flash of the spotlight. :)

LIST | Winners of the 73rd Golden Globe Awards include The Revenant, The Martian, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon

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The Revenant, a story of a trapper who makes it out of a bear attack and avenges himself for those who left him to die, took the Golden Globe for best movie drama in the recently concluded 73rd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 10. Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio finally received his much-deserved Golden Globe for best drama actor. 

Meanwhile, The Martian took the Golden Globe for the best picture in the musical/comedy category. Its star Matt Damon brought home the Golden Globe for best actor in the same category.

Look at the list of the winners in this year's Golden Globe Awards.

MOTION PICTURES

Picture, Drama: “The Revenant.”

Picture, Musical or Comedy: “The Martian.”

Actor, Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant.”

Actress, Drama: Brie Larson, “Room.”

Director: Alejandro Inarritu, “The Revenant.”

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon, “The Martian.”

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy.”

Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, “Creed.”

Supporting Actress, Motion Picture: Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs.”

Foreign Language: “Son of Saul.”

Animated Film: “Inside Out.”

Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, “Steve Jobs.”

Original Score: Ennio Morricone, “The Hateful Eight.”

Original Song: “Writing’s on the Wall” music and lyrics by Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes), “Spectre.”

TELEVISION

Series, Drama: “Mr. Robot.”

Actor, Drama: Jon Hamm, “Mad Men.”

Actress, Drama: Taraji P. Henson, “Empire.”

Series, Comedy: “Mozart in the Jungle.”

Actor, Musical or Comedy: Gael Garcia Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle.”

Actress, Musical or Comedy: Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”

Movie or Limited Series: “Wolf Hall.”

Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Oscar, Isaac, “Show Me a Hero.”

Actress, Movie or Limited Series: Lady Gaga, “American Horror Story: Hotel.”

Supporting Actor, Series, Limited Series or TV Movie: Christian Slater, “Mr. Robot.

Supporting Actress, Series, Limited Series or TV Movie: Maura Tierney, “The Affair.”