2013 PRC Board Exam Schedule and Venues

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has released the dates and venues, including the last  day of filing of application, for PRC-regulated licensure exams (board exams) in 2013. The list of PRC board exams and pertinent information is found below.

Schedule of Licensure Exam or Board Exam for 2013

Mike D'Antoni, not Phil Jackson, is new Lakers coach

It's official! The Los Angeles Lakers have called in Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach in a four-year contract. This surprisingly came countering high expectations that Phil Jackson would be making a comeback.

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Phil Jackson, who rallied the LA Lakers to five championships, was the early choice.

Other sources allegedly reveal that Jackson’s demands for more personnel control, relaxed travel schedule and higher pay were too much for the Lakers.

There is no information yet on when he is set to begin his coaching job to replace Mike Brown who was fired after the Lakers suffered a 1-4 start this season.

Reports say, Lakers star players Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash approve of his entry into the Lakers team.

Baron Geisler admits bipolar disorder

Award-winning actor Baron Geisler has revealed he’s been suffering from bipolar disorder, a condition that usually generates disruptive mood swings.

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His admittance came days after he was arrested for his drunken assault on a neighbor, Ray dela Rosa, on Friday. The actor spent the whole night in Quezon City Police Station 5 where he was allegedly mauled by prisoners.

“I’m a very patient person. Nagkataon lang na talagang I was having a bad day noong araw na iyon. Nagse-self medicate kasi ako dahil masyado akong naging confident and parang in denial also na 'yung sinabi sa akin na I am bipolar and may chemical imbalance,” Baron told ABS-CBN News.

The root cause of the fight was, according to him, just a simple misunderstanding. He had already patched things up with dela Rosa, the report furthered.

He was released before Saturday noon upon complainant's withdrawal of charges after his family apologize for the incident.

On Plagiarism: Kerry Kenndy's letter to Senator Sotto

Seems like Senator Sotto has attracted more attention from the international spotlight, though in an oddly negative way, after his involvement in "plagiarizing" works of Sarah Pope, Janice Formichella and Peter Engelman during his Turno en Contra speech against the Senate version of the reproductive health bill.

Kerry Kennedy, the founding President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights ,is the fourth US copyright holder who has expressed her dismay of Sotto's infringement on intellectual property rights.

In her letter, dated November 9, 2012, she urged that "he apologize for his unethical, unsanctioned theft of Robert Kennedy’s intellectual property and the intellectual property of all those whose work he has plagiarized."

"In addition, I am particularly offended to see a speech my father gave in support of global human rights distorted by Senator Sotto as an argument against the right to contraception. Expanding and protecting access to contraception is a global priority I have promoted for years, and limiting that freedom was in no way the topic of the 1966 Day of Affirmation speech," she added.

The full letter of response against Sotto's plagiarism issues is contained below.

Letter Source: Rappler

Watch Azkals Game in 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup Live

The 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, which will run from November 24 to December 22, 2012, will be a tournament of eight (8) Southeast Asian football teams, among which is the Philippine Azkals. The other contending teams are Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos, the last two teams of which were qualified for the final round.

For the Group Stages (Pre-final Round), Group A will see a game among teams of Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, and Philippines, whereas Group B will put on a match among teams of Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, and Indonesia.

AKTV, the sports broadcasting arm of TV5, will exclusively air live the Azkals games on the following dates:

NOVEMBER 24

Philippines vs. Thailand

9PM LIVE on AKTV

NOVEMBER 27

Philippines vs. Vietnam

6PM LIVE on AKTV

NOVEMBER 30

Philippines vs. Myanmar

9PM LIVE on AKTV

The AFF Suzuki Cup is a biennial football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation and contested by the national teams of Southeast Asia.