PASSERS LIST | January 2016 Dentists (Practical) Board Exam Results

446 out of 900 passed the December 2015 Dentist Licensure Examination (Written Phase) and 425 out of 449 passed the Dentist Licensure Examination (Practical Phase) given by the Board of Dentistry in Manila this January 2016, the Professional Regulation Commission has announced.

January 2016 Dentists (Practical) Board Exam Full List of Passers

January 2016 Dentists (Practical) Board Exam Top 10

>January 2016 Dentists (Practical and Written) Board Exam School Performance

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In a few days, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will release the list of successful examinees (passers) of the Dentists (Practical) Board Exam (Licensure Exam) which was held on January 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2016 in the city of Manila.

The results of the January 2016 Dentists (Practical) 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. :)

DETAILS | Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2016

Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2016 (Click to enlarge)

Get ready to fly high and reach for the skies in this year's Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2016. Expect to be compelled with this crowd-enthralling festivity! 

Celebrating its 20th year of launching hot air balloons from the Philippine grounds, the 2016 Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta comes back to bring another weekend of undeniable fun and mesmerizing colors. 

When it will happen 

While the official lineup of activities is yet to be declared, let it be known that the Philippine Hot Air Balloon festival will still take place in Clark, Pampanga this February 11-14, 2016. The schedule of the 20th Philippine Hot Air Balloon Fiesta will be announced soon. 

What to watch out for 

Besides the much-anticipated hot air balloon launches that will take place early in the morning and will set the night to light, there are other activities and events to look forward too! Take delight and be inspired in awe as you watch trained individuals perform skydiving, aerobatics, and paragliding. You can also engage in flying your own kite and remote controlled aircraft. Would it be possible to launch drones as well? We’ll see. 

Ticket prices 

The prices for admission to the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is 350 Php for General Admission and 6,000 Php for VIP in a 1-day access to the festival grounds. 

Speaking of VIP passes, you can get these additional services with it: 

• Priority entrance
• An air-conditioned lounge 
• Complimentary use of the balloon launch patio
• Breakfast and lunch buffets 
• Afternoon high tea
• Complimentary snacks & beverages

If you want to ride a hot air balloon, you’ll have to shell out $350. Meanwhile, tandem paragliding is less costly at $150. Doing tandem skydiving will cost you $400, while airplane discovery flights will make you spend $120. Figures are either in Philippine Pesos (Php) or US dollars ($). 

Where to buy tickets 

Purchase the 20th hot air balloon fest tickets through PIHABF offices at the Air Ads Hangar, Andrews Avenue, Pasay City. You may also visit its site via http://www.philballoonfest.net/online-ticketing/. 

Tickets will also be sold at the festival entrance through ticketing gates and counters in the venue that will open daily.

Photo Courtesy: BalloonTeam.net

Where to dine out 

You can bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages to the venue. Food stalls and booths will also be present there to offer yummy and tasty snacks and meals, and thirst-quenching drinks. 

Best time to be there 

Gates usually open at 5 AM. Just wait for the official programme/schedule of the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta to be announced so that you'd be able to prepare more for the event. It's going to be one of the best days of your year!

Where to park my car 

Parking lots will be made available near and around the venue. The handicapped will also be allotted special parking slots in the area. Parking attendants will also be provided to guide you and avoid parking mayhem. 

Be updated on the official schedule of programs for the 20th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. Like the PIHABF official Facebook page via https://www.facebook.com/pihabf/. Visit www.philballoonfest.net.

LIST | Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 winners

Rom-com film Walang Forever reigned in the recently held Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 awards night which was held at the Kia Theater in Cubao on Sunday. Walang Forever won five (5) major awards: Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Original Story, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture prizes.

Cesar Montano's film Nilalang also received five (5) major awards --- Best Festival Sound, Best Festival Musical Score, Best Festival Visual Effects, Best Festival Editing, and Best Festival Cinematography.

John Lloyd Cruz-starrer Honor Thy Father also took home five (5) major awards including Best Child Performer, Best Festival Original Theme Song, Best Festival Make Up Artist, Best Supporting Actor, and the highly coveted Best Director award.

My Bebe Love, which is Alden Richards' and Maine Mendoza's first movie together as a love team, won three (3) major awards --- Best Supporting Actress, Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award, and 3rd Best Picture.

Meanwhile Buy Now, Die Later also received Best Festival Production Design and 2nd Best Picture awards.

It's noticeable that cash cows Beauty and the Bestie, All You Need is Pag-ibig, and Haunted Mansion didn't bring home any award.

Major Awards:

Best Child Performer - Krystal Brimmer ("Honor Thy Father")
Best Festival Sound - Ditoy Aguila ("Nilalang")
Best Festival Musical Score - Jessie Lazaten ("Nilalang")
Best Festival Original Theme Song - "Tao" ("Honor Thy Father")
Best Festival Make Up Artist - Ryan Panaligan and Ericka Racela ("Honor Thy Father")
Best Festival Visual Effects – "Nilalang"
Best Festival Production Design - "Buy Now, Die Later"
Best Festival Editing – "Nilalang"
Best Festival Cinematography – "Nilalang"
Best Original Story - Dan Villegas and Antoinette Jadaone ("Walang Forever")
Best Screenplay - Paul Santa Ana ("Walang Forever")
Best Director - Erik Matti ("Honor Thy Father")
Best Supporting Actor -Tirso Cruz III ("Honor Thy Father")
Best Supporting Actress - Maine Mendoza ("My Bebe Love")
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award - "My Bebe Love"
3rd Best Picture: "My Bebe Love"
2nd Best Picture: "Buy Now, Die Later"
Best Picture: "Walang Forever"
Best Actor: Jericho Rosales ("Walang Forever")
Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado ("Walang Forever")

Special Awards:

Best Float - "Buy Now, Die Later"
FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence - "Walang Forever"
Male Celebrity of the Night - Cesar Montano
Female Celebrity of the Night - Jennylyn Mercado

New Wave Entries

Full Feature Category:

Best Supporting Actor - Thou Reyes ("Toto")
Best Supporting Actress - Bibeth Orteza ("Toto")
Best Actors - JM De Guzman ("Tandem") and Francisco Quinto ("Ari: My Life with a King")
Best Screenplay – "Ari: My Life with a King"
Best Director - John Paul Su ("Toto")
Special Jury - "Toto"
Best Picture - "Ari: My Life with a King"
Manila Bulletin Entertainment Best Full Feature Film - "Ari My Life with a King"

Animation Category:

New Wave Animation Special Jury Prize - "Little Lights" (Rivelle Mallari)
New Wave Best Animation Picture - "Buttons" (Marvel Obemio, Francis Ramirez & Jared Garcia)
Manila Bulletin Entertainment Best Animation Film Award - "Momento"

Student Short Film Category:

Special Jury Prize - "Daisy" (Brian Reyes)
Best Short Picture - "Mumu" (Jean Cheryl Tagyamon)

List Source: ABS-CBN News

VIRAL | Miss Universe crowning mistake parody trends

A 4-minute video uploaded by a certain Facebook user, Benedict Togonon Tan, has gone viral after it shows a parody of the controversial Miss Universe pageant title announcement error.

In the parody of the Miss Universe mis-crowning moment, the comedian who took the role of host Steve Harvey sang to the tune of Justin Bieber’s Sorry, which was then followed by the response of Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez with the JB's song What Do You Mean after being wrongleygiven the title of Miss Universe.

The character of Miss Philippine Pia Wurtzbach in the video went back to take the crown with an Adele hit Hello.

Laughed so hard at this skit!Hello Radost Todorova - Official
Posted by Benedict Togonon Tan on Saturday, December 26, 2015

As of posting time, the Miss Universe parody video has received at least 762k views and 20.2k shares.

VIDEO | Miss Germany trends on Twitter as users react after video of her saying "none of us voted for Miss Philippines" in post-Miss Universe (2015) interview surfaced.

Screenshot: Youtube user Mea Hiroshima

A controversial statement by Miss Germany Sarah Lorraine has backfired with netizens on Twitter bringing her pageant title up the trends after she revealed in an interview that "none of us voted for Miss Philippines, I am so sorry to say that," when she was asked why they rushed to Miss Colombia's aid after her crown was taken from her rather than congratulated Miss Philippines during the coronation night of the Miss Universe 2015.

She furthered, "I really couldn't believe it. I was so upset. For me (she was robbed) as the real winner. I was very happy for Miss Colombia because she really deserved it. But I'm really not happy with the result and so are the other girls. I'm sorry to say it."

Check out the video of Miss Germany's response below.