Let's Do The News! (August 22, 2016)

- According to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, critics of President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drugs campaign are wrongfully branding drug-related casualties as extrajudicial killings. Cayetano cited Administrative Order 35, under the former Aquino administration which defines extrajudicial killings, which killings that involved common criminals were not classified as it.

- Embattled Senator Leila De Lima called on a stop on the extrajudicial and vigilante killings, saying that anti-drug efforts used as excuse to kill. In her opening statement at the Senate justice and human rights panel hearing on the killings, De Lima said not all killings recorded were connected to drug operations.

- The Chinese coast guard began live-firing drills in the Tonkin Gulf on Monday, the latest in the series of military drills that come amid renewed tensions among disputants to territory in the South China Sea.

- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed a suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 for the fatal terrorist attack at a wedding party near the Syrian border. Turkish authorities are investigating the attack, which killed at least 51 people and 69 people injured. He said the Islamic State was likely responsible and the child bomber either committed suicide or was forced to do so by remote control.

- Russia marks the 25th anniversary of the coup attempt that lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union. On August 19, 1991, communist hardliners tried to seize power from reformist President Mikhail Gorbachev. The coup failed but Gorbachev lost power and the Soviet Union was collapsed four months later.

- In case you missed a special announcement during the special Granblue Fantasy event, Cygames was pleased to announced that the Granblue Fantasy TV anime is set to air this January 2017, with boy band BUMP OF CHICKEN performing the theme song. There's more because Cygames team up with one of the most insane game developers ever, Platinum Games, to create GranBlue Fantasy Project Re:LINK game based on the hit smartphone app game.

- Actress and comedienne Miranda Hart sadly announced that she won't be returning for another season of the BBC TV drama, Call the Midwife.

- AlDub and KathNiel picked up the top prizes in the 2016 PEP List Awards Night held last Sunday at the Grand Ballroom of Crowne Plaza Hotel. Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza won TV Star of the Year while Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla won Movie Stars of the Year.

TTFN!!!

Rio 2016 Highlights FINALE

August 21, 2016 - FINAL DAY

This is it. After two weeks of all the joy, sadness, disgust, anger, and fear everyone around the world felt upon witnessing the Rio 2016 Olympics, this year's summer Olympics have came to a complete finish but long before the closing ceremony before handing over to the next Olympic venue for 2020, which is Tokyo, Japan, there are, of course, some final events before the big finish. Events include Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Cycling Mountain Bike, Handball, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Volleyball,  and Wrestling.

Now, let's jot down the medal winners on the final day...

Men's Marathon
Gold - Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)
Silver - Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia)
Bronze - Galen Rupp (USA)

Men's Basketball
Gold - USA
Silver - Serbia
Bronze - Spain

Women's Middle Final Bout
Gold - Claressa Maria Shields (USA)
Silver - Nouchka Fontijn (Holland)

Men's Fly Final Bout
Gold - Shakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Misha Aloian (Russia)

Men's Light Welter Final Bout
Gold - Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo (Azerbaijan)

Men's Super Heavy Final Bout
Gold - Tony Victor James Yoka (France)
Silver - Joe Joyce (UK)

Men's Cross Country
Gold - Nino Schurter (Switzerland)
Silver - Jaroslav Kulhavy (Czech Republic)
Bronze - Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spain)

Men's Handball
Gold - Denmark
Silver - France
Bronze - Germany

Group All-Around Final - Rotation 2
Gold - Russia
Silver - Spain
Bronze - Bulgaria

Men's Volleyball
Gold - Brazil
Silver - Italy
Bronze - USA

MFS 65kg
Gold - Soslan Ramonov (Russia)
Silver - Toghrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Ikhtiyor Navruzov (Uzbekistan) and Frank Chamizo Marquez (Italy)

MFS 97kg
Gold - Kyle Frederick Snyder (USA)
Silver - Khetag Goziumov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Magomed Idrisovitch Ibragimov (Uzbekistan) and Albert Saritov (Romania)

On the final gold medal tally, USA got 46, UK got 27, China got 26, Russia got 19, and Germany got 17. Overall, Team USA scored the most medals than China, UK, and controversially, Russia, therefore they are the proud winners of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Now, onto the closing ceremony, it was a mixture of music, dance, and art filled in to the final hours of the Rio Olympics and it all ends with a massive fireworks display fans will surely remember despite the drizzling weather they're facing. Following the end of the Rio 2016 Olympics comes the passing to the next summer Olympics, which will take place in Tokyo, Japan, this 2020.

Full Story: https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/rio-rocks-to-carnival-charm-as-2016-olympic-games-come-to-a-close

Obrigado, Brasil! Obrigado, Rio!

Tales of Berseria

The latest mothership title of the two-decade-long Namco Tales franchise, Tales of Berseria, breaks the tradition of past Tales titles because for the first time in Tales history, a heroine will be the star of the new game, under the name of Velvet, a young woman who has a thirst for vengeance following a string of tragic events. Exclusively for the Playstation consoles, PS4 and PS3, this new installment is a Tales game unlike any other, giving a fresh new spin to the two-decade-old franchise that wowed millions of fans, new and veterans alike.

Tales of Berseria (PS4)

Set years prior to the events of last year's title, Tales of Zestiria, Velvet Crowe will be accompanied with different allies such as Laphicet, Rokurou Rangetsu, Magilou, Eizen, and Eleanor Hume, as they set sail through different islands in different adventures all in the name of redemption.

Just like any other Tales games from its 20-year back catalog, the people behind the franchise worked really hard to deliver a promising feel to the brand new mothership title. You get lots of anime stuff in the game featuring cutscenes made possible by anime studio ufotable. Just by sitting back and enjoy the anime cutscenes, this game really have you hanging for more and right before your very eyes, you might just find which is your favorite Tales of Berseria moments when you hit the SHARE button on your PS4 controller. 

Anyway, if the anime cutscenes didn't put you on, the gameplay has been the hallmark for the Tales franchise and here in Tales of Berseria, it's a completely different experience. You are introduced by a brand new Liberation-Linear Motion Battle System where you can add new option to map artes to control pad buttons for chained combo attacks. You can even take advantage of your character's special abilities courtesy of the Soul Breach combo attacks with other allies. With battles so intense, you can really feel the thrill of it just by attacking multiple hostiles on the battlefield and because up to four players can join battles, it's a lot more enjoyable to help others while battling different enemies.

While you're not exploring through dungeons, caves, or any other field of adventures, there are many ways to spend time getting to know the game while taking a break from the main story. From secret objects hidden through different locations, the landmark chat system where you can get to know about your favorite characters, riding on the rare board, the possibilities are near endless if you are playing Tales of Berseria just for fun.

For added fun, Tales of Berseria will offer DLC outfits over the coming weeks ranging from summer wear, school uniforms, maid and chef outfits, IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls costumes, and more, just to have fun with your favorite characters while on the go.

So, thoughts on the latest Tales titles? While this game breaks tradition from past titles, it still delivers the same Tales action and adventure while delivering the thrills fans are hoping for. With the game now out exclusively for the PlayStation consoles, fans are eager enough to play this new Tales game and see which part that made fans enjoyed the most. Having a woman become the star of the Tales game like Velvet, this is just one sure thing to prove that girls are tougher than boys in lead roles in video games and another thing that gets you noticed that if you enjoyed this latest Tales game the most, well, you get the idea but feel free to do what's next when you had this game for the thrill of it.

Rio 2016 Highlights - Day 16

August 20, 2016 - DAY 16

Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Cycling Mountain Bike, Diving, Football, Golf, Handball, Modern Pentathlon, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, and Wrestling are the main highlights on the penultimate day of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Here are the medal winners of the day:

Women's High Jump Final
Gold - Ruth Beitia (Spain)
Silver - Mirela Demireva (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Blanka Vlasic (Croatia)

Men's Javelin Throw Final
Gold - Thomas Rohler (Germany)
Silver - Julius Yego (Kenya)
Bronze - Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)

Men's 1500mm Final
Gold - Matthew Centrowitz (USA)
Silver - Taoufik Makhloufi (Algeria)
Bronze - Nicholas Willis (New Zealand)

Women's 800m Final
Gold - Caster Semenya (South Africa)
Silver - Francine Niyonsaba (Burundi)
Bronze - Margaret Nyairera Wambui (Kenya)

Men's 5000m Final
Gold - Mohamed Farah (UK)
Silver - Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo (USA)
Bronze - Hagos Gebrhiwet (Ethiopia)

Women's 4x400m Relay Final
Gold - USA
Silver - Jamaica
Bronze - UK

Men's 4x400m Relay Final
Gold - USA
Silver - Jamaica
Bronze - Bahamas

Men's Singles
Gold - Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
Silver - Chen Long (China)
Bronze - Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)

Women's Basketball
Gold - USA
Silver - Spain
Bronze - Serbia

Women's Fly Final Bout
Gold - Nicola Adams (UK)
Silver - Sarah Ourahmoune (France)

Men's Bantam Final Bout
Gold - Robeisy Ramirez (Cuba)
Silver - Shakur Stevenson (USA)

Men's Middle Final Bout
Gold - Arlen Lopez (Cuba)
Silver - Bektemir Melikuziev (Uzbekistan)

Men's Kayak Single 200m Final A
Gold - Liam Heath (UK)
Silver - Maxime Beaumont (France)
Bronze - Saul Craviotto (Spain) and Ronald Rauhe (Germany)

Men's Canoe Double 1000m Final A
Gold - Sebastian Brendel and Jan Vandrey (Germany)
Silver - Erlori De Souza Silva and Isaquias Queiroz Dos Santos (Brazil)
Bronze - Dmytro Ianchuk and Taras Mishchuk (Ukraine)

Women's Kayak Four 500m Final A
Gold - Hungary
Silver - Germany
Bronze - Belarus

Men's Kayak Four 1000m Final A
Gold - Germany
Silver - Slovakia
Bronze - Czech Republic

Men's 10m Platform Final
Gold - Chen Aisen (China)
Silver - German Sanchez (Mexico)
Bronze - David Boudia (USA)

Men's Football
Gold - Brazil
Silver - Germany
Bronze - Nigeria

Women's Golf Round 4
Gold - Park Inbee (South Korea)
Silver - Lydia Ko (New Zealand)
Bronze - Feng Shanshan (China)

Women's Handball
Gold - Russia
Silver - France
Bronze - Norway

Men's Combined Running/Shooting
Gold - Alexander Lesun (Russia)
Silver - Pavlo Tymoshchenko (Ukraine)
Bronze - Ismale Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga (Mexico)

Individual All-Around Final - Rotation 4
Gold - Margarita Mamun (Russia)
Silver - Yana Kudryavtseva (Russia)
Bronze - Ganna Rizatdinova (Ukraine)

Women's 67kg Taekwondo
Gold - Zheng Shuyin (China)
Silver - Maria Del Rosario Espinoza Espinoza (Mexico)
Bronze - Jackie Galloway (USA) and Bianca Walkden (UK)

Men's 80kg Taekwondo
Gold - Radik Isaev (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga (India)
Bronze - Cha Dongmin (South Korea) and Maicon Siqueira (Brazil)

Women's Triathlon
Gold - Gwen Jorgensen (USA)
Silver - Nicola Spirig Hug (Switzerland)
Bronze - Vicky Holland (UK)

Women's Volleyball
Gold - China
Silver - Serbia
Bronze - USA

Men's Water Polo
Gold - Serbia
Silver - Croatia
Bronze - Italy

MFS 125kg
Gold - Taha Akgul (Turkey)
Silver - Komeil Nemat Ghasemi (Iran)
Bronze - Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) and Ibrahim Saidau (Belarus)

Onto the Gold Medal Count; While the USA still leads with 43 golds, UK got 27, China got 26, Russia and Germany got 17.

Schedule and Results: https://www.rio2016.com/en/schedule-and-results

Baste's Birthday Concert!

Photo: Official EB Facebook

Today is the 4th birthday of Eat Bulaga's favorite concert king, their very own BAE-by Baste and our favorite little Dabarkad just had the biggest birthday bash he ever had, literally! We all thought that's not going to happen because of that truck horn we heard at the end of the Kalyeserye segment but it did happened. Fans witnessed the best of Baste as well as a musical number alongside presenter Vic Sotto and some cakes offered for him. Looks like he really wants MORE of this birthday bash.

If you missed his big birthday bash or if you like to watch it again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDr9-hkOtfM

You Want More? Happy Birthday, Baste! 

Let's Do The News! (August 20, 2016)

- An Ifugao lawmaker questioned the logic and propriety of HR No. 105 calling for an probe on the accountability of Senator Leila De Lima for the proliferation of drugs in the New Bilibid PRison during her term as justice secretary.

- Malacanang officials elated with the seven-day ceasefire declared by the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army ahead of the Oslo peace talks. In a statement onf Friday night, the CPP-NPA said the truce would take effect starting 0001 hours Sunday until 2359 hours of Saturday next week.

- New Pokemon Sun and Moon info uncovered during this year's World Championships! We are introduced with four new Pokemons on this clip!

- What to expect next on PriPara over the coming moments? In upcoming episodes, a new idol team will be appearing soon. Called "Non Sugar", the new team consists of Laala Manaka's sister Non, Chiri Tsukigawa, and Pepper Taiyo. Things could really heat up in the hit TV show. Also, a new musical is coming next year for eight performances at the Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi in Tokyo from the 26th to the 29th of January. Then, in arcade games, Pripara meets the past in collaboration with the legendary Creamy Mami anime series, coming this October, featuring special Creamy Mami costume for Laala and a special Creamy Mami stage to enjoy in-game.

- The Lamborghini Centenario gets a Roadster version. It was debuted at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and it is limited to 20 units. Trouble is, they're all sold out before its world premiere.



- An open-top Volante version of the exquisite Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato was unveiled in time for its Pebble Beach debut.



TTFN!!!

Rio 2016 Highlights - Day 15

August 19, 2016 - DAY 15

The Rio Olympics is drawing to its climax and for Friday's matches, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling BMX, Equestrian, Football, Hockey, Modern Pentathlon, Synchronized Swimming, Taekwondo, Water Polo, and Wrestling are the main events.

Now, let's meet the medal winners of the day;

Men's 50km Race Walk
Gold - Matej Toth - Slovakia
Silver - Jared Tallent - Australia
Bronze - Hirooki Arai (Japan)

Women's 20km Race Walk
Gold - Liu Hong (China)
Silver - Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez (Mexico)
Bronze - Lu Xiuzhi (China)

Women's Pole Vault Final
Gold - Ekaterini Stefanidi (Greece)
Silver - Sandi Morris (USA)
Bronze - Eliza McCartney (New Zealand)

Men's Hammer Throw Final
Gold - Dilshod Nazarov (Tajikistan)
Silver - Ivan Tsikhan (Belarus)
Bronze - Wojciech Nowicki (Poland)

Women's 5000m Final
Gold - Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Silver - Hellen Onsando Obiri (Kenya)
Bronze - Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia)

Women's 4x100m Relay FInal
Gold - USA
Silver - Jamaica
Bronze - UK

Men's 4x100m Relay Final
Gold - Jamaica
Silver - Japan
Bronze - Canada

Women's Singles
Gold - Carolina Marin (Spain)
Silver - V. Sindhu Pusarla (India)
Bronze - Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)

Men's Doubles
Gold - Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong (Malaysia)
Silver - Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan (China)

Men's Fly Semifinal 1
Bronze - Yoel Segundo Finol (Venezuela)

Men's Fly Semifinal 2
Bronze - Hu Jianguan (China)

Men's Light Welter Semifinal 1
Bronze - Vitaly Dunaytsev (Russia)

Men's Light Welter Semifinal 2
Bronze - Artem Harutyunyan (Germany)

Men's Super Heavy Semifinal 1
Bronze - Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)

Men's Super Heavy Semifinal 2
Bronze - Ivan Dychko (Kazakhstan)

Women's Middle Semifinal 1
Bronze - Dariga Shakimova (Kazakhstan)

Women's Middle Semifinal 2
Bronze - Nouchka Fontijn (Holland)

Women's Light Final Bout
Gold - Estelle Mossely (France)
Silver - Yin Junhua (China)

Women's BMX
Gold - Mariana Pajon (Colombia)
Silver - Alise Post (USA)
Bronze - Stefany Hernandez (Venezuela)

Men's BMX
Gold - Connor Fields (USA)
Silver - Jelle Van Gorkom (Holland)
Bronze - Carlos Alberto Ramirez (Colombia)

Jumping Individual Final Round B
Gold - Nick Skelton (UK)
Silver - Peder Fredricson (Sweden)
Bronze - Eric Lamaze (Canada)

Jumping Individual Jump-off
Gold - Nick Skelton (UK)
Silver - Peder Fredricson (Sweden)
Bronze - Eric Lamaze (Canada)

Women's Football
Gold - Germany
Silver Sweden
Bronze - Canada

Women's Hockey
Gold - UK
Silver - Holland
Bronze - Germany

Women's Combined Running/Shooting
Gold - Chloe Esposito (Australia)
Silver - Elodie Clouvel (France)
Bronze - Oktawia Nowacka (Poland)

Teams Free Routine
Gold - Russia
Silver - China
Bronze - Japan

Women's 67kg Taekwondo
Gold - Oh Hyeri (South Korea)
Silver - Haby Niare (France)
Bronze - Nura Tatar (Turkey) and Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi (Ivory Coast)

Men's 80kg Taekwondo
Gold - Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse (Ivory Coast)
Silver - Lutalo Muhammad (UK)
Bronze - Milad Beigi Harchegani (Azerbaijan) and Oussama Oeslati (Tunisia)

MFS 57kg
Gold - Rei Higuchi (Japan)
Silver - Vladimer Khinchegashvili (Georgia)
Bronze - Hassan Sabzali Rahimi (Iran) and Haji Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

MFS 74kg
Gold - Aniuar Geduev (Russia)
Silver - Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati (Iran)
Bronze - Soner Demirtas (Turkey) and Jabrayil Hasanov (Azerbaijan)

Schedule and Results: https://www.rio2016.com/en/schedule-and-results