PBA Finals Game 5 results: San Miguel stays alive against Alaska

MANILA, Philippines - The San Miguel Beermen won Game 5 in overtime against Alaska Aces, 86-73 to extend their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup finals showdown on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

June Mar Fajardo makes surprise comeback in PBA Finals Game 5. Photo Credit: Inquirer.net

San Miguel gave Alaska its first consecutive back-to-back losses of finals to make a 3-2 lead.

SMB's Arwind Santos finally comes alive, scoring 22 points, 16 rebounds.

The reigning back-to-back MVP June Mar Fajardo, who missed the first four games of the PBA Finals, made his surprise return from a knee injury late in the first quarter of fifth game.

Top Performing Schools, performance of schools Pharmacist board exam January 2016

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) officially announced on Wednesday that 1,487 out of 2,710 (54.87%) passed the Pharmacist board exam given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Iloilo this January 2016.

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List of Passers: January 2016 Pharmacist board exam results
Top 10 List: UP-Manila grads dominate January 2016 Pharmacist board exam

PRC named Saint Louis University (SLU) as the top performing school in the January 2016 Pharmacist board exam with 98.24 passing rate (167 out of 170 passed ) per Resolution No. 2010-547 series of 2010.

Pharmacist Board Exam Results Full Text

The performance of schools in the January 2016 Pharmacist Licensure Examination in alphabetical order as per R.A. 8981 otherwise known as PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Section 7(m) "To monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations and publish the results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation" is as follows:

Pharmacist Board Exam Performance of Schools

Top 10 List: UP-Manila grads dominate January 2016 Pharmacist board exam

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) officially released today, January 27, 2016 the full list of passers for January 2016 Pharmacist board exam. University of the Philippines (UP) - Manila graduates dominated the licensure exam occupying 5 out of 10 places.

RELATED RESULT
List of Passers: January 2016 Pharmacist board exam results

Holymn Faith Reyta Buan from UP-Manila topped the board with 92.50 percent grade. Three more topnotchers on upper 4 places came from UP-Manila - Ritchelle Abigail Paulino Mata, Martin Emmanuel Vallo Pe Benito and Amelyn Alexie Khu Gan with 92.45%, 92.13% and 91.98% respectively.

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest (TOP 10) places in the January 2016 Pharmacist board exam are the following:

RANK NAME SCHOOL RATING (%)

1 HOLYMN FAITH REYTA BUAN
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINESMANILA
92.50

2 RITCHELLE ABIGAIL PAULINO MATA
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINESMANILA
92.45

3 MARTIN EMMANUEL VALLO PE BENITO
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINESMANILA
92.13

4 AMELYN ALEXIE KHU GAN
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINESMANILA
91.98

5 LEE-ANNE VELASCO SANGLAY
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
91.83

6 JOYCE GEM MOSCOSO CAÑETE
UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN
91.77

7 RANDY FRANZ GUBANTES SELIM
SAN PEDRO COLLEGE-DAVAO CITY
91.50

8 PATRICIA MARIE DE GUZMAN SIGUA
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
91.28

9 BART DAVID AZUCENA QUIBOD
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINESMANILA
91.20

10 JOSEPHINE MARIE ANGELINE PANSACOLA SENGSON
OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITYVALENZUELA
91.05
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5 things you need to know about 'latest health scare' Zika virus

Deemed as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, Zika virus is the world’s latest health scare. Resembling a light case of flu, Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that usually lasts less than a week. Although it causes mild illness that most people often don’t recognize, it is now suspected to cause unusual birth defect, neurological problems and other health issues.

The same kind of mosquito that carries dengue and chikungunya viruses carries Zika virus.
PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/National Institutes of Health

This rare tropical disease is spreading in parts of the Caribbean and Latin America.

Here are some facts you need to know about the virus:

1. It is named after a forest in Uganda

The name Zika comes from the name of a forest in Uganda where a monkey infected by the virus was first discovered in 1947. Although it is native to tropical Africa, with outbreaks in the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia, it emerged in Brazil last year and is already present in 21 out of 55 countries and territories across the Americas.

2. The same kind of mosquito that carries dengue and chikungunya viruses carries Zika virus.

Zika virus is transmitted through the bites of Aedes aegypti mosquito, a type of mosquito that carries other tropical diseases such as dengue, yellow and chikungunya. It is not established if it is passed from person to person yet investigators are looking at the possibility that it can be transferred via sexual intercourse.

3. Most infected people don’t get sick.

According to experts, most people infected with Zika virus don’t get sick. However, some infected people show symptoms such as fever, joint pain, rash, and red eyes, which are common symptoms of mild flu.

4. Zira infection has been linked to microcephaly.

In October last year, Brazilian health officials observed a rise in cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect in which a newborn’s head is smaller than normal and the brain may not have properly developed, in tandem with outbreak of the virus. There are many causes of microcephaly so its link with Zika is still being investigated. Guillain-Barre, a nerve condition that can cause paralysis has also been linked to Zika virus.

5. You can protect yourself from Zika virus.

There is no vaccine or medication that will prevent or treat the virus but people can protect themselves by using insect repellents and wearing protective clothing like long sleeves and long pants. Authorities are also urging couples not to get pregnant.

-Mini/TheSummitExpress