Pinoy Buzz: 02/13/16

Saturday, 13 February 2016

NBA All-Star Weekend 2016: Slam Dunk, 3-Point Contest Winners (VIDEO)

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine has retained his title as he won the NBA All-Star 2016 Saturday's Slam Dunk contest held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Zach Lavine (left) retains NBA Slam Dunk title; Klay Thompson (right) wins 3-point Contest.

While LaVine, who won MVP at Friday’s Rising Stars Challenge, is still pretty raw as a player, he has established himself as the NBA‘s best dunker.

Lavine topped Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon, Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond and Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton in the much-awaited contest before capping the All-Star weekend on Sunday (Monday in Philippine Time.)

Zach LaVine defended his #VerizonDunk title in style! pic.twitter.com/VczxynT1PW
— NBA (@NBA) February 14, 2016

Watch all of Zach LaVine's highlights and best slams from the 2016 NBA dunk contest (updating for all the videos courtesy of NBA):

LaVine goes behind-the-back then throws down the one-hand reverse jam for his first dunk.

LaVine soars through the air and throws down the alley-oop from the free throw line for his second dunk.

Gordon finished second in the 2016 dunk contest. Watch Gordon's 2016 dunk shootout highlights here.

Meanwhile, another highlight of the All-Star Weekend is the 3-Point Contest. Golden State’s guard Klay Thompson finished with 27 points in the championship round, ahead of Warrior's Steph Curry (23 points) and Phoenix Suns rookie Devin Booker (16 points).

Splashing with the #FootLockerThree champ #KlayThompson! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/GxVYL5c65k
— NBA (@NBA) February 14, 2016

"He's the best shooter I've ever seen, so this is a rare occurrence that he loses," Thompson said of Curry "So I'm just happy I caught him on an off night."

In last season's event, Curry beat Thompson and Cleveland's Kyrie Irving.

Houston's James Harden, Los Angeles Clippers' J.J. Redick, Milwaukee's Khris Middleton, Portland's C.J. McCollum and Toronto's Kyle Lowry were eliminated in the preliminary round.

WATCH: Klay Thompson wins foot locker three-point competition

NBA All-Star Game highlights February schedule (Philippine broadcast)

On Monday is the battle of East and West as the 2016 NBA All-Star game, Kobe Bryant's last, will tip-off. Coverage via ABS-CBN Sports and Action will start at 9:30 am.

Aside from the All-Star Game, defending champion Golden State Warriors will be featured on two marquee matchups as they take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, February 21.

The full February schedule of NBA on ABS-CBN is below.

February 14 --- All-Star Saturday Night 9:30 AM at ABS-CBN Sports + Action.

February 15 --- 2016 NBA All-Star Game 9:30 AM at ABS-CBN SPorts + Action.

February 19 --- Chicago vs. Cleveland 9:00 AM LIVE at ABS-CBN Sports + Action.

February 20 --- Dallas vs. Orlando 8:30 AM at ABS-CBN channel 2.

February 21 --- Golden State vs. LA Clippers 9:30 AM LIVE at ABS-CBN Sports + Action.

February 22 --- Memphis vs. Toronto 7:00 AM LIVE at ABS-CBN Sports + Action.

February 26 --- San Antonio vs. Utah 11:30 AM LIVE at ABS-CBN Sports + Action.

February 27 --- Charlotte vs. Indiana 8:30 AM at ABS-CBN channel 2.

February 28 --- Golden State vs. Oklahoma City 9:30 AM LIVE at ABS-CBN Sports + Action.

February 29 --- Minnesota vs. Dallas 8:00 AM LIVE at ABS-CBN Sports + Action.

VIDEO: Ryan Gallagher sings "Kahit Isang Saglit" on I Love OPM

MANILA, Philippines - American with Pinoy heart Ryan Gallagher captivated the hearts of Filipinos as he sang Martin Nievera's "Kahit Isang Saglit" during the premiere episode of ABS-CBN's Filipino reality music competition "I Love OPM" on Saturday, February 13, 2016.

The 27-year old singer from Grand Rapids, Michigan impressed the judges called "Himig-gration Officers" on his heartfelt rendition.

Judge Toni Gonzaga and Martin Rivera gave Ryan an approved rating while Misalucha imposed a denied rating. As he got 2 votes, he will continue his journey on 'I Love OPM' competition.

WATCH: I Love OPM: Ryan Gallagher - "Kahit Isang Saglit" by Martin Nievera (video courtesy of ABS-CBN)

Hosted by Anne Curtis and comedian Eric Nicolas, "I Love OPM" airs every Saturdays after "Maalala Mo Kaya." The contest will shine the spotlight on foreigners who can fluently sing local songs.

Meet Ryan Gallagher

In an interview with Ricky Lo, Ryan told him he has experience in singing to the large audience as he passed audition to backup Josh Groban on You Raise Me Up before an 11,000-strong audience at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids in 2005.

Ryan performed with American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and Misalucha (touted as “The Las Vegas Diva”) on Voices Tour.

Ryan started to perform in the Philippine stage in 2013 for the Atlantis Productions’ The Addams Family as he played a major role.

The Atlantis Productions guys spotted Ryan when he performed The Prayer with Lea Salonga in the HELP!, a Red Cross benefit concert for typhoon victims.

VIDEO: Mastermind dance group Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) 5 Audition

MANILA, Philippines - Dance group Mastermind from Borongan, Eastern Samar mesmerized the judges and viewers of Pilipinas Got Talent (5) Season 5 during the audition stage on Saturday, February 13, 2016.

The 9-member group danced Brandon Beal's Twerk "It Like Miley" and Dawin's "Dessert" among others with their choreography wowed even the dance authority Billy Crawford.

"Hindi na kelangang magbuwis buhay para maipakita ang talent. Ito po mga mananayaw kasi sobrang passionate sa ginagawa nila. 'Pag gumalaw sila as one," Crawford said.

PGT judge Freddie M. Garcia also requested Crawford to have a sample dance with Mastermind.

"I now have a new favorite," judge Vice Ganda commented.

"I think you'll be in the finals," FMG said.

WATCH: Pilipinas Got Talent Season 5 Auditions: Mastermind - Dance Group (video courtesy of ABS-CBN)

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Student supports her college education by playing video games

MANILA, Philippines - When B.S. Computer Engineering student Suzzane Irasga fell into debt with regards to her tuition last year, she came up with an awesome idea to earn money while having fun.

This young gamer earns money by playing video games.
PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/Suzanne Irasga

Suzzane was put in the difficult situation after her mother started developing Hepatitis B. Although her father has work, he also has to support her and her three other siblings. In order to help, Suzzane stepped up and tried almost everything such as sewing and tutoring just to earn cash. But her earnings from these jobs weren’t even enough to cover for her allowance.

A videogame enthusiast, Suzzane was able to pay for her tuition and earn enough money to pay for her books and other miscellaneous fees by playing video games and live-streaming it on Twitch.tv, an online gaming community TV hub. In fact, she was able to raise for her tuition fee amounting to P33,385 in a matter of 7 days.

So how exactly does this live-streaming work and how do gamers earn money from it?

Being a League of Legends gamer, Suzzane definitely has a future in store for her as the game attracts 80,000 to 100,000 viewers at any given time of the day on Twitch.tv. But initially, Suzzane didn’t have the resources to support her endeavour.

In order to stream properly, a gamer needs to have an average upload speed 5 megabits per second which means spending P3,000 on Fiber internet monthly. With the help of a local gaming community called Rumble Royale, Suzzane was able to avail of the internet subscription and start her career as a streamer.

Balancing her studies and her streaming and gaming career, Suzzane put up a weekly schedule for her streams and took the opportunity to spend a few hours streaming her games either before her classes or just after they’ve done traveling to the Rumble Royale HQ. The young gamer even had to endure monstrous traffic jams around the metro in order to go live for her fans.

Her strenuos streaming sessions soon paid off and Suzzane also known as Suzzysaur in the online world remains committed as one of the local figureheads of League of Legends.

With a successful academic and streaming career, Suzzane says she’s living her dream life.

“It’s like I’m nearing my dream future, to be a Computer Engineer. Oh my god!”

-Mini/The Summit Express

DLSU Entrance Exam DCAT Results for AY 2016-2017 release on February 27

MANILA, Philippines - The De La Salle University (DLSU) College Entrance Test (DLSUCET) or DLSU College Admission Test (DCAT) results for academic year AY 2016-2017 will be released on Saturday, February 27, 2016. Results page (to include list of passers) will be available online.

"Freshman Admissions Test results AY 2016-2017 will be released on Feb 27, 2016," DLSU official website announced.

The reference number and complete name of the freshman applicant will be required to access the official DCAT results. Applicant Inquiry Form will be available for the takers to search their name if included in the list of DCAT passers.

The examination was administered by the Office of Admissions on January 17 and 24, 2016 in DLSU-Manila and external testing centers.

Aside from online availability of results, the college entrance test results (DCAT) will be available also at the Henry Sy Sr. Hall at DLSU same for AY 2015-2016.

The procedure and requirements for FRESHMAN Confirmation will be announced also. Details will be updated on this webpage.

DLSU said that for academic year 2016-2017, the first term will start on August 29, 2016.

De La Salle University (also referred to as DLSU or La Salle) is a private Lasallian university in Taft Ave., Malate, Manila, Philippines.

DLSU is known by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as a "Center of Excellence" in six of its programs, and a "Center of Development" in 3 of its programs. The university is also among the 40 institutions granted autonomous status by CHED as of 2010.

Likewise, it is the first of the only two institutions granted the highest-level accreditation (Level IV) by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). The university ranks 142nd and 601+ in the 2012 Asian University Rankings and 2012 World University Rankings, respectively, published by Quacquarelli Symonds.

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