Promising musicians showcase talent in YouTube Jam Night

Manila, Philippines - Up-and-coming music creators took center stage at the recent MB Life Acoustic Fridays Presents YouTube Jam Night, a jam session by YouTube and MB Life, Manila Bulletin’s lifestyle website for millennials. The session cast the spotlight on YouTube content creators Rappl, Rie Aliasas, The Three of Us, and Andre Thad Raña as they serenaded spectators with foreign and local hits such as Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder, 241 by Rivermaya, and Malaya by Moira dela Torre at the Manila Bulletin Office in Intramuros, Manila.

YouTube continues to provide Filipino creators with opportunities to show their talent and expand their audiences. Events like YouTube Jam Night allow Filipino creators to learn from each other and possibly work on future collaborations. It also gives them the chance to interact with subscribers and potential followers.

Rose Lopez, known as Rappl, is a radio host who has been a YouTube creator since 2006. Her YouTube channel includes DIYs, short films, vlogs, covers, and collaborations with other creators. Her video PAASA (T.A.N.G.A.) by Yeng Constantino | COVER with Baninay Bautista has nearly 25,000 views. Aside from being a YouTube creator and a radio host, Rappl is also a voice artist and a videographer.

Singer-songwriter Rie Aliasas started her YouTube channel in 2012 when she was 15. Her channel has over 13 million views and includes song covers and original compositions. Her video Tadhana - Up Dharma Down (Cover) has over 1.6 million views. Rie also had a recent collaboration with Rappl for A Little Bit - MYMP - Rie Aliasas ft. Rappl (cover).

Andre Thad Raña only became a YouTube creator in 2016 but his channel already gained more than 700,000 views. He uploads acoustic covers, and his video Versace on the floor - Bruno Mars (Andre Thad Raña Cover) has more than 190,000 views. He has also acted on YouTube videos like “Cellphone O Ako?” (Selfie) for ABS-CBN’s Adober Studios.

The Three of Us, a band that includes Adora San Pedro, Thea Panaguiton, and Ivy Hermogenes, uploaded their first YouTube video in 2016. Their channel mostly consists of acoustic covers like Middle (Dj Snake Acoustic Cover), which has over 680,000 views. In December 2016, The Three of Us received the Highest YouTube Channel Growth award from Adober Studios.

As the global creator community continues to grow, YouTube continues to celebrate talent and self-expression by giving creators access to new tools and support programs.

It's another Music Jam Night this year! @YouTube content creators Rappl, Rie Aliasas, The Three of Us and Andre Thad Raña took their turn to center stage as they serenaded the audience with local and foreign hit songs ー Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder, 241 by Rivermaya and Malaya by Moira dela Torre. #flashbackfriday #YouTubeJamNight 📍@manilabulletin Life #AcousticFridays last August 25th. 📷@teamasiaph Checkout the link at the bio for more details.

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“Filipino talents on YouTube continue to flourish and we are here to support them in realizing their goals as creators,” said Google Philippines Head of Marketing Gabby Roxas. “These creators have enormous potential. We are excited to see them go to the next level, and we look forward to seeing more Filipinos in the global YouTube creator community.“

FULL LIST: LET Room Assignment September 2017 Teachers board exam

MANILA, Philippines - The full list of room assignment for September 2017 LET - Licensure Exam for Teachers or teachers board exam for at least 27 testing centers in the country and in Hong Kong and Bangkok (Special Professional Licensure Examination or SPLE) is officially released online in 1-2 weeks before the examination or starting Monday, September 11.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Professional Regulatory Board for Professional Teachers (BPT) announce the room assignment for over 150,000 expected total takers (Elementary and Secondary) of the second LET this year on Sunday, September 24.

According to PRC Resolution No. 2016-1019 series of 2016, the September 2017 LET shall be conducted in Manila, All Regional Offices; Zamboanga, Bacolod, Rosales, Pangasinan, Laoag, General Santos City, and Catarman, Northern Samar.

In view of the several requests of Local Government Units (LGUs), recommendation of PRC Regional Offices and with the signified support of the Professional Regulatory Board for Professional Teachers (Board), the Commission announces the designation of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro; Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro; Odiongan, Romblon; Kidapawan Cotabato, Boac, Marinduque; Virac, Catanduanes; Puerto Princesa City, Palawaan and Masbate City as additional Testing Centers for the September 2017 BLEPT through Resolution No. 2017-1047.

On the same date of exam in the Philippines, PRC will also conduct the Special Professional Licensure Examination (SPLE) for Professional Teachers for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Bangkok, Thailand and Hong Kong.

Here's the alphabetical list of room assignment for September 2017 LET ( please check back for the updates and activation of links, source from prc.gov.ph and PRC regional offices):

• Baguio
• Bacolod
• Cagayan de Oro
• Catarman, Northern Samar
• Cebu
• Davao
• General Santos
• Iloilo
• Laoag
• Legaspi
• Lucena
• Manila
• Rosales, Pangasinan
• Tacloban
• Tuguegarao
• Pagadian
• Zamboanga

Additional testing centers

• Boac, Marinduque
• Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
• Kidapawan, Cotabato
• Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
• Masbate City
• Odiongan, Romblon
• Puerto Princesa City, Palawaan
• Virac, Catanduanes
• Hong Kong (SPLE)
• Bangkok, Thailand (SPLE)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Check and visit your school and room assignment in 2 or 3 working days before the examination.

2. On the day of examination, report to the school/building assignment not later than 6:30 AM. Be punctual. Note that LATE EXAMINEES WILL NOT BE ADMITTED. Examination fee of absent examinees will be forfeited.

3. You are required to wear the following attire on examination day:

• Male Examinees - White polo shirts or T-shirts with collar (without any seal, logo or mark), decent pants or slacks
• Female Examinees - White blouses or T-shirts with collar (without any seal, logo or mark), decent pants or slacks

4. Bring the following on examination day:

a. Official Receipt of payment of application for examination
b. One (1) Window Envelope with metered postage stamp
c. One (1) long transparent white plastic envelope
d. One (1) long size brown envelope
e. Two (2) or more Pencils (No. 2)
f. Ball pen with BLACK INK only
g. Non-programmable calculator

5. The following are PROHIBITED inside the examination rooms/ premises:

a. Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded data, information or formula;
b. Programmable calculators;
c. Cellular phones, beepers, portable computers or similar gadgets;
d. Bags of any kind (ladies' bags, shoulder bags, attaché case, backpack etc)
e. Other examination aids not stated in this program

6. You are allowed to bring food and eat inside the room.

7. You will not be allowed to leave the examination room, borrow anything or communicate with other examinees on any matter during the examination.

8. Non-compliance with test instructions shall be a ground for cancellation of your examination.

9. Impersonation is a ground for disqualification in this BLEPT and in future examinations.

COVERAGE OF EXAM

The second licensure exam for teachers this year covers general education and professional education subjects (Elementary Level) and with the inclusion of specialization for Secondary Level only.

Note: Separate test booklets will be used for the General Education (GE) and Professional Education (PE) subjects for both elementary and secondary levels in the September 24 LET.

To pass the examination, taker must obtain an average rating of not less than 75% and must have no rating lower than 50% in any of the tests.

To learn more about the detailed coverage of examination and the full instructions on exam day, read below program of September 2017 LET:

Program September 2017 LET Board Exam

UPDATES AND RESULTS

The Summit Express will also update this site for the results of September 24, 2017 LET board exam. You may also check out the official website of PRC (prc.gov.ph) for more information.