Miss World Philippines 2011 Official Results (Winners)

Number 13 proved lucky when Gwendolyn Ruais (Candidate #13) won the Miss World Philippines 2011 title last night, September 18, at the Philippine International Convention Center or PICC.

A major favorite for the Miss World Philippines 2011 crown, Gwendolyn bested 24 other candidates, including the other big favorites such as Binibining Pilipinas 2010 2nd Runner Up Nicolette Henson and Kapamilya Deal or No Deal 26k Girls member Martha Chloe McCulley.

All three of them actually landed in the Top 3, as what Mykiru has predicted. (Mykiru correctly guessed 9 out of the 12 semi-finalists)

It's interesting to note that both Gwendolyn and Nicolette joined Binibining Pilipinas 2010, where Nicolette, as mentioned above, was 2nd Runner Up while Gwendolyn was only a Top 10 semi-finalist.

Bianca Paz, who got disqualified in Binibining Pilipinas 2011 pageant due to a photo scandal, finished in 4th place (3rd Runner Up).

The Top 5 finalists were actually all Binibining Pilipinas alumnae: Gwendolyn - Binibining Pilipinas 2010 Top 10 Semi-Finalist, Nicolette - Bb. Pilipinas 2010 2nd Runner Up, Martha - Bb. Pilipinas 2011 candidate, Bianca - Binibining Pilipinas 2011 candidate but got disqualified and Jaysel Arrozal - Bb. Pilipinas 2008 Top 10.

Loucelle De Jesus won the People's Choice Award (via text voting) and got an automatic slot in the Top 12.

Here's the official results of the Miss World Philippines 2011 pageant:

MISS WORLD PHILIPPINES 2011: #13 GWENDOLYN RUAIS
1ST PRINCESS: #24 HELEN NICOLETTE HENSON
2ND PRINCESS: #9 MARTHA CHLOE MCCULLEY
3RD PRINCESS: #22 MA PAULA BIANCA PAZ
4TH PRINCESS: #15 JAYSEL ARROZAL

Watch a video of the Miss World Philippines Top 5 during the Q&A portion:


Video of the announcement of winners:


TOP 12 SEMI-FINALISTS:
#1 SAMANTHA NEVILLE PURVOR
#5 ROGELIE CATACUTAN
#7 CHARLOTTE MELISSA TYLER
#11 MERCY MALALUAN
#12 ELAINE KAY MOLL
#25 ERINA ANN LIGHTHOLDER
#16 LOUCELLE DE JESUS (People's Choice)

SPECIAL AWARDEES:
Best in Swimsuit - #13 GWENDOLYN RUAIS
Best in Evening Gown - #22 MA PAULA BIANCA PAZ
Miss Talent – #5 ROGELIE CATACUTAN
Miss Photogenic – #1 SAMANTHA NEVILLE PURVOR
Miss Friendship – #5 ROGELIE CATACUTAN
Miss Healthy Body - #13 GWENDOLYN RUAIS
Miss Philippine Prudential Life Insurance - #20 JAYANNE MARIE ALDANESE
Miss Metro Dental Smile - #24 HELEN NICOLETTE HENSON
Miss Manny O - #1 SAMANTHA NEVILLE PURVOR
Miss Shimyon - #25 ERINA ANN LIGHTHOLDER
Miss Sheridan – #6 RICHELLE THERESE BORJA
Miss SMDC – #9 MARTHA CHLOE MCCULLEY
Miss Kapuso World – #9 MARTHA CHLOE MCCULLEY
People's Choice Award - #16 LOUCELLE DE JESUS

NON-WINNING CANDIDATES:
#2 JULIANN SAVARD
#3 KAREN JOYCE PEÑANUEVA
#4 IRENE GABRIEL
#8 GAYDRA RAMA
#10 PRINCESS TIFFANY CARBUNGCO
#14 JOEY ALBERT SHORT
#17 ERIN DOLORES LANE
#18 DONNA MARICEL CARDINO
#19 MICA ANGELA ANGELES
#21 MAE LIEZEL RAMOS
#23 CHRISTINE KATE ADI

Videos courtesy of GMA 7, uploaded on Youtube by MissShowAll / Photo courtesy of Bruce Casanova/OPMB Worldwide

Shamcey Supsup comments on the Oprah Winfrey Rumor

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup gamely answered questions from the media people who went to her press conference held Thursday, September 15, 2011, at the Americana in Glendale, California.

Shamcey Supsup commented on the issue that Oprah Winfrey reportedly said in a statement via NBC that Shamcey should have won during the Miss Universe 2011 pageant held Monday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Shamcey only finished 3rd Runner Up during the pageant despite nailing the Q&A portion.

Miss Angola Leila Lopes won the Miss Universe 2011 title.

Watch videos of Shamcey Supsup's presscon in LA (Her comment about the Oprah Winfrey rumor is in the 3rd video) [Credits: ©PACIFIC RIM VIDEO]:





Shamcey stayed 2 days in Los Angeles before she traveled back to the Philippines, where a grand homecoming celebration awaits her.

She arrived in Manila early morning today, Sunday, September 18, 2011.

Mayweather vs Ortiz Result: Mayweather wins vs Ortiz via TKO in 4th Round

Floyd Mayweather Jr remains undefeated when he won vs Victor Ortiz during Saturday night's WBC welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada (Sunday morning, Manila time).

The "Mayweather vs Ortiz" bout was no ordinary fight (but not surprising) as 34-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr knocked out Victor Ortiz, who's 10 years younger, during the 4th round of the fight (4th Round TKO).

It was Mayweather's grand comeback on the ring after 16 months of rest (and just watching Manny Pacquiao's fights?)

Floyd Mayweather Jr now has 42 wins (26 are knockout wins) and 0 losses while Victor Ortiz's new record is 29 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws with 22 knockouts.

Watch a Youtube video of how Floyd Mayweather Jr knocked out Victor Ortiz in 4th Round:

It was an amazing knockout but many were not impressed with how Mayweather did it, especially that he did it immediately after he and Ortiz emerged from a break, and the latter wasn't ready yet to resume the fight.

Mayweather reportedly got booed by the audience after he knocked out Ortiz.

During the post-fight interview, Mayweather also had an argument with the 80-year-old commentator Larry Merchant. Watch!


Video uploads courtesy of jaydonpatillo and TheBestGWK

Enrique Gil shows off underwear at Cosmo Bachelor Bash 2011

Enrique Gil had a great time teasing the predominantly female (and gay) audience at the Cosmo Bachelor Bash 2011 held Thursday night, September 15, 2011, at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

For the first time ever, Enrique walked down the ramp shirtless, showed off his sexy whitey underwear and made a daring tease, something he never did before.

Enrique was the night's finale and the most applauded among the Cosmo Centerfold hunks.

Photos courtesy of Enrique Gil, Sir Carlo Orosa and Jory Rivera (OPMB Worldwide)

Miss Universe 2011 Finals - Replay Video

The Miss Universe 2011 finals was held September 12, 2011 at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil with Miss Angola Leila Lopes as the winner, the first ever from Angola and the 4th African woman to be crowned Miss Universe.

Hosted by Andy Cohen (Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live") and Natalie Morales (NBC's "Today"), the Miss Universe 2011 finals, which also happened to be the pageant's 60th anniversary, started with the introduction of the 89 lovely candidates.

Miss USA 2004 (and Miss Universe 2004 1st Runner Up) Shandi Finnessey and STYLE Network’s Jeannie Mai served as commentators.

The announcement of the Top 16 semi-finalists followed. The Top 16 were: (in order of announcement) France, Kosovo, Colombia, China, Angola, Australia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Netherlands, USA, Ukraine, Panama, Costa Rica, Portugal, Philippines and Venezuela.

While Miss Portugal was called to join the Top 16, the commentators announced that she's the one who won the online fan voting conducted at missuniverse.com which secured her a slot in the semis. It was the first time in Miss Universe history that a semi-finalist was selected by the fans via online voting.

A big favorite, Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup was still shocked to hear her name being called as one of the semi-finalists. Commentators took notice of that and described her as "humble".

The judges who were given the toughest job of selecting this year's Miss Universe included: 3-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helios Castroneves, Actress-Producer Vivica A. Fox, Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Adrienne Maloof, Houston hair care magnet Farouk Shami, Brazilian supermodel Isabeli Fontana, CONCACAF Deputy Secretary General Italo Zanzi, US Broadcast Legend Connie Chung and Tony-winning actress Lea Salonga. Lea was also introduced as the voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's "Aladdin".

After the introduction of judges, it was announced that Miss Panama Sheldry Saez won the Best National Costume award.

Top 10 Best National Costume: 1. Panama 2. Mexico 3. Thailand 4. Venezuela 5. Curacao 6. Trinidad & Tobago 7. Tanzania 8. Bolivia 9. Nigeria 10. Japan

Then the Top 16 competed in swimsuits and the Top 10 were announced who later competed in their evening gowns. The Top 10 were: Australia, Costa Rica, France, Ukraine, Portugal, Panama, Philippines, Angola, China and Brazil.

The Top 5 finalists were revealed (Ukraine, Philippines, China, Brazil, Angola) and they had to deal with the grueling Question and Answer Portion.

Miss Angola was crowned winner with Miss Ukraine as 1st Runner Up, Brazil as 2nd Runner Up, Philippines as 3rd Runner Up and China as the 4th Runner Up.

If you failed to watch the Miss Universe 2011 finals, here's a video replay of the pageant as presented by nbc.com's Pageant Life. (Direct link: http://www.nbc.com/pageant-life/miss-usa/video/Miss-Universe-2011/1354720)

The video runs 86 minutes or for one and a half hours.

(This is an embedded video only. No copyright infringement intended)


Here in the Philippines, the Miss Universe 2011 Finals was aired yesterday, September 13, at 9:30 AM on ABS-CBN Channel 2, with a replay on Studio 23 later in the evening at 9:30.

Miss Universe 2011 Official Results

The Miss Universe 2011 winner has just been crowned in Sao Paulo, Brazil and she's Miss Angola Leila Lopes.

Here's the official results of the 60th Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2011):

MISS UNIVERSE 2011: ANGOLA, LEILA LOPES
1st Runner Up: Ukraine, Olesia Stefanko
2nd Runner Up: Brazil, Priscila Machado
3rd Runner Up: Philippines, Shamcey Supsup
4th Runner Up: China, Zilin Luo

Top 10:
Australia, Scherri-Lee Biggs
Costa Rica, Johanna Solano
France, Laury Thilleman
Panama, Sheldry Saez
Portugal, Laura Goncalvez

Top 16:
Colombia, Catalina Robayo
Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj
Netherlands, Kelly Weekers
Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz
USA, Alyssa Campanella
Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves

Special Awardees:
Best National Costume - Panama, Sheldry Saez
Miss Photogenic - Sweden, Ronnia Fornstedt
Miss Congeniality - Montenegro, Nikolina Loncar


MYKIRU'S LIST OF FAVORITES AGAINST OFFICIAL RESULTS:
(Mykiru got 3 out of the Top 5, 5 of the Top 10 and 11 out of 16 semi-finalists. All 16 are part of Mykiru's Top 40)

1. Malaysia
2. China - 4th Runner Up
3. Philippines - 3rd Runner Up
4. Ukraine - 1st Runner Up
5. Greece
6. Australia - Top 10
7. Venezuela - Top 16
8. Puerto Rico - Top 16
9. USA - Top 16
10. France - Top 10
11. Costa Rica - Top 10
12. Angola - Miss Universe 2011 winner
13. Peru
14. Nicaragua
15. Netherlands - Top 16
16. Paraguay
17. Kosovo - Top 16
18. Mexico
19. Aruba
20. Trinidad & Tobago
21. Panama - Top 10
22. Spain
23. Finland
24. Brazil - 2nd Runner Up
25. Chile
26. Sweden
27. Switzerland
28. Hungary
29. Russia
30. Mauritius
31. Portugal - Top 10
32. Argentina
33. Korea
34. Canada
35. Ghana
36. Colombia - Top 10
37. Israel
38. Poland
39. Uruguay
40. Thailand

Leila Lopes, Miss Angola, is Miss Universe 2011 winner

Miss Angola Leila Lopes has just been crowned Miss Universe 2011!

Miss Angola Leila Lopes (Miss Angola) reacts after being named Miss Universe 2011 winner (Screenshot from Ao Vivo's live broadcast)

Angola's Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Universe 2011 during the live pageant finale held Monday, September 12, 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Though already one of the favorites, no one predicted Miss Angola Leila Lopes to end up as Miss Universe 2011 winner, but thanks to her great performance during the finals, especially during the final Q & A.

Miss Angola was able to beat 88 other lovely candidates, including mega favorites Ukraine (who finished 1st Runner Up), Philippines (3rd Runner Up) and China (4th Runner Up).

This is the first time that Angola has won the Miss Universe title.

Angola started participating in Miss Universe only in 1998 and only had 3 semi-finalists before winning the prestigious Miss Universe 2011 title.

Shamcey Supsup, 3rd Runner Up, Miss Universe 2011

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup finished 3rd Runner Up in the just-concluded Miss Universe 2011 pageant held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

As Miss Universe 2011 3rd Runner Up, Shamcey Supsup was able to place higher than our last year's rep Venus Raj who finished 4th Runner Up.

Congrats Shamcey! The whole Philippines is so proud of you.

I believe though that she should have placed higher than 3rd Runner Up for giving an impressive answer during the final Q&A.

During the Q&A portion, Shamcey was asked with the question "Would you change your religious beliefs to marry the person that you love? Why or why not?", she answered: "If I had to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love because the first person that I love is God who created me and I have my faith and my principles and this is what makes me who I am. And if that person loves me, he should love my God too."

Watch a video of Shamcey Supsup during the Miss Universe 2011 Q&A portion:


Last year, Venus finished 4th Runner Up only probably because of her not so impressive answer during the final Q & A, but for this year, Shamcey did so well during the interview portion and yet, a 3rd Runner Up placement is the highest she could reach in the pageant.

This just means that even if a Miss Universe candidate gives the best and most impressive answer during the final Q & A, it's not always a guarantee that she'll get the title. It's still based on to whom the judges and the Miss Universe Organization want to give the title.

But I must admit, the competition was really tough and the top winners, Angola and Ukraine, deserved their placements.


Photo courtest of Miss Universe Organization / Video uploaded on Youtube by venussmileygal

Miss Universe 2011 Top 5 finalists: Philippines and China both IN

The Miss Universe 2011 Top 5 finalists have just been announced during the pageant finale being held at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday evening, September 12, 2011 (September 13, 9AM Manila time).

Host candidate (Brazil) is among the Top 5 finalists. A major surprise!

The official Miss Universe Top 5 Finalists:

Ukraine, Olesia [Olesya] Stefanko
Philippines, Shamcey Supsup
China, Luo Zilin
Brazil, Priscila Machado
Angola, Leila Lopes


ELIMINATED:
Australia, Scherri-lee Biggs
Costa Rica, Johanna Solano
France, Laury Thilleman
Portugal, Laura Goncalves
Panama, Sheldry Saez

Miss Universe 2011 Live Stream: Watch the Ms Universe 2011 pageant online free

Miss Universe 2011 Live Stream Online: You can watch the Miss Universe 2011 pageant online for free, as seen on the live stream video below:

(Sorry, the pageant is over and the live stream is no longer available) You can watch a video replay of the pageant instead HERE)



Miss Universe 2011 live stream courtesy of band.com.br

Miss Universe 2011 Top 10: No USA and Venezuela!

The Miss Universe 2011 Top 10 finalists have just been announced during the pageant finale being held at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday evening, September 12, 2011 (September 13, 9AM Manila time).

Despite an impressive swimsuit performance, Miss Venezuela has failed to enter the Top 10.

The official Miss Universe Top 10 Finalists:

Australia, Scherri-lee Biggs
Costa Rica, Johanna Solano
France, Laury Thilleman
Ukraine, Olesia [Olesya] Stefanko
Portugal, Laura Goncalves
Panama, Sheldry Saez
Philippines, Shamcey Supsup
Angola, Leila Lopes
China, Luo Zilin
Brazil, Priscila Machado


ELIMINATED:
Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj
Colombia, Catalina Robayo
Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz
Netherlands, Kelly Weekers
USA, Alyssa Campanella
Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves

Miss Universe 2011 Top 16 Semi-Finalists Announced: Malaysia fails to enter semis

The Miss Universe 2o11 Top 16 semi-finalists have just been announced during the pageant finale being held at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday evening, September 12, 2011 (September 13, 9:00 AM Manila Time).

The Top 16 were generally fine as most of them were really deserving to be part of the list.

There's no really huge surprises except probably for Portugal and Colombia (but not what much) and it's so much surprising that the top favorite for the crown, Miss Malaysia Deborah Priya Henry, has been shut off from the list.

(Mykiru's list was able to guess 11 of the 16 semi-finalists)

Portugal by the way was the winner in the MissUniverse.com online poll which secured her the 16th slot in the semi-finals.

Here they are, the Miss Universe 2011 Top 16 semi-finalists: (in order of announcement)

France, Laury Thilleman
Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj
Colombia, Catalina Robayo
China, Luo Zilin
Angola, Leila Lopes
Australia, Scherri-lee Biggs
Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz
Brazil, Priscila Machado
Netherlands, Kelly Weekers
USA, Alyssa Campanella
Ukraine, Olesia [Olesya] Stefanko
Panama, Sheldry Saez
Costa Rica, Johanna Solano
Portugal, Laura Goncalves
Philippines, Shamcey Supsup
Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves

Shamcey Supsup - Swimsuit / Evening Gown - Miss Universe 2011 Prelims

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup fared so well during the Miss Universe 2011 Prelims (Prelimimary Competition / Live Presentation Show) held a while ago in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Watch a video of Shamcey Supsup's swimsuit and evening gown presentation during the Miss Universe 2011 Prelims:

How was Shamcey Supsup's performance during the Miss Universe 2011 Preliminary Competition?

Will she make it to the Miss Universe 2011 Top 16 semi-finalists? Find out on September 12 for the pageant finals.

Video upload courtesy of EliteIcons

Miss Universe 2011 Live Streaming - Prelims (Presentation Show)

The Miss Universe 2011 Preliminaries (Prelims) or the Presentation Show took place Thursday night, September 8, 2011 (Friday morning in Manila, Sep. 9) at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The 89 Miss Universe 2011 candidates competed in their swimsuits and evening gowns, all hoping to be part of the Top 16 semi-finalists which will be announced during the finals on September 12, 2011 (Sep. 13, 9:30 AM in Manila).

The Miss Universe 2011 Prelims / Presentation Show live streaming earlier can be viewed again here, as presented by the Miss Universe Organization via livestream.com:

Watch live streaming video from missuniverse at livestream.com

For Mykiru, the candidates who performed well during the evening gown competition were Misses Angola, Aruba, Australia, China, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago and USA, while the best in swimsuit presentation were Misses Angola, Australia, China, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Ukraine, USA and Venezuela.

Special awards presented during the Miss Universe 2011 Prelims were Miss Photogenic won by Miss Sweden Ronnia Fornstedt and the Miss Congeniality award given to Miss Montenegro Nikolina Lončar.

The voting for the Best National Costume was also announced during the prelims and it's being conducted now at nbc.com/pageant-life website. Currently in Top 5 are the national costumes of Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup, Miss Thailand Chanyasorn Sakorchan, Miss Indonesia Nadine Alexandra, Miss Trinidad & Tobago Gabrielle Walcott and Miss Israel 2011, Kim Edri.

For you, which candidates did great during the Miss Universe 2011 Presentation Show?

Star Magic Ball 2011 Photos

The 5th Star Magic Ball (or Star Magic Ball 2011) was held Saturday night, September 3, 2011, at the Manila Pen or The Peninsula Manila in Makati.



Check out initial photos of your favorite stars from the Star Magic Ball 2011:

Paulo Avelino and Kim Chiu





Heart Evangelista





Melissa Ricks and Matt Evans





Jason Francisco and Melai Cantiveros





Kathryn Bernardo and Enrique Gil





Erich Gonzales and Enchong Dee





Jodi Sta. Maria and Rafael Rosell





Angeline Quinto





Julia Montes and Sam Concepcion





Zanjoe Marudo and Bea Alonzo





John Lloyd Cruz and Shaina Magdayao





"Growing Up" boys Daniel Padilla, Diego Loyzaga and Neil Coleta





KC Concepcion and Piolo Pascual





Lovi Poe and Jake Cuenca





Oyo Sotto and Kristine Hermosa





Pokwang and Angelica





Rayver Cruz and Cristine Reyes

Many were surprised to see Kapuso star Heart Evangelista attending Star Magic Ball 2011. Is she returning as Kapamilya?



The other "Kapuso" spotted at the event was Lovi Poe as Jake Cuenca's date. (Lovi and Jake are paired in the upcoming Regal movie "My Neighbour's Wife" which opens in theaters this September 14)



Some awards were also handed out at the 5th annual Star Magic Ball.



Moët & Chandon Award: Bea Alonzo and Zanjoe Marudo

Drop-dead Stunner: Kim Chiu

Breakout Fashionista: Jessy Mendiola and Enrique Gil

Stylish Award: Maricar Reyes and Diether Ocampo

Standout Award: Cristine Reyes

Choice Fashionistas Award: Piolo Pascual and KC Concepcion

Favorite Couple of the Night: Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales

Star Magic Icon: John Lloyd Cruz





Star Magic Ball 2011 Photos courtesy of @CHOKOLEITwits and @EricJohnSalut

Albie Casiño attending Star Magic Ball 2011 this Sep. 3

LATEST UPDATE: Here's Albie Casino at the Star Magic Ball 2011, pictured with new Kapamilya Paulo Avelino. (courtesy of @EricJohnSalut and @chokoleiTwits)

PREVIOUS UPDATES:
Controversial teen actor Albie Casiño will still be part of the 5th Star Magic Ball this coming Saturday, September 3, 2011.

Albie's mom Rina Casiño herself confirmed it on Twitter last Tuesday that Albie will be attending the Star Magic Ball 2011 and in fact, he has been rehearsing already for the cotillion to be participated in by selected Star Magic talents.

Mrs. Casiño didn't reveal yet who's going to be Albie's date this Saturday (definitely it's not Kathryn Bernardo nor Andi Eigenmann haha).

She also revealed that Albie has been busy shooting a new movie entitled "Aswang" under Regal Films.

Aside from Albie, "Aswang" also stars Lovi Poe, Paulo Avelino, Jillian Ward, Joem Bascon, Niña Jose, Marc Abaya and Precious Lara Quigaman.

The movie is set for Halloween 2011 release.

This month of September is actually loaded with lots of Albie aside from attending the Star Magic Ball and shooting for a new movie.

He's also among Candy Magazine's 100 Cuties for 2011, as featured on its September 2011 issue and he's also joining the Candy Cuties Fair on September 24.

Albie also has a strong chance of ranking on top of Candy's Celeb Cuties for 2011 this October and a new teleserye is a possibility this last quarter of the year.

Despite the controversies, which led to his removal from the cast of "Way Back Home" movie and not being included in "Growing Up" (which premieres this Sunday, September 4), fans need not worry 'coz Albie is not going nowhere.

Albie is here to stay and definitely needs continuous support from the fans.

2011 PBA Draft: JV Casio top rookie pick, Paul Lee second

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) held its annual Rookie Draft last Sunday, August 28, 2011 with Smart Gilas' JV Casio as the #1 rookie pick.



The Powerade Tigers, the team which had the ball this 2011 PBA Draft to choose the 1st overall draft pick, has selected former De La Salle University (DLSU) player JV Casio from 34 aspirants.



Getting the 2nd pick was the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the team picked Paul Lee from the University of the East (UE).



Here's the results of the 2011 PBA Rookie Draft, starting off with 5'10"-tall JV Casio as the 1st overall pick:



1. Joseph Evans "JV" Casio - picked by Powerade Tigers

2. Paul Lee - Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

3. Christopher Ryan "Chris" Lutz - Petron Blaze Boosters

4. Marcio Lassiter - Powerade Tigers

5. Mark Barroca - Shopinas

6. Mac Baracael - Alaska Aces

7. Jason Ballesteros - Meralco Bolts

8. Allein Maliksi - Petron Blaze Boosters

9. Reil Cervantes - Barangay Ginebra Kings

10. Dylan Ababou - Barako Bull Energy Boosters

11. Magi Sison - Shopinas

12. Pamboy Raymundo - Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

13. Eric Salamat - Alaska Aces

14. Julius Pacualadao - Alaska Aces

15. Ariel Mepana - Alaska Aces

16. Brian Ilad - B-Meg Llamados

17. Gilbert Bulawan - Meralco Bolts

18. James Martinez - Barangay Ginebra Kings

19. Kenneth Acibar - Barako Bull Energy Boosters

20. Paul Sorongan - Barako Bull Energy Boosters





Photo courtesy of Nuki Sabio / PBA

Iglesia Ni Cristo 97th Anniversary today (July 27, 2011)

Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) celebrates its 97th Anniversary today (Wednesday), July 27 , 2011 and Mykiru Isyusero would like to greet a "Happy Iglesia Day" to all Iglesia Ni Cristo in the country and even in the world.

Founded in Punta, Santa Ana, Manila on July 27, 1914 by Felix Y Manalo, Iglesia Ni Cristo has over 5,000 congregations in 89 countries, more than 700 congregations are here in the Philippines.

As of 2009, INC has an estimated members of 4 to 9 million.

Again, Happy 97th Anniversary and God bless to all Iglesia Ni Cristo!

Azkals vs Kuwait Live Streaming Updates

The 1st leg of the Philippine Azkals vs Kuwait Al-Azraq game in Round 2 of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification Stage is happening right now in Kuwait, and is being aired live on ABS-CBN Channel 2.

Azkals team captain Aly Borromeo and midfielder Stephan Schrock have been suspended by the FIFA Disciplinary Commitee and aren't playing for the team after they incurred 2 yellow cards during their last game vs Sri Lanka. Jason Sabio and Jason De Jong fill in.

Here's the starting 11 line-up for the Philippine Azkals in their match vs Kuwait Al-Azraq:

#10 Phil Younghusband
#13 Chieffy Caligdong
#12 Angel Aldeguer Guirado
#7 James Younghusband
#8 Manuel Ott
#21 Jason De Jong
#27 Ray Jonsson
#2 Rob Gier
#4 Anton Del Rosario
#3 Jason Sabio
#1 Neil Etheridge

The Azkals are in white, while Kuwait team wears blue.

Game has started...at 12:30 AM (Philippine Time) being aired live on ABS-CBN Channel 2.

Angel Guirado hurt badly at 5th minute. Kuwait's player #4 was booked with a yellow card.

Player #20 Yousef Nasser of Kuwait scored 1st goal, at 17th minute.

Half-time stats:
Goals Scored - Kuwait 1, Philippines 0
Goal Attempts - Kuwait 7, Philippines 5
Corner Kicks - Kuwait 5, Philippines 2
Yello Cards - Kuwait 1, Philippines 0

Player #13 Musaed Neda of Kuwait scored the 2nd goal, at 68th minute of the game. #13 later got a yellow card at 75th minute, the 2nd yellow card for Kuwait.

Another goal scored for Kuwait at 85th min., by Player #11 Fahed Al-Ibrahim.

Extra time of 4 minutes, #5 Simon Greatwich subs in for Chieffy Caligdong. Greatwich was later booked with a yellow card at 93rd minute.

Fil-Iranian Misagh Bahadoran, Player #14 of the Azkals, subs in for Angel Guirado.

Game ends...Kuwait 3-0 Philippines.

The Leg 2 of the Philippines vs Kuwait Match will be held this July 28, 2011 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

PBA vs NBA 2011 Exhibition Game Results: NBA wins over PBA, 131-105

The super exciting matchup of PBA superstars vs NBA superstars happened earlier tonight, July 23, 2011, in Araneta Coliseum and was aired live at AKTV on IBC13.

As part of the 2-game series dubbed as the Ultimate All-Star Weekend, the NBA team (as Smart All-Stars), composed of Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Derek Fisher, Tyreke Evans, James Harden and Derrick Williams, faced our very own PBA All-Stars in the hard court, with the NBA team winning bigtime over PBA, 131-105.

The PBA All-Stars was comprised of James Yap, Mark Caguioa, Jayson Castro, Sonny Thoss, LA Tenorio, Larry Fonacier, Solomon Mercado, Alex Cabagnot, Marc Pingris, Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Gary David, Gabe Norwood, Ryan Reyes, Danny Seigle, JC Intal and Arwind Santos, who even made it to Twitter's Top 10 Trending Topics worldwide.

Here's the scores after each quarter:

1st Quarter: NBA 30, PBA 26
2nd Quarter: NBA 66, PBA 50
3rd Quarter: NBA 107, PBA 78
4th Quarter: NBA 131, PBA 105

NBA's JaVale McGee was the Best Player of the game with a total of 25 points. Here's how the NBA players scored during the game:

JaVale McGee 25 points
Kevin Durant 22 pts
Derrick Williams 19 pts
Tyreke Evans 17 pts
James Harden 16 pts
Kobe Bryant 12 pts
Chris Paul 11 pts
Derrick Rose 9 pts
Derek Fisher 0 pt

The Filipino ballers did their best, but not enough to beat the NBA All-Stars. Arwind Santos also scored 25 big points, just like McGee, but no other PBA players scored as big as his.

Arwind Santos 25 points
Alex Cabagnot 9 pts
Marc Pingris 9 pts
Rabeh Al-Hussaini 8 pts
Solomon Mercado 8 pts
Gary David 8 pts
Gabe Norwood 7 pts
Ryan Reyes 6 pts
Sonny Thos 4 pts
Jason Castro 4 pts
Mark Caguioa 4 pts
Danny Seigle 4 pts
JC Intal 4 pts
Larry Fonacier 3 pts
LA Tenorio 2 pts
James Yap 0 pt

Watch a video of the NBA-PBA game (2nd half highlights, video courtesy of LakersPortal):


The NBA team will have one more game tomorrow, July 24, 1 PM, but this time they will be facing the Smart Gilas Pilipinas national team.