FUND RAISER : EBE DANCEL FUND RAISING CONCERT IN ELBI ON APRIL 20

Ebe Dancel posted this on his Instagram account asking for Elbizens to help out and watch this fundraising concert at 77 Grove Events Place on April 20.

Dear UPLB, this might be my last Los Baños show in a while. Please help me raise funds for a good friend as she represents our country in Norway for the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon, one of most brutal courses in the world. Last batch of tickets are available at @entabladolb.Para sa Elbi, para sa Pilipinas nating mahal. Kitakita po

A post shared by Ebe Dancel (@ebedancel) on Apr 16, 2017 at 11:34pm PDT

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED : 13 REASONS WHY - NETFLIX

During my nine day vacation over the holy week break, I took time to catch up on the series that I have been watching. While watching a few YouTube videos, I came across the trailer for Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. So I asked my sister about it and she said she had copies so I decided to watch the series.

The series was based on the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and was released in 2007. It was about a high school girl who committed suicide. Before she did it, she was able to record tapes on the 13 reasons why she did it. She left the tapes to a trusted friends and the people she mentioned in the tapes took turns listening to them.

The story exposes the twists and turns of high school life - bullying, friendships, popular kids, jocks, parties and even rape. The story was crafted very beautifully, alternating present day and flashbacks. The ending was quite a cliff hanger, with the viewer wanting to know more.

Get your subscription to Netflix now and I really recommend watching the series. I really assume that there will be season 2 soon.

ASIA'S GOT TALENT : SEASON 2 AUDITION NOW OPEN

The auditions for the 2nd season of AXN's talent competition, Asia's Got Talent is now open! So if you want to show Asia your talent, now is the time to take the camera and upload your videos! Here is the post from their official Twitter account:

Rise & shine ⭐️ Online audition for #AsiasGotTalent is now open: https://t.co/bLLD2ZGEwh #AsiasGotTalentauditions pic.twitter.com/9eDnojeD55

— Asia's Got Talent (@asiasgottalent) April 10, 2017

For more details, you can visit their website here.

YOUR FACE SOUNDS FAMILIAR KIDS: FIRST WINNER CROWNED!

After competing for 14 weeks, the reality show Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids has found its champion - in the person of viral sensation and child star Awra Briguela.

Awra bested 7 other talented kids which includes The Voice Kids champions Lyca Gairanod and Elha Nympha, Dance Kids winner AC Bonifacio, It's Showtime Mini Me winner Xia Vigor, The Voice Kids child heart throbs Sam Shoaf and Justin Alava and showbiz kid royalty Alonzo Muhlach.

After the eliminations, it was announced that all 8 kids will advance to the finals and no one will be eliminated. It was actually Elha who was leading with 229 points, followed by Sam with 214 points and AC with 212 points. The points that they accumulated after 13 weeks will comprise 50% of the total score. Awra was actually just in 4th with 208 points.

The other 50% of their score will come from text votes after the finals night. During the finals night, it was the kids who decided who they will imitate. Sam went first with Freddie Merury, followed by AC with Sarah Geronimo. Then Alonzo impersonated Ricky Martin then Elha went operatic with Luciano Pavarotti. Internet sensation Xia went with Madonna and Lyca decided to imitate Yeng Constantino. Last 2 who performed were Justin with Arnel Pineda and Awra with Nicki Minaj.

Here is Awra's performance as Nicki Minaj:

In the end, it was Awra who was proclaimed the winner with a final score of 95.41%. The runners up was Elha with 70.75% and AC with 57.95%. Awra won a million pesos, a house and lot and a tour package.

Congratulations Awra!

FOOTBALL: PH WOMEN'S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR 2018 ASIAN CUP

What the Azkals failed to do, the Malditas achieved.

The Philippines National Women's Football Team has qualified to participate in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup to be held next year in Jordan. The Filipinas were runner up in Group A behind Jordan, who automatically qualifies as host in the said event.

The team, mainly made up of the best collegiate players of the country and some foreign based players, started strong in the competition. They blanked their first 3 opponents. They first won over United Arab Emirates, 4-0, then won over Iraq with the same score. They then outclassed hosts Tajikistan, 8-0.

In their fourth match in the qualifiers, the team only needs a draw to formalize their entry to the main tournament. The match against Bahrain was a close one, having been goalless at half time. The Bahrain team was able to find the back of the net at the 55th minute via a goal by Al Dossary. The Filipinas attacked relentlessly after and was able to have the equalizer from Sarah Castaneda at the 82nd minute, escaping with a draw and qualifying to the main tournament,

Congratulations Philippines 🇵🇭 !

The second team to secure a spot in the #Jordan2018 from #WACQ2018. pic.twitter.com/Fs16dCsTYX

— The-AFC.com (@theafcdotcom) April 10, 2017

In their last game, the Filipinas was given a preview of what awaits them in the main tournament. The hosts for next year's tournament, Jordan handed them a 5-1 loss but this is already a non-bearing game.

This is the 9th time the Philippines qualified for the Asian Cup but it was already 14 years since the last time the team qualified. This is a big win for Women's football in the Philippines.

Congrats Philippines Malditas!

GILAS PILIPINAS : SEABA SCHEDULE NOW OUT

Gilas Pilipinas' schedule in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association Championship was released last week. The games will be hosted by the Philippines at the Smart Araneta Coliseum from May 12 - 18.

Here is the schedule posted at the Twitter page of PBA :

The 2017 SEABA tournament schedule is out! Mark your calendars! #LabanPilipinas 🇵🇭 pic.twitter.com/PEA6z5Gqgy

— PBAonTV5 (@PBAonTV5) March 27, 2017

Still waiting for the ticket prices and ticket sales announcement but I will definitely watch at least one of these games.

UP VOLLEYBALL : THANK YOU SUPER SENIORS

Even though we fell short of the goal,

We know you four gave your all.

You showed that from the bottom,

We can go nowhere but to the top.

For proving that we never give up,

For always working hard,

For getting the points when we needed it,

Thank you, UP Super Seniors.

You gave us hope that someday we can win,

For bringing us to the Final Four last year,

For bringing the UP community back to the games.

You definitely made your mark.

Even if we lost our last game,

Fell short of going back to semis,

Hold your head up high,

For us, you are still heroes.

Thank you Kathy, Nicole, Pia and Alfred!

Thank you UP Super Seniors!

#UPFight

Thank you, Kathy, Nicole, Pia and Alfred. Padayon!#UPFight! #GitingXTapang #nowheretogobutUP pic.twitter.com/ZzX4qNqdwM

— nowheretogobutUP (@ntgbUP) April 5, 2017

Tweet from the nowheretogobutUP Twitter page

AFC CUP 2017 GROUP STAGE : GLOBAL FC WINS OVER JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM FC, NOW TOPS GROUP F

Philippine side Global Cebu FC has revenged their first round loss to Malaysian side and 2015 AFC Cup champion Johor Darul Ta'zim FC. The Filipino team won with the slightest of margin, 3 - 2 last night at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.

Global FC took the lead in the first half, scoring all their 3 goals in a span of 8 minutes courtesy of midfielders Dennis Villanueva and Shu Sasaki and defender Amani Aguinaldo. The Malaysian side came out aggressive in the second half. They were able to get 2 goals from Gabriel Guerra at the 49th and 83rd minute. But time was not on their side and the lead by the hometeam was enough to give them the win.

Here are the highlights of the match from the AFC Hub YouTube Channel

With the win, Global now tops Group F with 9 points. JDT fell to second place with 7 points.

Image is from the AFC website