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The Shorty Awards recently announced the finalists in its annual worldwide search for the best in social media where Globe Telecom is shortlisted to win one of the top awards. 

Globe Telecom emerged as finalist in the Best Use of Social Media for Customer Service Category for its @Talk2Globe customer service channel on Twitter. 

According to New York Times, if Hollywood has the Oscars and Broadway has the Tonys, then Twitter has the Shorty Awards. This prestigious event recognizes the best people and organizations in producing real-time content on channels like Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Youtube, and Foursquare along with other social networking sites. 

Estrada, at 22 a decade younger than his Filipino-American opponent, was in front on two of the judges scorecards to claim a fully deserved win over the scheduled 12 rounds.

Two of the judges saw it 116-111 and 117-111 for Estrada. The other judge favored Viloria, 115-113.

Rappler ranks the best NBA players aged 35 and above --- whose playing years in the NBA have spanned a decade-and-a-half and at least 1000 games but still bring out their A-game night in, night out.

Unlike most senior citizens in this list, Tim Duncan showed no regression in his game this season. As a matter of fact, The Big Fundamental is playing his best basketball in four years as he has led the Spurs to the best record in the West.

Globe Telecom recently launched the first comprehensive online telco community in the Philippines that will enable both Globe and non-Globe users to explore, answer, and learn about its products and services. 

Powered by Lithium Technologies, the world leader in Social Customer Experience, the Globe Community (community.globe.com.ph) is a social portal uniquely designed to encourage knowledge-sharing of Globe products and services with other users on various topics like account-related concerns, service-usage tips, and other topics about its products and services. 

NO less than the leadership of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and a prominent lawmaker who’s been an ardent supporter of the sport are backing national coach Chot Reyes if he decides to have either Michael Dunigan or Denzel Bowles as Gilas' next naturalized player.

SBP president Manny V. Pangilinan said he’s leaving it all up to Reyes on who he has in mind as candidate for naturalization, a move Antipolo congressman Robbie Puno said he’ll definitely push again at the House of Representative.

According to the statement by the Head of ABS-CBN Integrated Corporate Communications Bong Osorio, Kris Aquino will have to stay to all of her shows including her primetime soap "Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw' and in 'Pilipinas Got Talent' which will end in June.

Here is the Official Statement of ABS-CBN:

Supreme Court released the results of the Bar Exam 2012. Out of 5,686 examinees only 949 or 17.76% passed the Bar Examination. Ignatius Michael D. Ingles , a law student from Ateneo de Manila University, is the top notcher. It is also good to mention that the son of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Jose Lorenzo Sereno,  passed the Bar Examination albeit he is not included in the Top 10.

Here is the list of 2012 Philippine Bar Exam Top Notchers:

1. INGLES, Ignatius Michael D.- Ateneo de Manila University-85.64%
2. KING KAY, Catherine Beatrice O.-Ateneo de Manila University- 84.72%
3. LACSON, April Carmela B.- University of the Philippines- 84.48%
4. ROMUALDO, Xavier Jesus D.- Ateneo de Manila University- 84.10%
5. BASE, Maria Graciela D.- University of the Philippines
- MACHUCA, Jose Maria Angel P. Ateneo de Manila University- 83.99%
6. SALAZAR, Patrick Henry D.- University of the Philippines- 83.71%
7. BARCELONA, Ralph Karlo B.- Aquinas University- 83.43%
8. LLAMAS, Marvyn S.- Ateneo de Manila University- 83.29%
9. LI, Carlo Martin C.- Ateneo de Manila University- 83.27%
10. TIOPIANCO, Francis Paolo P.- University of the Philippines- 83.25%

Here is the complete list of passers in the 2012 Bar Examinations: