 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put this power to the test. It's time for... K-check! Hello everyone, I am OJ Sarkinia. At ako po, si Cayenne Arceo, and this is K-check, the newest and smartest game show on Philippine television. We searched all over the country for people na hindi nagsasawang dagdagan ang kanilang kaalaman. For several weeks, titignan natin kung gaano katindi ang brain power nila. And in the final week of competition, malalaman natin kung sino ang kaunahunahang tatanghaling K-check champion. Nandito na tayo sa ating weekly finals, kilalanin natin ngayon ng ating apat na daily winners. One of them will move on to spot in our semi-finals kung pumasasya sa ating K-check sa araw na ito. Ang uta natin contestant ay si Agapito Nelmida. Siya ay kasalokuyang part-time instructor at law student. Mahilig siya magsulat, magbasa at manuod ng pelikula. Asher Ayeras is our second contestant. He is a first-year college student na mahilig sa Korean dramas and movies. He also enjoys searching for random and obscure but fun facts. Our third contestant is Gina Palanka. She is a former vice president of an insurance company and is now a proud mother and a housewife. And finally, Gio de Guzman. Who worked as a nurse in a tertiary hospital during the pandemic, but now he is busy being in a band and says he has calignophobia. At gaya nung ginawa nila, nung kanilang qualifying rounds, our contestants will be competing under the watchful eyes of our panel of experts. Our first expert is Professor Andriel Tiatco, Chairperson of the Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts, UP Dilimand. Our second expert is Professor Marion Roque of the Institute of Mathematics, UP Dilimand. And our third expert is Professor Neil Santillian of the UP Dilimand Department of History. Welcome everyone! Cayenne weekly finals na! Matahas ang aking expectation sa tagisan ng talino sa araw na ito. Ako ako rin, OJ. We have the week's best right here with us. Contestants, papasok na tayo sa K-check para mihan where each correct answer is worth ten points. This is your chance to bank as many points as you can and take the all-important early lead. Let's begin. Agapito, which veteran actor is the father of Jano Gibbs? Ray Gibbs. Malay. Ronaldo Valdez. Asher. What planet's orbit is between the orbits of Jupiter and Uranus? Saturn. K-check. Gina. Who is the Norse god of thunder? Thor. Gio. A molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of what element? Oxygen. K-check. Agapito. What number is the sum of the seven and product of three and eleven? Forty. Asher. Who is the father of late actors Mark Hill and Sherry Hill? Eddie Mesa. K-check. Gina. What number is four less than the square of eight? Sixty. Gio. Which fama's best actress is the 33-year-old daughter of Fernando Poe Jr.? Lovi Poe. K-check. Agapito. What continent is known as the land down under? Antarctica. Malik. Australia. Asher. What number is twice the square root of 25? Ten. K-check. Gina. Annabel Rama is the mother of which international beauty queen and actress? New Fugitive. K-check. Gio. What number is the average of 55 and 75? Fifteen. Malik. Sixty-five. And that's it for our first round. The K-check para mihan round. O.J., piling ko, there's still some jitters, pero the competitive spirit is building up. Yun din bang palagay mo, sir Unreal? Oh, oh, oh, oh, totoo yan. Actually kanina habang sumasagod sila na toot si Gibarrako. Hindi to sa aking upuan. Napakawak ako sa sobrang kabah. Pero super-init ng labanan kanina sa totoo lang. Pero may gusto akong itanong kay Gio. Kasi kanina nabangget na may banda ka at napaka unusual at strange nung pangalan ng banda. Kuyentong mo naman sa amin, bakit napangalan ang ganoon ang banda? Actually, my basis, John Mark Saberto, got the idea of the band's name, Adult Pasa. So the root word adult hood is we're all adults. Tapos, pag nagiging kasi kami, ang nanay ng guloto ng salad. Tapos, yung pinapapak namin yung raisins and we combined it adult passas. Yung pala ang pinanggalingan, noon. Thank you, Gio. Now, let's look at the scoreboard. We have in the lead with 30 points, Asher, which means Asher, nakuha mo lahat ng tina nung sayo. Tama ang sagot niya sa lahat. Kasunod niya naman si Gio with 20 points. Gina has 10 points and Agapito, lots of time, lots of time, Agapito. Ikaw, ilan ang nakuha mo doon? Nakukayan, that was an interesting round pero naka nine correct answers sa kodon. Parame ng parame ang nakukuha ni OJ with every episode. So kayo, ilan bang nakuha niyong sagot? Nakuha, ready na ba kayo sa susunod na round? Ang pabilisan round, coming up next, here on... Kcheck. Welcome back sa ating karunungan check weekly finals. Before we proceed to the next round, let's do a point recap. Asher is in the lead with 30 points. He is followed closely by Gio with 20 points. Gina has 10 points and Agapito, puwede ka panghumabol, right? It is a tight fight as of now and it's everyone's game. But I am interested in one of our contestants. Gina, as a sole female contestant in this show, how are you feeling right now to be competing with these guys? Nervous. Very nervous? Why are you nervous? Geniuses. Gina itaguyod ang kababaihan. Suportado ka namin dyan. What about you, Agapito? Asher, you were a Filipino major and currently, studying law. Na-iskusan ng isalin yung batas, yung technicalidad ng wika ng batas para mas maabot ng mga mamamayan ang kanilang karapatan at maging kapangyarihan nilato. So yung theory at practice ng batas noong undergraduate ko, yung de-graduadong antas ko, na-isip ko datay yung intellectualization ng wikang Filipino. Pero later on, na-isip ko na maging intellectualization ng Filipino, yung mga mga gamit nito. Wow, parang ang lalim ang sagot ng Agapito. Kailangan niya atan natin ang tulong mula kay Prof. Neil. Sobrang lalim ang sagot ng Agapito at tunay na ang Filipino ay sang wikang intellectual at sinusulong ng Agapito yan. Pero I think ang advice ko ay yugobyan langwages at mag-aral ka ng social sciences agang palipunan para palalimin ang pag-aaral ng wika sa larangan ng abogasha. Salamat Sir Neil, so palalimin palawakin. Yan din ang gagawin natin ngayon sa pagpasok natin sa K-check, pabilisan. We have to buzz first, contestants, buzz first to earn the right to answer the question. Now, be very careful. Correct answers will be given 20 points. But as you already know from your previous rounds, a 10-point deduction will be given pag-mali ang inyong sagot. So strategy is key. Let's begin. Contestants, 12 questions. And this is the first one. Which single by Dua Lipa has a version with DaBaby and is Billboard's number one song of 2021? Levitating. I was sure may makakakawas ay inyong noon. Question two. Which PBA team won 14 championships from its inclusion in the league in 1986 until its disbandment earlier this year? I have to acess. Alaska, K-check. Oh, my God! Mosket mo yung! Surprise, mayong surprise! Question number three. In what city can you find the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre Museum? Paris. Oh, alam niyo lahat yun. I know, baka naunahan ng kaba. Question number four. Which Danny Boyle film, starring Dev Patel, set in India, was nominated for 10 U.S. Academy Awards in 2009? Asher. Slumdog millionaire. Slumdog millionaire. K-check. Question number five. Which historic peninsula in Ukraine was occupied by Russia in 2014? Crimea. Crimea. K-check. Doing well, Asher, doing well. Habul pa tayo, salit tayo. Question number six. Which mysterious British street artist known for satirical and subversive works was awarded Person of the Year at the 2014 Webby Awards? Banksy. Nadyo mahirap nga, siguro yun. Half of the questions na yun, but half of the questions coming up, guha pa nang points, guha pa nang points. Question number seven. What Latin American country is the setting of the 2021 Disney film Engkanto? Asher. Columbia. K-check. Question number eight. What was the name given by Francis Priggs to the black pirate flag that featured a skull and crossbones? The Jolly Roger. Hindi ba? The Jolly Roger. Question number nine. What title was given to the ruler of ancient Egypt beginning in 3000 BC who was both the head of state and religious leader? Fero. Fero. K-check. Doing very well, Asher. Let's go, Gio, Gina, Agapito. Let's go. Question ten. What sweater that opens in front is named after a British general and is the title of a 2020 hit song of Taylor Swift? Cardigan. Cardigan. Asher K-check. Last two questions. Number eleven. What was the name of Bangladesh before it became a new nation in 1971? Asher. Salem. Malin. East Pakistan. East Pakistan. Now for the final question. Who had to cancel concerts last June when he was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder? Ramsey. Asher. Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber. The disorder is Ramsey Hunt Syndrome. Justin Bieber. K-check. And that ends the K-check Pabilisan round. OJ. Yes, Gaya. That was a very interesting round. Obviously, that round belonged to Asher. And I would like to talk to Asher. You are the youngest in this batch, but you do not seem intimidated by that fact. What is driving your competitive spirit? I'm telling them a while ago na hindi dapat ako nandito because I thought, the one for K-check when I signed it up, I thought K stands for Korean. Ka hindi man for Korean stuff kasi K-drama. And then I signed it up because I thought it's for K-dramas. And I mentioned, di ba na, I love K-dramas. So, yun. And I'm not supposed to be here. Pero, thank God na. So, well, Asher. Some things really come into your life unexpectedly. And it looks like you found the right place anyway. Absolutely. Professor Marian, what do you think of Asher's performance? Nakakabaliw. Di ba? Kasi, I think advantage di na bata siya, parang sponge pa ang kanyang utak, lahat na absorb. K-drama yan, kay nakay nakarunungan. So, keep it up. Pero yung mga mas nakakatanda kay Asher, kain yung pa yan. Right. Definitely, Prof. Marian. It's still anyone's game at this point. But let us look at the scores. Asher, as stated, is in the lead with 160 points. He is followed by Gio with 20 points. Gina still has 10 points and Agapito, it's still not the end. It's still not the end. We still have another round. So, those rankings might still change. Kain hindi pa talaga natin alam kung paano matatapos ang labanang ito. Masasagot natin yan sa ating ultimate pagalingan round. And that is up next, here on K-check. Welcome back. Tingnan natin ulit ang mga ranking. So, ahead is Asher, again with 160 points. Gio has 20 points. Gina has 10 points. And Agapito, may third round pa. Well, makikita natin sa susulod na round kung magbabago pa ang ranking na iyan. Pupunta na tayo sa K-check pagalingan round where correct answers are worth 30 points and wrong answers get a 15-point deduction. KOJ, as if hindi pa yan pressure enough, dadagdagan pa natin ang pressure sa ating mga contestants. Dahil sa round na ito, ang mga katanungan may mga gagaling sa ating mga professors, sa ating panel of experts. At the end of this round, malalaman natin kung sino ang tatanghalin K-check weekly winner. Contestants. Let's begin. Professor Andrew, may we have your question please? Hey, unang tanong. Rizal was writing a third novel before his execution at Bagumbayan. This novel was tentatively titled as what? Ah, sure. Makamisa. Natoklasan ito ni Ambert O'Campon noon 1987 at ang kabawang manuskrito ay nakasulat sa Filipino at tama ka ito ay Makamisa. K-check. Professor Marian, it's now your turn to ask a question. Okay, which physicist stated in his third law of motion that for every action Ah, sure. Isaac Newton. This British physicist and mathematician is known for his theory on the law of gravity and his three laws of motion among other things. Tama ka Isaac Newton. K-check. Thanks, Prof. Marian. Prof. Neil, may we have your question please? Isusunod na tanong. Sino ang kauna unahang babae mula sa Southeast Asia nananalo ng Nobel Ah, sure. Hongsan Sochi. Nakuha, nakuha niya ang Nobel Peace Prize ng 1991 dahil tumimbig siya laban sa military junta sa Myanmar. Nung huling limang taon naging controversial, naging controversial siya dahil sa kanyang pananahimik sa genocide ng Ruinja Muslims sa Myanmar. Tama ka, ah, sure. Ang tamang sagot ay Ansan Sochi. K-check. Prof. Andrew. Okay. Kuyabodji and Atyshena are two of the many human characters in the children's television show Batibot. Name two puppet characters popularized by the show. Nakuha, panahon ko hindi ito. So ang mga puppet characters sa Batibot ay Sina, Kiko Maching, Pong Pagong, Irma Dal Dal, Coco Quick Quack, Manang Bola, Kapitan Basa, Sitsirit Si Alibang Bang, Ningning, Si Gingging, si Kuyadorms, si Noli Decasio, si Angelik Basso at si Biyaps Biyaps. Prof. Marian, may we have your question, please. Chemistry. Recently, in the news, a trace amount of a certain pesticide was found on instant noodles that were distributed in some European countries. This compound is commonly used in food manufacturing. Geo. Ethylene oxide. The correct answer is ethylene oxide. K-check. Prof. Nio, may we have your next question, please. Next question, what ethno-linguistic group considers pinatubo volcano as their traditional abode? Asher. Aita. Matatagpuan ang pangkat etniko ito sa Provincia ng Pampanga, kamaganak nila salahi, ang mga agta sa vehicle at mga dumagad sa Provincia ng Rizal. Tama, Asher. Correct answer, Aitas o Aitas. Prof. Andrew, may we have your question, please. Okay. Field ko to, theater. In the play, a portrait of an artist sa Filipino by Nick Joaquin. The protagonists are two old ladies. Who are they? Kung napanod ninyo ang pelikulang larawan na musical, sila ay anak nidon Lorenzo Marasigan na nagpinta ng isang larawan para sa kanila. Sila ay ginampanan nina Johanna Ampil at ni Rachel Alejandro sa pelikula. Sila ay sinak, candida at paula. From a theater-related question, let's go back to a science-related one. Prof. Marian? Again, physics. What is the name of the global network of observatories which captured the first-ever image of a black hole in 2019? This global network of radio telescopes stationed around the earth was launched in 2009. The combined data gave sufficient resolution to observe objects such as black holes. The name of this project is the Event Horizon Telescope. Professor Neal? Which country do the cities of Rotterdam, the hay and utrek belong to? Agapito. Netherlands. Matatagpuan ang bansang ito sa Hilagang Europa, Dutch o mga ulandes ang tawag natin sa kanila mga citizens. Tama, kagapito ang tamang sagot ay Netherlands. Professor Anriel? Your final question, please. Yes. Lakwacha ulit. So, from Europe, balik tayo sa Southeast Asia, sa Pilipinas. Batanes, is an archipelagic province and the northernmost province in the Philippines. What is its capital? Basco. Basco is correct. K-check. Professor Marian, your last question, please. Ula ka na masabe, Prof. Anriel. Okay, sa panahon ng COVID, natin yung marami about DNA, RNA. In the central dogma of molecular biology, the process that allows DNA to produce RNA is called blank. Geo. Malik. This is the first step in gene expression, the key step that controls the on-off of genes and subsequently the status of cells. This is called transcription. Prof. Neal, to conclude this round, may we have your final question, please. Uling tanong, what is the most significant contribution of Magellan's expedition to world history? For circumnavigation. Ipinagdiwang natin ang kensympinial ng kaganapangito ng 2021. Tama ka, Asher. Ang tamang sagot ay it's so the first circumnavigation of the world, K-check. Prof. Anriel, Prof. Marian, Prof. Neal, our panel of experts, thank you very much. And that is it for our K-check Ultimate Pagalingan. And that is it for K-check Ultimate Pagalingan. Congratulations to Asher, our K-check weekly winner with a final score of 340 points. He will be receiving a mobile phone from TV UP. We'll see Asher again in the semifinals. Congratulations, Asher. And congratulations also. Gio, Gina and Agapito, you're still our daily winners. Thank you very much for joining K-check. And thank you to our panel of experts, Prof. Anriel Tiatco, Prof. Marian Roque and Prof. Neal Santillian. This is Kayan Arceo. And I am OJ Sorkinia. Join us again on Monday for another K-check. K-check.