Monthly Archives: April 2015

Film and TV, Sports, The Media

FILIPINOS WILL HAVE FREE LIVE ACCESS TO PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER FIGHT VIA PPV; MAY 3 IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY

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CaptureLAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – While the live audience for the  Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will fork out hundreds or thousands of dollars, and Pay-Per-View subscribers will be about $100 poorer, Filipinos will have free, live access to the once-in-a-lifetime spectacle.

The Filipino boxer will face the American in what is being billed the “Fight of the Century” on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Whenever Pacquiao fights, the entire Philippines comes to a standstill. Government armed forces and the rebels declare a ceasefire, crime rate drops to zero and the usual traffic congestion becomes nonexistent.

As a public service to the adoring Pacquiao fans, the Philippine government declared fight night (which is Sunday morning in the Philippines) a nonworking national holiday.

In addition, the government will provide the entire population with complimentary viewing of the boxing bout via PPV — Philippine PaPer View.

PPV is a newly-developed technology in the Philippines in which giant paper billboards are set up in every street corner, in churches and in public plazas.  Volunteers, connected through Skype audio direct from Las Vegas, will put up the round-by-round judges’ score on the paper board for all to see.

Expect a lot of cheering everywhere, not to mention air punching!

Philippine PaPer View (PPV)
Philippine PaPer View (PPV)
Film and TV, The Media

KRIS AQUINO: CRYING ON THE OUTSIDE, LAUGHING ON THE INSIDE

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Aquino (Photo: tempo.com.ph)
Aquino (Photo: tempo.com.ph)

MANILA, Philippines- In public, Kris Aquino  has no qualms about letting people know that she feels guilty that she may be the reason that the TV show “The Buzz” was cancelled after more than 15 years.

The Sunday show aired its final episode last April 5 with co-host Boy Abunda describing the cancellation as “very painful.”

Kris revealed that she had asked ABS-CBN executives if it’s possible for her not to have to work on Sundays so she could spend more time with her sons and siblings.  She believes that it was her request to take Sundays off that led the network to cancel the show.

In private, however, Kris is telling all her friends that it feels very good to know that she is “very much valued” by ABS-CBN and that the network thinks that it is she that has made the show popular among its viewers.”I’m very relevant pa pala,” (still relevant) she said.

Kris and Abunda still have their nightly late night talk show together, “Aquino and Abunda Tonight.”

Inside sources at ABS-CBN said they overheard a conversation between Kris and network executives during which she reportedly said, “Don’t you think the talk show sounds much better if we renamed it, ‘Aquino Tonight?’

Government, Sports, Travel

PHILIPPINES’ CONGRESS DECLARES WEEK-LONG RECESS FOR PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER FIGHT

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Member of Philippine Congress with Pacquiao (Photo: www.rapler.com)
Members of Philippine Congress with Pacquiao (Photo: http://www.rapler.com)

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – It is pretty much a given that whenever Manny Pacquiao has a scheduled fight, the Philippines comes to a stand still.

The Philippine military and the rebel groups declare a ceasefire, crime rate drops to zero, and road traffic becomes nonexistent.

The May 2nd (May 3 in the Philippines) championship fight between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, is no exception… and more.

President NoyNoy Aquino has declared May 3rd a National (nonworking) Holiday, and the House of Representatives will go on a 7-day recess, from April 28 to May 3rd.

House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. told The Adobo Chronicles that he had no choice but to declare a recess because “there’s just not going to be a quorum to be able to conduct official business.”

More than two-thirds of the 290-member House of Representatives will be flying to Las Vegas to be at ringside to support their esteemed colleague.  Pacquiao is an elected representative from his native province of Sarangani.  How they got their tickets and who’s paying for them were not exactly clear.

It is not uncommon for Pacquiao to charter a passenger plane so that his family, colleagues and selected fans can attend his fight in person.

Congress resumes its regular session on May 4th, although many expect that majority of members will be absent, as they will still be dealing with jet lag from the almost 18-hour flight from Las Vegas to Manila.