Monthly Archives: April 2015

Health & Medicine, International, Sports

MANNY PACQUIAO SEEKS PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING, MAY 2ND FIGHT WITH MAYWEATHER IN DOUBT

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imageLOS ANGELES, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – The countdown has begun for the ‘Fight of the Century’ between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather. Their much-anticipated boxing about happens on May 2nd at th MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

But with less than two weeks before the big day, the Pacquiao camp is reporting that the Filipino boxer has been having some serious psychological issues lately. Pacquaio’s coach Freddie Roach is very worried that his protégé might not be in top shape on fight night.

Last night, Pacquiao voluntarily sought psychological counseling from America’s top mental health counselor, Dr. Phil.  With Pacquiao’s writte  consent, the counseling session was video-taped and released to the media.

It looks like not even the best counselor has a solution to every mental condition. Click photo above to watch the video.

 

Sports

PHILIPPINES’ BASKETBALL SPORT PLACED UNDER JURISDICTION OF BOXING FEDERATION

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Basketball and boxing are the top favorites in the Philippines and the professional associations overseeing them have announced an unprecedented move to seal this special bond between the two sports.

Today, the Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) announced that basketball will now fall under its jurisdiction,  practically dissolving the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The ‘combined’ league will be officially known as the PBBL or Philippine Boxing and Basketball League.

Professional and amateur basketball games in the Philippines often end up in fist fights among players and fans that the PBA thought it best to have a single organization that would oversee both basketball and boxing.

The announcement was celebrated in Los Angeles by Manny Pacquiao where the champion Filipino boxer was training for his May 2nd fight against American Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao, aside from being a boxer (and congressman), is a playing coach of KIA Sorento, one of the competiting professional teams in the PBA.

 

 

 

 

Entertainment, Film and TV, Law Enforcement

SAN FRANCISCO BANS WILD AND EXOTIC ANIMALS FROM CIRCUSES, FILMS AND TV

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A scene from the Hollywood film, 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'
A scene from the Hollywood film, ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – For the longest time, it has been the ‘elephant in the room’ in circuses, films and television shows: wild and exotic animals used commercially for public amusement.

This week, the ultra radical San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance banning performances by these animals in circuses and on film. It takes effect in 30 days.

Passage of the measure, opposed by the circus and motion picture industries, makes San Francisco the largest city to adopt such a sweeping prohibition on the commercial use of wild animals for public amusement.

The ordinance does not apply to domesticated animals, such as dogs, cats, horses and other livestock or pets. Educational activities or exhibitions accredited by certain zoological and museum organizations are also exempt.

It does bar any public showing, carnival, fair, parade, petting zoo, ride, race, film shoot or other undertaking in which wild or exotic animals “are required to perform tricks, fight or participate as accompaniments for the entertainment, amusement or benefit of an audience.”

Wild and exotic animals are defined as any nondomestic or hybrid creature, whether or not it was bred in captivity. That means elephants, tigers, lions, apes, monkeys, snakes, deer, politicians and right-wing conservatives.

It wasn’t clear whether films like ‘Planet of the Apes,’ filmed in the San Francisco Bay Area (including the Golden Gate Bridge) will be banned from being shown in local theaters and television, or rented out through Netflix.