FILIPINA WINS INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANT, REJECTS PART OF HER PRIZE

November 7, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

PATTAYA CITY, Thailand (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Philippines may have failed to bag this year’s title of Miss Intermational, but another Filipina beauty has just been crowned Miss International Queen!

Trixid Maristela from the Philippines was crowned on November 6 at pageant finals held in Pattaya City, Thailand. She received her crown from last year’s winner, Isabella Santiago of Venezuela.

This is the second pageant win for the Philippines. In 2012, Kevin Balot was chosen the winner.

Miss International Queen is the world’s most prestigious and largest beauty pageant for tramsgender women from around the world. It has been held annually since 2004.
The contestants must have been born male, can be pre- or post-operation and between the age of 18 to 36. They can only represent their country of birth or that listed in their passport. Some of the pageant objectives are: creating transgender rights awareness among international communities, to build friendship, sportsmanship and exchange ideas between international LGBT communities.

The prize includes US $12,500 in cash plus the option of plastic surgery.

Asked by The Adobo Chronicles what she plans to do with her prize, Maristela said, “I’d like to spend the prize money helping Manila’s homeless children so that they do not have to go begging in the streets, and perhaps get a school education.”

“As far as the plastic surgery is concerned, why bother? I’m already beautiful. That’s why I won this pageant. I love how I look and I don’t need to change anything,” she added.

Good answer!

Government, International, Politics

SENATOR GRACE POE’S DISQUALIFICATION CASE DISMISSED BY SET

November 7, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – The Philippines’ Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) today dismissed the disqualification case filed against Senator Grace Poe.

The case stemmed from allegations that Poe is not a natural-born citizen by virtue of being a foundling, and that she had previously renounced her Filipino citizenship when she and her children became dual citizens. Poe’s husband, Neil Llamanzares is a dual citizen of the U.S. and the Philippines.

To run for senator or president, a candidate must be a natural-born citizen.

During today’s final hearing on the case, the SET asked Poe, a candidate for president in the 2016 elections, to prove her Filipino citizenship by singing the national anthem.

Joined by her husband and step mom Susan Roces, Poe proudly placed her hand against her chest and sang the national anthem.

Alas, it was the wrong nationl anthem. It was the ‘Star Spangled Banner.’

Right there and then, the case was dismissed for obvious reasons, to the delight of the plaintiff, Rizalito David. Poe defeated David in the last senatorial elections.

Politics

SENATOR GRACE POE MULLS RETURN TO BEING A U.S. CITIZEN

November 6, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Capture MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe said she was prepared to return to a private life and look after her family if she were to be unseated from the Senate.

Poe is facing a disqualification case before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) because of allegations that she is not a natural-born Filipino citizen by virtue of being a foundling. A ruling against her could affect not only her Senate seat but her candidacy for president.

In 2001, Poe was naturalized as a citizen of the US after being petitioned by her husband who is a dual citizen.

In 2006, Poe took her Oath of Allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines for her to re-acquire her natural-born status. She also requested the same for her 3 children, which is allowed under the same law.

She told The Adobo Chronicles that she is prepared to once again become a private citizen if she loses her case. “There’s nothing I can do if they don’t want me to be a public servant,” she said.

Whether by “private citizen” she meant U.S. citizen or Filipino citizen, she did not elaborate.