Coco Martin, Julia Montes: In Denial For 12 Years!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau ). Multi-awarded Filipino German actress JuliaMontes has been in a romantic relationship with Coco Martin (‘Ang Probinyano,’ ‘Batang Quiapo’) since 2011 when she was still 16 years old and Martin was 30.

On May 23, 2023, the couple publicly announced their long-standing relationship.

In other words, they been IN DENIAL FOR 12 YEARS!

Does that make them candidates for the Guinness Book of World Records?

Strictly For Native English Speakers: Speak Tagalog Instantly!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – We, at The Adobo Chronicles, fully understand the predicament of native English speakers visiting the Philippines regarding their difficulty in pronouncing many Filipino words.

We are starting a new series as a public service to y’al English speakers. You can thank us later!

Let’s start with the word, “Carinderia.”

It is a noun which refers to a food stall with a small seating area, typically in a market or at a roadside, serving pre-cooked menu items.

HOW TO PRONOUNCE:

Karen-Dear-Yeah

That was easy, wasn’t it?

In The Philippines, Carabaos, Senators Kneel! (Video)

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Every year, on a day in the month of May, the town of Pulilan, Bulacan in the Phlippines, celerates the Kneeling Carabao Festival, during which carabaos are paraded in the streets and made to kneel in front of the church. It is definitely a sight to behold.

But it is not only carabaos that kneel in the Philippines. Even senators do.

Case in point: Senator Bato de la Rosa knelt in front of witness cops, begging them tell the truth during a Senate hearing.

It’s not power-tripping,” the senator said.

Did he just trip off his chair then?