HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Hollywood Bureau) – Hollywood actors and other celebrities are painting a nail on one finger as a way of expressing solidarity with victims of crime, violence or misfortune.

The Adobo Chronicles also noticed a similar trend in the Philippines, especially among gay men, so we sent out our investigative reporters to conduct random interviews among Filipino men with painted nails on a single finger.

It turns out the Philippine phenomenon is happening for a different reason: the retail price of nail polish remover has tremendously increased and many could no longer afford them. Men just leave their painted nails alone until the polish naturally fades on its own.

Moral of the story: Filipinos are trend setters or are quick to follow international trends, except in the case of painted nails.