All posts by Pol Pinoy

Philippines Buys Rights To World-renowned Met Gala!

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – The annual Met Gala, held at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, is known as “fashion’s biggest night out” with celebrities in attendance wearing their most elegant or outrageous gowns and attires.

But the Met Gala as we know it is coming to an end.

From New York to the Philippines!

Incoming First Lady Emeritus Imelda Romualdez Marcos (mother of Philippine President-elect Bongbong Marcos) has announced plans to to buy the rights to the Met Gala.

Under the plan, the world-famous gala will be moved from the city that never sleeps to the city with flying jeepneys.

Leave it to Filipino ingenuity to create Guinness-worthy world records, not to mention the high fashion sense of Filipino designers, to transform the Met Gala into a universal spectacle never before seen.

The venue of the proposed Philippine Gala will be at the revived/renovated Manila Metropolitan Theater, more popularly known as The Met.

International celebrities, fashion gurus and enthusiasts and lovers of exquisite design and fashion, gird your loins!

ADOBO CHRONICLES Fact-Check: Ricky Lee Not Honored As National Artist For Literature.

FALSE: Rappler, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Times, TV Patrol, and TV5 all reported that Ricky Lee was named National Artist for Literature.

FACT: Lee was honored in the category of Film and Broadcast Arts, alongside actress Nora Aunor and the late director Marilou Diaz-Abaya.

MNM that correctly reported Ricky Lee as National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts include CNN Philippines, GMA News MANILA BULLETIN, Philippine News Agency ABS-CBN News and SMNI News.

Leni Robredo Hopes The Next VP Will Continue Her Photo Ops

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Outgoing Vice President and defeated presidential candidate Leni Robredo has a message for Vice President-elect Sara Duterte.

In an Independence Day shoutout to the incoming VP, Robredo said she hopes that Duterte will continue her greatest legacy from the last 6 years — photo ops.

No response yet from Duterte.