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Beauty, Diversity, Entertainment, LGBT

Wrong Queen Crowned, But Steve Harvey Had Nothing To Do With It

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IMG_4079SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – One would think it would never happen again — the wrong pageant winner being crowned.

But it did, just like it happened in the Miss Universe Pageant when host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner (Miss Colombia instead of Miss Philippines.)

Well, that’s now behind us, and the real winner, Pia Wurtzbach has completed her reign and has passed on the crown to her successor.

In San Francisco, the wrong queen was crowned Miss GAPA (Gay Asian Pacific Alliance) this weekend, but Steve Harvey had nothing to do with it.

Organizers of the popular pageant announced that due to a tabulation error, the crown was awarded to the wrong contestant.

But the organizers decided that the wrong winner can keep the crown, and they’re awarding a second crown to the real winner.  So for 2017, there will be two Miss GAPAs.

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It will be recalled that former Miss Universe owner Donald Trump had suggested that both Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia be declared co-winners after that Steve Harvey fiasco, but that didn’t happen.

Hmmm, did Trump have anything to do with the Miss GAPA decision?

 

Government, Law Enforcement, Politics, The Media, Travel

Senator Hontiveros Files Bill To Change EDSA to KIDSA

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IMG_4061MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros is on a high roll these days, basking on her three minutes of fame following the killing of Kian Delos Santos in a recent drug operations by the police in Caloocan City.

The Akbayan lady senator was among the first opposition politicians to visit the wake of the slain teenager.  Then, she placed some minor (and not so minor) witnesses under her custody.

Now, Hontiveros has filed a Senate bill that would rename Epiphanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to KIDSA — KIAN DELOS SANTOS AVENUE.

The senator said this would be the appropriate thing to do to honor the memory of Kian and to remind the Filipino people of the consequences of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.

In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, Hontiveros admitted that the spirit of EDSA which ousted Ferdinand E. Marcos and catapulted the yellow oligarchy to political power is fading away.

“It is therefore necessary to rename the avenue to something more relevant to the times, and something that the yellows can rally behind,” she said.

Politics, Sports

Manny Pacquiao Breaks His Silence on Mayweather-McGregor Fight

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IMG_4040.PNGMANILA, Philippines (EXCLUSIVE to The Adobo Chronicles) – On the eve of what many are calling a heavily-lopsided fight between boxing world champion Floyd Mathweather, Jr. and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, Filipino boxing champion and now Senator Manny Pacquiao is finally breaking his silence.

In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles,  Pacquiao intimated his secret desire to return to professional boxing, but more especially to win a rematch with Mayweather.

“I miss the excitement, the conflict, the pageantry and the adoration of millions of boxing fans. It’s as exciting as when a circus comes to town,” he said.

“Of course, the Senate is also like a circus, but it’s all fake,” the Sarangani-born Senator added.

As for challenger McGregor, Pacquiao merely said, “I-erase na yan.” (Just erase him).  McGregor is Irish.