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Awards, Entertainment, International

Surprise Grammy Winner Set To Stage A Free Concert in Manila February 25

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img_9170MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The world’s eyes will be focused on Manila on February 25 as the metropolis plays host to a hodge-podge of public events at various venues to celebrate an impromptu world freedom day.

A few hundred people are expected to join in the commemoration of  EDSA, the people’s power revolution that ousted President Ferdinand E. Marcos 31 years ago. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines is also sponsoring a “March for Life” somewhere in Luneta Park to encourage Filipino Catholics to make a stand against abortion and the reinstatement of the death penalty. Fans of AlDub will also gather in Quezon City to reclaim what seems to be the sagging popularity of their favorite noontime show love team.  The Mocha Girls may also make the rounds of Metro Manila malls to greet and entertain their fans.

But the biggest buzz thus far is that a internationally-famous Grammy Award-winning singer has agreed to stage a free concert at an undisclosed venue just outside of Metro Manila.  This singer is known to have very close ties to the Philippines and is doing the free concert in celebration of his (or her) Filipino heritage and love for Filipino musical talent.

The musical concert details will be announced on national television and on social media on the eve of February 25.  The free admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

So keep your appointment calendar open on February 25 and be on the lookout for this exciting announcement!  It’s the  “Next Big One” you won’t wanna miss!

Politics, Social Media

OVP’s Request For Coca-Cola Water Donation Probably Got Lost In The Mail?

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img_9157LUNA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – There must be a logical explanation as to why supporters of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) claimed that the truckload of bottled water donated to those affected by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Surigao City  was courtesy of Leni Robredo.

It turns out that the “mystery truck” described in the post announcing the donation wasn’t a mystery at all.  It belonged to Coca-Cola which donated the water.

In an official statement , Coca-Cola said that “over 7,500 liters of Wilkins Distilled water were unloaded at Surigao City Hall.  The drinking water was distributed through the efforts of the local government, with the assistance of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines pre-sellers, 301B personnel of the Philippine Army, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.”

No mention of the Office of the Vice President or Leni Robredo.

However, the original post about the donation by a certain Jake Miranda was shared by the OVP’s official web site. So it must be true, right?

In fairness to the OVP, let’s just assume that it had made the donation request to Coca-Cola, but that the letter signed by Robredo probably got lost in the mail.  It may have been mailed from Luna, Apayao, where the VP was attending an event in connection with the province’s foundation anniversary.

Blame it on snail mail!