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MURDER CHARGES TO BE FILED AGAINST GERMAN VOLKSWAGEN ROBOT

July 2, 2015 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

FRANKFURT, Germany (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – In the U.S., corporations are people. In Germany, robots are people, so when they commit murder, they should be tried in court just like, well, people.

A robot at one of Volkswagen’s production plants in Germany has killed a worker, the German automaker said Wednesday.

The man died Monday at the plant in Baunatal, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Frankfurt, VW spokesman Heiko Hillwig said.

The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate, Hillwig said.

Prosecutors were preparing to bring charges against the robot who remains in custody pending bail.

In solidarity with the victim, The Adobo Chronicles® has decided to auction off its company car, a Volkswagen, on eBay. We will likely replace the company car with a Tesla.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family, and we hope that companies will return to the good old days of employing people, not robots or computers.

Entertainment, Film and TV

FILIPINO SUPERMAN LOOK-ALIKE GETS THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME IN HOLLYWOOD

July 2, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

CALAMBA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Filipino Herbert Chavez from Calamba, Laguna in the Philippines has, in the last 18 years, undergone a total of 23 surgeries, including nose jobs, skin-whitening, liposuction and jaw realignment to look like his idol, Clark Kent, a.k.a. Superman.

The 37-year-old fan also wears blue contact lens to reflect the blue shade of his superhero costume. To top it all off, he’s been injecting his abs and chest with a filler-type product called MesoLipo, which is illegal in the US.

He has reportedly spent a whopping 300,000 Pesos (US $ 6,639) for his surgeries which is really a bargain compared to the amount of money Hollywood actors and actresses spend for facelifts and reconstructive surgery.

Well, all those years and money have finally paid off.

Today, Chavez received a phone call from Zack Snyder, director of the upcoming film, “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” informing him that he has been cast for the next film in the Superman series. Chavez had sent Snyder an audition video and the Hollywood director was super impressed.

The upcoming Superman film, which stars Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck is scheduled for release in March of 2016. The new film with Chavez starts shooting immediately after that.

Chavez will go down in history as the very first full-blooded Filipino to be the lead star in a major Hollywood blockbuster film.

Human Interest, International, Sports

MANNY PACQUIAO: FROM RAGS TO RICHES TO RAGS

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SARANGANI, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – No rags to riches story could be more inspiring than that of Filipino champion boxer Manny Pacquiao.

Growing up very poor in his home province of Sarangani where at a very young age he had to fend for himself and his family, Pacquiao rose to become one of the highest-paid athletes of all time. His latest fight against Floyd Mayweather brought to his purse an unprecedented amount in excess of $150 Million.

He has extensive properties in the Philippines and recently purchased a mansion in Beverly Hills, California. But all those properties and cash are all gone, thanks to Philippines’ chief tax collector Kim Henares.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner has been on Pacquiao’s case for many years and has finally caught up with the boxer. Pacquiao’s properties and cash assets have been sequestered to fulfill his tax obligations to the Philippine government.

Pacquiao has not been seen in public since after his shoulder surgery.

The Adobo Chronicles® finally caught up with Pacquiao in Sarangani. Apparently, he is now living in a small studio unit converted from a relative’s garage.

While Pacquiao refused to talk to our reporter, he agreed to have his photograph taken in his tiny apartment enjoying his favorite Filipino food, chicken adobo.