Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Sampaguita Pictures, the leading film production company in the Philippines, has just announced that it will soon start filming “The Janet Lim-Napoles Story,” based on the true-to-life story of the businesswoman-socialite who is at the center of the biggest fund scandal the country has ever seen – the 10 Billion pork barrel scam which has implicated the who’s who in Philippine politics. The film company has narrowed down its choices for the actress who will play the title role:
Ai-Ai de las Alas
Beverly Salviejo
Kris Aquino
Sampaguita Pictures has sought the help of The Adobo Chronicles to make a final decision on which of the three famous and talented actresses will play the much-coveted role. So, we are asking our readers to participate in this all-important poll:
The mentors in the new reality TV show, ‘Beauty Queen Academy’
Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Philippine Senate has the reputation as a do-nothing legislative body, exacerbated by the ongoing 10 Billion pork barrel scam in which almost half of the senators have been implicated in the elaborate siphoning of taxpayer funds into phony projects and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). It is therefore no surprise that senators are scrambling to propose and sponsor all kinds of bills to help distract public attention from the scam and repair the Senate’s tarnished record.
Senator Loren Legarda, one of those named in the scam, has proposed a new legislation that would establish a state-funded Beauty Queen Academy. It will be part of the publicly-supported University of the Philippines.
In recent years, the Philippines has been winning international beauty pageant crowns left and right and its winning streak seems unstoppable. Along with Venezuela and Brazil, the Philippines is in the elite circle of countries that have won in all the major international beauty pageants like Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss World and others.
Legarda’s bill, supported by all the senators so far implicated in the pork barrel scam, is aimed at preparing and training aspiring beauty queens to be sure-fire winners in international beauty pageants. The academy will offer full scholarships to Filipinas who fit established criteria and great potential to win beauty titles.
Meanwhile, a leading television network in Manila has announced a new reality show similarly titled Beauty Queen Academy. It is similar to the American TV show, Ru Paul’s Drag Race, in which contestants vie for the crown by impressing celebrity judges with their beauty and talent. Well, sort of. Mentors and judges (see photo) are all former Philippine beauty queens.
John Spainhour, the Philippines’ entry to Mr. World 2014
Torbay, The English Riviera (The Adobo Chronicles) – Before he became a movie actor and governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger was Mr. Universe, at a time when male beauty was measured by biceps, triceps and six-pack abs. Well those days are gone.
On June 15, the most beautiful – and hopefully talented – men from across the globe will gather in Torbay in The English Riviera for the Mr. World Pageant. It is the male counterpart of Miss World.
It is a beauty contest that equality seeking men have long been clamoring for, while being a competition that would finally silence feminists who have been protesting beauty pageants and labeling them a “commercialization of women.” Now it’s fair and square.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, a.k.a. Mr. Universe
One hunded million Filipinos are bracing themselves for pageant day, confident that their country’s representative, John Spainhour, will bag the coveted title.
International beauty crowns are not a rare commodity for the Philippines. It has won all of the major international beauty titles to boot, including Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss International. Almost every weekend, there is a beauty contest being held in the Philippines on the national, local and neighborhood levels. When Champion boxer Manny Pacquaio fights in the ring, the entire country comes to a stand still, as is the case when a Filipina beauty competes in an international beauty pageant.
Expect male beauty pageants to become the norm in the Philippines in the next few years or so. After all, Filipinos are among the most beautiful people in the world, male and female both.
The Adobo Chronicles wishes Spainhour the best of luck!
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