Category Archives: Awards

Miss France To Sue Miss Universe Organization, Saying She Was Shortchanged

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles, Las Vegas Bureau)  – Reigning Miss Universe Iris Mittenaere of France will crown her successor on November 26 at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.

 She may be flashing her winning smile that night but in reality, she is not happy.  In fact, she is suing the Miss Universe Organization, saying she was shortchanged.

Mittenaere was crowned in Manila on January 29 this year. So when she passes her crown to the winner, it will end her one-year reign.

But wait, it hasn’t been a year yet — just ten months.

Precisely why she is suing for false advertising,  emotional distress and premature loss of income.

Welcome to America, where you can sue anyone for just about anything.

Raissa Robles Declines National Book Award

44DAFB8B-E7C0-4E27-A5DC-477A08499932MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It would have been the highlight of her career as a book author.  Raissa Robles’ book on the Marcos Martial Law, ‘Never Again,’ won the book award for non-fiction.

The award was given out by the National Book Development Board (NBDB).

But alas, NBDB is a government agency, and so it would be a conflict of interest for Robles to accept an award from the government that she criticizes and despises.  Furthermore, the agency is funded by taxpayer money and she constantly questions foreign travels of Duterte officials on taxpayer dime.

So, being the ‘investigative journalist’ that she claims she is, she decided to decline the award.

Well and good!

Adobo Chronicles Congratulates Raissa Robles For Her Book Award

4B46048F-DBB9-4D95-BDCE-AC2C12AFC9EBMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – GMA News is reporting that ‘investigative journalist’ and twitterer Raissa Robles won an award for her book on the Marcos Martial Law, “Never Again.”

The award was handed out by some unheard of organization known as the National Book Development Board (NBDB).

Robles’ book won the top prize in the fiction category.

Congratulations, Ms. Robles!