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Jollibee ‘Crispy Fried Towel’ Probe Ongoing

June 2, 2021 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Jollibee Foods Corporation has temporarily closed down a branch of its fast-food chain in Bonifacio Global City after a viral video tweet showing that a crispy fried towel had been served to a customer instead of fried chicken.

In a statement on Thursday, Jollibee said the company is “deeply concerned” over the incident and will conduct a thorough investigation.

The Adobo Chronicles has learned the the investigation will focus on three critical elements:

1. Whether the served towel was spicy, mild, or original.

2. Whether the served towel was served with spaghetti or pancit Palabok.

3. Whether the towel was a face towel, hand towel or bath towel.

This is a developing story.

BILAO: Shortage Of Hand-woven Philippine Bamboo Trays Reported

May 19, 2021 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There is an apparent shortage of bilao in the Philippines. These hand-woven bamboo trays are used for rice winnowing and also as containers of take-out family food like pancit (noodles).

The shortage may be traced to an advertisement by Pottery Barn, a furniture and home accessories chain in the United States. The particular ad promotes the bilao as a wall art for the price of $299.

Bilaos can be purchased in the Philippines for about $2. They come free for every take-out purchase of a family-sized pancit and other Filipino delicacies.

An Adobo Chronicles investigation showed that bilao manufacturers are holding on to their stocks while others are hoarding supplies in the hope that they could export their product to the United States, or become suppliers for Pottery Barn.

Meanwhile, whisk broom manufacturers and vendors in Baguio City are also starting to hoard supplies in anticipation that Pottery Barn will consider selling the Philippine broom as wall art.

This is a developing story.

Malacañang Declares May 18 A Non-Working Holiday

May 17, 2021 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It is no secret that Filipinos are avid fans of the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant and that they take the performance of their representative very seriously. Especially owners and workers of salons and beauty parlors, many of whom are members of the LGBT community.

Miss Universe is the LGBT community’s “Super Bowl.”

As we already know, the Philippines’ representative to the international pageant didn’t win nor made it to the top 10, to the dismay of the country’s entire population, especially the salon and parlor workers.

So, in recognition of the big disappointment of the salon and parlor workers, the palace declared May 18 a non-working holiday throughout the country to give them the chance to grieve and to pick themselves up from their frustration.

So if you have scheduled a salon and parlor appointment for May 18, you are advised to call to re-schedule.