Category Archives: Entertainment

Cynthia Patag And Jim Paredes To Co-Host New ABS-CBN Talk Show

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Patag, left, and Paredes

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Retiree entertainment personalities Cynthia Patag and Jim Paredes have been tapped by ABS-CBN to co-host a new talk show called “Dilawan,” according to reliable sources who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation by their employer television network.

The comedienne and former Apo Hiking Society singer-member are known to be pro-Aquino and anti-Duterte as can be seen from their respective social media pages.  They have been critical of every thing that’s related to the current president and all praises for their fallen hero, NoyNoy Aquino. They just can’t move on.

The new prime-time show will feature anti-Duterte guests.  It will replace the Kris Aquino-Boy Abunda show, “Aquino and Abunda Tonight.”

The decision to replace the Aquino-Abunda show with the Patag-Paredes show came after Kris Aquino formalized her departure from ABS-CBN and her move to the rival network GMA-7.

Paredes, who lives in Australia, will be doing the show with Patag via Skype.

The new show’s premiere guests are Senator Leila De Lima and singer Leah Navarro.

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Philippine National Police Criticized For Duterte And Obama Halloween Masks

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Duterte mask, left, and Obama mask, right.  Inset: Mark Cuban and Joan Rivers

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine cops are distributing paper masks of horror characters as well as of Presidents Barack Obama Rodrigo Duterte to remind the public of safety tips for the upcoming Halloween season.

The Philippine National Police (PNP)’s Community Relations Groups (PCRG) has started handing out horror-themed masks  with safety tips printed at the back in different establishments and train stations in Metro Manila.

PCRG Director Senior Supt. Gilbert Cruz explained that the inclusion of Obama in the police’s Halloween masks was not intended to shame the American president  even after  Duterte’s recent announcement of severing ties with America. In fact, Cruz said they decided to use Obama masks “in a good way” as it would pique the public’s curiosity.

But the good intention of the PCRG didn’t sit well with many Filipinos and Americans residing in the Philippines.  They criticized the masks, albeit for strange reasons.

The critics said neither of the masks looked like Duterte nor Obama.  Rather, they said that the Duterte mask looked like Dallas Mavericks NBA team owner Mark Cuban, while the Obama mask looked like the late comedienne Joan Rivers.

Do you agree? Let us know in the comments section.

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Philippines Senator De Lima Likens Herself To Harry Potter

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Harry Potter played by Daniel Radcliffe,  left, and De Lima

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – While Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte may have drawn some parallel between himself and Adolf Hitler, Senator Leila De Lima, former Justice Secretary under the Aquino administration, has likened herself to Harry Potter, that fictional darling of awizard created by author J.K. Rowling.

The lady senator made this comparison in a recent speech.  

She has been linked to illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison (National Penitentiary) during her tenure with the Justice Department.  She has denied these allegations.

The Adobo Chronicles convened its top editors and writers to try to decipher what De Lima meant when she compared herself to Potter.

We couldn’t find any parallel except that De Lima and Potter both wore neck scarves. And stylish eyeglasses.

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