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Fashion, Government, Politics, The Media

Leni Robredo Wants To Reinstate SONA Red Carpet

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IMG_2981QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Who could forget that inspiring and humbling moment when then Congresswoman Leni Robredo sneaked out of the red carpet ceremonies and took the back stairs to the plenary hall where NoyNoy Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) was to be delivered.

Last year, during President Rodrigo Duterte’s first SONA, the red carpet was scrapped in favor of a more simple and low-key ceremony.

It’s that time of year again. On July 24, Duterte will deliver his second SONA, and Robredo has had a change of heart and fashion sense. She wants to reinstate the red carpet.

Office of the Vice President spokesperson Georgina Hernandez told The Adobo Chronicles  that Robredo so loved the blue evening gown she wore at the recent FASO gala in Los Angeles that she wants to wear it again in a closely-watched and followed public event like the SONA.

‘There was so little mainstream news media coverage of the FASO event that too few people saw how gorgeous the Vice President was in her multi-million peso blue gown,” Hernandez said. “This year’s SONA would be a perfect occasion for her to again wear that blue dress 👗.

So gird up your loins, the SONA Red Carpet Is back!

 

Economy, Fashion, LGBT

San Francisco’s Gay Men Hit Hard By Down Economy

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Internet grab (thanks to Michael Martin Navarrete Bello)

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – Gay men living in San Francisco have been hit hard by the economic downturn and are striving hard to cope.

It’s not only housing rent that’s skyrocketed in this City by the Bay. The cost of everything — from groceries to gas ⛽️ have become very prohibitive.  Even fabric, to the dismay of the highly-fashionable community.

But as always, gay men find ways to weather the storm, boldly but surely.

Walking the streets of Castro, the gay district, one will notice a growing number of gay men wearing “crop top” t-shirts, a new fashion trend that uses minimal fabric (see photo).

It’s time to scan your closets and rip up (or down) your favorite t-shirts.

It’s the economy, stupid!

Fashion, Government, Politics

VP Leni Robredo’s Birthday Gift To President Duterte

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  1. IMG_9848MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte turns 72 on March 28, and VP Leni Robredo says she has the perfect gift for the chief executive: tsinelas (flip flops).

Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson Georgina Hernandez told The Adobo Chronicles that she personally gift-wrapped Robredo’s birthday present for Duterte.

Hernandez said no gift can be more appropriate for someone who flip flops on various issues, citing the president’s 180-degree turn on the Philippines’ South China Sea policy, alliance with the United States, same-sex marriage, and even his accusations about Robredo.

Duterte recently accused the Vice President of being “in a hurry to claim the presidency,” just one week after he cleared her of involvement in destabilization plots against his administration.

Reacting to the high-profile birthday gift, Malacañang Press Secretary Martin Andanar sent a Twitter message to Hernandez, saying: “The President appreciates the generosity and thoughtfulness of Mrs. Robredo, but he respectfully declines the gift because he does not wear flip flops. He’d prefer boat shoes with no socks.”

No flip flopping on this one.