MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Darryl Yap’s much-awaited new film about Ninoy Aquino, “Martyr or Murderer,” almost blew up in the face of Viva Films. Yap threatened to quit after the production outfit insisted that a specific scene be deleted from the final cut.

This is no Marites. Yap himself posted it on his social media account.

Adobo Chronicles’ star correspondent Jake D. caught up with the controversial director while he was dining at Mang Inasal.

It turns out that the scene Viva Films wanted to cut was that of Ferdinand E. Marcos singing “Pamulinawen” to a tickled Imelda Marcos.

Yap told AC that he will not agree to censoring history and reality in any of his films. (Many will recall that in his last film, “Maid in Malacañang, Imelda’s character was seen and heard singing “Dahil Sa Iyo.”)

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It’s a fierce battle among three controversial film directors when three movies about Ninoy Aquino and Ferdinand E. Marcos open soon in theaters nationwide in the Philippines.

Actually, it’s a two-way race among the three.

The first race is between Vince Tañada and Joel Lamangan for their films, “Ako Si Ninoy” and “Oras de Peligro,” respectively. They battle for the title of most superficial film of 2023. It is expected to be a very close race. AsN chronicles the life of the late Ninoy Aquino while OdP tells the story of a family three days before Marcos was ousted through a peaceful People Power Revolution.

The other race is that of Darryl Yap against himself. It is a battle between his two films, the hit “Maid in Malacañang” and his latest, “Martyr or Murderer.” It is a race for the box office. Will MoM surpass the box office receipts of MiM? Stay tuned.

Let the races begin!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Less than 5 months since its launching, ALLTV has announced it was renaming the network “NoTV.”

The announcement came after its parent company, Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS Manila) said it was stopping the airing of some of its programs.

Filipino billionaire Manny Villar launched the broadcasting venture last year, using the ABS-CBN-owned transmitter.

Among the top programs stopped are Wowowin, Toni, and MOM.

So the next time you use your TV remote control to search for ALLTV, make sure you input NoTV instead.