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NO NATIONAL ARTIST FOR NORA AUNOR, NO NOBEL PRIZE FOR PRESIDENT AQUINO

July 1, 2014 Pol Pinoy 5 Comments

Oslo, Norway (The Adobo Chronicles) – Call it Karma, but for Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino, what goes around comes around.

In one of the most controversial moves by a sitting president, Aquino snubbed multi-awarded actress Nora Aunor, excluding her from the short list of nominations for the National Artists Award. This, despite a unanimous nod for Aunor by the national nominating commiittee.

Responding to the mounting criticism of the snub, Aquino issued a statement that his decision to exclude Aunor was because of the actress’ drug possession charge in Los Angeles, California years ago. “It is a moral issue,” Aquino said.

In a weird turn of events, the nominating committee for the prestigious Nobel Prace Prize informed the Philippine government that Aquino can not be nominated for the prize on moral grounds, particularly his chain-smoking. There is speculation that the Aquino administration wanted the president nominated for this year’s peace prize.

“Smoking kills. Second-hand smoke kills,” the Oslo committee said, “so there is no way a person who causes death can ever be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.”

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SELFIES: FIRST A MENTAL DISORDER, NOW A SYMPTOM OF SEXUAL DEFICIENCY

June 30, 2014 Pol Pinoy 5 Comments

Wageningen, The Netherlands (The Adobo Chronicles) – Selfies seem to be taking quite a bit of beating lately. First, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently officially classified selfies as a mental disorder. Now, a Dutch researcher says selfies can cause a severe sexual imbalance.

The Dutch researcher, Christyntjes Van Gallgher and his team from Wageningen University studied 800 people who self-identified as ‘selfie addicts.’ The study found that 83% of the study participants had zero to low sexual activity, leading the researchers to conclude that selfitis, as defined by the APA, also causes sexual deficiency syndrome, a condition that depletes the body’s hormones and sexual appetite. The study has a margin of error of plus or minus 3%.

The researchers recommended that selfie addicts reduce their social media activity (taking self photos and posting them on the Internet) by at least 50% in order to regain normal production of their hormones.

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NEW TV SERIES ON ‘SELFITIS’ TO DEBUT ON ABC THIS FALL

June 30, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

New York, NY (The Adobo Chronicles) – In March of this year, The Adobo Chronicles broke the story about the announcement by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) officially classifying taking selfies as a mental disorder, called ‘Selfitis.’ Since then, there has been much debate in the media about this growing phenomenon on the Internet.

This fall, a new television series will debut on the ABC Network largely based on the story that went viral. Titled ‘Selfies,’ the new show stars Karen Gillan (‘Dr. Who’) and John Cho (‘Star Trek,’ ‘Harold & Kumar go To White Castle’). It will airTuesdays at 8pm.

During pre-production, the reporters of The Adobo Chronicles were asked to lead the show’s writing team, but the reporters declined. “We don’t do television,” they said.

Initially, the series was titled ‘Selfitis’ but ABC Network could not get permission from the APA to use the patented name.

Here’s the new show’s trailer.