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Awards, Film and TV, International

Kalinga Province, ‘Ang Probinsyano’ Earn Guinness World Records!

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KALINGA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Sagada Bureau) – The Philippines has just added not one, not two, but three Guinness World Records in one year — a feat never before achieved by any country.

The first two records were awarded to the province of Kalinga for staying the world’s largest gong and pot performances.

The province officially claimed the titles for “largest gong ensemble” and “largest banga dance” after 3,440 gongs played by male performers and 4,681 female banga (clay pot) dancers took part in the “Awong Chi Gangsa, Agtu’n Chi Banga,” meaning “The Call for a Thousand Gongs, The Dance of a Thousand Pots,” last Wednesday at the Kalinga Sports Complex.

Meanwhile, in Manila, “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” was adjudged “Longest-running Television Series.” The show, starring Coco Martin, ran for 7 years

International

Balloon Sales Now Banned In The Philippines!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – President Bongbong Marcos has just signed a new Executive Order banning the sale of balloons throughout the entire Philippines.

The move was prompted by the recent discovery of a Chinese spy balloon in the skies of Western United States.

In a statement, Malacañang said that the ban is aimed at protecting the Philippines’ security and sovereignty.

“We will not allow any country — friend or foe – to spy on us,” President Bongbong Marcos reportedly said.

Food, International

Move Over, Adobo And Sinigang, Here Are The Worst Of Filipino Foods!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Even with food, the Philippines is always on the international radar.

We all know that adobo and sinigang have long been recognized among the best cuisines the world over.

But then again, the Philippines also made it to the list of the world’s top worst food, according to TasteAtlas.

Included in the worst list are Naga City’s Kinalas and the Filipino traditional breakfast Hotsilog.

Kinalas is a Filipino dish of noodles, spices, pork or beef brains, and scraped meat from pork or beef head, with the addition of a thick brown sauce made from dried shrimps, vinegar, garlic, shallots, soy sauce, and fish sauce.

Hotsilog is, of course, that plated breakfast of fried rice, egg and hotdog.

Ex-Vice President Leni Robredo, who hails from Naga, is contemplating on lodging a complaint against TasteAtlas for naming her favorite food among the world’s worst.