Category Archives: International

Miss Philippines-Universe Catriona Gray Dons ‘Ibong Adarna’ For Evening Gown, ‘Darna’ For National Costume

BANGKOK, Thailand (The Adobo Chronicles, Bangkok Bureau) – The Philippines’ bet in the 2018 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant Catrionia Gray stood out among a sea of mostly white gowns in the preliminary evening gown competition .

She wore an orange gown inspired by the Filipino folklore, “Ibong Adarna.”

Beauty pageant enthusiasts have wondered, though, what she will wear for the national costume competition.

Well, wonder no more.

It was revealed exclusively to The Adobo Chronicles, that Gray will don a Darna costume.

Darna is a  a fictional superwoman character well revered in Philippine comics.

Good luck to Ms. Gray!  Believe in yourself.  Believe that you can fly.  Believe that you will triumph over forces of evil.  Believe that you will be the next Miss Universe!

Senator Leila De Lima Slams Selection Of Maria Ressa As TIME Person Of The Year

BA926A60-13CA-46F0-87D7-596FDDB7EC23.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Incarcerated Senator Leila De Lima has slammed the choice of Maria Ressa as TIME magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year.

“Unlike myself, Ressa is free to roam around.  I have been incarcerated for my political views, while the Rappler CEO is being charged for tax evasion. It just makes sense for TIME to honor me instead of Ressa,” De Lima said.

Neither TIME nor Ressa have responded to The Adobo Chronicles request for comment on De Lima’s statement.

 

Goodbye Brexit, Hello Breenter

LONDON, United Kingdom (The Adobo Chronicles, Paris Bureau) – British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a crucial  parliamentary vote on her proposal for Britain’s departure from the European Union (Brexit), a humiliating retreat that puts the country’s economic and political future  in limbo.

Already, some sectors have started orgnizing a new political movement aimed at the status quo, that of keeping Britain’s membership in E.U.

They’re calling the new movement Breenter.