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Donald Trump Scores Another A-1 List Inaugural Performer: Justin Beiber

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L-R: Evancho, Pacquiao, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Bieber

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – After weeks of frustration and uncertainty, Donald Trump appears on the way to assembling his A-1 list of performers for his January 20 presidential inaugural.

Included in his list so far are Jackie Evancho (of America’s Got Talent), the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Filipino boxer-senator-singer Manny Pacquiao, and now — Canadian singer Justin Bieber.

The inaugural committee confirmed to The Adobo Chronicles that Bieber has agreed to perform during the inauguration ball — on one condition: that he be granted U.S. citizenship.

Bieber is at risk of being deported by the Trump administration because of his immigration status and his run-in with the law.

Previously, Bieber was arrested in Miami, Florida and booked on charges of driving under the influence (DUI), resisting arrest and driving on an expired license.

He has had other misdemeanors,  ranging from peeing into a restaurant mop bucket in New York and failure to pay a $1,600 bill he owed an indoor skydiving facility.

Trump reportedly personally assured Bieber of protection from deportation, as well as U.S. Citizenship if he agreed to perform at the inaugural.

Justice Department Prepares For Senator Leila De Lima’s Return To The Philippines

imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Senator Leila De Lima is set to return to the Philippines following her travel to the United States to receive an award and to Germany to speak at an international conference.  

Here’s what awaits her homecoming.

On Wednesday, December 21, the Philippines Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a criminal case against her for allegedly ignoring the summons from the parliamentary committee and subcommittees. The department also accused her of obstruction of justice by stopping her former driver from testifying in front of a panel probing illegal drug trade inside a prison facility.

DOJ has also prepared a welcome ceremony fit for a returning VIP.  She will disembark from her plane to a tube that takes her directly to the national penitentiary.

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Top Ten Reasons Why James Taylor Cancelled Philippines Concert

IMG_7713.PNGMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – American singer-songwriter James Taylor cancelled an upcoming concert in Manila to protest Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, a campaign of alleged extrajudicial slaughter that has claimed more than 6,000 lives.

Taylor, a Grammy winner known for songs including “Fire and Rain” and “You’ve Got a Friend,” cancelled the show — part of a February tour through Asia — in a statement posted to his personal website on Wednesday.

However, there is a lot of speculation on the real reasons Taylor cancelled the show. Here are the top ten, as compiled by The Adobo Chronicles:

  1. We asked the Filipino millennials what they thought of James Taylor’s concert in Manila. Their response: ‘James who?’
  2. We asked Filipino baby boomers the same question. Their response: ‘What for? As senior citizens, we get to go see free movies every Tuesday.’
  3. Taylor’s famous song, ‘You’ve Got A Friend.’ Well, not in Duterte.
  4. Taylor’s famous song, ‘Sweet Baby James.’ Not anymore, say the majority of Filipinos.
  5. Concert venue Mall of Asia’s full house capacity: 20,000. Advanced ticket sales to date: 200.
  6. Top concert ticket price: P14,260. That’s more than the cost of two rountrip airline tickets to Boracay, the world’s most beautiful island.
  7. Lowest concert ticket price: P2,120. My, that’s a lot of pre-paid minutes on your smart phone!
  8. Filipinos to James Taylor: ‘You are no Miss Universe.’
  9. Filipinos to James Taylor: ‘You are no  Manny Pacquiao.’
  10. Taylor’s famous song; ‘Long Ago and Far Away.’ Yup, that’s  James Taylor alright!
  11. (Bonus reason). He’s afraid he’d be jailed in Manila, having been a self-confessed former heroine addict.