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Beauty, Government, International, Tourism

Philippine President Duterte Orders Free Admission To 2017 Miss Universe Pageant In Manila

August 2, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has been clear from the very beginning: hosting the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant is not a priority of his administration and he does not want to spend a single centavo of government funds to stage the popular beauty contest in his country.

So, while pageant will still be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on January 30, 2017, it will be funded 100% by the private sector.

But then there is one problem.

Tickets to the pageant finals have gone on sale and the prices are astronomical. A VIP ticket reportedly costs over P35,000. General admission is fixed at P3,700 which amounts to more than a week’s pay for minimum wage earners.

“I cannot allow the pageant to be held in my country and yet my countrymen will not even be able to afford and watch the show,” Duterte said.

He then issued an Executive Order directing organizers to make the pageant free admission.

“I don’t care how the private sector will finance the pageant, so long as it will not involve any drug money,” the president emphasized.

Beauty, Government, International

Senator Tito Sotto: Give Employees 13th Month Pay In Advance So They Can Purchase Their Miss Universe Pageant Tickets

August 1, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Yesterday, we reported that Senator Tito Sotto III has filed a bill that would grant private sector employees a 14th-month pay in addition to the already-mandated 13th-month salary.

Today, Sotto introduced an amendment to his Senate Bill No. 2, ordering the government and private employers to immediately release their employees’ 13th month pay, instead of waiting for December this year.

The reason?

Sotto said that the advance 13th-month pay would enable Filipinos to purchase their tickets to the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant which will be held on January 30, 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena. This is the third time that the Philippines plays host to the international beauty contest. Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach is the reigning Miss Universe.

Tickets for the coronation night are now available for purchase — from P35,200 for Special VIP tickets to P3,700 for general admission.

Because of the Filipinos’ penchant for beauty pageants, especially Miss Universe, organizers expect to sell out quickly.

“With the steep ticket prices, we need to provide our ordinary workers with the capacity to secure their seats for the coronation night,” Sotto said. He urged his fellow senators to give his bill the highest priority so that the workers’ 13th-month pay can be released immediately before tickets to the pageant run out.

Entertainment, Film and TV, International

Kris Aquino To Paris Hilton: “You’re A Copycat!”

July 30, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philipines (The Adobp Chronicles,

The Filipino is TV and film actress Kris Aquino — the same Kris Aquino, the ex-presidential sister; the American is Paris Hilton — socialite and former reality TV star.

In April this year, Aquino confirmed the alleged plot by the Philippine bandit group Abu Sayyaf to kidnap her and cited this as the reason for not renewing her contract with broadcast network ABS-CBN.

Now, Hilton told Spain’s Diario de Ibiza that her celebrity status could make her a prime target for a jihadist terrorist attack.

“I’m constantly moving around from one country to another, and I’m a famous person who could be a definite target for an attack, and that is something that sometimes terrifies me,” Hilton said.

Upon learning of Hilton’s statement, Aquino immediateley went on her social media account and called the American a copycat.

“Wala siyang originality. Ginaya lang niya ako. (She has no originality. She just copied me). She wants to steal the limelight from me,” Aquino said.

The Adobo Chronicles could not independently confirm whether or not the threats to either celebrity have basis. Abu Sayyaf and ISIS have not returned our calls.