LOS ANGELES, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Move over Justin Bieber. Glad you enjoyed your temporary number one spot on the Billboard chart. Adele’s ‘Hello’ is back on top.
And it’s not even Adele singing.
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Prince Harry To Replace Emma Stone As San Francisco Ginger Pride Parade Grand Marshall
SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – San Francisco’s planned Ginger Pride celebration in 2016 just got better. The Pride Committee has just announced that Prince Harry will replace actress Emma Stone as the parade’s celebrity grand marshall.
Earlier, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee revealed that the grand marshall will be the naturally-blonde Hollywood star, but ginger people from all over the world sent letters of protest demanding that a real ginger be designated grand marshall.
The committee has been in secret negotiations with ginger-haired international celebrities in the last several months. Today it has confirmed that the dashing prince has agreed to lead the San Francisco parade. 
Individuals and contingents wishing to be part of the grand parade, still to be scheduled, are asked to register with the San Francisco mayor’s office. Proof of ginger hair is required, such as passport photos or selfies
Click HERE for more details about the San Francisco Ginger Pride Celebration.
Walmart Store Closures Could Put An End To Filipino Balikbayan Boxes
LOS ANGELES, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Walmart, the popular consumer goods warehouse, will close 269 stores worldwide, including 154 in the United States, as part of what the company is calling “portfolio management,” it was announced Friday.
The global retail giant, known for being a one-stop-shop for buying just about anything at discounted prices, said financial performance and “strategic alignment with long-term plans” went into consideration in the decision which shocked many Filipino Americans.
Walmart is the go-to source for thousands of Filipinos in America for items to put in their balikbayan boxes to send back home to their families.
Balikbayan boxes are used by FilAms when sending gifts to their families back home. Contents of the boxes are tax-free.
Among the popular items packed into the boxes include cases of canned goods like SPAM, Vienna sausage and corned beef; multiple packs of athletic socks, 24-packs of toilet tissue, bath soap, toothpaste, instant coffee; and designer t-shirts and running shoes — all available for deep discounts at Walmart.
It is therefore quite understandable that Filipino Americans are extremely upset at today’s Walmart announcement.
It could potentially put an end to the balikbayan box business in America and will certainly cause irreparable frustration for millions of Filipinos who regularly receive gifts from their relatives in America.
Fortunately, there is the COSTCO alternative for FilAms wishing to purchase discounted bulk items to send via the balikbayan box.
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