NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – It came right from the horse’s mouth — well from Miss Universe herself — so you can put all the rumors and gossip to rest: She did not date Philippine President Aquino.
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach categorically made the statement in response to a question during a recent radio interview in New York (“that is so NO!”). The Filipina beauty said she met the president a few times in public events as part of her duties as a contributing writer for the lifestyle section of a Philippine newspaper. (Watch a video of the radio interview below).
Wurtzbach’s denial of the rumor has devastated Aquino’s sister, talk show host Kris, who previously said in her show that she promises to be a good sister-in-law to Miss Philippines, now Miss Universe.
NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is undeniably a birther: he has continuously questioned Barack Obama’s citizenship, claiming the president was born in Kenya and should not have been qualified to run for U.S. president.
Fast forward to 2016.
Trump is running against Senator Ted Cruz who appears to be the greatest threat to the billionaire’s quest for the presidency. Cruz was born in Canada to a Cuban-born father and American mother. That, according to Trump, does not make the senator a ‘natural-born citizen’ which is a primary qualification to become president of the United States.
Trump has also turned his attention to the Philippines which is holding its own presidential elections in May this year. One of the leading candidates is Senator Grace Poe who faces questions about her being a ‘natural-born citizen’ on the grounds that she is a foundling , adopted by film actors Fernando Poe, Jr. and Susan Roces, and whose biological parents remain unknown to this day.
Asked by The Adobo Chronicles why it matters to him who gets elected Philippine president, Trump said, “If I become U.S. president, I cannot be dealing with a foreign leader who is not legitimate.”
He added: “Grace Poe is either a natural-born citizen or is not. And if the answer is no, then as U.S. president, I do not have any business recognizing her as a fellow head of state.”
Do we see a budding alliance between Ted Cruz and Grace Poe?
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – The stage in Metro Manla is set for the grand homecoming of Filipina Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.
Stella Marquez Araneta, chairperson of the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc., (BPCI) today announced that Wurtzbach will be coming home on January 23 , will have a press conference on the 24th and a grand parade on the 25th.
BPCI, the local franchise owner for the Miss Universe pageant, is leaving no stone unturned to make this the biggest and most memorable homecoming for a Filipina international beauty queen ever. The Philippines has waited 42 years for another Miss Universe crown. Margarita Moran won the crown in 1973 while Gloria Diaz won it in 1969.
Marquez said the BPCI is coordinating very closely with Malacañang (the presidential palace) to make the January 25 parade successful. She also announced that Wurtzbach will have a very private audience with President Aquino before the parade. Aquino was rumored to have dated Wurtzbach in early 2015.
As for the parade itself, Marquez said that presidential candidate Mar Roxas — Aquino’s anointed one — will escort the New Miss Universe on the parade float.
It is Malacañang’s hope that this will give Roxas a much-needed boost in the polls. National and Metro Manila surveys have consistently put Roxas at the bottom among the declared presidential candidates, lagging behind Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe and Vice President Jejomar Binay (Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is in 5th place).
In exchange for the privilege of Roxas as the parade escort, Malacañang has promised to donate an undisclosed amount to BPCI to be charged against DAP, the Aquino administration’s controversial and unconstitutional Disbursement Acceleration Program.
NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – It came right from the horse’s mouth — well from Miss Universe herself — so you can put all the rumors and gossip to rest: She did not date Philippine President Aquino.
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