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Entertainment, Film and TV, International, The Media

KRIS AQUINO WANTS FIRST, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GERPHIL FLORES AFTER “ASIA’S GOT TALENT” WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

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Aquino, left, and Flores
Aquino, left, and Flores

SINGAPORE (The Adobo Chronicles) – Philippines’  “Queen of all Media” Kris Aquino wants to have her cake and eat it too.

The presidential sister and talk show host wants to be the first to interview ‘Asia’s Got Talent’ finalist Gerphil Flores — win or lose.

Flores is one of nine finalists who could be the grand winner in the mega-reality show being held in Singapore.  Four Filipino acts and five  others from Singapore, Japan, Thailand, China and Mongolia are competing for the title ‘Best Talent in Asia.’

“Let bygones be bygones,” Aquino said, referring to the incident in 2010 when she and fellow ‘Pilipinas Got Talent” judge Ai-Ai de las Alas, voted out Flores, then a teenager contestant in the show, because they thought the classical singer should be singing songs that the audience and her peers could relate to, like songs that Charice would sing.

Aquino left for Singapore early Monday morning and is desperately seeking to meet with Flores before Thursday’s announcement of the grand winner of the talent show. She is also reportedly trying to schedule an interview with internationally-acclaimed composer and producer David Foster who is head over heels for the talented Flores.  When informed about Aquino’s attempt to schedule an interview with him, Foster said, ‘Kris Aquino who?’

Aquino plans to be in Singapore all this week to tape segments of her show, “Aquino & Abunda Tonight.”

Will she score the exclusive interview with Flores?

 

 

Entertainment, Film and TV, International, Music

KRIS AQUINO AND AI-AI DE LAS ALAS: NO REGRETS FOR OUSTING GERPHIL FLORES IN 2010

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Flores singing 'The Impossible Dream' during final performance in 'Asia's Got Talent.'
Flores singing ‘The Impossible Dream’ during final performance in ‘Asia’s Got Talent.’

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Whether or not Filipina classical singer Gerphil Flores wins in this week’s ‘Asia’s Got Talent’ finals, it is obvious that she has already achieved tremendous success and is facing a very bright future in her chosen music genre.

Flores’ accomplisment has brought back to the spotlight the local version of the reality talent competition (‘Pilipinas Got Talent’) where, in 2010, Flores, then a teenager, was ousted from the show’s finals by two of the judges, Kris Aquino and Ai-Ai de las Alas.  The talk show host and comedienne both voted out Flores because they said she should be singing songs that the audience can relate to, and that the classical singer would be better off singing songs appreciated by those in the same (young) generation.

Finally, Aquino and de las Alas — in a rare show of unity —  issued a joint statement in response to widespread criticism that they had no credentials for judging a talent (singing) competition.

The statement said that, as a matter of fact, they take credit for Flores’ success. “If we had voted for Flores to stay in the PGT competition, she could have won and turned professional which would have disqualified her from joining ‘Asia’s Got Talent,” Aquino and de las Alas said. “Flores should be thanking us,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, upon learning that ‘American Idol,’  and by extension, ‘Philippine Idol’ will be ending in 2016, both Aquino and de las Alas have been aggressively campaigning that they be named judges for the final year of ‘Philippine Idol.’ “It would be great to end our judging careers on a high note,” they said.

GMA television network, the home of ‘Philippine Idol’ has not returned our calls requesting for comment.

Health & Medicine, International, The Media

POOPMANIA: BEARDED MEN FILE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR DEFAMATION

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imageSAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – A class-action lawsuit was filed in San Francisco’s Superior Court yesterday by hundreds of bearded men who claim they were unfairly defamed by a small study that concluded beards are full of fecal bacteria, a.k.a, poop.

According to a group of microbiologists in New Mexico, the rancid bacteria that beards collect could be putting owners’ health at risk. Microbiologist John Golobic, of Quest Diagnostics, swabbed a number of beards searching for bacteria for the study and found that some of the bacteria “are the kind of things that you find in feces.”

Quest Diagnostics was named in the lawsuit, along with all media companies and Internet sites that carried stories about the study.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is representing the bearded men.

“As a result of the poop stories, bearded men have experienced discrimination at work, in public places, even within their social circles,” the ACLU said.

Ello Kent told The Adobo Chronicles that he was barred from coming in close contact with patients at th San Francisco General Hospital where he works as a nurse. “Up until the poop stories went viral, I was getting compliments from my co-workers and patients about my ginger-colored beard,” he said.  “Now I can’t even do my job unless I agree to shave my beard.”

The bearded men are suing for an undisclosed amount.

If you feel you have been defamed because of your beard and want to be part of the class-action lawsuit, contact your local ACLU office.