Category Archives: Media

Film and TV, International, Media, Social Media

Kris Aquino Misread Hollywood Film Casting Call

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IMG_0961.PNGHOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Los Angeles Bureau) – After all the social media hype, news reports and speculation, loyal fans of former talk show host and presidential sister Kris Aquino were shocked and disappointed that their idol isn’t one of the main cast members named for an upcoming Hollywood film, “Crazy Rich Asians.” This major Hollywood film based on the novel by best-selling author Kevin Kwan, will have an all-Asian cast.

IMG_0957IMDb, Hollywood’s official repository of film projects, reveals the names of the cast of the new film, including Constance Yu, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina and Sonoya Mizuno, but no Kris Aquino.

Still, fans are hoping that rumors indicating that Aquino will play an Asian princess 👸  in the film are true.

However, sources close to the Philippines’ Queen of All Media say that Aquino misread the casting call invitation she received.  Indeed, she was invited to play the role of an Asian princess but not in Hollywood. The invitation came from Bollywood.

 

Government, Media, Politics

Ex-Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino Sues The New York Times

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IMG_0951MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The New York Times (NYT), known for its sensational reports and editorials bashing the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, may have finally met its match in the person of Ex-Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino.

Aquino is suing the Pulitzer Prize-winning  U.S. publication.

In a recent article, NYT blamed Aquino for the vigilante killings now happening under the new administration of Duterte.

“I thought NYT was on  my side,” Aquino told The Adobo Chronicles.  “How dare they attribute the EJK’s (Extra-judicial killings) to me. Where is their proof?”

NYT, however, stood firm on its accusation, saying that it does have very reliable sources to back up its report.

Well, sometimes, NYT reports the truth and nothing but the truth.

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International, Media, Politics, Technology

TIME APOLOGIZES: PCOS MACHINE MALFUNCTION LED TO INCLUSION OF SENATOR DE LIMA IN 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS

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IMG_0770.PNGNEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – TIME Magazine has issued an apology to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the omission of his name in the 2017 List of 100 Most Influential Persons in the World.

Readers were shocked that Trudeau, who came in second in the online poll conducted by TIME, was not among those officially named by TIME.  Instead, Philippine Senator Leila de Lima who was not even named in the initial list of possible candidates for the recognition, suddenly gained a spot among the 100.

TIME explained that the mess was due to some technical error involving the precinct count optical scanner (PCOS) machine it used to tabulate the votes. “The SIM card we used for the tabulation apparently already had de Lima’s name on it,” TIME said.

The PCOS is the exact same system used during last year’s Philippine Presidential elections which resulted in an electoral protest by defeated vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos.  Leni Robredo won the election by a very slim margin.

TIME regrets the error and will issue an addendum to its announcement, deleting de Lima’s name and adding Trudeau’s.

All’s well that ends well.