TOKYO, Japan (The Adobo Chronicles, Tokyo Bureau) – It’s what most Filipinos were hoping for. A back-to-back win in the Miss International Beauty Pageant. A proud moment where outgoing title holder Kylie Verzosa would crown her successor, fellow Filipina Mariele de Leon.
The back-to-back happened last night. Verzosa crowned Miss Indonesia.
As for the very politically-outspoken de Leon? She was in the back of the pack, not a finalist, not a semi-finalist, no special award.
And oh, did she just re-design the country’s national costume? We can only imagine it was iron-heavy!
MANILA. Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Americn singer-actress Bette Midler may now be regretting her tweet calling Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a’murderous dictator.’
Dutete has issued an administrative order banning all Midler songs from karaoke and videoke bars throughout the country.
So if you’re planning to sing a Midler song on your next Karaoke night out, you should consider rehearsing a different song. Like the Beatles’ “Imagine” perhaps?
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – While international news media scrambled to obtain a video of President Rodrigo Duterte singing a love song during the gala dinner for heads of state attending the ASEAN Summit in Manila, American singer-actress Bette Midler meddled in Philippine affairs through a nasty tweet.
Midler called Duterte a “murderous dictator.”
Duterte is known for his extreme tolerance for criticism, but he has had enough.
Today, the popular Filipino leader said he has instructed his attorney general to file a libel case against Midler.
Although Midler is in the United States, Duterte said he is filing the case “from a distance.”
Incidentally, “From a Distance” is one of Midler’s hit songs.
TOKYO, Japan (The Adobo Chronicles, Tokyo Bureau) – It’s what most Filipinos were hoping for. A back-to-back win in the Miss International Beauty Pageant. A proud moment where outgoing title holder Kylie Verzosa would crown her successor, fellow Filipina Mariele de Leon.
MANILA. Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Americn singer-actress Bette Midler may now be regretting her tweet calling Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a’murderous dictator.’
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