Category Archives: The Media

International, Technology, The Media

NEWLY-CROWNED MISS PHILIPPINES REDEFINES INTERNET CENSORSHIP

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – In beauty pageants, the final question can make or break a candidate’s quest for the crown. For Pia Wurtzbach, newly-crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe (Miss Philippines Universe), her answer to the final question made her a queen. But it broke the definition of Internet censorship as we know it.

During the final Q&A portion of last night’s glittering ceremony to choose the Philippines’ candidate to the prestigious Miss Universe Pageant, Wurtzbach was asked her thoughts about Internet censorship.

With great confidence, Wurtzbach said “we should be careful what we post on the Internet … especially selfies…” “We should think before we click.”

The rest is history. She won the crown.

Now, both the Webster’s and Oxford Dictionaries are scrambling to revise the definition of censorship with this new entry:

CENSORSHIP – (noun) cen·sor·ship \ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship\ – the act of thinking before clicking.

Business, The Media

ADOBO CHRONICLES TO CEASE PUBLICATION, IS BOUGHT OUT BY FILIPINO BILLIONAIRE HENRY SY

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Henry Sy Photo credit: www.garfsblog.uso99.com
Henry Sy
Photo credit: http://www.garfsblog.uso99.com

SILICON VALLEY, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Starting April 1, 2015, the close to 15 Million followers of The Adobo Chronicles will see a blank screen when they log on to this Internet news site. The site, headquartered in the Silicon Valley in California, will cease publication as of March 31.

The reason? The site was bought out by the Philippines’ richest man, Henry Sy.

Henry Sy remains the Philippines’ top billionnaire, according to Forbes. His net worth has increased by ten digits plus, thanks to the continued growth of his SM Investments Corp, the largest retailer in the Philippines with over 200 individual outlets around the country. The firm is one of the country’s largest conglomerates with interests in real estate development, shopping malls and banking. One of his more recent ventures: the City of Dreams Manila resort and casino, which opened in December 2014. The resort cost $1.3 billion to develop and consists of 950 rooms, 365 tables and 1,700 slot machines.

Sy is purchasing the Chronicles for an undisclosed amount.

In announcing the purchase, Sy said he can no longer stand the gullibility of his fellow Filipinos who, time and again, fail to recognize that all the stories in the Chronicles are true. “It is best to close the site down, so I decided to buy them out,” the billionnaire added.

Sy also hinted that he is in negotiations to also buy out five other Filipino news sites, namely, The Professional Heckler, So, What’s News, Eritas Times, Mosquito News, and The Philippine Chronicle.

Health & Medicine, Music, The Media

SHOCKER: JUSTIN BIEBER COMES OUT!

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Bieber on the cover of Men's Health: out of the closet.
Bieber on the cover of Men’s Health: out of the closet.

ONTARIO, Canada (The Adobo Chronicles) – In a no-holds-barred interview with Men’s Health magazine, Canadian teenage singing idol came out to his fans and critics alike.  Bieber’s coming of  age is the cover story of the magazine’s new issue.

Bieber, whose singing career in the United States has been marred by encounters with the law, now wants everyone to consider him a man, no longer a kid.  “I’ve left the kid in me in the closet. I’m a new man,” he said.

The singer turned 21 on March 1.

Expect to see more of him in adult-only places. And who  knows what troubles that would bring!