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U.S. TO EXTRADITE COMEDIAN MARGARET CHO TO NORTH KOREA

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L-R: Fey, Cho, Poehler
L-R: Fey, Cho, Poehler (Screen capture, Golden Globes)

HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Upon the request of President Kim Jong-un, the United States will extradite Korean-American Margaret Cho to Pyongyang to face slander charges.

The State Department action comes the morning after controversial televised segments of the Golden Globes in Los Angeles.

As part of a running gag on the show, co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler introduced the “newest HFPA member” — North Korean general Cho Young Ja, played by Margaret Cho.

She was solemn and quiet at first, holding up her freelance magazine, Movies Wow, and wanting only to take a picture with Meryl Streep. Cho kept reappearing during the three-hour telecast as the North Korean general who is obsessed with American entertainment.

In a statement, the State Department said that the extradition is part of Washington’s ongoing efforts to re-establish diplomatic relations with North Korea. “It’s a good faith effort to show the Pyongyang government that America is sincere in wanting conciliation with the communist country,” the statement said.

The U.S. does not have an extradition agreement with North Korea.

International, Same-sex Marriage, The Media, Travel

MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT: MISS PHILIPPINES DENIES RUMORS ABOUT HER AND MISS COLOMBIA

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Miss Philippines, left, and Miss Colombia
Miss Philippines, left, and Miss Colombia

DORAL, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles) – Two contestants in this month’s Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Doral, Florida, are getting all the media attention, albeit for the wrong reasons.

Miss Philippines Mary Jean Lastimosa and Miss Colombia Paulina Vega have been rumored to dislike each other from the moment they both set foot in Doral.

Just yesterday, following the first public appearance of the Miss Universe candidates, the Internet and media gossip columns were abuzz with many nasty rumors, among them:

  • Miss Colombia doesn’t want to be photographed with Miss Philippines.
  • Miss Colombia thinks that Miss Philippines likes to hang out with candidates from Africa so she could ‘stand out.’
  • Miss Colombia was seen rolling her eyes when she saw Miss Philippines come out of the dressing room in her glittering gold evening gown.
  • Miss Philippines’ smart phone has an English-Spanish dictionary app so she could spy on conversations among the Latin America contestants who are the biggest threat to her quest for the Miss Universe crown.
  • If she ends up being in the top five finalists, Miss Philippines will answer the final question in Spanish.
  • It is rumored that there are two lesbian Miss Universe candidates this year. Many are wondering if those two were Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines.

The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Miss Philippines shortly before she boarded the bus that took the contestants back to their hotel after their first public appearance. She denied — in no uncertain terms —  all the rumors about her and Miss Colombia. “They are positively, absolutely, literally and figuratively untrue,” she said.

When Lastimosa turned her back to board the bus, our reporter heard her say, “that b*tch”

It wasn’t clear whether Miss Philippines said that about Miss Colombia or our reporter.

Business, International, Religion, The Media, Travel

POPE FRANCIS’ PHILIPPINES VISIT : VATICAN DEMANDS THAT PEPSI TAKE DOWN ADVERTISING OR PAY UP

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imageTHE VATICAN, Italy (The Adobo Chronicles) – Big corporations, small businesses and politicians usually pay big bucks to feature celebrities in their advertising campaigns, or to have famous people endorse their products or services.

The visit to the Philippines next week is no exception to the mad rush among companies to promote their products. In the last month or so, billboards, tarpaulin signs and posters have sprung all over Manila’s crowded streets, lining the paths that will be traversed by the Pope’s motorcade.

But there is one tarp sign that The Vatican is not happy about. It is a sign welcoming the Pope featuring Francis’ image alongside the commercial logo of Pepsi Cola. In addition, the sign also bears the name of a local public official, the chairman of a local Barangay (political district).

The Adobo Chronicles has learned that The Vatican has sent a letter to the Manila headquarters of Pepsi to pay One Million Pesos for every single one of these tarp signs. The money, according to a Vatican official, will be donated by Pope Francis to the victims of last year’s typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). The Pontiff is scheduled to visit Tacloban to spend time with the victims and their families.

In addition, citing the separation of church and state, asked Pepsi to remove the name of the local official from thhe advertising.

“If Pepsi refuses to pay up, we demand that all the signs be taken down immediately,” The Vatican said.