Imelda Marcos’ Gift To King Charles On Coronation Day

May 4, 2023 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – King Charles and Imelda Romualdez Marcos are no strangers to each other. The two met in 1975 during the coronation of King Birendra of Nepal. Charles was then a Prince and Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines.

The King wanted very much to have Mrs. Marcos present at his coronation on May 6 in London but the latter’s health condition prevents her from traveling.

But no worries, Mrs. Marcos’s son, President Bongbong Marcos will personally hand over to the King, a priceless coronation gift — no, not a speedboat, but a signed, framed photograph of the two during their 1975 meeting.

It will be one for the books and for the esteemed treasures at the Buckingham Palace!

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Agence France Presse (AFP) Still Thinks Filipinos Are Dogs!

May 3, 2023 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Among the many myths and xenophobic comments about Filipinos is that they are dog-eaters, but the Agence France Presse (AFP), the international news agency, thinks worse: that Filipinos are dogs.

Case in point: in a photo caption describing the possible negative effects of El Niño, AFP described as a “Filipino farmer” a dog walking through a drought-ridden field in the Philippines.

What’s worse, The Manila Times, one of the oldest and most respected newspapers in the Philippines, and possibly all of Asia, carried the photo and caption, as if in agreement with AFP!

Let’s give both the AFP and Manila Times a Pulot-sir Award!