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KOREAN K-POP GROUP, PHILIPPINES’ ALDUB DENIED ENTRY AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

South Korean K-Pop group, left, and the Philippines' AlDub
South Korean K-Pop group, left, and the Philippines’ AlDub

SEOUL, South Korea (The Adobo Chronicles) – Two incidents involving Asian entertainers at the Los Angeles International Airport were exposed today which have to do with the groups being denied entry into the United States.

A South Korean group is alleging that U.S. authorities denied them entry at Los Angeles International Airport, suspecting they were sex workers.

“Oh My Girl,” an eight-member South Korean girl band, was held at LAX for more than 15 hours on Wednesday while being questioned by officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to a statement released by the group’s South Korean management company.

Similarly, the Philippines’ most popular television love team known as AlDub was also reportedly refused entry for a different reason.  The duo was suspected of intending to overstay their tourist visas and become what is popularly known in the Filipino American community as TNT or ‘Tago Ng Tago’ (always hiding).

The K-Pop was supposed to attend a promotional event in L.A. while The AlDub duo was scheduled to appear at a Philippine  Tourism event in the City of Angels.

Contacted by The Adobo Chronicles,  the Customs and Border Patrol said it cannot comment on individual visa or entry cases.

Meanwhile, there are reports at AlDub’s millions of fans are scheduled to hold a protest rally at Luneta Park, just a stone’s throw away from the U.S. Embassy in Manila, to express their disappointment and anger at U.S. Immigration.

As a result of recent terrorist incidents in the U.S., many legislators are considering a review of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program that allows citizens of certain countries (like South Korea) to visit the country for a certain peiod of time without the need for a visa. (The Philippines is not part of the Visa Waiver Program).

We can blame it all on Donald Trump and his campaign rhetoric!

MAYOR RODRIGO DUTERTE’S “DON’T VOTE FOR ME” VIDEO OFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION

AlDub, left, and Duterte
AlDub, left, and Duterte

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – A short video message posted by Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte asking Filipinos not to vote for him has gone viral.  It was an attempt by the Davao City mayor to reach out to millennials and netizens, many of whom get their news from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

International readers of The Adobo Chronicles have reached out to us to translate into English Duterte’s message  which was entirely delivered in Tagalog.

Here’s is the best attempt by our language experts:

“My name is Rodrigo Duterte. I am ready to be of service to the Philippines and the Filipino people.  This nation and our people can be great again.  However, if you don’t want me to personally execute criminals, don’t vote for me.  If you don’t want me to abolish Congress, don’t vote for me.  If you don’t want me forcing smokers to swallow their cigarette butts, don’t vote for me.  If you don’t want me forcing laglag bala (bullet planting) perpetrators at NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) to swallow the bullets, don’t vote for me. If you don’t want a president with a Visayan accent, don’t vote for me. If you want a beautiful and fashionable First Lady, vote for Mar Roxas.  If you want to continue watching AlDub, don’t vote for me.”

“If you decide to vote for me, I promise you that I will turn Manila from the “Gates of Hell” to “Stairway to Heaven.”

Our translation has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.

NEW ROCK STAR: CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU ECLIPSES ALDUB POPULARITY

Trudeau in a barong tagalog (Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su)
Trudeau in a barong tagalog (Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su)

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Move over, AlDub. Make way for a new Pinoy (Filipino) rock star and idol.  His name is Justin Trudeau. Yes, the same Justin Trudeau who is prime minister of Canada.

The young world leader wowed Filipinos — women and men — with his youthful good looks during his Manila visit to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.  He was mobbed by adoring fans wherever he went, and his photograph wearing the traditional Filipino men’s attire, the barong tagalog, put the Philippines’ top models to shame, literally.

One of the country’s top film production companies, Viva Films, has reportedly offered Trudeau an exclusive contract to appear in at least three Filipino movies in 2016 — opposite actress, TV host and presidential sister Kris Aquino.

The first film is about a woman (Aquino) who falls madly in love with a visiting foreigner who happens to be a married man (Trudeau).

The prime minister is reportedly seriously considering the offer.