MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – May is among the hottest months in the Philippines, with temperatures rising above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
May 29, 2015 was one of those scorching hot days in Manila, registering 95 degrees on the mercury scale.
Airconditioners were in full blast (except at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport which was practically a dry sauna) and the malls were filled to capacity by residents trying to escape the extremely hot and humid weather.
Unfortuntely, even non-humans were severely affected by the hot weather, including this motorcycle parked in front of a Manila residence. The poor motorcycle suffered a heat stroke and it was all caught on closed circuit TV (CCTV):
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Last week, The Adobo Chronicles reported that the U.S. State Department has issued a travel advisory for Americans flying into and out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila. The advisory urged travelers to bring raincoats, umbrellas and boots to avoid being soaked in rainwater leaking from the ceiling of NAIA’s Terminal 1.
Manila’s Airport Authority was ordered by Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino to immediately fix the problen to avoid further embarrassment for the country. NAIA has continued to top the list of the world’s worst airports.
Because the airport renovation’s budget 1.3 Billion has all but been expended, the Airport Authority came up with a brilliant idea to fix the problem without costing a lot of money.
Today, NAIA unveiled its new, art nouveau decor consisting of blue and orange tarpaulins that hung just below the leaking ceiling. The artwork doubles up as a catch basin in the event of another rainstorm similar to that which triggered the water leak.
Incoming and outgoing passengers were very impressed at the new artwork saying that they have never seen anything like it in any of the world’s international airports.
Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, center, presents the candidates of Miss Gay Manila 2015
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Philippines is making history with the launch of the first Miss Gay Manila in the nation’s capital.
Having a gay beauty pageant is far from being a first. What makes Miss Gay Manila 2015 one for the record is that the pageant is sponsored by no less than the government. Now that would make Miss Universe Pageant owner Donald Trump nervous and threatened.
At today’s press presentation of the candidates, Manila Mayor (and former Philippines president) Joseph Estrada was on hand to give a kiss to each aspiring beauty queen.
The grand coronation will be held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on May 20, 2015.
“The most energetic, witty, optimistic and confident candidate can get a chance to be crowned as the first ever winner of this prestigious pageant that promotes equality among all genders,” Estrada told reporters.
Estrada received a thunderous applause when he announced that the winner of this pageant will represent the City of Manila in the next Miss Philippines contest to choose the country’s representative to the 2016 Miss Universe Pageant.
Prizes at stake are P500,000 cash for the Grand Winner of Miss Gay Manila 2015, P200,000 for the First Runner-up and P100,000 for the Second Runner-up. The prize winnings will be exempted from local government taxes. However, they will be subject to national government tax by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), according to BIR Commissioner Kim Henares.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – May is among the hottest months in the Philippines, with temperatures rising above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
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