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MANNY PACQUIAO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT, FANS EXPRESS SHOCK

January 24, 2015 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

MIAMI, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles) – Speaking to reporters on the eve of the Miss Universe Pageant in which he is one of the celebrity judges, Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has announced his early retirement.

The 37-year-old boxer, congressman, actor and basketball coach shocked millions of his fans who have been so looking forward to his fight with Floyd Mayweather reportedly scheduled on May 2 this year.

“I love music but music does not love me,” the teary-eyed Pacquiao said as he formally bid goodbye to his singing career.

His one and only single, Para Sa ‘Yo Laban Na ‘To (This Fight Is For You), went platinum shortly after it was released in the Philippines in 2013.

Pacquiao stars in a film that is opening in U.S. theaters this week. The film “Manny” documents his life and journey from a young boy living in poverty to a world-renowned boxing champion. It is narrated by Oscar Award nominated actor Liam Neeson.

Arts, Fashion, International

MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT: PHILIPPINES, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND GERMANY VIE FOR BEST NATIONAL COSTUME

January 23, 2015 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

DORAL, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles) – Come Sunday, January 25, the new Miss Universe will be crowned in the pageant’s finals to be telecast live from Doral, Florida.

One of the most coveted special awards to be announced that evening will be the Best National Costume.

The 88 contestants paraded in their national costumes earlier this week during the preliminary competition. The judges have made their choice but it won’t be revealed until Sunday.

The Adobo Chronicles was able to obtain a leaked document bearing the names of the top three contenders for the national costume award. Here they are:

Miss Philippines, with her buttterfly sleeve gown tattered with red yellow and purple fake flowers (with matching headdress) that looked like a pineapple, strawberry and ube (purple yam) meringue pie filling.

Miss Germany, who wore graffiti-filled replica of the Berlin Wall, with matching balloons.

Miss Dominican Republic, who seemed to have been inspired by the recent visit of Pope Francis to Sri Lanka and the Philippines. She donned a Virgin Mary-like outfit that prompted the judges to kneel as soon as she appeared on stage.

Who will the lucky winner be? Find out on January 25!

Arts, Fashion, International

FILIPINO FASHION DESIGNERS TO BOYCOTT ALL FUTURE MISS PHILIPPINES PAGEANTS

January 23, 2015 Pol Pinoy 2 Comments

Barraza, left, and Lastimosa iin her 'national costume' — Barraza, left, and Lastimosa in her ‘national costume’

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Association of Filipino Fashion Designers (AFFD) has announced that its members will boycott all future pageants of the Bb. Pilipinas Charities, franchise holder of Miss Philippines Universe and Miss Philippines International.

The boycott stemmed from what the designers are calling a ‘national disgrace’ following the appearance of Miss Philippines Mary Jean Lastimosa in the National Costume segment of the Miss Universe Pageant in Doral, Florida.

Lastimosa wore a butterfly sleeve gown tattered with red, yellow and purple artificial flowers and a headdress with more of the same. It was designed by Alfredo Barraza of Colombia.Many critics described the gown as a towering wedding cake and a fruity meringue pie filling.

The AFFD accused Barraza of sabotaging the chances of Lastimosa and other past Miss Philippines contestants in winning the pageant crown. It also demanded that the Bb. Pilipinas Charities stop using Barraza and other non-Filipino designers from designing the official wardrobe of Filiipina beauty queens. “We have so many top and talented local designers and yet we keep on having foreigners design the gowns of our beauty queens,” AFFD said in a statement.

Stella Marquez Araneta, founder and head of the Charities could not be immediately reached for comment on the announced boycott.

If the boycott is not resolved, future Miss Philippines contestants may have to source their pageant gowns from local bargain clothing retail stores in Divisoria, a famous flea market district in Manila.