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JOURNALISM: PHILIPPINE NEWSPAPER STARTS NEW TREND — HEADLINE-LESS FRONT PAGE

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – ‘Death Came Before Dawn,’ read the banner headline of a major daily newspaper, the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) last week. The story was about Filipina Mary Jane Veloso who was scheduled that day to be executed by the Indonesian government along with eight others convicted for drug-related crimes.

There was one big problem: Veloso’s execution was stayed at the 11th hour, and the newspaper received harsh criticism and major embarrassment for pre-empting Veloso’s death.

Fast forward to Monday, the morning after Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao lost by unanimous decision to American Floyd Mayweather in what was billed the ‘Fight of the Century.’

The PDI ran a full-page, view-from-behind photo showing Pacquiao acknowledging cheers from the crowd that witnessed the fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The same photograph showed Mayweather seemingly puzzled at the crowd’s reaction to his victory. The choice of photograph made it appear that Pacquiao won.

In an effort to save itself from yet another embarrassment, PDI skipped the headline. Instead, it  asked the readers to turn to Page  A17 in order to read the full story of Pacquiao’s disappointing loss to Mayweather.

Was it a wise move on the part of the respected newspaper?

Nah, we think PDI was in denial.  It had hoped to run a banner headline on its front page announcing: ‘Pacquiao Beats Mayweather!’

Entertainment, International, Sports, Travel

JUSTIN BIEBER BANNED FROM HOLDING A CONCERT IN THE PHILIPPINES

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Screengrab (TMZ)
Screengrab (TMZ.com)

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – It is common knowledge that Canadian singer Justin Bieber is a solid Floyd Mayweather fan, always standing beside the boxer during the latter’s boxing fights, including Saturday’s bout with Manny Pacquiao.

But a TMZ video showing Bieber uttering the four-letter curse word when someone in the crowd screamed Pacquiao’s name might have been the final straw for the Filipinos.

The incident happened just hours before Saturday’s fight, as Bieber partied with a group of fans and supporters at his hotel in Las Vegas.

The Adobo Chronicles learned that Bieber has been permanently banned from visiting the Philippines, let alone holding a concert in Manila as part of the singer’s planned tour of Asian countries.

The Philippine ambassadors and consuls in the U.S. and Canada received a diplomatic memorandum from the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs advising them to deny Bieber a tourist or any other non-immigrant visa to Pacquiao’s motherland.

Now Bieber knows that he can f*** Pacquiao but he cannot mess with the Filipinos.

Sports

FLOYD MAYWEATHER IS A DUAL CITIZEN: U.S. AND MEXICO

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The national anthems of the Philippines (left) and the United States (right) sang at at the MGM Grand Saturday night.
The national anthems of the Philippines (left) and the United States (right) sung  at at the MGM Grand Saturday night.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – There was one too many national anthems sung during Saturday’s boxing fight between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather.

In addition to the Philippine and American national anthems, the Mexican national anthem was also sung just before the boxers entered the ring.

The announcer said the Mexican National Anthem was being sung to commemorate Cinco De Mayo. Many speculated that it was a demand made by Tecate beer (brewed in Mexico), one of the fight’s major sponsors.

Well, an investigative reporting done by The Adobo Chronicles revealed that it was one of the conditions imposed upon by Mayweather when he signed the deal with the Pacquiao camp.

It turns out that Mayweather is a dual citizen — of the U.S. and Mexico. His Mexican connection explains his surname which pays tribute to the month of May, as in ‘Mayo’ in Spanish. As in Cinco de Mayo.

There will certainly be a lot of celebration going on with the Mayweather camp: a unanimous decision victory over Pacquiao, Cinco de Mayo and bottomless Tecate beer!