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Filipino Americans Flood Miss Universe Apartment With New, Expensive Cookware

January 8, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Miss Universe photo that went viral. Inset: some of the cookware gifts from FilAms

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Miss Universe Organization gave Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines a $300,000 crown adorned with expensive gems, but it apparently can’t afford to loan the new Miss Universe a clean, decent cooking pot.

A photo posted on the Miss Universe social media site showing Wurtzbach, a culinary graduate, preparing a Filipino home-cooked meal using an old, dirty and rusty iron cooking pot immediately went viral.

The humble Filipina beauty didn’t seem to be bothered or complaining. But Filipino Americans across the continental U.S. had a different take. They were enraged that their beauty queen was not being treated in a royal manner.

In just hours after the photo went viral, hundreds of packages arrived by Federal Express and UPS at the Manhattan apartment of the new Miss Universe. The packages contained new, expensive, and designer cookware for Wurtzbach to use.

“I am overwhelmed and feeling so loved,” Wurtzbach said, but I can’t really use every single cookware gift that I received. I’ll most likely donate most of them to charity.”

Gracious as usual, this new Miss Universe. Worthy of the crown. Worthy of all the love and admiration.

Beauty, International, The Media

Miss Universe: ‘I Did Not Date The President Of The Philippines’

January 8, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – It came right from the horse’s mouth — well from Miss Universe herself — so you can put all the rumors and gossip to rest: She did not date Philippine President Aquino.

Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach categorically made the statement in response to a question during a recent radio interview in New York (“that is so NO!”). The Filipina beauty said she met the president a few times in public events as part of her duties as a contributing writer for the lifestyle section of a Philippine newspaper. (Watch a video of the radio interview below).

Wurtzbach’s denial of the rumor has devastated Aquino’s sister, talk show host Kris, who previously said in her show that she promises to be a good sister-in-law to Miss Philippines, now Miss Universe.

So Kris, time to move on to the next gossip.

Beauty, International, Politics

Miss Universe: Mar Roxas Will Be Pia’s Escort On Homecoming Parade Float

January 6, 2016 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – The stage in Metro Manla is set for the grand homecoming of Filipina Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.

Stella Marquez Araneta, chairperson of the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc., (BPCI) today announced that Wurtzbach will be coming home on January 23 , will have a press conference on the 24th and a grand parade on the 25th.

BPCI, the local franchise owner for the Miss Universe pageant, is leaving no stone unturned to make this the biggest and most memorable homecoming for a Filipina international beauty queen ever. The Philippines has waited 42 years for another Miss Universe crown. Margarita Moran won the crown in 1973 while Gloria Diaz won it in 1969.

Marquez said the BPCI is coordinating very closely with Malacañang (the presidential palace) to make the January 25 parade successful. She also announced that Wurtzbach will have a very private audience with President Aquino before the parade. Aquino was rumored to have dated Wurtzbach in early 2015.

As for the parade itself, Marquez said that presidential candidate Mar Roxas — Aquino’s anointed one — will escort the New Miss Universe on the parade float.

It is Malacañang’s hope that this will give Roxas a much-needed boost in the polls. National and Metro Manila surveys have consistently put Roxas at the bottom among the declared presidential candidates, lagging behind Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe and Vice President Jejomar Binay (Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is in 5th place).

In exchange for the privilege of Roxas as the parade escort, Malacañang has promised to donate an undisclosed amount to BPCI to be charged against DAP, the Aquino administration’s controversial and unconstitutional Disbursement Acceleration Program.

Welcome home, Pia!