MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Aquino administration’s Liberal Party is expected to formally announce Monday standard bearer Mar Roxas’ vice presidential running mate.
It is no secret that Leni Robredo is the first choice, although the widow of former Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has been on the fence about running for the office.
So, Roxas has a Plan B which has been leaked to the media today.
It is a second choice that is based on name recognition and is most appropriate for the position.
Vice Ganda, left, in a scene from the film, ‘Praybeyt Benjamin 2.’
Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – The much-talked about one-on-one interview by Filipino comedian Vice Ganda with President NoyNoy Aquino will not be airing on January 4 as originally scheduled.
The reason? Vice Ganda’s entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), ‘Praybeyt Benjamin 2,’ did not win any award at Saturday’s closing ceremony. Aquino’s nephew, Bimby, son of presidential sister Kris Aquino, also stars in the film.
In the film, Private Benjamin “Benjie” Santos (Vice Ganda) has been promoted to colonel in the Philippine army and has made a name for himself as a modern day national hero. But when Benjie starts taking his reputation and his duties for granted, he is forced under the service of General Wilson Chua (Richard Yap) to try and thwart a terrorist plot to bomb areas around the Philippines. It just so happens that the only person who knows where the bombs are is a young boy named Bimby (Bimby Aquino).
The interview with President Aquino was arranged by Kris as a way to promote the film and gain favor with the film festival jurors.
Immediately after the announcement of the film festival awards — in which ‘Praybeyt Benjamin’ failed to garner a single award — Malacañang (the presidential palace) announced that it was withdrawing permission to Vice Ganda to air the taped interview.
“We don’t want the Filipino TV viewers to be reminded about the poor performance of the film,” said Kris Aquino.
The taped interview was all about the film and how President Aquino feels about his actor nephew. No other topics or issues of national and international concern were discussed.
The big winner in the MMFF was the film about one of the Philippines’ great heroes, ‘Bonifacio.’
Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Forget Sony Pictures’ The Interview. There is a more talked-about interview in all of Asia, and the world.
Everybody knows that it takes more than an arm and a leg to score an exclusive, sit-down interview with Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino. But somebody did just that: Vice Ganda (Jose Marie Borja Viceral in real life).
Vice Ganda is a Filipino television host and actor best known for his stand-up routines, in which he uses observational comedy, situational irony and sarcasm in pertaining to Filipino culture and human sexuality. Many are wondering why Aquino agreed to be interviewed by a showbiz personality instead of any of the respected journalists and television anchors who have been trying so hard to interview the president.
The openly-gay Vice Ganda, who is a friend of the president’s sister Kris Aquino, sat down with the older Aquino in Malacanang Palace, the Philippine equivalent of the White House.
The Adobo Chronicles learned from very reliable sources that Vice Ganda scored the interview by agreeing to certain rules dictated by the president and Kris Aquino:
The interview will be conducted only in Tagalog, which is the President’s language choice when making speeches
There will be no questions about the pork barrel scam
There will be no questions about Aquino’s snub of actress Nora Aunor for National Artist
There will be no questions about the president’s political nemesis, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who remains in hospital arrest
There will be no questions about Manila’s MRT (light railway) or traffic problems
There will be no questions about the recently-discovered luxury jail cells of drug lords at the New Bilibid Prison (National Penitentiary)
There will be no questions about where all the donated money for last year’s typhoon Yolanda relief went
Aquino will not be asked who he will be endorsing in the 2016 Philippine presidential elections
The president will not be asked about his love life (Aquino is a bachelor)
The president will need to take a break from the interview every 10 minutes so he can light up a cigarette.
All other questions are okay, but a list must be provided to the president 48 hours in advance. The taped interview will air on Vice Ganda’s regular TV show, with schedule to be announced.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Aquino administration’s Liberal Party is expected to formally announce Monday standard bearer Mar Roxas’ vice presidential running mate.
Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Forget Sony Pictures’ The Interview. There is a more talked-about interview in all of Asia, and the world.
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