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The Brown saga was just the latest incidence of foreign entertainers riling conservative religious groups in the devoutly Catholic Philippines, a former Spanish and American colony. Enjoy the beaches we have," Rach Mapa said, referring to a tourist island famous for white sand beaches and dive spots. "You might as well go to Palawan, while you're still here. "Pay your debts, estafa (fraud) boy," Erwin John Antonio Capili commented. As a result, many politicians are quick to pay the group its respects.īrown's botched concert was supposed to be a showcase of the sect's Philippine Arena, the country's largest indoor stadium, which was built last year to mark its 100th anniversary.įans cheered and jeered Brown on his Instagram posts. The sect, which has around 2-3 million members according to media reports, votes as a bloc during elections. Press reports said he was holed up in a Manila hotel two days after his Tuesday concert at another Manila venue.Ĭalls and emails to the Iglesia ni Cristo and to Brown's spokeswoman and concert promoters Thursday seeking comment on the case were unanswered.Īlthough a minority in the Philippines where 80% of its 100 million people are Catholics, the Iglesia ni Cristo wields considerable political clout. The Grammy award-winning singer has not left the Philippines, contrary to an Associated Press report that he has left for Hong Kong, Bureau of Immigration spokeswoman Elaine Tan told AFP.

He then break-danced in front of a giant flat screen television that was showing computer games.īrown was smiling and appeared playful in both videos, posted in the early hours of Thursday. In a second video post, Brown raised both hands in the air and said: "I didn't do nothing".

His companions were sprawled on couches, wrapped in white blankets. The video appeared to have been taken in a hotel room, with soda cans and snacks scattered on tables. State prosecutors are studying the Iglesia complaint. The immigration bureau said Brown must prove there were no grounds to charge him with fraud before he is allowed to leave the country. The Justice Department said the row erupted after Brown failed to show up for a scheduled New Year's Eve concert at an Iglesia-owned indoor arena on Manila's northern outskirts last year.Įarlier press reports quoted Brown saying he was unable to travel to the Philippines at the time because he had lost his passport. (AP photo)īrown, whose profanity-laden catalogue includes songs like Wet the Bed and Body Shots, has 12 million followers on the popular photo-sharing service. Brown’s departure from Manila was delayed because of a fraud complaint against him and his promoter for a cancelled concert last New Year’s Eve. Les Projectionnistes open the aperture onto Quebec's part-profound, part-goofy musique actuelle, Quebec jazz-rock, world-music and more, with a seven-piece ensemble to offer plenty of illumination.In this June 28 file photo, Chris Brown arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. 4, $15 Now Lounge, 189 Church St., 41.Įnglish Canada screens so many of its fantasies (from free-form party life to the spectre of ethnic nationalism) onto the scrim of Quebec culture yet seldom actually notices the actors, scripts and soundtracks playing out there. What you get is Quasi - rock with an aesthetic that won't swap honesty for hipness, and so, as a duo should, gets to have it both ways. Take one part Elliot Smith introspection (long-time Smith croney Sam Coomes), one part Sleater-Kinney snap and snarl (S-K drummer Janet Weiss), stir in a cauldron of lilting psychedelic pop and then short-circuit with a jolt of avant-electro voltage. This one, for a monumental new tome on the 1985-1995 indie boom in Canadian rock, will feature toast and tunes from veterans of that era who are still keeping this country's musical vital signs, at least the ones measured in guitar riffs, in the pink: Blurtonia, the John Borra Band, Chris Brown & Kate Fenner, John Critchley, the Dinner is Ruined, Julie Doiron, Mike O'Neill, and more. There are book launches and then there are book launches.