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Filipinos to NoyNoy Aquino: Leave Our Manggang Hilaw Alone! | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 13/05/2018 0:00 | Former President NoyNoy Aquino took to Twitter just hours after the Supreme Court voted, 8-6, to oust Maria Lourdes Sereno from her post as Chief Justice.Aquino compared the SC ruiling to unripened manggo which he says is sour and leaves a bad taste in the mouth.PNoy’s comment angered many Filipinos who are avid fans of raw or unripened manggo, known in the vernacular as manggang hilaw.“The more sour the manggo is, the more delicious,” one raw manggo fan told The Adobo Chronicles. “Kaya nga sinasamahan ng bagoong. That makes the raw manggo even more delectable.”Other raw manggo fans took to social media to lambast Aquino. “Leave our manggang hilaw alone,” they decried. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/13/filipinos-to-noynoy-aquino-leave-our-manggang-hilaw-alone/#respond |
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE COVER OFFENDS LATINOS BUT NOT FILIPINOS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 18/03/2018 0:00 | The Economist came under intense fire from Latino groups all over the country for the cover of its latest magazine issue which featured an indepth article on the status of Latinos in America.Many labeled the cover as racist, insensitive and stereotypical. Latinos and non Latinos alike posted on social media : “What were they thinking?”The cover’s graphic had the American flag with the red stripes represented by red peppers.The Filipino edition of the magazine didn’t quite elicit the same kind of reaction among Filipino Americans. Instead of red peppers, the Filipino version had lumpia (Filipino eggroll) replacing the red stripes.” We are very honored to be featured in a well-respected magazine for all our contributions to the U.S. economy” said Juan de la Cruz, a long-time resident of Daly City, known as the “Little Manila” of California. “Lumpia represents one of the many contributions of Filipinos not only to American cuisine but to the great diversity and melting pot economy of the U.S,” de la Cruz added. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/03/18/the-economist-magazine-cover-offends-latinos-but-not-filipinos/ |
To Trillanes: You did not complain when BS Aquino broke his promises | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2016-11-04 14:37:37+00:00 | Convicted mutineer and now Senator Antonio Trillanes is appealing to the public not to turn a blind eye to current President Rodrigo Duterte’s habit of breaking his promises. According to Trillanes “there’s something wrong with the Filipino people when support for the President remains strong despite his frequent turnarounds from official pronouncements.” He cited Duterte’s recent failure to deliver his promise not to swear in public anymore.I can’t help but be reminded of the times when I thought the same thing during the first few years of the previous President – how I found it baffling that despite strong evidence that BS Aquino was incompetent and lacking in empathy, his popularity remained strong. Maybe not as strong as Duterte’s, but strong enough for his allies in congress to turn a blind eye to his blunders. As a matter of fact, BS Aquino was also guilty of breaking his promises to the public. He fooled the public with his campaign slogan “Kung walang kurap, walang mahirap” (When there is no poverty, there is no corruption). It turned out he wasn’t planning on even reducing corruption.BS Aquino actually perpetuated corruption when he increased the budget for pork barrel funds and when he allegedly bribed the senators into convicting the late former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona using public funds via a mechanism they dubbed the “Disbursement Acceleration Program” or DAP, which the Supreme Court eventually found illegal. BS Aquino’s habit of letting his allies “off the hook” also promoted impunity, which helped corrupt activities become acceptable in Philippine society.BS Aquino also promised to prioritise the passing of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill to promote transparency in government once politicians are elected to office, but alas, it languished at the bottom of his list of priorities until he conveniently forgot about it.BS Aquino even became the butt of jokes after he failed to keep his promise that he and his Department of Transport and Communications Secretary Jun Abaya would be willing to get run over by a train if the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension is not completed by the end of 2015. His communications Secretary’s only excuse then was that the public should not have taken BS Aquino’s statements literally. Why the heck would a President make official pronouncement like that during a speech anyway?We can also say that there is something wrong with Trillanes and the people who turned a blind eye to BS Aquino’s broken promises back then. We did not hear Trillanes complain about BS Aquino’s inconsistencies during his term. Trillanes is being inconsistent himself specially when he favours one liar to another; that is, if you consider what Duterte is doing as lying. Duterte can easily say that Trillanes should not take him too literally as well. Two or more public officials can play the game thanks to BS Aquino setting the precedent for simply shrugging off broken promises.Besides, only a gullible person would believe that a septuagenarian like Duterte, who is so used to swearing could stop swearing just like that. Most of his supporters have learned to take him with a grain of salt when trivial matters are concerned. They did not mind him swearing to begin with so it makes sense that they don’t care if he breaks his promise not to swear again. Some even laud him for trying to be good.On Trillanes’s claim that Duterte promised not to run for the Presidency, Duterte’s supporters would admit that they forced him to run so that’s not an issue to them either. It’s funny how Trillanes is pointing out what he thinks was Duterte’s flip-flopping now considering he even wanted to be Duterte’s vice president at some point until Duterte chose Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. Trillanes is proving to be a sore loser, indeed. He would be singing a different tune had Duterte chosen him as his running mate.Trillanes won’t succeed in convincing Duterte’s supporters that he is bad for the country since they can see that he is serious and works hard in tackling important issues. His critics may not like his policies but they cannot deny that he is addressing the problems unlike his predecessor who neglected a lot of the problems plaguing the country. Some of Duterte’s cabinet secretaries are delivering results especially the Department of Social Welfare and Development and Agriculture. Duterte also impressed the public when he passed the executive version of the Freedom of Information law in less than 100 days in office. It’s too bad mainstream media doesn’t highlight them. They only highlight his “war on drugs” and his swearing.Trillanes said he firmly believes “that President Duterte was behind the DDS (Davao Death Squad) in Davao City and the extrajudicial killings now happening in our country.” For a lawmaker, it’s disturbing that Trillanes wants the public to throw away due process and blame all the murders to Duterte even when investigation hasn’t been concluded and in the absence of court ruling, say that he is accountable for the deaths. That’s the problem when a person like Trillanes gets voted into a powerful position just because he was backed by the Liberal Party – back when they were popular with the public. Nowadays, a lot of voters are regretting putting him in a position that has access to the media. His irrational statements showing his bias against people he considers his political enemies has certainly revealed his true character.It’s a shame the media keeps giving Trillanes air time. He just sows discord in Philippine society. He also insulted his colleagues in the Senate when he insinuated that some senators are behaving like Duterte’s apologists. As if Trillanes did not behave like BS Aquino’s apologist himself in the last six years. We all know that he owes his freedom from incarceration to the former President. Trillanes and BS Aquino both hated former President Gloria Arroyo so it was not surprising BS Aquino set Trillanes free. Now Trillanes is free to wreak havoc with his mouth. We can only hope that the voters will not elect him again in the next election. Otherwise, Trillanes could be right in saying there is something wrong with the Filipino people especially if he gets voted in again. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/11/trillanes-not-complain-bs-aquino-broke-promises/ |
Philippine Politics: Can’t Answer Questions? Just Dance! | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 20/04/2016 0:00 | Who can forget that awkward interview by television news anchor Karen Davila with senatorial candidate and movie actress Alma Moreno, when, faced by tough questioning, said “do I need to answer the question?”Well, all that is now behind Moreno, incumbent city councilor of Parañaque.She doesn’t give interviews any more. She doesn’t even give campaign speeches. She would just dance the night away and try to look cute in front of her party’s presidential candidate Vice President Jejomar Binay, and fellow senatorial candidate, boxer Manny Pacquiao.Good campaign advisers, she must have!Here’s the dance video, courtesy of Rappler: | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/20/philippine-politics-cant-answer-questions-just-dance/ |
Trillanes Will Meet Trump While U.S. President Is In Manila | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 3/11/2017 0:00 | Did he or didn’t he? That is the question.U.S. President Donald Trump has been reported to have allegedly called Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes a ‘lil narco.’The comment was reported by a couple of Philippine mainstream news sources including the Philippine Star. The unconfirmed report said that an unnamed reporter asked Trump to comment on Trillanes on board Air Force One, the presidential plane.Trillanes has descrbied the report as ‘fake news.’Well the moment of reckoning is about to happen in the Philippines!Now that Trump has confirmed that his visit to Manila on November 12-13 will be extended for another day so he could attend the East Asia Summit, Trillanes is looking forward to his meeting with the American President.Trillanes told The Adobo Chronicles that the meeting will take place via Facebook Live and that the President and the Senator will be exchanging messages on Twitter, 140 characters at a time.It may only be online but it will happen on Philippine soil! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/11/03/trillanes-will-meet-trump-while-u-s-president-is-in-manila/?share=email |
DONE DEAL: PACQUIAO AND MAYWEATHER TO FIGHT IN LAS VEGAS — FOR CHARITY (UPDATED) | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/01/2018 0:00 | The biggest and most anticipated sports event of the century is a done deal.Manny Pacquiao will fight American Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2.The champion boxers came to an agreement regarding the much-hyped fight earlier today. The two sides have been trying to work out a deal for a while to square off in Las Vegas due primarily to their different networks.The Adobo Chronicles also learned from sources close to Pacquiao that neither boxer will receive a single cent from this mega fight. Instead, both fighters have agreed to donate one hunded percent of their anticipated earnings to a charity of their choosing. That’s more than $200 Million to charity, more than the money raised through the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last summer.Pacquiao is reportedly considering donating his earnings to the street children and homeless families who were rounded up and sent to camp at an upscale resort by the Department of Social Welfare to hide them from Pope Francis when he visited the Philippines last month. “The money would be sufficient to build permanent homes for these families and keep the children off the streets for good,” Pacquiao said.Mayweather has yet to pick his charity. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/31/done-deal-pacquiao-and-mayweather-to-fight-in-las-vegas-for-charity/ |
IN PHOTOS: President Duterte takes PAL bound for Davao | [] | 2016-07-08 13:06:31+08:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte was spotted taking a commercial flight bound for Davao, Thursday night.He arrived safe in Davao by 11pm.In the photos he is seen shaking hands of some Philippine Airlines crew and passengers in NAIA Terminal 2.Duterte receives serious death threat but according to him God will only decide for his life.Look the photos below:What can you say about this? Leave your comments below! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/photos-president-duterte-takes-pal-bound-davao/ |
Tulfo respond to Trillanes after the senator demand apology: “Sasapatusin ko ang mukha mo, sasampalin ko ang bunganga mo” | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-04-07 08:33:26+08:00 | “Sasapatusin ko ang mukha mo, sasamapalin ko ang bunganga mo,” these are the few words of Erwin Tulfo for Senator Antonio Trillanes.Instead of apologizing, Erwin Tulfo lambasted Antonio Trillanes IV after the senator demanded the radio host to apologize because of his criticisms against him.In his morning radio program “Punto Asintado” in Radyo Singko, Tulfo asked why he should apologize if he’s only doing his job to comment and to interview anyone he wanted like Guillermina Barrido Arcilla, the davao businesswoman who claimed that she bribed by Trillanes in exchange of being a witness against President Rodrigo Duterte.“Kung di ba naman mahina ang ulo mo Trillanes, kung di ba naman dilis yata ang laman niyan, bakit ako mag so-sorry sayo eh sino ka ba? Trabaho ko Mr. Trillanes na mag interview kahit sino sa programa ko,” Tulfo told Trillanes.Tulfo also said that got angry when he heard the statement of Trillanes against him and he said that the senator picked a fight with the wrong guy.The radio host also said that he’s not afraid to sue by Trillanes and he even dared the senator to look for the best lawyer.Trillanes must also explain the P200-M disbursement acceleration program funds that he allegedly received from former president Noynoy Aquino and former budget secretary Butch Abad before he apologize.“Bago ako magsorry sayo, paliwanag mo muna yung 200M na DAP na binigay sayo ni Pnoy, saan mo dinala ito?” Tulfo told Trillanes.The radio commentator also said that Trillanes job is to create new laws and not to investigate everything about the government.Tulfo also got an information from his friend senator that Trillanes is underperforming in the senate and not creating new laws anymore.The radio host that he’s going to continue his tirades against Senator Trillanes IV and no one can stop him from doing his job as radio host. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/tulfo-respond-trillanes-senator-demand-apology-sasapatusin-ko-ang-mukha-mo-sasampalin-ko-ang-bunganga-mo/ |
Senator Grace Poe Files Senate Bill To Repeal The Law Of Supply And Demand | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 3/4/2018 0:00 | Senator Grace Poe has publicly called for the resignation of National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino after receiving news that buffer stocks for NFA rice have reached zero levels in the National Capital Region and others.Nevermind that one of the reasons for the short supply of affordable government rice was the NFA Council’s (separate from NFA Administration) failure to approve Aquino’s recommendation months ago to import rice. The NFA Council is headed by Cabinet Secretary (and former rebel priest) Jun Evasco.When told that the rice situation in the country has come about because of the law of supply and demand, Poe wasted no time in filing a new bill in the Senate.Poe’s Senate Bill No. 0069 seeks to repeal the law of supply and demand.Brilliant! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/04/03/senator-grace-poe-files-senate-bill-to-repeal-the-law-of-supply-and-demand/ |
YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT ‘BIG BROTHER’ HOST JULIE CHEN WILL ANNOUNCE NEXT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 17/09/2017 0:00 | First, she revealed that she had eye surgery so that she would look less Asian to land an on-air TV job. Then she recently announced on her TV show that her grandfather was a polygamist.‘Big Brother’ host Julie Chen has all the trimmings of a TV personality that would do everything to keep her ratings at the optimum level. And it seems to be working.So what’s next?Investigative reports from TMZ and People magazine may have uncovered what appeared like a three-year strategic plan prepared by her publicist in which her next major announcement would be that she is a transgender woman. It may seem to answer one of frequently asked questions about her low, baritone voice.The Adobo Chronicles could not independently confirm the reports. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/17/you-wont-believe-what-big-brother-host-julie-chen-will-announce-next/?share=email |
Love it or hate it: Duterte’s attack vs the Catholic Church is leading Filipinos down a DIFFERENT path | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-06-28 01:32:08+00:00 | Scientific inquiry is advancing at an accelerated pace. Belief systems tend to be on a retreat in societies that are increasing in affluence. The latter way of life (living off beliefs) has been decisively beaten in much of the First World. But it remains entrenched in the Third World. The earlier (living off sound evidence- and logic-based thinking) is relatively normalised in modern societies but remains a curiosity in the Third World.This is what makes Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent actions against the Catholic Church remarkable. Love it or hate it, he’s gone where no politician had gone before. In short, he’s done something different. How many Filipino politicians can one claim to have done something truly different? Filipinos like criticising them for being “traditional politicians” — in effect, highlighting their sameness and lack of originality as bad things. So along comes a politician — a sitting president, no less — who’s done something groundbreaking which is to directly crticise the powerful Roman Catholic Church without mincing words.Backdropped by this current battle between Malacanang and the Church is a unique opportunity to find out what really separates the men from the boys amongst the Philippines’ chattering classes. Faced with a leader who is anything but “traditional” — he is kicking Catholic ass, talking directly to the masses in language and manner they can relate with, and pivoting the Philippines away from Western European influence — it is now even more crystal clear who are defending the status quo and who are boldly facing a future, albeit uncertain, that is will likely be an outcome of things done differently.After all, the modern-day philosopher Raquel Welch was once said to have said: Insanity is expecting different outcomes whilst continuing to do things the same way. That one is an easy concept to wrap one’s head around as anyone who’s tried arguing with a brick wall can explain. The more progressive cousin of this statement is the one tabled by the great Albert Einstein…Problems cannot be solved using the same thinking that created them.It is only within the context of this statement where we can begin to understand why the Philippine Condition cannot seem to be solved. Have there been enough politicians and leaders who have tried to do things differently? Have innovators and visionaries (rather than historical dogmatists and religious zealots) been commensurately rewarded for begging to differ to the status quo? Indeed, take those questions and apply them to an evaluation of the chops the current Philippine Opposition apply to trying to beat Duterte and the result will likely be confronting.The Opposition has so far offered nothing different. The thinking of its “thought leadership” remains imprisoned by the Roman Catholic Church and its 2000-year-old belief system. That, by itself, is cause for second thought before one laps up the “ideas” they keep harping about and disseminating via their billion-peso corporate media lapdogs and the captured audiences in their Sunday masses.So, yeah, Duterte offers something different — which is why people hate him, because different things have long known to strike fear and loathing in people made comfy by traditional beliefs. The response to Duterte’s difference is therefore understandable. It is a very human response. Presumably, however, we all aspire to be exceptional human beings. Therefore, to be exceptional, in this regard, is to be able to overcome a traditional human response to new, different, and confronting things. At the very least, if one disagrees with the new or different thing they are confronted with, perhaps propose an alternative.This is the role one ought to reasonably expect an Opposition movement to step up to — the role of offering alternatives to how the incumbent is doing things. Can the Philippine Opposition under the leadership of the Liberal Party (a.k.a. the Yellowtards) meet this requirement? By all accounts, they haven’t. Can an Opposition led by minds imprisoned by Roman Catholic Church dogma offer truly groundbreaking ideas and solutions? Very likely not. Can a person who approaches a problem using the same brain that created it solve said problem? Not a chance.The Philippine Opposition therefore has a lot of work to do on itself. It cannot forever hide behind its lazy ruse of taking potshots at an incumbent while offering no alternative pathway. The real problem is the Opposition (as with most of those that came before it). There is no Laban, only a lot of thinking to do. The latter is the skill that the Opposition need to get up to scratch with. And that, ultimately, is really an easy challenge to face. All they need to do is consider the two biggest and most obvious solutions: (1) ditch the Yellowtards and (2) free themselves from the prison of Catholic dogma. It takes an exceptional breed of mind to come to terms with what is counterintuitive. And exceptional minds are what the Philippine Opposition badly needs today. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/06/love-it-or-hate-it-dutertes-attack-vs-the-catholic-church-is-leading-filipinos-down-a-different-path/ |
Anti-Marcos reaction to Sandro Marcos’s Rogue One tweet exposes them as chumps! | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2016-12-22 08:42:31+00:00 | With just a four-word tweet, Sandro Marcos, son of Vice-Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos, attracted all sorts of “mockery” from the anti-Marcos buzzing bees again:As handily summed up by local media, anti-Marcos people were quick to remind Sandro, that the movie Rogue One is “a story of a rebellion trying to overthrow an oppressive tyrannical empire similar to what happened in the 1986 EDSA revolution.”The sentiment most common among the reactions seems to follow along the lines of: ”Oh the irony of a Marcos enjoying a movie about rebellion.”There is no irony here, however; there is only the desperation of the anti-Marcos people to “get one up” over the Marcoses, however trivial or insignificant.Unfortunately for them, however, it is the anti-Marcos people who end up looking like chumps (not really the first time) in ways they probably can’t even imagine.First off, comparing the Rogue One rebellion to the 1986 EDSA People Power movement betrays a stubborn attempt to keep romanticizing the latter as a victory of “good against evil”. All it really was, essentially, was a power grab among entrenched political dynasties, a mere substitution of one group of self-interested people for another.Secondly, mocking Sandro Marcos – or any other member of that clan, for that matter – in no way compensates for the collective failure of the Filipino people to hold the Marcoses accountable for whatever they allegedly did.Filipinos, the anti-Marcos movement in particular, would do well to remember these.I guess, in the Philippines, one can’t even enjoy entertainment, and take it at face value, without it being politicized and used against him/her.Contrary to popular belief, the national sport in the Philippines is not basketball, it’s making issues where they don’t exist.Did Sandro Marcos have it coming? Should he have “thought before he tweeted”? Actually, everybody should. What’s clear is that the people who didn’t think before tweeting are the anti-Marcos people. What’s worse is looking like morons and not even being aware of it.It’s that simple, really. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/12/anti-marcos-reaction-sandro-marcoss-rogue-one-tweet-exposes-chumps/#comments |
AQUINO AND ABAYA GETTING NERVOUS ABOUT THEIR PROMISE TO IMPROVE MRT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 13/12/2017 0:00 | Two years ago, when Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino touted his administration’s accomplishments, he promised to fix the problems that have plagued Metro Manila’s light railway system, the MRT, no later than the end of the year 2015. The mass transport system has been criticized by commuters due to persistent overcrowding, technical problems and overall mismanagement.In a televised speech, Aquino said that if the problems of MRT were not fixed by the end of 2015, he and his Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya, will let themselves be run over by the trains. (Dalawa na kaming magpapasagasa sa tren)Fast forward to 2015, with just 18 days left. MRT has not improved a single bit, and both Aquino and Abaya are really getting nervous.They are both known to be men of integrity who honor their word.Only 18 days left before they fulfill their promise to get run over by the trains. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/13/aquino-and-abaya-getting-nervous-about-their-promise-to-improve-mrt/#respond |
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO’S APPEAL TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 17/07/2017 0:00 | “of our people, and concrete examples of this, perhaps wearing a yellow ribbon, among other things, just to demonstrate exactly in a quick manner where the sentiments of our people lie.”How will YOU wear your yellow ribbon? Let us know in the comment section. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/07/17/philippine-president-aquinos-appeal-to-the-filipino-people/#respond |
Duterte slams ABS-CBN, Inquirer: ‘Hindi talaga ako papayag na babuyin ninyo ang Pilipinas’ | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-04-21 14:16:33+08:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte slammed two media companies during his speeches in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar.Duterte targeted the Lopezes and Prietos who owned the ABS-CBN and The Philippine Daily Inquirer for allegedly spreading propaganda against his administration.He even cursed Gabby Lopez owner of ABS-CBN and Alexandra Prieto-Valdez, the President of Inquirer.“Pag sinabi mo, p—– —- ka, mukha kang pera Gabby Lopez ka. Ikaw Prieto p—– —- nabubuhay kayo sa influence peddling,” said Duterte.The President started to noticed the attempt by the media to destroy him during the presidential campaign period when the ABS-CBN ran an anti-political campaign ad paid by Senator Antonio Trillanes.Inquirer also highlighted the revelation of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that the former Davao City Mayor allegedly amassed millions of pesos of ill-gotten wealth.Duterte has also slammed the two media companies for their unfair coverage of his war against illegal drugs.Media companies created a ‘kill list’ where they counted how many were killed during the war on drugs of the current administration.President Duterte said that he would counter the criticisms that he received from these two media companies by asking them to pay the right tax.“Kung mag-editorial, mga editorial ninyo criticizing corruption, wrongdoing or anomalies and yet kayo, ito sabi ko, ito ‘yung mga oligarch… Hindi talaga ako papayag na babuyin ninyo ang Pilipinas,” said Duterte. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/duterte-slams-abs-cbn-inquirer-hindi-talaga-ako-papayag-na-babuyin-ninyo-ang-pilipinas/ |
VP Leni Robredo Flies To U.S. To Set Up Relief Operations For Philippine Typhoon Victims | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 26/12/2016 0:00 | Typhoon Nina battered the Bicol region in the Philippines, prompting residents to flee their homes during the Christmas weekend.Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo, who is from Bicol, flew to the United States to set up relief operations for the typhoon victims.It wasn’t clear whether Robredo will be meeting with Loida Nicolas-Lewis to ask for relief funds from the FilAm millionaire for the typhoon victims. Nicolas-Lewis had previously urged Rodrigo Duterte to resign so that Robredo can take over as president. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/12/26/vp-leni-robredo-flies-to-u-s-to-set-up-relief-operations-for-philippine-typhoon-victims/?share=email |
Trillanes hits Duterte: 17 months ka na sa pwesto mo, wala ka paring nagagawa! | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-11-22 16:12:50+08:00 | Senator Antonio Trillanes IV released another tirade against President Rodrigo Duterte for allegedly planning to establish a revolutionary government in order to maintain peace and prevent anyone who wanted to launch a rebellion to oust him.The fiercest critic of Rodrigo Duterte said that the President was still not doing something in since he seated in Malacanang.“Sabi ni Duterte, kailangan daw nya ng revgov para ayusin ang Pilipinas. Ang sakin naman, 17 months ka na sa pwesto wala ka naman naayos,” Trillanes said.He also mocked the President’s way of wearing barong tagalog during occasions and pointed out that if Duterte can’t dress properly, he can’t also solve the problems of the country.“Pati pagsuot mo ng barong hindi mo nga maiayos, buong bansa pa.” he said.“Bumenta na nung kampanya yung linya mo na, ‘aayusin ko ang bansa in 3 to 6 months,’ kaya hindi ka na makakaulit.” he added.Despite of the calls of some Duterte supporters to establish a revolutionary government, the President said that the country would not benefit if that would happen.“Ang sabi nilang revolutionary government, coup d’état, ’wag ninyong intindihin ‘yan, malayo ‘yan” Duterte said“Me? I build a nation. If the Armed Forces cooperates with me, if this is something there is good in it, fine. We can work together,” he added.”He also said that he does not need a revolutionary government to destroy the New People’s Army (NPA).“Hindi ako mag-martial law. Hindi ako mag-revolutionary government. I will just go and arrest them,” Duterte said.Since the election period, Senator Antonio Trillanes criticized President Rodrigo Duterte and accused him of being involved in killing of alleged criminals.He also claimed that Duterte had hidden bank accounts worth billions of pesos and repeatedly challenged the President to sign a waiver.But according to the critics, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV began his grudge against Duterte when the President rejected him to become his tandem last Presidential election.President Rodrigo Duterte also confirmed the meeting between him and Trillanes.“Pero hindi ko lang masabi na, ‘Ikaw klaseng tao, maging bise ko?” President Duterte said during his interview with Erwin Tulfo.“Salbahe talaga ‘to. He takes it personal, kasi bilib masyado sa sarili ” he added.Source: | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/trillanes-hits-duterte-17-months-ka-na-sa-pwesto-mo-wala-ka-paring-nagagawa/ |
Kerwin Espinosa leaves the Philippines because he’s afraid of President Duterte’s War on Drugs | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-11-18 05:46:46+08:00 | Alleged Visayan Drug Lord Kerwin Espinosa revealed the reason why he leaves the Philippines together with his family.During the press conference in Camp Crame, Espinosa said that he leaves the country because he saw that President Duterte really wants to destroy illegal drugs in the Philippines.PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa presented Kerwin Espinosa in Camp Crame.He also believes that President Duterte was really genuine in bringing change in the Philippines.“Kaya ako umalis sa bansa dahil nakikita ko yung totoong tao na naging isang ama sa sambayanang Pilipino na ginagawa yung pagbabago lalo na sa droga.” Espinosa said.Espinosa admitted that he’s afraid for his family safety, that’s why he decided to hid in different countries to leave the drug business.“Lumayas ako hindi para layasan ang problema, lumayas ako para maprotektahan ang pamilya ko, ang mga anak ko.” Kerwin Espinosa told the media.He apologized to President Duterte and he promised that will reveal all the information that he knows about the illegal drug trade in the Philippines.“Humihingi ako ng tawad sa ating presidente sa mga nagawa ko noon at sana bigyan niya ko ng pagkakataon na magbagong buhay.” | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/kerwin-espinosa-leaves-philippines-hes-afraid-president-dutertes-war-drugs/ |
DuterteEffect: 300 drug pushers,users surrender in QC | [] | 2016-06-23 21:47:11+08:00 | The Quezon City police was surprised when 300 combination of drug pushers and users surrendered in QC Police, Wednesday June 24, few days before President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will assume the presidency.The covered court of QC Police were filled of committed men and women to surrender and promised to change ways. Accordingly, they are afraid of the rigid and consistent fight of the PNP against drugs. One woman said that she is afraid of her life after he saw on TV reports that several people who are into drugs were killed by the police in different parts of the country.As per the QC Police, there are 100 baranggays in the city and the 300 come from the 12 baranggays only. They are expecting more and more drug dealers to surrender in the coming days.QC Police also revealed that those who surrender will be forgiven considering that they will undergo interrogation, fingerprinting and drug testing. This interrogation includes naming of their big bosses and the drug lords’ location.However, authorities also said that surrendering doesn’t mean they are exempted in the future operation. They will be assessed. If some of them will engage back into drugs again, ‘pasensyahan nalang’ as they say.President Duterte has warned the country that his presidency will be bloody especially in fighting against drugs. Even if he has not yet in the throne as the President of country, policemen have intensified their campaign already against drugs. Duterte promised to give them insentives if they were able to kill pushers and drug lords.Have you felt the change now? Leave your comments below! And LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/duterteeffect-300-drug-pushersusers-surrender-qc/ |
Sereno To Appeal SC Decision Before Barangay Court | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 11/5/2018 0:00 | Just minutes after the Supreme Court voted 8-6 to oust Maria Lourdes Sereno, the embattled former Chief Justice vowed to appeal her case.It wasn’t clear which body she will file her appeal since the Supreme Court is the highest court of the land and is the final arbiter of cases.So The Adobo Chronicles sat down with Sereno as she was packing boxes and boxes of her personal belongings at her Padre Faura office.Sereno confirmed that she was indeed filing an appeal and is taking it to the Filipino people. We asked her what she meant by that. She replied that she and her lawyers will file an appeal first thing in the morning before the Katarungang Pambarangay (KP).The barangays are the smallest political subdivisions in the Philippines. The KP or Barangay Justice System (BJS) is an alternative, community-based mechanism for dispute resolution of conflicts between members of the same community.The BJS provides a venue for disputing parties to search for a mutually acceptable solution. Other members of the communities act as intermediaries, facilitating the discussion of possible solutions.We wish Sereno and her team of attorneys all the best! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/11/sereno-to-appeal-sc-decision-before-barangay-court/ |
STARBUCKS TO PARTNER WITH ADOBO CHRONICLES ON A NEW MEDIA START-UP | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 4/3/2018 0:00 | Starbucks has just announced plans to launch a media start-up that produces documentaries for TV or even films capable of changing culture “through creative storytelling.”Starbucks is partnering with The Adobo Chronicles for this new venture which will be run by veteran Washington Post reporter and former Baghdad bureau chief Ravji Chandrasekaran.Chandrasekaran said that Starbucks and The Adobo Chronicles are a match made in heaven. “With the AdoboChron’s pool of creative writers and Starbucks’ street corner popularity worldwide, we hope to bring the best news and features that can change the world,” he added.The media venture will initially focus on two areas of interest: venti and grande news.Large-screen monitors will be installed at every Starbucks store where customers can watch relevant news and features while waiting for their coffee to brew. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/03/04/starbucks-to-partner-with-adobo-chronicles-on-a-new-media-start-up/?share=email |
SWS Files For Bankruptcy | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/10/2017 0:00 | Just days after it released the latest satisfaction and trust survey on President Rodrigo Duterte, the polling group, Social Weather Stations (SWS) announced it was filing for bankruptcy.The SWS decision was prompted by new, emerging online technology which enables individuals to conduct online polling involving as many as 20,000 respondents.SWS surveys normally involves up to 1,500 respondents chosen at random.Many have questioned the polling group’s methodology, politics and its “leading questions” in their surveys.A recent online survey on Facebook showed overwhelming distrust of Senator Antonio Trillanes who said that the recent SWS survey showing a drop in Duterte’s approval and trust ratings shows that “Filipinos are starting to see the light.”Another online survey is now gathering votes to determine the true satisfaction and trust ratings of Duterte.”We cannot complete with online surveys on Facebook, Survey Monkey or Polldaddy,” an SWS spokesman told The Adobo Chronicles. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/10/10/sws-files-for-bankruptcy/?share=email |
Some Netizen wants Korina Sanchez to host PiliPinas Debates Round 3 | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-03-28 03:11:18+08:00 | Photo Credit: Facebook ScreengrabMany ABS-CBN fans are very excited in the upcoming PiliPinas Debates 2016 that will be held in University of Pangasinan and hosted by ABS CBN. The host of the upcoming final round of the Presidential Debate is not yet revealed, but some Netizens requested that Korina Sanchez, the wife of one of the Presidentiables Mar Roxas is the most qualified to host the said debate.According to some fans of Korina, they believed that the debate will become fair and more exciting if a very professional host will manage the event.ABS CBN fans expected that the final round of the debate will become the highest rated TV show this year, because many people trusted the TV Network Giant.But some supporters of other candidates are worried if the host of the PiliPinas Debates round 3 is related to one of the Presidentiables and ABS CBN may choose other professional host that will manage the event.Do you think Korina Sanchez is the best choice to host the final round of PiliPinas Debate? Share your opinion below. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/some-netizen-wants-korina-sanchez-to-host-pilipinas-debates-round-3/ |
President Duterte orders the cops to call media to cover their drug operations. Pia Ranada to be the first to cover raids. | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-01-30 05:44:49+08:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte during a press conference in Malacanang Yesterday (January 29) to call the media to cover the drug raids to prevent more misinterpretation of the drug war.She even offered Rappler journalist Pia Ranada, one of the most favorite journalist of President Duterte to be the first to join the anti-drug operations so she can be a first hand witness of the real thing.“Mag raid sila, tawagan niyo ang media, sabi ko nga sa kanila wag niyong kalimutang tawagin si Pia (to cover the drug raids) mahilig yan. Ikaw ang unang samahin nila… para makita mo yung aksyon” Rodrigo Duterte told Pia Ranada during her interview with the President.The President is also ready to provide cameras for the journalists who is ready to cover the dangerous drug raids conducted by the police.Mr. Duterte only wanted to remove the doubts of the people because when someone was killed in the streets, people always thought that the victim is summary executed.“Para walain natin yung (takot)…let’s do away of this.. every time that there’s a dead guy…doon sa tabulation ng mga istupido.. EJK kagad..sira ba ang ulo niyo… wala bang patayan sa galit?” President Duterte said.The President also don’t care if his trust rating becomes 1% or 2% because he’s still continue what he started.“I have a duty to do and I will do it” President Rodrigo Duterte said.No more “War On Drugs” Deadline:President Rodrigo Duterte also said that he don’t wanted to give any deadline for the War On Drugs and the six months to twelve months goal of the Duterte administration to wipe out illegal drugs is now a broke campaign promise.Mr. Duterte explains that he didn’t knew that the illegal drug problem in the Philippines is too far from what he expected.He only realized the real magnitude of the problem when hundreds of thousands of Filipinos started to surrender because of selling and using illegal drugs.President Rodrigo Duterte also blasts CHR for not believing that the drug suspects who didn’t surrendered really fought during police operations because they brain is already malfunctioning.If there’s a funds available, he also wanted to give cameras to the police like what the other countries did so the actual police operations against illegal can be recorded. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/president-duterte-orders-cops-call-media-cover-drug-operations-pia-ranada-first-cover-raids/ |
Facebook, Twitter To Ban Biased Media From Their Sites | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 14/09/2016 0:00 | Just days after Facebook and Twitter announced they were joining a coalition that would address the problem of misinformation and fake news on social media, the two Internet giants said that they would also ban legitimate media — not all, but the biased media.Upon learning of this new development, three Philippine news media companies scrambled to convene their respective legal departments in an effort to challenge Facebook and Twitter on their latest policy announcement.The three news media companies are Rappler, Inquirer and ABS-CBN — biased media all.It wasn’t clear whether GMA will be included in the ban now that former presidential sister Kris Aquino has joined the network after deciding not to renew her contract with ABS-CBN. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/14/facebook-twitter-to-ban-biased-media-from-their-sites/?share=email |
REPUBLICANS SEEK COMPROMISE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 14/07/2017 0:00 | Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, told Fox News Sunday that Republicans were considering a compromise with the Obama administration that would reinstate bipartisan talks and possibly a bill that would establish true comprehensive immigration reform this year.The compromise will not only authorize the release of President Obama’s $3.7 Billion emergency spending request to Congress to stem the flow of children across the southwest U.S. border but permanently fix the broken immigration system of the United States.“We are prepared to give in to all of Obama’s proposed immigration policies, including the granting of amnesty to the estimated 11 Million undocumented immigrants currently living in the country in exchange for a no-nonsense border security plan,” McCaul said.When asked by The Adobo Chronicles what one major compromise the Republicans were seeking, McCaul said, “Very simple: close all existing gaps in the U.S.-Mexico borders in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. But in addition, we would like to construct steel fences in the waters on either side of the U.S. territory, in the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.”In an analysis of the Republican proposal, it was determined that the proposed steel fences will be built at 12 nautical miles around the state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean and 12 nautical miles around all eastern states that look out into the Atlantic Ocean.The Obama administration is currently reviewing the Republican proposal and is expected to issue a statement in the next couple of days.Will this finally put at end to the immigration impasse? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/07/14/republicans-seek-compromise-on-immigration-reform/ |
READ: Full Text of Duterte SONA 2018 | [] | 2018-07-26 15:28:12+08:00 | State of the Nation Address of Rodrigo Roa DutertePresident of the PhilippinesTo the Congress of the PhilippinesSession Hall of the House of RepresentativesDelivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 24, 2018Kindly sit down. Thank you for your courtesy.Senate President Vicente Sotto III and the members of the Senate; House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and the members of the House of Representatives; Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo; Former Presidents Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Ejercito Estrada, and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; His Excellency Gabriele Caccia and the esteemed members of the diplomatic corps; Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and the members of the Cabinet; Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio and the justices of the Supreme Court; my fellow workers in government; mga kababayan.About two years ago, I solemnly took my oath as a worker of the national government. I was as inspired to institute real changes for the greater good of the Filipino people, as I was greatly overwhelmed then by the daunting challenges that lay ahead.Two years later, my solid commitment to directly and decisively address our nation’s collective challenges remains. It has not wavered. In truth, it has even gotten stronger through adversity and the desire to give the people the most we can, within my term in this government.Let me begin by putting it bluntly: the war against illegal drugs is far from over. Where before, the war resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs worth millions of pesos, today, they run [into] billions in peso value. I can only shudder at the harm that those drugs could have caused had they reached the streets of every province, city, municipality, barangay and community throughout the country.This is why the illegal drugs war will not be sidelined. Instead, it will be as relentless and chilling, if you will, as on the day it began. These drug dealers know fully well that their business is against the law. They know the consequences of their criminal acts, especially when caught in flagrante delicto and they violently resist arrest. They know that illegal drugs waste away lives, dysfunctionalize families, and ruin relationships. They know that once hooked, addicts will die slowly — slow deaths. And yet, they persist in doing what they do, oblivious to the terrible harm that they cause to the people and communities.And when illegal drug operations turn nasty and bloody, advocates of human rights lash at—and pillory—our law enforcers and this administration to no end. Sadly, I have yet to hear really howls of protest from the human rights advocates and church leaders against drug-lordism, drug dealing and drug pushing as forceful and vociferous as the ones directed against the alleged errant [law] enforcers in the fight against this social scourge.If you think that I can be dissuaded from continuing this fight because of [your] demonstrations, your protests, which I find, by the way, misdirected, then you got it all wrong. [applause]Your concern is human rights, mine is human lives. [applause] The lives of our youth are being wasted and families are destroyed, and all because of the chemicals called shabu, cocaine, cannabis, and heroine.Human rights to me means giving Filipinos, especially those at the society’s fringes, a decent and dignified future through the social and physical infrastructures necessary to better their lives. The lives and freedoms and the hard-earned property of every Filipino whose condition we wish to improve shall be protected from criminals, terrorists, corrupt officials, and traffickers [of] contrabands.You worry about the present; I am concerned [about] both the present and the future. [applause] I worry about the future because I know what crimes can do to the youth of this country. If not stopped, crimes can make human cesspools of succeeding generations. I will not allow it to happen. Not during my term. [applause]Time and again, I have stressed that corruption must stop. [applause] Corruption is like a leech that it bleeds the government of funds programmed for its infrastructure and other social development projects. It saps the morale or the morale of dedicated and honest government workers.Corruption destroys those who succumb to its temptation and eventually it is the innocent who will suffer and bear its horrible consequences.The love of money is corrosive. And sadly, the desire to make the easy kind by being imaginative and manipulative, corrupts absolutely. Stolen wealth does not make the thief respectable. Neither will the trappings of wealth mask [nor] cap the stink that thievery exudes. One day, justice will catch up with those who steal government funds. And when that day comes, it will be the public who will have its retribution.While we run after those who steal the people’s money, we are also enhancing the government’s delivery of frontline services. I thank Congress for the swift passage of the Ease of Doing Business [Act], [applause] which is a significant fight against corruption and improving service delivery. We need to sustain our momentum. And I hereby direct all local government units — makinig sana kayo — and government agencies to faithfully implement this law and simply simplify the process. Hinihingi ko ho ‘yan sa lahat nasa gobyerno under my control and supervision. Huwag ho kayong magkamali.I particularly call the attention of the agencies with the [most] number of red tape-related reports from the public, make your services truly customer-friendly. Our people deserve efficient, effective, and responsive government services. They deserve nothing less. [applause] Kayo lang ang ayaw eh. Gusto ng tao kayo ‘yung binabayaran, make your living from the pockets of the people and you have a lousy and corrupt bureaucracy.I have friends and political supporters whom I appointed to public office and then dismissed or caused to resign. I need not mention their names or recount the circumstances surrounding their removal or resignation. Media has more than amply reported that.I value friendship, make no mistake about it. But it has its limits.This is a lonely place I am hemmed in. Do not make it lonelier by forcing me to end our friendship because you gave me the reason to end it. It pains me to end — the loss of friendships. And that is why I appeal to you to help me in my cause so that our friendship will endure.For as long as I can remember, the bulk of the income generated in Mindanao used to be remitted to what we, in Mindanao, refer [to] as the “Imperial Manila” to fund national projects primarily in the Metro Manila area, leaving a pittance to Mindanao as its share thereof. Mindanao was dubbed as “The Land of Promise,” and Mindanaoans say in derision that this is so because what it got from the government through the years were promises, promises and more promises.We aim to rectify that derisive observation and, as a matter of fact, we are now in the process of fulfilling that promise through significant increases in the budget for Mindanao. At the end of my term, I hope to see the promise of Mindanao fulfilled, or at the very least, approaching fulfilment.Be that as it may, Mindanao pauses at the crossroads of history. One road leads to harmony and peace; the other, to war and human suffering.Despite all that has been said [for] or against the Bangsamoro Organic Law by all sectoral groups, I make this solemn commitment that this administration will never deny our Muslim brothers and sisters the basic legal tools to chart their own destiny within the Constitutional framework of our country.When the approved version is transmitted and received by my office… The law has been passed actually and I intend to… Give me 48 hours to sign it and ratify the law. [applause] Babasahin ko pa bago ko pipirmahan. Baka may isiningit kayo diyan na hindi maganda para sa — para sa ibang tao.We will need loads of understanding and patience to endure and overcome the birth pangs or pains of the new beginning. To me, war is not an option. We have been through the catastrophe in Marawi. We have seen the horror, the devastation, and the human toll and the displacement of both Christians and Muslims alike.I have made a pledge that ISIS terrorists or groups or its allies will never gain foothold in our country. Yet, when what remained of the decimated Maute-ISIS group in Marawi finally saw the error of their ways and expressed their desire to be reintegrated into society, we welcomed them with open arms and embarked on genuine efforts to embrace a peaceful, productive life for them. We owe it to our fallen soldiers and police officers in Marawi and elsewhere to put an end to the bloodshed and seek the path of true peace—a peace that will last beyond this lifetime, and whose dividends our children will reap.On international relations, we shall continue to assert and pursue an independent foreign policy. Our long-term national development and national security goals come first.We shall continue to reach out to all nations regardless of their prevailing political persuasions or proximity to or distance from our shores so long as these nations wish us well.Our stronger bonds with our ASEAN friends have made possible our trilateral border patrols with Indonesia and Malaysia, which has since then put out of business sea pirates, piracy and other terrorists who used to infest our shared seas. This is a testament to the readiness of our country and our good neighbors to make regional peace and security our shared responsibility.We have successfully hosted the 50th ASEAN Anniversary and the 31st ASEAN Summit last November 2017. We have shown the world what we are capable of when we work together. The ASEAN events showcased not only the world-renowned Filipino hospitality and organizational capabilities but also our artistic talent. I would like to commend the [ASEAN National] Organizing Council led by no less than my Executive Secretary, Salvador Medialdea. [applause]Our re-energized relations with China has also led to an unprecedented level of cooperation between our nations on the war against transnational crimes. Our shared intelligence led to the discovery and dismantling of the clandestine shabu laboratories and the arrest of Chinese chemists [connected] with the Dragon organization called Wu Syndicate.Our improved relationship with China, however, does not mean that we will waver in our commitment to defend our interests in the West Philippine Sea. [applause] This is why we engage China through bilateral and multilateral platforms such as the ASEAN-China and the Philippines-China Bilateral Consultation Mechanism.Opening lines of communication and amicably managing differences have led to positive developments that include renewed access of Filipino fishermen in the areas in dispute in the Philippines — West Philippine Sea.Participation in the ASEAN-China dialogue has also resulted to the draft framework for the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea which intends to resolve disputes by peaceful means.We admire our Filipino migrant workers for their selflessness and courage in enduring the hardships of living away from home to provide for their families. You epitomize the innate resilience of the nation. You have shown your willingness to toil and sacrifice day-in and day-out, for the long-term good of your family and loved ones. You have also contributed greatly to the national economy, even as you help in small and big ways to the economies of our international partners.This is why we strongly condemn the deaths and abuses experienced by Filipino migrant workers in the hands of their foreign employers. I have said this before and I say it again: I am a worker of government, and it is my vow to make sure that your well-being remains our foremost foreign policy concern. [applause]It is for this reason that we are continuing to work with the host nations to ensure the welfare of our countrymen. I appeal to all host governments to help us, as true and dependable partners, in this endeavor.I have always believed that no matter how well-intentioned a leader is, no matter how well-conceived may be his mission, if he lacks the political will to do what needs to be done, then he can only end up a failure and a hopeless dreamer.As a worker of government, I promised to do whatever it would take to give all Filipinos a comfortable life, fighting powerful interests and making sacrifices. My obligation is to promote and uphold the greatest good, for the greatest number. [applause]Our campaign against Endo has resulted in the regularization of more than 300,000 workers as of early this month. On May 1 of this year, I signed Executive Order 51, which sought to protect the workers right to security of tenure.Read my lips, I understand that this does not satisfy all sectors. I share their sentiment; I truly do. Much as I would like to do the impossible, that power is not vested upon me by the Constitution. And neither will I make both ends meet even if I violate the laws to achieve that purpose. Simply, it is not part of my territory.That is why I add mine to their voices in asking Congress to pass legislation ending the practice of contractualization once and for all. [applause]Our farmers, especially our coconut farmers, form a significant part of the basic sectors of society. It is from the toil of their hands that we put food on the table. It is my hope that we finally see this through. I urge you Congress to convene the [bicameral] conference committee and pass at the soonest possible time the bill establishing the Coconut Farmers’ Trust Fund.[applause] I pray that you will do it.My administration remains firm in its resolve to ensure that the country’s telecommunications services are reliable, inexpensive and secure. A draft Terms of Reference for the entry of a new, major industry player is at hand. The terms will be fair, reasonable and comprehensive. It will be inclusive so it will be open to all interested private parties, both foreign and local. The only condition is that the chosen entity must provide the best possible services at reasonably accessible prices.However, our efforts to usher in a new major player shall be rendered futile if we do not improve its odds of success in an industry that has long been dominated by a well-entrenched duopoly.We shall, therefore, lower interconnection rates between all industry players. Not only to lessen the cost to the consumers as it will also lower the costs [for the] incoming player to access existing networks, [thereby creating] a market environment that is more conducive to competition. This is a policy which is crucial to ensure that our solution to our telecommunication problems will be both meaningful and lasting.In the last 2 years, experience has taught me that lack of consultation or insufficiency of information can, at times, lead to rash judgments. If and when I am unsure on the most appropriate course of action to take given the problem, it’s factual milieu and the desired end, I never fail to consult to discuss options with persons whom I trust and whose advise I value.When I decided to establish Malasakit Centers in Cebu, Tacloban and Iloilo, my long-time aide, Bong Go and his team became instrumental in arriving at the right decision through proper consultations. [applause]Deliberations with the proper agencies also made me decide to push for, and eventually approve, both the [free] Tertiary Education Act and the increase in the salary of our men in uniform, our soldiers and our policemen. [applause]Boracay Island, widely regarded as one of our country’s treasures and admired worldwide for its natural beauty, has sadly become the representation of the government’s negligence, including mine.I could not allow this decay to continue; decisive action has long been overdue. Recognizing that we are mere stewards of our natural resources, and I said enough is enough.We intend to restore its environmental integrity, alongside measures to alleviate those whose livelihood were momentarily affected. Environmental protection and ensuring the health of our people cannot be overemphasized; thus, our actions in Boracay mark the beginning of a new national effort.This is just [the beginning]. For the other tourist destinations needing urgent rehabilitation and enforcement of environmental and other laws shall soon follow. I urge our local government units to proactively enforce our laws and not wait for us to swoop down on your areas just to do your duty and work. [applause] Some other time I would have to discuss sa local government units.What has happened to Boracay is just an indication of the long-overdue need to rationalize, in a holistic and sustainable manner, the utilization, management, and development of our lands. I therefore urge the Senate to urgently pass the National Land Use Act [applause] to put in place a national land use policy that will address our competing land requirements for food, housing, businesses, and environmental conservation. We need to do this now.To help safeguard the present and the future generations, we have to earnestly undertake initiatives to reduce our vulnerabilities to natural hazards, and bolster our resilience to the impact of natural disasters and climate change.As I had stated last year, we must learn from the experiences from the Super-typhoon Yolanda, and other mega disasters, and from global best practices. We need a truly empowered department characterized by a unity of command, science-based approach and full-time focus on natural hazards and disasters, and the wherewithal to take charge of the disaster risk reduction; preparedness and response; with better recovery and faster rehabilitation.Hence, we, in the Cabinet, have approved for immediate endorsement to Congress the passage of a law creating the “Department of Disaster Management,” [applause] an inter-agency — just like FEMA. Well, I don’t know if it’s — it’s an effective agency in the United’s government.An inter-agency crafted and a high-priority measure aimed at genuinely strengthening our country’s capacity for [resilience] to natural disasters. I fervently appeal to Congress to pass this bill with utmost urgency. Our people’s safety requirements cannot wait.Ours is a rich and beautiful country, indeed. Add to that a great number of people equipped with technical expertise and professionalism, and you have a country poised to soar and take its place among the world’s economic and financial eagles. God willing. Inshallah.Nature endowed us with this wealth to be tapped for the benefit of all generations. My policy in the utilization of these resources is non-negotiable: the protection of the environment must be top priority [applause] and extracted resources must be used for the benefit of the Filipino people, [applause] not just a select few. Do not just give me taxes. I can get it from other sources. Give me what needs to be given to my countrymen. [applause]To the mining industry, I say this once again and maybe for the last time, do not destroy the environment or compromise our resources; repair what you have mismanaged. Try to change [your] management radically because this time you will have restrictive policies. The prohibition of open pit mining is one. [applause] It is destroying my country. It is destroying the environment. It will destroy the world of tomorrow for our children. [applause]Again, I warn irresponsible miners, along with their patrons, to stop destroying our watersheds, recharge areas, forests, and aquatic resources. You can no longer fish in our rivers. It’s all contaminated. And the color is not even brown or white, it’s black. You want to see it? I will invite you. We can go to Diwalwal and the other mining areas. And I’m sure you will puke with what is happening to this country. Expect reforms, radical ones. I cannot intend to quarrel with anybody, with the moneyed, but for as long as I am here I said: you will just have to contend with me.I expect you to do your part in ensuring our nation’s sustainable development, starting now.I exhort all concerned agencies and local government units to uphold the concept of inter-generational responsibility in [the exploration] and utilization of our mineral wealth, the protection and preservation of our biodiversity, anchored on the right to a balanced and healthy ecology.I applaud Congress for the timely passage of the TRAIN law. You have made funds available to build better roads and bridges, and improve health and education, and strengthen our safety and security. Some have incorrectly blamed our efforts toward a fairer tax system for all the price increases in the past months, and some irresponsibly suggesting to stop TRAIN’s implementation. We cannot and should not. We need this for sustainable growth that leaves no Filipino left behind.TRAIN is already helping poor families and senior citizens cope up with rising prices. We have distributed unconditional cash transfers to 4 million people, and we will help 6 million more this year.Following the one-peso discount per liter in gas stations, we have also started releasing fuel vouchers to public utility jeeps and other valid franchises. Further, we have fast-tracked the distribution of NFA rice to provide affordable rice for all. [Excuse me.]This year, we are giving 149 billion pesos worth of subsidies to the poor and vulnerable. Next year, the amount will be increased to 169 billion pesos.But no amount of subsidy can help the poor if some businesses take advantage of the situation to make more money. I ask businesses to cooperate with us in charging a fair price.To help stabilize rice prices, we also need to address the issue of artificial rice shortage. I now ask all the rice hoarders, cartels and their protectors, you know that I know who you are: stop messing with the people. I hate to… Power sometimes is not a good thing. But I hope I will not have to use it against you.Consider yourselves warned; mend your ways now or the full force of the State shall be brought to bear upon you. I am directing all intelligence agencies to unmask the perpetrators of this economic sabotage and our law enforcement agencies to bring them to justice.We are also working on long-term solutions. On top of this agenda to lower the price of rice. We need to switch from the current quota system in importing rice to a tariff system where rice can be imported more freely. This will give us additional resources for our farmers, reduce the price of rice by up to 7 pesos per kilo, and lower inflation significantly. I ask Congress to prioritize this crucial reform, which I have certified as urgent today.Alam mo, ako humihingi talaga ng tulong. Business is really for profit I understand that. But the Philippines has always been a playground for, you know, scoundrels and those who do it without really considering the plight of the others. It’s all conscience.When I ran for public office, I promised to do whatever it takes to give all Filipinos a comfortable life, even if it means fighting powerful interests. I am committed to a comprehensive tax reform, and I ask Congress to continue the job.Package 2 will lower corporate income taxes, especially for our small businesses. Lower taxes mean they will have more money to invest and create more jobs. More than 99 percent of our businesses are micro, small, or medium enterprises (MSME) and employ around 65 percent of our workers. The enactment of the Package 2 is what stands between today and millions of jobs in the near future.Congressmen Cua, Gonzales, Abu, and Garin and Batocabe, as well as the Suansing family, filed versions of Package 2 last March 2018. Salamat po [applause] and I support their push to shepherd the bill. I hope the Senate will follow suit, maybe tomorrow, sir.This matter is urgent. Do not be part of the problem by ignoring it. I hope to sign Package 2 before the year ends. I urge Congress to pass it in a form that satisfies our goals and serves[applause] the interests of the many, not just the wealthy few.By the end of July 2018, all 5 packages of my tax reform would have been submitted to Congress. Apart from TRAIN, rice tariffication, and Package 2, they include the mining, alcohol, and tobacco tax increase, reform in property valuation, reform in capital income and financial taxes, and an amnesty program.I urge Congress to take them seriously and pass them in succession, for there is no chance that we can deliver our promises without an equitable tax system.One of the most important thrusts of this administration’s medium-term development plan is to cover all Filipinos against financial health risks. That is why I have directed concerned agencies to streamline the various sources of financial assistance for people with health-related needs.We are currently institutionalizing the unified implementation of the “No Balance Billing Policy” [applause] through which the government and our private healthcare providers can work out a system that will provide an order of charging of medical expenses.Much needs to be done to improve our healthcare system, which remains highly fragmented, resulting in disparity in health outcomes between the rich and the poor in the urban areas and rural. While investments in health have increased over the years, several policy and operational bottlenecks have constrained universal health care for this country.We shall pool all our resources for health services under the [PhilHealth]; institutionalize primary care as a prerequisite to access higher level of healthcare; and supplement human resource gaps of the LGUs through a National Health Workforce Support System.These will ensure that every Filipino family gets the appropriate, affordable, and quality health services in appropriate facilities and will be protected from financial burden due to sickness.To this end, I urge the speedy passage of the Universal Health Care Bill authored by Former Representative Harry Roque. [applause] Strong political determination, not political ambition, is the guiding light. [applause]I have no illusions of occupying this office one day longer than what the Constitution under which I was elected permits; or under whatever Constitution there might be.Four administrations before me have all tried to amend the Constitution to be able to introduce amendments and reservations to the charter — revisions rather to the charter. But none of them was successfully done for one reason or another.I therefore consider it a distinct honor and privilege to have received earlier from the Consultative Committee that I created, the draft Federal Constitution that will truly embody the ideals and aspirations of all the Filipino people. [applause]I thank all the members of the Committee, especially those who came out from their retirement, for their valuable services in crafting this draft Federal Constitution. I would like to extend my particular gratitude to Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno [applause] and Former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. [applause]I am confident that the Filipino people will stand behind us as we introduce this new fundamental law that will not only strengthen our democratic institutions, but will also create an environment where every Filipino—regardless of social status, religion, or ideology—will have an equal opportunity to grow and create a future that he or she can proudly bequeath to the succeeding generations.My countrymen, I will not bore you with a litany of this administration’s projects completed otherwise in the process. That would be too self-serving. I have instead caused to be prepared a written report on what has — what was and what has been done in the months and probably in the years to come. The reports shall be made available within the next few days.I was informed that satellite facilities were set up by the Presidential Communications Operations Office in certain far flung barangays so as of today the residents of these communities can watch the State of the Nation and for the first time see you on TV. I hope you have enjoyed the experience. [applause]In ending, may I quote — I have always quoted but — in my previous talks. One American that I salute, the great Abraham Lincoln. And this has been — I’ve been in government for the last… If I completed my… If I complete my term, Inshallah, God willing, I would have served government for 40 years.And I came across this statement which has been with me since I was a fiscal in the 70s. And he said: If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop, the presidency, might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best I know how—the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is — what has been said against me won’t amount to anything. But if the end brings me out wrong, ten angels of God swearing that I was right would make no difference.Daghang salamat ka ninyong tanan. [applause] | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/read-full-text-of-duterte-sona-2018/ |
AN ANGEL APPEARS IN THE SKY OVER CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 11/8/2018 0:00 | On Tuesday morning, KTVU Channel 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area received multiple photos from viewers of what they had described as an appearance of angel in the sky.The photos were taken from different locations around the Bay Area, including Campbell. (Campbell is just a few blocks from the headquarters of The Adobo Chronicles.)The sky was totally blue without a single cloud formation except for the rainbow-colored phenomenon.Hundreds of residents who saw the “apparition” over Campbell, as well as many more who saw the photos on television and on KTVU’s web site, immediately gathered at St. Lucy’s Catholic Church on Winchester Boulevard.“It’s a sign from heaven,” they cried out. ”Meteorologist Steve Paulson, however, had a scientific explanation for the occurrence. He said it’s a sun dog (scientific name parhelion).Sun dogs are a relatively common atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with the reflection/refraction of sunlight by the numerous small ice crystals that make up cirrus or cirrostratus clouds.Regardless, the excitement of the the overflow crowd that gathered at St. Lucy’s could not be contained, not even after the church’s parish priest admonished the people to go home or go back to work.Sun dog or angel, it was a spectacular sight to behold! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/11/an-angel-appears-in-the-sky-over-campbell-california/#respond |
We Asked Brett Kavanaugh If He’d Consider Withdrawing His Supreme Court Justice Nomination… | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 28/09/2018 0:00 | It was quite a tense and emotional day on Capitol Hill today, as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before a Senate Hearing that Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her during their high school days.An angry and defiant Kavanaugh denied the allegations and called the Senate confirmation hearing a “national disgrace.”So, The Adobo Chronicles asked Kavanaugh if he’d consider withdrawing his nomination for the reason that he wouldn’t want to be confirmed by a disgraceful Senate.We have yet to hear back from the SC Justice nominee. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/09/28/we-asked-brett-kavanaugh-if-hed-consider-withdrawing-his-supreme-court-chief-justice-nomination/?share=email |
Adobo Chronicles’ Great Survey On Magic 12 Of Stupid Dilawan | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 26/09/2018 0:00 | Forget about the Pulse Asia Survey on the 2019 ‘Senatoriables.” Here comes the survey of the decade.If we were to come up with the ‘Magic 12’ of the most stupid Dilawan, who would you want included in this prestigious list?Vote in our poll and let your voice be heard.(You can vote for as many names as you wish. You can also add names of those not on our list.) | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/09/26/adobo-chronicles-great-survey-on-magic-12-of-stupid-dilawan/?share=email |
This Is All It Takes To Be The Number One Restaurant In America | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 21/10/2016 0:00 | The verdict is in. The top fine dining restaurant in all of America is in Chicago! It’s called Alinea.Alinea bested hundreds of other highly-rated restaurants from San Francisco to New York, from New Orleans to Orlando.The list was released by TripAdvisor, in its 2016 Travelers Choice award for restaurants.Now we know it doesn’t really take that much to make it to the very top of restaurant favorites.For Alinea, just a small green leaf sprinkled with what looks like sea salt, and a side of a very thin slice of lemon. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/21/this-is-all-it-takes-to-be-the-number-one-restaurant-in-america/ |
Philippine President-Elect Duterte Will Not Wear Funeral Attire At His Inauguration | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 23/05/2016 0:00 | It’s official. President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will not wear the barong tagalog when he takes his oath of office on June 30.The Davao city mayor told reporters that he considers the barong — the formal attire for Filipino males — as a funeral attire, pointing out that all of his close friends who had died wore the barong to their final resting place.Last week, The Adobo Chronicles revealed Duterte’s inaugural attire consisting of a red, white and black checkered polo shirt and a reddish-brown leather jacket, modeled by Filipino American singer Bruno Mars, and designed by Colombian artist Alfredo Barraza.Duterte’s transition team also announced that the president-elect is departing from established tradition by having his oath-taking in Malacañang (the presidential palace) instead of the Quirino Grandstand at Manila’s Rizal Park (Luneta).Change, indeed, is coming! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/05/23/philippine-president-elect-duterte-will-not-wear-funeral-attire-at-his-inauguration/?share=email |
LOOK: Maute left P52-M in cash, P27-M in checks after Marines recover terrorists’post | [] | 2017-06-06 11:51:40+08:00 | The Philippine Marines Corps have recovered money worth P52.2 million and cheques worth P27 million in a house in Marawi which is believed to be a machine gun post by Maute Group.How did the Maute gain such huge amount? Are they funded by influential people? These questions have already answered by President Rody Duterte by revealing that the terrorists are well funded by narco-politics. As to who? As of now, there are two Lanao ex-Mayors were among the signatories of the said checks. Their names are still withheld for investigation.The money and checks were duly secured and turned over to Headquarters Task Force Marawi for safekeeping. Click Below to Watch the Video.What can you say about this story? Leave your comments below! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/look-maute-left-p52-m-cash-p27-m-checks-marines-recover-terroristspost/ |
Tunay bang nasa Laylayan? Sasot exposed Leni Robredo’s alleged wealthy lifestyle in response of the people who criticizes Mocha | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-12-13 04:09:42+08:00 | Sass Rogando Sasot, one of the brightest supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte exposed the alleged wealthy lifestyle of Vice President Robredo.On Monday, Sasot lashed back to the critics of Mocha Uson who ridiculed the social media star for eating in a mid range restaurant in Ayala Center and owning an expensive laptop.Critics of Mocha believes that she don’t have the right to be an image of the masses because she’s living comfortably.Leah Navarro reacted to the photo of the social media star eating a balot with his friend and blogger Thinking Pinoy and said that Mocha had a luxurious lifestyle and only pretending to be poor.@mcmorco A bit late, eh? Now she tries to dumb herself down to distract from her opulent lifestyle. Insult to her ka-DDS. @iMthinkingPinoy— Leah Navarro (@leahnavarro) December 12, 2016In response, friends of Mocha Uson including Sass Rogando Sasot defended the social media star and exposed the wealth of the Vice President Leni Robredo who strongly supported by Navarro.Sasot posted a photo of Leni Robredo, wearing an expensive bag worth thousands of pesos while trying to pass a flood.She also revealed the menu for a dinner to honor the Vice President. The menu offered some expensive dishes Wagyu beef worth 1,000-2,000 per kilo and Foie Gras worth thousands of pesos.She also posted a photo of VP Leni with her daughters using an expensive laptop.Sasot wanted to prove to the critics of Mocha that VP Robredo who also want to be an image of the masses also living comfortably. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/tunay-bang-nasa-laylayan-sasot-exposed-leni-robredos-wealthy-lifestyle-response-people-criticizes-mocha/ |
Why Duterte apologizes to Chief Justice Sereno? | [] | 2016-08-12 11:36:11+08:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte apologized late Thursday night for the “harsh word” he uttered to Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno amid the magnitude of drug problem that he has to address as he promised in the election campaign.”I apologized to the Chief Justice for the harsh words. It’s never intended. Ako kasi, because of the magnitude of the problem, it was my way of solving the problem within the ambit of my powers as president,” Duterte said in a press conference after meeting with first Filipina Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz in Panacan, Davao City.In his speech before government troops in Cagayan de Oro City last Tuesday, Pres. Duterte criticized Sereno for interfering in his intensified anti-illegal drug campaign.The President even asked Sereno if she wants him to declare martial law to stop the problem of illegal drug in the country.”Do not create a crisis because I will order everyone in the Executive Department not to honor you,” Duterte said.Pres. Duterte made the statement after Sereno cautioned the judges included in the drug list of the President against “surrendering” or making themselves physically accountable to any police officer without arrest warrant.Last Wednesday, Supreme Court spokesman Ted Te said there is no need for the lady Chief Justice to engage in a word war with the President.The President renewed his commitment to protect the Filipino from the danger brought by the illegal drugs.”There is slaughter going on because of drugs. My job is to inform the people of their surrounding so that they may avoid harm and danger,” Duterte said.If he will be able to solve the illegal drugs in the shortest time, Duterte said he is even willing to leave the presidency.”Kapag nalinis ko ito and if there is a shortening of my term, I’m ready to go. Sa totoo lang [If I get to clean this up and if there is a shortening of my term, I’m ready to go. Really.],” Duterte, who is pushing shift to federal form of government, said. (PNA)What can you say about this story? Leave your comments below! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/duterte-apologizes-chief-justice-sereno/ |
Kris Aquino To Seek Presidential Pardon For Election Law Violation | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 27/04/2016 0:00 | Election lawyer Emil Marañon III, in a Thought Leader’s piece on Rappler, said presidential sister Kris Aquino broke the law when she rode a presidential chopper to go to the campaign sortie of administration standard bearer Mar Roxas in Cebu. Marañon cites Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Act that says “use of public facilities owned or controlled by the government for an election campaign” is prohibited.Under the succeeding Section 264, violation of Section 261 (o) constitutes an election offense and is punishable “with imprisonment of not less than one year but not more than six years and shall not be subject to probation.” In addition, “the guilty party shall be sentenced to suffer disqualification to hold public office and deprivation of the right of suffrage.”Conceding that jail time is inevitable for the election law violation, Kris has officially sought presidential pardon from her brother, NoyNoy Aquino.Under the Philippine Constitution, pardoning felons is among the special powers granted to the president.Do you think President Aquino will grant pardon to his sister? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/27/kris-aquino-to-seek-presidential-pardon-for-election-law-violation/ |
EXCLUSIVE: SENATOR CHIZ ESCUDERO’S WEDDING CAKE; PRESIDENT AQUINO A NO-SHOW | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 15/02/2018 0:00 | After two years in a relationship, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero and actress Heart Evangelista finally tied the knot on Sunday, February 15, at Balesin Island Club in Polillo, Quezon Province. Guests included family, friends, as well as showbiz and political colleagues.The Adobo Chronicles was among the very few media companies that were invited to the wedding ceremony.But as in all celebrity weddings, things could go terribly wrong, as they did for this particular wedding.Only half the invited guests made it to the wedding. Many guests showed up on Valentine’s Day, February 14, because of earlier rumors that the ceremony would be held that day. After all, the bride’s name is Heart!The Best Man, President NoyNoy Aquino, was a no-show, like he was in the arrival ceremonies for the 44 police officers slain in an encounter with rebels last month in Mindanao.The wedding planner wanted a 10-foot wedding cake to eclipse that of Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera. The planner apparently wrote “inches” instead of “feet” in the cake order and that’s what the couple got. But maybe the tiny wedding cake could become a world record for Guinness!Congratulatins to the newly-weds! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/02/15/exclusive-senator-chiz-escuderos-wedding-cake-president-aquino-a-no-show/ |
Megastar Sharon Cuneta Urges Congress To Pass A Bill Legalizing Divorce In The Philippines | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/05/2018 0:00 | Proponents and supporters for the legalization of divorce in the Philippines just got a new poster lady: Megastar Sharon Cuneta, wife of Senator Kiko Pangilinan.Cuneta urged members of Congress to pass a bill that would make it legal for dissatified, frustrated and embarrassed wives to divorce their husbands, especially if there are irreconcilable differences between them.The Megastar sent an urgent message to Representatives soon after that embarrassing encounter in the Senate between her husband Kiko Pangilinan and Panfilo Lacson.During that verbal encounter, Lacson criticized Pangilinan and the rest of the Senators who signed a draft resolution asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its 8-6 decision ousting Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for violation of the Constitution.Lacson accused Pangilinan and company of meddling in the affairs of the Court which is an independent, albeit co-equal branch of government.Cuneta said she was extremely embarrassed by that Senate encounter and wants to distance herself from the antics of her husband.”Sobra na, tama na,” Cuneta told The Adobo Chronicles.She urged Filipinos, especially her fans to contact their Representatives to pass a divorce bill ASAP.The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said that it will recommend to Pope Francis the excommunication of Cuneta for going against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.Let the games begin! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/31/megastar-sharon-cuneta-urges-congress-to-pass-a-bill-legalizing-divorce-in-the-philippines/ |
What is it about Leni Lobredo Being Jovial In The Context Of Death? | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-04-15 17:42:24+00:00 | “We’re digging up Lyndon Johnson and we’re running him again!”A strategy not done literally by the Liberal Party but definitely in the spirit of things. Source :TOP TEN SLOGANS FOR THE 1992 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION from the book An Altogether New Book of Top Ten Lists by David LettermanMaybe the greatest singer/ songwriter ever wrote and sang “ Just remember that death is not the end. “ Well Bob Dylan never met the Liberal Party of the Philippines. For them death is the beginning of a higher elected post in government. As most of us say here in Get Real Philippines, pinoy politicians often resort to dead relatives for attention because the living ones match their current output.Noynoy Aquino in 2010 pole vaulted over his mom’s corpse into Malacanang. His own campaign never mentioned achievement in 12 years as an elected official. When asked about the dearth of trophies on the wall, all Noynoy could respond with was that the presidency was his destiny. Way to deflect the question and confirm your professional inactivity Noynoy. The Noynoy’s template for success was exploited by Nancy Binay and Leni Lobredo. The rest of this article is best read with the theme of the movie Parenthood playing in the background on repeat.Recently, Noynoy’s highest ranking apologist ( if you don’t count Maria Ressa), Leni Lobredo was photographed with her gang of like minded tourists smiling at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe as if they were posing in front of a dormant Mayon Volcano. What a coincidence that they are in an infamous place of a Nazi massacre when in their home country the topic of conversation is Nazi style fact checking on the dominant social network.Returning to the preferred disposition of Mr. Roarke of Fantasy Island. Where have we seen this before??Both instances excused by fairer half of the Sonny and Cher of Noynoy apologists, Maria Robles.Where else have we seen this before?If you recall Rico E. Puno resigned over the events at the time of Jesse Robredo’s plane crash . Some people can and will interpret Puno’s lack of personal justification for his actions as taking one for the team. Well whatever your interpretation, Jesse’s widow joined “that team” which can only mean move on nothing to see here, her husband’s death was purely an accident. Maybe it was an act of God since there are no shortage of people that treat the President at the time of Jesse Robredo’s death as their deity. Look at Leni’s smile at the wake. Visions of rising surveys dancing in her head.Behold, here’s the Fake Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo having her pictorial in the The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe also known as the Holocaust Memorial. How insensitive right? Pretty common in the Liberal Party of the Philippines. pic.twitter.com/2v8G9vgoeb — ForABetterPhilippines???????????????? (@skywards2014) April 14, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsInteresting to note in attendance for this morbid epal pose in Germany is Jose “DAP” Abad. In the Jewish culture, holocaust is defined as a Jewish sacrificial offering that is burned completely on an altar. In the context of the Filipino taxpayer Abad did the same with their funds when it comes to Corona bribes, Dengvaxia financing and Kris Aquino’s aerial Uber to campaign for Mar Roxas.When Sen Lacson claims that Noynoy is not likely to have committed graft in relation to the Dengvaxia vaccine that has claimed scores of lives to date. It should be noted that Lacson also believes that Noynoy acted transparently throughout the Mamasapano incident. He does his best to extend the life of the good faith narrative. So basically what the good senator is saying is Noynoy does not make stupid decisions. He just trusted people to make stupid decisions and who hid relevant details from him. Somehow those are not stupid decisions. So Noynoy’s stupidity is tolerable in his eyes.Death is something that will get all of us eventually. Leni’s chosen gang has taken advantage of death and the illogical pity of the Filipino psyche for a while now to buoy unqualified candidates into high positions who then function as marionettes for the real schemers. Noynoy and Leni are both not the brains of anything. Maybe some of you know Charlie McCarthy. Leni and Noynoy are both Charlie McCarthy that only got on Edgar Bergen’s lap because of a timely death. Now that is something for them to smile about. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/04/what-is-it-about-leni-lobredo-being-jovial-in-the-context-of-death/#comments |
Here is why CJ Sereno MUST resign NOW… | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-03-13 03:04:00+00:00 | Personally, I’m looking forward to the coming circus that will be the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno. After all, there is sound basis to impeach her and it is hard to imagine what sort of defense she will put up against the charges raised against her. As such, it will likely be an entertaining event that will attract a lot of media coverage and social media chatter. This could only enrich a political discourse made dull by a guileless Opposition made up of unimaginative and obsolete “thought leaders”.Nonetheless, it is still better that Sereno resign now. She has become, after all, a liability to the Republic. Since her appointment as top judge, the Philippine Supreme Court has attracted attention for the wrong reasons. Rather than be followed and cited for its judicial work, the SC is being watched for its politico-drama value. Indeed, the Opposition led by the Liberal Party (a.k.a. the Yellowtards) like to lament how the SC had been “politicised”. In truth it is the Yellowtards who are politicising it by using Sereno’s perceived popularity as a key pillar in their arguments in her defense. Sereno’s critics, on the other hand, make a sound case based entirely on her violations of the law and the questions around whether or not she really is qualified to be Chief Justice.For that matter, the Supreme Court should not even be regularly making headlines on front pages. It was never intended to be a political institution as membership within it is based primarily on qualification and merit and not on mere popularity as is the case with the legislative and executive branches of government. By continuing to force the issue of her “entitlement” to be Chief Justice, Sereno is all but paralysing the SC in a protracted political battle.Sereno has clearly lost the trust of her peers and that of the public. In most normal societies, people who lose the trust of their stakeholders know what the right thing to do is, and that is to resign. It is not only right, it is an honourable act that shows respect for the office that is seemingly alien to Filipino sensibilities…Philippine society keeps trying to model its way of life based on the western model but we fail to grasp the fundamentals of what make Western society work. Indeed, we fail at even being a copycat. With the number of public officials and common citizens who get away with fraudulent activities in the Philippines, I am beginning to believe that there are members of Philippine society who are turning into psychopaths. A lot of our public officials do not have a sense of guilt or do not feel remorse for not being able to fulfill their social obligations and for causing harm to the rest of society. They also blame their behavior on someone else, make all kinds of excuses and therefore do not feel accountable for their actions.Sereno fails to understand that the office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is bigger than her personal goals and aspirations. This is evident in the way she has gone off on the all-too-familiar media blitz to direct attention to her plight. It is not the plight of the Supreme Court she is asking Filipinos to focus on. Sereno is, instead, asking Filipinos to direct their attention to herself.It is therefore clear that Sereno must go. Whether that be by resigning now or by way of a fair impeachment trial becomes more a question on how much further time and resources Filipinos want to see go to waste because of the vanity of a single hard-headed person. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/03/here-is-why-cj-sereno-must-resign-now/#comments |
DREAM CONCERT IN INDIANA: AMERICAN IDOL’S CLAY AIKEN AND DAVID ARCHULETA | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 7/4/2018 0:00 | Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), a.k.a. Anti-Gay Legislation, has many unintended consequences. But a music concert?That’s right, openly-gay Clay Aiken and openly-Mormon David Archuleta have signed a contract to stage a joint concert to be held over the Memorial Day weekend in Indianapolis.Many of course will remember the duo as both runners-up in the reality show ‘American Idol.’ They are now recording artists and have their respective legions of fans and followers, on and off the music circle.Aiken is just now just recovering from his unsuccessful attempt to represent North Carolina in the U.S. Congress. Archuleta is back on track after his two-year missionary stint with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile.Aiken is against Indiana’s RFRA while Archuleta supports it, so that makes this dream concert the biggest deal yet in Indiana since Michael Jackson.See Archuleta’s controversial tweets here.Music fans are not going to boycott the concert because of one or the other singer. Both camps have vowed to support their respective idols. And that makes this concert a win-win situation. Even Indiana Governor Mike Pence is attending.As of midnight last night, the concert, to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which has a seating capacity of more than a quarter million, has sold out!The first 10,000 fans to arrive on concert night will be treated to free pizza from Indianapolis’ Memories Pizza.Are you a Clay fan or a David fan? Participate in our fan poll below: | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/07/dream-concert-in-indiana-american-idols-clay-aiken-and-david-archuleta/#respond |
On The Day Commemorating Ninoy’s Assassination, Aquino Family Reveals Name of Gunman | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 21/08/2018 0:00 | Two members of Ninoy Aquino’s family were Presidents — a political reality that spanned 35 years. Yet nothing has been done during those years to solve the 1983 assassination of Senator Ninoy Aquino. Not by Cory. Not by NoyNoy.Well, yesterday, on the day commemorating Ninoy’s death, the Aquino family, headed by former President NoyNoy made a stunning announcement on the murder case that triggered the Yellow advocacy in the Philippines.In a single-sentence statement released at the Aquino residence on Times Street, the Aquinos said: “We now know who killed Ninoy — Rolando Galman.”(Kris Aquino was not present at the reading of the statement; she was busy promoting her first major, major Hollywood film project, “Crazy Rich Asians.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/08/21/on-the-day-commemorating-ninoys-assassination-aquino-family-reveals-name-of-gunman/ |
IMELDA MARCOS: “DONALD TRUMP JUST PLAGIARIZED MY HUSBAND” | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 16/06/2018 0:00 | Donald Trump today officially declared that he is running for president of the United States, vowing to “make this country great again.” What a great campaign motto.But there is one problem. Trump is now being accused by former Philippines First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos of plagiarizing her late husband, President Ferdinand E. Marcos.Rewind to 1965, during the first presidential inaugural of Marcos. In his speech, he renewed his campaign promise to “make this country great again.” And we have the transcript to prove that Imelda is correct.Could it be that Ferdinand Marcos was 50 years ahead of his time, or that Trump is 50 years behind? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/06/16/imelda-marcos-donald-trump-just-plagiarized-my-husband/ |
Oxford source about ‘paid internet trolls’ of Duterte came from Rappler, President also defends Mocha | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-07-25 02:31:03+08:00 | It was well known that President Rodrigo Duterte’ws popularity during the election period tremendously increased because of his social media supporters who campaigned for him on the internet.Because of that, many of his critics questioned how Rodrigo Duterte gathered so much supporters on social media. A media outlet even accused his team of releasing money for so called ‘online trolls’ to spread good message about him and bully all the netizens that against to the President.After he delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Duterte held a press conference at the house of Representatives in Quezon City.During the presscon, a reporter mentioned the study of the prestigious University of Oxford about the P10-M allegedly released by the team of President Duterte to hire trolls who would spread propaganda for the current administration and to bully the opposition supporters.The study also said that Duterte’s team of 400 to 500 cyber troops post nationalistic and pro-government comments and interact with dissenters through harassment and individual targeting. Membership in cyber troop teams in the Philippines is “liminal” but with some coordination.“Verbal abuse, hate speech, discrimination and/or trolling against the values, beliefs or identity of a user or a group of users online” were the practices of the alleged Duterte trolls on the internet.It also showed that the online machinery of President Rodrigo Duterte is composed of his party PDP Laban, his social media campaign manager Nic Gabunada, volunteer groups and paid citizens.“Social media has become a valuable platform for public life. It is the primary medium over which young people, around the world, develop their political identities and consume news. However, social media platforms—like Facebook and Twitter—have also become tools for social control,” the study said.But President Rodrigo Duterte denied the allegations against him, stated that he doesn’t need to be popular anymore because he already won the elections.“I do not need to defend myself from attacks,” President Duterte told the reporter.“I really don’t care if my ratings go up or down that is not a significance to me,” he added.He also mocked the Oxford University, saying that even average people can study there.Duterte also challenged the press to ask the survey firms if he gave a single centavo just to boost his trust ratings.“Tanungin mo sila ma’am kung may naibigay ako maski piso.. media naman kayo lahat.. I will resign tomorrow..” Duterte said.Sass Rogando Sasot, a pro-Duterte blogger shared to her followers that the source of the information used by the Oxford for their study about the internet trolls in the Philippines came from the article wrote by the news website Rappler.The Rappler article stated that Nic Gabunada who directed Duterte’s social media team got a P10-M fund for their internet campaign for the former Davao City mayor who decided to ran for Presidency and won.But Gabunada said that because of many people who campaigned for President Duterte on social media for free, they weren’t able to spend the P10-M funds entirely.“I still have money to return to the campaign financier. It’s all volunteer work,” Gabunada said. “The entire campaign would have been worth millions, but because it’s all volunteer work, it’s not big.”Duterte defends Mocha UsonThe President also denied that he had internet trolls, but he said that he got followers.Duterte mentioned Mocha Uson, as an example of his solid internet follower who’s now a Presidential Communications assistant secretary.According to the President, Mocha Uson since the campaign period, offered her services for free just to express her support to Duterte.Out of gratitude to Mocha, when President Rodrigo Duterte won the election, he ordered Christoper “Bong” Go to look for Uson and gave her a position to the government as ‘social media secretary’President Duterte also defended Mocha again from criticisms that she received from her critics who questioned her capability to work for the government.“Sabihin mong naghubad yung tao[Uson].. and so? She no longer deserves a break in this universe because she’s a dancer?” Duterte said.In March, Uson posted several evidence that can possibly prove that internet trolls were came from the opposition.Her post showed several screenshots from twitter users who used the same words and hashtag to criticize President Rodrigo Duterte and to support the statement of retired cop Arthur Lascañas against the former Davao mayor.(via Mocha Uson)Do you believe that President Rodrigo Duterte really spent his money for online trolls to boost his popularity? express your opinion in the comment section. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/oxford-source-alleged-paid-internet-trolls-duterte-administration-came-rappler/ |
WATCH:Sec. Martin Andanar nearly loses his temper while being question by a reporter: “Walang Ganyanan Marlon” | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-02-21 18:23:06+08:00 | Presidential Communications of the Philippines Secretary Martin Andanar during a press conference in Malacañang Palace on Tuesday was being grilled by one of the reporters who asked him about the ouster plots against President Rodrigo Duterte.During the questioning of Marlon Ramos of Philippine Daily Inquirer, Andanar saw that he nearly loses his temper while answering the question of the reporter.Mr. Ramos asked Mr. Andanar if he validating all the information that he received or he’s only believing it without checking.Andanar answered that he validated all the information that he received like what Mr. Ramos did because he is also a reporter.The reporter also asked the Secretary on the information that he received that some reporters allegedly received $1000 each in exchange of covering the press conference of retired SPO3 Arthur Lascañas.The discussion became intense when Mr. Ramos asked why Andanar still believed that there’s a planned destabilitation against Duterte administration even the defense secretary and National Security Adviser already debunked the reports.Andanar explained to Ramos that there’s some reports that everyone are not yet received.“Alam mo kasi, Marlon, mayroong mga reports na hindi pa nakakarating sa lahat. Merong mga intelligence reports na–you know classified, they are classified reports. Meron ding mga hindi kina-classify na report,” Andanar told Ramos.“Huwag mo kaming pagsabungin, Marlon. Huwag mong sabihin…because once again you will write something and you will say na ito sabi ni Andanar. Walang ganoon. Basta kami sa Cabinet, meron kaming information na natatanggap na sinasabi din namin because we’re open, we’re very transparent,” he added.But Marlon told Andanar that he didn’t planned to create another issue and he’s only asking for clarification.After that, Andanar who nearly loses his temper asked Ramos if he is fair in his reports.Let me ask you. Are you fair to everything you write?” the Communications Secretary asked that quickly answered by Mr. Ramos, “Yes”.He even asked Ramos on his posts on his social media accounts.“How your posts on social media?” Andanar said.“That’s my personal…” Mr. Ramos responded.“Exactly. Pero as a reporter, you’re an ambassador of your newspaper,” Andanar said.Ramos and Andanar approached each other and shook hands after the intense discussion. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/watchsec-martin-andanar-nearly-lose-temper-question-reporter-walang-ganyanan-marlon/ |
Guanzon To Bautista: Step Down; Bautista To Guanzon: Only If You Do Too! | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 23/08/2017 0:00 | The rift between Andy Bautista and Rowena Guanzon is no secret. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chair and the lady Commissioner have been trading barbs at each other for some time now.With the recent allegation of Bautista’s unexplained wealth, Guanzon who many suspect is aiming at the COMELEC top post, had a frank conversation with her boss.The Adobo Chronicles obtained a full transcript of their conversation:GUANZON: This really affects all of us.BAUTISTA: What do you mean?GUANZON: The allegations against you are very serious and it reflects badly on the entire COMELEC.BAUTISTA: So what do you suggest I do?GUANZON: You should take a leave. Better still, you should step down.BAUTISTA: Okay, but only if you do too.GUANZON:(END OF CONVERSATION) | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/08/23/guanzon-to-bautista-step-down-bautista-to-guanzon-only-if-you-do-too/ |
CamSur Rep. Lray Villafuerte Leads Ouster Plot Vs. GMA After Discovery of His P1 Billion Pork | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-09-18 08:34:19+00:00 | I am not sure if CamSur Second District Representative Lray Villafuerte had tears in his eyes as he was plaintively crying that he was bullied during plenary debates on the proposed 2019 budget. But if he had torrents of snot running down his fat face, I wouldn’t be surprised.An observer at the plenary hall of the House of Representatives told me that he wasn’t really upset over the talk he had with fellow Bicolano and First District Representative Nonoy Andaya Jr.. But, rather, Lray was incensed over the discovery of his P1 Billion “hidden” pork barrel and Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s decision to distribute this more equitably.After all, what good would it do to give Lray (granting it were actually LEGAL) control over P 1 billion in “pork” if decades of his clan’s rule in Camarines Sur has resulted in MORE poverty?I wonder how he deals with the thought of his starving province-mates?Perhaps the sands and sea of a luxurious Amanpulo resort is more than enough to wash away the sordid vision and stench of unwashed Bicolano masses begging his son, Gov. Migz Villafuerte to sell them NFA rice at P55 per kilo.In a news report, it appears Lray — also known as a tourism congressman for his frequent and lavish trips outside his home province — attempted to lead 40 to 50 congressmen to oust Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and replace her with Marinduque lone district representative Lord Alan Velasco.A highly placed source said this is coming from the group that is insisting on keeping some P55 billion worth of projects in the 2019 budget. The source claimed Arroyo wanted the money distributed equitably to all congressmen. The source said Arroyo might be replaced with Marinduque Rep. Lord Alan Velasco but the proposal is not gaining traction now. Another source said the projects in question affect 40-50 congressmen and were prepared under the previous House Speakership. A source who claims to have seen a list said about P4.7 billion went to a congressman from North Luzon, P3 billion in projects for a congressman from the Visayas, and P1 billion for a Congressman from Bicol. Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/17/18/speaker-arroyo-faces-tug-of-war-over-funds-sourcesRevealing how much of a pulpolitiko Lray is, is his insistence that he was bullied at the plenary session and turning the focus on himself, instead of the budget matters on hand.I guess that’s something to be expected from Lray, who, a couple of months ago claimed he was harassed by residents of Pili after he dumped tons of soil on the road leading to their farms and effectively deprived them of their land.If that hints at his Pinoy dysfunction, perhaps pointing out that congressman Lray is the RICHEST Bicolano congressman in the POOREST Bicol province will leave no doubt of the terminal sickness plagues Bicol Politics.(In my next blog post, I’ll tell you how prostitution has risen in CamSur as a result the Villafuerte clan’s poor governance at the provincial level.) | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/09/camsur-rep-lray-villafuerte-leads-ouster-plot-vs-gma-after-discovery-of-his-p1-billion-pork/ |
U.S. CONGRESS DIVIDED BETWEEN PHILIPPINES AND PUERTO RICO TO BE THE 51ST STATE OF THE U.S. | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 4/7/2018 0:00 | have chosen statehood for the first time.claims contested by the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries.In anticipation of statehood, the Philippines has already designed its proposed state flag.Only the U.S. Congress can decide to add a new state to the union, as clearly stated in the U.S. Constitution.The Adobo Chronicles® recently conducted an informal poll among members of the current U.S. Congress and the results show an amazing statistical dead heat. Our poll showed 267.5 legislators in favor of Puerto Riceo and 267.5 in favor of the Philippines.So the question remains: which will become the 51st state of the United States? Puerto Rico or the Philippines?Suffice it to say that whichever becomes the 51st state will be listed in the same order, alphabetically, when mentioning the 51 U.S. states, since both start with the letter ‘P.’ | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/04/u-s-congress-divided-between-philippines-and-puerto-rico-to-be-the-51st-state-of-the-u-s/#comments |
Chinese coastguard rescues Filipino fishermen near Panatag Shoal | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-12-02 14:04:56+08:00 | Chinese coastguards has rescued Filipino fishermen from a destroyed boat near the disputed West Philippine Sea Shoal, according to a Philippine Coast Guard official Friday.The rescued fishermen was transferred by the Chinese Coastguard to the Philippine Coastguard ship, this is the a rare event that both countries coastguard became too close in Scarborough Shoal because of the PH-China tension.“As we speak, the Chinese vessel is linking up with our own ship to turn over the two Filipino fishermen,” said by Armand Balilo the Coast Guard spokesman Commander.This event is a result of the newly built friendship between China and the Philippines after President Rodrigo Duterte visited Beijing to fix the dispute between the two countries.Few years ago, Chinese Coastguards were aggressive to the Filipino Fishermen, but everything changes when the new administration decided to negotiate with China instead of pushing the Arbitral Award gave by Permanent Court of Arbitration to the Philippines.Since last month, Filipino fishermen allowed to fish near the disputed Scarborough Shoal. But President Duterte planned an executive order to forbid any fishing activities inside the shoal where the fishes breed. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/chinese-coastguard-rescues-filipino-fishermen-near-panatag-shoal/ |
Bringing back the “Holy Alliance of Throne and Altar” is deadly | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2017-04-22 04:57:35+00:00 | The backgroundThe Congress of Vienna was convened in 1815 by the European nations that defeated Napoleon Bonaparte to establish a new balance of power in Europe and prevent a resurgence of Napoleonic imperialism. The secondary reason was to prevent political revolutions such as the French revolution and the preservation of the status quo.1 Shortly after this meeting, Russia, Austria, and Prussia, formed the so-called “Holy Alliance of Throne and Altar”.This alliance is a “Gallican” absolutist formula characterized by sovereign power or ultimate authority in the state vested in the hands of a king who claimed to rule by divine right. It is the belief that civil authority represented by monarchs and other state rulers have similar powers as the Pope and the Church.2 This makes their power absolute in spiritual and temporal matters.Pope Leo XIII spent a lot of energy to disengage the Church from sectarian liberalism by confining the Church’s work to the sacristy, as had been done earlier by Pope Pius IX. Until the 20th century, the Gallican absolutist’s formula likewise haunted St. Pope Pius X, who had to disengage attempts of socio-political movements such as the Francaise and Le Sillon in France who were demanding to politicize the Church, using it for their temporal goals and other selfish interests.3Happening in our timeWe also witnessed St. Pope John Paul II’s resolute efforts to disengage the Church from repeated attempts of “liberation theologies” to commit the Church to socialism, an endeavor that communist totalitarian dictators have been doing with their “patriotic churches”. The Church is a supernatural institution that should be free from entanglement with secular or worldly institutions or movements.3According Fr. Joseph M. de Torre (author, political philosopher and Roman Catholic priest), “The Church is not ‘of this world’ and therefore cannot be politicized or nationalized”. He further underscored that “The Church cannot therefore be the ‘middle way’ between any ideologies or economic or political systems, simply because she operates on a different level, namely the strictly moral and religious level, which is not temporal as such, or subject to change and pluralism.” Clearly, the Church and its leaders cannot interfere in the domestic politics of a nation; they should stick to matters of faith and morals, which is their real vocation.It bothers me no end every time I see members of the clergy, religious congregations, and bishops, priest and nuns, engaging themselves in partisan politics by supporting one particular view, implicitly curtailing the right to plurality of opinions on temporal and worldly matters. It continues to bother me, even more, when I observe that Catholic teachings are no longer given emphasis by some Church leaders. They appear to downplay the importance of the Catechism and Christian Doctrine, in favor of political advocacies of particular groups that, they argue, are more important than teachings in relation to the practice of the faith. At the very least, while they are convinced they are doing a good job, one can observe that most Catholics continue to have a shallow understanding of their faith—a sad and urgent reality that needs to be addressed.In the PhilippinesThere are very few Roman Catholics in the Philippines who seriously practice their faith. I know many, who happen to be educated in Catholic schools, who don’t even know the basic teachings of their faith. But the same ignorant Catholics take action, when scores of them make judgments based on pronouncements of the CBCP, dwelling on temporal matters such as the death penalty, and the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJK) pointing to President Duterte’s war against drugs and criminality.It is my belief that the CBCP, whose mission is apostolate of public opinion, should concentrate in evangelizing the faithful, bringing them closer to God and the Church by focusing on Church teaching, instead of alienating them. Surely, with their experts in social communication, they can enlighten the faithful to make intelligent decisions based on Church doctrine. Otherwise, countless Catholics turn their backs against the Church every time they perceive the CBCP as meddling in politics—a huge turn off to many who want to express their inalienable right to freedom of political belief.The CBCP should bring the faithful closer to the Church, primarily by setting an example through prayer, pastoral work, and the pursuit of better Christian education of their flock. It is my view that a well-formed Christian will automatically do the right thing without external intervention from the Church leaders. The true believers in the faith with a supernatural outlook in life, without a doubt, will entrust their future to God. This is done through prayer, sacrifice, and mortification for a specific intention, instead of politicking in media and social media. As Pope Francis says, “’A good Catholic doesn’t meddle in politics.’ That’s not true. That is not a good path. A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself — so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to those who govern? Prayer.” 4It is clear to me that Pope Francis encourages Catholics to meddle in politics by offering the best of themselves, so that those who govern can govern, perhaps by being a good citizen, obeying the laws and being less of a troublemaker. Or, for those who have the vocation to be in politics, to use their position to enlighten our lawmakers and politicians who may, out of ignorance, engage in legislation and political activities that are contrary to Christian teachings. But, nevertheless, prayer is still the best we can offer for those who govern and who are in government.St. Pope John Paul II earlier supported this in his speech addressing the clergy in the Philippines in 1981 —“You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems.”6Relentless efforts to destabilize the present government of President Duterte have persisted. The detractors, led by the Liberal Party (LP) whose minions like Vice President Leni Robredo, Senator Trillanes, together with some Church leaders, act contrary to the teachings of the Universal Church, headed by Pope Francis. The Philippine Church should examine themselves more in the light of this sensitive and divisive subject. At least, they should learn to communicate the Church’s position more clearly, without further alienating its followers, many of whom are supportive of the government.History’s lessonsLessons from history teach us that whenever the Church gets secularized or politicized, events prove disastrous for both the Church and the State. The Byzantine Empire, starting in the 16th century and culminating in the Russian Czarism3, we know what happened when Gregori Rasputin took control of civil authority through Czar Nicolas II that led to the downfall of the Russian Empire months after his death.5A series of similar events also occurred, a review of history reveals, proving that secular rulers who tried to nationalize the Church, subjecting her to their temporal power and ambition, ended disastrously.31. Roman-Germanic Empire characterized by a variant of Ceasaropapism culminated in 19th century Austrian Josephism and Prussian Kulturkampf.2. Anglicanism, whose seeds were sown in the 12th century, burst forth in the 16th century with disastrous consequences.3. Gallicanism in the early 13th century led to the French revolution in the 18th century.Quo Vadis? Philippine ChurchAs history repeats itself, the CBCP and particular leaders of the Philippine Church who continue to pursue an interest in partisan politics (if they succeed) will end up taking us back to the middle ages when civil authority and ecclesiastical authorities were one. This will foster dissent, more hatred for the Catholic Church in the Philippines, and increase the spiraling reduction in the number of the faithful who were practicing Catholics.It is ironic that some Church leaders themselves are the culprits in the progress of the decline of the faith. Unknowingly, they fuel the fires of doubt and suspicion against their own sincerity and integrity. This further reinforces the accusations that they are as corrupt as the politicians they vehemently despise. Little do they know that fulfilling the demands of their vocation would engender more interest in the faith, and attract more people to the Catholic Church in the Philippines.Church meddling in politics must be stopped, unless we want to live the rest of our lives in the “dark ages” of the new millennium, a socio-political quagmire threatening the landscape of our nation’s future.Citations:1. Congress of Vienna.2. Spielvogel, J.J. (1991).Western Civilization. West St. Paul, Minnesota.3. de Torre, J.M. (1988). The Church and Temporal Realities. Manila, Philippines. SEASFI.4. Pope calls faithful to pray, participate actively in politics. (2013, Sept. 16).5. Rasputin Biography.com. (2015, Oct. 29).6. John Paul II in his own words. (2003, Oct. 14). | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/04/bringing-back-holy-alliance-throne-altar-deadly/#comments |
PHILIPPINES, THE 51ST U.S. STATE? | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 13/07/2016 0:00 | A leaked document from the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs has revealed secret negotiatons between the United States and the Philippines that could lead to this Southeast Asian country becoming the 51st U.S. state.The statehood movement, which is not new, stalled in 1992 when street protests by Filipinos eventually led to the closure of all U.S. military bases in the country.The leak comes in the wake of a recent request from the U.S. government for an expanded military role in the Philippines under the guise of protecting Philippine interests in its ongoing territorial conflict with China. The request would allow American forces to stay in the Philippines for longer periods of time and be stationed at Philippine military bases. Critics have immediately protested the request saying, “The American military forces are already enjoying a tourist visa, now they also want a working visa?”On the other side of the coin, supporters of the statehood movement say that it only makes sense that the Philippines become the 51st U.S. state, citing the facts that Filipinos already speak English, value the dollar more than the peso (as evidenced by foreign exchange centers in malls and street corners, are addicted to Hollywood movies, and already observe American special days like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. They also pointed out that Filipinos are everywhere around the globe. This, they said, would further boost America’s presence on the world stage.In a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Manila, it was also pointed out that making the Philippines the 51st U.S. state would significantly reduce the embassy’s workload in processing tourist, work and immigrant visas for Filipinos. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2013/07/13/philippines-the-51st-u-s-state/?share=email |
Archbishop Villegas Believes That Duterte Is The Only Person That Deserves A Pastoral Letter | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2017-02-06 19:09:52+00:00 | The following pastoral letter was read at the church I regularly attend. This was 8AM February 5th 2017.Read the full pastoral statement of the CBCP on drug-related killings below.Beloved People of GodWe, your bishops, are deeply concerned due to many deaths and killings in the campaign against prohibited drugs. This traffic in illegal drugs needs to be stopped and overcome. But the solution does not lie in the killing of suspected drug users and pushers. We are concerned not only for those who have been killed. The situation of the families of those killed is also cause for concern. Their lives have only become worse. An Additional cause of concern is the reign of terror in many places of the poor. Many are killed not because of drugs. Those who kill them are not brought to account. An even greater cause of concern is the indifference of many to this kind of wrong. It is considered as normal, and, even worse, something that (according to them) needs to be done. We are one with many of our countrymen who want change. But change must be guided by truth and justice. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 We stand for some basic teachings. These teachings are rooted in our being human, our being Filipino, and our being Christian. 1. The life of every person comes from God. It is he who gives it, and it is he alone who can take it back. Not even the government has a right to kill life because it is only God’s steward and not the owner of life. 2. The opportunity to change is never lost in every person. This is because God is merciful, as our Holy Father Pope Francis repeatedly teaches. We just finished celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy, and the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy. These events deepened our awareness that the Lord Jesus Christ offered his own life for sinners, to redeem them and give them a new future. 3. To destroy one’s own life and the life of another, is a grave sin and does evil to society. The use of drugs is a sign that a person no longer values his own life, and endangers the lives of others. We must all work together to solve the drug problem and work for the rehabilitation of drug addicts. 4. Every person has a right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Society has ways and processes to catch, prove guilty and punish perpetrators of crimes. This process must be followed, especially by agents of the law. 5. Any action that harms another (seriously) is a grave sin. To push drugs is a grave sin as is killing (except in self-defense). We cannot correct a wrong by doing another wrong. A good purpose is not a justification for using evil means. It is good to remove the drug problem, but to kill in order to achieve this is also wrong. 6. The deep root of the drug problem and criminality is the poverty of the majority, the destruction of the family and corruption in society. The step we have to take is to overcome poverty, especially through the giving of permanent work and sufficient wages to workers. Let us strengthen and carry forward the unity and love of the family members. Let us not allow any law that destroys the unity of families. We must also give priority to reforming rogue policemen and corrupt judges. The excessively slow adjudication of court cases is one big reason for the spread of criminality. Often it is the poor who suffer from this system. We also call upon elected politicians to serve the common good of the people and not their own interests. 7. To consent and to keep silent in front of evil is to be an accomplice to it. If we neglect the drug addicts and pushers we have become part of the drug problem. If we consent or allow the killing of suspected drug addicts, we shall also be responsible for their deaths. We in the Church will continue to speak against evil even as we acknowledge and repent of our own shortcomings. We will do this even if it will bring persecution upon us because we are all brothers and sisters responsible for each other. We will help drug addicts so that they may be healed and start a new life. We will stand in solidarity and care for those left behind by those who have been killed and for the victims of drug addicts. Let us renew our efforts to strengthen families. Those of us who are leaders in the Church should strive to push forward or continue programs that will uplift the poor, like livelihood, education and health programs. Above all we will live up to — we all will live up to — becoming a Church of the Poor. Let us not allow fear to reign and keep us silent. Let us put into practice not only our native inner strength but the strength that comes from our Christian faith. Our Lord Jesus promised us: “You will have affliction in this world, but take courage, I have overcome the world” (Jn. 16:33). “What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.” (Rom. 8:35,37) Yes, indeed, “For the Spirit that is in you is more powerful than the spirit in those who belong in the world.” (1 Jn. 4:4) As we commemorate the 100th year of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, let us respond to her call for prayer and repentance for the peace of our communities and of our country shrouded in the darkness of vice and death. Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help, Pray for us. For the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Abp. Socrates B. Villegas, D.D. Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan President, CBCP January 30, 2017On the bright side , the time it took to read this letter was shorter than the usual sermon so that was a good thing. I will not argue with the commandment Thou Shall Not Kill. Still, like many things we are given in life, it is not what is said but what is not said that we should be concerned about.We, your bishops, are deeply concerned due to many deaths and killings in the campaign against prohibited drugs.The life of every person comes from God. It is he who gives it, and it is he alone who can take it back.Please show me the pastoral letter where you show your concern about the many deaths and killings performed by the drug lords themselves. Please show me the pastoral letter where you chastise previous administrations for allowing drugs to mushroom to this point. I am just guessing here but if we did an audit of your donations, how much of your haul originates from wealthy donors with connections to the illegal drug trade?The use of drugs is a sign that a person no longer values his own life, and endangers the lives of others. We must all work together to solve the drug problem and work for the rehabilitation of drug addicts.I agree with the first phrase. What you leave out though is the willingness of a person to defend their illegal drug business with firearms is also a sign that “a person no longer values his own life, and endangers the lives of others. ” Maybe I have the wrong perception but this is not the type of person who will willingly submit themselves to rehabilitation if the government asks nicely. That type of person is most likely to shoot the person doing the asking.Let us not allow fear to reign and keep us silent.The opportunity to change is never lost in every person.Where was this pastoral letter between 2010-2016?? If you recall at the start of the Duterte term, hundreds of thousands of people involved in illegal drugs voluntarily surrendered out of fear of what was to come. My theory was this mass surrender was motivated by the fact Duterte has something his predecessor never had and that is a track record. Noynoy Aquino talked about “walang corrupt walang mahirap” ad nauseam. Here is a guy who was 50 years old when he told the country he was the best choice for president. A combined twelve years as a Congressman and a Senator. He did not have one law to his name in those 12 years. He was never known for one deed in his life. Not one signature move in his adult life despite being a member of the lucky sperm club. Yet his campaign promise was that he will get rid of poverty and corruption?? What is worse is this predominantly Catholic country believed him. I know the faithful are often referred to as “the flock” as in flock of sheep but this is ridiculous.Prevention is the best cure. As Sun Tze put it in the Art of War “to subjugate the enemy’s army without doing battle is the highest of excellence” Don’t you think that Duterte deserves some credit for subjugating the enemy’s army without doing battle? He got those initial wave who surrendered to “confess their sins”. That is what this is about right? Asking for mercy by admitting what you are. Owning your own baggage.I understand worshiping Jesus Christ is part of your job description. Noynoy Aquino could not possibly be mistaken for Jesus Christ. Or can he?? I ran across this quote in an obscure website called Get Real Philippines:Noynoy as I have said many times before, lived the first fifty years of life much like the way Jesus Christ lived his twenties. There is nothing recorded. If he actually did something worth noting we would have heard it none stop in his campaign. “I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way.”Colonel Jessup – A Few Good Men ( 1992)Let me play “Devil’s” advocate. Here is Noynoy, a guy who did nothing but promised everything. A president who I assume help encourage the drug epidemic that you say is not being dealt with by the moral standards that you preach in this pastoral letter. You acknowledge there is a mess because you say so in the letter. I want to see the pastoral letter where you blame the guy who messed up the room. All I see is a pastoral letter of you complaining about the guy who is cleaning up the mess. Isn’t prevention the best cure??The mere fact that thousands surrendered at the infancy of Duterte’s term tells us a few things: 1) these people existed and had no desire to surrender or cease their evil ways under a Noynoy administration. 2) actions speak louder than words. Duterte was voted in despite being “only ” a mayor because he has a twenty year resume of walking the talk. In 2010 did corrupt officials resign in the thousands because they cowered under the ” Walang corrupt walang mahirap slogan ? They did not. Noynoy did nothing about it before he was president and he did nothing about it after he was president. What Noynoy Aquino did give us was a dog and pony show in 2012 at the expense of the taxpayers. Corona was removed as Chief Justice because adult senators resorted to picha pie arguments. That and 50 million incentives per yes vote of course courtesy of the taxpayer. In a country where 1 in 4 people live in extreme poverty I did not see a pastoral letter about that.I am looking for evidence where you publicly called out Noynoy Aquino from 2010-2016. Whether a pastoral letter or anything else. Let us go back to his walang corrupt , walang mahirap mantra. He did not get rid of either which was no surprise to me. I have said in the past that only three scenarios that could have existed for a pre presidential Benigno Simeon Aquino:He was corrupt like every other senator and congressman. The Alfred E. Neuman Approach. What Me Worry? He was not corrupt, saw the corruption in others and felt it was not his job to stop it. The Doris Day Approach. Whatever will be will be. He did not see any corruption because he was too detached and disinterested from any kind of real work to be aware what his colleagues were doing. The Sgt. Schultz approach. “I see nothing!”As I have said earlier, I am one of the flock. I am not a lapsed Catholic. I know what they teach. I think a good student is one who can sniff out hypocrisy emanating from his teacher. A teacher must be consistent. Noynoy promised something he did not deliver. Your letter is proof that corruption problem plagues us today. The pope (your boss) said “the corrupt should be tied to a rock and thrown into the sea”. So either Noynoy is not corrupt or start looking for a rock and some rope. Where is the pastoral letter?Is it safe to say today Noynoy was full of empty promises? That phrase empty promises I hear at least once a year when I go to church. When I hear it , the pledge mentions Satan by name. That bozo gave a false promise to get elected and was the president for six years of a Catholic nation. There are currently pending cases for graft , multiple homicide and malversation. President Duterte is only doing what he promised to do. Noynoy Aquino on the other hand seems to come up empty in his promises department. Doesn’t he compare favorably to Satan? Even just a little? Doesn’t Satan in a barong holding office by the Pasig River warrant a pastoral letter? Maybe in your eyes it does in 2017 but how about six years earlier?The situation of the families of those killed is also cause for concern. Their lives have only become worse.Once again I agree with the tone of this statement. Families are hurt. Nowhere in your letter do you address the families of law enforcement whose lives are at stake when confronting well armed drug distributors. You don’t even ask for prayers for police that are doing their duty and try to minimize the damage of drug dealers. Drug dealers have high powered guns for a reason. They expect to kill anybody who gets in the way of their drug dealing. Sorry but people like that are too irrational to spell rehabilitation let alone participate in it. Yes worry about their lives but they have chosen their fate but who they associate with and the methods they choose to “preserve their livelihood”. What does the Bible say in Matthew 18:8 ? “And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.”. It seems to me this pastoral letter is more concerned with the hand that should be cut off than the safety of the rest of the body that did not choose a livelihood of the drug trade.“The nicest part of it all is meeting the people in the service. The guys in uniform are like cops and firemen. They’re basic, solid people, and they’re in the business of risking their lives for people they don’t know.”Tom ClancyThe drug trade harms guilty people and innocent people as you say. I just wish you also showed some concern for those who are tasked to slow down the drug trade. This is not Star Trek where you can set your phasers to stun while your opponent’s phasers are permanently set to kill. Yes I get it, you hate Duterte. Shouldn’t you also hate people who helped the drug trade flourish too? Where is the Pastoral letter there?A Time for EverythingFor everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;a time to break down, and a time to build up;Ecclesiastes 3Drug dealers have killed ever since drugs have been regulated. Unless I have lost my grip on reality, rival drug lords kill each other’s people no matter who the president is. Translation the deaths have always been there. All the press did was publish those statistics July 1, 2016. So all that Duterte gets stuck with the carnage bill. For all the numbers that the press throws out they never show how they arrive at that number. All anybody cares about is the number. I guess people never died dealing illegal drugs during the regime of Ramos, Marcos, Cory, Noynoy , Gloria and Erap. Nobody published those stats then.It is completely naive to believe that you can damage the illegal drug trade which is populated with armed thugs with your “R” word. ” People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. ” George Orwell. While I do believe in prayer there is also a saying that God helps those who help themselves. Face it. Even Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas do not believe you. If they did , they would walk into a drug dealer’s den, only armed with rosaries and yell “Rehabilitation!!” Mar and Noynoy were never accused of killing drug addicts. They just left them alone. Which for you is a better solution unless you can show me a pastoral letter.This letter is full of reminders about teachings of our faith and identifying sinners. I am wondering though if this letter and the author are not committing the sin of omission. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/02/archbishop-villegas-believes-duterte-person-deserves-pastoral-letter/#comments |
VP Leni Robredo Rebuffs Yet Another Reporter | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 22/06/2018 0:00 | It was just recently that Vice President Leni Robredo, after reading a press statement, ignored a reporter wanting to ask a follow-up question by saying, “Wala nang question, merienda na lang.”Well, it happened yet again at another Vice Presidential press conference where Robredo rebuffed another news reporter who wanted to ask a question.The Vice President quipped, “Wala nang question, wacky picture na lang.”Robredo seems to have mastered the art of evasion. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/22/vp-leni-robredo-rebuffs-yet-another-reporter/ |
CNN IS BIGGEST WINNER IN NFL DRAFT OF FIRST OPENLY GAY PLAYER | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/5/2017 0:00 | zero, nada, zilch. CNN anchors, pundits and self-proclaimed expert analysts have run out of theories, speculation and wishful thoughts on what happened to the Boeing 777 jetliner. They’ve also run out of props (toy planes, etc).The NFL draft announcement would give CNN a good 90 days of continuous coverage and it has lined up guests and experts who will discuss, analyze, and speculate on the aftermath of Sam’s unprecedented draft.CNN Newsroom has already scheduled segment topics such as ‘The Future of NFL,’ ‘Locker Room Politics’ and ‘Heterosexuality, Homesexuality and the new NFL.’ | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/05/10/cnn-is-biggest-winner-in-nfl-draft-of-first-openly-gay-player/ |
THE VOTES ARE IN: TOP TEN, TOP FIVE IN MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 22/01/2018 0:00 | The Adobo Chronicles continues to provide our readers with updates from Doral, Florida where the 63rd Miss Universe Pageant is currently being held.Last night, the 88 contestans wowed the judges and audience during the preliminary evening gown and swimsuit competitions which will determine the top candidates, and ultimately the New Miss Universe come pageant finals on January 25.We have assembled our own panel of judges to pick the top ten, and the top five based on last night’s preliminaries. Here they are, in no particular order (names with asterisk are our choices for the top five finalists):Colombia *IndiaMexico*Spain*BrazilU.S.A. *Puerto RicoVenezuela*JamaicaArgentina | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/22/the-votes-are-in-top-ten-top-five-in-miss-universe-pageant/?share=email |
EXCLUSIVE: KIM DAVIS’ FIRST INTERVIEW BEHIND BARS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 8/9/2018 0:00 | In her first interview since being put behind bars for defying the Supreme Court ruling ordering her to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis answered questions posed by The Adobo Chronicles®. (She made it very clear that she was granting us the interview “under God’s auhority.”) Without much ado, we’re printing the full Q&A, unedited: AChron: Do you still believe that marriage is only between a man and a woman? Davis: Most definitely. AChron: Do you believe that your God and ours is a loving God? Davis: For sure. AChron: Do you believe that God created all men and women to live in this world on equal footing? Davis: Yes, but only straight men and women. AChron: Do you believe in God’s commandment to “love thy neighbor as thyself?” Davis : It’s God’s law, so yes. AChron: Do you believe in the 7th commandment, “Thou shalt not commit adultery?” Davis: Again, it’s God’s law, so yes. Achron: Do you believe in the 10th commandment, “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife (or husband) ? Davis: This interview is so over. Have a good day! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/08/exclusive-kim-davis-first-interview-behind-bars/?share=email |
James Taylor To Perform At Donald Trump’s Inauguration | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 22/12/2016 0:00 | Just hours after American singer-songwriter James Taylor announced that he had cancelled a scheduled concert in the Philippines, he confirmed with The Adobo Chronicles that he had accepted an invitation from the Donald Trump inaugural committee to perform during the president-elect’s inauguration.The inaugural committee has had a very difficult time booking artists and performers for the January 20 event. No one wanted to be associated with the Trump inaugural.Taylor’s acceptance comes as a big relief for Trump. The president-elect tweeted his appreciation for the 70’s folk singer who, incidentally, is a known Democrat.Taylor cancelled his Manila concert scheduled in February, claiming that it was in protest of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and the alleged extra-judicial killings that prompted his withdrawal from his Philippines appearance.Many believe, however, that the real reason Taylor cancelled was because of dismal ticket sales. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/12/22/james-taylor-to-perform-at-donald-trumps-inauguration/?share=email |
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO CONDEMNS BIDEN STATEMENT ON ISIS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 4/9/2017 0:00 | The government of Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino has condemned a recent statement made by U.S. President Jose Biden regarding ISIS. Speaking about the militant group responsible for the beheading of two American journalists, Biden said, “We will follow them to the gates of hell.”Aquino interpreted Biden’s warning as a threat to invade Manila, the Philippine capital described in author Dan Brown’s latest novel Inferno as ‘the gates of hell.’“We may be close allies with the United States, but we will defend our country against any invasion to the last drop of our blood,” Aquino said.Meanwhile, Philippine troops were seen amassing at Rizal Park (Luneta), ready to hold the nearby U.S. Embassy in Manila hostage in case the U.S. launches an attack.This is the first time in Aquino’s more than four years in office that he has demonstrated strong leadership. Even his harshest critics were quite impressed. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/04/philippine-president-aquino-condemns-biden-statement-on-isis/?share=email |
Philippine Bishops Ban ‘Balut’ For Easter Egg Hunt | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 13/04/2017 0:00 | We’re coming up to Easter Sunday and many Filipino kids are looking forward to the thrill of the Easter Egg Hunt.Just in time for this joyous holiday and fun activity, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) today issued a pastoral letter banning the use of balut for the Easter Egg Hunt.Balut is the favorite Filipino delicacy of boiled duck embryo. It is a street food that’s been featured on the American TV show, “Survivor.”In the letter, the CBCP said that the Catholic Church remains opposed to the killing of fetuses in an abortion because life starts at conception. “Our pro-life stance equally applies to duck 🦆 or chicken 🍗, so we must oppose the eating of duck embryos,” the statement said.We urge our Catholic Faithful to refrain from using animal eggs, especially embryos like balut, when organizing or holding an Easter Egg Hunt. “We suggest egg-shaped chocolates,” the CBCP added. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/04/13/philippine-bishops-ban-balut-for-easter-egg-hunt/#comments |
No media allowed to cover the Oath-taking of President Elect Duterte | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-06-20 18:39:30+08:00 | Like what the President-Elect decided before, most of the media are still not allowed to cover any events of Duterte even the Presidential Inauguration of the first Mindanaoan President.According to some sources, PTV and few selected people are only allowed to cover the Inauguration of President-Elect Rody Duterte in Rizal Hall Malacanang Palace.Facebook also offered a live stream service to the President-Elect so his supporters can watch the oath-taking of the Rody Duterte in Malacanang.The limited space of the Rizal Hall is one of the reason why people who only Duterte really knows in personal are invited in the said event.Supporters of Rody Duterte may gather in Luneta Park to celebrate the landslide victory of the Punisher. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/no-media-allowed-cover-oath-taking-president-elect-duterte/ |
WHY PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO WILL NOT BE NOMINATED FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE THIS YEAR | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 29/06/2017 0:00 | in dealing with the country’s territorial dispute with China, the Muslim rebel movement, the pork barrel scandal, and yes, even his decision on naming National Artists.The Adobo Chronicles can now confirm that indeed, Aquino will NOT be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The reason? His staff were late in submitting his nomination which was due on January 31.According to the Nobel Prize rules:“Nomination forms are sent by the Nobel Committee to about 3,000 individuals, usually in September the year before the prizes are awarded. These individuals are often academics working in a relevant area. For the Peace Prize, inquiries are sent to governments, members of international courts, professors and rectors, former Peace Prize laureates and current or former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The deadline for the return of the nomination forms is 31 January of the year of the award.”So blame it on Filipino time. Or, maybe, Aquino’s staff were too busy preparing statements and press releases denying every single allegation or criticism lodged at the president.Till next year. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/29/why-philippine-president-aquino-will-not-be-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-this-year/ |
BIDEN NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, ENDORSES DONALD TRUMP | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 21/10/2017 0:00 | “I don’t consider Republicans enemies; they’re friends.”With these words, Vice President Joe Biden announced that he has decided not to seek the Democratic nomination for president. At the same time he formally endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.“The other team is not the enemy,” he said Tuesday night during dinner remarks at the Four Seasons hotel in Washington. “If you treat it as the enemy there is no way we can ever ever solve the problems we have to.”In making the announcement at the White House Rose Garden, Biden chastised Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for distancing themselves from President Obama in their respective campaigns.“Our country needs four or eight more years of Obama, and only Trump has the audacity to continue with the accomplishments of the present administration — from health care and immigration reform to marriage equality and better opportunities for the middle class,” the vice president said.Biden’s endorsement of Trump could only mean one thing: that Trump will be the Republican nominee for president and will win by a landslide against either Clinton or Bernie Sanders in the general elections. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/21/biden-not-running-for-president-endorses-donald-trump/ |
On Eve Of Philippine Independence Day, BBC’s Stephen Sackur To Interview Top Filipino Personalities | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/6/2018 0:00 | On June 12, Filipinos will celebrate the 120th anniversary of their country’s independence — not from the U.S., but from Spain.While nationwide activities have been planned to commemorate the occasion, BBC has scheduled a marathon interview tonight with top Filipino politicians and celebrities, including those who have been disgraced.The live interview will feature:Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes SerenoAbout-to-be-ousted Vice President Maria Leonor (Leni) RobredoDisgraced Opposition Congressman Maria Gary AlejanoDesgraciada television host Maria Kris AquinoDisplaced Rappler CEO Maria RessaIf there will be enough time during the marathon broadcast, Sackur may also interview Maria Juana Change, Maria Agot Isidro and Maria Raissa Robles.Ginoong Maria! (Hail Mary!) Grab your popcorn. It’s going to be a tsunami of a live broadcast from London! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/10/on-eve-of-philippine-independence-day-bbcs-stephen-sackur-to-interview-top-filipino-personalites/?share=email |
Cagayan Valley Province gets P600-million for roads,bridges | [] | 2016-08-14 22:38:03+08:00 | Byaheng Bukid Series of Manny PiñolIn a quick visit to the Cagayan Valley Provincial Capitol on the way back to to Manila from Apayao on Friday, I met with the new Governor, Manny Mamba, to bring him good news.The Philippine Rural Development Program, a project funded by the World Bank with counterparts from the national government and the local government, has approved three major road projects for Cagayan Valley amounting to over P600-M.These huge infrastructure projects which support agriculture are:– Alcala East Farm to Market Road in Alcala town composed of 13.1 kilometres of road concreting and an 87 lineal meter long bridge worth P200.025-M.This project has already been bidder out and is scheduled to be awarded to the winning contractor.– Namabbalan Norte-Baliuag-Bical-Cabbo Farm to Market Road in Tuguegarao City with 17.4 kilometres of concrete road and 57 lineal meters of bridge amounting to P200.613-M.This project is scheduled for rebidding since the first bidding failed.– Iraga-Bayabat Farm to Market Road in Amulung and Solana towns with 20.25 kilometres of concrete road and 143 lineal meters of bridge worth P203.195-M.This project is up for bidding.There were initial concerns over the implementation of the project because these are located in the bailiwicks of the political opponents of Gov. Mamba.The new Governor, however, displayed statesmanship by declaring that the implementation of development projects in his province would not be tainted by politics.On Friday, I turned over to Gov. Mamba the documents covering the three projects which would contribute greatly to agricultural production in the very large and rich province of Cagayan Valley.The PRDP is one of the major foreign-funded projects being implemented by the Dept. of Agriculture. It includes the construction of roads and bridges, financing for livelihood projects and facilities which would contribute to greater productivity.Not many people know this, but the PRDP actually is the national version of the Mindanao Rural Development Program which was started in Mindanao covering five provinces including North Cotabato.This was launched when I was Governor of North Cotabato and I was deeply involved in the conceptualisation, planning and implementation of the first MRDP program.In fact, the first headquarters of the MRDP was situated in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato and I proudly declare that North Cotabato was the outstanding performer during the first implementation of MRDP.Owing to the success of MRDP, the World Bank and the Philippine Government decided to implement it nationwide calling it the PRDP.Recently, I signed new loan documents involving the allocation of an additional $450-M financing from the World Bank for the extension of the PRDP.In my sorties, I have emphasised to the local government leaders that they should participate in the PRDP program because the implementation of the projects is excellent owing to the safety nets observed by the PRDP-World Bank because of its vast experience in implementation rural development projects.While I did not stay very long in the provincial capitol, I assured Gov. Mamba that I will be back in the third week of September for a series of consultations called “Tapatan: Gobyerno at Mamamayan” which would cover Cagayan Valley, Isabela and Kalinga.Any thoughts? Leave your comments below! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/cagayan-valley-province-gets-p600-million-roadsbridges/ |
Ellen Tordesillas And Maria Ressa Are Not On Speaking Terms | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 20/05/2018 0:00 | They’re on the same team, proud parters of Facebook in the fact-checking of news and information on the Internet: Ellen Tordesillas of Vera Files and Maria Ressa of Rappler. But are they?Well, informed sources tell The Adobo Chronicles that the two are not on speaking terms.The reason? They’re always contradicting each other.For one, Tordesillas keeps on correcting Ressa whenever the latter fact-checks satire sites like The Adobo Chronicles. Ressa seems super eager to fact-check anything that comes her way at the Rappler office.These images (courtesy of Netizen Comix) clearly demonstrate the rift between the two journalists: | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/20/ellen-tordesillas-and-maria-ressa-are-not-on-speaking-terms/#respond |
PHILIPPINES TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE BIGGEST DELEGATION EVER AT THE SOCHI OLYMPICS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 6/2/2017 0:00 | For a country that has never experienced snowfall, or seen ice other than in the local favorite shaved ice snack called halo-halo, it is quite impressive that the Philippines will have the biggest delegation in this year’s Sochi Winter Olympics, next only to the United States.After a 22-year absence, the Philippines will be represented in the Winter Olympics by figure skater, 17-year-old Michael Christian Martinez, who will carry the red, white, blue and yellow Philippine flag at tomorrow’s opening ceremony. Marching behind Martinez will be his mother, father, grandparents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, godparents, cousins, in-laws, pastor of his Catholic church parish in his native Muntinlupa, principal and his entire class at his school, his coach and coach’s wife and children, his hairdresser, costume designer, massage therapist, personal physician and nurse and some unnamed Philippine senators, congressmen and local officials handpicked by Philippine president NoyNoy Aquino.(This is far from unusual, as far as the Philippines is concerned. It is consistent with a revered Filipino tradition called sabit meaning “to cling.”)One hundred million Filipinos will be watching the opening ceremony and cheering for their favorite “son.” It could yet break records in terms of television viewership in the Philippines and might surpass the record numbers during Manny Pacquiao’s boxing fights or the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant.The Adobo Chronicles wishes Martinez all the best in the skating competition. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/02/06/philippines-to-be-represented-by-the-biggest-delegation-ever-at-the-sochi-olympics/ |
PHILIPPINES: NEW WORD ADDED TO TAGALOG DICTIONARY | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 1/12/2017 0:00 | which means “to have faith.”The Commission on the Filipino Language thought it appropriate to add the new word Malampaya to the Tagalog Dictionary because of this recent fund scam. It will mean the exact opposite of Manampalataya.The new word entry was indeed added to mean “to lose faith.”Filipino language experts immediately hailed the new word addition, saying that “with the unending government fund scams and scandals that have preyed on taxpayer money, we urgently needed a new word to express our loss of faith in the government.”Malampaya v., inf. lose faith; withdraw one’s faith in something, i.e., in a corrupt government | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/12/01/philippines-new-word-added-to-tagalog-dictionary/?share=email |
Presidents Of U.S., China And Russia Concede To Duterte For TIME’s Person Of The Year | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 7/5/2017 0:00 | Presidents Donald Trump of the United States 🇺🇸, Vladimir Putin of Russia 🇷🇺 and Xi Jinping of China 🇨🇳 have all withdrawn from consideration for TIME Magazine’s 2017 Person of the Year.Although the annual recognition doesn’t happen until the end of the year, the three leaders have conceded that no other world leader deserves the title than Philippines 🇵🇭 President Rodrigo Duterte.In a recent TIME online poll, Duterte topped the voting way ahead of all other candidates for the magazine’s most influential persons of the world.Even Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Pope Francis and newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed that TIME should name the very popular Duterte as this year’s Person of the Year.Congratulations to the Philippine President! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/05/07/presidents-of-u-s-china-and-russia-concede-to-duterte-for-times-person-of-the-year/#comments |
Miss Universe: Will History Repeat Itself? | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 15/04/2016 0:00 | Quick trivia: who was the very first Miss Universe?If you said Armi Kuusela, you’re absolutely right. The beauty queen from Finland won the Miss Universe crown at the age of 17. That was in 1952. The rest is history, so they say. She ended up marrying a Filipino, Virgilio Hilario, but not until she gave up her crown eight months into her reign. After all, the title was MISS, not Mrs. Universe.Fast forward to 2016. This time the Miss Universe is Filipina, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.A few months into her reign, she has openly admitted that she was dating America’s “sexiest doctor alive,” Mikhail Varshavski.Will love wait, or will history repeat itself? If does repeat, it will be the other way around: not a Filipino winning the heart of Miss Universe. Miss Universe — a Filipina — does the winning over. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/15/miss-universe-will-history-repeat-itself/ |
WATCH Pacquiao outsmarts Lascañas: “Paano kung ikaw ang Senador tapos ako yung testigo.. magdududa karin ba sakin?” | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-03-07 04:35:51+08:00 | Senator Manny Pacquiao quizzed retired SPO3 Arturo Lascañas in a simple but effective way.During the senate hearing on Monday, Senator Pacquiao asked SPO3 Arturo Lascanas who became an detective before if he would trust the witness who dropped his previous testimony.“Magpalit tayo ng posisyon ngayon..ako ikaw.. ikaw ako..ano sa tingin mo kung ikaw ang imbestigador.. I’m not a lawyer but I have common sense..ano sa tingin mo.. anong conclusion mo sa testimony ko dalawa yung testimony ko.. ikaw yung imbestigador,” Senator Pacquiao quizzed Lascañas.Senator Lacson also helped Lascañas to catch the question of Senator Pacquiao.“Ang sinasabi niya..magpalit kayo ng posisyon..siya si SPO3 Pacquiao ikaw si Senator Lascañas..dalawa ang testimonya niya at parehong naka under oath..ano daw ang conclusion mo anong tingin mo sa kanya,” Senator Lacson told Lascañas.After that, Lascañas admitted that if they switched position, he would also doubt the testimony of the witness who presented two testimonies”“Normal po na mag doubt ako” Lascañas said.It seems that Senator Pacquiao wanted the retired cop to realize that it’s very hard to trust a witness who already dropped his previous testimony.Last year, Lascañas denied the link of President Rodrigo Duterte to Davao Death Squad, but now he admitted in the Senate that he lied before and confessed that he was one of the members of DDS. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/watch-pacquiao-outsmarts-lascanas-paano-kung-ikaw-ang-senador-tapos-ako-yung-testigo-magdududa-karin-ba-sakin/ |
The fact that the Opposition are preparing for the 2019 elections means democracy is not “dead”! | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-09-29 00:33:18+00:00 | It isn’t much of a preparation as there is neither vision nor platform to give meaning to their pitch to the Filipino voter. The fact, however, that the Philippine Opposition led by the Liberal Party (a.k.a. the Yellowtards) are now on full campaign mode in the lead up to the 2019 elections exhibits their grudging faith in Philippine democracy — a faith that contradicts what they shriek about in their rallies and media circuses.Indeed, many “thought leaders” of the Yellowtards continue to screech about their new lame narrative surrounding an imagined “descent to dictatorship”. An example of this shrill but lazy “activism” can be seen in prominent Yellowtard Francis Baraan IV who observes…I am quite concerned about the state of our democracy, too. We’re not just inching towards a dictatorship, we’re sliding fast down into a dictatorship. #Duterte doesn’t even need to place the country under #MartialLaw. It’s practically Martial Law.Even more interesting is that this is in response to an earlier observation issued by what seems to be a British national on the state of health of this democracy…@MrFrankBaraan Hope you’re well Francis… I’m really concerned about the state of democracy in the Philippines, and Duterte even locking up lawyers who speak out against him. You need another democratic uprising before it’s too late!Note the recommended course of action — “another democratic uprising”. One would think that if the Yellowtards really think that democracy is “dead” then there wouldn’t really be any point in participating in the coming democratic exercise, the 2019 mid-term elections.For that matter, what does a “democratic uprising” even mean? Current President Rodrigo Duterte, warts and all, is the duly-elected Chief Executive of the Philippines. Any sort of extra-constitutional “uprising” will be anything but democratic. It will be no more than another one of those garden-variety coup d’etats that have become mainstays of Yellowtard ideology. Democratic institutions and process be damned so long as the Yellowtards get what they want. That’s as close to a platform these political parasites could cough up.If the Yellowtards are truly convinced that democracy is “dead” then they should walk their talk. Mount this “uprising” they keep yakking about. Now na! You can’t be a “revolutionary” and a participant in due process at the same time. You either take a shit or get off the can. Otherwise you come across as just as lame as the communists who have one ass cheek in legitimate democratic politics and another up in the mountains killing Filipinos and the soldiers who defend them.The only way the Yellowtards can truly prove that they are “defending” or even “fighting for” democracy is to participate in it legitimately and win legitimately. More often than not, this involves being intelligent enough to play by those rules and succeed at overcoming a formidable opponent. The way the Yellowtards are approaching this challenge, however, they’d much prefer upturning the chessboard in the middle of the game, hitting their opponent on the head with it, then storming away. The chess match is not won, but it makes for a great media circus. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/09/the-fact-that-the-opposition-are-preparing-for-the-2019-elections-means-democracy-is-not-dead/ |
CANADIAN TOXIC TRASH TO BE BURIED AT THE AQUINOS’ HACIENDA LUISITA | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 13/07/2018 0:00 | For two years, containers of supposedly recycled plastic imported from Canada by a Philippine firm have been sitting at the Port of Manila after it was discovered that the import was, in fact, toxic waste.At last, the toxic waste found a burial place in a landfill owned by the Metro Clark Waste Management Corporation (MCWMC) located in the town of Capas in President Aquino’s home province of Tarlac.Everything was going smoothly until Tarlac Governor Victor Yap asked MCWMC to suspend disposal of the illegally imported trash until he is presented with a certification from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) explaining the nature of the toxic waste. Yap said his demand to see the DENR certification was his response to the complaints that he and other Tarlac officials had been receiving from residents of Bamban and Capas towns. Residents there complained of stench, noise, dust and mud as trucks transported garbage, he said.President Aquino, in a recent state visit to Canada, failed to convince the Canadian government to take back the toxic waste.So, in an effort to save face and displaying a heroic determination to put an end to this dragged-out controversy, Aquino offered that the toxic waste be buried at Hacienda Luisita, an agricultural estate owned by his family. Hacienda Luisita is a sugar plantation located in Tarlac that is no stranger to the decades-long controversy regarding land reform.Aquino’s announcement could be the biggest and most important legacy of his presidency.Aquino’s sister, actress and television host Kris, was understandably upset by her brother’s decision. Still, she says she respects the decision. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/13/canadian-toxic-trash-to-be-buried-at-the-aquino-hacienda-luisita/#respond |
Body of a beheaded woman found in Ozamiz City | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-12-07 01:23:46+08:00 | A beheaded body of a woman was found along Labinay National Highway in Ozamiz City on December 6.According to the sources, the victim was identified as Anna Mae Lopez, female, 58 years old a resident of Purok 2, San Apolinario, Tangub City.The body was still sitting inside a tricycle along the dark highway, there’s still no witness who can tell about the identity of the people who leave the beheaded body.The reason of the crime was not yet known.The residents of Ozamiz City were alarmed by the brutal crime happened and they are hoping that the people behind this would be arrested soon. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/body-beheaded-woman-found-ozamiz-city/ |
LOOK:List of senators who opposes Lascañas to testify in Senate against President Duterte | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-02-23 01:42:07+08:00 | Majority of the Senators approved the reopening of Davao Death Squad investigation after retired SPO3 Arthur Lascañas flip flopped his past statements and admitted that he was really the leader of the vigilante group in Davao City when President Rodrigo Duterte was still the Mayor.The Netizens were also shocked after the Senators that they expected to opposed Lascañas to testify again in the Senate, voted yes for reopening of the investigation.Senator Panfilo Lacson explained that he voted abstained because he is the head of the committee that would investigate Lascañas claims against Duterte.This is the names of the Senators who participated in the voting:Voted No:President Aquilino Pimentel IIISenator Richard GordonSenator Cynthia VillarSenator Juan Miguel ZubiriiSenator Manny PacquiaoSenator Sherwin GatchalianSenator Gregorio Honasan.Voted Yes:Senate President Pro Tempore Franklin DrilonSenator Leila de LimaSenator Francis PangilinanSenator Ralph RectoSenator Francis EscuderoSenator Juan Edgardo AngaraSenator Antonio Trillanes IVSenator Joel VillanuevaSenator Paulo Benigno Aquino IV.Abstained:Senator Panfilo LacsonSenator Lourdes Nancy BinaySenator Loren LegardaSenator Vicente Sotto IIISenator Joseph Victor Ejercito Estrada.Absent:Senator Alan Peter CayetanoSenator Grace Poe.Senate President Pimentel said that democracy will prevail if most of the Senators wanted to hear the new version of Lascañas testimony.Senator Gordon strongly opposed the reopening of the investigation because he believes that Senate must not be a venue to accommodate the lies of the retired police. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/list-senators-opposes-lascanas-testify-senate-president-duterte/ |
Original sin: the hypocrisy of the pro-Mar, pro-Aquino, anti-Marcos groups | [] | 2016-02-07 15:45:02+00:00 | Before we begin, let’s delve into a little bit of set theory. Let’s define three distinct sets/groups in Filipino society. Yes, they all exist.First, the pro-Mar group. This set consists of those whose net political inclination is to back and support Liberal Party (LP) candidate Mar Roxas and his campaign for the presidency for whatever reason.Next, we define the pro-Aquino group. This set is composed of Filipinos who have taken the side of the Aquino family, right or wrong, and regardless of which Aquino politician is currently relevant. Generally speaking, those in this group were supporters of the late Cory Aquino, and have transferred their support to the son, outgoing president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III.Finally, but not the least, we look at the anti-Marcos group. Among them you will find mostly those whose relatives or colleagues were either victims or casualties of the Martial Law era, during the time of the late president Ferdinand Marcos. There are probably also some in this group who oppose Marcos without knowing why they should.Here, we concern ourselves with the intersection of all three groups , from here on referred to as The Subject. For argument’s sake, I defined each group as distinct from the others, although in reality, one can be forgiven for thinking that all three groups are one and the same.The anti-Marcos part of The Subject has been generating a lot of clamor to oppose the vice-presidential run of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., under the slogan Never Again. That is, never again should a Marcos be allowed to sit in Malacañang. Unfortunately for them, as GRP webmaster benign0 has pointed out, the noise they make ultimately highlights their lack of a vision. They don’t even seem to have an idea of what they want a future Philippines to be; they merely emphasize what, to them, it shouldn’t be, and who must not be in a position of authority.The pro-Aquino group part of The Subject will defend its “royal family” to the death. BS Aquino was supposedly going to be a good president because Cory, to them, was. Noynoy, Cory and their other kin have never done wrong, can never do wrong, and when things do go awry, it’s always someone else’s fault. Their favorite whipping posts have been, aside from the Marcoses, the Arroyos.Because Mar Roxas was endorsed by BS Aquino as the LP candidate, the “can-do-no-wrong cleanliness” of the Aquinos suddenly applies to him as well. This is perhaps the starkest point being emphasized by the pro-Mar group. Therein stands out the dogma, after all; if endorsing Mar was a mistake (hint: it was), then BS Aquino has made a mistake, and to ever even suggest that BS Aquino makes a mistake will get you branded a heretic.Enter the concept of original sin.Religion class for Christians and Catholics teaches that because Adam and Eve sinned against God in the Garden of Eden, all of their descendants – basically the entire human race – are tainted with their sin. And thus all babies must be baptized in order for the original sin to be washed away.In the same way, The Subject will forever keep on insisting that because Marcos was supposedly such a vile, despotic dictator, the survivors of Ferdinand Sr., and all future generations of Marcoses, are tainted with the “original sin” of the deceased. Bongbong will be a bad president simply because he is his father’s son. No amount of baptism, no amount of ice buckets being dumped on the Marcoses’ heads will ever be able to wash away this sin, especially since incessantly reminding Filipinos of “the dark Marcos years” and how “they were saved by Cory and friends” is what keeps the Aquinos relevant.The other side of the coin was mentioned earlier. Because Cory is a saint to the pro-Aquino group – this belief is not to be questioned at all times – BS Aquino is, too. And because BS Aquino chose Mar Roxas, then Mar is immaculate. End of discussion.BS Aquino’s lame duck, limp dick presidency, however, is anything but untainted. Countless lives have been needlessly lost due to his government’s incompetence. All one has to do is mention the Luneta Hostage incident, the mismanagement and unnecessary politicization of Typhoon Haiyan relief operations, and the 44 dead from the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Filipinos should not ignore either, the attempt by BS Aquino’s “peace panel” to hand over to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) a sizable portion of Mindanao, never mind that certain provisions were dubious and possible violations of the Constitution. They were negotiating, as equals, with an insurgent group, for crying out loud.Mar Roxas is no slouch when it comes to the screw-ups department. Filipinos continue to blame him for the breakdown of the Mass Railway Transit (MRT) commuter train system, and supposedly with good reason; shady deals which replaced the maintenance contractor with a dubious one were approved during his term, and were continued under his successor in the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), Jun Abaya. Mar also figures significantly in the botched Haiyan relief operations because of his episode with Tacloban mayor Alfred Romualdez (“you must remember that you are a Romualdez and the president is an Aquino”). Mar was also seemingly bypassed by BS Aquino in the planning and execution of the operation in Mamasapano (the “misencounter”), yet he continued to defend his boss. He also downplayed the bullet-planting operations (tanim-bala) done by personnel in the Manila International Airport (“kung nagpasok ka ng contraband sa airport, paano naging problema ng gobyerno yun?“).Therein lies the hypocrisy. The pro-Mar, pro-Aquino, anti-Marcos groups would like Filipinos to believe that the Marcos survivors and descendants are forever “unclean” for simply breathing and carrying the clan name, yet overlooking mistakes committed consciously by the Aquinos and Mar is perfectly acceptable. The double standard being applied here only serves to highlight the stark difference in the nature of each side’s transgressions.Even if, for argument’s sake, Bongbong were grown enough back in the 80’s to decide to oppose his father, and now could simply apologize for his father’s crimes, why are Filipinos expecting him to do something they themselves wouldn’t? Opposing one’s parents is considered a cardinal sin in Filipino society.Let’s apply the same standard to the Aquinos. Where is the clamor for BS Aquino to apologize for his mother’s incompetence? Where is the clamor for Mar to apologize for his failures and BS Aquino’s failure of government? What makes the need for Mar to apologize even more poignant is that he chose to continue Daang Matuwid instead of be his own man.There won’t be any, because generations of Filipinos have been indoctrinated into the dogmatic belief of “Aquino good, Marcos bad”. And this dogma is extended to whomever the Aquinos have pointed to as The Enemy. Gibo Teodoro and Renato Corona have had the misfortune of being tainted simply because of their association with Gloria Arroyo.This is indeed hypocrisy, if viewed from the lens of accountability as an idea. Because Filipinos, however, are unable to graduate from thinking in terms of personalities, to them there is no double standard.This is simply how things are done in the Philippines, and it is not likely to change for a long, long time.[Photo courtesy: indybay.org] | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/02/original-sin-the-hypocrisy-of-the-pro-mar-pro-aquino-anti-marcos-groups/ |
Manila’s Light Rail System Inaugurates World’s First Open-Door Roller Coaster Commuter Train | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/3/2016 0:00 | Move over, Six Flags and Great America. Here comes Manila’s open-door roller coaster train, the world’s first low-cost amusement mass commuter train.For thrill-seekers, riding the Light Railway Train (LRT) in Manila is an experience like no other. Imagine riding in a packed train car, running at full-speed above ground with its doors fully open!Well, we can’t describe the feeling, but student James Cubelo can, and shares his selfie video with readers and followers of The Adobo Chronicles.It’s more fun in the Philippines. We mean really, really more fun!This newest attraction is brought to you by the Aquino government.Watch the VIDEO. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/10/manilas-light-rail-system-inaugurates-worlds-first-open-door-roller-coaster-commuter-train/ |
FDA SEEKS TO PROMOTE HUNGER | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 8/11/2016 0:00 | but the artery-clogging substance that FDA says is the major cause of heart attacks.The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed measures that would all but eliminate artificial trans fats from the U.S. food supply. Under the proposal, the agency would declare that partially hydrogenated oils, the source of trans fats, were no longer “generally recognized as safe,” a legal category that permits the use of salt and caffeine, for example.That means companies would have to prove scientifically that partially hydrogenated oils are safe to eat, a very high hurdle given that scientific literature overwhelmingly shows the contrary. The Institute of Medicine has concluded that there is no safe level for consumption of artificial trans fats.A coalition of fast food restaurants, backed by a grassroots organization calling itself “Leave My Food Plate Alone,” immediately lambasted the FDA proposal, saying that it is really a “war to promote hunger.”A quick scan of various commercially-available food groups and items by The Adobo Chronicles came up with this partial list containing trans fats:Cookies, crackers, cakes, muffins, pie crusts, pizza dough, hamburger buns, stick margarine, vegetable shortening, pre-mixed cake mixes, pancake mixes, chocolate drink mixes, fried foods, donuts, French fries, chicken nuggets, hard taco shells, chips, candy, packaged or microwave popcorn , frozen dinners, frozen chicken and noodles, refrigerated crescent rolls, Oreo cookies, Wheat Thins, Triscuits, Fig Newtons, Nilla Wafers, cinnamon rolls, apple pie, hotcakes, pancakes, quarter pounder with cheese. The list goes on…Will the public soon see lots of empty supermarket shelves and freezers? Will some companies actually go out of business? Stay tuned. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2013/11/08/fda-seeks-to-promote-hunger/ |
Senator Bam Aquino Introduces Amendment To Proposed Death Penalty Bill | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 27/11/2017 0:00 | Opposition Senator Bam Aquino has made it crystal clear that he was against the reimposition of capital punishment in the Philippines.Pro- death penalty legislators, however, have been trying to find a compromise with Aquino in order to move forward with the stalled Bill. Well, they finally got what they wanted.Aquino has just filed an amendment to the proposed Death Penalty Bill by adding a provision that should capital punishment be reinstated in the country, execution should be in the form of an electric chair.Not just any electrict chair, but a yellow-painted electric chair just like Alabaman’s famed ‘Yellow Mama.’Yellow Mama is the nickname given to Alabama’s electric chair, which was used for executions from 1927–2002.First installed at Kilby State Prison in Montgomery, Alabama, the chair acquired its yellow color when painted using highway-line paint from the adjacent State Highway Department lab.[1] The chair was built by a British inmate in 1927 and was first used to execute Horace DeVauhan that same year. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/11/27/senator-bam-aquino-introduces-amendment-to-proposed-death-penalty-bill/#respond |
WHITE HOUSE MULLS CHANGE IN THE NATIONAL ANTHEM | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 20/07/2016 0:00 | Nothing can be more controversial and embarrassing than a public performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” that has gone awry –from Roseanne Barr’s disrespectful rendition to Christina Aguilera’s mixed-up lyrics to Hillary Clinton’s open mike fiasco.Experts agree that the U.S. National Anthem is one of the most difficult to sing not only because its lyrics make no utter sense to 9 in 10 Americans, but also because the melody requires someone with a super-stretched vocal range.A group of citizens has had enough of these embarrassing moments. It has sent a petition to The White House to replace “The Star-Spangled Banner” with Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA” The petition, posted in The White House web site, contends that the Cyrus song is much more easy to remember and has a more upbeat melody.Re-live the embarrassing moments.During a surprise visit to The White House press room, President Barack Obama indicated that he is leaning towards making the national anthem change through an Executive Order. Pressed by reporters on why he favors “Party in the USA,” Obama said: “Our national anthem should represent a celebration of our greatness as a nation, our resiliency as a people, and our party attitude which is the hallmark of our social fabric.”Obama added: “Imagine an American standing atop the Olympic medal stand while our national anthem is played, or being in the bleachers of a packed baseball arena with thousands and thousands of partying fans. It will be quite a riot! That’s what America is all about.”As of press time, the petition has gained a whopping 1,197 signatures. People can still sign on to the petition through the White House Petitions Web Page. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2013/07/20/white-house-mulls-change-in-the-national-anthem/ |
‘Today’ Show Co-Hosts Resign Over Matt Lauer’s Presidential Forum Gaffe | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 8/9/2016 0:00 | Calling Matt Lauer an embarrassment to the NBC Network and journalism, the co-hosts of the ‘Today’ Show resigned en masse today. Lauer’s co-hosts Al Roker, Natalie Morales and Savannah Gunthrie did not show up on the set of the popular morning show on Thursday.At issue was Lauer’s mishandling of the presidential forum on Wednesday. He was accused of unfairness, sloppiness and even sexism in moderating the event.Granted 30 minutes with each candidate, who appeared back-to-back at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan, Lauer devoted about a third of his time with Mrs. Clinton to questions about her use of a private email server, then seemed to rush through subsequent queries about weighty topics like domestic terror attacks.In contrast. Mr. Trump stormed onstage in his familiar motor-mouth style, often talking over Lauer and declining to directly answer many of his questions.Most egregiously, Mr. Lauer allowed Mr. Trump to repeat, unchallenged, the false claim that he had opposed the war in Iraq when he supported the invasion on record in 2002.The Adobo Chronicles ran into Roker at his Manhattan gym and we asked him why he was boycotting their morning show.“I don’t want to be identified with a biased co-host,” he said. “I am a true journalist and I don’t want that reputation to be tarnished.”We asked Roker who he thought should have moderated the forum instead.“Ann Curry,” he said with full confidence. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/08/today-show-co-hosts-resign-over-matt-lauers-presidential-forum-gaffe/#respond |
ABS-CBN journo Chiara Zambrano: Hindi namin trabaho na pabanguhin ang imahe ng gobyerno | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-11-10 15:12:21+08:00 | ABS-CBN reporter Chiara Zambrano slammed the ‘machinery’ of the government in their move to allegedly silence the legitimate journalists.In Zambrano’s Facebook post on November 7, she slammed the people behind the letter of Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson who requested to move Rappler from ‘Malacanang Press Crops to Social Media’.According to her, the work of the press is not to boost the image of the government, but to report the truth.She added that Rappler is not the only news organization that carefully observing the government.Zambrano also believes that Mocha Uson is not the one who wrote the letter that she sent to PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar, but she was helped by the ‘machinery’ who wanted to silence the legitimate journalists.She also pointed out that the constitution said that no law shall passed that would silence the press.This is her whole post:Mga bata, ganito ang itsura kapag sinusubukang kontrolin ng pamahalaan ang mga kilos at galaw ng mga lehitimong mamamahayag. Nakakainis nga naman siguro pag kinokontra ka palagi, pag hindi kinakagat ang mga alok mong propaganda, at binabasag lagi ang iyong trip. Eto lang po kasi ang problema: bilang mga lehitimong mamamahayag, hindi namin trabaho ang pabanguhin ang imahe ng gobyerno, o ipakalat ang gusto mong propaganda, o ipromote ang trip mo. Ang trabaho naming lahat, hindi lang ng Rappler, ay walang humpay na pagmamatyag sa mga kilos ng pamahalaan at pangyayari sa lipunan. Ilabas kung ano ang mali, sino ang mali, ipaliwanag kung bakit. Ipagbunyi ang gumagawa ng tama, para pamarisan. Ilatag lahat sa taongbayan, para sa oras na kailangan niyong pumanig, tumindig, magdesisyon, kabisado na ninyo at kaya na ninyong panindigan ang sarili ninyong desisyon.Hindi ito kagagawan ni Mocha. Hindi siya ganyan magsulat. Ang nakikita natin ngayon ay ang kanilang makinaryang gumagalaw. Hindi rin nila ito pwedeng maliitin at palabasing “housekeeping” measure lang, kasi wala naman sa ating pinanganak kahapon. Ito talaga ay tangkang busalan ang isang lehitimong grupo ng mga mamamahayag. Kaso, bukod sa medyo palyado yung logic at premise ng buong kilos na ito, hindi po talaga pwede yun eh. “No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press…” Hindi ko yan inimbento, merong tinatawag na 1987 Philippine Constitution, kung saan naka-base, nakatuntong, at umiikot ang lahat ng ating mga batas.The post of Zambrano got mixed reaction from the netizens, some were angered by her post, but some expressed their support to her.As of writing, the post of the ABS-CBN reporter reached 2,000+ reactions and 758 shares on Facebook.Source: | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/abs-cbn-journo-chiara-zambrano-hindi-namin-trabaho-na-pabanguhin-ang-imahe-ng-gobyerno/ |
Malacañang Admits: Duterte Got ‘Outside Help’ During 2016 Presidential Elections | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 8/4/2018 0:00 | In a piece written for South China Morning Post, blogger and self-proclaimed ‘investigative journalist’ Raissa Robles reported that then Presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte got ‘outside help’ that led to his election.To Robles’ surprise, Malacañang today confirmed the report, saying:”It is true that Duterte received outside help during the 2016 Presidential elections. In fact, he received votes from more that 313,000 Overseas Filipino Workers and Dual Citizens, representing more than 70% of outside voters.”For once, Robles’ reporting is accurate. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/04/08/malacanang-admits-duterte-got-outside-help-during-2016-presidential-elections/ |
Imelda Marcos Thanks Miss Philippines Maxine Medina For ‘Inventor’ Honor | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 27/01/2017 0:00 | In a video aired on Thursday, Miss Universe Philippines Maxine Medina said that former First Lady Imelda Marcos invented the terno.The Filipina bet made the assertion in a recorded video, aired during the live preliminary round of the 65th Miss Universe competition held Thursday night. Her short clip was taken during the candidates’ visit to Vigan, where they modeled ternos.“The terno was actually invented by our former first lady, Imelda Marcos. She invented these butterfly sleeves and they use it to cover their face,” Medina said in the video.Mrs. Marcos, who was watching the preliminary competition from the family estate in Ilocos Norte, jumped with joy upon hearing her name mentioned.Nevermind that what Medina said as an “alternative fact.” The former First Lady immediately sent a text message to the Philippines’ bet for this year’s Miss Universe crown to thank her for the great honor.“Thank you and good luck. You are truly the epitome of Filipina beauty and talent,” Marcos said in her message to Medina. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/01/27/imelda-marcos-thanks-miss-philippines-maxine-medina-for-inventor-honor/ |
“I cover fire niyo ako!” These two soldiers including a commander sacrifice their lives to save their wounded comrade in Marawi City | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-09-14 01:31:00+08:00 | Another heartbreaking, but inspiring story of two soldiers who sacrificed their lives in Marawi City went viral on the internet.The story of Captain Rommel “Daredevil” Sandoval who’s the commander of 11th Scout Ranger Company and Private First Class Sherwin Canapi on how they sacrificed their own lives just to save their wounded comrade during the battle in Marawi touched many Netizens on Facebook.Facebook fan page Scout Ranger Books, first published the story of Capt Sandoval and Pfc Canapi on social media, telling their followers how these two scout rangers saved their comrade, Corporal Jayson Mante who’s wounded after he got hit by five bullets and grenade explosion came from the Maute Terrorist Group.Capt. Rommel “Daredevil” Sandoval is the commander of the 11th Scout Ranger Company in Marawi City, but despite of his rank, he was the one who bravely sacrificed his life to prevent another casualty from his men. He was the first casualty from his company.Photo: Scout Ranger Books.The battle happened on September 10, 2017, the group of Captain Sandoval who’s already on the second floor of the building that they raided planned to save their wounded comrade who got left on the first floor of the building.Sandoval, who’s the commander of their company, decided to save his comrade together with only one companion and he only asked his remaining men to cover them with fire.“I cover fire niyo ako!” Capt. Sandoval said before he started his mission together with Pfc Canapi.They successfully reached the location of Corporal Mante and they confirmed that he’s still alive, however several Maute terrorists saw their location and started to wait for the right timing to finish the brave soldiers.Private First Class Sherwin Canapi was described by his companions as a ‘talented person’who knew how to paint, write songs, talented in sports and he’s also good in writing reports.Photo: Scout Ranger BooksThe brave soldiers tried to fought back to the terrorists, but unfortunately, Capt. Sandoval was got hit by a bullet in his cheek that resulted in his death while Pfc Canapi also got fatally wounded and killed during the mission.“Naabutan pa niya ang tao niya (Corporal Mante) at nakunan ng pulso. Kaso inabangan siya ng maraming ISIS at binaril una sa tagiliran. Kahit da dalawa lang sila, naka fire back pa sa mga bumabaril sa kanila. Kaso fatal ang sunod na tama ni Captain Sandoval sa pisngi.” Scout Ranger Books said in their Facebook post.Even the two brave soldiers died in battle, they successfully save the life of Corporal Mante who’s now being threatened in a hospital.Casket of Captain Rommel Sandoval, being transferred to Manila via C130 plane.Photo: Scout Ranger BooksThe company mates of Corporal Mante, asked for prayers as the wounded soldier still got a bullet stuck on his spinal column.Scout Ranger Books said that the story of Captain Sandoval is quite similar to the famous war movie “Saving Private Ryan” who’s the leading character died while being rescuing a private.Yesterday, President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wake of Capt. Sandoval and Pfc. Canapi to honor them personally.The families left by the two soldiers received a financial assistance and medal from President Duterte. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/cover-fire-niyo-ako-two-soldiers-including-commander-sacrifice-lives-save-wounded-comrade-marawi-city/ |
Risa Hontiveros Calls For Senate Hearing On Missing PhilHealth Funds | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 14/10/2017 0:00 | Philippine Senators are having so much fun with investigative hearings “in aid of legislation.” The hearings not only provide them the opportunity to have their few minutes of fame. It also helps distract from the fact that they are part of a do-nothing Senate.Risa Hontiveros is one Senator who basks in the pleasure of Senate hearings, whether it’s about ‘fake news,” illegal drugs or whatever.So today, she called for a Senate hearing on the alleged missing PhilHealth Funds amounting to P1.7 billion, during the time that she was connected with the health insurance agency.For starters, she had summoned herself to be one of the resource persons for the hearing.Very Sunset Boulevard: ”Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/10/14/risa-hontiveros-calls-for-senate-hearing-on-missing-philhealth-funds/?share=email |
JUSTIN BIEBER WILL SEEK ASYLUM IN SAN FRANCISCO AFTER CONCERTS IN CALIFORNIA | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 16/11/2017 0:00 | Teenage idol Justin Bieber has lined up a series of concerts in California in March next year at venues in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Oakland and San Jose.But sources close to the Canadian singer who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Bieber will cut short his concert tour after his performance at the Oakland Oracle Arena on March 18, virtually cancelling his two scheduled concerts at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on March 20 and 21.Instead, Bieber, who has had many encounters with U.S. law enforcement because of his behavior, will proceed to San Francisco to seek refuge from U.S. Immigration officials.Bieber has repeatedly been charged with misdemeanors and violations including driving under the influence (DUI), resisting arrest and drag racing.In 2013, the then 19-year-old Bieber was caught on camera urinating in a mop bucket as he and others raced through a New York City restaurant kitchen. Before exiting, Bieber sprayed a photograph of Clinton and dropped the F-bomb in reference to the former president.The Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) is reportedly monitoring Bieber’s activities and is planning to revoke his work permit.Fearing deportation, Bieber has decided to avail of San Francisco’s Sanctuary policy which prevents non-U.S. citizens from being handed over to law enforcement agencies to face crimes committed in the city or elsewhere in the U.S.San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee told The Adobo Chronicles that the City by the Bay remains committed to its sanctuary status and welcomes the addition of Bieber to the growing number of high-profile celebrities that have chosen to make San Francisco their home sweet home. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/11/16/justin-bieber-will-seek-asylum-in-san-francisco-after-concerts-in-california/ |
How The State Of Michigan Will Enforce Anti-Sodomy Law | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 9/2/2016 0:00 | effectively equating the two. The law makes it a felony for anyone to commit “the abominable and detestable crime against nature with mankind or with any animal.” If the person is already a sex offender, violations are punishable by life in prison.Since most sexual activity is done in private, both critics amd supporters of the new bill have questioned how it will be enforced.But the smart Michigan legislators have apparently taken care of that by tucking a provision in the bill that would require home, apartment and hotel owners to install hidden cameras in all bedrooms. The cameras will feed into a 24-hour central monitoring station that would be established and funded from taxpayer money.As incentive, the bill authorizes that 100% of expenses by the state’s citizens to install the cameras will be tax-deductible.However, failure to install the cameras within 6 months after the bill becomes law will result in fine or imprisonment, or both.In the meantime, the state of Michigan is now accepting applications from individuals who will be employed as sodomy monitors. All are encouraged to apply, except registered sex offenders. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/02/09/how-the-state-of-michigan-will-enforce-anti-sodomy-law/?share=email |
Leni Robredo: It Was Mick Jagger Who Invited Me To Speak At LSE | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/4/2018 0:00 | Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo denied rumors that it was billionaire George Soros who invited her and funded her trip to London for a speaking engagement at the London School of Economics (LSE). Soros, whom President Rodrigo Duterte had said is funding the Human Rights Watch that is critical of his administration, is one of the most prominent alumni of LSE.But in an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, Robredo said that it was not Soros but rock singer Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) who arranged for her appearance at LSE. Jagger also attended LSE.So, is Jagger a fan of Robredo, or is Robredo a fan of Jagger? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/04/10/leni-robredo-it-was-mick-jagger-who-invited-me-to-speak-at-lse/#respond |
Noynoy Aquino expresses grave fears of a Bongbong Marcos win in #EDSA30 speech! | [] | 2016-02-25 07:29:54+00:00 | It is quite telling that Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III would go as far as reminding Filipinos to stop referring to the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos as the Philippines’ “Golden Age”. It means BS Aquino now recognises the immense popularity of vice presidential candidate Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr as a grave threat.This follows a New York Times report asserting that Filipinos yearn for a return to a similar Golden Age marked by a Marcos back in Malacanang…Michelle Pulumbarit, 31, a customer service operator who lives north of Manila, said Mr. Marcos was putting forward a proposal for the future that will bring back the best of the Marcos years. She is not concerned about martial law and human rights violations, she said. “For me, those are things of the past,” she said. “That was a time when our economy was booming. Even Imelda did a lot of good things. She shared our culture with the world. I can forgive her for having so many shoes.”A key concern amongst anti-Marcos campaigners lies in what they regard as an “alarming” position taken by young Filipinos who form a huge proportion of the Philippines’ pool of voters. Most Filipino “millenials” who are equipped primarily with anecdotal evidence of the Martial Law years have expressed a widespread disillusionment with the “democracy” pitched to them under the “EDSA People Power” flag. They only see the absolute wretchedness of life in the Philippines under the current regime and take the position that things need to change — and that the closest model of how things should be in the Philippines was a time when discipline and order ruled…Apple Buiza, 26, an employee of a Manila aluminum siding company, said the fate of Imelda Marcos’s jewels was not a priority for her in the next election. Ms. Buiza spends hours each day battling traffic to get to work and is frustrated by the current government. She said she has heard stories of how orderly the country was during the Marcos years. “During the time of martial law, the Philippines was disciplined,” Ms. Buiza said as she gestured toward a group of jaywalkers dodging vehicles and blocking traffic. “People don’t even know how to cross the street now.”The trouble with Aquino is that whilst he focused most of his media time on vilifying his predecessor former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, blaming “corruption” supposedly perpetrated by previous administrations, and waxing poetic about his parents’ “heroic” legacies, then Senator Bongbong Marcos sustained a message to the public consistently themed on the future and moving towards it. Back in early 2015 in the days immediately following the massacre of 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troops by elements of the terrorist Moro Islamic Liberation Front, then Senator Marcos charted a crystal-clear three-point way forward out of the ensuing crisis that gripped the country in its aftermath.While Malacanang suffered an astounding paralysis and repeatedly stammered out mixed messages to the public as the much-vaunted Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) initiative was crushed under the public relations fallout from the massacre, Marcos was in the field cobbling together consensus on how to proceed and assuring a bewildered Filipino public that options were being explored.Suffice to say, the manner with which Marcos stepped up to the challenge while Aquino and his entire Cabinet descended into an orgy of internal bickering and incompetent statesmanship did not help at all. As is evident in the NYT report, Filipinos long before then had already developed a healthy cynicism for the brand of “demo-crazy” sold to them by the Aquino-Cojuangco clan. Indeed, even the whole notion that the Aquinos and Cojuangcos are symbols of the “Spirit of EDSA” is now being challenged.It is now a widely-held theory that the renewed — and surging — interest in the virtues of the Martial Law Years of former President Marcos and its regard as a “Golden Age” by some Filipinos is a direct result of a lack of any progress realised over the last 30 years, more specifically over the last six years of the Second Aquino Administration. It could be said that The Great Democratic Experiment of the Philippines was marked more by a wholesale missing of the real point of freedom of an entire society and a series of governments that ruled since 1986.Instead of a stronger nation, what emerged after 30 years is a country characterised by a non-existent fighting capability, mainstream media networks that dumb down rather than enlighten their audiences, and a people that lack a clear picture of what their long-term future might look like. Filipinos today are also a lot more fearful for their safety and, as a result, have turned to latching on to cowboy rhetoric fielded by the likes of presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte who promises to clamp down on crime by summarily gunning down suspected criminals.And, yes, Filipinos now also look to the Martial Law years of the 1970s and early 1980s as a Golden Age.Who’s fault is that?Well, you can’t be in power and presume to take credit for the good but not for the bad.It’s been 30 years and the national narrative (as propagated by the powers-that-be) remains stuck in a bygone past — an age when ordinary people supposedly lacked today’s much-hyped technological capability to more effectively “spring” change from the grassroots. Indeed, a people who lacked mobile technology and social media supposedly instigated a “revolution” over a three-year period since Ninoy Aquino’s assassination in 1983. Today, 20 years since the Internet became available to ordinary users and roughly 10 years since the dawn of social media, Filipino “activists” have failed to step up to the promise of uplifting the quality of the way their compatriots participate in a democracy that aspires to join the modern world. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/02/noynoy-aquino-expresses-grave-fears-of-a-bongbong-marcos-surge-during-edsa30/ |
DLSU Prof. Antonio Contreras exposes anti-Marcos crowd’s hypocrisy | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2016-09-14 00:27:34+00:00 | I was just scrolling through my Facebook feed earlier tonight when I saw two posts from DLSU Political Science Professor Antonio P. Contreras who I follow on Facebook (I recommend you follow him as well). In those two posts, Professor Contreras exposed the hypocrisy of the anti-Marcos crowd. Take a look.Here is the first post:Antonio P. Contreras55 mins ·Just what I expected, the apology of Imee Marcos will never be enough. Some point out that Bongbong and Imelda should also apologize, and they should be doing so not only on behalf of the dead Marcos but for their sins as well. It will never be enough for these people. Even the death of the Marcoses will never be enough to satisfy the demand for justice by these people consumed by hatred, which the more I think about it, is less about justice and more about vengeance.Maybe while they are in this mood, why don’t they also ask the descendants of the left to apologize too for the innocent civilians they murdered in their rebellion, and for murdering their own kind during their own internal wars. They should demand apology from every offspring of corrupt politicians who benefited from the PDAF and the DAP, and who even defended Noynoy Aquino in committing such acts. They should likewise demand apology from all children and descendants of the Makapilis and those who collaborated with the enemy.They should ask Kris and Noynoy and their relatives to apologize for the collaboration of their grandfather with the Japanese, and earlier, for benefiting from the war chest of the revolution, and for Hacienda Luisita. As they demand the Marcoses to return their loot, maybe the Aquinos and the Cojuangcos should return theirs too. Since they have a very rigid standard for acceptable apology, maybe they have to be as comprehensive too.This, while we never even demand a simply apology from the Americans for the murders committed when they occupied our country. This, while we look at Japan as a source of inspiration even without the Japanese apologizing for the rape committed to many of our women during WW II.Here is the second post:Antonio P. Contreras30 mins ·Taena.If we are so damned concerned about the crimes of humanity committed by the Marcoses and his minions during Martial Law, then why did we not form truth commissions and filed criminal cases against those who were still alive at the time Cory Aquino took to power? Why did we focus on the loot and not on the murder, torture, rape, and forced disappearances? Why have we reduced alleged victims of Martial Law into mere beneficiaries of a legislated indemnification?Why on earth did we not even pursue the reopening of the investigation on the Ninoy assassination? Why do we keep on using the unsolved horrors of Martial Law to fuel the fires of hatred and division, when we could have opted to seek the truth using legal processes and use it as the foundation for restitutive justice and reconciliation, and of moving on? Why have we reduced the horrors of Martial Law into simply a political capital to feed the careers and fortunes of the elites who benefit from keeping it as such?Professor Contreras may not have realized it, but what he posted basically supported my previous Get Real Post entry about why the anti-Marcos crowd has failed to make its case to the Filipino people. Putting that aside, Prof. Contreras was on target and on point with his post. It’s about time someone from the academe spoke out. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/09/dlsu-prof-contreras-exposes-anti-marcos-crowds-hypocrisy/#comments |
Canadian Political Expert writes open letter to NUJP: “You are guilty of faking the news and deceiving the public and international community” | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-04-02 04:02:05+08:00 | Amid the newest tirades of President Rodrigo Duterte against some journalist in the Philippines, a Canadian Political Scientist who studied the politics of the Philippines writes an open letter to the National Union of Journalist of the Philippines (NUJP).Amir Assadollahi, wrote in his lengthy open-letter that the response of the NUJP against President Rodrigo Duterte who lambasted two giant media companies in the Philippines “is a load of crap”He believes that not all the journalists represented the NUJP and the group were lack of integrity and honesty and claimed that they intentionally twisted some news about the President and taking his speeches out of context to destroy his image to the international community.Economic aid and investment might also be affected by the actions of some news outlet against President Rodrigo Duterte.Mr. Assadollahi said that NUJP were guilty of distorting the news for their own interest.Instead of helping the country with their journalistic skills, Mr. Assadollahi believes that the media defended the side of the criminals which President Rodrigo Duterte wanted to destroy.This is the full letter of Mr. Assadollahi:An open letter to the National Union of Journalist of the Philippines, Pardon my language, but let me put it in quotation so you can quote me, “your letter is a LOAD OF CRAP” written on behalf of all journalist under the National Union of Journalist of the Philippines while not all journalist agree with you. I am a Canadian Political Scientist, and have had enough time to observe the politics of the Philippines and how its major media outlets portray the news. I can say it with clarity that you lack the journalistic integrity and lack honesty – you intentionally and knowingly turning and twisting the news and taking the speeches out of context to make sure international community does not know the reality in the Philippines. Your news organizations represent the corporate media that is owned by corrupt political and economic oligarchs who are against the reforms in the Philippines. I have not heard or read any single worthy or honest or truthful news that you as “JOURNALISTS” who in particular work for “GMA”, “ABS-CBN”, “INQ”, “Rappler” and “Philippine Star” feed the Filipinos and the global community. I have made few commentaries in the past on my Public Wall on my FB on that topic on how to keep you honest, and I have seen that many people and the volunteers have taken the steps to show the global community and the Filipinos that they are recognizing your lies and your aims to constantly discredit the President of the Philippines and to suffocate the National Interest of the Philippines. You constantly aim to instigate riots and rallies in the Philippines to make news, steer the global community to block economic aid and investment in the Philippines, aimed constantly to steer tension between the ethnic groups in the Philippines and spark tension with the neighboring countries of the Philippines. You are guilty of faking the news and deceiving the public and international community. I have seen how you cut and paste the news, I have read news by you the so called journalist that were full of distorted news aimed for the benefits of your masters (by hat I mean your corrupt bosses). You, rather than use your journalistic skills and training to put the criminals behind bars and help your country achieve its goals to end criminality, corruption and illegal drug trades, you actually supporting criminal behaviors and corruption. You call yourself journalist, but lack integrity that a journalist must have. You do not represent all the journalists in the Philippines, and your voice not necessary represents all of their voice. Maybe it is time to create a new Union for Journalists, and separate the fake journalist from the real journalists in the Philippines who have true integrity and they honestly report the news. I personally cannot recognize you as a representative of all journalists in the Philippines. Amir AssadollahiA Canadian Political Scientist / Commentator (just in case the name clouded the judgment of some readers!)Last week, President Rodrigo Duterte criticized the media companies that allegedly twisted some of his statements that made him look bad.In response, NUJP released a statement against President Rodrigo Duterte and called him a petty tyrant and indecent. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/canadian-political-expert-writes-open-letter-nujp-guilty-faking-news-deceiving-public-international-community/ |
SENATOR MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO JOINS ADOBO CHRONICLES AS MANILA BUREAU CHIEF | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 3/12/2017 0:00 | Who says politics and the media don’t mix?The Adobo Chronicles announced today that the very popular Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago will assume the post of Philippines Bureau Chief in Manila.The announcement came just days after the 69-year-old feisty senator formally launched her new book titled, “Stupid Is Forever.” The 132-page book features a collection of Santiago’s jokes, speeches and pick-up lines.The publishers of The Adobo Chronicles said that “no other person is more deserving and capable of leading our Manila bureau than Santiago whose intelligence, sense of humor, sarcasm and fearlessness are great assets in the pursuit of our journalistic mission.”The Adobo Chronicles is published in California and distributed worldwide. It has close to 12 Million readers, 30% of whom live in the Philippines. Its top market is the U.S. at 40%. The rest of its readership is spread throughout Asia, Europe, South America, Australia and the Middle East.Santiago, a lawyer and an incumbent senator, holds the distinction as the first female editor of the University of the Philippines’ official student newspaper, The Philippine Collegian. She was also editor of The Philippine Journal.Her colleagues in the Senate cower in fear every time she opens her mouth to debate issues or discuss pending legislation. She minces no words when confronting politicians and others accused of wrongdoing.At her book launching, Santiago made a controversial comment, thanking “the millions of stupid Filipinos who inspired this book.” She later clarified her comment saying that she was referring to the millions of corrupt politicians in the Philippines and the world over.At the same event, when asked by reporters what she would say to Pope Francis if she meets him in January during the Philippine papal visit, Santiago said, “Hi, Sexy!”Readers of The Adobo Chronicles can look forward to bigger, better and more controversial articles originating from the Philippines.Welcome, Madam Editor! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/12/03/senator-miriam-defensor-santiago-joins-adobo-chronicles-as-manila-bureau-chief/ |
LOOK: List of victims of the tragic fire in HTI EPZA Cavite | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-02-02 08:09:03+08:00 | Thousands of Caviteños work in Housing Technology Industries (HTI) Factory located in Cavite Export Processing Zone in Barangay Bacao, General Trias City.According to the latest updates, 155 were injured and some in critical condition quickly brought to the nearest hospital in General Trias.GOCavite and Former Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla also posted an update on the fire that still present in the Factory.They also posted the names of the rescued victims, but according to Remulla, hundreds of employees were still missing and allegedly trapped inside the burning factory.Netizens thanked the LGU of Cavite for updating the Netizens about the tragedy happened in EPZA. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/look-list-victims-tragic-fire-hti-epza-cavite/ |
CALIFORNIA MOTORISTS REQUIRED TO CARRY TAPE MEASURE AS PART OF NEW THREE FEET LAW | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 16/09/2017 0:00 | California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a new law requiring motorists to keep a buffer of three feet (1 yard) from bicyclists when passing by or slowing down. Drivers will have to maintain the space to avoid getting fined for a violation.The California Legislature passed the Three Feet for Safety Act which became effective as of Tuesday, Sept. 16, in the State of California and has been passed in a bid to keep cyclists safe. Statistics reveal that over 150 cyclists were killed in the state in 2012.A fine print in the new law also requires all motorists to carry with them a tape measure or a yardstick at all times so that they can accurately measure the required buffer between their cars and the cyclists.A San Francisco motorist complained that with the high cost of car maintenance, insurance and gasoline, the tape measure or yardstick requirement is yet another expense that will cause a burden to motorists. “I am seriously considering selling my car and just take public transportation,” he said. “I just want to first be assured that MUNI and BART will always run on schedule because I cannot afford to be late for work.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/16/california-motorists-required-to-carry-tape-measure-as-part-of-new-three-feet-law/#respond |
The one hurdle the Philippines needs to jump to catch up with the rest of southeast Asia | [] | 2016-01-22 01:43:37+00:00 | Whatever this or any other crop of politicians vying for the hallowed vote of the Filipino say, it is evident that the Philippines continues to fall further and further behind most measures of success. The standards are being set by its neighbours in the otherwise vibrant southeast Asian region.For one thing, the Philippines’ competitors are giving themselves ambitious goals. Indonesia, after recently announcing the start of construction of its first bullet train which is to link its capital city Jakarta with the city of Bandung 160 kilometres away, has reportedly expressed a goal to “dominate the ship market in Asia”. It seems to be on track to make good on this promise after completing the first of two Strategic Sealift Vessels (SSV) built by its state-owned shipbuilding company PT PAL to be delivered to the Philippine Navy in late 2016.“We have to be a winning nation. We must not always be a loser as we already have superiority in shipbuilding industry,” said Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Rizal Ramli during the vessel’s launch ceremonies.Indeed, regional current affairs journal The Diplomat proposes the possibility of an “Indonesian defense revolution” under current President Joko Widodo. Widodo considers self-reliance key to achieving their strategic military development objectives and is embarking on a programme to ensure military technology is aggressively acquired by Indonesia’s state-run military equipment manufacturers.[Widodo] said Indonesia should stop its habit of chasing after foreign weapon systems without making efforts to boost domestic production. He also added that the focus should be on building integrated defense equipment systems. Predictably, he also found a way to work in his global maritime fulcrum doctrine, emphasizing that the country’s shipbuilding industry should be able to produce non-military equipment as well like commercial ships. The whole point of this defense transformation, Jokowi stressed, is to ensure the industry is “developed for long term use, not only for one or two years.”Filipinos should start asking their leaders and, more importantly, themselves if they are up to the challenge of foisting the same kind of ambition upon themselves. Indeed, in the case of Indonesia’s military goals, the self-reliance doctrine that is central to this mission is “reflected in the 2012 Law on Defense Industry, and is central to realizing the country’s goal of developing the Indonesian military (TNI) into a minimum essential force by 2024”.Do Filipinos have ambitious goals that are as specific and as absolute as those of Indonesia’s?An essential ingredient to putting the Philippines on a path to greatness is articulating a clear direction. Truly grand visions are built upon a solid foundation of just a handful of key fundamentals — rule of law, social justice, strong economy, and a government sector focused on public service.Unfortunately, many of the promises laid out by virtually all Filipino politicians do not go beyond these basics. They pitch justice, economy, and service as ends by themselves rather than stepping stones to more lofty dreams. Filipino voters, for their part, have long been conditioned to expect very little of their leaders and of themselves. As such, the results of both their collective efforts and the efforts of their leaders consistently fall short of achieving these mere basics.The current crop of presidential candidates reflects this abject mediocrity in aspirations. Rodrigo Duterte’s promises do not go beyond the 6-12 month horizon. Indeed, he invites Filipinos to “kill him” if he fails over that short period to meet his shortsighted promises. Liberal Party candidate Mar Roxas has turned his party tagline “Daang Matuwid” into his campaign mantra, yet is unable to tell Filipino voters in specific terms where this supposedly “straight path” leads to. Current Vice President Jejomar Binay who is also running for the presidency is content with simply proving he is not a crook. Filipinos will likely vote for him if he succeeds in persuading them to see beyond all that. The other candidate, Grace Poe, suffers from a crisis of citizenship and will likely spend the presidency defending her right to be called a “Filipino”.Nowhere in the political “debate” is any semblance of strategic vision discussed. The minds of even the country’s top opinion-shapers are imprisoned by the small square that ringfences the landscape of the Philippines’ political discourse. One social media “activist”, for example is caught up in a futile campaign to convince Filipinos to vote for Mar Roxas on the back of the lame threat of a Binay presidency if Roxas loses.That sort of thinking can hardly ever compare to the foundational thoughts applied by a new crop of southeast Asian people who have set their sights at nothing less than taking their places at the top of the global food chain.Will the Philippines ever let go of its mediocre and defeatist style of thinking and join its forward-looking peers in the region?For now, these elections and the candidates playing in its field do not offer a promising answer to that question. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/01/how-the-philippines-can-catch-up-with-the-rest-of-southeast-asia/#comments |
MANNY PACQUIAO BEGS FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO RECONSIDER RETIREMENT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 7/10/2017 0:00 | Filipino champion boxer Manny Pacquiao has asked Floyd Mayweather to reconsider his decision to hang up his gloves.Mayweather, undefeated after 49 boxing fights, announced his decision yesterday.Pacquiao, who earlier this year lost to Mayweather in what was billed as the “Fight of the Century” in Las Vegas, has announced that he was running for Philippine senator in the 2016 elections. However, he also said that he would fight one more bout in the ring before he hangs up his gloves. He had hoped for a rematch with Mayweather.“I beg of Mayweather to give me one more chance to rebuild my reputation as a boxer,” Pacquiao said. “Besides, retiring after 49 wins is not as impressive a record as 50 wins.”“But if given the chance to face Mayweather again, I want to be the boxer that will stop the American from his 50th undefeated record,” Pacquiao added.The Mayweather camp has not responded so far to Pacquiao’s challenge. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/07/manny-pacquiao-begs-floyd-mayweather-to-reconsider-retirement/?share=email |
Gay Republicans Unite To Dump Trump | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 15/07/2016 0:00 | Moments after Donald Trump hinted at naming Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate, the Log Cabin Republicans unanimously voted to dump the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.The GOP LGBT group announced its decision to instead vote for Hillary Clinton just days before Monday’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.The gay Republicans vehemently opposes Trump’s choice of Pence whom they described as a politician who doesn’t think gay people should be able to get married, serve in the military, shop at bakeries or eat at pizzerias.In 2003, Pence, then representing the sixth congressional district of Indiana, co-sponsored an amendment that would have prohibited same-sex marriage. Four years later, he voted against the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, which aimed to prevent job discrimination based on sexual orientation. While in Congress, he opposed a bill aimed at more effectively prosecuting hate crimes based on sexual orientation and voted against the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.Previously, Trump was seen as a gay-friendly candidate for the nation’s top post, that is until he made his potential VP choice.In a press statement obtained in advance by The Adobo Chronicles, the Log Cabin Republicans addressed Trump directly by saying, “You’re either with us, or against us.” They ended their statement with the hashtag, #We’reWithHer. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/07/15/gay-republicans-unite-to-dump-trump/#respond |
SHORTAGE OF IRISH BEER IN THE U.S. REPORTED | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 11/3/2017 0:00 | Budweiser. Our reporters obtained a confidential memo from Budweiser high officials directing their purchasing department to buy and hoard as much Irish beer as possible. The memo said: “Our marketing goal this coming St. Patrick’s Day is to create an artificial shortage of Irish beer so that beer drinkers will have no choice but to consume Budweiser beer.”St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S. is credited with the highest beer consumption at any time in any given year.It is estimated that almost 12% of the U.S. population is of Irish or part Irish heritage which makes the Irish American population greater than the actual Irish population in Ireland.So on Monday, be prepared to be pinched by old ladies for not wearing something green, and to drink Budweiser in place of Guinness or other Irish beer brands. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/03/11/shortage-of-irish-beer-in-the-u-s-reported/ |
Word War: Inday Sara strikes back at Mariel de Leon | [] | 2017-11-17 22:50:04+08:00 | Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte strikes back at Miss International 2017 Philippine bet Mariel del Leon after de leon twitted back at Inday Sara for being ‘insecure and unhappy of others defeat.’Inday Sara earlier said that she had a bad experience with de leon but she chose to keep the full details of it for herself first.“Karma” is how the Mayor described the defeat of Mariel who failed to be at the TOP 15 in Miss International. De leon is staunch Duterte critic who hates the government which prompted the lady Mayor to react.Here is Inday Sara’s newest tirade she posted on facebook. | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/word-war-inday-sara-strikes-back-mariel-de-leon/ |
BICYCLISTS WANT TO [OVER]RULE SAN FRANCISCO | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 28/07/2018 0:00 | They already have their own green-painted lanes in the streets of San Francisco. Now they also want immunity from traffic enforcement.A San Francisco bike group unhappy with a crackdown on cyclists who run stop signs is protesting the law by obeying it in critical mass style.On Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., the bicycle advocacy group, Wigg Party, plans to ride the Wiggle route, a popular San Francisco thoroughfare, in single file and stop at every single stop sign. The goal? To create an inevitable traffic jam for bikers and motorists alike.It’s bad enough that half the lanes in each direction on the city’s major thoroughfares are already reserved for buses and taxis, but now private cars have to share the other half with bicyclists. It has turned San Francisco streets into a hodge-podge of red and green lanes, with private cars caught in between.The Wigg Party argues that motorists should be taking mass public transportation instead of driving their cars in the city. “Well and good, ” a motorist argued back, “except that riding a bicycle is hardly considered mass transportation either.”But bicyclists sure know how to rule the streets and overrule San Francisco’s laws. Through critical mass.San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has threatened that if the bicyclists don’t behave, he will have to deputize the Dykes on Bikes to enforce San Francisco’s laws. Yeah, who needs the National Guard? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/28/bicyclists-want-to-overrule-san-francisco/ |
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