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SEC Approves Facebook Philippines’ Application For Logo Change | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 24/10/2018 0:00 | The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that it has approved Facebook Philippines’ application for a change in its corporate logo.The SEC announcement comes just a day after the social networking giant took down some 95 Facebook pages and 39 accounts that were identified as pro-Duterte, on the grounds that the pages violated its policies on SPAM as well as its authenticity policies..Among the pages taken down were pages like Duterte Media, Duterte sa Pagbabago BUKAS, DDS, Duterte Phenomenon, and DU30 Trending News.Earlier, Malacañang, through Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, said that the government had no problems with Facebook pulling the pro-Duterte accounts and respects the independence of companies and their right to formulate their own corporate policies.The new logo only applies to Facebook Philippines and involves just a change in color to reflect its political leanings and the influence exerted by the Yellows in the country in stifling free speech. The only other addition is an image of the Philippine flat on the logo’s upper left-hand corner. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/10/24/sec-approves-facebook-philippines-application-for-logo-change/ |
KRIS AQUINO NAMED AS CO-HOST OF MISS USA PAGEANT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 7/7/2018 0:00 | Things seem to be turning up roses for the beleaguered Donald Trump and his Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.After his disparaging remarks about Mexicans during his announcement for a bid to become the Republican nominee for president, Trump lost both Univision and NBC Universal which were home networks for the live television coverage of the pageants.Luckily, Trump found an ally in the little known Reelz cable network which agreed to air the Miss USA pageant live from Baton Rouge, Louisiana on July 12.But then, five co-hosts of the Miss USA pageant all dropped out from their duties, including Thomas Roberts, Cheryl Burke, Roselyn Sanchez, Cristian de la Fuente and Jeannie Mai.Luck comes twice in a row so to speak, when the Philippines’ self-proclaimed queen of all media and presidential sister Kris Aquino agreed to co-host the Miss USA pageant this weekend. “It has always been my dream to be the host of the Miss Universe Pageant,” Aquino said, “and I hope hosting the Miss USA pageant is a stepping stone towards that dream.” CNN’s Don Lemon is rumored to be Aquino’s co-host for Miss USA.What is left for Trump is to deal with the fallout from participating Miss Universe countries. Mexico, Panama and the Philippines have dropped out of the Miss Universe pageant, and other Latin American countries are expected to follow suit.But perhaps with the prestige that Aquino brings to the pageant, the boycotting countries might very well change their minds.Stay tuned. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/07/kris-aquino-named-as-co-host-of-miss-usa-pageant/?share=email |
“Ah ganon?” WATCH: Mike Enriquez and Leni Robredo awkward interview: Masyado daw po kayong Ambisyosa? | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-05-10 22:27:49+08:00 | The radio interview of news anchor and radio host Mike Enriquez to Vice President Leni Roberedo on DZBB on May 9 went viral after netizens saw that the discussion between the two became awkward.During the interview that posted by Maharlika on her Facebook fan page, Mike Enriquez asked Leni Robredo about the views of her critics and enemies in politics.The radio host became straightforward in his questioned that made the Vice President little bit shocked and she only responded enriquez with an awkward smile.“Masyado daw po kayong ambisyosa?” Enriquez asked Robredo.Robredo believed that she labeled as “ambitious” by her enemies because they thought that she wanted to become a President.She explained that she’s not hungry for power and her supporters knew that.But the situation became more awkward because of the reply of Enriquez to Vice President Robredo’s explanation.“Ah ganon.. anong gusto niyong maging?” Enriquez asked Robredo followed by his laugh.Robredo answered Mike and the Vice President said that she only wanted to have a momentum to do her job.“Ah ganon?” Enriquez replied.When Robredo said that it would take five years before President Duterte’s term ended, Enriquez noticed the body language of Robredo.“Bumaba po yung balikat niyo eh di ko alam kung namalayan niyo yun,” Enriquez told Robredo.“Nahahalata ba?” Robredo said.Enriquez also not convinced by what Robredo said that she doesn’t have any plans to run for presidency on 2022.“Ah ganon.. Wala.. never? Paninindigan niyo po ba yan ma’am?” Enriquez said.The radio host asked again if Leni Robredo would change her mind if her supporters gathered five million signatures to urge her to run for Presidency.In response, Leni Robredo said that five million signatures are not enough to win the presidency.“Ah ganun..” Enriquez told Robredo again. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/ah-ganun-watch-mike-enriquez-leni-robredo-awkward-interview-masyado-daw-po-kayong-ambisyosa/ |
Blogger lectures Senator Hontiveros about the real reason why Rappler was barred to operate by SEC | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2018-01-15 21:17:28+08:00 | A blogger who’s known for her pro-Duterte post confronted Risa Hontiveros on Twitter after the lady Senator accused the government of attacking the press freedom for removing the news website Rappler’s license to operate.According to Hontiveros, the move by Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines (SEC) to remove Rappler is ‘Marcosian’ or an act by a ‘dictator’.“The revocation of Rappler’s resignation is pure harassment and a clear attack on press freedom. It is also Marcosian. It’s a move straight out of the dictator’s playbook.” Hontiveros said in her tweet.Hontiveros also urged the public and the media to do an effort to defend the press freedom against the government that she accused of silencing Rappler.“I urge the public and all media practitioners to defend press freedom & the right to speak truth to power,” she said.The revocation of Rappler's registration is pure harassment and a clear attack on press freedom. It is also Marcosian. It's a move straight out of the dictator's playbook. I urge the public and all media practitioners to defend press freedom & the right to speak truth to power. — risa hontiveros (@risahontiveros) January 15, 2018But pro-Duterte blogger MJ Reyes who’s also a user of Twitter, told Hontiveros to not muddle the issue and she explained to the Senator why the famous news website was shut down by the government.According to her, the resignation was revoked not because Rappler allegedly sided with the Liberals, but because they violated the foreign ownership restrictions on mass media companies by allegedly selling their control to a foreign entity.“Don’t muddle the issue. Resignation was revoked not because they belong to your league but because Rappler violated the constitution by selling control to foreign entity,” Reyes said.Don't muddle the issue. Registration was revoked not because they belong to your league but because Rappler violated the Constitution by selling control to foreign entity. You yak like you know nothing about the law. Go review our Constitution, Senator. — Mj Reyes (@maanreyes) January 15, 2018SEC said that Omidyar Network, which owned by Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar invested money to Rappler. However, news website argued that Omidyar only placed money to them so it doesn’t mean that Rappler is already partly owned by the foreign company.The blogger also said that Hontiveros complained without having a knowledge about the law, so she urged the Senator to review the Philippine Constitution.“You yak like you know nothing about the law. Go review our Constitution, Senator.” she said.The tweet of MJ Reyes has gone viral on the internet and she got praised by the netizens who are also critics by Senator Hontiveros.Several netizens also couldn’t stop themselves in expressing their thoughts about the tweet of Hontiveros.““Pati si “Marcosian” nadamay pa. Just follow SEC regulations. Hontiveros has been yakking about constitution and rules of law but only to serve the self-interests of LPs. Come on, come to your senses Hontiveros. You have been senseless.” Abner Villahermosa remarked.“As expected, the yellow idiots start spinning Rappler‘s shutdown as an attack on the press, when its continued operation is a blatant violation of our laws; of course, the nitwit Risa Hontiveros doesn’t understand that” Melchor Vergara said.Despite of the revocation of Rappler’s license, SEC said that the news website can still continue to operate.“Rappler can continue while the decision is not yet final and executory,” Armand Pan, SEC spokesperson, told GMA News Online. “Rappler can exhaust legal remedies … make an appeal with the Court of Appeals in 15 days. Meanwhile, SEC decision is not final and executory.” SEC said in the decision. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/blogger-lectures-senator-hontiveros-real-reason-rappler-barred-operate-sec/ |
The Kings And Queens Of The Philippines | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/12/2016 0:00 | Now that ‘Sunday Beauty Queen’ has been named best picture of the Metro Manila Film Festival, it’s time to name the Kings and Queens of the Philippines, based on their impact on the events of 2016.President Duterte: Mura KingPresident Duterte: Pu King (short for P*tang *na)Senator Leila de Lima: Dakdak QueenVice President Robredo: Dakdak Queen IIVice President Robredo: Long Distance QueenGeneral Bato: King TokhangSenator Trillanes: Bu KingMocha Uson: Blog QueenCynthia Patag: Laos Queen (not the country)Raissa Robles: Reklamo QueenSass Rogando Sassot: Pisass (Pizzazz) QueenKris Aquino, retired: Queen of No MediaFerdinand E. Marcos: Libing KingYellow Forces, Coalition Against the Return of the Marcoses to Malacañang (CARMM), Black Friday Movement: Hukay Kings and QueensRenato Reyes (Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Secretary General): Rally KingFormer President Fidel Ramos: King KinganLoida Nicolas-Lewis: Di Maka Move-on QueenLoida Nicolas-Lewis: Long Distance Queen IIKorina Sanchez: Atraso Queen (wait lang kayo, ha)Former President NoyNoy Aquino: King InangyanMar Roxas: King Inangyan IIDid we miss anyone? Please add them in the comments section.Happy New Year, all ye Kings and Queens! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/12/31/the-kings-and-queens-of-the-philippines/#respond |
Duterte Orders Closure And Rehabilitation Of Senator Risa Hontiveros’ Mouth | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 18/05/2018 0:00 | Leave it to President Rodrigo Duterte to exercise political will in closing and rehabilitating the country’s natural resources. Like Boracay.But there’s no stopping the President from looking to close and rehabilitate other natural resources, including people.So today, Duterte ordered the closure of Senator Risa Hontiveros’ mouth to prevent her from issuing public statements until she is fully rehabilitated — which could take years.In a recent statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to grant the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Hontiveros said it is “a direct stab to the heart of our Constitution.”“The Supreme Court has opened the floodgates for the removal in the future of other impeachable public officials through arbitrary means and for whimsical reasons,” she said.Blah. Blah. Blah. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/18/duterte-orders-closure-and-rehabilitation-of-senator-risa-hontiveros-mouth/#respond |
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE CLOSED THIS WEEKEND FOR FILMING OF ‘PLANET OF THE APES’ SEQUEL | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/1/2018 0:00 | San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge is closing down for the weekend for its longest shutdown ever and first closure in more than 25 years.The bridge will be closed from midnight Friday until 4 a.m. Monday morning so workers can install a moveable median barrier to prevent head-on collisions, according to a statement on the bridge’s website. Since 1970, there have been 128 head-on collisions that have resulted in 16 deaths, the Associated Press reports.What bridge authorities are not telling the public is that during the 52-hour closure, film crews and actors will descend upon the bridge to shoot sequences of a sequel to “Planet of the Apes.” The Golden Gate Bridge had been prominently featured in the film’s earlier versions, including the 2014 film, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.’“We had to keep this secret in order to avoid angry and adverse reaction from motorists who use the bridge daily to get in and out of San Francisco,” a bridge official who spoke on condition of anonymity told The Adobo Chronicles.While non-film vehicles will not be allowed on the bridge for the duration of the closure, pedestrians can watch the filming from the Golden Gate Bridge Pavilion or the Marina.The new sequel’s working title is ‘Planet of the Apes : The Twilight Saga Continues.’ | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/10/golden-gate-bridge-closed-this-weekend-for-filming-of-planet-of-the-apes-sequel/?share=email |
2 Friends talk about BBM Supporters and the Romanticization of Martial Law | [] | 2/5/2016 0:00 | Hi TP, I was a preschooler when Martial Law was declared. I lived in Manila for almost 28 years. My family were so poor those days we never had the time to think about martial law, the Marcoses and politics. We spent our time and efforts earning a living, working so hard up to midnight in the streets of Divisoria and Mendiola. I never experienced any of those "cruelties". On the contrary, I felt safer then. No rugby boys, no riding in tandem, or maybe massacre in a residential area? We were, I would say quiet people.I was a "batang kalye". I frequented the area of Sampaloc and Mendiola. My school years were spent in these places. So I really don't understand why some Filipinos would try to "force" us to believe bad things about that Martial Law. Some even say "we are ignorant"! Is it our fault if nothing of those "atrocities" happened to us?So how do you know or validate if Marcos was really at fault for all those things? He had lots of cronies, that even served the different administrations after him. Some of the business tycoons got rich because of him.Can you please tell me the profile of the Martial Law victims?Media has always portrayed the Martial Law Era as a battle of Good (Cojuangco-Aquino) vs Evil (Marcos), but what happens when the Cojuangco-Aquinos mess up so bad?BRIEF: A Bifurcation Fallacy [Fullerton] happens when one immediately argues that a subset of all possible explanations is the actual explanation for a certain event. For example, I ate day-old spaghetti and drank an expired milkshake yesterday, then I got diarrhea. I commit bifurcation when I say that I got diarrhea solely because of the spaghetti, when in fact, the milkshake could have explained it too.This image was one of the most-shared and most-liked posts in ThinkingPinoy. Artwork courtesy of Leovegildo Bautista.BRIEF: Confirmation bias (or confirmatory bias) is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to errors . In the case of BBM, it's the preconception that we were better off in the past.BRIEF: Lumpenproletariat is the layer of the working class that is unlikely ever to achieve class consciousness and perhaps even an impediment to the realization of a classless society [Cowling 2002].The Kubler-Ross ModelBRIEF: The Kübler-Ross model postulates a series of emotions experienced by survivors of an intimate's death, wherein the five stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance [Sanchez 2007]. In BBM’s context, it’s the death of a long-held belief.Is the resurgence of Marcos supporters attributable to the fact that most of us are children of the lumpenproletariat? Can we immediately expect someone to join a cause that he cannot relate to?TP asked JC to read TP’s “ Quantifying Discontent: An Analysis of the Bongbong Marcos Phenomenon ” and tell TP her thoughts about it. Both TP and JC are staunchly Anti-marcos but instead of outrightly proselytizing against the Marcoses, they are first trying to listen to the “other side”.TP: I am amazed doon sa thread ko about the BBM phenomenon. Some of the Marcos supporters are not as bat-shit crazy as I initially thought.JC: Nice to know. Although as far as I know, the living conditions during the early 80's were not as peachy as they would like to paint [ GMA ]. Oh well.TP: Yes, pero kasi ang tanong ay makakaramdam ka lang ng "lack" if you have a point of comparison. Hindi ka maiinggit kung wala kang kaiinggitan. You get what I mean?JC: Yes. I actually appreciated the article. Very sober and fair.TP: In the article, I didn't really say things got worse, but that things remained the same. Things technical got worse, but only marginally, so it’s safe to conclude that things remained the same. Particularly, income distribution is same, so parang if the GINI index gauges "mass inggit" then there it is. (Note na wala pang GINI index for 2015).JC: Agree. I guess as far as I'm concerned, however, I feel the improvement because there seems to be a ride in the number of the middle class [ Philstar ] plus the fact that working abroad is no longer the only option for decent source of income.TP: Rise of the middle class? Yeah, I will agree that the middle class is getting bigger thanks to BPO and OFW remittances, but the question lang ay “at what cost?” In your case, I can attribute it mainly to OFW remittances because your parents were OFWs so generally, you can consider yourself an exception.Kasi, OFW money gave you a nitro boost kumbaga. Does that make sense? Ako kasi, Pre-Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) Money gave me the boost, because my parents benefited from the deluge of money before the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis [ PBS ].JC: True. Pero issue pa rin sa family namin na we had to grow up away from our parents.TP: Yes, that’s the cost you had to pay. In your family’s case, yun ung sagot sa “At what cost?”, pero how about mainstream Pinoys who never had the opportunity? Yung mga tipong economically forced to stay within the borders or were too scared or were too insufficiently educated to take risks? That comprises the majority of Filipinos. That group includes my parents and grandparents.JC: Yes. I can see why they're prone to that thinking.TP: Thats what I am trying to understand. Pero yung thread sa TP is interesting. Basically, most of the pro-BBMs’ stance is “If you were apolitical in Marcos Era, you're fine.” Now, we can argue all day about importance of activism and all but two things remain. First, most people are apolitical until recently, i.e. they didn't give a shit about politics until this election season came along. Second, most martial law victims are major political dissenters. So I felt like I found “the divide”, i.e. most Pinoys are apolitical while Martial Law victims became victims basically because they were not apolitical.Tingnan mo lang yung sinabi nung isa kong reader:Basically, what I am saying is you can't immediately expect someone to join a cause that he cannot relate to.JC: Yes. Plus, painting the Marcoses as the polar opposite of a now heavily criticized Aquino administration helped the revisionism.TP: Yes, that is the shit. Kasi if the Yellows mess up bad, people will look for the opposite of Yellow. Now that the Cojuangcos successfully painted Marcoses as their opposites, ayan na nga ang BBM movement. Yes, “mess up bad” is a very relative term, pero "things not changing for the better" since 1985 can be categorized as "mess up bad".JC: True. In all honesty, I was neutral/contemptuous of Noynoy until I felt some improvement in our lifestyle.TP: Lucky you, pero have you discounted other explanations? Kasi, hindi kaya bifurcative yung attribution mo? I mean, was the improvement in quality of life mainly attributable to Aquino admin, or can it be sufficiently explained by a variable that has nothing to do with Aquino management?JC: I still believe that life has improved for a lot of people since the 80's. But it hasn't trickled down to more people.TP: Darling, Life has improved a lot. Just look at life expectancy. Filipinos are living longer [ UN ]. Kaya lang kasi, my point is “Has mass society discontentment decreased?”JC: Like you said, humans are naturally insatiable.TP: Apparently, the bottom 10% holds an even smaller proportion of the nation's wealth in 2015 than in 1985. The poor are poorer, marginally poorer, but still poorer [ TP: BBM Phenomenon ].JC: Ang hirap kasi ng comparison... The 10% of the population back then is a different number to the 10% of today.TP: We are talking about proportions, so I don’t get the purported difficulty in comparison.JC: And no, I do not attribute everything to the Aquino admin. But you can't deny that it has helped. Plus, definition of poverty then and now.TP: Ayan mam ha, take a look at the table below:We can see that poorest 10% of Pinoys in 1985 holds 2.77% of GDP. In 2012, they hold 2.45. Meanwhile, the richest 10% got 2% more than what they got in 1985. Yes, the numbers are marginal, but it means greater inequality at worst, zero significant change at best.JC: Meaning?TP: Meaning the bottom 10% still feel that they are not at pace with the rest, hence the discontent.Ganito yan, imagine mo lang na nililibre ka ng 8-slice pizza ng barkada every day since 1985. Tapos dalawa tayo sa barkada. Since 1985, ang hatian ay 7 slices for me, 1 for you.Let’s zoom to 2015. kahit lumaki na ang diameter ng pizza, alam mong 1 slice ka pa rin, and then and then yung nanlilibre tells you, “Matuwa ka na dyan kahit hindi patas ang hatian!”Oh, e paano ka niyan hindi maaasar?JC: I see your point. But the pizza diameter has increased. Shet gusto ko ng pizza.TP: Oo nga, nagutom ako bigla. Pero yes it has increased obvious naman yan, pero yung discontentment levels did not. Kasi when I am a head of household, I evaluate my standard of living based on other heads of households na kapitbahay ko ngayon, not based on people from 30 years ago.JC: I can't argue against that. I can agree that the discontent is valid.TP: Ok so kunwari ok na tayo sa discontentment. Ngayon, paano sosolusyonan yon sa 2016 Elections? Given the political choices noong May 2016, we had only two options: (1) Radical Change and (2) Continuity.Walang ibang choices e, in the sense that Poe, Roxas, and Binay are all Cojuangco-backed, i.e. Cojuangco ang power-behind-the-throne sa tatlong yan. We can argue about the nuances of each of the three, but for the masses, that is what they see, kasi ang messaging ng tatlo sa campaign period never attempted to insinuate na “Oi di kami tuta ng Cojuangco!”JC: While the alleged Arroyo-backed non-Cojuangco candidate offers a better alternativeTP: Fine. For now, let's assume Duterte is Arroyo-backed, even if arroyo actually backed Binay [ Rappler ].JC: Wait, I am confused... What are we discussing here?TP: We are trying to understand how the masa thinks so I am refining the question.JC: Ok.TP: Pinoys are made to choose between (1) another Cojuangco-backed regime that will pretty much assure everyone that things stay the same, or (2) a potentially Arroyo-backed regime that has no certainty of change, but there’s at least a slim chance of it happening.Ang point… “anything but the status quo” ang peg ng masa, at best. E what is anything but the status quo? Radical Change. Walang nag-offer ng mas vanilla na solution e. Si Poe, puro puso lang pero walang malinaw na direksyon, so hindi bebenta ang brand niya ng change.JC: Yes. I have accepted that.TP: So feeling ko, abstraction is not the strongest suit of members of mass society, i.e. they find it hard to envision a sufficiently near future with a totally new power structure, so the best solution they can see is to go back to the past before the Cojuangcos happened, i.e. the Marcos Era, because it's what they remember best.JC: And romanticize.TP: Possibly or Exactly. Ayon ka na rin lang sa back to the 80s peg, karirin mo na rin ang pagromanticize ng 80s via confirmation bias [ Nickerson 1998 ].JC: Hay... Sad, but true. I can honestly understand and maybe even sympathize with the masses who need to hold on to a vision of better living conditions compared to those of today. Haller? I Iove historical romance novels.TP: Kasi, alam mo, minus Martial Law Education, my parents and even my grandparents, do not have personal, first-hand anecdotes about Martial Law abuses. I could have actually been part of the apathetic masses, until I joined the Philippine quasi-intellectual elite via UP Diliman. Gets mo konek? Note the term quasi, i.e. nagfi-feeling na intellectual.JC: But the privileged few who have had access to “proper education and lifestyles”, glorifying the martial law days and glossing over the human rights violations, di ko talaga kaya, those are the people I've blocked. As for the masses, I think it may be understandable. TP: Well, to be honest, at the moment, hindi ko kayang tanggapin sa sarili ko na ok ang martial law e. However, we need to initiate dialogue. To do that, we have to reframe the discussion. Instead of the hardline good-vs-evil ang peg, dapat empathy from both sides ang guiding light, especially since much of socially-aware mass society are like me, who is a child of the Lumpenproletariat [ Worsely 1972 ]. The approach should be like, “Ok, kami lang ang victim, pero here are X reasons why you should sympathize with us.”JC: Those who have resources to educate themselves, no. Some of them are so whiny and entitled.TP: Bakla, classic Kübler-Ross model. Yung mga whiny and entitled, nasa denial stage pa mga ‘yon. Give them time. Political discourse is new para sa masa.JC: Sorry. Maybe after a month. Nag-init na naman ulo ko kagabi dahil sa mga ‘yan.TP: Oo sige lang kasi pati ikaw denial stage pa rin lol, o baka anger na. In fairness umuusad ka na.JC: Haha. Denial o anger regarding what?TP: Your frustration over the incongruence of your views with those of your facebook friends.JC: Ah, dedma na muna. Ang dami ko pa ginagawa eTP: Sige lang baks. Go lang ng go. (ThinkingPinoy)Did you like this post? Help ThinkingPinoy stay up! 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Responsible journalism and Trillanes expose’ | [] | 2016-05-03 14:44:10+08:00 | Time was when the newsroom was considered a hallowed ground where only the truth should be printed and, in the case of radio and TV, aired.“Check, double check and triple check,” was the caution that editors would tell aspiring reporters who were submitting their first stories.It has always been said that there are three versions in a story: the pro, the anti and the truth.As a 17-year-old working student and cub reporter, I learned the ropes of journalism the hard way. The basics I learned from veterans Tony Ajero, then news director of UMBN, and a young lawyer Jess Dureza, then editor of Mindanao Times.I have had my editorial lapses too when I was national editor of the Philippine News Agency and later senior copy editor of Tempo.Embarrassing but forgivable for there was no malice in those editorial lapses.Looking at the way the mainstream media handle the alleged “expose” of Senator Antonio Trillanes, however, I am both scared and saddened by what’s happening with our media institutions these days.Here are some of the reasons why I am saddened:1. Why would a respectable newspaper like the Philippine Daily Inquirer carry as its banner story the claim of Trillanes that leading presidential candidate Rody Duterte was keeping hundreds of millions in his bank accounts without first verifying the documents presented by the senator? Certainly, a newspaper like the Inquirer which built its reputation on balanced news, fearless views would have to verify and validate first before publishing such an explosive story with a few days to go before a tightly contested presidential elections. Surely, there should have been due diligence in checking out the facts and it is now clearly pointed out by simple netizens that even the dates of the deposits of millions of pesos in Duterte’s accounts in 2011 fell on a Sunday, a non-banking day. A netizen doing a better research work than a newspaper which is manned by grizzled veterans in newspapering?2. Why would the Inquirer come up with another banner story screaming: “Duterte Admits Having Less than P200-M in Bank.” This is an outrageously misleading headline because it turned out that the “less the P200-M” turned out to be P17,000 and P27,000 in two accounts. Is it not standard editorial practice that the reporter should be squeezed on the exact amount? Less than P200-M but greater than what amount? should have been the question asked by the editors from the reporter. I am not saying that I am a better editor than the editors in the Inquirer national desk most of whom are my friends – Joey Nolasco, Jun Bandayrel and Jun Engracia but these are serious editorial lapses which place the integrity and reputation of the country’s biggest newspaper under a huge question mark. Added to that is the noticeable overplaying of stories about Mar Roxas (like that report that Roxas was received like a rock star by a few hundred members of the Makati Business Club) and underplaying, even burying in the inside pages, the huge rally of Duterte in Alabang which many say is one of the biggest crowds in the history of politics in that part of the country. I am not going to impute anything but perhaps this should serve as a wake up call to the Inquirer editors. Hey guys, people are starting to notice the bias. Do not let another netizen, who may be is just a high school graduate, point out serious lapses in editorial judgements.3. The country’s biggest TV network, ABS-CBN, has been showing scandalous bias in favour of those who attack Duterte. A reporter, Ron Gagalac, was caught red-handed twisting the statement of presidential candidate Miriam Defensor-Santiago to make it appear that she was castigating Duterte when in fact she was not. In the handling of the Trillanes expose’, ABS-CBN fell head over heels in airing the allegations again without using research and validation. Worse, even after the face-off in the BPI where lawyer Salvador Panelo who was representing Duterte confronted Trillanes with questions on how he acquired the information about Duterte’s accounts and even after presenting a Special Power of Attorney to BPI officials asking for a certification on the existence of the P211-M in Duterte’s accounts, ABS-CBN still came up with a twisted story saying that the Duterte camp refused to divulge his bank records.The other big network, like GMA7, is just as guilty with its obvious bias against Duterte. The only saving grace of the industry would easily be CNN Philippines and TV5 both of which have been very objective in their reporting.These actuations by the major media entities is a sad testimony on how corruption has penetrated even the institutions which are supposed to be the mirror of the sentiments of society.The only problem with corruption in the media is that unlike politicians and government workers who could easily be crucified in the media and hailed to the anti-graft court, media men could always seek protection behind two impenetrable shields – Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press.Indeed, Duterte is right: this country needs a total transformation or even a revolution. | Emmanuel PiñolWhat can you say about this story? Leave your comments below | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/responsible-journalism-trillanes-expose/ |
Filipinos need an Opposition focused on REAL issues and not on Mocha Uson | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-01-26 00:43:43+00:00 | To be fair, once “Noted Blogger” Manuel L Quezon III stopped blogging (or at least desisted from politically-controversial writing) whilst he was an undersecretary during the administration of former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III. Much of what ails the communication machine of current President Rodrigo Duterte has to do with too many communication channels coming out of Malacanang. One of the most influential channels, Mocha Uson’s blog, is a consistent source of big red targets for the Opposition’s infantile potshots against the Duterte government. So it seems there is significant opportunity to improve things in the obvious solution this situation begs.Should Mocha Uson, like Quezon before her, desist from blogging while she is employed by Malacanang?It goes without saying that Uson is a valuable ally of the Duterte administration because of her vast following on social media. However, this following was originally amassed in the course of her work as an adult entertainer before she started dabbling in political blogging at the start of the Duterte campaign leading to the 2016 presidential elections. Thus whilst widely-regarded as an influential social media personality, her experience as a social media maven up until the campaign was not tested in the Philippines’ political blogging jungle.Engaging people who originally followed you to be entertained is a vastly different exercise to engaging people who followed you to be informed or to exchange ideas. Most of the notable bloggers who cut their teeth and amassed their following blogging about politics from the very start have built brands on the consistency of what they stand for and the ideas and principles that underlie what they write. As such, consistency is extremely important in political blogging because the sort of scrutiny political blogging attracts is far more critical.In the showbiz and lifestyle blogging space, however, it is mostly what appeals emotionally to an audience that determines the nature of content and timeframes involved in fielding it. Because entertainment and lifestyle is subjective and a function of personal taste, there is greater latitude for inconsistency and whimsical experimentation. We can see Uson’s background as an entertainment blogger being applied now to the political blogging landscape in this manner — and this is where the problem seems to lie. Despite a year on the job, she still manages to make the same mistakes.The trouble with the Opposition is that those mistakes — which, in the bigger scheme of things, don’t really mirror nor impact the performance of Duterte’s government — become a disproportionate target of their attention. The fact, for example, that Uson’s Mayon location gaffe sent Opposition social media “thought leaders” on a quaint ridicule campaign that lasted for days is evidence of the intellectually-vacuous nature of their political “movement”. Uson is a mere curiosity at best and, at worst, a fatal distraction for the Philippine Opposition.Uson was an entertainment blogger and remains, in style and form, an entertainment blogger who just happens to write about politics these days. There really is not much anyone can do about this. In giving Uson disproportionate time of day, the Opposition merely reveals their own intellectual bankruptcy.Discrediting a blogger who does not mirror an established community of career government service professionals will deliver nothing for this Opposition. If the Opposition want to be taken seriously, they need to recognise their true role as a serious alternative to the Duterte administration. What then can the Opposition offer? This is a question that defines the challenge the Opposition face.Duterte, despite how much the way he is doing things today comes across as detestable to the Philippines’ disente mob, is actually focusing on his campaign promises. Therefore the argument that he is a disservice to Filipinos will never fly. Indeed, the fact that Duterte continues to enjoy high trust and approval ratings survey after survey is not as baffling as Opposition “influencers” make it out to be. The formula underlying his survey numbers is quite simple. He promised X, Y, and Z during his campaign, and he has spent the large part of his first year as Chief Executive laying the foundation for delivery of X, Y, and Z.Whether Mocha Uson is in the picture or not does not change that fact. But because the Opposition’s top “influencers” are such small-minded crybabies and such fundamentalist adherents of the dogma of their Yellowtard overlords, they have, thus far, failed to evolve into a force capable of mounting a compelling and relevant response to the Duterte brand.Therefore, going back to the earlier question, “Should Mocha Uson, like Quezon before her, desist from blogging while she is employed by Malacanang?”, the answer in the context provided above becomes crystal clear: It does not matter either way.The Opposition have lost sight of the bigger fish to fry and are all milling around and nibbling on the little fry — which is why they remain starved for relevance. It cannot be emphasized enough that the Opposition need to re-evaluate the bloc of people who presume to lead them. At the moment this bloc is none other than stragglers of the once-powerful Liberal Party — the “Yellowtards” — who have, for the past year, done nothing but devalue the Philippine Opposition.Filipinos — including supporters of Duterte — need their Opposition. Sadly the Opposition we see today is not up to the task of addressing that need. They are too busy cracking jokes about Mocha Uson and high-fiving one another as they laugh at their own jokes. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/01/filipinos-need-opposition-focused-real-issues-not-mocha-uson/ |
Ayala Corporation’s Chief Finance Officer Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco To Replace BSP Governor Amando Tetangco? | [] | 2016-06-01 04:28:50+00:00 | Over the past few months I’ve heard so many theories regarding the just recently concluded elections. Some of them panned out well and others just tanked.Thing is, speculators haven’t stopped speculating with the latest rounds focusing around who President Rodrigo “PDiggity” Duterte is appointing to various government posts and there are over 20,000 such positions to be filled.It’s a bonanza for those who can get within striking distance of those positions. Looking at how some people in my circle are behaving, it reminds me of a piece of artwork that former Agriculture Secretary Cito Lorenzo showed me in his home. The artwork was a wooden panel sculpture of elephants trampling one another and Lorenzo explained that this was an apt depiction of what it was like to be one of the President’s appointees.Schmoozers will schmooze and poseurs will pose for whatever position they can lay their hands on. That’s the way it goes, I guess.Having observed battles for lucrative government appointments several times now, the fiercest ones will be for agencies that are responsible for revenue collection, agencies with huge budgets, and agencies that have discretion or control over different types of funds. The competition for these positions makes for much of the noise on mainstream and social media.Despite some controversy riddling the appointments to his Cabinet, incoming president PDiggity seems to have a more strategic view for his administration. This early he is setting broad policy directions towards the economy and finance aspects of the country like taxation, countryside development and inclusive growth in the hopes ensuring socio-economic and political stability.Word is that this early he is looking into a viable replacement for Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco who is set to retire in 2017. The BSP governor has a six year term and can be reappointed once. Of all the BSP governors only Tetangco was reappointed, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed him in 2005 and he was reappointed by Noynoy Aquino in 2011.Of all the possible candidates, Duterte is eyeing Ayala Corporation’s Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco, who recently came into the public consciousness with his clear, concise and very timely statement of Duterte’s banking transactions with the Ayala owned Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI).If you’ll recall, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV attempted to assassinate Duterte’s presidential campaign. The senator unleashed a supposed exposé on the latters’s BPI bank accounts housing about P211 million, leading even to a showdown dud in one of the bank’s Ortigas center branches.In could have been a catastrophic bank run for one of the largest banks in the country, but Limcaoco appeased public concerns with a statement. It was widely regarded as highly professional and strictly within the bounds of law without the jibberish and legalese formal bank statements are known to possess.“I don’t know where Sen. Trillanes got his information, but the graphic posted by the [Philippine Daily] Inquirer showing alleged credits, that is not a BPI document,” Limcaoco told Rappler.com during the controversy’s height and calls by Duterte supporters to close their accounts with the bank, especially after Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas took advantage of the controversy against his rival by deporiting into the said bank accounts to reveal Duterte’s ownership of the account with the deposit slip. “The deposit slip shown by Mar or the Inquirer is not a unique thing. All banks will show the name of the depositor on a deposit slip,” Limcaoco said, brushing aside any controversy.Just to give all an idea of what the vetting process will reveal, Limcaoco’s profile in Bloomberg.com reveals an extensive banking and finance background and expertise. The profile partly reads: “Limcaoco has been the Chief Finance Officer and Finance Group Head of Ayala Corp. since April 10, 2015 and serves as its Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Limcaoco serves as the President of Liontide Holdings, Inc. and Philwater Holdings Company, Inc. Mr. Limcaoco joined Ayala Corp. as a Managing Director in May 1998. Mr. Limcaoco served as the President of BPI Capital Corporation since April 2007. Prior to April 2015, he held various responsibilities including President of BPI Family Savings Bank…” (See the full profile here.)But one thing in that profile must be noted, as it has been by the Duterte camp: “Limcaoco earned Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical Sciences (Honors Program) from Stanford University in 1984 and an MBA degree, major in Finance and Investments from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1988.”Yes, a REAL Wharton graduate… Unlike that asshat who ran for President whose name I can’t recall right now. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/06/ayala-corporations-chief-finance-officer-jose-teodoro-k-limcaoco-to-replace-bsp-governor-amando-tetangco/ |
Is anybody really on the side of the Filipino? | [] | 2016-01-21 04:08:45+00:00 | We talk a lot about Philippine society being a “democracy” — that our government, being run by people elected by popular vote represents the majority will and, presumably, are motivated by the interests of the broader Filipino public and seek to put the wellbeing of their constituents above their personal interests.We are also told that the media is our hallowed channel of “truth” — that it is “free” to report the news factually and that its opinion-shapers are at liberty to take a personal position on any issue of public consequence and seek to enlighten their readers by articulating their insights on these matters.We are told that our actions, decisions, and the framework with which we evaluate moral and ethical questions should be guided by our Constitution; and that our body of laws that lend their ascendancy to that charter is applied to all equally with no prejudice on the basis of class, skin colour, birth place, and appearance.Finally, we are told that a Congress of legislative officials serve as author and custodian of this body of laws and that each of its members represents (by virtue of their being elected by popular vote) the interests of the people in the formulation and maintenance of these laws.Supposedly then, everything is on our side!We are governed by people we chose, represented in the formulation of laws we are subject to by representatives we elect, and kept informed by an industry sworn to uphold the truth and motivated by a desire to enlighten.Why then does it seem that a tiny minority of Philippine society is favoured by this system while the greater majority is marginalised as evident today in the inequalties around how economic power is distributed, political influence is wielded, and opportunity is granted?This, it seems, is the most difficult question Filipinos face as we have invested heavily — no, dearly — in this adventure called “democracy”. The key derivative quesiton is even more confronting:Has democracy failed the Filipino people?At this point, perhaps it is important that we postulate the notion of what success means; thus the question,What does it mean to be a successful democracy?One way to answer the question is to take stock of the quality of our politicians. The timing is good to explore this question using this approach because Filipinos are currently down the once-every-six-year road towards electing the next person to occupy the most powerful office in the land. So just looking at the current crop of presidential hopefuls, are we able to tell ourselves that, yes, our investment in this system of governance called “democarcy” was worthwhile seeing that the quality of the people before us vying for our votes has improved?Suffice to say, our politicians are but products of this democratic journey. One would think that Filipinos will have collectively learned lots of lessons over this 70-year journey (interrupted briefly, we are told, by the martial law years of former President Ferdinand Marcos). In principle, said learning will have contributed towards continuously refining the manner with which the system breeds our politicians, so much so that every generation of said politicians are better than the previous.Is this the case, looking at what we have today?On good days, democracy gives Filipinos an opportunity to choose amongst qualified options. On really bad days, Filipinos are imprisoned by a set of options composed of sad degenerates. There is no option to reject the lot. As such, on bad days, Filipinos are forced to choose the lesser evil. It means that no matter how less of an evil Filipinos select, they will be stuck with an evil nonetheless.Perhaps Philippine politics is an embodiment of hell — a place where evil, though existing in various flavours and degrees (posing as “options” in a “democracy”), prevails.“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” — William S. Burroughs | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/01/is-anybody-really-on-the-side-of-the-filipino/#comments |
BREAKING: TORRE DE MANILA DECLARED A WORLD HERITAGE SITE | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 7/7/2018 0:00 | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today honored the Philippines with another World Heritage Site designation, this time for Torre De Manila. The 46-storey condominium project at Luneta Park in Manila joins Vigan City, in Ilocos Sur in receiving this prestigious designation.The announcement was made by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in ceremonies held at the Place de Fontenoy, the U.N. body’s headquarters in Paris.UNESCO’s three-fold mission is to build intercultural understanding, pursue scientific cooperation, and protect freedom of expression. It created the idea of World Heritage to protect sites of outstanding universal value.In her statement, Bokova said:“Torre De Manila is the best example of urban planning, rising from the hallowed ground just steps away from the burial site of the Philippines’ national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.”“It has withstood a persistent wave of nationalistic uprising while standing tall and firm amid bureaucratic obstacles and political favors. It is a symbol of the indomitable spirit of the Filipinos, and is a testament to the centuries-long divide between the haves and the have-nots.”“Torre De Manila fuses the past with the future, ensuring that the next generation of Filipinos will draw inspiration from the heroism and courage of their heroes as well as the tactless perseverance and resiliency of those who built, or who allowed to build, this monumental heritage never before seen anywhere in ancient and modern times.”Upon hearing the news , Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada declared a non-working holiday for the entire city to allow its citizens to fittingly celebrate this momentous occasion. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/07/breaking-torre-de-manila-declared-a-unesco-world-heritage-center/?share=email |
TORRE DE MANILA DEVELOPER BREAKS SILENCE, UNVEILS NEW PLAN | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 3/7/2018 0:00 | DMCI Homes, Inc., developer of the controversial Torre De Manila condominium project, is finally breaking its silence and has unveiled a revised plan that it hopes would silence critics and opponents of the 46-storey building.The project has come to a virtual stop because Filipino citizens and politicians have determined that the high-rise building provides an ugly and unpatriotic backdrop to the monument of Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippines’ national hero.Many have proposed demolishing the building while others have suggested that the monument be turned around so that it faces the city. The latter would ensure that Manila Bay, not Torre De Manila, would be the backdrop when viewing the monument.As a compromise, and to appease proponents for the condominium’s demolition, DMCI said it is willing to move the entire monument atop Torre De Manila and will shoulder the cost of doing so.Hey, it might even earn a Guinness World Record for the Philippines for having the tallest national monument. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/03/torre-de-manila-developer-breaks-silence-unveils-new-plan/#respond |
SOUTH KOREANS COULD FACE NATURAL EXTINCTION BY 2750; BY THEN, FILIPINOS WILL BE LIVING ON WATER | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 19/06/2018 0:00 | A 2014 study commissioned by the national legislature concluded that a hotbed of territorial conflict between China and the Philippines, along with other Southeast Asian nations. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/06/19/south-koreans-could-face-natural-extinction-by-2750-by-then-filipinos-will-be-living-on-water/ |
ABC ANNOUNCES NEW HOSTS FOR ‘THE VIEW’ | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 17/04/2017 0:00 | ABC Television Network has announced the hosts of the 18th season of the daytime television talk show ‘The View,’ and only Elisabeth Hasselbeck is staying on.The announcement came as the show’s producer Barbara Walters prepares to retire on May 16. Part of the farewell week is the appearance on May 15 of all the 11 current and past co-hosts of the show.“No one can really fill the shoes of Ms. Walters but we believe that we have assembled a powercast of some of the most intelligent, eloquent and knowledgeable women in this country,” said Paul Lee, ABC Network Entertainment Group president.Hasselbeck will provide some continuity to the popular talk show, the ABC announcement said.The new co-hosts are former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, Representative Michele Bachmann, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman.Ellen DeGeneres was being tapped to be the 6th co-host but she ‘respectfully declined.’ | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/04/17/abc-announces-new-hosts-for-the-view/ |
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY; WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT? | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 9/9/2017 0:00 | is said to have put in a bid to host the next Miss Universe either in Cebu or Palawan, two provinces that have gained enormous popularity among tourists.Filipino Billionaire Businessman Wants To Buy The Rights For Miss UniverseReliable sources have also informed The Adobo Chronicles that Filipino billionaire Lucio Tan is preparing an offer to Trump to purchase the rights for the Miss Universe and to make the Philippines the permanent site for future pageants. Tan recently gained full control of Philippine Airlines by purchasing a 49 percent stake in the company which was previously controlled by San Miguel Corporation.Can Tan save Miss Universe from bankruptcy? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/09/trump-entertainment-resorts-files-for-bankruptcy-what-will-happen-to-the-miss-universe-pageant/ |
STEVE BALLMER INCREASES PURCHASE PRICE FOR CLIPPERS TO 3 BILLION DOLLARS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 30/05/2017 0:00 | The news that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has offered to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for Two Billion dollars hasn’t sinked in yet for most people, but already, the Seattle-based billionnaire has increased his offer to Three Billion.Ballmer’s new offer came minutes after former Clippers owner Donald Sterling announced he was suing the National Basketball Association (NBA) for One Billion dollars. In the complaint obtained by The Los Angeles Times, Sterling alleged the NBA committed antitrust violations, breached contracts and denied his constitutional rights.This entire circus was promptd by Sterling’s much-publicized racist comments made to his girlfriend, V. Stiviano, regarding her association with black people.In speaking with The Adobo Chronicles, Ballmer said, “I’m sick and tired of this lawsuit sh*t. If Sterling wants to sue for One Billions Dollars, I’ll give him One Billion Dollars so he can move on and go into retirement in Alaska or wherever he feels comfortable living in.”“So today, I am announcing that I am increasing my purchase price for the Clippers to Theee Billion, and Sterling can keep the One Billion and just shut the f*ck up,” Ballmer added.Controversy solved!Disclaimer: Ballmer’s photo shows him raising five fingers, but he is only committing to Three Billion. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/05/30/steve-ballmer-increases-purchase-price-for-clippers-to-3-billion-dollars/?share=email |
Martial Law “victims” aren’t a reliable source of information about the Martial Law years | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-07-02 00:20:29+00:00 | Indeed, those who lived through it live to tell about it. Those who died, well, aren’t really in a position to say much today. All they really have are those who presume to speak for the dead. It is therefore no surprise that the presumptive “leaders” of the Opposition, the so-called Liberal Party (better known as the Yellowtards) have the most to say about Martial Law’s dead “victims”.These are, after all, a clique of partisans that are adherents of the Church of Necropolitics. The original messiah of this church is the late former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr whose assassination in 1983 created its current congregation. It is likely to be the only cult fully-endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church, which explains the power and influence it exerts on Philippine politics.Filipino Necropoliticians, like their backers in the Catholic Church successfully spun an entire narrative around the death of Ninoy Aquino much the same way as the Catholic Church did around the death of Jesus Christ two millenia ago. In the course of building, propagating, and embedding this narrative, they had taken huge liberties around speaking for the dead and crafting blurb about what the “meaning” of this death supposedly is — that Ninoy “died for the Filipino” and that his death saved the Philippines. Sounds familiar, right? That’s because the Yellowtards hit upon a successful mass hypnosis formula the Roman Catholic Church shrewdly turned into its trillion dollar fortune today.This is what made the Yellowtard force such a sticky and untouchable cult (until now) — because Filipinos have a pathological fear of examining the life of the dead with a critical mind. As long as one is six feet under, one is essentially immune from criticism by the living. In short, the Yellowtards’ advancement of their Church of Necropolitics was a well-executed emotional blackmail of an entire nation. They advanced the dogma agressively and crushed anyone who dared ask confronting questions about who Ninoy Aquino really was under the weight of superstition and Yellow mythology.The same tactic is being used in the Martial Law narrative they continue to prop up today. Martial Law “victims” are sacred cows. No “decent” Filipino sipping brewed coffee in a five-star hotel lobby with their tita amigas would dare question why they ended up dead to begin with. Yet the evidence that tens of millions of Filipinos — an enormous majority that dwarfs the number of “victims” and makes them fit to be no more than a research paper footnote — led entirely normal and often productive lives under the “Martial Law Regime” is a matter of hard statistics. The Martial Law “victims” are no more as statistically significant as other victims of mass murder or manslaughter under other administrations (including the current one as some allege).As such, one would question why the Yellowtards single out Martial Law “victims” as the preferred set of stiffs they rally their “cause” around. Why not the Maguindanao massacre victims? Why not the 44 police officers massacred in Mamasapano? Both of these two have victims whose deaths could be directly traced to a single perpetrator. There are bigger preventable deaths involving thousands of truly innocent victims — the tens of thousands killed in maritime “accidents”, for example. Why aren’t the shipping magnates under whose watch decrepit ships ferried these souls went on with impunity in prison?It seems the Yellowtards are the only Filipinos granted license to disrespect the dead as is evident in an “activist” cause to have the remains of former President Ferdinand Marcos dug up from the Libingan ng mga Bayani. One can only imagine if the most rabid of them actually did get their hands on these remains. They’d probably drag them all over Manila’s streets in triumph. That’s the sort of class act one could resasonably expect of these zealots.It is high time Filipinos question this bizarre fixation on the Martial Law “victims”. Were these “victims” truly as innocent as the thousands of Filipinos who met watery graves thanks to the criminal negligence of Sulpicio Lines, for example? These are the sorts of hard questions Filipinos should be asking the Yellowtards. More importantly, this is what should fuel the larger Philippine Opposition’s evaluation of how effective their Yellowtard leadership really is. The reality that these obsolete narratives and slogans have become a fatal liability to an Opposition facing a popular president who is evidently immune to the emotional blackmail of the Yellowtards should be faced and dealt with decisively. Time is running out. The mid-term elections are just around the corner and, following that, the next presidential elections is becoming an inescapable relevance. Time to ditch the Yellowtards and their idiotic narrative, for good. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/07/martial-law-victims-arent-a-reliable-source-of-information-about-the-martial-law-years/ |
NATIONAL BOOKSTORE TO PUBLISH ANNOTATED EDITION OF PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION’S PREAMBLE | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 27/05/2018 0:00 | The Philippines’ premier publishing company and book seller, National Bookstore, is reportedly coming out with a much-awaited annotated version of the Philippine Constitution’s Preamble, just in time for the start of the political season leading up to the 2016 presidential elections.In just the last few days, there have been a lot of news and speculation about who is running for president and vice president. Among those constantly mentioned are Vice President Jejomar Binay, Interior and Local Governments Secretary Mar Roxas, Senators Grace Poe, Chiz Escudero and Miriam Defensor Santiago, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Even incarcerated Senator Bong Revilla, Jr.Boxer Manny Pacquiao is on the short list, although because of constitutional age restrictions (one has to be 40 years old), he is not eligible to run in 2016.The Adobo Chronicles obtained a copy of the annotated preamble, which easily falls under the category of published “Books For Dummies.” or “Do It Yourself” publications.Here, in full, is the annotated preamble, with annotations marked in parentheses:“We, the sovereign Filipino people (ever dependent on the United States of America for the security of our nation), imploring the aid of Almighty God (and the dictates of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines), in order to build a just and humane society (for the rich, privileged and connected), establish a (corrupt) Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations (reflecting those of inept and clueless elected officials), promote the common good (of the top 1%), conserve and develop our patrimony (inspired by Hollywood), and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of (a fairy tale) independence and democracy under the rule of law (lessness) and a regime of (half) truth, (in) justice, (faux) freedom, (philandering) love, equality (except for the poor, LGBT, women and working class) and peace (in accordance with misdirected Bangsamoro Basic Law), do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/05/27/national-bookstore-to-publish-annotated-edition-of-philippine-constitutions-preamble/#respond |
VP Robredo being called out by netizens for her “bad math skills” | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2018-07-12 06:59:11+08:00 | Vice President Leni Robredo has been called out by some netizens for her alleged throwing a bad computation during a press conference.Good News Network Philippines, uploaded the part where allegedly Robredo made a mistake in her computation.Apparently, the Vice President is talking about the increasing price of commercial rice during that time.“Diba 40.. 40 a week na agad.. sa isang buwan yung 40 times 4 edi 1600.. bigas palang yun.. eh paano pa yung ibang nag taasan ng bilihin?” Robredo said during her speech.Several netizens noticed the mistake of Robredo and quickly made fun of the Vice President. Some of them even made a sarcastic reaction after watching the video.“Totoo naman at tama naman po si leni sa kwenta nya pag bigas 40×4=1600 ganyan po talaga kalkulasyon pag LUGAW ang iluluto nya expert talaga si leni pag lugaw pinaguusapan.” Netizen Marvin Soriano said.“Ok lng sana,kung 40 a day, at in just 1 month o 30days, 40 x 30 = 1,200 , kulang padin, kaya utak nya SOBRA , gusto lage may SOBRA, wala na finish na, advance mag isip dahil gusto nya lage may SOBRA, pamBULSA, hahah” Netizen Bryan Agustin Gabriel remarked.A netizen even pointed out that President Duterte could be correct for calling the Vice President “incompetent” because she committed a mistake even in a simple math problem.“Hahaha,40×4=1,600,pati ba naman sa simpling mathematics wala alam ang Vice President ,haha tama pala pangulo na hindi nga nya kayang pamahalaan or wala syang kakayahan na mamuno ng bansa ,40×4 plang bagsak na ehhh haha.” Netizen Tess Polvos stated.Some even challenged the mainstream media to publish the mistake of Vice President Robredo in their circulation.“O mga msm bakit di nyo binabalita yang 40×4=1600 ni leni?sigurado pag si mocha nagsalita nyan isang bwan nasa msm yan tapos babanatan pa ni princess fiona at iba pang yellow bloggers tapos makikisawsaw pa si bam,kiko,riza at iba pa.” Dang Bd said.Did Vice President Robredo really commit a mistake? Watch the video below and we want to hear your thoughts! | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/robredo-called-netizens-bad-math-skills/ |
Anti Martial Law activists could be suffering from a mental disorder that prevents them from moving on | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-09-22 13:05:21+00:00 | Members of the Philippine Opposition could use some professional therapy. They seem to be suffering from some kind of mental disorder. Their obsession with the late former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr is already disturbing. The way the Opposition use Marcos in their protest rallies and the way they associate him with current President Rodrigo Duterte is as if he is still alive today despite being dead since 1989. Yes, that was almost 30 years ago. One wonders why these people are still haunted by the man who died in exile in the United States.Activists holding up placards with images of Marcos Sr during a recent protest rally to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law were a ridiculous sight. The anti-Marcos protesters are of the belief that nothing good came out of Martial Law. But if you analyse the real situation then, there was a real threat of communist takeover in the Philippines in the 1960s and 70s. One just has to look at the events that transpired in Vietnam at that time to confirm this.While it is right to remember the people who were victims of atrocities committed by rogue members of the law enforcement agencies then, it should be balanced with commending the work of the military and police who remained committed to their duties to protect the republic from communism. The problem is, some of these protesters are communist sympathisers or have been brainwashed into believing that those who died in the hands of the military and police during Martial Law were all “innocent”.That is a big fat lie. Testimonies from former members of the communist group like famed film director Mauro Gia Samonte prove that the communists were out to wreak havoc in Philippine society during Marcos’s time. Samonte even wrote in one of his columns on the Manila Times recounting the time he almost launched a grenade into a crowd when he was a member of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) within the Katipunan ng mga Samahan ng mga Manggawa (KASAMA):While the lead agitators were taunting the police and mouthing anti-US imperialist tirades, Ka Estrel sidled up to me and in a stealthy manner slung on my shoulder a soft, innocent-looking bag made of cloth (backpacks were not yet in vogue at the time), then whispered: “Ganyan ang ginamit sa Plaza Miranda. Pagbunot ng pin, ibato mo agad. Four seconds sasabog yan. (That’s the same kind used in Plaza Miranda. After pulling out the pin, throw it at once. In four seconds it will explode.)” And with that, Ka Estrel made herself scant. Shortly after, those at the front line succeeded in intimidating the policemen, who started charging. Those assigned with pillboxes exploded their weapons at the police onrush.Suffice to say, the protesters during Marcos’s term did not come in peace. They came to maim and hurt innocent people just to prove a point. They were no different to terrorist suicide bombers in the Middle East. These are facts that millennials are refusing to accept. It doesn’t even matter how many previous members of the communist movement like Samonte speak out against their former comrades. They still think that only Marcos was “evil” for declaring Martial Law.Proof that the Opposition is also suffering from tunnel vision is the fact that they only blame Marcos for the supposed atrocities even when former President and former head of the Philippine Constabulary Fidel Ramos oversaw the activities of the police force. He should be held accountable for the alleged atrocities committed by his men. But as long as he is singing praises to the Aquinos, he is safe from condemnation and persecution from the Opposition particularly the anti-Marcos advocates.Ramos sure won’t suffer the same fate as former Senator and former Marcos Secretary of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile. Enrile was a key player in the ousting of Marcos Sr in the 1986 so-called People Power revolution, but has had a falling out with the Opposition. They have thrown him under the bus since he has gone past his use-by date and since he has come out with his “real” version of what happened during EDSA that doesn’t paint a good picture of the “victims” of Martial Law.In a one-on-one interview with former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, Enrile claimed that Marcos forces did not kill anyone because of their political or religious beliefs. He justified the need to declare Martial Law, which included putting an end to the negative propaganda that claimed Marcos ordered the massacre of Muslim trainees in Corregidor Island in 1968 dubbed as the Jabidah massacre, a fabrication created by Ninoy Aquino, as well as the Plaza Miranda bombing in 1971.It’s about time we correct the version of history written by the “victors” in 1986. The winners of today need to add to the one-sided narrative that has been played out with the help of mainstream media allied with the Aquinos. It is time to end the brainwashing of the youth. As San Beda Law Dean Father Ranhilio Aquino posted on Twitter:Following Proclamation 1081, many heaved a sigh of relief. There was order. The streets of Manila were free of the noisy and raucous hordes. There was no fear about walking about in the evening because everyone knew that misbehaviour could have dire consequences.The Opposition who keeps organising these protest rallies are definitely out of touch with reality. They keep hoping to copy the successful ouster of Marcos Sr using people power and wish to use the same style in ousting Duterte who they think is copying Marcos. But the recent failed “people power” revolution to oust Duterte only means one thing: the leaders of the Opposition do not have the gravitas to convince the public to join their cause. It doesn’t help that their cause hasn’t evolved and is still stuck in the 1970s.It’s one thing for members of the public to join protest rallies but it is quite another for a public servant to join one. That’s exactly what Senator Risa Hontiveros did during the recent rally. She was videoed heckling Duterte before a crowd of protesters and accusing him of destabilising democracy. She was a disgrace. She is already a lawmaker and should be using her post to effect the changes she wants done. If she doesn’t have ideas for the legislature anymore, then she should simply resign and become a full time protester. She is useless as a Senator because she doesn’t use her post to write or amend laws that can help Philippine society. Hontiveros is the one who doesn’t understand how democracy works. She doesn’t understand change in a democracy is slow because every policy or idea has to run past different branches of government. One simply cannot implement one’s ideas without approval from Congress and the Executive.People like Risa Hontiveros do not have any legal means of getting rid of Duterte so they just use their position to taint his image before a gullible crowd. They claim to be advocates of human rights but deprive their enemies of right to due process. They are inconsistent.It is 2018, but the members of the Opposition still think a dead man still poses a threat to them. This paranoia is the result of feeling powerless and not being in control of their destiny. If they are afraid of Marcos Jr, then it only means they have no faith in Philippine society. There is no one else to blame for that other than the people who were in charge after Marcos left the building. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/09/anti-martial-law-activists-could-be-suffering-from-a-mental-disorder-that-prevents-them-from-moving-on/ |
DONALD TRUMP EJECTS UNIVISION ANCHOR FROM PRESS CONFERENCE, SAYS HE WAS JUST FOLLOWING OBAMA’S EXAMPLE | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 25/08/2018 0:00 | Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump not only ignored questions on immigration from UNIVISION anchor Jorge Ramos; The Donald also had him escorted out of the press conference. Responding to criticism about the incident, Trump said he was merely following the example of President Barack Obama who had a transgender activist heckler, Jennicet Gutiérrez escorted out of an event at the White House recently. Gutiérrez was protesting the Obama administration’s deportation and treatment of transgender immigrants. Trump posted on his Twitter page: “So why am I being singled out for the very same things that Democrats — including the president — are guilty of?” Hmmm. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/25/donald-trump-ejects-univision-anchor-from-press-conference-says-he-was-just-following-obamas-example/?share=email |
GREAT BRITAIN LAYS CLAIM ON HAWAIIAN ISLANDS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 17/08/2016 0:00 | a monarchy -is more closely linked to that of Great Britain,” Lyal Grant, U.K. Permament Representative to the U.N., said. “But our most compelling argument to support our claim,” Grant continued, “is the fact that the Hawaiian flag mimics that of the British flag.”The United States has not yet issued a formal response to the British complaint. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2013/08/17/great-britain-lays-claim-on-hawaiian-islands/?share=email |
Donald Trump Presidency: U.N. Warns Of Refugee Crisis Worse Than Syria’s | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/3/2016 0:00 | The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) warned today that the international community is about to face a refugee crisis worse than what’s happening in Syria — and it involves Americans!With a Donald Trump presidency looming, hundreds of thousands of Americans are already readying plans for a massive exodus, fleeing to the north and south of the border (Canada and Mexico), as well as to countries in Europe and Asia.Already, Canadan Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his country is building a wall along the US.-Canada border in anticipation of the exodus to North America. Trudeau said Canada will make Trump pay for the cost of building the wall.The United States Post Office (USPO) is reporting being overwhelmed by both new and renewal passport applications, while foreign consular offices throughout the United States have confirmed a spike in visa applications.It is estimated that as many as 150 Million Americans, mostly Democrats, are expected to flee the U.S. starting in November this year, right after the presidential elections. Compare that with 4.6 Million Syrian refugees!Among those who have reportedly applied for foreign visas are Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz, a Canadian American, and Marco Rubio, a Cuban American.Unconfirmed reports say that the Obamas have purchased a home in Nyang’oma Kogelo, Kenya, birthplace of Barack’s father. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/05/donald-trump-presidency-u-n-warns-of-refugee-crisis-worse-than-syrias/#respond |
Duterte Administration To Launch ‘Balikbansa’ For U.S. Pinoys To Be Deported By Donald Trump | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 1/9/2016 0:00 | Move over ‘Balikbayan.’ The Philippine government is about to launch a new program designed to benefit undocumented Pinoys in the U.S. who face deportation under a Donald Trump administration. It’s called ‘Balikbansa.’Today, Trump outlined his 10-point immigration policy that, among others, rules out any amnesty for foreign nationals living in the U.S. illegally, and calling for the return of undocumented immigrants to their respective home countries.In anticipation of a Trump victory in November’s U.S. presidential elections (many U.S. Pinoys are voting for Trump), the Duterte administration has finalized a blueprint of a new national program that would deal with the expected influx of ‘deported’ U.S. Pinoys.The program, patterned after the existing ‘Balikbayan’ program, would provide generous perks and benefits for all Filipinos who will be deported back to the Philippines by the Trump administration.Among the benefits are the increase in the maximum value of personal and gift items that returning Pinoys can bring back via their balikbayan boxes. The new cap will be increased to One Million Pesos, up from the existing P350,000.In addition, returning Pinoys will be exempted from paying income taxes for the first 5 years after their return to the Philippines, assuming of course that they find employment.Also, certified ‘deported’ U.S. Filipinos will be able to exchange their dollars for Philippine pesos at a special rate which would be 30% above the prevailing U.S. Dollar-Peso exchange rate.“Our overseas Filipinos, documented or not, are the true heroes of our country,” Duterte said, “sacrificing everything just to provide their families with a better life. We owe it to them to return their heroism if expelled from countries like the U.S.”Presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar told The Adobo Chronicles that the ‘Balikbansa’ program will only go into effect if Trump is elected president. ‘Otherwise, we revert back to the Balikbayan program,’ he added. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/01/duterte-administration-to-launch-balikbansa-for-u-s-pinoys-to-be-deported-by-donald-trump/#respond |
AIRBUS UNVEILS NEWEST AIRCRAFT: MORE LEGROOM, LESS ELBOW ROOM | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/7/2018 0:00 | for passengers, even and especially in the economy section.Some airlines like United and Philippines Airlines charge an additional premium fee for front-facing seats.Rich de la Cruz, a frequent traveler from the Philippines who experienced flying in economy class on the new aircraft recently, said he appreciates the additional legroom especially on 13 to 16-hour flights. Asked about the reduced elbow room and space between seats, de la Cruz said, “I don’t mind it at all. It’s actually cozy, especially when you’re seated next to a beautiful lady. It’s a pleasant perk!” He added, “It also encourages more social interaction among passengers.”If you’re a frequent air traveler, which would you prefer: more legroom, or more elbow room? Participate in our poll below: | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/10/airbus-unveils-newest-aircraft-more-legroom-less-elbow-room/ |
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA RECLASSIFIES MANY VEGETABLES AS FRUITS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/10/2017 0:00 | The next time your mom or grandma says to you, “Eat your vegetables,” she will no longer be referring to broccoli, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes or asparagus.Today, the Botanical Society of America (BSA) formally ended the decades-long debate among bonanists, nutritionists and culinary experts about whether some plant produce are considered fruits or vegetables.It an official memorandum approved by majority of its members, BSA ruled that vegetables that are not “leafy green ” will now be officially classified as fruits. These include, but are not limited to, broccoli, carrots, corn, asparagus, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers green beans, celery stalks, eggplants, okra, pototoes, chayote, even some varieties of cabbage and lettuce.So next time you are told to eat your vegetables, your mom could be referring to kale, spinach, green lettuce, collards, chards and green onions. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/31/botanical-society-of-america-reclassifies-many-vegetables-as-fruits/ |
Even Philippine President Duterte Says Trump Should Drop Out | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 9/10/2016 0:00 | A growing number of Republican leaders have disavowed Donald Trump following the surfacing of an audio tape in which he bragged about kissing and groping women. Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is among the latest GOP stalwarts to call for the Republican presidential candidate to drop out of the race.Today, even the foul-mouthed, cussing and controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said Trump should quit the race.Duterte has often been called by the media the “Donald Trump of the Philippines,” while others have referred to Trump as the “Duterte of the United States.”In recent weeks, Duterte has gained the ire of America because of his rhetoric against President Obama.Now it seems Americans are starting to love Duterte for calling out Trump! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/09/even-philippine-president-duterte-says-trump-should-drop-out/#respond |
MANILA’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: NAIA RENAMED FEMIA | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 11/11/2017 0:00 | The laglag bala scheme at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has caused the Aquino administration so much ridicule and embarrassment that the President has ordered the renaming of the airport to FEMIA.The scheme involves the alleged ‘planting’ of bullets in the bags of unsuspecting airline passengers for the purpose of extorting money.“I do not wish the Aquino name to be associated with this international scandal,” Aquino said. NAIA was named after his father who was gunned down at the Manila airport after returning from years of exile in the U.S.Just in time for next week’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Manila, to be attended by some 21 world leaders, the new signage was put up today in austere light switching ceremonies.Henceforth, NAIA will be called FEMIA: Ferdinand E. Marcos International Airport, in honor of the late dictator, a nemesis of the Aquinos.The lighting ceremony was led by Senator Bongbong Marcos, Ferdinand’s son, who is a candidate for vice president. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/11/11/manilas-international-airport-naia-renamed-femia/#respond |
Sen. Cayetano calls Sen. Trillanes “Mukhang Durog” | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-09-16 06:43:20+08:00 | Sen. Cayetano questioned the credibility of the testimony of the self-confessed assassin Edgar Motabato.Edgar Motabato claims that the Presidential Son, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte is a drug user because he always saw him that he looks like high in drugs.“Kasi sabog parang sabog, pumupunta po samin kapag may kagalit naguutos po yun, pinapapatay niya sir” Motabato said to Cayetano.But the witness admitted that he didn’t saw Paolo Duterte using illegal drugs and he only got the information from his friends.The only basis of Edgar Motabato are the movements and facial expressions of the Vice Mayor, but he don’t have any concrete evidence that would prove his testimony against Paolo Duterte.Cayetano also said that all workers of Davao City Government passed the drug test and none of them were positive in illegal drugs including the Vice Mayor.PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, when asked by Cayetano about drug test, said that the urine drug test can become negative if the drug user stopped using it for 3 days, but it can be traced up to 6 months if the user conducted a drug test using his blood.Motabato also claims that Paolo Duterte and his Chinese friends were using illegal drugs.“So its safe to say Ka Edgar, tama ba na sabihin na ang testimonya mo na laban sa isang taong ito na ang tanging kasalanan ay maging anak ng Presidente, na siya’y sabog ay dahil sa narinig mo at dahil sa pereception mo na kapag nakita mo eh mukhang sabog. Wala kang ibang ebidensiya na siya’y gumagamit[ng illegal drugs]” Senator Cayetano told Motabato.Senator Trillanes also created an example and called Trillanes “Sabog” or high on drugs.“Kunwari tinignan ko si Senator Trillanes, aba mukhang durog to, parang ganon” Trillanes only smiled when Cayetano said it.But De Lima, asked Cayetano to stop insulting the Trillanes.“O sige, baliktarin natin ako ang tinignan ni Senator Trillanes, eto si Alan mukhang sabog siya” Sen. Cayetano told Committee. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/sen-cayetano-calls-sen-trillanes-mukhang-durog/ |
Zero firecracker injuries or deaths during the New Year’s celebration in Davao City | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-01-01 15:22:42+08:00 | Because of the strict ‘firecracker ban’ in the city of Davao, the new year’s celebration in the hometown of President Rodrigo Duterte achieved another zero firecracker or gunfire related injuries or deaths.Using of firecrackers was banned in Davao City since 2001 when the former Mayor and now President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the sales of firecrackers and pyrotechnics.The firecrackers that traditionally used by the Dabawenyos before was replaced by other things that can make noise,‘Torotot Festival’ was made to welcome the new year peacefully without any injuries caused by firecrackers or guns.Davao City Mayor Inday-Sara Duterte thanked the Dabawenyos for cooperating with the authorities by following the firecracker ban.“Davao is a proof that celebrations are possible even without firecrackers and pyrotechnic materials that could cause harm to us and to our children,” she said.The countdown for 2017 was attended by around 5,000 Dabawenyos at the Rizal park.Even PNP Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa proudly announced zero indiscriminate firing, zero gun related death or injury in Davao City and entire region.He also congratulated the PRO 11 officials for their achieving a peaceful new year’s eve.“It was a fruitful new year’s eve patrolling at davao city. Results: zero indiscriminate firing, zero gun related death or injury in davao city and the entire region 11. Congratulations to the officers and men of pro 11 led by pcsupt manny gaerlan(on my right). May the entire nation imitate you.” PNP Chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa wrote in his Facebook post | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/zero-firecracker-injuries-deaths-new-years-celebration-davao-city/ |
In A Move That Shocked The Liberal Party, VP Robredo Formally Joins Duterte Camp | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 11/10/2017 0:00 | One by one, they fall. The Philippine Opposition is being decimated.Nowhere is this more evident than in the last two days where the Supreme Court ruled to keep Senator Leila De Lima in jail and the House of Representatives voted to impeach COMELEC Chair Andy Bautista.But no one ever thought that the leader of the Liberal Party, no less than Vice President Leni Robredo would herself change color.Realizing that hope for the Opposition is all but dead, Robredo formally joined the Duterte camp and pledged to be a good girl from now on.She joined Philippine National Police Chief Bato de la Rosa and other Naga City officials in a swearing in ceremony to formally join Duterte’s PDP-Laban Party.All’s well that ends well. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/10/11/in-a-move-that-shocked-the-liberal-party-vp-robredo-formally-joins-duterte-camp/ |
“Support Our Troops” t-shirt receives 1,000+ orders per day | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-06-20 15:35:49+08:00 | Armed Forces of the Philippines Civil Relations Office (CRS-AFP) announced that the “Support Our Troops” t-shirt already became a blockbuster hit after it reached more than 1,000 orders a day.CRS-AFP already doubled their time to produce t-shirts as some netizens ordered more than 100 pieces to show their support to the soldiers who fought to Marawi City.PTV4 posted the photos of the room where the Support Our Troops t-shirt and stickers were made.Some even showed their support to the AFP by putting a #SupportOurTroops sticker in their vehicle.Armed Forces of the Philippines made it clear that the t-shirt is non-profit and its only made to boost the morale of the soldiers deployed to Marawi City.“Armed Forces of the Philippines is selling t-shirts at P150 each – not for profit as we are just breaking even – in a bid to boost the morale of soldiers battling terrorist in Marawi City.” Major General Ronnie Evangelista, Commander of CRS AFP said in a statement.Several netizens already took a selfie together with their newly bought “Support Our Troops” T-shirtBut some online shop already taken the opportunity of this trend to earn profit from it. They also produced a t-shirt and some of them sell it for 500 pesos (350 pesos more expensive than the original price)The “Support Our Troops” t-shirt is being sold at P150.00 each at Gate 1 of Camp Aguinaldo or at the Civil Relations Office. Sizes available – S, M, L, XL, 2XL only.For Inquiries, please contact: LCDR BESA – 0917-597-4125 | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/support-troops-shirt-receives-1000-orders-per-day/ |
PHILIPPINES OVERTAKES INDIA AS CALL CENTER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, THANKS TO NURSES | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 27/06/2017 0:00 | If you try to call customer service to inquire about your credit card or online product orders, chances are you will be speaking to someone from India or the Philippines, the top countries where U.S.-based companies have outsourced their phone services via call centers.Until recently, India was considered the call center capital of the world. Not anymore. With an estimated 400,000 Filipinos working in call centers, the Philippines has displaced India from the top spot, thanks to Filipino nurses. Say what?Nursing has become one of top courses and professions in the Philippines, with local universities graduating anywhere from 80,000 to 100,000 every year.With the very limited number of local hospitals and more stringent requirements for nursing graduates seeking employment in the U.S., it is now estimated that close to half a million licensed Filipino nurses are unemployed or underemployed.But no worries. Filipino nurses are now being hired by the growing number of call centers in the country, and this has attracted many foreign companies to outsource their services to the Philippines. The reason? Customers who are connected to the Philippine call centers get an extra perk: free medical advice. Calling the centers is like calling Kaiser Permanente or Blue Cross Blue Shield and speaking to an advice nurse.After answering customer queries about their credit card or online orders, Filipino call center representatives will ask, “and how are you doing today, healthwise?” The caller can then proceed to ask health-related questions.So the next time you are connected to a call center in the Philippines, don’t forget to ask about the side effects of your medication or what over-the-counter drug you should be taking for your allergies. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/27/philippines-overtakes-india-as-call-center-capital-of-the-world-thanks-to-nurses/#comments |
VP Candidate Leni Roberdo Photobombed By Korina Sanchez | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 12/3/2016 0:00 | Leni Robredo this week began her ‘solo’ campaign sorties after she and her political team saw the need to turn the spotlight away from her presidential running mate, Mar Roxas.Robredo, the Liberal Party’s candidate for vice president, has not been doing very well in national polls, trailing behind rivals Senators Chiz Escudero and Bongbong Marcos. Robredo acknowledged that all of her joint campaign appearances with Roxas have been largely focused on the presidential candidate.But while Robredo is trying her best to “breakaway” from joint appearances with Roxas, the presidential candidate’s wife, broadcaster Korina Sanchez would not let go.In a recent solo campaign appearance by Robredo, the media photographers jumped on the occasion to take picture-perfect shots of Robredo speaking to a crowd of supporters. In photo after photo, supporters of Roxas led by Sanchez, photobombed Robredo with giant pairs of flipflops (tsinelas).The flipflops are part of Sanchez’ Tsinelas project which she started years ago to promote her television talk show. The project aimed to collect a million pairs of flipflops to give away to poor families and children. It has, since then, become a campaign paraphernalia for the Yellow Party, and in particular, Mar Roxas. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/12/vp-candidate-leni-roberdo-photobombed-by-korina-sanchez/#respond |
Senator Grace Poe Wants Facebook To Charge Users As A Way To Curb Fake News | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/4/2018 0:00 | During a 5-hour marathon hearing at the U.S. Senate, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers that having a paid, ad-free version of Facebook is something worth considering.Zuckerberg’s statement lit a bulb in Senator Grace Poe’s mind. Now she wants Facebook users in the Philippines to pay in order to have access to this popular social networking platform.Poe is chair of a Senate Committee that has been holding hearings on the proliferation of fake news in the country.“By imposing a hefty fee to use Facebook, purveyors of fake news as well as trolls and bots will be discouraged from engaging in their deceitful practice,” Poe told The Adobo Chronicles.Just how much is a “hefty’ fee, the Senator would not dare say.But it will certainly save lots of taxpayer money spent on these endless yet fruitless Senate hearings on fake news. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/04/10/senator-grace-poe-wants-facebook-to-charge-users-as-a-way-to-curb-fake-news/?share=email |
EATING CORN GRITS LINKED TO HOMOSEXUALITY IN U.S, CHAMPION BOXERS IN THE PHILIPPINES | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 6/5/2017 0:00 | Two research studies released simultaneously today from opposite sides of the international dateline show an interesting link of eating corn grits to being gay and being a champion boxer.The Daily Currant reports that scientists at Stanford University in California released a study showing that men who regularly eat grits are 70 percent more likely to have gay children.The prospective cohort study, published in Nature Medicine, followed 15,000 volunteers for 30 years to determine the influence of parental diet on the development of childhood illnesses.In the Philippines, researchers at the University of the Visayas in Cebu City released their own study linking the consumption of corn grits to being champion boxers. While rice is the predominant staple in most of the Philippines, corn grits are the staple in many areas in the Visayas and Mindanao islands.The Philippines has its share of champion boxers, many of whom hail from grit-eating cities and provinces. Manny Pacquiao is from Sarangani in Mindanao. Legendary Filipino boxer, the late Gabriel ‘Flash’ Elorde was from the Visayas.Got grits? Be gay. Be a champion boxer! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/05/06/eating-corn-grits-linked-to-homosexuality-in-u-s-champion-boxers-in-the-philippines/?share=email |
WATCH: Heated exchange between Senator Legarda and Trillanes during Sec. Aguirre’s confirmation on COA | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-02-15 15:19:06+08:00 | The confirmed appointment of Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre III on Wednesday (February 15) as head of Department of Justice created a passionated discussion between the Senators including Sen. Loren Legarda and Sen. Antonio Trillanes who opposed the decision of the Commission of Appointments (COA).Senator Trillanes opposed the confirmation of Aguirre because of the statements of the Secretary that “criminals are not humanity”.The Senator believes that the statement of Sec. Aguirre is not acceptable because he was the Department of Justice Secretary who handled cases of criminals.But Senator Legarda defended the statements of Secretary Aguirre, saying that the DOJ Sec only said that out of frustration but he doesn’t mean that all criminals are not human.“I do not think that it is a legal statement.. or something that can be contributed.. it was said out of frustration.. it is a figurative statement.. a hyperbolic statement” Legarda told Trillanes.Legarda assured Trillanes that Secretary Aguirre’s statement would not affect his work as the Department of Justice Secretary.But Trillanes told Legarda that 8,000 people already died during President Rodrigo Duterte’s term and not a single person was investigated by Department of Justice and he believes that the statement of Aguirre would really affected the investigation of the alleged EJK victims.He also told Legarda that he’s not debating with her that made Legarda increased her tone and informed her colleague that the majority leader wanted to turn off his microphone, but she refused it.“No in fact I’m allowing you to speak because the majority leader keeps on badgering my ears to close your microphone” Legarda told Trillanes.She also understand the point of Trillanes that 8,000 deaths must be investigated that’s why they already need to confirm Secretary Aguirre to do his job.“I just want to focus.. I agree with you Senator Trillanes that the deaths must be investigated.. that is the reason why I want the secretary [to be confirmed].. and I will ask him for all the hard work we’re doing here to please give an impartial, transparent investigation..” Senator Legarda told TrillanesThe statements of Senator Legarda made several people who attended the session cheered. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/watch-heated-exchange-senator-legarda-trillanes-sec-aguirres-confirmation-coa/ |
VP JOJO BINAY’S GRAND PLAN TO ELIMINATE POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 22/08/2018 0:00 | In the U.S., presidential candidate Donald Trump’s grand plan to curb illegal immigration is to build a great wall along the southern border with Mexico. In the Philippines, Vice President Jojo Binay, candidate for president in the 2016 elections, has a grand plan to end poverty in his country.The Philippines is known for the wide gap between the rich and the poor, and nowhere is it more evident than in the Vice President’s own city of Makati. (Binay and his wife Elenita are ex-mayors of Makati and their son Junjun is the current, albeit suspended mayor).In his plan, unveiled today at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati, Binay says he will erect giant billboards all over the country to hide the squatter shanties that are practically obliterating the beautiful skyline of progressive cities, including Makati.“If we can’t lick ’em, then we should join ’em,” Binay said as he showed a model of what Makati’s skyline will look like with giant billboards hiding the squatter shanties from view. He said the cost of the building the billboards will be offset by the rent to be paid for by the advertising companies. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/22/vp-jojo-binays-grand-plan-to-eliminate-poverty-in-the-philippines/?share=email |
THE SURVEY SAYS: FILIPINOS MOST EMOTIONAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 15/07/2018 0:00 | Filipinos cry a lot, laugh a lot, scream a lot, get angry a lot, pray a lot, curse a lot. Come hell or high water, they don’t hold back on expressing emotion, especially in public. Just ask Kris Aquino, actress, television host and presidential sister.A new U.S. Gallup poll conducted in more than 140 countries to compare how people feel about their lives has ranked the Philippines the most emotional society in the world, beating out El Salvador and Bahrain which came in second and third, respectively.Upon hearing the news, President NoyNoy Aquino congratulated the Filipino people on yet another feather on their cap. “We’re number one yet again,” the president said, “and it just validates my earlier statement that the Philippines is the new ‘Darling of Asia.’ Now, we are actually the ‘Darling of the world.'”The same survey ranked Singapore the most emotionless society in the world. Maybe, that’s why the country is among the most successful economies? Go figure. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/15/the-survey-says-filipinos-most-emotional-people-in-the-world/ |
PHILIPPINES GROUP TO PERFORM ‘ALL ABOUT THAT BASS’ AT THE GRAMMYS FEBRUARY 8 (VIDEO) | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/1/2018 0:00 | (to do the honors.Trainor and Kadish stumbled upon a cover of their song by this Filipino group on YouTube. They were both so impressed, and the rest is history. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/05/philippine-group-to-perform-all-about-that-bass-at-the-grammys-february-8-video/#comments |
Duterte Critic Cynthia Patag Upset There Was No Foreign Aid For Victims Of Two Philippine Typhoons | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 23/10/2016 0:00 | She’s a retired singer-comedienne in the Philippines and a known fierce critic of the Duterte administration. Her full-time job now is to take to her social media account to criticize everything the current government does.Cynthia Patag’s latest complaint is that the Philippines has not received any foreign aid in the aftermath of two powerful typhoons that hit the country in the last week.She can’t understand what’s different now from what happened when Haiyan (Yolanda) devastated the country and millions of dollars of foreign aid poured in, a huge chunk of it has not been accounted for by the previous administration. She also wondered why no foreign relief goods have come in, unlike during Yolanda where said goods were left to rot instead of distributed to the typhoon victims.Patag blames President Duterte’s statements and policy pronouncements in which he made clear to the U.S., Europe and the U.N. that the Philippines is a sovereign country and should not be at the mercy (with strings attached) of foreign governments.While Patag was ranting and spreading hate and rumors on her Facebook page, Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo announced that the Philippine government has more than sufficient funds and relief goods to deal with the effects of the past two typhoons and that is precisely why no foreign aid has been sought.Apparently, Patag didn’t get Tuguiwalo’s memo. Or she intentionally ignored it, which is not surprising given her yellow-tinted glasses and computer screen. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/23/duterte-critic-cynthia-patag-upset-there-was-no-foreign-aid-for-victims-of-two-philippine-typhoons/?share=email |
De lima writes open letter for Duterte | [] | 2016-08-15 16:06:01+08:00 | Senator Leila de Lima on Monday expressed hope that President Rodrigo Duterte would keep track of the Senate probe on extra-judicial killings, slated to be held on August 22-23. In an open letter to the President, De Lima reiterated her desire to probe these killings, citing reports that most of them were “not related but only coincidental” to the Duterte administration’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs.De Lima, who chairs the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said there have been reports that killings were done by corrupt government officials who wanted to silence witnesses who knew of their involvement in the drug trade.“May mga pagpatay na isinasabay o isinasakay lamang ng mga tiwaling kawani ng pamahalaan at mga kasabwat nila upang pagtakpan ang kanilang karumaldumal na partisipasyon sa kalakan ng droga. Hindi nila isinusulong, kundi inililihis pa nga ang direksyon ng paglaban sa droga at sinasabotahe ang magagandang layunin ng kumpanya,” she said.(“There are killings done by corrupt officials and their accomplices to cover up their involvement in drug pushing. They are not pushing for a campaign against drugs but sabotaging the main objective of the campaign,” she said.)The neophyte senator and former Commission on Human Rights chair, meanwhile assured that like the President, the Senate only wants to strengthen the implementation of laws and human rights.De Lima earlier said that she wanted to know if the operational procedures of the Philippine National Police, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and other law enforcement agencies were legitimate.Senator and Chair of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson, despite having fears that the Senate inquiry would slow down the government’s successful drive to end the drug problem in the country, has also agreed to hold the probe.According to reports, more or less 500 drug pushers and users have been killed in the war on illegal drugs under the Duterte administration.What can you say about this? Leave your comments below! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/de-lima-writes-open-letter-duterte/ |
UN Rapporteur Clarifies Purpose Of Philippines Visit | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/5/2017 0:00 | Insisting that her visit to the Philippines 🇵🇭 was unofficial, Rapporteur Agnes Callamard today clarified her trip to Manila had nothing to do with her capacity with the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.Callamard told The Adobo Chronicles that she came not as UN Rapporteur but as a Reporter for The New York Times (NYT). She confirmed that she had a second job with the Pulitzer Prize-winning publication.Expect another hard-hitting NYT piece in the next few days. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/05/05/un-rapporteur-clarifies-purpose-of-philippines-visit/ |
Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Parojinog Escapes Her Captors! | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/07/2017 0:00 | Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog, who was arrested in a police raid for suspected involvement in the illegal drug trade, has escaped, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).Her escape continues to baffle authorities.In a recently-released video of the police raid, Parojinog was seen swallowing a white object as she was being taken into custody.A PNP spokesperson told The Adobo Chronicles that Parojinog escaped by flying out of the police van as she was being taken to the police headquarters. She was heard shouting “Darna!”Darna is a fictional comics character in which a woman named Narda swallows a white stone while screaming “Darna” which transforms her into a flying superheroine. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/07/31/ozamis-city-vice-mayor-nova-parojinog-escapes-her-captors/?share=email |
LOOK: Senator De Lima’s letter to Senate President Pimentel declaring that she will join the minority bloc | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-02-28 16:55:31+08:00 | Senate President Aquilino Pimentel received a letter from Senator Leila De Lima Tuesday that she already decided to withdraw from the majority bloc.Senator Leila De Lima, who currently detained at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center decided to withdraw from the majority after her allies were transferred to the minority bloc and removed some of their positions in the senate.“This is to give notice the I am formerly withdrawing from the majority inorder to join the minority bloc in the Senate.” Senator De Lima wrote in her letter.Despite of being detained because of drug charges, De Lima is still working as the Senator of the Philippines.Yesterday February 27, the Senate stripped some of the committee chairmanship held by four Senators who belonged to Liberal Party and AKBAYAN.The Senate President is not yet giving any statement on the letter sent by Senator De Lima. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/look-senate-president-pimentel-letter-senator-leila-de-lima-informing-now-minority/ |
AQUINO: SOMEONE MESSED WITH MY DESK CALENDAR | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 2/6/2017 0:00 | Just as more than 20 million students trekked to public schools nationwide for the beginning of the schoolyear, the Aquino administration announced it was releasing One Billion pesos for the repair of schoolbuildings damaged by last year’s powerful typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda).Many of the students will be returning to schools without roofs, without desks and chairs, and in many cases without walls. Some will be packed into small rooms like sardines and others will have to squat under trees in the open to receive academic instruction.School administrators, teachers, parents and students immediateky criticized President Aquino for the much-delayed release of funds, coming more than six months after the devastating typhoon, and not in time for the beginning of the new schoolyear.Aquino, known for consistenty blaming anyone and everyone for missteps, failures and inefficiencies of his administration, defended himself against critics by saying that someone messed with his desk calendar in his office in Malacañang (Philippine presidential palace).A palace spokesperson said that Aquino’s desk calendar showed that it was only January 2, not June 2, when he authorized the release of funds. So to Aquino’s mind, there were at least five months remaining before the new schoolyear, leaving enough time for the repairs and construction to be made.Malacañang has ordered an investigation on who was responsible for altering the president’s desk calendar. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/02/aquino-someone-messed-with-my-desk-calendar/ |
Hillary Will Appoint Trump U.S. Ambassador To The Philippines | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 16/10/2016 0:00 | It’s not all bad blood between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. When she assumes the U.S. presidency, Clinton says she will appoint Trump the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines.The current U.S. ambassador, Philip Goldberg, is ending his three-year tour of duty in Manila this November.“Trump would be the perfect choice to replace Goldberg. I am very confident he will get along very well with Philippine President Duterte” Clinton said.(Duterte is often referred to as the Donald Trump of the Philippines and Trump has also been called the Duterte of America.)Trump seems open to the idea, knowing that the Filipinos love beauty pageants.“Perhaps during my tour of duty, I can take over the ownership of the Binibining Pilipinas Charities (Miss Philippines Charities) which has the local franchise for international beauty contests like Miss Universe and Miss International,” the Republican presidential candidate said.“Then I can go back to barging into the dressing rooms of naked pageant contestants,” Trump added. “That would be so wonderful.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/16/hillary-will-appoint-trump-u-s-ambassador-to-the-philippines/?share=email |
“300 per kilo” In Subic you will be paid for collecting cigarette butts | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2018-04-06 14:36:21+08:00 | With 17.3 million Filipino adult smokers, Philippines is one of the countries that suffering in a cigarette butts litter problem.Most of the smokers in the country only threw their cigarette butts in the streets and beaches that really badly affects the environment.SBMA Ecology Center weighing a sack of cigarette buttsPhoto: SBMA Ecology CenterBecause of this, Subic Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Ecology Center made a good idea to ease the problem on cigarette butt wastes.SBMA Ecology Center posted their announcement addressed to the people around their place that they would reward them for collecting cigarette butts from streets and beaches.They’re willing to buy the improperly littered cigarette butts for 300 pesos, an idea that amazed the netizens not only of Subic, but also the whole Philippines.However, they clarified that they’re not encouraging the people to smoke more, but only collect cigarette butts instead of throwing it to improper places.This is the whole post of SBMA Ecology Center:We are still buying dry cigarette butts for recycling just bring it here at Ecology Center office at Regulatory Building Labitan St. Subic Bay Freeport Zone! We are buying cigarette butts for a study we are currently conducting for possible upcycling. We would be needing 20-60 kilograms of butts for the study. Cigarette butts are one of the top three litters that go to our bay every year. They take 10-12 years to decompose. One kg is worth 300 pesos! You are not just being paid for collecting these litter but you are being rewarded with cleaner environment! Join us in this War on Waste!#HeaviestButtCampaign *we are encouraging everyone to pick up litter from the streets and beaches and not to smoke.A concerned netizen also reminded the people who wanted to collect cigarette butts to wear gloves while picking up the litters.“Ingat lang po sa pagpulot. Siguraduhing hindi ng bare hands ang gagamitin. Mag gloves o kaya lagyan ng protection ang kamay. Tandaan na nagmula yan sa bibig ng mga tao, maraming sakit ang maaaring maipasa.” Jomar Soriano said.A netizen also expressed her sadness because Filipinos needed to be paid just to collect trashes like cigarette butts.“Sad. This is how irresponsible some people are, kailangan pang may magbayad para ipunin ang kalat nila. Hindi ba pwedeng kalat mo, itapon mo ng maayos at sa tamang lugar?” Rassel Ching said.According to verywellmind.com, “trillions of filters, filled with toxic chemicals from tobacco smoke, make their way into our environment as discarded waste yearly.”Cigarette filters are also a threat to wildlife that could ingest them, mistaking filters for food, and to small children, who may eat them if they’re within reach.Do you think this idea would really ease the problem on cigarette butt wastes? Share your thoughts below!Source:[1] [2] | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/300-per-kilo-subic-will-paid-collecting-cigarette-butts/ |
Human Rights Campaign, Largest LGBT Organization, Comes Out … As Republican | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 29/03/2016 0:00 | If you think the Log Cabin is the largest group of LGBT Republicans, think again. How about the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)?Earlier this month, HRC, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, decided to endorse Republican Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois in his reelection bid over his opponent, Representative Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat.Kirk is the junior United States Senator from Illinois. Previously, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Illinois’s 10th congressional district. Kirk is a social moderate and fiscal conservative.Duckworth has been the U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 8th congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, she is the first Asian American woman elected to Congress in Illinois, the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first member of Congress born in Thailand.Now, it turns out Kirk has endorsed presidential candidate Donald Trump. Ergo, HRC is endorsing Trump.Many in the LGBT community are finally realizing that HRC does not represent the rainbow colors. Rather, it represents the red, GOP color.Nevertheless, it is never too late for HRC to come out of the closet. Now we know. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/29/human-rights-campaign-largest-lgbt-organization-comes-out-as-republican/ |
MITCH MCCONNELL: ‘EBOLA HAS BEEN ERADICATED IN THE U.S.’ | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/11/2017 0:00 | their election strategy code name, that is. With it came the eradication of Democrats in key states. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/11/05/mitch-mcconnell-ebola-has-been-eradicated-in-the-u-s/ |
FACEBOOK TO BANISH ‘SELFIES’ BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2014 | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/12/2016 0:00 | your server at the restaurant, your fellow tourist at scenic spots, even your little brother or sister at home.” Zuckerberg also pointed out that the “mirror image” you see in a selfie is just an illusion. “In the eyes of others seeing your selfie, you don’t look anywhere close compared to a photo of you taken by another person,” he added.Other social networking sites like Pinterest and LinkedIn are reportedly also considering a similar ban.The good news for selfie addicts is that the ban is not retroactive. This means that all selfies posted as of midnight on December 31, 2013, will forever live in infamy on the Internet. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2013/12/31/facebook-to-banish-selfies-begining-january-1-2014/#comments |
MOVE OVER CUTE SEMINARIAN AND HOT COP, FILIPINO NETIZENS HAVE A NEW IDOL | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 20/04/2018 0:00 | Filipinos have short-term memories.It was just months ago when they swooned over the handsome seminarian who sang the responsorial psalm at a mass celebrated by Pope Francis during his Manila visit. Kenneth Rey Parsad became a local Internet sensation for his looks and good voice.Then there was Neil Perez, the hot cop of Manila whose looks and body build made him the overwhelming favorite to win a local male beauty pageant. Perez went on to win the Mister International competition, making his countrymen very proud.But that was all in the past.The newest Internet sensation is Mark Agas, a 32-year-old doctor who is an ophthalmology resident at St. Luke’s Medical Center. A video of him working in front of a computer and talking to his patient who was taking a video of him was posted on social media. It immediately went viral.So, it is confirmed. Filipinos are not just crazy over their beauty queens. They also look up to their male hunks.If you have the looks and the body build, why not post your photo or video on the Internet. Who knows, you might be the next Internet sensation! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/20/move-over-cute-seminarian-and-hot-cop-filipino-netizens-have-a-new-idol/?share=email |
Breaking: Pope Francis To Fast Track Cory Aquino’s Sainthood | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/1/2017 0:00 | Pope Francis has announced that The Vatican will fast track the canonization of former Philippine President Cory Aquino, who will become the third Filipino saint.Aquino’s family have long clamored for the widow of the late Senator Benigno Aquino and mother of ex-President NoyNoy Aquino to be proclaimed a saint.A Jesuit priest close to the Aquino family, Fr. Catalina Arevalo, has been leading the move to start the beatification process for Cory since she was a person with “extraordinary Christian virtues.”The sainthood process usually takes a long period of time — from beatification to canonization — and requires at least two miracles attributed to the sainthood candidate to happen.Apparently, even before her beatification, the first miracle already happened.For some unexplained circumstances, yellow t-shirts (the color associated with Cory and Aquino supporters) bearing the late president’s name tagging her as the saint of democracy suddenly appeared on the shelves of a Filipino supermarket in Chicago, Illinois. The supermarket management said they never ordered nor displayed the t-shirts.The supermarket, Seafood City, has stores across the U.S.It only takes another miracle to happen before Francis will proclaim Cory a saint.That miracle could be in the form of the same yellow t-shirts appearing in the shelves of the Seafood City Supermarket in San Jose or Mountain View, California.There is now a sainthood watch and vigil in these two supermarkets. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/01/10/breaking-pope-francis-to-fast-track-cory-aquinos-sainthood/#respond |
Miss Universe Prediction: A Repeat Of Last Year’s Top 2, Philippines And Colombia | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 12/11/2016 0:00 | When the final moments of the 2017 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant to be held in Manila unravels, many are predicting that it will be a repeat of last year’s controversial contest. Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia will be the last two women standing.Many will recall that pageant host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Miss Colombia as the 2016 winner when, in fact, it was Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach who was selected by the judges as the new Miss Universe.Beauty experts and enthusiasts are betting their bottom dollars on Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines to be the top two candidates. They, however, cannot bet on Harvey making the correct announcement.We’ll have two wait till January 29. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/11/12/miss-universe-prediction-a-repeat-of-last-years-top-2-philippines-and-colombia/ |
Philippine President Duterte Apologizes For Misinterpreting National Coming Out Day | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 12/10/2016 0:00 | It was National Coming Out Day yesterday in the U.S. and other parts of the world. So to celebrate, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte ‘outed’ U.S. ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg. Duterte was even kind with his words, saying “What’s wrong if you are ‘gay?'”Duterte made the comment in Malacañang after the oath-taking of his new appointees and the officers of the Leauge of Municipalities of the Philippines.This was the second time that Duterte called Goldberg ‘gay.’ The first time was when the American envoy commented on Duterte’s controversial remarks on the rape of an Australian missionary in 1989.While Goldberg chose not to comment on this latest ‘outing’ by Duterte, many Filipino LGBTs took to their social media accounts to express disappointment over the president’s misinterpretation of National Coming Out Day.“Of course, there’s nothing wrong with being gay; ” one netizen pointed out, “what is wrong is when you use the word in an offensive and derogatory way.”Another said, “it is entirely up to an individual person to come out or not.”Facing backlash from the “gay” comment, Duterte’s communications team issued an apology, saying, “Sorry, none of us here are gay so we didn’t really know what National Coming Out Day really meant. We thought it was a day we could ‘out’ people.”Quite an OUTlandish apology. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/12/philippine-president-duterte-apologizes-for-misinterpreting-national-coming-out-day/ |
100 MILLIONTH FILIPINO HAS BEEN BORN, LAWSUITS POUR IN | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 27/07/2017 0:00 | At 12:35 a.m., July 17, baby Chonalyn (some media outlets spelled it as ‘Jennalyn’) was born at a local hospital in Manila, making her the 100 Millionth Filipino.But there is a big problem. Ninety nine other babies were born at exactly the same time at other hospitals and homes all over the country, and all parents want to claim the historic, official title for their newly-borns.As a result, the parents have hired personal attorneys and are suing the Commision on Population (POPCOM) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to lay claim to the much-sought after title.According to one lawsuit, “the title of 100 Millionth Filipino comes not only with honor and prestige, but the promise of popularity and wealth for the child.” Given what’s stake in the official title, the lawsuits may take months or even years to resolve and may eventually find their way to the Supreme Court.Meanwhile, baby Chonalyn received a prize of 5,000 pesos worth of in-kind goods. The cost to her parents for the hospital delivery: 30,000 pesos. Had it been through C-section, it would have cost them twice as much.It’s always more fun in the Philippines! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/07/27/100-millionth-filipino-has-been-born-lawsuits-pour-in/#respond |
While Leni is in US, look where Duterte spends Xmas | [] | 2016-12-25 17:28:30+08:00 | Despite of his tight schedule, President Rodrigo Duterte was still able not to break his tradition every Christmas – to visit the children with cancer in Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao City.Even when he was a Davao City Mayor, Duterte always gave toys and gifts to these children. One of his visits before, he was spotted wiping his eyes as he slightly cried while the kids rendered a surprise song for him.This is where Duterte spent Christmas while Vice President Leni Robredo is in USA.WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:What can you say about this? Leave your comments below. | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/duterte-xmas-cancer-patients-spmc-davao/ |
CANCER STRICKEN PHILIPPINE SENATOR FILES BILL TO LEGALIZE THE MIDDLE FINGER | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/9/2017 0:00 | Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is often referred to as the ‘Iron Lady of the Philippines.’ She is not one to hold back on criticizing or condemning politicians who are corrupt or who use their elective positions to enrich themselves or propagate their political careers or dynasty. She is often mentioned as a viable candidate for president in the 2016 elections.Unfortunately, she was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, forcing her to take a leave of absence from her Senate duties. In the last couple of weeks, she had announced that 80% of her cancer is gone and that she is seriously considering a run for president in 2016.For the first time since her cancer diagnosis, Santiago returned to the Senate and announced that she was filing a new bill that would legalize the use of the middle finger against corrupt politicians. “As for the jerks in government, they are the reason God created the middle finger,” she said as she introduced her new bill.“If my bill will pass, I will use my middle finger unsparingly to expose anomalies , corruption and stupidity that are so rampant and pervasive in our government ” she declared.Will she become the new Margaret Thatcher? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/10/cancer-stricken-philippine-senator-files-bill-to-legalize-the-middle-finger/ |
MMDA To Reduce Maximum Speed On EDSA from 0 To 50 Km/hr | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 6/12/2017 0:00 | In a brilliant move to solve the nightmarish traffic along EDSA, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) today announced that it was reducing the maximum driving speed from 60 to 50 km/hr.The problem is, nobody told the MMDA that current speed along the major thoroughfare averages at 0 km/hr.Houston, we’ve got a problem! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/12/06/mmda-to-reduce-maximum-speed-on-edsa-from-0-to-50-km-hr/ |
BABY KOALAS SLOWLY DISAPPEARING IN AUSTRALIA, RAZOR COMPANY BLAMED | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 20/06/2017 0:00 | Koalas, incorrectly called koala bears, are slowly diappearing from the Australian continent, thanks to an advertising campaign launched by a razor company.The razor ads feature bearded male models who, upon closer examination, are actually ‘sporting’ baby koalas on their faces. The ad photos have gone viral and many Australian men have caught on to the new fad.Koalas have once been considered an endangered species and the Australian government fears the new fad will evetually lead to the extinction of these cuddly, furry animals.Animal rights groups in Australia have threatened to sue the razor company for instigating this fad. Barbers who have lost a lot of business lately, have said they will join in this class-action law suit.As for the razor company, sales have plummeted. Their ad campaign to promote shaving backfired. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/20/baby-koalas-slowly-disappearing-in-australia-razor-company-blamed/#respond |
REAR-ENDER: TOP 20 READER COMMENTS ON THE ADOBO CHRONICLES | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/12/2017 0:00 | As we end yet another exciting and unbelievable year, we at The Adobo Chronicles would like to give recognition to our readers. We still can’t believe we’re now approaching 13 Million views!Our editors have sifted through thousands upon thousands of reader comments and have chosen our top 20 for the year 2014. See if your comment made it to our list. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/12/31/rear-ender-top-20-reader-comments-on-the-adobo-chronicles/?share=email |
SPOUSE SHARING APP LAUNCHES IN SAN FRANCISCO | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 19/10/2017 0:00 | We’re living in the world of the Millennial generation where economic necessity begets a culture of sharing.Homeowners share their spare rooms through Airbnb and private car owners share a ride through Uber and Lyft with those who are challenged by mobility — all for a fee, of course.Economic and social revolution seem to always begin in the most liberal city of America — San Francisco, and the latest experiment, or shall we say, start-up, is no exception.Today, a new start-up company called SpouseShare broke the champagne bottle and cut the ceremonial ribbon at its headquarters south of Market Street in San Francisco.It is a new mobile app that connects people who are seeking to share their spouse with a third person, whether in a undocumented domestic relationship or a more formal gay marriage.The founders of SpouseShare got the idea after encountering a Facebook post in which three Thai gay men announced their three-some marriage, labeled by The New York Post as a “throuple.”The new app can be downloaded by logging on to http://www.threeisnotacrowd.com. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/19/spouse-sharing-app-launches-in-san-francisco/#respond |
Philippines Takes Cue From Miss Universe On The Return Of U.S. Military Bases | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 13/01/2016 0:00 | When Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was asked during last month’s Miss Universe pageant what she thought about the return of U.S. military bases in her country, she said she wouldn’t have any problem with that, noting that Filipinos are always welcoming of Americans.We all know, of course, that Wurtzbach went on to win the crown, albeit after a short confusion when host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner, Miss Colombia.Filipinos have a high regard for their boxers, beauty queens and screen idols, more than they do for their politicians. So, in a move that pleased Uncle Sam, the Philippines announced that it is set to offer the U.S. military the use of not one, not two, but eight bases. This, after the country’s Supreme Court upheld a security agreement with Washington forged in the face of rising tensions with China.The facilities include the former US Clark airbase and air and naval facilities on the southwestern island of Palawan which faces the South China Sea, the focus of territorial disputes with China.The court decision allows for the full implementation of the Enhanced Defense Co-operation Agreement (EDCA), signed in 2014 but not implemented due to legal challenges from groups opposed to US military involvement in the Philippines, a US colony from 1898 to 1946.Incidentally, the Philippines will hold its next presidential elections in May. So when it comes to who should be elected the next president, just ask Wurtzbach, Manny Pacquiao or Aldub. Whomever they choose or endorse will be a sure winner! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/13/philippines-takes-cue-from-miss-universe-on-the-return-of-u-s-military-bases/#respond |
Philippine VP Robredo Admits Error In Her Video Message On President Duterte’s Drug War | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 19/03/2017 0:00 | Last week, Philippine Vice President sent a video message to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs alleging that there have been some 7,000 drug-related killings by the police and vigilantes since President Duterte took office on June 30 last year.Robredo all but mimics the number often quoted by the biased local and international media as well as elements out to destabilize the Duterte government.Today, speaking from her office at the Boracay Mansion in Quezon City, the VP finally admitted she committed a grave error in that video message.“I originally wanted to say that the Philippines has more than 7,000 islands,” she said, “but somwhere along the way during the recording, I got too overwhelmed by the camera and lights that I blurted out 7,000 drug-related deaths instead of 7,000 islands.”Yun naman pala eh. (So that explains it.) | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/03/19/philippine-vp-robredo-admits-error-in-her-video-message-on-president-dutertes-drug-war/#respond |
BREAKING: Bong Go Quits As Duterte’s Special Assistant | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 25/08/2017 0:00 | He is the man that is always seen with President Duterte. Wait, make that former Mayor Duterte.It was never a surprise that Bong Go has been appointed presidential special assistant with the rank of Secretary.No one is sure what his voice sounds like because he never speaks — at least not in public.But today, Duterte received the news he most feared: Go is resigning as his special assistant.The reason? Well, Go would go all the way to support Duterte but apparently, he didn’t expect to be in harms way, asked to be garbed in military uniform, carrying a gun and accompanying the president to fight the terrorists in Marawi City.It was the last straw for Go. Loyalty has its limits. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/08/25/breaking-bong-go-quits-as-dutertes-special-assistant/ |
On Veloso: Duterte never said ‘Yes’ to execute her | [] | 2016-09-12 20:29:51+08:00 | Is this another case of “lost in translation?”Earlier today, Tempo editor Rey Bancod called to ask me to validate a news report coming from Jakarta, Indonesia quoting President Joko Widodo as saying that President Rody Duterte gave his “Go” signal for the execution of convicted drug mule Mary Jane Veloso.This was followed by another interview by DZMM anchor Anthony “Ka Tunying” Taberna who also asked me the same question.Well, here is my answer: No, I never heard President Duterte say that he was giving the Indonesian Government the “Go” signal to execute Veloso.Why am I so sure?Well, I was present during the bilateral talks between the Indonesian Government and the Philippine Government at the Istana Merdeka President Palace.I was also present during the delivery of official statements by the two Presidents after the bilateral talks and I also joined the party during the State Dinner tendered by President Widodo for President Duterte and his Party.During the bilateral talks, I was seated a chair away from President Duterte with Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. seated between us.Across the table, Indonesian President Widodo was facing President Duterte and I was about two meters away from him.Maybe it was out of habit that as a former newsman, I took notes of the exchange of statements between the two Presidents during the bilateral talks.It was President Widodo who made the opening statement and President Duterte responded by reading a prepared statement.I could not quote President Duterte verbatim but I am sure that the transcript of his statement would prove that what he said during the official statement was the following:“We respect your laws. We will not interfere with your judicial processes but we are asking for clemency.”That statement referred not only to the case of Veloso but also for the 105 Filipino fishermen who are now detained in different jails all over Indonesia for alleged illegal fishing activities.So is this another case of “lost in translation?”Only the Indonesian side could explain that.As far as I am concerned and as a former journalist myself, I can state with certainty that during the official bilateral talks between the two leaders, President Duterte never said he was giving a “Go” signal for the execution of Veloso.In fact, he did not even mention her name and only referred to her as a Filipino whose fate under Indonesian laws he would respect.BY MANNY PIÑOLThis photo taken by DTI Sec. Mon Lopez using my Samsung S6 phone shows President Widodo seated across the table facing President Duterte while Sec. Yasay sits between me and the Philippine President. In front of me is a note pad and a ball pen which I used in taking down notes of the talks between the two Presidents. | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/on-veloso-duterte-never-said-yes-to-execute-her/ |
It’s time Duterte’s supporters grow up and stop referring to him as ‘Tatay’ | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2017-07-01 02:34:39+00:00 | During the term of former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III, we criticised his government and his followers as being perpetually in campaign mode all throughout his term of office. His Yellow Camp would incessantly grandstand about his and his clan’s goodness and prayerfulness and every speaking engagement was seized as an opportunity to remind everyone that he is the son of “revered” national “martyrs”. This is what made Aquino and the Yellow Camp so repulsive. At the end of all that, Filipinos felt like they spent six years having their intelligence insulted at every turn.Fast forward to today. The experience of being subject to Yellowtard propaganda for 30 years is something the supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte should reflect upon. Duterte has already spent one year as president. Perhaps it is time his supporters step up above campaign rhetoric and start behaving like critical supporters. The first step towards achieving that and elevating the quality of discourse is to see Duterte as a professional executive. It could begin by dropping this whole “Tatay Duterte” talk.Duterte is a leader of a nation that aspires to modernise. But Filipinos cannot modernise their society if they continue to deify their government officials and routinely treat them like celebrities, saints, heroes, patriarchs, and, yes, father figures. The fact is, Duterte has a job to do. Being a “father” to Filipinos is not one of them. If Filipinos want to be treated like respectable adults, they will have to get over their need to call their president Daddy.Today, unfortunately, it looks as if Filipinos may be suffering from an acute case of daddy issues on a national scale. With the way some Filipinos latch on to their political daddies, I sometimes wonder what those individuals’ real daddies were like when they were growing up. Were they such bad daddies that their grownup kids now seek new daddies? I see the biggest risk to Duterte’s currently-massive support base as being an inability of his followers to grow up and start speaking to the president in the same way a grown up of sound mind speaks to her parents — in the respectful but dignified manner with which adults regard one another. As a parent, I wouldn’t want to see my grown up kids speaking to me like the needy toddlers I broke my back to raise.What Duterte needs today are not blind followers and cheerleaders. He needs partners in his journey to reform the Philippines, not a bunch of screeching kids in his back seat who need hugs every now and then to calm down.The biggest criticism Duterte cops from his detractors today revolve around his unstoppable mouth, his inept lieutenants and handlers, and his tunnel-visioned view of what is good for the Philippines. So the biggest challenge to his supporters does not involve simply ratcheting up the slapstick rhetoric they dish out to the public today. Rather, they need to send out more intelligent messages — messages that stand a bigger chance of winning new supporters and less of the sort that simply kick existing supporters into a Taliban-like frenzy. You cannot do this by calling the president “Tatay Digong”.Duterte’s supporters need to provide the president with the right perspective so that he conducts himself and manages his staff in a manner that secures the astounding political capital he enjoys today. The fact that his approaches are unconventional and, in some cases, counterintuitive all the more makes the sustaining of this political capital very important. In a democracy, you cannot implement painful and confronting change without that massive support base. Duterte’s supporters therefore need to evolve from being mere cheerleaders.A cheerleader’s job is to shout out loud but nonsensical jibberish and dance around in short skirts to egg on their team. That style of “support” is not what will sustain Duterte’s political capital. This political capital needs to be protected by mounting focused effort along two fronts: (1) preventing existing supporters from disengaging or defecting and (2) by pulling in new supporters from the Opposition camps. The way some of Duterte’s most influential supporters are conducting themselves today does not contribute to achieving both ends. If we put ourselves in the shoes of, say, a Yellowtard and try to regard Duterte’s top-dog supporters from a Yellow lens, we begin to understand why, rather than see things a different way or at least open their minds to alternative points of view, Yellowtards tend to dig deeper into their trenches. It’s because, deep inside, Yellowtards see that Duterte supporters are no different to what they are.There is also a third front: (3) protecting Duterte from himself. This last one is possibly the most formidable challenge — more so because none of his supporters seem to be up to the task of facing that challenge. Politics, specially in a “democracy”, is all about perception. Good intent is nice, but it will be crushed under the weight of bad public relations. Duterte must not underestimate the threats to his political capital presented by the crooked manner with which both local and foreign media portray him and his government, the way certain “human rights activists” invite foreign meddling into the Philippines’ domestic affairs, and the way incompetent secretaries, spokespersons, and staff erode the public’s confidence in his ability to lead and execute. But for him to recognise those threats, his followers need to remind him to, at least, get to know the enemy better. That way, he will be in a better position to address these political threats.As we can see, it takes a lot of smarts to be a productive supporter of the president who contributes to protecting and building his political capital and strengthening his ability to fulfil his promises. Cheerleaders may be loud, perky, and pretty. But at the end of the day, many of them are dumb and one-dimensional. The challenge Duterte’s most influential supporters face is to evolve into evangelists and drop the pompom act. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/07/time-dutertes-supporters-grow-stop-referring-tatay/ |
Cayetano asked ‘Sex or Chocolates, Delima or Leni?’ | [] | 2017-03-19 18:57:14+08:00 | Dabawenyo blogger and filmmaker Albert Egot, Jr. initiated a Boy Abunda inspired Fast Talk with Senator Alan Cayetano over a lunch meet-up in Davao City.Cayetano dared all the questions and gamely quipped a funny remarks on random questions.He was also asked if he has to select between Sen.Leila de Lima and Vice Pres. Leni Robredo to be in an island. His answer? CLICK AND WATCH THE VIDEO BELOWAdd vlogger Albert Egot, Jr. On facebook for more videos.What can you say about this video? Leave your comments below! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/ceyatano-asked-sex-chocolates-delima-leni/ |
Overseas Election Results Prove that Bongbong Marcos was Cheated Massively | [] | 2016-06-23 02:24:08+00:00 | Who you see scheduled to take the throne of the second most powerful office of the land is more likely than not a Robber.My sensors tell me that Overseas Absentee Votes cast by our heroic OFWs were mostly untouched (least manipulated) by the LP-COMELEC-Smartmatic triumvirate of electoral sabotage. Common sense dictates that the Liberal Party controlled by the incumbent Pres. Noynoy Aquino no longer bothered with this segment of the electorate considering the weight of OFW votes would be negligible enough to be ignored and not make a dent.In addition, ballot handling abroad is quite difficult to remotely fiddle with especially when our foreign diplomats and embassy workers consist of mostly world-class professionals who cannot be coerced into being accomplices to vote manipulation. Note that it is the sending end of the vote transmission that is easily manipulated by a simple change of SD cards in the Smartmatic vote counting machines.OFW Votes – A Glorified Sample Survey of the Entire PhilippinesOverseas voters constitute an ideal representation of the entire country as OFWs come from every possible region of the archipelago and give a balanced sampling of the demography ranging from highly skilled professionals to those of the lower class who take on menial jobs. In effect, OFW votes serve as a huge sample-size survey poll of the entire Philippine population. With this huge a sample size, the margin of error from the real overall results should be less than 1%.Watch and see…Bongbong Marcos – the True VP based on OAV results2016 Election Results for Vice President – OAVFerdinand Marcos Jr 75,140 44.8%Alan Peter Cayetano 53,403 31.8%Maria Leonor Robredo 31,117 18.5%Francis Joseph Escudero 6,025 3.6%Antonio Trillanes IV 1,167 0.7%Gregorio Honasan II 1,049 0.6%Look at that – Leni’s vote count is not even half of Bongbong’s numbers. I believe something like the above results would have been the case if only a bullet-proof unbiased COMELEC ran the entire elections over the entire archipelago.You can see how by the stark contrast from the overall (primarily local) results, it is just outright impossible for Leni to even come close to Bongbong’s mark. It would even be more credible if it was Alan Cayetano who was the one going neck and neck against Bongbong (just judging from the mammoth crowd that final day at Luneta).Bongbong more than ever is clearly the rightful and duly elected Vice President of the country. It’s written in the sky.Justice for BongbongDon’t let these LP cheats get away with this. You deserve nothing but the truth people; so anyone on the side of the truth (regardless of which party) should fully support and NOT question Bongbong’s cry for justice and investigation.And if the people will not back Bongbong, we know someone who will. The two already met recently. It’s just a matter of time till the Punisher corrects this gruesome wrong. Will he or will he not? By his exclusion of Leni in the REAL Presidential inauguration rites and the cabinet – you can already see that actions speak louder than words.This is a small but valuable nugget of data showing the true unadulterated voice of the Filipino people. OFWs, of all Filipinos, often feel the greatest love and longing for their country, wish the best for it, cry out the loudest for change so they can come back, and suffer even more than those left in the country due to all the corruption and incompetence the bozos in high places bring. We should all take this snowball of truth and roll it down the hill for the unsuspecting LP camp down below.Never Again to Electoral Fraud and SabotageWhen will all this cheating every election season stop? Ganito na lang ba lagi? We should cry “Never Again” to electoral sabotage.Or are you guys just going to move on and accept this country is just a big joke? Well if that’s your choice, go ahead and rot in the land of dysfunctional zombies. Unless we change and fight for change, this country will continually suck. Are we content just watching Leni Robberedo smiling with her own version of the PNoy smirk of apathy and pride? Should we all just smile and laugh with her for the sake of national healing and unity? Hoy gising! Hindi lang si Bongbong ang dinaya – kayo din. Can’t you see, the joke’s on you?Leni and COMELEC choose rather to blatantly ROB than REDO the count of votes for VP to dispel any doubts. Away with these cheats! COMELEC is a big fat stinking-fart joke. Fraud to be PNoy! There’s definitely more pun in the Philippines! | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/06/overseas-election-results-prove-bongbong-marcos-cheated-massively/#comments |
Witness of Pasay road rage claims that he knows the real story behind the viral video of the gun-toting cop | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-07-28 18:16:14+08:00 | One of the most viral videos this month was uploaded by Ralph Davenz Altea, a netizen who claimed that he and his brother was manhandled by a Pasay cop identified as PO2 Manuel Taytayon during a road rage incident in Malibay Pasay on Wednesday.The video reached hundreds of thousands of reactions and shares from the netizens, but not all of them criticized the cop, instead they defended him because of the provocative actions by the two brothers in the video.A netizen who watched the video claimed that he witnessed the whole incident of the road rage in Pasay and revealed what really happened behind the video recorded and uploaded by Altea on Facebook.Meli, a concerned citizen commented on one of the video reports uploaded by GMA News in their Facebook fanpage said that he witnessed how the ‘boastful’ Altea brothers provoked the old cop.In his comment, Meli said that after the accompanied his girlfriend to Malibay, Pasay, he saw the Altea brothers trying to provoke PO2 Taytayonand trying to bully the old cop to make him more angry.He also said that it’s not true that PO2 Taytayon who’s going to retire next year pointed his gun to the brothers which Ralph Altea claimed in the video.“Nanjan ako non, hinatid ko ang girflriend ko sa Malibay [pasay]. Hindi naman sila tinutukan eh. Mayabang yung magkapatid, pino-provoke nila si manong, binubully para lalong magalit,” Meli said.“Nag video para kunwari sila ang biktima, pero ang totoo sila talaga yung mayayabang. Kung ayaw nyo maniwala, kita naman sa salita sa video, maangas at mayabang talaga.” he added.Meli also narrated how the Altea brothers confronted the car of PO2 Taytayon after the cop honked his car horn to them three times. He said that he witnessed everything even before the Altea brothers used their phone to record the whole incident.The netizen believes that no good cop would point his gun in a crowded place just because of a traffic argument.He said that PO2 Taytayong might got provoked by the Altea brothers because the two shouted at his wife.“Actually madaming tao diyan. Sino namang matinong pulis ang manunutok ng baril sa simpleng pagsaway lang sa kanila? Masikip kasi yung daanan diyan, nung nabusinahan sila, kinatok nila at sinigawan yung nasa loob ng kotse, bumaba si manong kasi misis niya yung nasa part na sinigawan. Di pa naglalabas ng video ang mga bata that time,” Meli said.Meli said that he understand why PO2 Taytayon confronted the Altea brothers, because the Pasay cop only wanted to defend his wife from the people who shouted at her.He also said that when the brothers saw that PO2 Taytayon was armed by a gun, they started to record a video to provoke the Pasay cop.“Normal na galit lang si manong kasi nabastos misis niya, hanggang sa mainis na si manong kasi mayayabang talaga yung magkapatid lalo na yung nagsasalita. Kung makita nila na may naka sukbit na baril, naglabas ng video pero di naman tinutok, inaasar talaga nila, yun lang.” he said.The version of Meli is the same of what PO2 Taytayon told GMA news. In an interview Taytayon said that the brothers knocked at his car window and after he opened it, the two shouted at them and cursed them.We reached Meli and he said that he doesn’t want to be called by the police to ask for his official testimony because he’s ‘busy’“Pagkatok ni sir dito, [car window] ang lakas matapos noong ibinaba ko eh nandito ang asawa ko sabi niya eh.. ano ha? ******!” Taytayon told GMA news.Some netizens reacted on the testimony of Meli, saying that the side of the cop must be heard also.“Hays kawawa si manong” Martha D. Sim said after he read the comment of Meli on Facebook.NCRPO chief Director Oscar Albayalde also confirmed the relief of Police Officer 2 Manuel Taytayon after the road rage incident that went viral on social media.He ordered the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) to conduct a thorough and speedy investigation of the case against Taytayon.“Kung mapapatunayan na may paglabag si PO2 Taytayon, ay hindi po mangingimi ang NCRPO na patawan sya ng karampatang parusa,” he said.PART 1:<iframe style=”border: none; overflow: hidden;” src=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fralph.davenz%2Fvideos%2F10207687754592068%2F&show_text=0&width=225″ width=”225″ height=”400″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe>PART 2:<iframe style=”border: none; overflow: hidden;” src=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fralph.davenz%2Fvideos%2F10207687755632094%2F&show_text=0&width=225″ width=”225″ height=”400″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe>PART3:<iframe style=”border: none; overflow: hidden;” src=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fralph.davenz%2Fvideos%2F10207687756472115%2F&show_text=0&width=225″ width=”225″ height=”400″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe>PO2 Taytayon also filed Cyberbullying and Online Libel charges against the two brothers who destroyed his reputation.However, another video taken several months ago showed that PO2 Taytayon confronted a group of cyclists in Mall of Asia.The uploader of the video said that they were threatened by PO2 Taytayon after they violated some rules of the place. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/witness-pasay-road-rage-claims-knows-real-story-behind-viral-video-gun-toting-cop/ |
THE NEW ‘MUPPETS’ PREMIERES THIS TUESDAY ON ABC | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 11/9/2018 0:00 | bigger, better, smarter and funnier, with a dozen of new cast members!The new season of the popular television series premieres this fall starting Tuesday on ABC.The show will also be available to subscribers of Netflix, Hulu and Direct TV, as well as the newly-unveiled Apple TV.Are you going to watch it? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/11/the-new-muppets-premieres-this-tuesday-on-abc/ |
Western States To Revert Back To Mexico Under President Trump | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 9/9/2016 0:00 | Under a Trump administration, the United States government will look to cancel the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), but it will also prompt the Mexican government to review and possibly cancel 75 bilateral agreements between the two countries.Mexican Senato Armando Rios Piter is already laying the groundwork in preparation for the election of Trump as the next U.S. president.The first of these bilateral agreements that will be reviewed and possibly cancelled is the 1849 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican-American war and resulted in the U.S. acquiring the states of Texas and California, as well as large parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.At today’s session of the Mexican Senate, Rios Piter unveiled a revised map of the United States that reflects the re-acquisition by Mexico of the Western states included in the 1849 treaty.The Trump campaign has not issued a statement regarding Rios Piter’s proposal except to say that it will have to revise its blueprint for the great wall to adjust to the new U.S.-Mexico border. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/09/western-states-to-revert-back-to-mexico-under-president-trump/#respond |
WATCH:President Rodrigo Duterte & Malaysian PM Najib Razak sings Shalala lala together | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-11-11 01:12:12+08:00 | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak had fun during the special dinner hosted by the Prime Minister yesterday.Netizens are happy to see that President Duterte and the Malaysian PM quickly became friends during their first meeting.A video of Mr. Bong Go showed President Duterte and PM Razak sang “Shalala lala” by Vengaboys together. The Prime Minister also saw dancing and enjoying the duet with the Philippine President.Supporters of Duterte hopes that the official visit of the President in Malaysia would benefit the Philippines especially in fighting terrorism in Mindanao. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/watchpresident-rodrigo-duterte-malaysian-pm-najib-razak-sings-shalala-lala-together/ |
Mark Your Calendars: February 2018 Only Has 27 Days | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 9/2/2018 0:00 | Once every four years, the calendar counts 366 days in a year, as opposed to the usual 365 days. It’s because every four years is a leap year which means there are 29, instead of 28 days in February.But lo and behold, the year 2018 (not a leap year) only has 364 days because February 14 has been scratched from the calendar.It is a phenomenon that has baffled historians, politicians, sociologists and religious leaders.To add insult to injury, Ferbruary 14 this year is not only Valentine’s Day but also Ash Wednesday. The Catholic Church has urged its followers to skip Valentine’s celebration in order to appropriately commemorate Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting and abstinence. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/02/09/mark-your-calendars-february-2018-only-has-27-days/#respond |
PLEA BARGAIN FROM PORK BARREL QUEEN JANET NAPOLES | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/10/2016 0:00 | The lawyer of suspected pork barrel queen Janet Lim-Napoles announced that her client has agreed to a plea bargain in the criminal case filed against her by accepting a penalty of “community service,” in order to avoid jail time.Along with top congressional leaders, Napoles was charged with plunder in a 10-billion peso pork barrel scam in which taxpayer funds were funneled into bogus non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and into the personal accounts of Napoles and top legislators and government officials.Attorney Lorna Kapunan told The Adobo Chronicles that Napoles has agreed to perform community service for life instead of rotting in jail for her crime.Asked about what kind of community service would be involved, Kapunan said that her client will serve as a housemaid for Dominga Cadelina, Napoles’ former househelp who was jailed last February for alleged qualified theft filed against her by Napoles.Cadelina was recently ordered released from jail by the Makati City Regional Trial Court for lack of merit on the theft case filed against her.This unprecedented plea bargain is the first known such case in which, in Kapunan’s words, “the master and servant roles are totally reversed. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2013/10/05/plea-bargain-from-pork-barrel-queen-janet-napoles/#respond |
Former NBI Deputy Director releases a CCTV of De Lima and Janet Napoles alleged meeting | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-08-27 23:17:49+08:00 | Former NBI Deputy Directors releases a CCTV footage shows the that Janet Lim Napoles is waiting in the office of Former DOJ Secretary Leila De Lima.According to Former NBI Deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda, the CCTV footage was taken on May 13, 2013 in the waiting room of De Lima’s office, before the Pork Barrel Scandal got the attention of the public.De Lima removed Esmeralda and another Deputy Director from their positions on 2014, because they are accused of being connected to the Pork Barrel Scam Queen, but they denied it and they showed a CCTV Footage that will prove that Napoles and De Lima are connected.According to them, De Lima removed them without any investigation.The Former NBI Deputy director claims that they already gathered the evidences that can prove De Lima’s illegal activities in the National Penitentiary before the former DOJ Secretary removed them.They also shared that some officials are asking to De Lima’s driver Ronnie Dayan for promotion.The two former deputy directors said that they are ready to present the evidences to the Duterte administration | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/former-nbi-deputy-director-releases-cctv-sen-de-lima-janet-napoles-meeting/ |
Philippine President Aquino Seeks A One-Month Extension Of His Expiring Term | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 15/03/2016 0:00 | Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino’s 6-year term of office ends at noon on June 30th when the new president elected in the May 9 elections takes his or her oath of office.Aquino, who is barred by the Constitution from seeking another term, has enjoyed living in Malacañang Palace and does not want to leave. At best, he could extend his term through some technicality, which is exactly what he is doing in connivance with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).The COMELEC is thinking about moving the May 9 polls to the first week of June or later, following a decision by the Supreme Court ordering the poll body to issue voting receipts as a way of making the election process transparent. The COMELEC said the decision will require reconfiguring more than 92,500 SD memory cards, bidding out the procurement of thermal paper and receipt receptacles and retraining election inspectors.The poll body said that between the vote counting and the certification process for the winning candidates, the new president may not be able to be inaugurated in time for June 30th as stated in the Constitution. The certification process will be further delayed if any of the losing candidates would file a protest or petition for a vote re-count.The COMELEC said that July 30 would be a more reasonable date for the new president’s inauguration, which means Aquino will remain president for an extra 30 days, to which he is not complaining.If this happens, Aquino will go down in history as the only president with an extended term, other than Ferdinand E. Marcos who declared Martial Law and ended up being president for 20 years. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/15/philippine-president-aquino-seeks-a-one-month-extension-of-his-expiring-term/?share=email |
PHILIPPINES DISQUALIFIED FROM BEAUTY PAGEANTS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 20/11/2016 0:00 | After today’s fourth-place finish of Annalie Forbes, the Philippines’ representative to the Miss Grand International Beauty Pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, the Association of Beauty Pageant Franchise Holders (ABPFH) has banned the Philippines from future international beauty competitions, citing “enormous advantage” by Filipina candidates in practically all pageants this year.The disqualification will be in effect for two years.The Philippines holds the distinction of having won the title in all major beauty competitions like Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International. Additionally, every new international beauty competition has seen a Filipina winning the title or placing in the top 5. Earlier this year, Mutya Datul won the 2013 Miss Supranational Pageant.Forbes is the fourth Filipino to make it to the top 5 in competitions this year. Megan Young, of course, bagged the 2013 Miss World title this year, the first-ever for the Philippines. Before Young, Evangeline Pascual reached the finals and was first runner-up in 1973 while Ruffa Gutierrez was second runner-up in 1993.Ariella Arida, the country’s bet in the 2013 Miss Universe Pageant in Moscow, Russia, placed fourth.Other Filipina beauties who have won international titles include Gloria Diaz and Margie Moran (Miss Universe) and Gemma Cruz, Mimilanie Marquez, Aurora Pijuan, and Precious Lara Quigaman (Miss International). Karla Henry won the Miss Earth title in 2008.In 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Philippines’ Venus Raj, Shamcey Supsup and Janine Tugonon were all in the top 5 in the Miss Universe competition.ABPFH said that it is time for the Philippines to give other countries the chance to win international beauty competitions, adding that “the world already knows how beautiful and talented Filipinas are.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2013/11/20/philippines-disqualified-from-beauty-pageants-for-the-next-two-years/ |
U.S. State Department Set To Cancel Donald Trump’s Passport Over Unpaid Taxes | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 6/2/2017 0:00 | Donald Trump’s executive order on travel has generated nationwide protests, but the president himself is protesting a law passed by Congress in late 2015 which could have his U.S. passport cancelled by the State Department.More than a year ago, H.R.22 gave the IRS a new weapon to collect taxes. Tax code Section 7345 is labeled, “Revocation or Denial of Passport in Case of Certain Tax Delinquencies.” The law isn’t limited to criminal tax cases, or even cases where the IRS thinks you are trying to flee. The idea of the law is to use travel as a way to enforce tax collections. It was proposed and rejected in 2012. But by late 2015, Congress passed it and President Obama signed it.If you have seriously delinquent tax debt, IRS can notify the State Department. The State Department generally will not issue or renew a passport after receiving certification from the IRS.Now we all know who has refused to release his tax returns amid reports that he has paid zero taxes, or could possibly owe the IRS huge sums of money.Will Donald Trump become the first world leader to be passportless?More important question is, can he be president of the United States if his most important proof of citizenry is cancelled? He’d better start carrying his birth certificate wherever he goes.Now that’s what we call Obama karma! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/02/06/u-s-state-department-set-to-cancel-donald-trumps-passport-over-unpaid-taxes/?share=email |
Drilon defends Duterte against UN rights chief insults: “Hindi maganda na insultuhin ang pinuno natin” | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2018-03-12 19:28:55+08:00 | In a rare occasion, one of the members of the opposition publicly defended President Rodrigo Duterte.Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, in an interview with dzRH, criticized the statement of United Nations Human Rights Chief Prince Zeid Raad Zeid al-Hussein of Jordan who said that President Rodrigo Duterte should undergo a “psychiatric evaluation.”Drilon said that even he’s a member of the opposition, he didn’t liked what came out to the mouth of the Zeid.“Kahit ako ay nasa oposisyon, ayaw ko rin na insultuhin ang ating Pangulo,” he said.“Sa akin po, bilang Pilipino, hindi maganda na ang pinuno (natin) ay iinsultuhin nang ganito at nagiging personal,”He suggested that it would be better if the word war between the President and the Human Rights Chief would improve the level of their discourse.“Siguro we must have restraint in this debate. We can debate. Ika nga, we can disagree, we need not be disagreeable. And ibig sabihin, magdebate tayo but let us keep to a level na ang issu lamang ang pag-uusapan at hindi po nagiging personalan,” Drilon said.Drilon also said that he was not shocked by the tirades by President Rodrigo Duterte against the members of United Nations especially to special rapporteur Agnes Callamard who repeatedly expressed her willingness to investigate the controversial war against illegal drugs by the Philippine government.The senator knew the style of the former Davao City Mayor and because Duterte is now the President, he understand why every tirades that he threw captured the attention of the international community and human rights group.“Hindi po bago sa akin iyan dahil noong alkalde siya ng Davao ay ganyan ang style niya. Ngunit ngayon na Pangulo na siya ay siguro mas malawak ang epekto ng kaniya binibitiwang salita,” he said.Aside from Drilon, Senator Panfilo Lacson also defended President Duterte and slammed the UN rights chief for disrespecting the leader who democratically elected by the people.The President threatened, mocked and cursed the members of the human rights group and the United nation for allegedly interfering in his war against illegal drugs.Now, Duterte’s latest order to tag 600 personalities as ‘terrorist’ criticized by the members of United Nation. One them is UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz who allegedly aligned with the CPP-NPA-NDF.Because of this, Zeid attacked the Filipino President, saying that Duterte disrespected their rapporteur.“it makes one believe that the president of the Philippines needs to submit himself to some sort of psychiatric evaluation.” Zeid said.“This is absolutely disgraceful that the president of a country could speak in this way, using the foulest of language against a rapporteur that is highly respected,” | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/drilon-defends-duterte-un-rights-chief-insults-hindi-maganda-na-insultuhin-ang-pinuno-natin/ |
Imelda Marcos Wants Fidel Castro Buried In Libingan Ng Mga Bayani | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 26/11/2016 0:00 | The Philippines’ former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos wants President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to offer the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (LNMB) as final resting place for Cuba’s Fidel Castro.Castro died yesterday at the age of 90, after ruling Cuba for almost half a century.For the first time ever, Mrs. Marcos revealed a conversation she had with Castro when she and daughter Imee visited Cuba in 1978.“Fidel idolized Ferdinand. E. Marcos, and he told me that when the time comes, he would like to be buried alongside his fellow dictator,” Imelda told The Adobo Chronicles.Ferdinand was buried a few weeks ago in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani despite strong opposition from Filipino politicians and activists. The “sneaky” burial of Marcos continues to be met with street protests.Duterte had approved Marcos’ burial. The Supreme Court made it possible by deciding in favor of the Marcoses in a case brought before it.Before Marcos’ remains were transferred to LNMB, they were encased in a refrigerated glass crypt in a mausoleum in his hometown of Batac, Ilocos Norte“The family of Fidel might not want the former president buried outside of Cuba, but the Philippines should at least make the offfer as a matter of courtesy and international diplomacy,” Imelda added.The year 2016 marks 70 years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Cuba. (Now you know!)Brace for more rounds of anti-burial protests if this happens. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/11/26/imelda-marcos-wants-fidel-castro-buried-in-libingan-ng-mga-bayani/ |
Singer Tom Jones Releases New Version of ‘Delilah’ To Honor Philippine Senator | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 3/10/2016 0:00 | Sir Thomas Jones, more popularly known as singer Tom Jones, has released a new version of his 1968 hit, “Delilah” as a way to honor a Philipppine lady senator (Leila De Lima) whose term as a neophyte legislator has been marked by several walkouts during senate sessions and committee hearings.Jones told The Adobo Chronicles that he hopes this new version will be well received in the Philippines. “Delilah” is one of the favorite “old hits”sung in karaoke bars in the Philippines.The new lyrics:My, my, my, De LimaWhy, why, why, De LimaLike before you had to walk out the doorForgive me De Lima I just couldn’t take any more(Here’s the original version:) | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/03/singer-tom-jones-releases-new-version-of-delilah-to-honor-philippine-senator/ |
IN HONOR OF POPE FRANCIS’ VISIT, SRI LANKA, PHILIPPINES PARDON AND RELEASE PRISONERS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 14/01/2018 0:00 | To mark Pope Francis’ visit, Sri Lanka and the Philippines are granting pardon and releasing prisoners convicted of minor offenses.The Sri Lanka Prisons Department announced the release of 612 prisoners. Local television networks showed the prisoners walking through prison gates, greeting a Catholic priest and then dispersing to head home.In the Philippines, President NoyNoy Aquino similarly announced the release of prisoners convicted of, or facing minor charges like plunder, graft and corruption. “I am granting absolute pardon to these prisoners in solidarity with Pope Francis’ call for forgiveness and compassion,” Aquino said.Here is a partial list of prisoners to pardoned and who will be released as soon as the Pope’s plane lands in Manila:Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos (posthumous) Former President Joseph Estrada (repeat pardon) Senator Juan Ponce Enrile Senator Bong Revilla Senator Jinggoy Estrada Businesswoman and pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles Former Supreme Court Justice Renato Corona (impeachment overturn) Vice President Jejomar Binay (advance pardon) Interior Secretary Mar Roxas (advance pardon)Aquino also announced that he will bestow upon actress Nora Aunor the title of National Artist. An apparent change of heart. Walang Himala (There is no miracle).God bless the Pope. God bless President Aquino. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/14/in-honor-of-pope-francis-visit-sri-lanka-philippines-pardon-and-release-prisoners/#comments |
Sereno Court judgment adds reason why Grace probably won’t be a good President | [] | 2016-03-13 09:27:02+00:00 | The recent ruling of the Sereno Court, validating Sen. Grace Poe Llamanzares’ (GPL) claim that she is a natural born Filipino, has underscored the need for the voters to pick someone who has a competent understanding and appreciation of the supremacy of the Constitution and not the Supreme Court itself. The Supreme Court, afterall, was borne out of the Constitution and it is merely the Supreme Court’s role to preserve constitutional norms and structures and guarantees from interference by the other branches of the government, even when those branches that command popular support (and perhaps special interest support). GPL, if (or when) she wins the Presidency, with her lack of or limited background in law and her penchant for populist rhetoric will likely appoint justices inclined to engage in judicial activism. (She is a beneficiary of judicial activism, afterall.) Picking competent and objective justices is important because we potentially run the risk of more cases of judicial overreach with judicial activists as demonstrated by the nine gods of Padre Faura whose recent ruling defied logic, competence, objectivity, and diminished the supremacy of our Constitution over external laws.Flawed rulingThe Sereno Court seems to have redefined what a “natural born Filipino” is. It stated that GPL’s blood relationship to a Filipino is demonstrable. But as we go through the Sereno Court’s ruling, you will see that the ruling is shakier than a jackhammer operator playing Jenga on lunchbreak while standing on a greasy spring.The Sereno Court ruled that the burden of proof for GPL’s natural born Filipino status is with the respondents (complainants) and not on the petitioner (GPL). The 47 page summary ruling seems to have ignored a relevant jurisprudence on the Paa v Chan case where it states:“It is incumbent upon the respondent, who claims Philippine citizenship, to prove to the satisfaction of the court that he is really a Filipino. No presumption can be indulged in favor of the claimant of Philippine citizenship, and any doubt regarding citizenship must be resolved in favor of the State.”The Court also said that the burden of proof does not shift, especially in this case where there is a high probability that her parents are Filipinos. They based this high probability claim on the statistics presented by the Solicitor General, arguing that a child born where GPL was found has more than a 99% chance of being Filipino. So in essence, the Court has embraced the principle that probability determines truth. That being a “natural born Filipino” is not determined by blood lines anymore (jus sanguinis) but by probability.It is interesting to note that according to Adler’s philosophical argument:The words “certainty” and “probability” do not apply to propositions that are either true or false. These propositions entertained by us with suspended judgment should never be qualified as either certain or probable. In the Anglo-American common law there are degrees of certainty and doubt. Certainty attaches to judgments beyond the shadow of doubt; not certain are judgments made with a reasonable doubt; and less certain still are judgments made by a preponderance of the evidence. The last two are judgments to which some degree of probability must be attached, the former more probable, the latter less probable.In GPL’s case, we are dealing with the question whether GPL is a “natural born Filipino” or not. The Constitution is clear about the definition of what a “natural born citizen” is. Our law states:Natural-born citizens are those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship. Those who elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with paragraph (3), Section 1 hereof shall be deemed natural-born citizens.Paragraph 3, section 1 states:Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majorityNowhere in the Constitution can we see a suggestion that the definition of “natural born Filipino” is based on probability or amount of degree of certainty. The language regarding the definition of “natural born Filipino” in the Constitution is about NECESSITY and not possibility nor probability. So really, it is quite tempting to mock the Sereno Court’s statistics-based reason with Homer Simpson’s words of wisdom:“Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that.”Next, the Sereno Court supported their contention in lieu of GPL’s physical features which they said are typical of how a Filipino looks. Really? This is almost laughable. It is absurd that at this age, these brilliant majority justices are ignorant of the fact that other people from other countries (such as Indonesians, Malaysians, etc.) can pass for Filipinos.The Court also ruled that GPL’s “natural born Filipino” status is supported by international laws. A few of the laws used to justify their decision and the objections raised against such laws were discussed in a Philstar column by Federico Pascual Jr.:1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)The main argument of the Court here was pretty much all about anti-discrimination. However, such a right guaranteed by the UDHR does not obligate states to automatically confer nationality to a foundling at birth. It also does not state mandate conferment of “natural born citizenship” at birth as defined by the Constitution.2. Convention of the Rights of the ChildAlthough the Philippines is a signatory of this convention, merely guarantees a child the right to acquire a nationality and requires the contracting states to ensure the implementation of this right to prevent the child from being stateless. But the convention does not guarantee a child a nationality at birth (the right to acquire is not the same as automatic conferment). Even if one argues that this is merely semantics, it still does not mean an automatic conferment of “natural born citizenship” as defined by the Constitution.3. International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsAgain, although the covenant states that every child has the right to acquire a nationality, it does not guarantee automatic conferment of “natural born citizenship” status as defined by our Constitution.4. The Hague ConventionThis convention says that:A child whose parents are both unknown shall have the nationality of the country of birth. If the child’s parentage is established, his nationality shall be determined by the rules applicable in cases where the parentage is known.”So this tells that, a foundling is presumed to have been born in the territory of the state where it was found. The convention also states:“The law of that state shall determine the conditions governing the acquisition of its nationality.”The contracting parties have to enact legislation prescribing the conditions for the acquisition of citizenship by a foundling. Now the Philippines is not a signatory to this convention and therefore not bound by it. But even granting (without necessarily accepting) that we have to embrace this convention, it is incumbent upon our legislative branch to craft a law on how citizenship is conferred, not the judiciary.5. Convention on the Reduction of StatelessnessThe convention states that:“A contracting state shall grant its nationality to a person born in its territory who would otherwise be stateless.”But again, the Philippines is not a signatory country to this convention so technically speaking we are not bound by it.ImplicationAs I mentioned, the Sereno Court’s main point on the validation of GPL’s claim that she is a “natural born Filipino” seems to hinge on anti-discrimination. I don’t know about you but to me this heavily smacks of Appeal to Pity. With its landmark ruling, the Court has effectively amended the Constitution with regards to the definition of “natural born citizenship” and usurped the power of the legislature to perform the amendment function. With its reliance on international laws, especially the ones that we are not even a signatory of, it effectively abandoned the supremacy of our Constitution. Abandoning the supremacy of our laws over foreign or international laws diminishes the meaning of being a sovereign nation.Isn’t it too far-fetched for someone who once abandoned Filipino citizenship to pledge allegiance to a foreign land, only to come back to it because of political convenience and opportunity, to embrace and appoint justices to the Supreme Court who are prone to judicial activism and judicial overreach, just like the 9 gods of Padre Faura who benefited her?(Image taken from Inquirer.net) | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/03/sereno-court-judgment-adds-reason-grace-probably-wont-good-president/#comments |
German Chancellor’s Teary Reaction After Face-To-Face Meeting With Donald Trump | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 17/03/2017 0:00 | German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump met Friday and Reuters is reporting that their first face-to-face encounter “started awkwardly” and “ended even more oddly.”The Adobo Chronicles was there at The White House to capture Merkel’s reaction to the meeting.Pictures don’t lie, although we do, sometimes! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/03/17/german-chancellors-teary-reaction-after-face-to-face-meeting-with-donald-trump/?share=email |
Philippines: Trillanes Wants Fellow Senators Cayetano And Pacquiao Impeached | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/10/2016 0:00 | Article ll, Section 6 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines declares: The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable. Senator Antonio Trilanes wants to invoke this constitutional provision to have his colleagues Alan Cayetano and Manny Pacquiao impeached.(Actually, senators cannot be impeached but can be removed by a two-thirds vote of all the members of the Senate.)Trillanes called for the impeachment after photos went viral showing Cayetano, Pacquiao and others holding a bible study inside the Senate building.“Don’t they know the law? They violated the constitution,” Trillanes said.In response, Pacquiao said, “I know the law. It says ‘No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”“So Trillanes doesn’t have any business interfering with the free exercise of my religion!”Good point, Senator Pacquiao.Well, sort of. If you take your bible study outside the Senate building, you’ll be just fine.By the way, who paid for the buffet during your bible study? Just curious. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/05/philippines-trillanes-wants-fellow-senators-cayetano-and-pacquiao-impeached/?share=email |
WILL THE ‘UNDOCUMENTED’ ROSE FOSTANES PLEASE STEP FORWARD? | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 16/01/2017 0:00 | The story of a Filipina caregiver who captivated the world for winning the first-ever X Factor Israel this week is one of “rags to riches.” After winning the singing competition, 47-year old Rose Fostanes is on her way to recording contracts and professional gigs that would pay millions of dollars.But, STOP THE PRESSES!While Fostanes the caregiver is documented in Israel, Fostanes the singer is not. Like with most immigration laws anywhere in the world, foreign nationals are granted work permits to get paid for the specific jobs that they were recruited for. In Fostanes’ case, she can legally work in Israel only as a caregiver.This means that Fostanes cannot get paid for recording contracts or professional concerts and appearances within Israel. This has become a big dilemma for the producers of X Factor Israel.But no worries. The producers have come up with a brilliant idea to skirt around the country’s immigration laws.Beginning next week, Fostanes will go on a road tour throughout Israel, visiting hospitals and convalescent homes, singing for the sick and elderly. All her appearances will be televised and she will get paid for it.“We will be paying her as a caregiver, not as a singer,” the producers said, “so we will not be violating any Israeli law or the conditions of her legal work permit.All’s well that ends well. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/01/16/will-the-undocumented-rose-fostanes-please-step-forward/ |
Miss Universe Final Question Leaked! | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 15/10/2017 0:00 | The 66th edition of the Miss Universe Pageant will be held on November 26 this year at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada. Iris Mittenaere of France will crown her successor at the end of the event.The Miss Universe Pageant is no stranger to controversy, the most notorious of which was when host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner during the 64th pageant — Miss Colombia instead of Miss Philippines.Well, yet another controversy has come up.Apparently, the final question that will be asked of the top finalists in this years’ pageant has been leaked to some contestants, including Miss U.S.A. and Miss Philippines.The leaked question:”If you had the sole power to choose the president of your country, who would you choose: Donald Trump or Rodrigo Duterte, and why?”Truly, the Miss Universe pageant is not all about beauty, but brains as well.Stay tuned for the final answer. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/10/15/miss-universe-final-question-leaked/#respond |
NEWS ANCHOR KORINA SANCHEZ FIRED AFTER ON-AIR COMMENTS ON TYPHOON | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 8/12/2014 0:00 | ABS-CBN Network today fired controversial news anchor Korina Sanchez for on-air comments she made on the news show “TV Patrol” in which she said she hoped that the supertyphoon Ruby (international name Hagupit) hit Japan instead of the Philippines.Her comments drew protests from Filipino netizens who were one in denouncing the wife of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas as an embarrassment to the country. Japan formally filed a protest with the United Nations seeking to permanently silence Sanchez. It has gained 100% support from the international body.Last year, in the aftermath of another supertyphoon (Yolanda) that resulted in thousands of lives lost and massive destruction of property, Sanchez criticized CNN’s Anderson Cooper for commenting that the Philippine government was slow to come to the aid of typhoon victims. Sanchez said Cooper, who was reporting from ground zero in hardest-hit Tacloban, “didn’t know what he was talking about.”In a skype call with The Adobo Chronicles this morning, Sanchez shrugged off her firing and said, “Well and good! This will give me time to focus on campaigning for my husband in his 2016 bid to become elected as the next president. I’ll have the last laugh when I become the First Lady.”No remorse there… | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/12/08/philippine-news-anchor-korina-sanchez-fired-after-on-air-comments-on-typhoon-ruby/ |
Why I Still Value ‘Due Process’… | [] | 2016-07-27 08:35:25+00:00 | Now, before you go thinking that I’m an anti-Duterte and pro-drug lord activist, let me clarify to you that no, I am not against the progress brought forth by the new administration. Indeed, I believe it is high time that something be done about our many social issues, especially that of the illegal drug trade that has been destroying our youths for decades now. I also utterly despise the current Commission on Human Rights who seem to be more about protecting criminals and terrorists rather than defending the rights of the common people. Unfortunately, again, given the juvenile mindset of typical Pinoys, I cannot help but wonder what the country is coming to with the latest wave of news and gossip about “extra-judicial killings”.Again, prior to continuing, let me share with you another moment with my grandfather. Yes, I know that some of you are probably tired of Grimwald talking about his grandpa but bear with me here. I wouldn’t be telling you some personal stories if they weren’t related to the subject I’m discussing.I was a teenager when the 9/11 took the world by surprise and plunged a whole country into grief. My grandfather, an American soldier (actually, he’s part of the navy so that would make him a “sailor” not a “soldier” but I’ll call him the latter for simplicity’s sake) who had fought in many wars, was one of the many who wept for the death of so many of his countrymen. However, when he learned that the act or terrorism was perpetrated by an Islamic faction in Afghanistan, I saw in him a look of disappointment and disgust. He would continue watching news about the War on Terror, especially in the effort to destroy Osama Bin Laden and dismantle the Taliban in Afghanistan, but I could see in him a sense of sadness.When I asked him about his odd behavior of late, he explained to that it was because he was disappointed in what had happened to the world at large. He told me that during the Cold War, the time when the U.S.A. and its allies were engaged in a proxy war with the U.S.S.R. and its allies for those not in the know, they actually supported the Taliban or at least its predecessors. In a sad sigh, my grandfather told me that in politics, especially on a global level, there are no permanent friends or enemies.Being a young teen at the time, I began to become more and more aware of the “grayness” of human morality. However, at the time, I still wasn’t fully aware of it at the time and I asked my grandfather if the American government and military weren’t aware of the insidious nature of the Taliban, its predecessors and its allies. Again my grandfather explained that the issue was not that simple. Just because a given faction fights against corruption and oppression doesn’t mean said people are not corrupt or oppressive either. Indeed, according to him, even the worst of the world’s scum can hide behind an otherwise noble or righteous banner.The Taliban, at the height of the Cold War, hid behind the cause of freedom against the U.S.S.R. who projected an image of oppressive communism. While there was a lot of issues in their culture, such as their poor treatment of their women and their backwards ways, the Taliban nonetheless saw NATO as a useful ally and pretended to support them. When the Cold War ended, the U.S.S.R. having collapsed and they saw that they could do as they please, the Taliban quickly turned on their former allies and vilified them in their own society.My grandfather went to point out that throughout the course of human history, there is never a shortage of scum who hide behind a mask of righteousness and commit atrocities beneath the banner of a noble cause. During the American Revolutionary War, my grandfather pointed out that there were British soldiers who raped and slaughtered colonials and there were also colonials who raped and slaughtered many a Native American tribe. At the height of the American Civil War, there were minor factions who stole uniforms from both the Union and Confederate factions and wore them when torching civilian villages and brutalizing locals which would be attributed to the factions whose uniforms they were wearing.Going back to our own country and its problems, I often worry that the current “War on Drugs” might have some unforeseen consequences that will bite our country in the butt later on. Truth be told, if one looks back on our own history, unforeseen consequences are a given and are what continue to plague our country to this very day. The “War on Drugs” is indeed a war, ladies and gentlemen, given how many have already died so far. Unfortunately, considering the rather immature and selfish mindset of typical Pinoys, I can only pray that there will be less collateral damage in the times to come and that we will be able to quickly identify criminals and murderers who are simply masquerading as righteous vigilantes.I mean who’s to say that a bunch of corrupt cops can simply kill an innocent or otherwise harmless citizen and make it appear that the victim is involved in the drug trade. Alternatively, a drug dealer can have his own runners killed in order to cut off loose ends that will lead to his ties with criminality. Worst of all possibilities though is that there could be murderous sociopaths in society who could conduct atrocities under the guise of vigilante action.Like I said, I don’t like the current justice system in the Philippines and yes, I think it needs a complete and total overhaul and a purging of its ranks. However, for the good of all, we should at least preserve and respect the idea of law and order and not simply give in to our vengeful desires. Yes, we should cleanse our society of its many dregs including and especially that of illegal drugs and while I am aware that this war can’t not be violent, I still think we should still make an effort to prevent needless bloodshed and be on the lookout for sociopathic charlatans who may take advantage of the situation to give in to their baser, animalistic desires. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/07/still-value-due-process/ |
REPENTANT PHILIPPINES VICE PRESIDENT VISITS FILIPINO BABY BORN WITH JESUS CHRIST STIGMATA | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/4/2018 0:00 | A baby born with strange stigmata-like sores resembling the injuries suffered by the Christ during His crucifixion, is attracting a lot of attention from Christians across the Philippines. Thousands of faithful have already gathered around the Quezon City General Hospital, hoping to see the “blessed” child.Stigmata is a term used by members of the Christian faith to describe body marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, such as the hands, wrists, and feet.Jejomar Castillo was born on the morning of March 15, weighing 3.2 kilograms and bearing strange injuries on his face, hands and feet. These surprising sores are almost identical to the famous wounds suffered by Jesus, including the head wounds associated with the Crown of thorns and the wounds caused by the crucifixion itself.According to one of the country’s top microbiological experts, Ph.D. Merlyn Cruz, the young boy suffers a very rare syndrome causing localized purpura, which is characterized by red or purple discolorations on the skin.Upon hearing the news, Vice President Jejomar Binay rushed to the hospital to pay his respects to his namesake. He was heard saying to the baby: “I am sorry for all the misdeeds I have made as a politician. I promise to change my ways and work for the better good of all Filipinos, especially of I am elected as the next president in 2016.”In recent months, Binay has been accused of corruption commited during his tenure as mayor of Makati City. The charges stemmed from the overpriced new City Hall Building. His son, Junjun, now the mayor, is also charged for the same illegal deal.Speaking to reporters upon leaving the hospital, the vice president said, “this is definitely a Divine message for me and my family.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/05/repentant-philippines-vice-president-visits-filipino-baby-born-with-jesus-christ-stigmata/?share=email |
Complete List: Mayors,judges,police in drugs trade. | [] | 2016-08-07 11:37:01+08:00 | Here is the complete list of judges, politicians, police and military officials suspected to be involved in the illegal drug trade.Judge Mopas – Dasmarinas CaviteJudge Reyes – Baguio CityJudge Savilo – RTC branch 13 Iloilo cityJudge Casiple – Kalibo AklanJudge Rene Gonzales –Judge Navidad – Calbayog cityJudge Exekel Dagala – MTCJudge Dapa – SiargaoLuzon:Mayor Renaldo Flores – La unionMayor Dante Garcia – Tubao La unionMayor Martin De Guzman – Buwang La UnionMayor Marjorie Apil Salazar – Lasam CagayanMayor Goto Violago – San Rafael BulacanMayor Marino Morales – Mabalakat PampangaMayor Felix Castilo – AbraEx Mayor Eufronio Aregel – Agoo La UnionMayor Jesuceleste Boying – Bolinao PangasinanMayor Jose pepe Miranda – Santiago city IsabelaMayor Vicente Amante – San Pablo city LagunaMayor Ryan Dolor – Buan BatangasVice Mayor Edgardo Trinidad – El nido PalawanVisayas:Mayor Alex Sentina – Calinog IloiloMayor Julius Ronald palsepikador – AntiqueMayor Jed Mabilog – Iloilo cityMayor Wilfredo Salangutin – Carles iloiloMayor Marciano Malones – Maasim IloiloEx Mayor Michael Rama – Cebu cityMayor Hector Ong – Lawang Northern SamarMayor Rolando Espinosa – Albuena LeyteMayor Vida Canamage – Basay Negros orientalEx Mayor Madelyn Ong – Northern SamarVice Mayor Francis Ansing Amboy – Maasim IloiloMayor Frals Sabalunes – San Fernando CebuAtty Antonio Fecina – Iloilo cityErwin Tongtong Plagata – Iloilo cityCongressman Jessie Rama Nava – GuimarasCongressman Jefrey Seles – PanayMindanao:Mayor Abubakar Abdul kareem – Labangan Zamboanga del surMayor Gamar Janin – Siraway Zamboanga del norteMayor David Navaro – Pagadian city Zamboanga del surMayor Bobby Alingan – Kulambugan Davao del norteMayor Jusufa Ramin – Iligan city Lanao del norteMayor Jessie Alegria – Surigao del norteMayor Fahad Salik – Marawi cityMayor Moh’d Ali Abinal –Mayor Jamal Dadayan – Buntong Lanao del surMayor Sabula Makabago – Sagiran Lanao del surMayor Moslem Alin Makadatu – Lubatan Lanao del surMayor Rasul Sangki – Ampatuan MaguindanaoMayor Muntaser Sabal – Talitay MaguindanaoMayor Vikman Muntawal – Datu Muntawal MaguindanaoMayor Samsuddin Dimakum – Datu Saudi MaguindanaoMayor Noriden Salasal – Datu Salibo MaguindanaoEx Mayor Benahar Telawi – Talipao SuluMayor Reynaldo Paruhinog – Ozamis cityVice Mayor Nova Princess Paruhinog Chavez – Ozamis cityOmar Solitario Ali – Marami cityVice Mayor Abdul Wahid Sabal – Talitay MaguindanaoMayor Oto Muntawal – Datu Muntawal MaguindanaoNida Dimagkon – Datu saudi Ampatuan MaguindanaoRafac Salik – Marawi cityRasmiya Makabagos – Siguran Lanao del surCongressman Guilermo Rumarate Jr – Surigao del norteFormer Board member – Ricardo ParuhinogMilitary & Police officers:Rolando BatulaayanMarastelo ManaloRoberto PalisocCeceron AdaEric BeunaventuraGeraldine BautistaRonald CalacRodel SamoledoCecilio DomingoRomandoRyan MendozaJefrey SafaricaNorman AdarloMark CaneteMark Christian CatalinaAllan CarpioEric PlazoAlexander MacabiyoJohnny MacahilumCelito MelendrezVicente lootValerioBernando DiazFloroKashmir DemangcopDela PazNepaEpil DuenasUndagEuhenio MalikLamsisGumnokLevenDonascoDe joseDwarteVicenteSantanirMichael CortezDela VictoriaOnel NabuaIbanezQuiamtoIbrahim JabiranPerfecto AbrasaldoRoy HenuhalesRicardo KamdogMartin PlazaDezoOmar HuaniRommel MansulDaryl PaguingTotong ValdezRodrigo RamosReynaldo Dela VictoriaEmnilio MendozaMarlo EspinosaRechie MatRosyl EleveraJessie BalabagFelomino TuruniaGlen AlicartePhilip PantaruliaGerry Dela RosaBebot RuizEstilito SulanioJurevil oksioErnesto MilionesLito MontemayorVicente SylesPj Sait DrekselMay RofaFelixAngels PonceRodReynaldo ValenciaLeocio DenegaGerry MendozaRemante DaytoRaymar DaytoSamura RenatoAllan ManatadChristy TingagArsad Kasim NiroPhilip MiroYamad LoyMamadaly ipadYasinAlfredo GalesNicolas PonceVillaresBurias AbidinManlangitPresident Duterte ordered soldiers and police officers who were assigned to alleged narco-politicians to report to their mother units within 24 hours.The narco-cops included the list were likewise ordered to report to the Philippine National Police headquarters within 24 hours. | Davao Breaking NewsWhat can you say about this new list made by the President? Leave your comments below! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/complete-list-mayorsjudgespolice-drugs-trade/ |
Netizen writes open letter to NUJP: “ANONG NAGAWA NYO SA BAYAN? MAY TIWALA PA BA ANG BAYAN SA INYO? “ | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-04-01 06:28:29+08:00 | A netizen writes an open letter to National Union of Journalists of the Philippines after the said group slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement against the two big media companies.Mr. Ram MG Labra, slammed the NUJP’s statement against President Rodrigo Duterte and he questioned if the group really practiced what they preached.Labra questioned if the NUJP is really promoting fair reporting and he rebutted the recent statement of the group.He believes that if NUJP really did their job to spread right information to the people, why they didn’t conducted any research about the worsening illegal drug problems of the past administration.Labra wrote that NUJP must investigate the journalists first before releasing an statement against the President.He also claimed that some journalists already lost their credibility after their alleged biased reports against President Rodrigo Duterte.The NUJP also failed to dig deeper on the recent statement of Duterte and they only focused on the curses of the President against them.Labra also believes that it’s easier to accept a foul-mouthed person standing the truth than to accept people pretending in truth but servants of lies and deceit.This is the whole open letter of Mr. Labra:To the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) Dear NUJP, your statement is getting better to slap your own faces. Bago kayo naging journalists, you are first Filipinos. Right? Kahit mamatay kayo sa pagiging journalist, Filipino pa rin kayo, tama? Bago natin pag-usapan ang pagiging journalist ninyo, ANU NAGAWA NINYO SA BAYAN BILANG MAMAMAYAN? Now, ikonek natin sa propesyon ninyo, BILANG JOURNALISTS, anu ang naiambag ninyo sa bayan ninyo? Ipahayag ang katotohanan sa bayan na walang pinapanigan at walang pinoprotektahan? Segurado kayo?Dahil; 1. Kung ginampanan ninyo ang inyong propesyon, bakit di kayo naka tulong sa pagtuklas sa napakalawak at napakalalang problema sa druga sa bansa! Asan ang mga researches ninyo nito noong panahon ng nagdaang ADMINISTRASYON? Nasaan ang mga walang humpay ninyong mga Banat sa broadcast media at print media ukol dito para magimbal ang nagtutulog-tulugang Pnoy Administration. Hindi ba kaagapay kayo sa paglinang at pagporma ng isang mapayapa, ligtas at maunlad na bayan? Pero, tikum kayo na parang walang Alam sa napakalaking problema ng druga? Kung kayo taga sigaw ng katotohanan, Bakit itong katutuhanan ng druga ay di nyo isinigaw ng isinigaw kung may tunay kayong malasakit sa bayan noon? O Alam nyo ngunit tikum baka dahil sumuporta kayo o takot kayong isigaw ang katotohanan dahil takot kayong mawalan ng trabaho o mamatay! 2. Walang pinapanigan? Neutral? Panig kayo dapat sa common good, common welfare, common interest ng bansa. Walang pinapanigan? Meron! Lagi kayong panig sa sarili ninyong opinion, ginawa ninyo ang lahat salita ng Pangulo na subject sa sarili ninyong interpretasyon. Bago ninyo papanigan ang ABS-CBN at Philippine Daily Inquirer, nag sasaliksik ba kayo sa kaganapan? Kung kaming ngang hindi journalist ay nakita namin noon pa ang hindi neutral ngunit bias na pagpapahayag patungkol kay Pangulong Duterte ng mga ito mula noong panahon ng kampanya hanggang ngayon, KAYO PA KAYA na propesyon nyo kamo yan? O Alam ninyo ngunit dahil ka-industriya ninyo, without considering the real spirit of genuine journalism you backed up them up right away. 3. Yes, walang makakapigil sa inyo sa paghatid ng impormasyon sa “BAYAN”, ang tanong isa lang: MAY TIWALA PA BA ANG BAYAN SA INYO? MAY KRIDIBILIDAD PA BA KAYO SA TINAWAWAG NINYONG BAYAN, ngayong bayan na mismo ang nakakakita na ang main stream media na ito ay noon pa’y BIAS. 4. Kung nasaktan kayo sa pagmumura ng Pangulo sa ABS-CBN at Philippine Daily Inquirer, for certain the best and proper reaction of the an intelligent journalist is to first question why and then find out why, then give the balance and neutral conclusion. But for the intrinsically bias journalist, they stick to the cursing and being foulmouthed of the President, made these as the focal point of their reaction and eventually avoid to dig the bottom line, avoid to dissect the cause and root cause of the issue. 5. Being foulmouthed and the cursing of the President is given so as your being bias. Now, which is which for the people? We accepted the President as he is, but NOT your BIASES. Because it is easier to accept foulmouthed person standing in truth, and for the truth THAN TO ACCEPT people pretending in Truth but servants of lies and deceit. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/netizen-writes-open-letter-nujp-anong-nagawa-nyo-sa-bayan-may-tiwala-pa-ba-ang-bayan-sa-inyo/ |
SURVEY: NINETY FIVE PERCENT OF AMERICANS CAN’T NAME THEIR VICE PRESIDENT, LT. GOVERNOR | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 24/07/2017 0:00 | Quick, without googling it: who is your state’s lieutenant governor? Apparently 95% of Americans don’t know who their lieutenant governors are. Worse, the same Americans can’t name the Vice President of the United States.In a new survey conducted by The Adobo Chronicles, only 5% of the 1,000 individuals questioned knew who their lieutenant governor is. The same 5% also correctly named Joe Biden as the sitting Vice President. Not surprisingly, all of those who answered correctly were newly-naturalized citizens who recently took and passed the U.S. citizenship exam.As a bonus question, the survey asked respondents if they knew who LeBron James and Kim Kardashian were. One hundred percent answered in the affirmative.The survey has margin of error of plus or minus three percent. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/07/24/survey-ninety-five-percent-of-americans-cant-name-their-vice-president-lt-governor/#comments |
SOMETHING HAPPENED IN ONE OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN’S PALACES | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 1/8/2016 0:00 | As Vladimir Putin’s government continues to come under fire for the recent crackdown on homosexuality in Russia, the Russian president’s lavish lifestyle is also gaining closer scrutiny. In addition to private planes and yachts at his disposal, Putin has 20 palaces to spend time in at his beck and call. One of these palaces is located in Lake Valdai in the middle of the Valdai Hills in Novgorod Oblast, Russia.Putin spent last weekend in this grandiose palace which has a cinema, two restaurants and bowling alley. Eyewitness reports emanating from the palace’s staff of butlers and chambermaids confirmed that while vacationing at the palace, a surreal incident happened. As Putin was preparing to retire for the evening, he heard some loud music coming from the palace’s cinema. Putin immediately descended the spiral staircase across from his bedroom and entered the cinema which was located on the ground floor of the two-story south wing of the palace.What Putin saw shocked him. It was a film showing composer Peter Tchaikovsky conducting the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra was playing music from Swan Lake. As the camera panned to a stage above the orchestra pit, two male dancers were seen pirouetting and crisscrossing the breadth of the huge stage in what was obviously a scene depicting lovers. Putin immediately recognized the dancers: an aging Vaslav Nijinsky and a young Rudolf Nureyev. As the orchestra executed a loud crescendo, the two men kissed and a white transparent curtain quickly dropped in front of the dancers, followed by a text credit projected onto the curtain which read, “Choreographed by Serge Diaghilev.”Putin, of course, knew that all the characters he saw on the cinema screen, incuding the choreographer, were among Russia’s famous homosexuals. Eyewitnesses couldn’t tell whether Putin was bothered or amused by the homosexual ghosts.There is no word from Putin or his press corps on whether this surreal experience would change his mind regarding his controversial policy on homosexuality in Russia. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2013/08/01/something-happened-in-one-of-russian-president-putins-palaces/#respond |
Duterte and his supporters, willing to volunteer and donate food to the Kidapawan victims | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-04-02 10:23:57+08:00 | Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said on an interview that he is going to send a humanitarian aid to the affected people of Kidapawan Massacre, he is also consulted the city council to use their calamity funds to send food and rice to the victims.Mayor Duterte didn’t tell the exact amount of help that he will gave to the farmers, it’s opposite to the recent report of MindaVote2016 that he will give 15,000 sacks of rice.The supporters of Mayor Duterte is also willing to help, according to MindaVote2016 Facebook fanpage, you can give your donation in the Davao City Hall or call the City Government of Davao if you are not from Mindanao.The supporters of Mayor Duterte is confident that if everyone tries to donate, the 15,000 sacks of rice that the farmers needed to live will be completed.“Kahit ilan sako pa yan basta nakatulong si Mayor, tutulungan din namin siyang mangalap ng relief goods” One of Duterte supporters said to our source.</blockquote></div></div>Watch the interview of Mayor Duterte:Duterte to send aid to the farmers in North Cotabato In an interview, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said Davao City will send aid to the farmers of North Cotabato who are affected by the drought brought by the El Niño. No amount has been set yet as it will still be deliberated by the city council. Video courtesy of Ben Tesiorna Posted by MindaVote2016 on Friday, April 1, 2016 | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/duterte-and-his-supporters-willing-to-volunteer-and-donate-food-to-the-kidapawan-victims/ |
OBAMA EXPECTED TO ISSUE IMMIGRATION EXECUTIVE ORDER: WHAT’S WAL-MART GOT TO DO WITH IT? | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 13/11/2017 0:00 | the billionaire owners of Wal-Mart, the largest private employer in the United States.Wal-Mart is infamous for its unfair labor laws and employment practices ranging from wage law violations, inadequate health care, exploitation, and its anti-union stance. But the Waltons have sent signals to the White House that if Congress refuses to fund Obama’s immigration Executive Order, Wal-Mart will provide all the needed funds for implementation. The Waltons are worth a combined total of $152 Billion as of July, 2014.What’s in it for Wal-Mart? Well, that’s 5 Million potential workers they can employ under substandard labor conditions, which means increased profits for the company. In no time, Wal-Mart can recoup whatever amount it spends to fund Obama’s immigration order.Once again, the Republicans have been out-smarted. Obama wins. Unfortunately, so does Wal-Mart. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/11/13/obama-expected-to-issue-immigration-executive-order-whats-wal-mart-got-to-do-with-it/#respond |
CHINA BANS MISS CANADA FROM PARTICIPATING IN MISS WORLD, AND IT’S NOT A HOAX | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 19/12/2017 0:00 | the Philippines included — being banned from international beauty pageants for various reasons. This time, China banned Miss Canada from participating in the just-concluded 2015 Miss World held in Sanya, China.Anastasia Lin, who was born in China and moved to Canada as a teen, was supposed to represent Canada at the international pageant. However, she never stepped foot in Sanya because she was barred from boarding her connecting flight in Hong Kong.The reason?Lin is an ouspoken critic of China’s religious and human rights policies. She believes in Falun Gong, a spiritual group that is banned in China because the government considers it a cult.Amid all its bullying in the South China Sea, where it claims territorial jurisdiction over islands that other Southeast Asian countries say belong to them, the Chinese government, after all, has displayed an unusual weakness — afraid of a beauty queen. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/19/china-bans-miss-canada-from-participating-in-miss-world-and-its-not-a-hoax/ |
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