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Donald Trump Does Not Like Being Named TIME Person Of The Year | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 11/12/2016 0:00 | If you criticize Donald Trump, he complains; if you honor him, he balks.Today, the president-elect blasted TIME Magazine for naming him this year’s Person of the Year.“Enough with political correctness, let’s call a spade a spade,” he said. “I’m a man and there is no question about it. To call me “person” is to cast doubt on my manhood. You only use “person” if you’re not sure whether someone is a man or a woman or something in between.”Trump demanded that TIME recall copies of the Person of the Year issue and to make the necessary correction, naming him “Man of the Year” instead. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/12/11/donald-trump-does-not-like-being-named-time-person-of-the-year/ |
Senator Grace Poe Walks Out Of Committee Hearing On Fake News | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 15/03/2018 0:00 | Every Tom, Dick and Harry had already testified before Senator Grace Poe’s Senate committee investigating the proliferation of fake news on social media: Secretary Martin Andanar, Asec Mocha Uson, Thinking Pinoy, Jover Laurio, Maria Ressa, Ellen Tordesillas, and officials from Facebook and Google. Yet, after the third hearing today, the committee has failed to come up with a definition of ‘fake news.’Resource person after resource person either refused or was hesitant to define fake news, or evaded the question altogether.This has been a source of frustration for Poe, as she felt that all her efforts to shed light on this hot and controversial issue have not gone anywhere.So today, in a display of extreme disappointment and perhaps embarassment, Poe walked out of her own Senate hearing.Will she be Senator Leila De Lima’s successor as the Walkout Queen of the Senate? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/03/15/senator-grace-poe-walks-out-of-committe-hearing-on-fake-news/?share=email |
JENNIFER LAWRENCE NUDE PHOTOS AFTERMATH: COLUMNIST ANN COULTER PROTESTS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/9/2017 0:00 | In the aftermath of nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities appearing on social media, technology giants Apple, Google, Facebook and other companies all vowed to institute more security measures to prevent similar occurences in the future.Conservative columnist Ann Coulter is not happy. She says that limiting what people can download or hack from iCloud and other file servers is a blatant violation of the First Amendment. “As a journalist, I categorically oppose any attempt to curtail my freedom of speech, expression and public display of beauty,” Coulter said.Coulter admitted to The Adobo Chronicles that she had personally and willingly uploaded her own nude photos to her iCloud account in the hopes that someone would hack it and post the photos on social media. That has not happened so far. She is very disappointed but remains hopeful that someone will eventually discover her nude photos.Calls to Apple, Google abd Facebook for comment were not returned. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/05/jennifer-lawrence-nude-photos-aftermath-columnist-ann-coulter-protests/ |
A meeting of liberal minds: Oprah Winfrey for US President, Jover Laurio for “Filipino of the Year” | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-01-10 05:56:13+00:00 | This is not to say US Queen of Talk Oprah Winfrey is anything like “Filipino of the Year” Jover Laurio. Oprah is a pillar of the planet’s mightiest showbiz industry (amongst its most powerful people, by some accounts) who worked her way to the top the hard way. Laurio, on the other hand, is an artefact of the Philippines’ renowned culture of mediocrity that was propped up by a corporate news media industry allied with an all-too-familiar mediocre Opposition that is desperate for a “hero” to rally around.The similarity lies in how both women were recently awarded distinction by an established news media community — Oprah given a Cecil B. DeMille award by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in this year’s Golden Globe Awards and Laurio given a front-page “Filipino of the Year” feature spread by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Philippines’ largest newspaper in terms of print circulation.Oprah gave a fiery speech during the awards night that drew collateral from the plight of African Americans and from that latest feminist trending buzz surrounding the institutionalised abuse of rising starlets by Big Bad Hairy Hollywood Movie Moguls. Laurio for her part, since her outing from anonymity (and subsequent elevation into cult status), has fashioned herself into the Philippine blogosphere’s Resibo Queen — a supposed champion in the battle versus “fake news” armed only with screenshots (her “resibos”) that she uses to substantiate the sources of the “fact checks” she “reports” on her Pinoy Ako Blog (PAB).The similarities would end there if not for the curious way both have become the choice “heroes” of liberals in their respective countries. Video clips of Oprah’s speech have since gone viral over social media and have fuelled a groundswell of emotionalism seemingly on the back of despair over the presidency of Donald Trump emanating from America’s coastal cities. Such is this emotionalism that calls for Oprah to run for US President have already started and has, even more bizarrely, earned widespread endorsement from a who’s-who of voices from the American brains trust.Considering that Oprah has not explicitly exhibited nor expressed much of a consistent political position over her long career as an entertainer (aside, perhaps, for a reported strong endorsement of the invasion of Iraq and a predisposition to “imperial feminism” among other questionable advocacies) it is worth noting how such a movement (since dubbed “Oprah 2020”) was quick to reach such a resounding pitch on the basis of just the few minutes Oprah spent on the podium.One needs to remember, however, that Oprah trades — to the tune of tens of millions of dollars — on subjects that elicit strong emotional responses, and an ability to keep an ear on the ground and zero in on such subjects is the core skill that is likely at the root of her success in the entertainment industry. However, with such power comes the inevitable ability to influence events that have more far-reaching consequences than merely giving out good “vibes” to an audience. A 2007 report by the Observer offers insight — albeit in hindsight — into just how much Oprah may have influenced public sentiment surrounding what, at the time, was just talk of a military invasion of Iraq.In the fall of 2002, during the run up to the war in Iraq, Oprah Winfrey devoted a portion of one of her shows to answering a pressing international question. Do the Iraqi people want America to liberate them from Saddam Hussein? Ms. Winfrey posed the question to Entifadh Qanbar, a spokesperson for the Iraqi National Congress—an erstwhile group of Iraqi exiles led by Ahmed Chalabi that, at the time, was busy lobbying the American government to overthrow Saddam Hussein. “Absolutely,” responded Mr. Qanbar. Later, Ms. Winfrey called on an audience member. “I hope this doesn’t offend you,” said the young woman. “I just don’t know what to believe with the media and…” Ms. Winfrey cut her off. “We’re not trying to show you propaganda,” Ms. Winfrey explained. “We’re just showing you what is.”That episode in Oprah’s show was presumably the subject of a censure issued by the Swedish government back in 2003 for war mongering. Sweden, at the time, was strongly opposed to a US invasion of Iraq which, it asserted, lacked a UN mandate.“Different views were expressed, but all longer remarks gave voice to the opinion that Saddam Hussein was a threat to the United States and should be the target of attack,” Sweden’s Broadcasting Commission said.Unfortunately for Filipinos (and, perhaps, for Americans as well), no such strong media watchdog exists to keep media organisations and personalities in check. Fortunately, Oprah’s influence over people who matter utterly dwarfs that of Laurio’s. For that matter, anyone who has read Laurio’s “blogs” on PAB can attest to how thin on intellectual content her contribution to the discourse is. It also remains debatable whether her being featured in that now-infamous Inquirer spread is a reliable indicator of the actual influence she exerts on public sentiment. Most observers, in fact, believe that it is the other way around — that her influence is more a product of strong “assistance” from a media industry controlled by oligarchs allied with the current Philippine Opposition (who are confused liberals, at best).Nonetheless, the common denominator here is in the way sound bites have become routine bases for kicking off entire advocacies and, in Oprah’s recent case, entire presidential campaigns. In the case of Laurio, work that both lacks substance and, by most measures of content production, lacks quality has managed to capture the support of an entire political bloc and attract the endorsement of an impressive array of otherwise well-educated “thought leaders”. There is remarkable irony in the latter, considering that Laurio was named amongst a distinguished set of “Filipinos of the Year” by the Inquirer on the basis of her being the Philippines’ Joan of Arc in the “fight” against the modern “scourge” of “fake news” gripping society. For those who missed it, that irony needs to be spelt out: What made Laurio popular and what earned her the support she enjoys today is the very thing that fuels the spread of “fake news”: potent emotional appeal of the essentially insubstantial. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/01/a-meeting-of-liberal-minds-oprah-winfrey-for-us-president-jover-laurio-for-filipino-of-the-year/ |
FACT CHECK: Kris Aquino’s ‘Princess’ Role in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 24/04/2018 0:00 | It’s here! The official trailer of the Hollywood film, ‘Crazy Rich Asians.’The film, based on a novel by Kevin Kwan, features an all-Asian cast, including — supposedly — Kris Aquino.Aquino herself had been hinting about a major Hollywood project and when she was photographed at NAIA with huge multiple luggages on a trip to Singapore, many believed it was because she’d be joining the cast of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ as a princess.Because of what she called a ‘non-disclosure’ agreement, Aquino could not confirm or deny her role in ‘Crazy Rich Asians.’ But in a check with imdb, the authoritative database of all film projects, Aquino is not mentioned as a member of the cast.In the official trailer, there is no sight of Aquino, certainly not the princess that her fans were expecting.A netizen who watched the trailer frame-by-frame told The Adobo Chronicles that he saw Aquino in the trailer at 1:04. We took a screenshot of that trailer moment but all we saw was a lady-in-waiting (politically-correct term for maid or domestic help), not a princess.OUR FACT CHECK VERDICT: Kris Aquino’s ‘role’ in the film is UNVERIFIABLE at this point.Let’s see if fact-checkers Rappler and Vera Files would have a different take on all this. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/04/24/fact-check-kris-aquinos-princess-role-in-crazy-rich-asians/?share=email |
GUACAMOLE SHORTAGE IN CALIFORNIA | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 11/8/2018 0:00 | From Safeway to Whole Foods to Trader Joe’s, avocados have disappeared from grocery shelves, and the situation has created a severe shortage of guacamole in California.Taquerias have been serving salsa with their corn chips, minus the guacamole. The Chipotle restaurant chain has set a limit of one teaspoon of guacamole on the side for each of their popular menus. Subway has crossed out ‘avocado’ from their menu marquee.So what’s happening?Well, it turns out that the guacamole shortage began shortly after a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association concluded that contrary to popular belief, avocados help reduce cholesterol. Many people avoid avocados, thinking they’re too fattening and that they raise blood cholesterol.Though avocados are high in calories for a fruit (110 to 180 per half, depending on the variety), that doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily gain weight if you eat them. And though it’s true that avocados have a lot of fat (10 to 15 grams per half), the fat—like that in olive and canola oils—is predominantly monounsaturated fat, which doesn’t raise blood cholesterol. In fact, avocados may actually help reduce cholesterol, according to the study.As a result, heart-healthy Californians have been buying avocados in bulk from Costco, Safeway and other grocery stores.Consequently, Walgreens, Rite-Aid and other pharmacies have noticed a significant decline in customers filling their prescriptions for lovastatin and othe cholesterol-lowering drugs.Governor Jerry Brown has called for an emergency meeting in Sacramento this morning to address the guacamole shortage. Among the measures Brown is expected to announce is the plan to increase the state’s avocado imports from Mexico.Expect Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to oppose the importation. The last thing Trump would like to see are Mexican avocados crossing the border into California. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/11/guacamole-shortage-in-california/#respond |
From 52 pesos to 39 pesos, rice traders promised to President Duterte that they will sell cheaper well-milled rice to NFA | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2018-04-06 15:15:07+08:00 | As National Food Authority (NFA) supply runs out, President Rodrigo Duterte met with the big rice traders to ask them to help the government by selling cheaper newly-milled rice.According to the post of Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol, the rice traders after meeting President Duterte in a forum in Malacañang that they “will flood Metro Manila markets with newly-milled local rice to be sold at P39 per kilo.”They told President Rodrigo Duterte that 100,000 bags of well-milled rice will be the first delivery to National Food Authority which in turn will distribute the rice at P38 per kilo to its outlets in Metro Manila until the imports arrive.Pinol said that the “rice outlets will sell rice at P39 per kilo for a profit of P50 per bag.”“I know that you are all businessmen and that you have to make a profit but I am appealing to you not to overprice or hoard rice,” Pres. Duterte told the rice traders according to Pinol.Piñol also said that the NFA council led by Cabinet Sec. Leoncio Evasco Jr and administrated by former Jason Aquino, a former Scout Ranger who is also NFA administrator has been abolished by President Rodrigo Duterte.Duterte abolished the NFA council after the reports that the NFA was short on supply of government-subsidized rice. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/52-pesos-39-pesos-rice-traders-promised-president-duterte-will-sell-cheaper-well-mill-rice-nfa/ |
KRIS AQUINO ADMITS FAILING GRADE IN FILIPINO, ASSAILS CRITICS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/07/2018 0:00 | In her morning show “Kris TV”, presidential sister Kris Aquino revealed to young singer Darren Espanto that she once got a failing grade of 74 in Filipino.As one would expect, her revelation drew a lot of jeers and negative comments on Philippine social media.Today, Aquino issued a statement assailing her critics, asking them to “move on.”Following is her full statement:“Don’t make too much pansin to what I said on TV. Trinay ko lang na i-emphasize the halaga of learning our national language, di ba? Feel ko na I have a responsibility as a celebrity to make tawag to all our bagets to seriosohin our language. There is nothing mali about admitting that naka gets ako ng failing grade in Filipino. After all, I grew up in the States and didn’t have too many friends that I could make tsismis with. I hope my critics can move on na!”How would you grade her statement? Pass or fail? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/31/kris-aquino-admits-failing-grade-in-filipino-assails-critics/ |
REPUBLICANS FINALLY AGREE TO COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 23/03/2017 0:00 | on one condition.In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, House Speaker John Boehner announced that a draft bill which has the blessing of both Republican senators and representatives, will be introduced in Congress early this week.Boehner said that the Republicans have finally come to the conclusion that amnesty is the only way to fix the broken immigration system. He said, however, that in order to make the reform truly comprehensive, it must not only address border security going forward but insure that the law applies to all creatures entering the United States. “This would include killer whales, elephants, lions, tigers and all animal species brought to this country by zoos, theme parks and circuses,” Boehner said.The Adobo Chronicles obtained a copy of the draft bill which mandates that all these creatures must obtain a work visa if employed for entertainment purposes. They will also be required to obtain health insurance under Obamacare. After 5 years in the U.S., the creatures will be eligible for permanent residency, and susequently, citizenship, after another 5 years.The White House has declined comment saying that President Obama has yet to see a copy of the draft bill.See related article: “Undocumented Immigrants With Common American Surnames Will be Given Priority for Legalization.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/03/23/republicans-finally-agree-to-comprehensive-immigration-reform/?share=email |
SPOILER: Star Trek Beyond Features Transgender Character | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 24/05/2016 0:00 | Eat your heart out, Mississippi, North Carolina, and other states and cities with or mulling about anti-transgender laws. ‘Star Trek Beyond’ has a response. A big response!Directed by Justin Lin (‘Fast and Furious’), the latest in the Star Trek saga features not only new actors playing traditional roles, but also a new transgender character. (We can’t reveal the name of the new character or the actor playing the role — as yet).This revelation comes in the midst of recent claims of the ‘whitewashing’ of Hollywood films: the lack of African American roles or the continuing phenomenon of white actors playing Asian characters.“It’s a victory for the transgender community,” said a spokesperson for the Transgender Law Center in the San Francisco Bay Area, “it’s about time.”It wasn’t clear as of press time whether the transgender character will be played by a transgender actor.The Adobo Chronicles tried to reach legislators in Mississippi and North Carolina who, we understand, are all avid Star Trek fans, to get their comments on this earth-shattering announcement from Paramount Pictures. We have not received a response. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/05/24/spoiler-star-trek-beyond-features-transgender-character/#respond |
THE VATICAN AND ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO HAVE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF FREE SHOWERS FOR HOMELESS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 18/03/2018 0:00 | as well as students from a local beauty school will be donating their time, as well as some sisters from religious orders and other volunteers.The bathrooms were made with high-tech, easy-to-clean materials to ensure proper hygiene, The Vatican said in a statement.Perhaps, Pope Francis should summon San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to The Vatican and give him a little re-orientation.And maybe, the Archdiocese should be fined by the state for wasting water in the midst of California’s continuing drought conditions. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/03/18/the-vatican-and-archdiocese-of-san-francisco-have-different-interpretations-of-free-showers-for-homeless/#respond |
The sad reduction of Leni Robredo | [] | 2016-04-16 15:09:24+00:00 | Leni Robredo, the wife of the late Jesse Robredo, is emerging as one of the more seemingly popular choices to be Vice President for the coming National Elections. Whether she is fit for the post is another question entirely.Several critics, some among them commentators here at GRP, have pointed out that she seems to be the right politician associated with the wrong party. Perhaps she could somehow be given the benefit of the doubt as to the lack of shady entities/cases linked to her, well maybe except this one.You have got to wonder: what then, is Leni still doing with the Liberal Party (LP), a bunch of unscrupulous people?I surmise that the reason she still sticks with them could be any or all of the following:She could have been given an offer she couldn’t refuse (I will leave to the readers what that means), or;There is a chance that she couldn’t care less anymore about Jesse Robredo’s death, or even possibly;The LP’s “sweet words (panliligaw)” were enough to “sweep her off her feet.”Nevertheless, watching Leni as part of the LP has been nothing but painful. It seemingly reduces her to a caricature that is, as we say in the vernacular, parang pilit (seems forced).Leni has been reduced to a rehash of old Noynoy and Cory gimmicksIf you believe the “simple/humble Leni” narrative, then you fell for the same trick used with BS Aquino’s campaign last 2010. Congratulations!Common sense, people: a person who has tell you explicitly that he/she is humble is most likely not so. Especially when that person has to make a publicity stunt out of taking a bus to appear “just like normal folk”.Consequently, a person who insists that “he/she had no ambition to run” but does so anyway comes across as off-putting. It gives a perception of him/her as “falsely modest” or unable to stand by his/her principles strongly enough.I am sure a lot of Filipinos can remember that BS Aquino was dubbed The Reluctant One back in 2010 because he supposedly didn’t really want to run for president, yet did so anyway. Now Leni followed the same script on two occasions: when she was being asked to be the LP Vice Presidential candidate, and once again, when the question of replacing the elected president comes up, should anything happen to him/her.The question that that raises is: how can people expect you to do a good job if you yourself say that you are reluctant to take on it? If you’re reluctant, why should you be chosen over other more willing and possibly more competent candidates?Then again, the Reluctant One spiel plays nicely into the hands of ordinary Filipinos. As a commentator in GRP pointed out, Filipinos punish people who seem overeager or carry their own weight (“nagbubuhat ng sariling bangko”). They prefer those who play “pakyeme (coy)” and people whom they can “force” things onto or “offer” them to. And it is extremely baffling.Do try to remember how that Reluctant One turned out in office. Do we want another six years of that again?Pious widow? And especially a Pious Widow who will defeat a Marcos? Oh, please. There is absolutely no correlation, much less causality between piety and the ability to do one’s job in government. And why, oh why, do you deserve my vote just because a family relative of yours died?Do try to remember how that worked out with Cory Aquino, BS Aquino’s mom. I don’t anymore.Leni has been reduced to just another attack/guard dog of the Liberal Party against its opponentsFilipinos generally praised Leni’s supposed performance during the last Vice Presidential debates. But upon closer scrutiny, all she could really do was attack fellow candidate Bongbong Marcos on Martial Law, a topic that should be considered hardly relevant to these elections. What is more relevant is the more recent atrocities that happened under BS Aquino’s term. I share fellow GRP writer Ilda’s sentiments: only when she openly criticizes BS Aquino’s presidency, will I admit she has balls.Leni supported the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), a treaty considered unconstitutional, and which would have favored the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), an insurgent group. She also allegedly initially favored the increase in SSS pensions but was forced to defend BS Aquino after his veto of it early this year.Leni has been reduced to Mar Roxas’s alalayMar Roxas is the kind of candidate who does not really need to be bashed by opponents in order for people to get put off to him. All he has to do is open his mouth, and he will put himself in harm’s way.Enter Leni Robredo, his running mate, who will supposedly be a “gentler touch” to help attract votes.”Unfortunately, it didn’t work. While Leni’s ratings and popularity went up, Mar’s stayed the same (he is still in fourth place, virtually dead last, kulelat). It became more and more common for people to say that “they will vote for Leni but not for Mar.” The original plan and intention of the Mar’s supporters and the LP has become nothing but rubbish!Now Mar’s supporters are insisting that, “if you vote for Leni, vote for Mar too.” It supposedly “makes no sense to vote only for Leni. Only Mar will give Leni the responsibilities to be a great VP. They are a tandem.”The implication, unintended or not, of that statement is simple: she can’t stand on her own merits, and is nothing without Mar.Because Mar essentially has an anti-Midas touch (whatever he associates with turns to crap), the net effect of such a plea, to vote for them as a tandem, is not that his rating or perceived value is raised, but that Leni’s value is diminished. Besides, such a plea is futile, because people cannot and will not be stopped from voting the way they want, not while the President and Vice-President are elected separately.I will go further and boldly say that if anyone other than Mar were to win the presidency, if she wins, the LP would find a way to use her to block and oppose the elected one to the absolute limit, and to quite possibly impeach him/her.***Is the reduction of Leni Robredo to what she has become, as stated above, a reflection of her or the LP?Actually, it is both. It tells us that the LP is desperate to hold on to power and will do anything, even bend supposedly “immaculate” public servants just to get their way. It also tells us that Leni was unable to hold on to her original principles of “not being interested” in the face of whatever was thrown her way. This casts doubt on the quality of her character, and consequently, is something to consider when we’re thinking about whether we should vote her or not.Either way, it tells us that nothing is bound to change in the coming elections regardless of who is elected. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/04/sad-reduction-leni-robredo/ |
‘HIV carrier’ claims he infected men in QC with virus | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-02-05 22:46:02+08:00 | A Bisexual man claims that he already fulfilled his mission after infecting many rich and handsome men with HIV Virus.The HIV Virus is a virus that can be passed through intercourse without using any protection. Using his alias “Beware Quezon City,” the HIV carrier shared his alleged story in a blog.According to him, he was tested positive for HIV two years ago. At that time, he felt that his world was already destroyed, causing him to blame everyone.He is currently under medication, but he choose to live like a normal and healthy person. However he is still wondering and searching for the man who infected him with the deadly virus. He claimed that last 2015, he came back again to the place where he believes to meet the person who infected him with the virus.He claimed to have dated guys from Quezon City, where he also resides. He also intended to poke their condoms to infect his partner.At first he was happy to infect the people that he dated, but guilt and conscience haunted him later so he decided to stop his mission. Unfortunately, he allegedly had five men victim already.He posted the photos of his alleged victims and warned others not to go intimate with them as he is sure that they have HIV. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/hiv-carrier-claims-he-infected-men-in-qc-with-virus/ |
President Aquino Withdraws ‘Best Man’ Status for Dingdong Dantes, Chiz Escudero Weddings | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/4/2016 0:00 | Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino: always the Best Man, never the Groom.Aquino, a bachelor, seems to be a favorite Best Man for celebrity weddings, including those of actors Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, as well as Senator Chiz Escudero and actress Heart Evangelista.But how the world turns.Aquino officially announced today that he is withdrawing his “Best Man” status for the weddings of both Dantes and Escudero, and it’s all because of politics.Escudero is an independent candidate for vice president, challenging Aquino’s (and his Liberal Party’s) anointed candidate, Leni Robredo.Dantes, on the other hand, just quit his post as Commissioner of the Aquino administration’s National Youth Commission so that he could actively campaign for his chosen bets in the 2016 presidential elections. The actor is reportedly leaning towards campaigning for Senator Grace Poe, and not Aquino’s anointed presidential candidate Mar Roxas. Of course, the president is not at all happy.Blood is thicker than water, so they say. In this case, politics takes precedence over weddings. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/05/president-aquino-withdraws-best-man-status-for-dingdong-dantes-chiz-escudero-weddings/ |
IT’S OFFICIAL: LEBRON JAMES SIGNS UP WITH KIA TEAM | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 9/7/2017 0:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers or back to Miami Heat. In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, James confirmed what many feared: neither.Instead, the star basketbal player has decided to leave NBA altogether. He is signing up with the PBA , the professional basketball league of the Philippines.James is scheduled to fly to Manila this week to sign a contract with team KIA, a new PBA team owned by the Korean car manufacturing company. Recently, KIA annouced that it has named champion boxer and Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao as the team’s head coach.James seems to love working with Filipinos. Miami Heat’s coach, Erik Spoelstra, is Filipino American. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/07/09/its-official-lebron-james-signs-up-with-kia-team/#respond |
“Iconic photo” LOOK: nuns ignores sleeping street children during Good Friday walk | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-04-19 20:13:14+08:00 | A striking photo touched the netizens and went viral on Facebook.Photographer Jonple Baltar captured a photo during Good Friday Penitential Walk along Malate City to Manila Cathedral on April 14.The photo got different reactions from the Netizens, some of them were angered how the nuns ignored the sleeping street children despite of the event that they were celebrated.A debate also sparked between pro-catholics and anti-catholics.Netizens bashed the Catholic nuns for ignoring the poor children and not giving any help.Some of them even said that the photo was photoshopped, the others said that the street children were asked to pretend that they were sleeping so the picture will destroy the image of the Catholic Church.They even said that taking care of the street children is not the catholic church responsibility.Some netizens even said that the photographer itself is an anti-Catholic, but his timeline proved that he’s a Catholic who also joined the Penitential.Mr. Baltar is not yet giving any statement on his viral photo. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/iconic-photo-look-nuns-ignores-sleeping-street-children-good-friday-walk/ |
GOOGLE UNVEILS NEW LOGO | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/8/2018 0:00 | Just hours after CEO Larry Page announced a new name for Google, the giant Internet search company unveiled its new logo.Google will hence be called Alphabet, according to the announcement.The new logo was presented to the media during a champagne reception at the company’s Mountain View main campus Monday afternoon. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/10/google-unveils-new-logo/?share=email |
Watch: Piñol “Marami tayong pera basta hindi lang nakawin” Kris responded “Hindi naman kami nagnakaw” | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-11-12 04:34:21+08:00 | Department of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol and Kris entertained the audience, but a part of the show got awkward when Piñol recounted his actions to the people of Leyte who asked him to revive the Abaca industry in that place.“Ma’am totoo lang eto ang nakikita ko eh, wag lang natin pakialaman ang pera ng gobyerno, wag lang natin nakawin” Piñol told Kris Aquino.Kris quickly responded to Piñol’s remarks “Sec.. di naman kami nag nakaw” then the audience laughs.The secretary of Agriculture quickly clarified that his remarks are not for the former President Noynoy Aquino who is the brother of Kris Aquino.Because of the absence of Duterte on the Go Negosyo Forum in SMX Convention Center in Lanang Davao Friday afternoon, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol became the substitute of the President that expected to be interviewed by Kris Aquino.What can you say about this awkward moment during the Go Negosyo Forum? | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/watch-pinol-marami-tayong-pera-basta-hindi-lang-nakawin-kris-responded-hindi-naman-kami-nagnakaw/ |
FILIPINOS COUNT THEIR BLESSINGS; MRT NOT THE WORST IN THE WORLD | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 3/7/2018 0:00 | MRT, Metro Manila’s much-maligned light railway transit system is, after all, not the worst in the world.Filipinos came to the realization that the long lines leading up to the ticket booths and platforms, packed trains and frequent mechanical breakdowns are nothing compared to the commute time woes experienced by riders of more high-tech mass transit counterparts in other countries, including neighboring Japan.The ‘ah-ha’ moment for Pinoys came as this video of commute hours in Japan surfaced on the Internet. It puts the phrase, ‘packed like sardines’ to shame.Once in a while, we should all pause and count our blessings | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/03/filipinos-count-their-blessings-mrt-not-the-worst-in-the-world/#comments |
SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PLASTIC WRAP IN THE PHILIPPINES | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 1/11/2017 0:00 | Supermarkets and retailers in the Philippines are reporting a severe shortage of plastic wrap as a result of recent reports that incoming and outgoing airline passengers at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) are being held and charged for alleged bullets found in their luggage.Known as laglag bala (bullet drop) or tanim bala (planted bullet), the airport scheme involves passengers being questioned and detained by airport security for having bullets in their luggage. It is widely believed that the bullets are “planted” by airport personnel as a way to extort money from unsuspecting passengers.As a result, many passengers are taking the precaution of securing their luggage from the scheme by wrapping their bags with plastic wrap. It has created an unusual demand for the plastic item.Some passengers are taking no chances. They’re not only wrapping their bags with plastic wrap. They are also wrapping themselves, just to be on the safe side. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/11/01/severe-shortage-of-plastic-wrap-in-the-philippines/ |
MISS JAPAN LEADS THE BETTING ODDS IN LAS VEGAS TO WIN THE MISS UNIVERSE TITLE | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 24/03/2018 0:00 | including countries that are considered to be perennial frontrunners in the annual contest, like Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and the Philippines.Many other countries who have yet to choose their representative to the next Miss Universe Pageant are seriously considering sending a candidate who is bi-racial in order to be more competitive.After all, the standard of beauty is subjective. And mixed. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/03/24/miss-japan-leads-the-betting-odds-in-las-vegas-to-win-the-miss-universe-title/ |
Trillanes May Be Suing BBC, But Adobo Chronicles Will Not Sue Site that Plagiarized Us (With Update) | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 23/06/2017 0:00 | Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes may be suing BBC for that infamous interview he had with BBC’s Stephen Sackur, but The Adobo Chronicles has no plans of suing ourdailyrevelationsph.com for plagiarizing our ‘story’ on Trillanes.It appears that the site in question copied a bulk of our Trillanes ‘story’ and passed it as legit news.Our followers — or most anyway — know that we are a satire site. We have disclaimers all over our site that help our readers distinguish between what’s fact and fiction in our ‘stories.’We are a site that’s patented under U.S. laws as satire, so any attempt to copy us without appropriate credit and disclaimer is a violation of U.S. law.But we’re not in the business of lawsuits, so we’ll let the plagiarism just pass us by.We’ll let the brilliant analysis of memebuster make the case for us.We hate fake news, so we take our satire work very seriously.Oh, and ourdailyrevelationsph.com, you can apologize, and we’ll accept.UPDATE: ourdailyrevelationsph.com has apologized and we have accepted the apology. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/06/23/trillanes-may-be-suing-bbc-but-adobo-chronicles-will-not-sue-site-that-plagiarized-us/ |
CHECK THIS OUT: Duterte has good news for OFWs | [] | 2017-04-16 16:40:14+08:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that he would soon set up a department that would focus solely on the affairs of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).“In a few months, you will have a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers,” he said as he faced an ecstatic crowd of about 4,000 OFWs in Bahrain at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium here.He said that with a separate OFW department, the time to process workers’ papers would be reduced from six weeks to three weeks.An OFW department would also help stamp out fly-by-night recruitment agencies, he added.The President likewise promised the OFWs that his six-year administration would be free from corruption, oppression and abusive officials, saying that he wants to solve the problem of corruption in the country to encourage OFWs to return home.“Ang OFW kasi, alam ko gusto ninyong mahinto na talaga ‘yung corruption para aangat ang bayan natin. (I know that OFWs want an end to corruption so our country would progress.) And maybe the next generation can really come home,” he said.He said OFWs can also help reform the country by being assertive and by shunning all acts of corruption, particularly at the immigration and customs bureaus.President Duterte meanwhile expressed his gratitude to the progressive Kingdom of Bahrain for welcoming Filipino workers into their country.“Bahrain has been good to you. I have talked to all officials, including His Majesty the King, and they only have nice words for you. Sabi nila wala silang reklamo sa inyo, mababait kayo, matiyaga, at wala silang masabi (They said they have no complaint about you, that you are kind and patient),” he said.“Kaya sabi ko, nandito kami (That is why I said, we are here) and I gave to the government and to the King my promise and commitment that we will stand by and protect the State of Bahrain.”The President received a very warm reception from members of the royal family, especially from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.President Duterte also had an opportunity to meet His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain, who led the send-off party for the visiting head of state.The Chief Executive proceeded to Qatar for the final leg of his three-country swing in the Middle East. | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/check-duterte-good-news-ofws/ |
EXCLUSIVE: HILLARY CLINTON FINALLY BREAKS SILENCE ON TRUMP, CARSON, RYAN | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 23/10/2017 0:00 | In an exclusive video interview with The Adobo Chronicles, former Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton finally broke her silence regarding leading GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson.Clinton was asked what she thought so far about her potential rivals in the 2016 general elctions, and of the presumptive new speaker of the House of Rpresentatives, Paul Ryan.With confidence and consistency, Clinton’s response was: | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/23/exclusive-hillary-clinton-finally-breaks-silence-on-trump-carson-ryan/#respond |
Senator Pacquiao To Senator Drilon: I Will Knock You Out In Three Rounds | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 18/08/2016 0:00 | The Philippine Senate is about to be turned into a boxing ring, now that one of its members is none other than world boxing champion Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao.It happened yesterday on the floor of the Senate. Pacquiao challenged Senate President Protempore Franklin Drilon to a boxing match.“I will knock you out in three rounds or less,” Pacman told Drilon.Here’s the full story from the Philippine Daily Inquirer. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/08/18/senator-pacquiao-to-senator-drilon-i-will-knock-you-out-in-three-rounds/#respond |
MISS PHILIPPINES PIA WURTZBACH WILL USE AN INTERPRETER IN MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 25/03/2018 0:00 | Pia Wurtzbach’s answer to the final question during the recent Miss Philippines Beauty Pageant was memorable: “Always think before you click.”However, it didn’t really directly answer the question on what she thinks about Internet censorship. (In a subsequent TV interview, she qualified that her answer meant that we need self-censorship.)Wurtzbach ended up winning the Miss Philippines Universe crown, nonetheless.As she prepares to compete in the next Miss Universe Pageant which will be held in Budapest, Hungary, Wurtzbach has been advised by Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) chairperson Stella Marquez-Araneta to have an interpreter should she make it to the 5 finalists. BPCI is the franchise holder of Miss Universe in the Philippines.(Many Filipina candidates to Miss Universe made it all the way to the top 5 in recent years, but their answers to the final question always seemed to have cost them the crown.)In an interview with The Adobo Chronicles, Wurtzbach confirmed that indeed, she will use an interpreter. “I will answer the final question in German.”Wurtzbach is half Filipina and half German.While the main language spoken in Budapest is Hungarian, a good 11 percent of its population speak German. So it may be a smart move on the part of Wurtzbach to speak her mind in German to better endear herself to the pageant audience as well as the judges.We wish her the best and Viel Gluck! That’s “Good Luck!” in German. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/03/25/miss-philippines-pia-wurtzbach-will-use-an-interpreter-in-miss-universe-pageant/?share=email |
GABRIELA Representative Arlene Brosas Wants To Ban All City And Town Fiestas With Beauty Pageants | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 11/1/2017 0:00 | GABRIELA Rep. Arlene Brosas on Wednesday opposed the hosting of the Miss Universe pageant in the Philippines, calling it an objectification of women and a cover-up of the country’s societal problems.In a prepared statement read during a press conference, Brosas said the hosting was a “manipulative and deceptive tool that projects an image of peace and stability to cover up the creeping influence of fascist repression of poor women’s rising protests.”GABRIELA is a network of grassroots organizations that advocates for women’s issues.At the same time, Brosas called for the banning of all city and town fiestas across the country where beauty pageants are held as part of the festivities. She also asked the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to condemn the holding of the annual ‘Santacruzan’ a religious festival which features women depicting biblical characters, including “Reynas.”She also asked the Movie and Television Ratings and Classification Board (MTRCB) to pull two movies that recently screened at the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) because they showed beauty pageants: “Die Beautiful” and “Sunday Beauty Queen.” Both films garnered awards at the MMFF. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/01/11/gabriela-representative-arlene-brosas-wants-to-ban-all-city-and-town-fiestas-with-beauty-pageants/#respond |
MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT IS HIRING FOR A FILIPINO COPY EDITOR | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 1/12/2017 0:00 | The Miss Universe Organization owned by Donald Trump is hiring for a copyeditor to join its fabulous team of producers, choreographers, designers, script writers, stage managers and public relations officers, and it is specifically looking for a Filipino.This, after media cameras recorded and published videos and photographs of Miss Universe staff showcasing the sashes of contestants signed up for the international pageant to be held December 20 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.Philippines was clearly misspelled as “Phillippines” and that didn’t sit well with Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and the Binibining Pilipinas Charities (BSP), franchise holder of the Miss Universe Pageant in Manila.BSP threatened to withdraw from the competition unless the Miss Universe Pageant got its act together.Trump was apparently upset at the booboo and ordered his staff to immediately hire a Filipino copyeditor.“I can’t afford not to have Miss Philippines in the pageant,” Trump said. “Philippines is always a top contender for the crown and the pageant would be incomplete without a Miss Philippines.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/01/miss-universe-pageant-is-hiring-for-a-filipino-copy-editor/ |
What is a Chinese Triad? | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-09-07 14:41:50+08:00 | During the senate probe on the shabu shipment surpassed the security of the Bureau of Customs, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte was accused by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV of being a member of a triad, a chinese transnational organized crime syndicates based in asian countries like China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. There are reported members of the triad living in United States, Canada Korea, Japan and the Philippines.The roots of the Triads are found in centuries-old secret societies that date back to 1000 B.C., when peasants were often preyed on by evil leaders and protected themselves by forming “self help” groups. According to legend the first Triads were founded by Chinese monks committed to fighting injustices. Over time these groups, it is said, became so politically powerful they were able to prop up or bring down emperors at their whim.The influence of organized crime is believed to have risen as the Chinese economy slowed.Triads were involved in a variety of crimes from extortion, money laundering, prostitution and selling illegal drugs.Sun Yee On is the largest triad and the second is the 14k triad.According to the article of Vostok Magazine about the triads, ranks of the members were determined by digit rows that are linked to the Chinese “Book of Changes”These are the ranks of the Chinese Triad according to the Magazine:So, the head of the clan, who is also called “Mountain Master” or “Dragon Head” is 489; the sum of the digits is 21, which in its turn is understood as 3 (“creation”) multiplied by 7 (“death”) – “resurrection”. 438 is “Deputy” of the Leader. The sum of the digits gives us 15 – a number that, according to Chinese tradition, brings luck. Other important posts in triads are: “Straw Sandal” (432; one version implies he is a messenger between different parts of a triad; another implies he is responsible for contacts with other triads), “White Paper Fan” (415; one responsible for finance and education of newcomers). Number 49 is another name for “Monks” – ordinary members. 4 multiplied by 9 is 36 – that is the number of oaths to be given upon entering the gang.Traditional triad organization structureLike what Senator Trillanes got from his “foreign intelligence” one of the sign that you are a member of the Chinese Triad is the tattoo embedded in their body.However, not all Chinese Triads are not putting dragon tattoo in their bodies, some of them chose Snake which means wisdom, turtles means longevity, phoenix means light and dragon means luck and power.Senator Trillanes also asked Paolo Duterte to remove his shirt during the hearing so he can take a photo of the Vice Mayor’s tattoo and be decoded by the foreign intelligence so they can determine if the presidential son is really a member of the organized crime group.However, Paolo Duterte refused to show his tattoo and invoked his ‘right of privacy’According to the article of Vostalk, police can manage to decode the tattoos of some members of the triad to determine their role to the triad by looking at the ‘sacred digits’ embedded in their bodies:For example, Group 36 exists, taking its name from the number of oaths given by a newbie when he enters the “society”. This number correlates with the number of parts of the sky, as it was thought in China when first triads were created. It’s also known about Group 24 – this one is after the number of stories about the “filial respect”, which are explained to the newcomers.These are some of the tattoos of the triad members we got on the internet:All photos from http://blog.asiantown.net/-/1604/chinese-black-society-gang-triad-show-off-propertyTo become a member of the triad:You must be recruited by an old member of a triad. You must go through a trial period which he will also be committing crimes together with the other members of the triad One must participate in a special initiation ceremony Must learn 36 oaths, 21 of the triad’s code of honor and 10 punishments that will be given for breaking the rules of the organized group.New candidates often begin the ritual barefoot, and wearing special clothes and perform things like salutations, special handshakes, ritual dances and Taoist and Buddhist prayers.These are the oaths said upon entering the triad:After having entered the Hung gates I must treat the parents and relatives of my sworn brothers as my own kin. I shall suffer death by five thunderbolts if I do not keep this oath. I shall assist my sworn brothers to bury their parents and brothers by offering financial or physical assistance. I shall be killed by five thunderbolts if I pretend to have no knowledge of their troubles. When Hung brothers visit my house, I shall provide them with board and lodging. I shall be killed by myriads of knives if I treat them as strangers. I will always acknowledge my Hung brothers when they identify themselves. If I ignore them I will be killed by myriads of swords. I shall not disclose the secrets of the Hung family, not even to my parents, brothers, or wife. I shall never disclose the secrets for money. I will be killed by myriads of swords if I do so. I shall never betray my sworn brothers. If, through a misunderstanding, I have caused the arrest of one of my brothers I must release him immediately. If I break this oath I will be killed by five thunderbolts. I will offer financial assistance to sworn brothers who are in trouble in order that they may pay their passage fee, etc. If I break this oath I will be killed by five thunderbolts. I must never cause harm or bring trouble to my sworn brothers or Incense Master. If I do so I will be killed by myriads of swords. I must never commit any indecent assaults on the wives, sisters, or daughters, of my sworn brothers. I shall be killed by five thunderbolts if I break this oath. I shall never embezzle cash or property from my sworn brothers. If I break this oath I will be killed by myriads of swords. I will take good care of the wives or children of sworn brothers entrusted to my keeping. If I do not I will be killed by five thunderbolts. If I have supplied false particulars about myself for the purpose of joining the Hung family I shall be killed by five thunderbolts. If I should change my mind and deny my membership of the Hung family I will be killed by myriads of swords. If I rob a sworn brother or assist an outsider to do so I will be killed by five thunderbolts. If I should take advantage of a sworn brother or force unfair business deals upon him I will be killed by myriads of swords. If I knowingly convert my sworn brother’s cash or property to my own use I shall be killed by five thunderbolts. If I have wrongly taken a sworn brother’s cash or property during a robbery I must return them to him. If I do not I will be killed by five thunderbolts. If I am arrested after committing an offence I must accept my punishment and not try to place blame on my sworn brothers. If I do so I will be killed by five thunderbolts. If any of my sworn brothers are killed, or arrested, or have departed to some other place, I will assist their wives and children who may be in need. If I pretend to have no knowledge of their difficulties I will be killed by five thunderbolts. When any of my sworn brothers have been assaulted or blamed by others, I must come forward and help him if he is in the right or advise him to desist if he is wrong. If he has been repeatedly insulted by others I shall inform our other brothers and arrange to help him physically or financially. If I do not keep this oath I will be killed by five thunderbolts. If it comes to my knowledge that the Government is seeking any of my sworn brothers who has come from other provinces or from overseas, I shall immediately inform him in order that he may make his escape. If I break this oath I will be killed by five thunderbolts. I must not conspire with outsiders to cheat my sworn brothers at gambling. If I do so I will be killed by myriads of swords. I shall not cause discord amongst my sworn brothers by spreading false reports about any of them. If I do so I will be killed by myriads of swords. I shall not appoint myself as Incense Master without authority. After entering the Hung gates for three years the loyal and faithful ones may be promoted by the Incense Master with the support of his sworn brothers. I shall be killed by five thunderbolts if I make any unauthorized promotions myself. If my natural brothers are involved in a dispute or lawsuit with my sworn brothers I must not help either party against the other but must attempt to have the matter settled amicably. If I break this oath I will be killed by five thunderbolts. After entering the Hung gates I must forget any previous grudges I may have borne against my sworn brothers. If I do not do so I will be killed by five thunderbolts. I must not trespass upon the territory occupied by my sworn brothers. I shall be killed by five thunderbolts if I pretend to have no knowledge of my brothers’ rights in such matters. I must not covet or seek to share any property or cash obtained by my sworn brothers. If I have such ideas I will be killed. I must not disclose any address where my sworn brothers keep their wealth nor must I conspire to make wrong use of such knowledge. If I do so I will be killed by myriads of swords. I must not give support to outsiders if so doing is against the interests of any of my sworn brothers. If I do not keep this oath I will be killed by myriads of swords. I must not take advantage of the Hung brotherhood in order to oppress or take violent or unreasonable advantage of others. I must be content and honest. If I break this oath I will be killed by five thunderbolts. I shall be killed by five thunderbolts if I behave indecently towards small children of my sworn brothers’ families. If any of my sworn brothers has committed a big offence I must not inform upon them to the Government for the purposes of obtaining a reward. I shall be killed by five thunderbolts if I break this oath. I must not take to myself the wives and concubines of my sworn brothers nor commit adultery with them. If I do so I will be killed by myriads of swords. I must never reveal Hung secrets or signs when speaking to outsiders. If I do so I will be killed by myriads of swords. After entering the Hung gates I shall be loyal and faithful and shall endeavour to overthrow Ch’ing and restore Ming by co-ordinating my efforts with those of my sworn brethren even though my brethren and I may not be in the same professions. Our common aim is to avenge our Five Ancestors.After that, they were taught how to use secret gestures:Like what the defenders of Paolo Duterte said, it’s hard to determine if the accused is really a member of an organized crime. If there’s a dragon tattoo embedded in their body, it doesn’t mean that they are already belong to a triad.Do you believe that Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte is a member of a Triad? Share your thoughts below:. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/what-is-a-chinese-triad/ |
DEAL REACHED IN RENAMING PHILIPPINE AIRPORTS AND EXPRESSWAYS AFTER THE AQUINOS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 14/05/2018 0:00 | There had been a lot of debate over the proposal to rename the Northern Luzon Expressway (NLEX) after the late President Cory Aquino.Many critics have commented that there seems to be a master plan to name and rename major Philippine infrastructure to permanently establish the legacy of the Aquino family. Of course, we all know that Manila’s international airport is named after Cory’s husband Ninoy (Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA).So what about the other Aquinos?Well, a deal has been finally reached as a compromise, agreed to by no less than President NoyNoy Aquino himself. The new names will honor the president’s mother and four sisters.The Clark International Airport will be renamed Cory Aquino International Airport (CAIA).The Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX) will be renamed Maria Elena Aquino Expressway (MEAEX)The Northern Luzon Expressway (NLEX) will be renamed Victoria Aquino Expressway (VAEX)The Manila North Expressway (MNEX) will be renamed Aurora Aquino Expressway (AAEX)So what about the most famous Aquino sister, Kris?President Aquino announced that his administration will build a new South Expressway (SEX) in Manila and will be named Kris Aquino South Expressway (KASEX).As for the president himself, the Pan-Philippine Highway which extends from Laoag City in Northern Luzon to Zamboanga City in Mindano will be renamed NoyNoy Aquino Highway.Hindi namin kayo malilimutan. (We will never forget you). Long live the Aquinos! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/05/14/deal-reached-in-renaming-philippine-airports-and-expressways-after-the-aquinos/?share=email |
OXFORD DICTIONARIES’ NEW WORD FOR 2014: SELFOOD | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/8/2017 0:00 | In 2013, Oxford Dictionaries named ‘selfie’ as the word of the year. A self photograph taken with a mobile device, selfie became an international buzz word earning it an official spot in the English dictionary.With just five months remaining in the 2014 calendar, Oxford Dictionaries just announced that it has included a new word this year: selfood.A noun defined as a photograph taken of one’s food and posted on social media, selfood has tremendously grown in popularity and is expected to break the record of selfies. (A person who takes the food photo is called selfoodie).In home kitchens and restaurants, in 5-star hotels and mobile food trucks, people have become addicted to taking pictures of food right before digging their fork or chopsticks into the edible work of art served before them.It is estimated that 49 percent of photos posted on social media are those of food. Search engine companies like Google and Yahoo have expressed confidence that by the end of 2014, selfood will take over selfie as the most common activity on the Internet. And the most popular word for that matter.So, let’s go take a selfie. But first, let’s take a selfood. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/08/05/oxford-dictionaries-new-word-for-2014-selfood/#comments |
Facebook Deactivates Juana Change’s Second Account | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 28/05/2018 0:00 | Rappler is reporting that Facebook has deactivated Juana Change’s (a.k.a. Mae Paner) Facebook account because it violated the social media giant’s community standards. Specifically, FB says that Juana Change may not be the name that Paner uses in her daily life.But no worries, Paner has a second account in which she uses her real name, along with her made-up name.But alas, even this second account was deactivated by Facebook. The reason? The profile photo Paner uses for this account is not hers, but of infamous TV talk show host Willie Revillame.Sorry, Juana Change, there’s no way around Facebook’s community standards. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/28/facebook-deactivates-juana-changes-second-account/?share=email |
Philippine President Duterte Takes A Leave Of Absence | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 2/3/2017 0:00 | There’s maternity leave, and paternity leave. In the Philippines, there is also a lolo leave (grandfather leave.)Today, President Duterte took a leave of absence, his first since assuming office last July, to visit his new-born grandson.Duterte’s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte gave birth to a baby boy on Thursday, according to a photo posted by her husband, lawyer Mans Carpio, on Instagram.Stonefish, the couple’s third child, was born at 12:56 p.m. Duterte was pregnant with triplets but lost two to miscarriage.The proud lolo was seen all smiles as he visited the nursery.It wasn’t clear whether the presidents’ leave of absence was with or without pay.Knowing the president though, that lolo leave probably lasted just a couple of hours and he is now back at work.Congratulations to the proud grandpa! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/03/02/philippine-president-duterte-takes-a-leave-of-absence/?share=email |
Why Manny Pacquiao is better than Donald Trump | [] | 2016-02-18 07:09:56+00:00 | Why do Filipino Catholics live in sin? That’s a serious question. We all do, right? Most people I know go to mass every Sunday, say grace before meals, make the sign of the cross when they feel fearful or thankful, and, generally, regard themselves as Catholics. But here is what benign0 said in a recent comment of his:Catholic dogma is clear on a lot of things. You cannot have sex outside of marriage, cannot have sex with a person of the same gender, cannot marry a person of the same gender, and cannot harbour “impure” thoughts. Yet, people who profess to be Catholics engage in those activities attend mass every Sunday, go to Simbang Gabi during the Christmas season, and do not confess before receiving Holy Communion. What’s up with those people? Are they Catholics? If they are, they are in violation of Catholic dogma and should opt to leave the Church so that they are not considered to be “living in sin” and do not come across as hypocrites to us observers.Unlike sir benign0, I must have been asleep during my catechism class in high school and grade school. So I’ll just take his word for it that all of the above is, in fact, Catholic dogma enforced all the way up to Rome.On that, I therefore wonder why everyone is up in arms against Manny Pacquiao’s anti-gay marriage statements. What he says is pretty much in line with that Catholic dogma. In fact, it is dead-on consistent. Firstly, Catholics cannot have sex outside of marriage. Second, same sex marriage is illegal in the Philippines and disallowed by Catholic dogma. Therefore, as a good Catholic, you cannot have gay sex — because you cannot do gay marriage.What’s so complicated about that?I suppose it’s complicated because Filipino Catholics think that they can have their cake and eat it. They wanna remain Catholic, but refuse to comply with (or deliberately keep themselves ignorant of) Catholic dogma. So Filipino Catholics go about their merry ways making sosyal sosyal with their barkada under the pretense of going to Simbang Gabi during the Holiday Season and make sulyap sulyap their crushes on the other pew during Sunday mass while singing the Ama Namin.And then, here’s the really amusing thing, they line up to receive Holy Communion without first going to Confession — despite, say, capping the previous Saturday night’s hot date with an even hotter “short-time” romp at a Victoria Court room! 😉So ano nga ba talaga?? I know the Pope is Catholic. The question is: Are Filipinos Catholic?Better yet, let’s make the question a bit more specific:Does going to mass every Sunday make you a Catholic?If it were just me, I’d say No Way! based on my earlier anecdote about my pals Mr and Ms Victoria-Court-on-a-Saturday-Night. You sin big when you receive communion while guilty of a mortal sin that hasn’t been absolved by the sacrament of confession. Yeah, I googled that one. Ha ha!In that sense, Manny Pacquiao is better than Donald Trump. At least he is saying something that draws validity from his chosen faith and a body of coherent written dogma. Trump, on the other hand, lets loose total bullshit pulled out of nowhere with impunity and remains unapologetic for all the misleading stuff he says to his fellow Americans. On the other hand there’s that lack of apology that likely endears Trump to his constituents. Trump actually stands by his BS without apology.That’s the disappointing thing about Manny Pacquiao. Why apologize? One can conclude on that basis that either he (1) did not mean (or fully understand) what he said to begin with or (2) really meant what he said deep inside but apologized under the weight of the severity of the consequences of what he said. Either way, that just crushes all semblance of credibility surrounding Pacquiao’s brand — which is probably why Nike ditched him. He’s not real. A shell of a man. A cartoon character. That’s really too bad. Given how popular and revered Pacquiao is, he probably would have maintained a loyal following if he stuck to his guns on this one.Sayang. What a wasted PR opportunity. Tough luck, champ! You should have stood by your personal convictions. 😀 | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/02/why-manny-pacquiao-is-better-than-donald-trump/#comments |
Leni Robredo Accuses Zombies For Attacks On Her | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 20/03/2018 0:00 | In a television interview, Vice President Leni Robredo claims zombies are behind the attacks on her person.“Hindi siya totoong tao,” she says of her attackers, describing them as a “well-oiled infrastructure.”The Adobo Chronicles tried to reach out to the zombies for comment but we have yet to receive a response. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/03/20/leni-robredo-accuses-zombies-for-attacks-on-her/ |
Sen. De Lima willing to resign in the Senate if allegations against her are proven to be true | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-08-20 14:42:46+08:00 | Senator Leila De Lima is willing to resign in the Senate if allegations are proven to be true.In a press conference on Saturday afternoon, De Lima defends herself to her critics and she said that she is willing to be shoot in front of the President if the allegations that thrown to her are true.But she said that she will only resign if the evidence against her that will be presented are not coerced, manufactured, and fabricated.She added that Ronnie Dayan is not working for her anymore.@AttyLeila: By the way, wala na po siya (Ronnie Dayan) sa akin, Hindi na po siya nanunungkulan sa akin bilang driver bodyguard — DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) August 20, 2016Meanwhile, the Congress and the PNP is planning to investigate De Lima and her alleged illegal activities with her driver Ronnie Dayan and how the Bilibid inmates operated their illegal drug business inside the national penitentiary.The Lawmakers filed House Resolution No. 105, calling for an investigation of the operation of drug syndicates in national penitentiary, they will also summon the justice officials, including ex Department of Justice Secretary and now Senator Leila De Lima.Some Senators including Sen. Gatchalian said that De Lima should prove her innocent instead of crying foul.Presidet Duterte is not yet responding about the press conference of the Senator. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/sen-de-lima-willing-resign-senate-duterte-proven-guilt/ |
One Million Protest March Awaits Donald Trump’s Manila Visit | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 29/09/2017 0:00 | In what is being described as “miraculously unprecedented,” supporters and critics alike of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will hold a joint protest march at the Luneta during the Manila visit of Donald Trump.The U.S. President is scheduled to be in the Philippines this November to attend the summit meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Leaders of “Tindig Pilipinas,” an anti-Duterte movement and their Duterte counterparts secretly met at Club Filipino in Makati last night to finalize plans for the Million March.Leading the protest march will be Senators Antonio Trillanes, Risa Hontiveros and Bam Aquino; Jim Paredes, Raissa Robles, Maria Ressa, Mocha Uson, Thinking Pinoy, Sass Rogando Sasot, and Imee Marcos who will lock hands throughout the rally.President Duterte has given the go signal to provide incarcerated Senator Leila De Lima a one-day pass so she could participate in the march.Is this the beginning of a United Philippines?We have Trump to thank. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/09/29/one-million-protest-march-awaits-donald-trumps-manila-visit/?share=email |
Damage Control: BPI Launches New Service | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 8/6/2017 0:00 | The computer glitch this week at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) that left thousands with either negative or blown up accounts will definitely have an adverse effect on the bank’s operations and customer base.The internal system error caused the bank’s ATM machines and online banking to go offline for days.In an effort to lessen the negative impact of the glitch on its banking business, the BPI board of directors today announced that it has launched a new banking service that it expects to be glitch-free and safe from systems errors or even hacking.The new service is called “BPIoffline.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/06/08/damage-control-bpi-launches-new-service/#respond |
FILIPINOS TOLD TO DRINK WARM SAN MIGUEL BEER DURING PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER FIGHT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 1/5/2018 0:00 | In most other places around the world, boxing fans will have to pay a lot of money to watch the ‘Fight of the Century’ between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, in a sports bar or through Pay-Per-View on May 2nd (May 3rd in the Philippines).Not the Filipinos. They get to watch the boxing fight live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on their television sets for free. Most Philippine television networks will broadcast the fight in real time.But what if you are watching the second or third round of the fight and the power goes out?That’s exactly what energy officials of the province of Palawan and other areas in the archipelago are afraid of.Rante Ramos, the board secretary of Palawan Electric Cooperative, is asking residents of his island province to save power during the fight between Philippines native Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.”Truth is, come May 3, Palawan grid will still be 2-megawatt short of power supply,” Ramos said in a Facebook post.“But collectively we can do something,” Ramos said, urging people to unplug as many appliances as they can. “If only 15,000 households would switch off their refrigerators, then the 2-megawatt power deficit is gone. Everybody could have the chance to watch live the fight of the century.”That means Filipinos will have to drink their San Miguel beer warm as opposed to chilled. (Ice plants have also been asked to suspend their operation on fight day.)Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan, has been suffering daily power outages lasting two to three hours, according to Agence France-Presse. Similar outages are a regular occurence in other parts of the country.Have warm San Mig or San Mig Light? Will watch the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight. Live. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/05/01/filipinos-told-to-drink-warm-san-miguel-beer-during-pacquiao-mayweather-fight/#respond |
The Philippines is worse off 30 years after the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution | [] | 2016-02-23 14:46:16+00:00 | I’m tired of reading stories from old farts about the so-called “people power” revolution that transpired at EDSA in 1986. These old-timers hold a tradition to relive the tale over and over and this year is no different as Filipinos set out to mark the 30th anniversary of the event. The stories seem to be growing on trees lately and some of them are annoying because they omit the important role played by Senator Juan Ponce Enrile & former President Fidel Ramos in the lead up to the event. Cory Aquino wasn’t even present during the three-day rally as she was said to be hiding in Cebu but her supporters keep crediting EDSA’s “success” to her.Had Enrile and Ramos not defected from the Marcos administration, the military then would have probably dispersed the crowd even before their numbers reached a hundred. Fortunately for those who took to the streets to support Enrile and Ramos, the military did not touch them. It’s no secret that the military respected both Enrile and Ramos in those days and possibly until now. The people should also give credit to the late former President Ferdinand Marcos for not insisting on shooting or using water canons on the protesters. A truly evil dictator like the late Muammar Gaddafi and Bashar al-Assad would have clung to power even if it meant killing hundreds of civilians.Those who keep reliving the stories of EDSA simply can’t move on. They cling on to the memory of the event partly because of the fiesta atmosphere and mostly because the event was anti-climactic. What followed the “success” of the EDSA revolution was disappointing.Truly, after all the build up, the ending of the EDSA story was an anticlimactic letdown. I feel sorry for people who are stuck in the past. Being stuck in the past is a phenomenon that occurs when nothing significant has happened in the succeeding years following a supposedly seminal event or when things went downhill from a happy and glorious event.While the peaceful revolution was hailed worldwide and impressed the international community, three decades later, not much has changed in Philippine society. Filipinos are facing a different kind of tyranny nowadays – something that is even more difficult to remove than a single dictator – the members of the oligarchy. They are the few powerful elite families and clans that own and control mainstream media, telecommunications networks, power and water supply. They provide mostly crappy service and shortchange their Filipino customers.The protesters may have succeeded in ousting Marcos Sr, but his successors, starting with the late President Cory Aquino, were either too incompetent or too corrupt in their own right to fix the ills of the nation. A lot of people actually describe the current President Benigno Simeon Aquino as both incompetent and corrupt and, in that sense, worse than Marcos Sr.Sure, the Philippines or, rather, Metro Manila has more malls now than before and there are more cars on the road but those are hardly signs of progress. It’s actually an indication of society’s lack of imagination and lack of planning. The number of malls is proportionate to the number of people who spend a lot of time doing shallow activities like shopping and spending money instead of saving or investing it. The number of cars on the road point to the lack of reliable public transportation. We all know that Filipinos love their malls. But don’t ask BS Aquino why the traffic is bad. He’ll insist it is a sign of progress. He has this bizarre way of spinning his failures to suit a perception favorable to him.Do not believe anyone who says that life during the Martial Law years was worse than today. It’s not black and white. It could be the same. There are a lot of people who say that life then was peaceful for those who did not break the law.Of course there were the abuses committed by members of the military and the Philippine National Police. But the same can be said about their behavior during the Cory years. She has not been held accountable for the Mendiola massacres in 1987 where 13 people were killed by government anti-riot forces. Likewise, the Hacienda Luisita massacre in 2004 was when seven farmers died in the hands of PNP and AFP forces. And now, during her son’s reign, BS Aquino has avoided taking responsibility for the countless deaths during his term starting with the eight Chinese tourists who died during the Mendoza hostage crisis in 2010 which was partly due to government incompetence in handling the situation.For the same reason, six thousand people (a conservative estimate) died during the Yolanda typhoon in 2014. And let’s now forget the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troopers who died in the hands of members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front who were, at the time, in the process dictating the terms of a so-called peace agreement to BS Aquino. The President’s effort to appease the rebels was allegedly the reason he did not authorize the military to help the SAF troops who were under attack. His behavior – favoring the enemy more than his men – was tantamount to treason. That’s obviously something worse than declaring Martial Law, which was a legal move to save the country from a communist takeover back in the early 1970s.Do not believe anyone who says that the economy is better now. BS Aquino’s government used illegal means like pork barrel funds and the so-called Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) to aggressively spend in a desperate bid to stimulate economic growth. The problem is, the economy is now a bubble. If the next administration puts a hold on spending, it could negatively-affect economic growth. In other words, the economic growth we are supposedly in the midst of is now unsustainable and merely for show while BS Aquino is in power. The only thing that truly keeps the economy afloat are the remittances from overseas contract workers. It’s worth mentioning again, for the sake of the new voters, that it was during Marcos Sr’s time when the policy of sending Filipinos to work abroad started. It was not a good way to fix unemployment but succeeding administrators also benefited from that strategy nonetheless.Furthermore, the BS Aquino government borrowed too much from foreign creditors to fund his three trillion-peso budget. The total amount he borrowed during his term is said to be more than four trillion pesos. That is more than the amount his supporters keep accusing Marcos Sr of borrowing during his term. Filipinos who are not even born yet already have a debt to pay thanks to BS Aquino. I suppose the thought doesn’t bother him because he does not have a child and his term is about to end anyway. It’ll be someone else’s problem. As long as BS Aquino’s allies in the media keep harping about how the economy is better during his term, his image will remain intact.So the stories about EDSA told by the old farts will remain a story about a three-day fiesta and nothing more. As my sociology professor once said, Filipinos love feasting for a day and fasting all year. In this case, a three-decade fasting followed a three-day fiesta. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/02/the-philippines-is-worse-off-30-years-after-the-1986-edsa-people-power-revolution/ |
Vice Mayor Duterte to Senator Trillanes: I’ll Show You My Tattoo If You Show Me Yours | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 6/9/2017 0:00 | They finally came face to face in the hall of the Senate: Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and Senator Antonio Trillanes.It happened during the Senate hearing on the smuggling of illegal drugs from China. Duterte’s name and that of his brother-in-law Atty. Mans Carpio were mentioned during a previous testimony by witness Mark Taguba.At one point during Trillanes’ questioning of Duterte, the senator asked the vice mayor if he had a tattoo on his back. Duterte answered in the affirmative, but when Trillanes tried to confirm what the tattoo looked like, the mayor invoked his right to privacy.As a follow up question, Trillanes asked if Duterte would be willing to show him the tattoo on his back. In response, Duterte said, “I’ll show you my tattoo if you show me yours. I heard from the grapevine that you have a tattoo on your butt.”At that point, Trillanes turned to Senator Gordon and said, “I have no further questions, Mr. Chairman.”An eye for an eye. A tattoo for a tattoo! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/09/06/vice-mayor-duterte-to-senator-trillanes-ill-show-you-my-tattoo-if-you-show-me-yours/#respond |
NBC FALLOUT: MISS USA, MISS UNIVERSE TO AIR ON PAY-PER-VIEW INSTEAD | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 30/06/2018 0:00 | countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Puerto Rico and many others. Latin candidates have consistently fared well in the Miss Universe pageant.The Philippines, who has also been consistently in the top 10 finalists for Miss Universe, is still deciding whether or not to send Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach to the pageant. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/06/30/nbc-fallout-miss-usa-miss-universe-to-air-on-pay-per-view/?share=email |
BPI releases statement, denies bank account leak | [] | 2016-04-29 20:17:02+08:00 | This week, our facebook feeds were being flooded by news about the journey of Presidential frontrunner Mayor Rody Duterte as May 9 election is coming in a few days. That includes the recent allegation of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to Duterte for allegedly hiding P211 million in BPI Pasay branch.Netizens especially Duterte supporters got irked of Trillanes expose losing trust to BPI for breaching the client’s details confidentiality agreement. Duterte camp has received several reports also that many depositors have withdrawn and closed their account with BPI while the call to boycott BPI on social media has become viral.This noise on social media perhaps reached the top officials of BPI prompting them to release a statement about the leak. Here’s the full text posted by the bank on its facebook account.Client Confidentiality Allegations of breach of client confidentiality have recently been levelled at the Bank of the Philippine Islands. Our internal investigation reveals that there has been no such breach. BPI continues to have one of the most highly regarded data protection practices in the industry, and we are committed to protecting client information and preserving the trust bestowed on us by our clients all these years. – BPIIf BPI reveals that it didn’t provide information about Duterte’s account in their branch, there is a big probability that the Vice Presidential candidate, Trillanes made all these allegations up!Trillanes challenged Duterte to go to BPI office on Monday and show bank account in public. Duterte accepted the challenged through his lawyer. So, let’s all meet the two camps this Monday and let’s end this teleserye written by Senator Trillanes himself.What can you say about this story? Leave your comments below! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/bpi-releases-statement-denies-bank-account-leak/ |
‘Missing’ NFA Rice Found! | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 5/3/2018 0:00 | During the recent Senate hearing on NFA’s depleted rice stocks, Senator Kiko Pangilinan kept on asking, “Where’s the affordable NFA rice?”There is no rice shortage in the country. However, commercial rice has been selling at a high price in the market. NFA’s recommendation to import rice to boost its supply has been denied by the independent NFA council headed by Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco.An investigation by The Adobo Chronicles found that the ‘missing’ NFA rice had been diverted to 25 Times Street in Quezon City, the private residence of former President NoyNoy Aquino.Apparently, the sacks of NFA rice were used to barricade Aquino’s residence as part of his security plan.Mystery solved, Senator Pangilinan! Now go back to your real job of legislation. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/03/05/missing-nfa-rice-found/?share=email |
LOOK: Pulong Duterte slams Raissa Robles and explains how Davao City helps Marawi evacuees secretly | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-07-14 08:54:58+08:00 | Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo “Pulong” Duterte answered the question of the veteran investigative journalist Raissa Robles if there’s a member of the Presidential family already visited the Marawi evacuees.In his lengthy Tagalog post, Pulong explained that Marawi evacuees only needed medicines, money, food and care. Duterte explained that Maranao people didn’t need politicians to visit them and use evacuees just to gain popularity.“Ang kailangan po ng mga bakwit ng Marawi ay tulong pinansyal, medikal, pagkain, pakikiramay at pakikiisa; at hindi po isang Pulitiko na magagamit lamang ang sitwasyon ng ating mga kapatid na Maranaw sa pampulitikang ambisyon.”Pulong admitted that they didn’t personally visited the Marawi evacuees and they only sent help for the bakwits without informing the public.“Minarapat na po naming hindi na pumunta pa sa mga bakwit at nagpaabot na lamang kami ng aming tulong sa paraan na hindi na po kinakailangan pang ipaalam sa iyo, sa media, at buong mundo.”The Vice Mayor listed down how Davao City helped the victims of Marawi City crisis without informing the media.“Hindi na po lingid sa kaalaman ng nakararami na ang Davao City, kahit pa man nauna nang binatikos matapos ang Martial Law, ay tumanggap po ng daan-daang indibidwal mula sa Lanao del Sur at Marawi” Duterte wrote.Pulong also explained that the goods for the Marawi Siege victims came from the people of Davao and they didn’t took any credit for it like putting their names on the relief goods.“Ang tulong po namin ay hindi lang mula sa aming pamilya kundi ng buong siyudad ng Davao. Hindi nyo po maririnig o mababasa na sa bawat tulong namin ay mula kina DUTERTE kundi mula po sa mamamayan ng Davao.” Duterte explained.This is how Davao City LGU packed their relief goods that they sent to Yolanda Victims, they didn’t included any names of politicians or political party.Photo Credit: FacebookPulong said that publicity gave him and his family a goosebumps because they don’t really like helping people in front of cameras, not like the other politicians who admired by Raissa Robles who always carrying a photographer to took a photo of their movements and always tweeting what they did for the people.“Mula pa po sa aming ama, Mayor Rody at kaming mga anak nya ay kung pwede lamang ay iiwas at iiwas sa media o sa ano mang mga photo-ops na nakakapangilabot. Hindi po kasi kami kagaya ng mga idol ninyong Pulitiko na sa lahat ng kilos ay kailangan sinusundan ng media, kailangang may picture sa bawat kilos, kailangang naka-tweet.” Duterte said.“Ang importante lamang po sa amin ay napaabot namin ang aming tulong,” he added.In the last part of his post, Pulong Duterte asked Raissa Robles: “Kayo po, mukhang ang dami ninyong time sa Twitter, may time ba kayo para pumunta sa mga bakwit ng Marawi?”Duterte said that Robles may only kept yakking on social media, but haven’t done anything for the evacuees from Marawi City.“Baka naman ngawa lang din kayo ng ngawa sa social media, batikos nang batikos sa pamilyang Duterte at sa administrasyon, pero wala rin naman nagawa para sa mga bakwit? Kung may nagawa kayo, kung nakatulong, salamat po” Duterte told Robles.He suggested to Raissa Robles that instead of cliticising the government, help the victims of the Marawi siege by praying for their safety. Pulong also suggested that Robles may visiting the evacuees or maybe temporarily adopting some of them.“Sana po ay bigyan nyo po ang sarili nyo ng kaunting pabor — mag-pray po kayo. At imbis na tira ng tira sa administrasyong Duterte, pumunta rin kayo sa mga bakwit ng Marawi. O di kaya ay tumanggap ng bakwit mula sa Marawi.” Duterte said.His sister Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte also slammed Raissa Robles for her tweets questioning how the Presidential family helped the victims of Marawi siege.“Nagpadala man ang Davao City LGU ng relief goods sa Iligan wala naman kami obligasyon na ipaalam sa iyo yun.” Inday Sara said in her post.Because of the response of the two powerful politicians in Davao against the tweet of Raissa Robles, the social media account of the investigative journalist was swarmed by criticisms from the Duterte supporters.Has any other member of Leni's familh gone to any evacuation center where Marawi families went? Oh wait, Jillian Robredo is in Spain. — Crayolang Asul (@Chopongkskie) July 13, 2017https://twitter.com/PolSuito/status/885524854652272640Some even labeled her as a ‘keyboard/armchair journalist”Investigative journalist pero keyboard/armchair journalist lang pala. Kasing level lang natin si Veteran — PowlSuito (@PolSuito) July 13, 2017A netizen even asked if a member of the Robles family visited the evacuees from Marawi City as response to the question of the investigative journalist.Has any other member of the Robles family gone to any evacuation center where Marawi families went? Trying to find links. Thanks. — Elmar Rhex Gomez (@elmargomezio) July 13, 2017They even posted the response of Mayor Inday Sara Duterte on Robles’ tweet.Ayan po sagot ni Inday Sara. Care to answer? pic.twitter.com/1VgZAXwQPH — A L L A D I N (@billyjasuncion) July 13, 2017 | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/look-pulong-duterte-slams-raissa-robles-explains-davao-city-helps-marawi-evacuees-secretly/ |
Philippine Opposition Senators, MSM Raise The White Flag | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 27/07/2018 0:00 | Bam Aquino, Kiko Pangilinan, Risa Hontiveros, Antonio Trillanes and Franklin Drilon — acknowledged they are no match for 88% of Filipinos who support Duterte.As for Vice President Robredo, the Senators told The Adobo Chronicles, “Bahala na siya sa buhay niya” (She can take care of herself.)Finally, peace comes to the Philippines! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/07/27/philippine-opposition-senators-msm-raise-the-white-flag/#respond |
Donald Trump Explains His Constant Sniffling During Debate With Clinton | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 26/09/2016 0:00 | Millions who watched Monday night’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton noticed something unusual with the Republican candidate: he was constantly sniffling.Did he have a cold? Was he suffering from allergies?The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Trump just before he boarded his limousine after he exited Hofstra University, and we asked him what was going on.Trump said he caught Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia bug at the start of the debate. “It problably happened when she shook my hand on stage,” he said.(Mrs. Clinton was recently diagnosed with pneumonia which caused her to cut short her attendance at the 911 commemoration in New York earlier this month.)We are still fact-checking Trump’s claim. Stay tuned. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/26/donald-trump-explains-his-constant-sniffling-during-debate-with-clinton/?share=email |
Papal Nuncio Dialogues With President Rodrigo Duterte: We Have The Transcript | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 27/06/2018 0:00 | The Adobo Chronicles has just learned that President Rodrigo Duterte spoke with the Papal Nuncio in the Philippines, Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia via telephone the other day.The conversation centered around Duterte’s recent public comment about the “stupid god.”Here’s the transcript:Caccia: Thanks for taking my call, Mr. President. God bless you!Duterte: Who is this stupid god?Caccia: The God of love.Duterte: You mean God still loves me despite what I said about Him?Caccia: He is a forgiving God.Duterte: Has he also forgiven the priests and bishops who have molested young boys and girls and have sired children?Caccia: (Ignoring Duterte’s question) He is a God of mercy.Duterte: Who is Mercy?Caccia: (Again ignoring Duterte’s question) He is a God of justice…Duterte: You mean the EX-Chief Justice!Caccia: I have a message for you from Pope Francis…Duterte: That p*tang *na!(At this point, Caccia hang up) | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/27/papal-nuncio-dialogues-with-president-rodrigo-duterte-we-have-the-transcript/ |
PHILIPPINE SENATE RENAMES PORK BARREL HEARINGS TO ‘SPAM TOCINO HEARINGS’ | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 7/3/2017 0:00 | Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon Revilla, Jr. It has cast a not -so-favorable image for the entire Senate.So, in an attempt to diffuse the negative image brought forth by the pork barrel scandal, the Senate unanimously agreed to rename the Senate investigation to “Spam Tocino Hearings.” The idea came from Hormel Foods, U.S. manufacturer of Spam . Hormel recently came up with a limited edition of its popular canned meat, capitalizing on the popular Filipino cured pork called tocino.Senate officials said that renaming the hearings would give their investigation some “stateside” flavor while promoting the ever popular Filipino breakfast fare tocino.Filipino activists immediately criticized the Senate move, accusing the senators of whitewashing the investigation while perpetuating Filipino colonial mentality.Incidentally, Spam Tocino is available on the Hormel Foods website for $3.00 a can plus shipping. Hormel can only ship to U.S. addresses. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/03/07/philippine-senate-renames-pork-barrel-hearings-to-spam-tocino-hearings/ |
Mexico’s President Denies Filing For Divorce, Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 18/05/2016 0:00 | Rumors have been circulating on social media these past few days that Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto has filed for divorce and that has made same-sex marriage a law in his country.Nieto said that same-sex marriage is not yet legal in Mexico. All he has done is to propose legislation legalizing it to Mexico’s Congress of the Union.As far as rumors about his divorce is concerned, Nieto said he remains faithful and committed to his wife and 4 children.“If ever I decide to file for divorce, you will read it first in The Adobo Chronicles,” the good-looking president said. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/05/18/mexicos-president-denies-filing-for-divorce-legalizing-same-sex-marriage/#respond |
REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCE DREAM TICKET FOR THE 2016 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 10/4/2018 0:00 | Willie Robertson, star of the popular television series, ‘Duck Dynasty.’With the announcement, the Grand Old Party (GOP) is super confident that it will reclaim the White House in 2017.Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said that there could never ever be a winning team for president and vice president than someone who is a conservative Asian American and a Hill Billy reality show star.Upon hearing of the announcement, declared Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Rand Paul said they were seriously considering withdrawing from the race in favor of the Jindal-Robertson ticket.Hillary Clinton, in the meantime, is negotiating with American Idol alumnus Clay Aiken to be her vice presidential runningmate.Let the hunger games begin! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/10/republicans-announce-dream-ticket-for-the-2016-u-s-presidential-elections/ |
TECH BILLIONAIRES BUYING ENTIRE ISLANDS IN HAWAII | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 29/09/2017 0:00 | The islands of Maui are slowly but surely falling into the hands of tech billionaires like Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.Ellison, who recently stepped down as chairman of Oracle Corporatiom, had previously bought the entire island of Lāna’i and has started to build his dream retirement home in what he plans to rename Ellis Island of the Pacific.Now, The Adobo Chronicles has confirmed that Zuckerberg has closed escrow on the island of Moloka’i. The 30-year old Facebook founder and CEO has no plans for retirement at the moment but he has already laid out elaborate plans to build a Facebook Fantasy Island that is sure to relegate Disneyland into a mere “small world.”Zuckerberg’s plans were revealed just as he made headlines in San Francisco after his neighbors complained about the ongoing construction of his home in the city. It has been reported that Zuckerberg has bought four other properties surrounding his home and has spent the last year and a half developing his expanded residential compound. Neighbors have complained that they could not even park their cars in front of their homes because of road blocks and heavy equipment parked in the area.With Ellison and Zuckerberg now owning the two islands in Maui, residents of nearby Kaua’ i have expressed concern that their garden island, too, will soon be owned by another tech billionaire. Who could it be?We’re guessing Apple’s Tim Cook. And we predict that he will rename Kauai the ‘Little Apple of the Pacific.’ | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/29/tech-billionaires-buying-entire-islands-in-hawaii/ |
Airbnb: Vice Presidential Office Mansion In Quezon City Up For Long-term Rental | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 24/06/2018 0:00 | In anticipation of a possible negative outcome of the ongoing 2016 Vice Presidential Elections ballot recount, Leni Robredo has instructed her staff to put up an ad on Airbnb to rent out her current mansion office in Quezon City.”The Vice President wants to be proactive,” spokesperson Georgina Hernandez told The Adobo Chronicles.A check with Airbnb listings showed the rental offering but the amount and terms of the long-term rental were not disclosed.Interested renters are advised to contact the Office of the Vice President directly. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/24/airbnb-vice-presidential-office-mansion-in-quezon-city-up-for-long-term-rental/#respond |
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO WILL SEEK REELECTION IN 2022 | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 9/6/2018 0:00 | in 2022. His announcement came during a press conference while on a state visit to Japan.Under the current constitution, Aquino is barred from seeking reelection after his 6-year-term expires in 2016. However, he says his comrades in Congress are about to introduce and approve a constitutional amendment that would lift the presidential term limit.“But first, I want to take a 6-year hiatus to focus on my personal life. I hope to be able to find the right woman to be my wife within that time period. “I want to return to Malacañang (the presidential palace) with a First Lady, ” Aquino said. He also added that waiting for 6 years will make him more mature than he is now.This would not be the first time that a president will seek reelection after being termed out. However, it will be the first bid to reclaim the same termed-out presidency. Former President Joseph Estrada ran again and won as city mayor of Manila while former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ran and won as a congresswoman representing her district in the province of Pampanga. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/06/09/philippine-president-aquino-will-seek-reelection-in-2022/?share=email |
A SATIRE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY, RESEARCHERS FIND | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 7/5/2017 0:00 | Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) have just released an earthshaking study that links satire to better health and longer life.Satire is a centuries-old type of literature that uses humor and imitation to attack and ridicule individuals’ moral and character flaws, such as vice, unfairness, stupidity or vanity.The study involved a large group of self-proclaimed netizens, half of whom admitted to reading news satire at least once every morning and the other half (control group) professed no interest at all in this art form while limiting their news reading to legitimate, traditional media sources.The results showed that the satire group sought medical attention for health issues on an average of once a year, the bulk of which was for their routine annual checkup. The non-satire group saw their doctors anywhere from six to ten times a year for serious health conditions ranging from hypertension and high cholesterol to sleep deprivation and depression. The satire group tended to be more mature, age-wise, leading the researchers to conclude that satire readers live a longer life.The satire group also prefers to watch television shows like ‘The Daily News,’ ‘ The Colbert Report,’ and ‘ ‘Saturday Night Live’ over CNN, FOX and MSNBC News.The study recommends that people add satire to their daily dose of fruits, vegetables, protein, Olive oil , 2 glasses of wine and a morning cup of freshly-brewed coffee. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/05/07/a-satire-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-researchers-find/ |
SAP Bong Go To Rappler And Inquirer: You’re Fake! | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 19/02/2018 0:00 | Intending to clear his name over allegations that he intervened in the Navy Frigate deal, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said that Rappler and Inquirer have peddled fake news.The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Go as he was leaving the Senate Chambers and we asked him for other examples of fake news being spread by the news media.“Thanks for asking,” Go said, “rumors are being spread that I am very interested in running for Senator in 2019. That’s totally false. What’s true is that I intend to run for President in 2022.”So there you have it, straight from the horse’s mouth.Got that, Rappler and Inquirer? | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/02/19/sap-bong-go-to-rappler-and-inquirer-youre-fake/#respond |
Leni Robredo Loses Electoral Protest By Technical Knockout | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 9/7/2018 0:00 | In boxing, the winner of a match is decided by the judges’ unanimous decision, majority decision, or in some cases, by a technical knockout.Today, the Philippines’ Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) voted unanimously in favor of Bongbong Marcos’ electoral protest.While the ballot recount is still ongoing, PET decided to declare the process null and void by virtue of a technicality.The technicality arose from yesterday’s revelation that a PET Revisor from the Vice President’s camp broke bread (and broke the rules) with members of the PET Revisors. It happened during an outing in Pansol, Laguna. The group was literally in hot water. (Pansol is known for its hot springs.)In its decision, PET said that the Robredo camp all but tainted the judicial process by creating an impression that the High Court’s personnel can be corrupted by politicians. It declared Robredo as a ‘persona non grata’ not worthy of the position as second highest official in the land.’The Adobo Chronicles spoke with sources at the Supreme Court and they all said that the Robredo camp erred in joining the PET Revisors’ outing.”The event was bound to be caught by the public’s eye,” the sources said. “The Revisors could have chosen a more private venue for the bonding, like SOGO Hotel.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/07/09/leni-robredo-loses-electoral-protest-by-technical-knockout/ |
Finally! Several Infrastructure built in Sulu and Basilan showcased by Duterte admin | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-11-30 18:31:20+08:00 | Since the campaign period, President Rodrigo Duterte repeatedly said that he’s going to develop the Mindanao including ARMM.Now, DPWH-ARMM showcased different infrastructure projects in Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi on their Facebook fanpage.More than 35 bridges were added, 45 ports are now operating and more projects are still on construction.Before, different projects of DPWH- ARMM in the said provinces started, but were left unfinished. But because of President Duterte order to hasten to finish he construction, the improvements of the said province can now be noticed.Supporters of President Duterte also thanked the social media for informing them about the improvements of ARMM. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/finally-several-infrastructure-built-sulu-basilan-showcased-duterte-admin/ |
Changes to Expect Under a Duterte Government | [] | 2016-05-03 22:17:28+00:00 | Change is finally coming folks. People are feeling once again the euphoria of a new beginning – something like the crisp cool freshness in the air when it’s the final week of classes before the Christmas and New Year holidays begin, or the feeling of moving into a new school, job, house or city.It’s a time of jubilant anticipation of a big break for tired and weary ordinary Pinoys – to finally find a leader who represents their deepest longings and can empathize in their suffering and pain. Much has been said about the thrust on demolishing drugs, criminality and corruption, but what else can we expect in the Du30 package?Three Things to Expect Under a Duterte Presidency1. Solid Rule Enforcement (Less Freedom)The moment Pinoys step on foreign soil to begin their new life as an OFW in a first-world country, they start behaving differently. They begin to follow every rule to the letter; they start to act courteously to all and not cause any inconvenience to neighbors. They are cautious and conscious of the fact that they are being watched. This is how it will feel under a pseudo-“Martial law”-like administration which will be enforced by Duterte. Imagine not being able to smoke in public, drive like a madman, or light up your super-lolo firecracker on New Year’s eve. Giving up some liberties in exchange for order and safety for the common good will be a hard pill to swallow for many spoiled-brat Filipinos accustomed to Yellow pee-anywhere-you-want democracy. But this is what you asked for right? Becoming a Singapore (clean, orderly, disciplined) has its price.2. No-Nonsense Leadership and Public ServiceDuterte will assemble what may be called the “dream team” to form his Cabinet – with one simple requirement: are you competent for the job? For a boss who will not settle for senseless excuses for goof-ups, delays, or oppressive service/policies, ministers/officials/agency heads will be chosen and retained based on the principles of meritocracy; they will be fired without consideration at the slightest hint of incompetence. For a leader who values time by pressuring himself with a self-imposed deadline of half a year to deliver, he will have zero tolerance for people who only serve to weigh him down on achieving his goal. He shows humility in welcoming on board those who are of other parties as long as they are qualified. He will spare no expense in getting the best on his team. Being on the Duterte Cabinet will be a more prized position than warming a seat in the Senate.3. A Reconfigured PhilippinesDuterte is hell-bent on not just fixing but completely replacing the broken obsolete oligarchy-protecting 1987 Cory constitution that has kept the Philippines lagging behind the more dynamic agile tigers of Asia. He will reconfigure the Philippines based on what he believes will finally give peace to his home in the South, and give each region a fare share of the pie: a federal government. The biggest obstacle to his ultimate goal of turning the country into his dream “United States of the Philippines” is bribe-thirsty oligarchy-backed Congress itself. And even at this critical point in the race, he flatly tells us openly without hesitation or apology what kind of bold move he is willing to do. Yup, he will simply close down Congress if these lawmakers are in the way and declare a revolutionary government.Think of a bulldozer on full-steam-ahead mode. Something as unstoppable, uninhibited, and bold a battering ram as this comes only once in many decades. Let’s welcome the new era of change that is finally at hand. Who said it’s always bad news in the Philippines? | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/05/changes-expect-duterte-government/#comments |
Duterte Not Only A Murderer But Also A Thief, Says The Opposition | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 30/04/2018 0:00 | The political opposition has long accused Rodrigo Duterte of being a ‘murderer’ because of what they claim to be extrajudicial killings linked to the President’s war on drugs.Now, the opposition has a new label for Duterte. They’re calling him a thief.The new accusation from the opposition came just hours after Duterte was quoted saying that he’d rob the banks in order to bring home Filipinos in Kuwait who are victims of employer abuse.My, my, my. The opposition needs to work on their sense of humor which apparently is non-existent. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/04/30/duterte-not-only-a-murderer-but-also-a-thief-says-the-opposition/#respond |
List of places in Manila that prospected to be hit by the ‘big one’ earthquake | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-02-23 16:23:14+08:00 | Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) and other Scientist already warned the people living in Metro Manila to be ready anytime because a 7.2 magnitude earthquake may hit Luzon.A 2004 study funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency for Phivolcs and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) showed that the magnitude 7.2 quake could kill up to 34,000 people and injure 100,000 others due to collapsed buildings.A detailed West Valley Fault map developed by Tremors via: MagmaNews.comHere are the places in Metro Manila and Luzon near the Earthquake fault possibly hit by the big one earthquake.Quezon City:Sunnyside Heights SubdivisionDoña Anna VillageFil-HeightsFilinvest Homes II and Villa Amor UnoNorthview SubdLoyola Grand VillasWhite Plains SubdivisionQueensville CourtGreenmeadowsBlue Ridge BPasig:Valle Verde 6Valle Verde 5Valle VerdeValle Verde 3Valle Verde 1Kawilihan VillageRizal (Rodriguez)Amity VilleChristine VilleMarikina City:Loyola Garden VillageLoyola SubdivisionMonte Vista VillageIndustrial Valley SubdivisionCinco Hermanos SubdivisionWood Crest SubdivisionMakati:East RemboPemboRizalTaguig:PinagsamaPinagsama Phase IIPan-Am VillageNorth Signal VillageCentral Signal VillageSouth Signal VillageMaharlika VillageCamp Bagong DiwaParañaque:Posadas VillageMuntinlupa:Solid Mills VillageEmbassy VillageLiberty HomesCarmina CompoundsL&B Subdivision and CompoundUP Side SubdivisionCountry Homes AlabangPlanas VilleCamella Homes Alabang 3Country Homes Subd and Jose Marey SubdivisionCamella HomesSusana Heights Village 1Susana Heights Subd Phase ISt Anne HomesReal Ville SubdivisionAdelina 1A SubdivisionGSIS VillageElnor HomesSampaguita VillageUnited San Pedro SubdivisionBULACAN:San Jose Del Monte City:San IsidroCiudad RealSan RoqueNorzagaray:San LorenzoDoña Remedios Trinidad:CamachinKabayunanSapang BulakBayabasCamachilePulong SampalokLAGUNA:San Pedro:CalendolaGsisSampaguita VillageSan AntonioSan VicenteRiversideUnited BayanihanBiñan:Biñan (Poblacion)MalamigSan Francisco (Halang)Sta. Rosa:Sto DomingoCabuyao:CasileCalamba:CanlubangCAVITE:Wedgewoods SubdivisionGen. Mariano Alvarez:San JoseCarmona:BancalCabilang BaybayLanticMabuhaySilang:CarmenInchicanRIZAL:San Mateo:Ampid IDulongbayan IiGuinayangGuitnangbayan IiMalandayMalySanta AnaRodriguez (Montalban):BurgosMacabudSan JoseSan IsidroSan RafaelWhat to do if your house is on top or near the fault?1. First, don’t panic.2. Make a safe distance or move out if your home is right on top of the fault.3. Consult a structural engineer to check if the building strictly follows the National Building Code of the Philippines.4. Teach all members of your family about earthquake safety.5. Always be ready.Stock up on emergency supplies. These include: battery operated radio (and extra batteries), flashlights (and extra batteries), first aid kit, bottled water, two weeks food and medical supplies, blankets, cooking fuel, tools needed to turn off your gas, water and electric utilities.6. Anchor heavy appliances and furniture such as water heaters, refrigerators and bookcases.7. Store flammable liquids away from potential ignition sources such as water heaters, stoves and furnaces.Also check out the Philvocs Earthquake Preparedness Guide, on what to do during, before and during the quake here.Are you already prepared in case that the big one happens in our lifetime? Share your thoughts on our comment section. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/list-places-manila-prospected-hit-big-one-earthquake/ |
THE REAL STORY BEHIND MISS PHILIPPINES’ NATIONAL COSTUME AT MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 22/01/2018 0:00 | Hundreds of Filipinos erupted in cheers and applause each time Miss Philippines appeared on stage as part of the preliminary contest in the Miss Universe Pageant being held in Doral, Florida. They cheered when Mary Jean Lastimosa appeared in her Colombian-designed evening gown, and again when she catwalked her way on stage in a bright pink swim suit.But when Lastimosa came out in her national costume, the Filipinos in the crowd were stunned silent. The Philippine beauty appeared in a white butterfly sleeve gown with some yellow, red and purple stuff on her hair, sleeves and the bottom of her gown. Obviously, something had gone wrong.The Adobo Chronicles later learned that as Miss Philippines was making her way to the stage, she had to walk through the hotel’s kitchen like everyone else. Then all of a sudden, a bucket of pineapple, strawberry and ube (purple yam) meringue fell off one of the kitchen shelves, dousing Lastimosa with the fruit-flavored and sticky pie filling.Being the professional that she is, Lastimosa continued on as her name was called for the national costume segment. When asked by the judges to describe her national costume, she smiled and said, ” It represents the colorful melting pot history of my country which in different periods was colonized and ruled by Spain, Japan and the United States. Pineapple and strawberry are also my favorite fruits, not to mention my favorite vegetable, ube.”Again the Filipinos in the audience cheered and applauded.The finals of the Miss Universe Pageant will be held January 25. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/22/the-real-story-behind-miss-philippines-national-costume-at-miss-universe-pageant/ |
A choice between a Pig and a Crook | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2016-10-21 22:51:40+00:00 | So the third and final debate between two candidates vying for the presidency of the United States of America has come to a close. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, based on recent polls, is on her way to defeat Republican candidate Donald Trump. America has a little more than two weeks before its people would determine the fate of its country in the next 4 or 8 years. Setting aside the circus and distraction this long campaign has brought, would America really be in good hands with Hillary? A few takeaways from the debates regarding important matters should give Americans a pause. We may call “The Donald” a blabbermouth politically incorrect buffoon but it seems to me that in this election, Americans are left to choose between a pig and a lying crook.EconomyThe economy is, of course, a perennial important issue in America. In fact, the median household income of Americans decreased by $1,656 since Obama took office. It is interesting to note that the recession officially ended in the summer of 2009. It is also worth pointing out that there has been no improvement in the poverty level since Obama came to power. Now let’s think about this, if the economic downturn has stopped during Obama’s watch, why are Americans still not better off than they were less than 8 years ago?The problem, really, is bad government policy and both Republicans and Democrats are to blame for this. Hillary likes to point out that the collapse of the economy in 2008 was due to the greed of the wealthy corporate fat cats, a typical talking point of the left. What Hillary is unwilling to say is that the bursting of the housing bubble during the Bush administration was the result of a slow and painful deterioration stemming back all the way from Democrat President Jimmy Carter in the 1970s. Back in 1977 the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was passed to encourage lending institutions to help the credit needs of communities where they operate, including low income neighborhoods. The problem with this law is that it got banks to give mortgages to people who did not have financial stability to own a home and with President Bill Clinton’s drive to promote home ownership during his time lending companies were even more pressured to ease credit requirements on mortgage loans. Combine this with the government essentially guaranteeing mortgages, this has changed the incentive structure of banking. This has encouraged lenders to give out loans as much as they can regardless of the financial capabilities of applicants to pay the loans back because the government would be paying off the bad loans too! But when conservatives warned of the potential risks of the law the liberals accused the people who want to do away with the CRA as racists for trying to prevent poor people (a lot of which are in the minority such as Blacks and Latinos) from homeownership. So if we look at the facts, the collapse was the result of a poor liberal policy by Jimmy Carter which was injected with steroids under Bill Clinton’s watch.Clinton and the left also love to blame George W. Bush and the Republicans that gave tax cuts to the greedy corporate fat cats – you know, those “evil” one percenters. Clinton asserts that it is time for the rich to pay their “fair share”. While it is so easy to vilify the uber-rich folks at the top of the food chain, it is interesting to note that the economic ladder’s top earners already pay most of all tax revenues in America while those in the bottom 40 percent pay nothing at all and even get money from Uncle Sam. Here are more tax facts in America:So what exactly is Clinton (and the liberals) talking about when it comes to paying one’s “fair share”? As we can see, the rich are already paying more than their “fair share”. Tax cuts to the rich would provide more incentives for these people to invest in businesses that create real jobs instead. Less taxes would also mean lesser of one’s money to end up going to the pockets of crooked politicians. Now one may say that it isn’t fair that a multi-billionaire like Donald Trump has not paid federal taxes. However, while the fact that The Donald has not paid federal taxes in years (although his campaign states that he paid hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes, sales and excise taxes, real estate taxes, city taxes, state taxes, employee taxes, etc.) what he has done was within legal boundaries. Trump used the laws of the land to his advantage like most savvy businessmen have done and continue to do. I would argue that pretty much everyone would use whatever tax loopholes available there are to minimize their tax burdens. Who the heck wants to give away most of their hard-earned money to the government? It is the height of hypocrisy to bash someone like Trump but also takes advantage of tax loopholes and deductions. The question now is, with Hillary Clinton being so close to the center of political power in 30 years or so and being a legislator for 2 terms, what has she done to close the tax loopholes so that the “evil uber-rich” would pay their “fair share”? I guess Trump was right. Hillary and typical career politicians like her are all talk and no action.Open Borders and CybersecurityIn the third debate Clinton was asked about her desire for America to have open borders. This came from a speech she gave to a Brazilian bank that paid her $225,000 for it, which was revealed by WikiLeaks. Clinton defended her speech by saying that she was referring to energy, not immigration. Here’s an excerpt of her words:If you look at her words and if you consider what she and her husband (former President Bill Clinton) have been advocating for years with regards to open borders on immigration, then it is clear that Hillary wasn’t just referring to energy in her speech revealed by WikiLeaks. Her inspiration is probably closer to what the European Union does with people moving freely from country to country. The problem is (illegal) immigration is one of the top election issues in America. While immigration is the 6th top issue, the top two issues (economy and terrorism) are also somewhat connected to immigration. A great number of Americans still want the government to take steps to control US borders to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into America. While this is a different issue from illegal immigration amnesty, a lot of Americans are still wary of having open borders when it comes to immigration. Clinton, in order to avoid alienating so many people who are against open borders, made a pivot instead of addressing her stance on open borders during the debate. She quickly changed the subject to Russian influence in the American election as well as espionage through WikiLeaks. While Trump was correct to call Hillary’s attempt to weasel her way out of the question, Hillary’s attempt to bash WikiLeaks instead of addressing the subject opens her up for yet another big scandal she inflected upon herself.Clinton has been embroiled in what is known as her “e-mail scandal”. This issue was about Clinton using her private email server for official communications when she was the US Secretary of State. The emails contained messages that were of highly confidential in nature and she deleted some 30,000 of her emails three weeks after a congressional subpoena. (Doesn’t this smell like obstruction of justice?) Although she was later cleared by the FBI and that the Department of Justice under Attorney General Loretta Lynch decided not to puruse charges against her, it is interesting to note that the clearance was given after the Attorney General agreed to meet with Bill Clinton for 20-25 minutes at a Phoenix tarmac, but I digress. The point here is that if Hillary Clinton was truly so concerned about foreign influence in America’s affairs and if she was truly concerned about cybersecurity, why on Earth will she keep top secret, confidential information on unsecured servers where anyone can hack these information? Why is Hillary so concerned about the WikiLeaks information regarding her sleaze and shenanigans but not about America’s confidential diplomatic stance, military assets, readiness and strategic plans, as well as the names of intelligence assets who may now be compromised all because she wanted a private email server that was not subject to America’s Freedom of Information Act? What is there for her to hide? Also if Hillary was really concerned about cybersecurity, why would she be so “careless” in losing or misplacing 13 mobile devices that were potentially used to send highly classified information? It sure does not sound like Hillary has good judgment at all.ISISWhen it comes to terrorism, ISIS is a group that America is very much focused on. Not only is this organization a threat to America’s national security it also has wreaked havoc throughout the world. But some 4 years ago, Obama referred to ISIS as a JV team (junior varsity) which clearly meant he didn’t think the group was such a threat. But how did ISIS start and become strong? What the liberals and Democrats don’t tell the public is that President Barack Obama and then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a tactical error that made ISIS what it is today. In 2010, Obama went ahead with his promise of troop withdrawal from Iraq. The gains of America’s Surge in Iraq were abandoned leaving the new Iraqi forces to defend themselves from threats. When America left, this formed a power and security vacuum in Iraq which a group of radical Islamic terrorists (now known as ISIS) took advantage of. Why was this group allowed to flourish? It was because the Obama administration did not want the political humiliation of putting boots on the ground again in Iraq after getting credit of pulling out American soldiers there. This has bewildered many people why America would not leave a formidable amount of troops to at least protect Iraq when America still has troops in Europe 60 years after World War 2 and in Korea around 50 years after American involvement in the Korean war.It is one thing to hate Donald Trump for his rude and crude manners and it is another thing to vote for Hillary on what she has achieved and what she can do. Personality aside, it should really be about which candidate can make America economically prosper and safe. It should also be about each candidate’s merits and achievements as well as character, not solely on one’s (or one’s spouse’s) sex life – which I think is really just a big distraction to issues that really matter. So again, America seems to be stuck with a choice between a pig and a crook. Personally speaking, I would rather go for the candidate that would “Make America Great Again”. But I guess that’s just my love for bacon speaking.(Photo taken from courant.com) | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/10/choice-pig-crook/#comments |
AUDI UNVEILS NEW CAR MODEL WITH BUILT-IN RICE COOKER | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 1/4/2018 0:00 | Audi, the German automobile manufacturer that is well known for innovative luxury cars, has just unveiled a limited edition of its 2015 A8 model.The Platinum edition has all the features of the A8 model, but it comes with a special built-in rice cooker in the rear seat console that would enable car owners to prepare the staple to be ready in time when they get home for dinner.The special edition sedan will be available starting this summer but only in Japan and the Philippines, where rice consumption among the population is among the world’s highest.This innovation is a very welcome news especially for the Philippines where heavy traffic is an everyday occurrence for the home commute.The Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MRSP) is $77,400 for manual transmission. The option for automatic transmission will cost extra. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/01/audi-unveils-new-car-model-with-built-in-rice-cooker/#comments |
Daniel Padilla criticised for taking a picture with his ballot | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-05-09 08:36:28+08:00 | Photo Credits: ABS-CBN Facebook FanpageDaniel Padilla is one of the early birds who voted this Presidential Election.But the Netizens criticised him right now because of his picture together with his ballot. According to some Netizen, the Teen King violated the election rules.“Taking a picture inside the polling precinct is not allowed according to COMELEC” One of the Netizen said to our source.The fans of Daniel Padilla explained that media can take a picture inside the polling precinct for news purposes, but the people who criticised the teen king is still not accepting the explanation and believing that the BEI is giving him a VIP Treatment.“Atleast tinakpan ni DJ yung ballot niya! We love you DJ! Haters gonna hate” One of the supporters of DJ said on Facebook while defending his idol.It is an election offense to take a selfie with a ballot on election day. This means anyone found guilty could spend up to 6 years in jail.Many OFW are already probed after taking a picture with their ballot. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/daniel-padilla-criticised-taking-picture-ballot/ |
FASHIONISTAS TO PRESIDENT AQUINO: YOU SHAMED US! | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 16/09/2017 0:00 | Filipino and Filipino American fashionistas lashed out at Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino for “shaming ” them in the world of fashion.The outcry came after Aquino appeared in a press conference with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels, Belgium, after a bilateral meeting on territorial disputes between the Philippines and China over oil-rich islands in the South China and West Philippine Seas.Aquino veered away from his usual barong tagalog and donned a dark suit that the fashionistas described as a vintage coat with rounded lapels and a striped necktie that looked like it was purchased from Goodwill or Salvation Army used clothing outlets. His left collar also protruded like it needed some good ironing.A Filipino fashionista living in the U.S. West Coast, Reyna Elena, told The Adobo Chronicles that Aquino seemed to think he was still living in the 1800s. “What was he thinking?” he added.Others said that it was probably time for Aquino, a bachelor, to take a wife who could check on his wardrobe, especially in his international appearances. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/16/fashionistas-to-president-aquino-you-shamed-us/?share=email |
Mayor Duterte statement about the Australian Rape Joke Issue | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2016-04-17 20:59:56+08:00 | Mayor Duterte is again attacked by his enemies after his joke about an Australian Hostage who raped by his captors has gone viral online.Many Netizen are disappointed by the Mayor’s statement, including the activist who fight for women rights. But according to Duterte’s supporters, the video was cut for some purpose.The Davao City Mayor finally speaks about the issue and he told the media about the full story behind his controversial joke.According to the Netizen who supported Duterte, the Mayor is the one who tried to save the Australian Hostag and he ordered the police to shoot all the hostage takers after finding out the the hostages are already dead.The supporters of Mayor Duterte are also disappointed because many people didn’t researched about the controversial statement of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.He also apologized to the people who became disappointed because of his joke. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/mayor-duterte-statement-australian-rape-joke/ |
WORLD’S BEST STREET FOOD LIST REVEALED, PHILIPPINES SNUBBED | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 16/10/2017 0:00 | The list of the world’s best street food is out, and Filipinos are very surprised the Philippines , and especially Metro Manila, is not on it.Topping the list is Singapore with its famous dumplings, curried fish heads, bak kut teh (meat bone tea), oyster omelets and duck rice. In second place is Bangkok, cited for its curries, noodles, roast duck, and fried to dancing shrimp. Mexico City came in third with its street corn, al pastor tacos, gorditas, fresh juice and churros.With all due respct, we think the authors of the list at Thrillist.com must have forgotten to stop by Manila, where one can find street delicacies in which not a single part of animal food goes to waste — from feet to ears, from skin to intestines, from bills to feathers.In defense of Manila’s street food, we are listing just a few of what makes the Philippine metropolis worthy of the top spot. Thrillist, are you listening?Here’s a list of 9 of the best Philippine street food, courtesy of matadornetwork.com.We invite our readers to add and post their favorite street food in the comment section to make sure our friends at Thrillist hear us loud and clear. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/16/worlds-best-street-food-list-revealed-philippines-snubbed/?share=email |
#CocoyGate: The Amazing Issues On-and-Off Switch used by Yellowtard ‘thought leaders’! | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2017-10-03 01:06:05+00:00 | It is hardly surprising that the very same “fake news” that the Philippine Opposition had been screeching about over the last several months has suddenly become a non-issue. Selective “activism”, after all, is a Yellowtard expertise. Indeed, the list of “non-issues” kept by the Opposition (led by the Liberal Party, a.k.a. the “Yellowtards”) is growing. As far as the LP are concerned, issues of national consequence can be selectively switched on and off depending on who is involved. This amazing on-and-off switch has been used many times by the Yellowtards over many years. Some examples of recent use of this amazing app follows.First is “human rights” which became a non-issue back in 2011 when former President Gloria Arroyo was summarily banned from seeking medical treatment abroad by then Justice Secretary Leila De Lima. De Lima had, in doing so, defied a temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court on the travel ban against Arroyo.Second was the issue of pork barrel thievery which became a non-issue to the Yellowtards when their god, former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III, moved billions of pesos through a greased administrative oxymoron engineered by his then Budget Secretary Butch Abad called the “Disbursement Acceleration Program” (DAP) into the pockets of “cooperative” senators and House representatives.Third is the issue of electoral fraud, which became a non-issue to them in three instalments, first when it began to look like Liberal Party candidates Mar Roxas and Leni Roberedo were losing in the 2016 presidential elections. Suffice to say (without going much into detail), the LP moved heaven and earth to grab that much-needed “win” to keep their empire in power. It seemed then that only the small margin between now-“vice president” Leni Robredo and then VP candidate Bongbong Marcos saved the day for them. The second instalment came when the LP violated a Commission on Elections (COMELEC) rule in 2016 that required candidates to file a Statement of Contributions and Expenditures within 30 days of the day of election. The LP had failed to comply with this rule and, by all intents and purposes pursuant to the COMELEC guidelines, all LP candidates would have been disqualified. Again, all the LP honchos needed to do was shrug and issue that familiar rhetorical question: What are we in power for? The rest is history and Robredo is seen by some to be the Philippines’ “vice president” today.The third instalment in the devolvement of electoral fraud into non-issue oblivion is, of course, the unmentionable scandal surrounding the COMELEC Chairman himself, Andres Bautista. Like magic, the Bautista issue and its implications on the integrity of past elections has disappeared from “mainstream” (a.k.a. “disente”) chatter.Today, another amazing issues disappearing act: “Fake News” is no longer the favourite shrill topic of Philippine Big Corporate Media. The relegation of “fake news” into the current list of “non-issues” is, of course, a non-surprise, what with the prime person of interest, (also an amazing disappearing act according to emerging reports of disappearing HTML code and LinkedIn profiles) being a key honcho in the Liberal Party.What does that say about Big Corporate Media? Well, unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 30 years, the answer to that question is also a non-surprise. “Fake news” after all is only “evil” when its purveyors are non-liberals — according to liberal media. So the logic of liberals’ media bots holds today: IF “Fake News” = liberal-produced, THEN “Fake News” = Non-Issue. It’s simple, really. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/10/cocoygate-the-amazing-issues-on-and-off-switch-used-by-yellowtard-thought-leaders/ |
OPRAH WINFREY TO SUE KRIS AQUINO OVER JAMIE FOXX INTERVIEW | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 26/04/2017 0:00 | Oprah Winfrey, America’s undisputed queen of television and host extraordinaire is suing the Philippines’ presidential sister and television host Kris Aquino for defamation.The lawsuit is in response to a recent televised interview conducted by Aquino with American actor and singer Jamie Foxx aired on the Philippines’ ABS-CBN television network. Aquino, who makes no secret that she is a avid fan of Foxx, told the actor that she is the Oprah of the Philippines.Lawyers for Oprah, who has her own cable network, OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), said that the American host and actress was not happy about the comparison. “In fact, there is no comparison at all,” the lawyers said. “Oprah’s breadth of experience and interviewing skills are not even a close match to the neophyte Aquino,” the suit alleged.The Adobo Chronicles has not been able to reach either the Winfrey or Aquino camps for comment. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/04/26/oprah-winfrey-to-sue-kris-aquino-over-jamie-foxx-interview/ |
Women who broke the law like CJ Sereno et al should stop playing the Woman Card and face the consequences | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-03-10 04:22:56+00:00 | If we are to believe members of the Opposition, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is anti-women and is targeting women in government and media who are critical of him. To demonstrate this, they created a list of women he is supposedly harassing and bullying into silence. The list includes Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno, current Vice President Leni Robredo, Senator Leila De Lima, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, Rappler’s Maria Ressa and reporter Pia Ranada.The problem with the accusation against Duterte is that the accusers ignore the men Duterte swore at and lampooned even before and after he became President. This includes former United States President Barrack Obama, Senator Antonio Trillanes, former Department of Interior and Local Government and losing Presidential candidate Mar Roxas. Duterte has also terminated some of his cabinet secretaries who are men for incompetence and had publicly named mayors and members of the military who are involved in the drug trade. That is proof he doesn’t just target women.Another problem with Duterte’s accusers is they are highlighting the gender of the subjects and inadvertently making it appear that women should be treated differently to men. This goes against the very essence of gender equality. It seems what they are trying to say is, since they are women, it’s impossible for Sereno, De Lima, Robredo, Ressa and all the other women in trouble with the law to have committed their offences. That’s the kind of gender equality they are asking for – treat women as infallible.I imagined gender equality as not highlighting the gender of the individual and focusing more on that person’s actions and speeches. To highlight they are women is akin to saying they are weak, fragile and should be handled with “care”. This is the impression they give since they don’t highlight the gender of the opposite sex who have become the subject of Duterte’s tirades.The Opposition are also glossing over the crimes and offences that said women have committed. Senator De Lima is currently detained at Camp Crame for her role in allegedly allowing the illegal drug trade to proliferate inside the national penitentiary during her time as Department of Justice Secretary. She was also rubbing elbows with convicted drug lords. De Lima proved that even a woman can commit such a crime. Malacanang Spokesman Harry Roque even called her “mother of all drug lords”. She’s no frail woman, in short. Her loud mouth is testament to this. She hasn’t stopped yakking against Duterte even though she is already in custody. That’s proof that Duterte government doesn’t stifle dissent.Current Vice President Robredo’s legal problems have nothing to do with Duterte. She is battling an electoral protest filed by former senator Bongbong Marcos for allegedly benefiting from electoral fraud committed with the help of SMARTMATIC in the 2016 Vice Presidential election. While she was removed from Duterte’s cabinet as Housing Secretary, it was because she was not delivering results as expected and she did not fit the culture in Duterte’s team. Duterte would have removed Robredo if she were a man anyway. Her being a member of the Opposition party did not help her cause and so has her accusing the Duterte government of carrying out “extra-judicial killings” before the international community without backing her claims with sound evidence. In other words, her removal had nothing to do with her gender, but on circumstances more compelling than her gender.Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s problems have nothing to do with her being a woman either particularly since she is supposedly of a different sexual orientation. Her legal woes have more to do with her shortfalls as the head of the news organisation. She failed to ensure her company complied with the operational requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As the head of a news organisation, she continues to fail to ensure that her writers publish articles that are truthful and not libelous. This is evident in the libel case filed against her, her reporter and the rest of the online news site’s directors. The complainant – businessman Wilfredo Keng was accused by Rappler’s former reporter as the one who lent his sports utility vehicle to the late Chief Justice Renato Corona in an article “CJ using SUVs of ‘controversial’ businessmen” published in May 29, 2012. Indeed, Ressa’s case has nothing to do with her gender and is not meant to stifle her freedom of speech. She can still continue to disagree though – proof that she still enjoys the freedom to dissent.Rappler reporter Pia Ranada’s problems may not be with the law, but her association with Rappler has landed her on Duterte’s bad side. While she still has freedom to publish her articles, she is not allowed to cover Duterte because the President believes that her employer has violated the law on foreign ownership and therefore, considers Ranada a foreign correspondent. Again, Ranada’s gender has nothing to do with her being banned from covering Duterte. He would have done the same thing if Ranada were male.Duterte’s beef with Ombudsman Morales has less to do with her being a woman and a critic, but more to do with her office allegedly allowing illegally-obtained documents from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) regarding his and his family’s bank accounts to be given to Duterte’s detractors. She may have done the same thing with Corona during his impeachment trial and gotten away with it, but this time, Duterte expressed outrage over the violation on bank secrecy law. Morales exhibited selective justice and is biased against those not allied with the Liberal Party.Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno is a woman facing many legal woes, indeed. She is a disgrace to the women of the world for using the Woman Card to get away with her violations. She’s not in trouble because she is critical of Duterte. She is in trouble because she didn’t file her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) for more than a decade particularly when she was still a law professor at the University of the Philippines. She is also facing a tax evasion case for allegedly failing to pay at least P2 million worth of taxes stemming from her income as government counsel in the case against the NAIA Terminal 3 builder Philippine International Air Terminals Co. Inc. (Piatco). These are only some of the cases among others she is facing in her coming impeachment trial.Sereno seems to be going on a media blitz while on her forced indefinite leave. Her captive audiences include students who don’t have a choice but to sit through a speech mainly about how great she is and how other people are bullying her. She’s teaching the younger generation kids how to play the Victim Card. She was recently called out by her colleague justice Teresita de Castro for discussing her predicament during a speech at a forum hosted by the Philippine Women Judges Association (PWJA) where they were both in attendance.De Castro had the right to highlight Sereno’s audacity in speaking about something that is still pending. As a lawyer, she should have been aware of sub judice rule, which means under judicial consideration and therefore prohibited from public discussion. Sereno was just a guest speaker in the event, but she chose to include politics in her speech and put herself up as champion for women’s causes. The guests became captive audience to her drama. Sereno was seeking public sympathy for the predicament she is in. It was the wrong place to do it.Sereno is emulating former President Noynoy Aquino — taking every opportunity she gets to champion her cause and paint herself under a good light at the expense of others. There is no stopping the Sereno Media Circus. She’s also doing interviews with members of foreign media who are ignorant of the whole picture and are quick to believe narratives that agree with their view of the Duterte government. De Castro is correct. Sereno should not have mentioned her pending case in a gathering not in her honour. Sereno is too full of herself. Her psychiatric test result is evident in her speaking engagements discussing herself. Most of her peers in the Supreme Court want her out. Her supporters can’t simply say it is Duterte’s doing.The Opposition’s claim that Duterte is targeting women is nonsense. The list of women mentioned who are now in trouble with the law could have sex change now, and they would still be in trouble with the law. The lesson here is that one just has to be sure one hasn’t violated the law when calling attention to one’s self. That applies to both men and women. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/03/women-who-broke-the-law-like-cj-sereno-et-al-should-stop-playing-the-woman-card-and-face-the-consequences/ |
Mayor Sara’s First Lady act in China draws positive remarks | [] | 2018-04-12 14:46:18+08:00 | In a surprise act for Dabawenyos, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio brushed shoulders with world leaders as President Rodrigo Duterte’s First Lady in his working visit to the People’s Republic of China.Wearing an aquamarine dress, Mayor Sara accompanied the President to the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018 at the BFA International Convention Center in Boao, Hainan Province.The President and the mayor were standing side-by-side posing for a photo with world leaders during the forum where they were welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his First Lady.A comment on the Facebook page of the Presidential Communications Office, Venus Echavez-Jung said, “Under training na si Sara ! She has to learn it by travelling with PRRD ! Maybe it’s too early but there is a possibility that she will run as president in some years! She will follow the footsteps of her father! Nice seeing you Mayor Sara! Good luck!”A certain Jed commented, “…And it seems Mayor Sarah is being groomed for something.”Boao Forum is an international dialogue platform for Asia Pacific countries and other partner nations and organizations from all over the globe with an aim of bringing together heads of state, business elites, academic experts and media personalities.Duterte-Carpio and son Mateo Lucas or Stingray joined the President’s high-level delegation to China on Monday from Davao City.It is the mayor’s first time to accompany the President on his working visit wherein the country’s leader engaged with counterparts on cooperation beneficial to the people of the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region.Meanwhile, speaking at the forum, the President underscored Asia’s role in the world economy.“Asia is projected to continue its growth through the year 2050. By then, our generation is seen and the region itself to account for more than half of the world’s GDP,” he said.He pointed out that Asia as an engine of growth is poised to make a larger footprint on the global economy.“And every country in Asia – big or small – has a role to play and its own contribution to make,” he said. For the Philippines, Duterte said, “We want a society where there are opportunities for all. We want a nation where the hard-working, the talented, and the law-abiding can advance together and move up [the] socio-economic ladder.”The Philippines has nurtured the dream for a comfortable life for the people, according to Duterte.“We are slowly making the Filipino dream a reality. As we strive to [push] our economy forward, we encounter challenges. But we will not be deterred. We seek to partner with responsible businesses — home-grown and foreign-based — to drive the progress we envision,” he said.The President reported on his administration’s progress in improving the country’s peace and order situation, the fight against corruption and strengthening the policy framework for businesses to thrive.He also spoke on the government’s milestone by spending five to seven percent on infrastructure, bring down poverty from 22 percent in 2015 to 14 percent by 2022, and achieve a growth of seven to eight percent every year up to 2022.He stressed on his administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program which will provide the solid backbone for growth.“This will continue to upgrade the infrastructure, connect more people and communities and create more jobs,” he said. He announced that the government already started a three-year rolling program amounting to over US$69 billion until 2022.“We are investing in innovation – in government processes, in technology and in human development. By 2022, the Philippines sees itself as joining the top one-third [in] the Global Innovation Index,” he said.The President also stated the government’s commitment to invest on improving skills of Filipinos to improve competitiveness; to apply Science, Technology and Innovation in agriculture and the [service] industries; invest in improving research and development and intensify international cooperation in this area.(Lilian C. Mellejor/PNA) | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/mayor-saras-first-lady-act-china-draws-positive-remarks/ |
FOX News Scores Big With GOP Presidential Debate Without Trump | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 27/01/2016 0:00 | A new Gallup poll conducted minutes after Donald Trump confirmed he would not be participating in the GOP presidential debate in Iowa already shows a winner : FOX News.Trump’s refusal to join his Republican colleagues Thursday night was prompted by accusations that FOX News was biased against him, especially news anchor and debate moderator Megyn Kelly.Of those polled, 98 percent said they would be watching a Trump-less debate, compared with only 16 percent who would be watching if Trump were among the candidates on stage in Des Moines.Ever since Trump announced his presidential bid, FOX News ratings have consistently plummeted because viewers didn’t want to hear any news about the billionare candidate or his stupid ideas. Television news audiences — Republicans included — have been turning to ‘The Daily Show’ With Trevor Noah which has been airing endless segments making fun of Trump.Tomorrow’s debate could significantly bring back FOX News loyal viewers who have strayed away. And then some. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/27/fox-news-scores-big-with-gop-presidential-debate-without-trump/?share=email |
Speaker Paul Ryan: “I’m Not With Her, I’m With Him!” | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 8/6/2016 0:00 | Supporters of Hillary Clinton have taken their meme and hashtag, “imwithher” all the way to the former secretary of state’s nomination victory on Tuesday night, but U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan maintained his own meme of “imwithhim.” And no, he wasn’t referring to Clinton’s rival Bernie Sanders. He was talking about Donald Trump.But Ryan wasn’t always with Trump.Since becoming speaker, Ryan has been quiet and cautious about endorsing the Republican candidate, now presumptive presidential nominee.Just on Tuesday, Ryan slammed Trump’s comments about federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel. Trump has repeatedly questioned the impartiality of the Indiana-born judge, whose parents immigrated from Mexico, in the Trump University lawsuit case he is presiding over.Ryan said Trump’s comments constituted a textbook definition of “racism.”But then on Wednesday, Ryan said he was 100% in support of the GOP presidential standard bearer.Let’s see what he says tomorrow. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/06/08/speaker-paul-ryan-im-not-with-her-im-with-him/?share=email |
SAN FRANCISCO SUPERVISOR REFUSES TO BE INTERVIEWED BY FOX NEWS, OR BY CNN’S DON LEMON | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 15/07/2018 0:00 | Scott Wiener, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing the district that includes the gay Castro, refused to be interviewed by FOX News today, claiming that “FOX News is not real news,” and that the reporter is anything but.Shortly thereafter, CNN’s Don Lemon called Wiener’s office asking the supervisor to be a guest on the openly gay “journalist’s” talk show. Wiener likewise refused, repeating what he said about FOX. “CNN is not real news, and you’re not a real journalist.”The Adobo Chronicles® contacted Wiener to schedule an in-person interview with him to discuss issues of concern to San Francisco’s LGBT community.We were put on Wiener’s calendar for tomorrow, at 10 a.m.Stay tuned! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/15/san-francisco-supervisor-refuses-to-be-interviewed-by-fox-news-or-by-cnns-don-lemon/?share=email |
CITING CANCER LINK, USDA BANS CURED BACON | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 24/10/2017 0:00 | Imagine breakfast without bacon. Now you don’t have to. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has banned the production and sale of cured bacon in the country because of its link to cancer.Bacon is either cured or uncured while all bacon is soaked in brine to give it flavor and prevent botulism. It is traditionally cured using a mixture of salt, water and synthetic sodium nitrite that acts as a preservative and made by mixing Nitrates, a naturally occurring compound in plants, with certain bacteria.The USDA ban does not cover uncured bacon. Uncured bacon uses natural nitrates found in juice, sea salt and celery powder to achieve a similar taste, so uncured bacon does not have potentially harmful chemicals akin to sodium nitrite.Soon after the surprising USDA announcement, the National Association of American Chefs (NAAC) filed papers in court seeking an injunction to stop USDA from implementing the ban.“This will end the culinary career,” a spokesperson for NAAC said. “Bacon is to hotels and restaurants just like butter is to Julia Child and Paula Deen!”Consumers nationwide are joining the NAAC in supporting the injunction.In fact, a million march is being planned in Washington, D.C. the Sunday before Thanksgiving to demand the reinstatement of cured bacon as the beloved miracle ingredient in home cooking and holiday meals.Meanwhile, big box stores like Costco and large supermaket chains like Safeway have reported that their freezers have practically been emptied in the last 24 hours by customers panicking about the soon-to-disappear cured bacon. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/24/citing-cancer-link-usda-bans-cured-bacon/?share=email |
MAJOR PHILIPPINE NEWSPAPER ACCUSED OF SEXISM | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 26/05/2018 0:00 | A major daily newspaper, the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), has been accused of sexism after it published a provocative photo of a woman in her bikini on its front page.Senator Pia Cayetano criticized PDI for publishing the photo, describing it as “degredation and commodification of women.” Many women’s groups joined Cayetano in condemning PDI.Interestingly enough, the sexism charge didn’t come from Cayetano or the women’s groups. Rather, it came from gay male and straight male groups that accused PDI of not being “fair and balanced.”The groups told The Adobo Chronicles, “Why do they always publish provocative photos of women, but not men? “The newspaper is obviously biased against men, and that is plain and simple sexism,” they added.Responding to the criticism, PDI apologized to its readers and promised to feature a provocative male photo in one of its future issues. “We may have to wait until the next male beauty pageant,” the PDI said. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/05/26/major-philippine-newspaper-accused-of-sexism/?share=email |
Bill Clinton Plagiarized His Speech At Today’s Democratic National Convention | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 26/07/2016 0:00 | Much has been said about Melania Trump plagiarizing Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech during the former’s appearance at last week’s Republican National Convention.But today, the same could be said about former President Bill Clinton when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention to make the case for his wife Hillary to become the next president of the United States.Clinton’s very first words, “I met a girl” was apparently plagiarized from country singer William Michael Morgan: | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/07/26/bill-clinton-plagiarized-his-speech-at-todays-democratic-national-convention/#respond |
Meet the new DENR secretary appointee | [] | 2017-05-09 16:34:46+08:00 | President Rody Duterte today swore to office former Ambassador Roy Cimatu as new Secretary of the Dept of Environment.and Natural Resources.Secretary Cimatu takes over from former secretary Regina Lopez whose appointment was rejected by the Commission on Appointments.“We are confident that Secretary Cimatu shall faithfully serve the interest of the country and the Filipino people in his capacity as the new DENR Secretary,” said presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella.Cimatu is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1970. He was chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from May to September 2002 during the Arroyo administration. Click to Watch Video Below:After retiring from the AFP, then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed him as special envoy to the Middle East with a title of ambassador. Last April, Duterte appointed Cimatu as special ambassador for overseas Filipino worker-refugees.Duterte announced Cimatu’s latest appointment while Lopez’s supporters were holding a rally in Manila on Monday urging the President to re-appoint the DENR chief, who was ousted last week by the Commission on Appointments.Your thought on this? Leave your comments below! | Duterte Daily Stories | http://duterte.today/meet-the-new-denr-secretary-appointee/ |
It’s Official: Donald Trump Is Running For President, 2016 Miss Universe Pageant Is Cancelled | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 16/06/2018 0:00 | It’s official. Donald Trump is running for president of the United States.The real estate mogul made the announcement today at the Trump Building in New York City, vowing to make “this country great again.”The announcement all but ends all speculation about what happens with Trump’s reality TV show, “Celebrity Apprentice” and the 2016 Miss Universe Pageant (which Trump owns).Speaking to journalists after his candidacy announcement, Trump confirmed that will not sign a new contract for what would have been another season of “Celebrity Apprentice.” He also said that he is suspending the Miss Universe Pageant in 2016 in order to focus on his presidential campaign.The news devastated many Miss Universe hopefuls, including Miss Japan Ariana Miyamoto and Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach.Perhaps if Trump loses the nomination or election (which he will), the 2016 Miss Universe candidates can represent their countries in the 2017 pageant. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/06/16/its-official-donald-trump-is-running-for-president-2016-miss-universe-pageant-is-cancelled/#respond |
Filipinos Protest ‘Balut’ Ban In Dubai | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 21/08/2016 0:00 | Filipinos both in the Philippines and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are not happy about reports that balut, the popular boiled fertilized duck egg, is being banned upon entry into Dubai.The Philippine Consulate in Dubai has warned arriving Filipinos in the UAE to refrain from bringing balut not only because it will be confiscated but could also delay the immigration process at the airport.Reacting to the news, a national coalition of Philippine relatives of UAE Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) has scheduled a “people power” protest this weekend to be held at Rizal Park (Luneta). The group expects a million people to participate in the protest.A spokesperson for the coalition told The Adobo Chronicles that the UAE should “leave our balut alone.” It is the greatest source of Filipino pride and sustenance. It warned that OFWs in Dubai will stage a city-wide strike if the ban continues.“What will the UAE ban next? Tuyo and danggit ?” (salted dried fish) the spokesperson asked. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/08/21/filipinos-protest-balut-ban-in-dubai/#respond |
‘INDECENT’ ATTIRE NOW BANNED ON U.S. TELEVISION AND THE RED CARPET | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/08/2018 0:00 | The movers and skakers of the American television industry have just had it with indecent exposure on live TV and on the red carpet at awards shows.In a rare move by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) with the full support of all major U.S. television networks, a memorandum of agreement has been signed that will ban all indecent exposure by actors, singers and entertainers on live TV and at all red carpet ceremonies in awards shows.The move came soon after pop singer Miley Cyrus appeared on the red carpet at last night’s MTV Video Musis Awards, wearing a top that barely covers her upper torso.“It is time that we take back the decency and family-oriented nature of television and ban entertainers from exposing themselves before viewers, among them children and teens,” the agreement stated. “We will also blacklist any entertainer who claims ‘wardrobe malfunction’ during live performances.The initial list of those banned from future live TV appearances included Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Janet Jackson.MPAA is an American trade association that represents the six major Hollywood studios.NCTA is the major trade organization for the American cable television industry. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/31/indecent-attire-now-banned-on-u-s-television-and-the-red-carpet/#respond |
The Aquinos are traitors: Time to remove their faces from the 500 peso bill | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2017-01-21 00:04:11+00:00 | As the call to change the name of our premier international gateway back to “Manila International Airport” gains steam with another high-profile movement, some other steps still await implementation in our mopping-up operations to clear our system of putrid phlegm-colored Yellow-LP crap.The yellow-colored 500 peso bill still needs cleaning up. Congress should pass a bill that forbids glorifying one’s family name using recently deceased relatives through the erection of public monuments, renaming government buildings and roads, or affixing their faces on currencies, if someone stands to obviously benefit politically. The political dynasties only use this as a back-door opportunity to illegally campaign for re-election through name recall using our very own taxes.Like pumping out pus from a half-dead carcass, we need to blast away every last remaining vestigial trace of Yellow contagion bacteria in Philippine institutions if we seek to salvage whatever life and common sense the country still has.Yellow Traitors ExposedUnder the guise of freeing us from “tyranny”, the Aquino-Cojuanco clan has just used clueless Filipinos as their tool to gain a foothold of control on this country. Now that more Filipinos have been awakened from their zombie state with the arrival of the tough-talking mayor of the South, we should all the more tell the rest of the sheeple to snap out of the Yellow hypnotic spell. Here’s proof the Aquinos are traitors:“The Filipino is worth dying for” (by Benigno Aquino Jr.) actually means “My political fantasies are worth dying for”. Regarding Cory’s Laban sign, “The Filipino is worth fighting for” more accurately translates to “Our Hacienda Luisita is worth killing for” (Hacienda Luisita massacre). In the case of Noynoy, item 2 also stands for “My hope of getting a Nobel Peace Prize is worth leaving the SAF44 out to dry for”.Wasn’t an Aquino behind the loss to Malaysia of Philippine claims to Sabah, and wasn’t an Aquino behind the emboldening of China to creep into our Spratlys front yard? These are traitors seeking their own glorification and the preservation of their precious hacienda, elitists and opportunists who bask in the praises of their brainwashed cheering Laban “Never Again” supporters.Their audacity (kakapalan) and heartless incompetence (kakupalan) have been fully unmasked – thanks to the last Aquino president. Then they try to blind-side the masses by fielding yet another clueless Cory-copycat (VP-kuno Leni) using their tired old necro-political playbook tricks.Ang Pinoy ba ay uto-uto forever? Sorry, but it’s time to ask Duterte to wipe those smirking faces off of our 500 peso bills. Otherwise, the ever growing number of enlightened citizens will have to rise up and simply cross out the faces themselves as a sign of protest.Remembering the Fallen SAF44As we commemorate the second anniversary of the fallen SAF44 this month, why don’t we propose to change the faces of the Aquinos on our currency with the symbol of the SAF. Who do you really think are the real heroes: the Aquinos who by their scheming false EMO-based propaganda got away with gross negligence, massive billion-peso mismanagement and lack of foresight – virtually flushing the country into a black hole for decades, or our brave SAF44 who stood their ground to the death to fight for a traitor president who wouldn’t even grant them the honor of his presence when their remains were flown back to Manila?Ultimately, if we cannot get Noynoy jailed for his reckless incompetence leading to that costly homicidal carnage, we should at least get some ounce of justice by depriving the Aquino dynasty the glory they once enjoyed.Good thing there is no Benigno the 4th to perpetuate Yellow DNA. Filipinos have had just enough of glaring Yellow incompetence. If the Yellows keep crying out “Never Again to Martial Law”, which saved a country on the verge of a full-scale Vietnam-type civil war, then simply snap back at them with a resounding “Never Again to Incompetence!”And to all the EPAL politicians who keep flying their names and faces on banners and billboards for public projects using taxpayer’s money, don’t worry social-media-equipped Filipinos see through all the hypocrisy and know better now than to vote for you next time around.Next stop: cleaning up our public school history textbooks… | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/01/aquinos-traitors-time-remove-faces-500-peso-bill/#comments |
Filipinos deserve a more VISIONARY Opposition and not the lazy one they get today | ['Oratio Imperata'] | 2018-03-26 02:00:25+00:00 | The Philippine Opposition have so far achieved just one thing — make the Philippines look like a failed state to the global community. Is that an achievement? It is — if your sole be-all-end-all goal is to grab back power, that is. To be fair, that is what an Opposition is supposed to be in a democracy — a party or coalition of parties that aims to be an alternative to the incumbent. The Philippine Opposition, in that regard, provides just that and nothing more — an alternative bunch of people to put in power. Beyond that it does not propose anything else.Given that objective, to serve as a plarform to launch arbitrary sets of people into power, the Opposition led by the Liberal Party (a.k.a. the Yellowtards) sets out to do just that — at all cost.Taking stock of what the Yellowtards are up to at present, it is evident that they would like to see the Philippines remain in oribit around the influence of old colonial masters. They have invited the foreign media to slander the Philippines and are in the midst of a focused campaign to lock Filipinos into a beholdenness to a foreign “criminal court” in The Hague. All the while they fail at providing a real alternate pathway to the approach the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is taking his country.Perhaps to the points being made by the Yellowtards, Duterte has been less-than-well-behaved (by Western standards) in the manner by which he had set out to make good on his campaign promises to crush the drug trade, criminality, and corruption in the Philippines. The trouble with the Opposition’s scorched-earth approach to countering that incumbent strategy is to destroy the trail being blazed by the administration and hitch the country back onto the comfy locomotive of Western “visionary” leadership.Unfortunately, what the Philippines needs is more innovation and more vision — not the fundamentalist cling-on to Western liberal dogma that had proven to be a dud for Philippine society but which the Opposition led by the Yellowtards would like to keep Filipinos addicted to. What the Yellowtards are doing is actually a form of psychological abuse — convincing Filipinos that they are no good outside of the sphere of influence and “guidance” of Western ideological dogma. Rather than encourage Filipinos to spread their wings and experiment, the Yellowtards are gaslighting Filipinos; keeping them emotionally dependent on a dripfeed of Western liberalism.Filipinos have long aspired to be truly independent. They celebrate “heroes” who, supposedly, led them in fights to liberate them from foreign domination. Perhaps the part of this narrative that Filipinos failed to understand is that once they are free of that foreign influence, they need to start thinking independently as well and learn to chart their own pathways into the future. The Opposition and their Yellowtard leaders are not up to the task of encouraging Filipinos to take that crucial next step to true national adulthood.It’s time Filipinos form an independent opinion of what it means to be a great nation and a great people. Specially nowadays when the West — and the United States in particular — are proving to be flawed role models, this has become imperative for a people at an ideological crossroads. The Opposition in its current form and thinking is not up to the task of leading Filipinos through this age of rapidly-evolving ideologies. Filipinos need a new type of Opposition — one that is forward looking and unhinged from traditional narratives that have become obsolete. It is time that Filipinos expect more of their Opposition and, for that matter, the political parties they choose from. More importantly, Filipinos need to modernise their notion of what true leadership means. Leaderhip should no longer be a notion based on sad victim narratives be more grounded on a profound courage to look to the future for new ways forward and innovative ways to tread these paths. | Get Real Philippines | https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/03/filipinos-deserve-a-more-visionary-opposition-and-not-the-lazy-one-they-get-today/#comments |
Former Senate President Enrile meets President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang Palace | ['View All Posts Pinoytrending'] | 2017-03-02 00:34:41+08:00 | President Rodrigo Duterte had a private meeting with former senate president Juan Ponce Enrile Wednesday (March 1)In their meeting, the former senate President gave three books to the President Duterte and discussed different issues.It is not yet cleared what the two discussed during the private meeting, but some Netizens hoped that they discussed something about Senator Antonio Trillanes.Trillanes and Enrile clashed on 2012 after the former Senate President accused Senator Antonio Trillanes of working for China.On July 2014, Enrile surrendered at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame, but later granted by the Supreme Court to bail.The 93-year-old retired politician in his previous statements that he wanted to put the former President Benigno Aquino III in jail because of his alleged involvement in the tragic Mamasapano Massacre on 2015. | Pinoytrending Altervista | https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/former-senate-president-enrile-meets-president-rodrigo-duterte-malacanang-palace/ |
WASILLA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE SARAH PALIN’S DOG INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 2/1/2018 0:00 | as a step stool.Apparently, Palin was so amused and thought that the photo she took of Trig would be “inspirational” to her followers.Along with the photo, Palin wrote, “Determined to help wash dishes with an oblivious mama not acknowledging his signs for ‘up!’, found me and a lazy dog blocking his way. He made his stepping stone.”Animal cruelty is illegal in the U.S. and the local Bureau of Animal Control has the power to take away abused and battered dogs from their owners.Wasilla does not have a separate Animal Control Department. The Wasilla Police Department doubles up as the city’s Animal Control.Palin is set to appear before a judge on Monday. She plans to plead “not guilty.” | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/02/wasilla-police-department-to-take-sarah-palins-dog-into-custody/#respond |
Raissa Robles Launches New Martial Law Book | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 9/7/2017 0:00 | ‘Never Again.’ It has been the battlecry for those who were opposed to the dictatorial regime of the late Ferdinand E. Marcos, in obvious reference to decades of Martial Law under the deposed strongman.It is also the title of the one and only book by self-identified ‘investigative journalist’ and blogger Raissa Robles.But now, the battlecry — and Robles’ book — are moot and academic, after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in Mindanao, a move upheld by both Congress and the Supreme Court.So, what is Robles going to do?Well, write another book, and she did.The Adobo Chronicles learned from very reliable sources in San Francisco that Robles will soon launch a sequel to her first book. This time, it will be titled, ‘Never Again and Again.’The new book chronicles the failure of anti-Marcos elements to prevent a repeat of a Martial Law declaration in the Philippines. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/07/09/raissa-robles-launches-new-martial-law-book/ |
Bohol Province And Baguio City Make It To The New List Of Wonders Of The World | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 21/07/2018 0:00 | Mover over, Great Wall of China and the Pyramids of Egypt. The Philippines just earned a spot — no, two spots — in the new list of ‘Wonders of the World.’Bohol province just made it to the list with its Chocolate Hills.And Baguio City is now recognized for its Chocolate Lake at Burnham Park.Congratulations to Bohol, and especially to Baguio! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/07/21/bohol-province-and-baguio-city-make-it-to-the-new-list-of-wonders-of-the-world/ |
Pope Francis Issues New Encyclical On Marriage | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 28/06/2018 0:00 | Saying that heterosexuality is simply a lifestyle, Pope Francis today released a new encyclical that redefines the Catholic Church’s dogma on marriage.A papal encyclical is one of the highest forms of communication by the Pope and usually deals with some aspect of Catholic teaching — clarifying, amplifying, condemning or promoting one or a number of issues.The Pope’s new message strikes down centuries-old Church teaching that marriage is only between a man and a woman. In the Philippines, the issue is being challenged in the Supreme Court.Many who are opposed to same-sex marriage say that homosexuality is a lifestyle that could not be made the basis for the Church union between two men or two women.But with Pope Francis’ declaration that heterosexuality is also just a lifestyle, the impediment to same-sex marriage will no longer exist. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/28/pope-francis-issues-new-encyclical-on-marriage/#respond |
STARBUCKS’ RESPONSE TO SPOKANE’S SHIRTLESS MALE BARISTAS | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 18/02/2017 0:00 | male and female both. The Seattle-based coffee company said this is in response to the Spokane coffee shop’s shirtless baristas. Starbucks will open its first bottomless coffee shop in Seattle later this month, and it has nothing to do with bottomless coffee. Rather, the coffee shop will employ male and female baristas who will wear top clothing, but not bottoms.If the new “experiment” is well-received, Starbucks said it will ask its franchise stores in the U.S. and across the globe to convert to bottomless coffee shops. However, Starbucks will authorize only one bottomless coffee shop per town or city, and the franchise stores will have to apply to be selected through a rigorous competitive bidding process. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/02/18/starbucks-response-to-spokanes-shirtless-male-baristas/ |
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DUTERTE’S CHILDREN: ‘OUR DAD IS NO PRINCESS DIANA’ | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 2/12/2017 0:00 | DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Two of presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s children have issued a public apology over their father’s “street thug” personality but stressed that he was very capable of leading the country.“I apologize for his behavior,” his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, adding that her dad “does not have the finesse of Lady Diana.”Her brother, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte also apologized, saying his father does not behave like royals do.Duterte drew the ire of netizens after he cursed Pope Francis on national television, blaming the pontiff for his being stuck in traffic while in Manila.Both Sara and Paolo however promised that if their dad becomes president of the Philippines, they will do all they can to train him on good manners and right conduct, social etiquette, international diplomacy and royal protocol, realizing that as president, he would have to hobnob with the likes of Queen Elizabeth as well as presidents and prime ministers of other countries. Not to mention Pope Francis. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/02/philippine-presidential-candidate-dutertes-children-our-dad-is-no-princess-diana/ |
Apple’s New iPhone Sells Out In The First Sixty Minutes! | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 26/10/2018 0:00 | It only took the first sixty minutes before Apple’s newest iPhone sold out.A company spokesperson told The Adobo Chronicles that most of the sold units were ordered online, thanks to an aggressive email advertising campaign launched by Apple’s Marketing gurus.But alas, it seems that many of the new iPhone customers were misled by a typo in the online ad.Customers thought they were ordering the iPhone X-Rated, instead of the iPhone X-R.If you are one of the customers who erroneously ordered what Apple is calling its most brilliant device so far, you are advised to contact Apple’s Cupertino headquarters as soon as possible. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/10/26/apples-new-iphone-sells-out-in-the-first-sixty-minutes/?share=email |
HOT COP OF MANILA WINS IN MALE BEAUTY PAGEANT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 7/9/2017 0:00 | Previously, The Adobo Chronicles reported that a Philippine police officer was among the candidates in a male beauty contest, ‘Misters of the Philippines.’On Sunday night, the Hot Cop of Manila won the contest. He will represent the Philippines in the Mister International pageant to be held later this year in Seoul, South Korea.Congratulations Neil Perez! | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/07/hot-cop-of-manila-wins-in-male-beauty-pageant/ |
PUBLIC SERVICE: TIPS TO HELP CONSERVE WATER IN CALIFORNIA | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 2/4/2018 0:00 | saves 0.50 gallonsthat’s 25 gallons right there!And if you’re feeling generous about wanting to conserve more water, wash your dishes once every 3 to 4 times of use.We welcome our readers’ thoughts and suggestions on other innovative ways to help California save on this most precious commodity. (Please use our comment section) | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/02/public-service-tips-to-help-conserve-water-in-california/?share=email |
JUSTIN BIEBER ASKS POPE FRANCIS TO INTERCEDE ON ARGENTINIAN ARREST WARRANT | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 12/4/2018 0:00 | Justin Bieber has appealed to Pope Francis to intercede after an Argentine judge issued an arrest warrant for the Canadian singer for failing to respond to summons related to allegations he ordered bodyguards to attack a photographer in 2013.Judge Alberto Julio Banos ordered the “immediate detention” of Bieber and bodyguards Hugo Alcides Hesny and Terrence Reche Smalls.Bieber is accused of sending the bodyguards to attack photographer Diego Pesoa outside a Buenos Aires nightclub. Bieber never returned to Argentina to respond to questions about the incident.Under Argentine law, Bieber would face from one month to six years in prison if convicted on a charge of causing injuries.After being informed of the arrest order, Bieber immediately asked Pope Francis to convince the judge to cancel the warrant. The singer, who previously had been in trouble with the law many times in the U.S., made his appeal on social media, posting the following message on the Pope’s Facebook page:“Your Excellency (sic) , please help and use your Argentinan (sic) influence to convince Judge Banos to cancel the warrant for my arrest. With my busy schedule of concerts and recordings, I don’t have the time to fly to Buenos Eres (sic) to appear before the judge. I promise to go to confession and receive Holy Community (sic) when I come visit The Vatican this summer. I will even stage a free concert at St. Peter’s Square.”As of presstime, the Pope has not replied to Bieber’s post. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/12/justin-bieber-asks-pope-francis-to-intercede-on-argentinian-arrest-warrant/#comments |
SARAH PALIN DEFENDS ‘THE ADOBO CHRONICLES’ | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 24/12/2016 0:00 | Last week, Sarah Palin defended “Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson’s anti-gay and racist comments he made on GQ magazine, saying that the patriarch was merely exercising his right of free speech.Asked by Fox News host Greta Van Susteren if Palin took issue with the manner in which Robertson made his comments, the former Alaska governor replied, “I haven’t read the article. I don’t know exactly how he said it, but he was responding to a question about a lifestyle he disagrees with.”Today, Palin is defending The Adobo Chronicles for publishing an exclusive story about the former vice presidential candidate mistaking the word “mahalo” for “trash.” “I don’t read The Adobo Chronicles or any newspaper for that matter, but whatever the news site said about me is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,” Palin said.“I may very well look stupid and clueless in that news article, but I said what I said when asked a stupid question by The Adobo Chronicles reporter. I’m not going to take issue with that,” she added.Palin is in Waikiki vacationing to escape the frigid temperatures of her native Alaska.In another exclusive, The Adobo Chronicles reported on the unexpected meeting between Palin and President Obama who is also vacationing this week in Hawaii. The political rivals chanced upon each other while buying malasadas from Leonard’s Bakery in Honolulu. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2013/12/24/sarah-palin-defends-the-adobo-chronicles/?share=email |
Duterte Reveals Shortlist For New DSWD Secretary (UPDATED!) | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 22/08/2017 0:00 | Now that the Commission on Appointments has rejected Judy Taguiwalo as Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), President Duterte has released his shortlist of possible appointees to the Cabinet post.In keeping with the ‘grassroots’ qualities of Taguiwalo, Duterte’s list includes:Mutya ng Masa and ABS-CBN reporter Doris BigorniaTsinelas Queen Korina SanchezQueen of All Media Kris AquinoWildflower’s Emilia Ardiente, Queen of TarayQueen of Laylayan VP Leni Robredo was dropped from the list because she might just quit the Cabinet post again like she did when she was appointed Housing Czar by Duterte. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2017/08/22/duterte-reveals-shortlist-for-new-dswd-secretary/ |
VIDEO: BRAZIL WILL NOT SEND A CANDIDATE TO NEXT YEAR’S MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT, HERE’S WHY | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 31/01/2018 0:00 | Brazil is among the elite circle of countries that have won all major international beauty contests, not once but many times.Next year, Brazil will not be sending a representative to the Miss Universe Pageant.The reason?Carolina Toledo, the potential Miss Brazil (who is currently the title holder for Miss Amazonas), was stripped of her crown. Literally. By first runner-up Sheislane Hayalla.At pageant finals last night, the top contenders stayed true to tradition by holding hands in an apparent show of affection as judges announced the name of Miss Amazonas 2015. Hayalla even managed to congratulate lucky lady Toledo and applaud her after hearing she had come second.But Hayalla disappeared into the background to be consoled by other contenders as organisers surrounded the 20-year-old beauty queen to put her winner’s sash over her head. Seconds later, Hayalla saw red and yanked her rival’s crown off her head as audience members captured the amazing scenes on camera.Other participants looked on in horror as the wannabe Miss ripped out the tiara, threw it to the ground, pointed an accusing finger at her adversary and insulted her before storming off stage. “Toledo doesn’t deserve the crown. She bought her way to the title,” Hayalla told reporters.That’s why we love beauty pageants. Although we won’t see a Miss Brazil in next year’s Miss Universe pageant, we are happy that it will increase the chances of Miss Philippines to win her country’s third Miss Universe crown. | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/31/video-brazil-will-not-send-a-candidate-to-next-years-miss-universe-pageant-heres-why/ |
Raissa Robles Is U.P.’s Lifetime Achievement Awardee For Fake News | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 21/01/2018 0:00 | Just moments after she criticized the U.S.T. Alumni Association’s choice of Asec Mocha Uson as the 2018 Outstanding Alumnus for Government Service, blogger and gossip extraordinaire Raissa Robles received good news from her alma mater, the University of the Philippines (U.P.).The good news: the U.P. Alumni Association has named her the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Awardee for Fake News.Robles graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in English Literature, major in Imaginative Writing. She’d rather not say what year.In modern parlance, ‘Fake News.’ | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2018/01/21/raissa-robles-is-u-p-s-lifetime-achievement-awardee-for-fake-news/ |
Donald Trump: “Latinos Marco Rubio And Ted Cruz Should Be Disqualified From Running For President” | ['Pol Pinoy'] | 14/02/2016 0:00 | Donald Trump, who, for the longest time had questioned Barack Obama’s qualification to be president of the United States over the latter’s citizenship status, has found the perfect opening to protest the candidacies of his leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.During tonight’s GOP presidential debate in South Carolina, the two Cuban American candidates traded fireworks at each other. At one point, Rubio questioned Cruz’s ability to understand and speak Spanish, to which the senator for Texas replied in the Spanish language.Shortly after the debate, Trump said he was going to seek the disqualification of both Rubio and Cruz because he said neither of them, being Cuban, was eligible to run for U.S. president. “They just demonstrated their U.S. citizenship disqualification from the race by showing their Spanish language skills,” Trump said.“Only natural-born citizens can run for president,” Trump maintained, “so we cannot allow Spanish-speaking candidates to run for U.S. president.”Ted Cruz speaks Spanish after Rubio accuses him of not speaking Spanish. #GOPDebate https://t.co/TeGUpkXwwj — Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) February 14, 2016 | Adobo Chronicles | https://adobochronicles.com/2016/02/14/donald-trump-latinos-marco-rubio-and-ted-cruz-should-be-disqualified-from-running-for-president/ |
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