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Town And Country Apologizes For Glitch In Eligible Bachelors Issue
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['Pol Pinoy']
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10/6/2017 0:00
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It was supposed to be an issue like no other, featuring the most sought after eligible Filipino bachelors. But alas, it fell victim to a glitch.Town and Country magazine featured the Philippines’ most eligible bachelors that was supposed to elicit the ooh’s and aaah’s of the magazine’s followers and subscribers.It was supposed to be a Filipino version of TIME magazine’s ‘sexiest men alive.’But alas, for some unexplained reason, former President NoyNoy Aquino was included in the bachelor list. It turned off a lot of the magazine’s subscribers.Unfortunately, the magazine’s’ print edition has been released. There’s no turning back.An erratum is not going to help at this point.The magazine has apologized.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/06/10/town-and-country-apologizes-for-glitch-in-eligible-bachelors-issue/#respond
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Philippines Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Colombia Over Miss Universe Fiasco (Video)
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['Pol Pinoy']
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2/1/2016 0:00
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Since July 5, 1946, the Philippines has had a great diplomatic relationship with Colombia, with foreign embassies established by both countries locally. But it took one despicable act on the part of some Colombians for the Philippines to immediately sever its ties with the South American country.On New Year’s eve, while most people around the world were lighting up fireworks to welcome 2016, some Colombian sore losers chose to light up the Philippines’ Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, Miss Universe, and pageant host Steve Harvey. Well, not them in person, but their effigies.The group of Colombians can’t seem to get over the fact that their representative to the recent Miss Universe Pageant, despite being temporarily crowned Miss Universe, was, in reality, the first runner-up. Harvey misread the cue card and announced that Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez had won the crown only to correct himself minutes later to say that Wurtzbach was the actual winner.Filipinos are a loving, hospitable and laid-back people, but when it comes to their beauty queens, it’s a different story. Anyone or any country that humiliates or offends their Filipina pageant title holders will certainly suffer severe consequences. Yes, even the cutting of diplomatic ties.As of press time, the Colombian embassy in Quezon City was still occupied by their diplomats. They are still processing the shocking news they received from the Philippine Foreign Affairs Department.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/02/philippines-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-colombia-over-miss-universe-fiasco-video/?share=email
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Why Vice President Jojo Binay Is Quiet On The Campaign Front
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['Pol Pinoy']
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3/5/2016 0:00
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Filipino voters are wondering why there seems to be an eerie silence on the part of Vice President Jojo Binay’s camp. In contrast, his presidential rivals are not only busy traversing the country for last-minute appeals to the voters before the May 9 elections; they have also been hurling accusations against each other, ranging from hidden bank accounts to vote-buying.The Adobo Chronicles caught up with the vice president on his way to playing a round of golf at the Wack Wack Gold & Country Club in Mandaluyong.We asked him why he hasn’t been seen in public since his last campaign appearance with senatorial candidate Alma Moreno, where he was video-taped dancing on stage with the with Moreno and making fun of the actress’ breasts.Binay told us that he is done with campaigning. He is very confident that he will be elected the next president.“I take the Office of the President very seriously, and I’m spending the rest of the campaign period in seclusion, writing my inaugural speech which I want to be remembered not just in the Philippines but around the world.He volunteered to provide us with the title of his speech: “Mayroon Akong Panaginip,” which is patterned after Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.Perhaps, when the polls close on Monday, Binay will eventually wake up from his dream.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/05/03/why-vice-president-jojo-binay-is-quiet-on-the-campaign-front/#respond
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Donald Trump Calls Mitt Romney A Loser, Speaks The Truth For The Very First Time
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['Pol Pinoy']
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3/3/2016 0:00
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Mitt Romney called Donald J. Trump “a phony” and “a fraud” in a speech on Thursday in which he urged Republicans to rally around one of Mr. Trump’s presidential rivals.Reacting to the comments, Trump called Romney a loser.It was the first truthful and accurate statement ever made by Trump since he launched his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.(Romney, of course, is a loser; he lost the general election to Barack Obama in 2012.)
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/03/donald-trump-calls-mitt-romney-a-loser/
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Going around in circles
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2018-08-31 13:59:49+00:00
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People come and go. Governments rise and fall. Disasters (natural or otherwise) happen and leave their effects. In this regard, the Philippines is not much different from other societies in the world.What distinguishes us is how we react. Despite knowing some things happen cyclically, rather than improve their response, it seems Filipinos collectively would prefer to go around in circles.The cycle of rearing PinoysStarting from the family, Filipino children are reared to obey their parents unconditionally. Children are still seen by some families as property of the parents; they can do whatever they want with and to these kids, even to the point of humiliating them and eroding their dignity.Normally, kids are encouraged to be curious about their surroundings, and ask questions to get answers. But it seems that there are still quite a few among the Filipino grown-ups who don’t like entertaining questions from kids. Some of the grown-ups think that being unable to answer a question is a loss of face. Some probably think that asking questions disrupts the air of “harmony” or “bliss”. Still others may think that kids should concetrate on being children – property as defined previously.Worst of all, certain Filipino grown-ups who do unacceptable things to/in front of their children don’t own up and apologize to them. Rather, they scare the kids into saying nothing, or else the young ones face risk of physical harm.In short, certain Filipinos don’t treat children with respect for them, but rather treat them with the respect which puts children “in their place.” Anyone who’s been told, “bata ka pa, wag mo muna isipin iyan (you’re too young to think of such things)”, could attest to this.When these Filipino kids grow up, most of them may do it to their kids because it’s the only way they know. Or worse, because they feel the need for “sameness” or “retribution” towards their kids. These are the type of people who strengthen the case that Filipinos should stop having children they can’t raise properly.This manner of rearing and molding young Filipinos continues in our universities. It is obvious from the collective state of Pinoy society that students are taught what to think, and not how to think. Especially with schools run by religious orders, feeding them political dogma is but an easy, extra, small step when you’re already indoctrinating them in religious dogma.And what happens to the “leaders of the next generations”? They wil simply keep on the tradition of dogma in the Philippines – their elders will shove their beliefs down on them, the students will be discouraged from thinking, and thus become additional bricks in the wall.The cycle of reacting to unfortunate eventsA few factors come into play when talking about how Filipinos react to unfortunate/unforeseen events:1) Some view natural disasters as “tests of faith by God”2) Most Filipinos don’t plan for the future.3) If a good idea is someone else’s Filipinos will find a way to take credit for it, or discredit that idea by discrediting the people attached to it.With that, Pinoys follow a predictable cycle:1) Observe cavalier disregard for their environment.2) Get hit by calamities.3) Smile, grin, and bear it, then finally;4) Blame the government for not doing something.Filipino government officials, on the other hand, follow their own cycle:1) Disaster preparedness protocol/infrastructure are not given the proper budget.2) Legislators ignore preventive measures if there is no way to insert themselves into the picture.3) Local unit suffers avoidable damage in calamities.4) Legislators conduct hearings on why they were caught unprepared.The cycle of victimhoodNo discussion of Pinoy culture is complete without mentioning their penchant for victimhood. Filipinos, quite simply, don’t recognize personal accountability; to them, their misfortunes are usually someone else’s fault.If you failed to prosecute an opponent, they cheated.If you lost a competition, the other party cheated.When your opponent gives as good as he takes from you, your voice is being “stifled”Do Filipinos truly want to change their society, truly for the better? Then they need to improve on how they do things for the next cycle.Otherwise, Pinoys are just spinning in circles. And they keep coming back to the same thing over and over again.Photo credits to 350.org
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/08/going-around-in-circles/#comments
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ACUVUE UNVEILS NEW (E)QUALITY CONTACT LENSES
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/7/2018 0:00
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the rainbow contacts.It comes in both prescription and non-prescription versions.“Either way, our customers will absolutely love the prism vision they will get from these (e)quality lenses,” a spokesperson for Acuvue said.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/06/acuvue-unveils-new-equality-contact-lenses/
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DONALD TRUMP CAUGHT USING THE WOMEN’S BATHROOM IN LAREDO, TEXAS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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24/07/2018 0:00
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the women’s restroom.It all went without incident until he came out of the restroom to a swarm of television cameras, reporters and photographers.Asked why he chose to use the women’s bathroom instead of the men’s, Trump simply shrugged his shoulders and said, “I needed to go pee so bad I didn’t realize I entered the women’s bathroom. It was only when I noticed it had stalls but no urinals that I knew I was in the wrong bathroom, but it was too late. I really couldn’t hold it any longer!”Nothing ever embarrasses Trump, but this incident apparently did.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/24/donald-trump-caught-using-the-womens-bathroom-in-laredo-texas/?share=email
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LOOK: Kuwait-based OFW Joanna Demafelis’ body arrived at NAIA
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2018-02-16 11:16:32+08:00
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The body of the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who found dead inside the freezer of her employers arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).Joanna Demafelis body was inside the box when as she welcomed by her grieving parents and public officials.The relatives of Demafelis couldn’t stop themselves from being emotional after they finally saw the body of the brutally killed OFW.Relatives of Joanna Demafelis, grieving over what happened to the slain OFW. Photo: DZBBThe relatives of Demafelis was accompanied by Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano.WATCH: Emosyonal na sinalubong ng mga kaanak ni Joanna Demafelis ang kanyang mga labi sa NAIA; si Joanna ang Pinay na natagpuang wala nang buhay sa loob ng isang freezer sa Kuwait. | via @dzbb pic.twitter.com/cHaL7hzAu0 — GMA News (@gmanews) February 16, 2018According to Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, they’re now thinking several ways to keep the OFWs safe.They suggested that the passport of the Filipino workers should be held by the embassy and not by their employers.He believed that the OFWs were afraid to escape and seek because their important documents was being held by their abusive employers.Cayetano said that the case of Joanna Deafelis is a wake up call to the public officials, recruiters and employers association to act faster when someone needed their help.Demafelis body was found, several months after he was reported missing by their relatives.However, the relatives and friends of the victim complained that the officials who were tasked to find Joanna, failed to do their job and allegedly neglected her.Several OWWA officials who allegedly took no action over the disappearance of Demafeliz were forced to explain by Labor Secretary Silvertre Bello III.OWWA officials will face a recall order and administrative charges if their alleged neglect of duty is proven, Bello said.The case of Demafelis is one of the reasons why President Rodrigo Duterte announced a ‘total ban’ on sending Kuwait-bound OFWs.Authorities say 252,000 Filipinos work in the Gulf state, many as maids. They are among over 2 million employed in the region, whose remittances greatly contributed to the Philippine economy.Demafelis body was only discovered on February, after her employer were forced to evict the property that they rented.The latest autopsy report on the body of the Kuwait-based Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Joanna Demafelis, 29, who found dead inside a freezer revealed that she was brutally murdered.Demafelis suffered broken ribs, internal bleeding, contusion, trauma that led to her death.The employers of Demafelis, a Syrian and Lebanese national were still hiding to the Kuwaiti authorities.There’s still no announcement if President Rodrigo Duterte would visit the wake of the slain-OFW.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/look-kuwait-based-ofw-joanna-demafelis-body-arrived-naia/
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Senator Manny Pacquiao Files Bill To Roll Back Senators’ Salaries To Pre-1987
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['Pol Pinoy']
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1/6/2018 0:00
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Filipinos welcomed last night’s oil price rollback by P1 for diesel and P1.40 for gas.Now, a new set of rollback is being proposed by Senator Manny Pacquio.Pacquiao has filed a new bill proposaing a rollback in the salaries of Senators to the pre-1987 level. It was the year when the existing Philippine Constitution was enacted.However, Pacquiao noted that his proposal would only cover the 14 Senators who signed a draft resolution asking the Supreme Court to review its 8-6 decision ousting Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.In justifying his proposal, Pacquiao said that the 14 Senators seem incompetent in interpreting the Constitution, especially on the issue of the independence of the Judicial branch of government. The 14 Senators maintained that it is only Congress that could remove the Chief Justice.”Why will taxpayers fund the salaries of incompetent Senators who do not understand their role as elected legislators,” Pacquiao said.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/01/senator-manny-pacquio-files-bill-to-roll-back-senators-salaries-to-pre-1987/?share=email
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Leila De Lima’s tirade against Rodrigo Duterte could be tantamount to sedition
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2016-10-14 14:33:13+00:00
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Watching another one of Philippine Senator Leila De Lima’s press conferences where she goes hysterical and spews conspiracy theories about President Rodrigo Duterte made me realise that freedom of speech is being abused by a lot of Filipinos. Those who enjoy the privilege of venting their frustration against the President like De Lima are the same people who keep insinuating that Philippine democracy is under attack. The irony of what they are saying and doing escapes them.Indeed, there is a lot of talking in the Philippines but not enough thinking. People like De Lima certainly don’t think before talking. If they did, they wouldn’t be saying half or most of the things that comes out of their mouth. Granted, one can say that Duterte is guilty of talking too much as well, but you can’t deny that he manages to work even when he goes on a tirade against the people who annoy him. One cannot say the same about his critics, like De Lima. The senator complains about not being able to do her job as a senator anymore due to what she thinks is incessant attack against her by the Duterte government. She blames other people for her inability to prioritise her work. She spends a lot of her time talking to the media and going on speaking engagements at forums organised by schools and the Catholic Church instead of working.Frankly, mainstream media should already do a media blackout on De Lima. Her presence in the news is already starting to make some people sick. She seems to be all over the place. She has become the most photographed woman in the Philippines. Media photographers follow her every move. She seems to be enjoying the attention despite the predicament she is in. I don’t really understand why media organisations keep giving her the opportunity to talk about her “innocence”. She doesn’t even address the allegations directly. It’s hard to understand her point because she is shouting all the time. She appeals to Duterte to stop attacking her even though Duterte hasn’t spoken about her to the media for weeks. De Lima is the one who is attacking Duterte relentlessly.Hopefully, once the cases against her are already in court, she will be compelled to stop talking to avoid jeopardising them. Unless of course she is really that stubborn that she is willing to ignore one of the most basic rules in winning court cases.De Lima seems to have found an ally in the Catholic Church. They recently invited her to speak after a mass at the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) headquarters. After living what seems like a hedonistic lifestyle, De Lima has become a daughter of the Catholic Church. It must be a miracle. We can believe it if De Lima shows more humility in the coming days. But we shouldn’t hold our breaths. The Catholic Church and De Lima’s alliance seems to have been born out of both being butthurt over Duterte’s tirade against them. Duterte has spoken out against the Church a few times in the past for their hypocrisy. Now the priests have decided to make De Lima their advocate of “human rights”.De Lima is the last person who should talk about human rights because of her track record of disregarding the rights of others. She says she is a defender of the Constitution forgetting the fact that she denied former President Gloria Arroyo’s right to travel overseas and right to presumption of innocence. After that, she also ignored the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court allowing Arroyo to travel. I don’t know how she was not disbarred after that, I am guessing it was due to patronage politics, but just because she got away with breaking the law with impunity doesn’t mean the people have forgotten about it.Speaking of human rights, in her new bill the “Anti-Extrajudicial Killing of 2016” she is proposing requiring the police to issue a warning before arresting a suspect by announcing the same through a megaphone. Some are saying that her proposal just proves that she is more concerned about criminals getting away and less concerned about the safety of the police officers who could get harmed once the suspects get the chance to get armed or prepare to retaliate.De Lima’s new bill that seems to be favourable to the criminals could explain why the crime rate was high during her stint as Department of Justice Secretary. The figures show it too:》CRIME RATE up by 350% (2010 to 2014):¤ 2010 : 324,083¤ 2014 : 1,160,000De Lima should be careful about the way she attacks Duterte. She could be starting to incite sedition. She warns that Duterte wants to set up a revolutionary government that would do away with Congress. She is getting paranoid and reckless with her words. She doesn’t realise that she could scare investors and promote discord in Philippine society. With senators like her, the public may even be happy for Duterte to get rid of them. She is proving to be useless as a senator. She has accomplished nothing but promote disunity and fear in Philippine society since she became a senator. If she’s not guilty of the allegations she played a role in the illegal drug trade inside the nation’s penitentiary, the New Bilibid Prison, then she is guilty of destabilising the country. That should definitely be punishable by imprisonment.[Photo courtesy GMA News Online.]
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/10/leila-de-limas-tirade-rodrigo-duterte-tantamount-sedition/
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Wikileaks founder Jullian Assange labels the Rappler’s article about him as ‘stupidest articles’ he has ever read
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2018-02-28 06:37:04+08:00
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Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange tweeted that the conspiracy theory of media website Rappler about online bots, him and an alliance that has infiltrated the Philippines is the most ‘stupid article’ he had ever read.“This article in Rappler is literally the stupidents article I have ever read. The evidence of a Russian plot is that I tweeted a link TO RAPPLER.” Assange tweeted.This article in Rappler is literally the stupidest article I have ever read. The evidence of a Russian plot is that I tweeted a link TO RAPPLER. — Julian Assange ⌛ (@JulianAssange) February 27, 2018His response gathered thousands of tweets from the critics of the media website.A netizen even said that Rappler is not competent to write about online bots and their claims was a laughing stock in the techworld.https://twitter.com/dee_AES_256/status/968447887225991168Natashya Gutierrez, the writer of the article about Assange, said that she’s willing to get the side of the Wikileaks founder.Willing and waiting for an interview with you @JulianAssange. You can talk more about your thoughts and clarify your perspective. https://t.co/ZKcHxeYOvP — Natashya Gutierrez (@natashya_g) February 27, 2018The article of Rappler which Assange was mentioned is about the alleged online trolls hired by the Russian government to spread propaganda.They even showed a screenshot of a Twitter user who they suspected as “part of an online army of robot profiles who, armed with gasoline canisters brimming with fake news, stalk social media and fan the flames of debate as ordered by their generals”.Rappler accused Twitter user @Ivan226622 of being an online troll account handled by Russian propagandists.According to the media website, Ivan who’s active in sharing articles of media website Russia Today and Sputnik before, suddenly started to tweet about Philippine issues.The Wikileaks founder responded in the theory of Rappler about @Ivan226622 and according to him, archive.com showed that the suspected online troll was already sharing news about the Philippines since 2013.Further, https://t.co/1lXKJZ4ZCt shows that even back in 2013 @Ivan226622 looked exactly the same and was still promoting the Inquirer. https://t.co/YmRALRyYRc — Julian Assange ⌛ (@JulianAssange) February 27, 2018Rappler suspected that Assange’s tweet which questioning their statement about their ownership issues was a sign that there’s a possible Russian presence in the Philippine cyber space.The media website is referring to the tweet of the Wikileaks founder on October 12, 2017.“Is Rappler right?” Julian Assange said.The media website even suspected that Assange might influenced SEC decision to revoke their license to operate.“Three months after Assange’s tweet, on January 15, 2018 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked Rappler’s license to operate, for allegedly being owned and controlled by a foreign entity – a claim Rappler strongly denies.” Rappler said in their article.Known for leaking confidential documents from the American government, Assange was granted asylum and currently living at the Embassy of Ecuador in London.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/wikileaks-founder-jullian-assange-labels-rapplers-article-stupidest-articles-ever-read/
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MOVE OVER HOT COP OF CASTRO, HERE COMES HOT COP OF MANILA
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['Pol Pinoy']
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12/8/2017 0:00
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real cop.Police Officer 2 (PO2) Mariano Flormata, Jr., a.k.a. Neil Perez, is one of the contestants in a male beauty pageant, Misters of the Philippines 2014. The pageant will be held in Manila this September.Flormata is no newbie to the runway. His most recent assignment is with the Aviation Security Group at Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3. Get it? Runway?He is trained in bomb disposal and aircraft hijacking, so don’t try any tricks on him.We’ll stop right here and let his pictures do the talking. Oh, and yes, he does have a Facebook page. Not quite 50,000 “likes’ that the Hot Cop of Castro has. But it’s just a matter of time!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/08/12/move-over-hot-cop-of-castro-here-comes-hot-cop-of-manila/
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Ninoy is NOT a hero: Let’s rename NAIA back to “Manila International Airport”
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2016-08-24 02:27:34+00:00
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Ninoy, Salamat sa demokrasya. August 21, 1983. “Handog ng Pilipino sa mundo…”, “Magkaisa at magsama…” Yaaawn… OK, change the channel please!Now that the Filipino people have been awakened to the reality that there are better channels to watch on their TV and that the many years of fairy-land “democracy” that Ninoy’s death at the tarmac that fateful day ushered the nation into was nothing but a sham or shall we say – our worst nightmare gone haywire, it’s time to shake off the hangover, rise up to our feet, dust ourselves, and get back full-throttle in the game. Did you see that? Speeding Vietnam is already about to zoom past us.Why “Bury” the Memory of NinoyThe simple answer: Ninoy is NOT a hero. Just look at what Yellow crap Cory democracy brought dumbfounded shortchanged Filipinos:Unbridled senseless local media controlling the minds of star-struck hypnotized zombies. It has programmed all to bow to the fake Yellow Saint-Queen and her “special child” Noynoy. To keep the masses from staging an uprising, the key strategy had been to dumb them down (removing English and education/intellect-oriented programs) with senseless romance entertainment and Tito-Vic-Joey folly (“yumaman kami ng dahil sa katarantaduhan”). The reign of deep-seated pocket-lining corruption and shameless incompetence at all levels of government, all in the guise of decent politically correct bleeding-heart human-rights and rule-of-law-advocating public service. They brought Filipinos to the lowest ebbs of political taste when people became allergic to anything that had to do with intellectualism – considering it an association to dictatorship. A lost three decades of economic and technological advancement. Filipinos have basically given up an important ingredient that turns third-world ghettos into first-world super-states like Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea: discipline. Filipinos have exchanged true greatness (that of character and mind) for “liberty”, taking pride in OFW-remittance-fueled consumerism rather than core engines of intellect-driven growth such as home-grown automotive engineering, semiconductors, railways and rocket science.Toppling Down the Remaining Yellow PillarsThe Philippines is finally witnessing the demise of the Yellow political cancer and all that it stands for, as represented byNoynoy Aquino the fallen “prince” who has finally lost immunity and is now facing charges over incompetence that led to the loss of many lives (fallen SAF44), Leni Robredo whose very mandate as VP is crumbling under the weight of Bongbong’s battering-ram charges of obvious election fraud, and Leila De Lima who is now slipping into a dark den where unfed lions await her and the lover-driver, both of which are being subjected to the constant barrage of missiles from Duterte himself in fuming rampaging anti-corruption mode.Well, remember the statue of Lenin that was taken down at the fall of communism/USSR, we as a people must likewise take a symbolic step of denouncing the crap stupidity that we were all fooled into believing in.Mayor Duterte (as he still likes to be called) has just given us the magic formula: it is iron-fisted rule + incorruptibility that can fix this country and get us moving again. We have tried various experiments in the past, and even kept repeating some poisonous concoctions that we already knew would make our nation sick – such as voting in another incompetent Aquino into high office merely on the basis of emotional highs.It is high-time we demolish the reminders of incompetence: such as the idolatrous EDSA shrine and the sickening name of our premiere international gateway. It’s time to topple down the symbols of a dumb and empty ideology that had cast our nation under a long and dark spell.Regaining MIA’s Original Name: Regaining Freedom from Ninoy and Cory’s “Demon-crazy” WorldThere was a point when NLEX was supposed to be changed to “Cory Aquino Expressway”. Now let’s swing the pendulum all the way to the other end by pushing for the change of our national airport’s name back to “Manila International Airport”. We can finally all say goodbye to name that represented our shame: worst airport title and the birthplace of the laglag bala scam.It will be a new era of airport modernization with first-class amenities/comfort rooms (yung wala nang balde at tabo sa tabi), wall-to-wall carpeting for our vital tourists, a train line from the airport to the main MRT-LRT system, and excellent services without the hassles of cumbersome OEC/added-tax requirements for our OFW heroes.Tapos na ang panahon ng kabulokan na dinadala ng malas na pangalang “Ninoy Aquino International Airport”. Malaya na tayo sa kalokohang “demon-crazy”. Let’s get moving from where we left off 30 years ago, when our monument of greatness, the iconic eagle-winged edifice, was called “Manila International Airport”. Pilipinas: It’s your time to fly.Note: The airport was then renamed to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on August 17, 1987 by virtue of Republic Act No. 6639 under the late president Cory Aquino.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/08/ninoy-not-hero-lets-rename-naia-back-manila-international-airport/
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SOLVING MANILA’S TRAFFIC MESS THROUGH COLOR CODING
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/6/2017 0:00
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the colors of the rainbow.Here is how it works:Vehicles colored RED will be banned from Manila streets on MondaysVehicles colored ORANGE will be banned on TuesdaysVehicles colored YELLOW will be banned on WednesdaysVehicles colored GREEN will be banned on ThursdaysVehicles colored BLUE will be banned on FridaysVehicles colored INDIGO will be banned on SaturdaysVehicles colored VIOLET will be banned on SundaysThe ban is not imposed on national holidays‘What if a vehicle has ALL the colors of the rainbow, ‘ The Adobo Chronicles asked the MMDA. Its response: rainbow-colored vehicles will be exempt from the ban.Immediately after the announcement, Kia Philippines, the local franchise of the South Korean car manufacturer, said that beginning with its 2015 models, rainbow-colored cars will be available to its customers for a small surcharge.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/05/solving-manilas-traffic-mess-through-color-coding/#respond
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Feb 26 2016: 30th anniversary of the stupidification of the Philippines
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2016-02-10 02:02:48+00:00
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The 26th of February this year marks the 30th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA “people power” revolution. Three decades ago from this day, the “evil” regime of President Ferdinand Marcos was supposedly toppled by a popular uprising that was sparked by an army mutiny led by then General Fidel V Ramos accompanied by then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. The “revolution” that followed then came to be associated with the Aquino-Cojuangco clan who, over the next 30 years, embedded in Filipinos’ heads the notion that it was the “heroism” of the noted members of that clan — Senator Benigno Aquino Jr and his wife, the late former President Cory Aquino — that inspired that revolt.Thus started the systematic stupidification of the Philippines.This supposed stupidification of the Philippines was carried out by the Cult of Yellow that came to surround the Aquino and Cojuangco clans. Not only did they carry it on, they took that stupidification campaign to new heights and embedded the mentality deeper in the Filipino psyche than any previous regime had.Interesting, indeed, that the 30th anniversary marks the completion of that process. The crop of idiots running for the presidency in the May 2016 elections is proof of this. Filipinos’ embrace of national stupidity is such that they actually continue to pompously debate the merits and demerits of each candidate as if one has any real advantage in virtue over the other that is of any consequence to the fortunes of the Philippines over the next six years.Unfortunately for an entire generation of Filipinos, the ascent of Cory Aquino to Malacanang was the seminal milestone that introduced the idea to them that stupid and incompetent people could actually aspire to be president and actually succeed at attaining that aspiration.What is really remarkable about the 2016 elections is that all of the candidates are idiots. Compare that to 2010 when only one of the candidates was an idiot. That idiot succeeded at winning the presidency handily beating far more competent and qualified candidates. We all thought that was quite funny even as it marked the beginning of the final phase of the Philippines’ stupidification. Turns out that the laughs were premature. The 2016 election campaign has proven to be even more stupid. This time idiots are competing against fellow idiots.Amongst the crop of presidential candidates in the running, none of them is at a calibre that is worthy of comparison to the stalwarts of Philippine politics that once presumed to aspire for the presidency. This time, Malacanang suffers from a stigma of being perceived as the dunce seat where the dumbest politician of the land gets to sit.And so, we see today, none of the good ones have joined the race to occupy that office in the palace in 2016. Only the dumb, stupid, and clownish ones have joined that race. Filipinos, for their part, are cheering them on — like a bunch of jailbirds crowding around a cockroach race betting cigarettes over which bug scurries the fastest.That’s Philippine politics 30 years after the 1986 people power “revolution”. That’s the Philippines — paatras ang asenso.When will Filipinos start to get it — that they’ve been had by a Yellow movement that sold them empty promises and delivered a nation that is even more humbled than it ever has been in its history? So far there seems to be scant evidence that Filipinos have learned anything about what being a truly free and democratic society is really all about. We see it in the electoral bevaviour being showcased today and in the quality of the national “debate” surrounding these bozos clambering all over one another for a piece of the media spotlight.There are no issues at stake, no ideologies to propagate, and no visions to inspire. All Filipinos get for the taxes being wasted on this “democratic” exercise is a bit of entertainment on their TV screens to distract them from the wretchedness of their existence.And so the question is this:What specifically are we supposed to be “celebrating” on the 26th February?We hope that in the process of answering this confronting question, Filipinos will, at least, take stock of what their country has become over the last 30 years.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/02/feb-26-2016-30th-anniversary-of-the-stupidification-of-the-philippines/
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How Dumb Duterte Supporters Are Demolishing Their Own Candidate
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2016-04-21 00:32:56+00:00
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Now, before I begin, I’d like to share with you another story…And don’t worry, this isn’t based on the Bible. So, in case you’re one of those who are getting tired of my constant citing of the Good Book, here’s something else to enjoy. The following story tidbit is from the stick-figure webcomic called Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew which chronicles the travels of six main heroes who adventure across a world based on the Dungeons & Dragons RPG. Being a stick-figure comic, the art isn’t all that detailed but I suppose I’m one of those people who find merit in its other aspects such as its story and pop-culture comedy.Anyway, in one instance, Vaarsuvius (or “V” for short), the elf wizard among the six heroes is forced to strike a bargain with three evil spirits to save his (I’m only calling Vaarsuvius “he” for the sake of convenience since his actual gender is still up in the air) family. The whole deal was summed up in a large document which the three evil spirits handed to the desperate and confused Vaarsuvius who wanted to go and save his family immediately. The three evil spirits even stopped time for the elf wizard so that he would have ample time to read all the terms and conditions on the document. After all, the three evil spirits said, they wanted Vaarsuvius to willingly accept their agreement as they had no real power over a person’s free will.Vaarsuvius, despite having enough time to actually read the whole document, simply skimmed through the agreement as he was in a really big hurry to save his family. While one could not blame the elf wizard since his family’s life was at stake, one could note that he had a significant advantage since he had more than enough time to review the document cover to cover and spot anything that could prove to be trouble to him later on. He was, after all, one of the smartest and well-read members of the Order of the Stick after all. Still, it counted for nothing considering what happened next.After reading the first paragraphs of the document, Vaarsuvius saw that the three evil spirits were willing to give him unimaginable power. He also read in the agreement that the three evil spirits couldn’t take his soul in exchange for whatever power they would impart to him. Seeing that this was enough to please him, he threw aside the document, thinking that the rest of it was unimportant. What was important to him was that 1) he could gain near godlike powers and 2) the evil spirits had no claim to his soul.So off he went to save his family. Seeing that his family was being threatened by a black dragon (one of the most fearsome monsters in the D&D world), he unleashed all the power given to him by the three evil spirits. While it certainly killed the black dragon (and horrendously so, in fact), the power he unleashed was so devastating that Vaarsuvius also ended up killing a lot of innocent people.It was in the aftermath of his rampage that Vaarsuvius came to fully understand the nature of his bargain with the three evil spirits when he decided to read the document again. The vast power given to him by the evil spirits wasn’t meant to take his soul but would instead use him to take the soul of others. Vaarsuvius came to regret his actions when he realized the full consequences of not fully understanding the nature of his bargain with the evil spirits. Had he simply just read the whole document (which wasn’t all that long to start with), perhaps he could have prevented the death of so many. Indeed, it has even been speculated that had he read the document in full, he might have even gained a clue on how to defeat the black dragon threatening his family without even having to accept the terms of the evil spirits.***So okay, I’ve written a few articles that summed up my hesitation in voting for Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Indeed, I won’t be voting for him come this election because I’ve already made up my mind to vote for Miriam Defensor Santiago. However, that does not mean I am against him or his loyal supporters. As a matter of fact, had Mrs. Santiago decided not to run or pulled out of the presidential race, I’d probably be supporting Mayor Duterte myself.However, what grates on my nerves are the utterly massive number of dumb bandwagoners who simply think that Mayor Duterte will solve all the ills of the Philippines without them having to do anything. Rabid and utterly mindless, these people bark and snap at anything they think challenges Mayor Duterte’s candidacy even when they actually don’t. They attack anyone they perceive as a threat to their candidate’s victory in the presidential candidates, including it seems, their fellow Duterte supporters.Ladies and gentlemen, this is where the problem of Mayor Duterte’s candidacy lies. Instead of having supporters who willingly “support” each other and respect non-supporters who at least recognize their cause, the poor mayor is backed by a rowdy mob not at all that different from those who supported Cory Aquino in 1986 and Noynoy in 2010. People who are too lazy or dumb to even recognize their fellow Duterte supporters or even those who acknowledge their cause because they can’t even bother to read or think about what is being said about their dear leader.However, from what I can see, these people support Mayor Duterte simply because they think he will solve all the problems of the Philippines without them having to do anything. They have placed him on a pedestal and worship him as a living god just as they worshiped figures like Cory Aquino when she first came to power and Noynoy Aquino when he campaigned for the presidency in 2010. Truth be told, the recent reaction to Mayor Duterte’s “rape joke” is sign enough of their worship with some outright calling him a “demon” for his dark sense of humor while others defend him as if he is some kind of perfect man who can never make mistakes. I see few who are willing to admit that he may simply be a good leader with flaws such as a foul mouth.Indeed, I find these uncivilized supporters as more trouble than their worth as their inability to read between the lines or even just read at all makes them a dangerous and large unreliable populace. They can be very fickle and, thanks to their bandwagoning mentality, probably aren’t really as loyal as they claim to be. I kind of worry about Mayor Duterte and his more civil supporters as they may likely be attacked by the same people who outright worshiped their candidate once they fully realize that he might not be doing everything they want him to do or when they misunderstand his statements.As for those of you who might be in this crowd, here’s all I have to say: Please learn to READ and THINK from time to time! It wouldn’t hurt you to at least use some reading comprehension on occasion!
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/04/dumb-duterte-supporters-demolishing-candidate/#comments
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(VIDEO) ADOBO CHRONICLES EXCLUSIVE: PREVIEW OF PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER FIGHT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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13/03/2018 0:00
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It’s been tagged ‘The Fight Of The Century,’ considered to be of epic proportion like the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.Filipino Manny Pacquiao faces American Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on May 2, 2015.In an exclusive opportunity given only to The Adobo Chronicles, both champion boxers allowed us to film their sparring session to give their fans and boxing afficionados a preview of what to expect on May 2.Here’s the exclusive video.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/03/13/video-adobo-chronicles-exclusive-preview-of-pacquiao-mayweather-fight/#respond
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Boracay’ s Famous Sand Castle To Be Demolished
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/12/2016 0:00
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The world’s most beautiful island, as per the magazine Condé Nast, is in deep, deep trouble.Its most famous sand castle built in the middle of the long stretch of White Beach is about to come down for good, thanks to the persistence of environmentalists and advocates against illegal construction on public land.The sand castle, which bears the words, ” I love Boracay,” along with the month, day and year updated on a daily basis, is one of the island’s icons. No one who visits Boracay goes away without a selfie in front of the sand structure.This is not the first illegal construction demolished in Boracay. Years ago, government agencies demolished illegal structures of a posh resort for encroaching on a no-build zone among various other alleged violations of local and environmental laws. That resort, the West Cove, is rumored to be owned by Filipino champion boxer and now Senator Manny Pacquiao.So, while “it’s more fun in the Philippines,” you never know when the axe falls on you especially if you do not have the needed permits to build on public or zoned land.Tomorrow, December 10, a final tribute to the sand castle will be held by residents and tourists alike. There will be music, fire dancing, buffets and free San Mig light beer to all who will attend the “burial.”Unlike the remains of the late Ferdinand E. Marcos in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani, it will be impossible to exhume the sand after it is demolished. That means, there can be no protests or rallies.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/12/08/boracay-s-famous-sand-castle-to-be-demolished/?share=email
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CILANTRO WITH A SIDE OF FECES BEING SERVED IN THE U.S.?
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['Pol Pinoy']
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31/07/2018 0:00
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CNN is reporting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a ban on some cilantro imported from Mexico after an investigation to determine the cause of hundreds of reported intestinal illnesses in the United States dating back to 2012.Since that year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with state public health officials, have identified hundreds of outbreaks of Cyclosporiasis in the United States associated with fresh cilantro from the state of Puebla, Mexico, the FDA said Monday.Cyclosporiasis is an infection with the microscopic Cyclospora cayetanensis, a pathogen transmitted by feces or feces-contaminated fresh produce and water. Symptoms typically appear a week after ingestion and may include diarrhea and vomiting.This may come as a big disappointment to many Americans who only buy organic produce from their favorite supermarket. However, it seems to confirm the results of a 2014 study conducted by the University of Minnesota. That study, published in the Journal of Food Protection, concluded that the prevalence of E. coli was significantly higher in organic produce and supports the idea that organic produce is more susceptible to fecal contamination.Both the FDA and the CDC are urging cilantro-loving Americans to make sure that their burritos and chile rellenos are not being served with a side of feces. Alternatively, consumers are encouraged to grow their own cilantro in their backyard or patios.The Adobo Chronicles® apologizes to our readers who may experience vomiting or diarrhea as a result of this news item. Your safety is very important to us.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/31/cilantro-with-a-side-of-feces-being-served-in-the-u-s/
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PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO WANTS MANILA’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REINSTATED AMONG WORLD’S WORST
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/11/2017 0:00
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For the last three years, the Philippines’ Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila has been named the worst airport, a distinction that the Aquino administration prides itself about.“We like being in the world’s top ten lists,” Aquino said previously.However, in 2015, NAIA has been taken off the bottom of the list, and furthermore, from the top ten list of the world’ worst international airports.But amid the embarrassing scheme at NAIA — where bullets are planted into bags of unsuspecting airline passengers allegedly for extortion purposes — Aquino called for the Philippines to be put back as the world’ worst airport.Aquino ordered his Transportation and Tourism secretaries to work with the international body responsible in putting out the annual list to make this happen.“I want this to be my biggest legacy as I prepare to step down from the presidency in 2016,” he said.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/11/06/philippine-president-aquino-wants-manilas-international-airport-reinstated-among-worlds-worst/
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MURDER CHARGES TO BE FILED AGAINST GERMAN VOLKSWAGEN ROBOT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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2/7/2018 0:00
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In the U.S., corporations are people. In Germany, robots are people, so when they commit murder, they should be tried in court just like, well, people.A robot at one of Volkswagen’s production plants in Germany has killed a worker, the German automaker said Wednesday.The man died Monday at the plant in Baunatal, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Frankfurt, VW spokesman Heiko Hillwig said.The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate, Hillwig said.Prosecutors were preparing to bring charges against the robot who remains in custody pending bail.In solidarity with the victim, The Adobo Chronicles® has decided to auction off its company car, a Volkswagen, on eBay. We will likely replace the company car with a Tesla.Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family, and we hope that companies will return to the good old days of employing people, not robots or computers.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/02/murder-charges-to-be-filed-against-german-volkswagen-robot/
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Donald Trump Releases His Medical Record
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['Pol Pinoy']
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11/9/2016 0:00
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Now that Hillary Clinton has officially revealed the cause of her health scare during the 911 commemoration ceremonies, Donald Trump had no choice but to release his own medical record.While the Republican presidential candidate still refuses to releasse his tax returns, he has given his personal doctors the go-ahead to release a copy of his medical record to the news media.Previously, Trump released a letter from his physician stating that the 69-year-old Republican presidential candidate’s latest medical examination “showed only positive results.” However, no accompanying official medical records were made available to the news media.But following the announcement from Hillary Clinton’s doctors that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia, the Trump campaign decided it had no choice but to release their candidate’s official health records.While an examination of the records showed that Trump’s blood pressure and lab results were “astonishingly excellent,” they also showed that the candidate has an unresolved diagnosis of erratic mental behavior.Trump’s physician of 25 years, Dr. Harold Bornstein, downplayed the mental diagnosis, saying that it was most likely a result of the enormous stress that his patient has undergone as a result of his bankruptcies as well as the cancellation of his reality TV show, “The Apprentice.”Bornstein said that his patient’s mental behavior will resolve by itself in due time and that he stands by his previous statement that if elected, Trump “will be the healthiest invididual ever elected to the presidency.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/11/donald-trump-releases-his-medical-record/
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Inday Sara Duterte writes open letter to ‘stupid’ NPA: “Terrorists do not have the right to talk about social justice”
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2017-05-01 21:05:15+08:00
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Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio responded to the criticisms of National Democratic Front (NDF) against her.Restituto P. Baguer, spokesperson of the the Pambangsang Katipunan ng mga Magbubukid, Southern Mindanao Region a member of NDF called the Davao City Mayor a ‘hypocrite’ for labeling them as ‘terrorist group’ after they burned a Lorenzo-owned Lapanday Foods Corp.They even said that the reason why the Davao City Mayor condemned the terrorist act because her husband, Attorney Mans Carpio is a legal counsel of the Lapanday Foods Corp.In response, Inday Sara answered the statement released by the Pambangsang Katipunan ng mga Magbubukid.In her official statement, the Davao City Mayor denied that her husband influenced her to condemn the terrorist act committed by the terrorist group NPA.My husband and I are separate entities. In fact, we do not discuss the job that we chose to do, we just commit to sincerely work and earn money for the benefit of our children.She also revealed the real reason why she was insulted and hurt by the recent actions by the communist group. Inday Sara narrated the story of Larry, one of the victims of the terrorist act of NPA who still in coma as of writing.The Davao City mayor said that the real victims of the terrorist act committed by NPA are the one who defended by the communist group from injustice.So let me make you understand why I condemned what the New People’s Army have done. On or about 8 o’clock in the morning of April 29, 2017, I was standing in the middle of the trauma room of the Southern Philippines Medical Center praying that the civilian who was injured in the IED blast — courtesy of the terrorist NPA — will not die. Larry had no one with him so I was the one who had to read through his text messages to look for a family member. I was the one who called his wife, broke the bad news, and asked her to come and stand by her husband’s side. One of his text messages spoke of his work as a simple laborer, who sells fruits and fish. The victim was the very person that you say should be defended from injustice. So when I condemned what the NPA did, I spoke for Larry. But you did not know that, did you? You just assumed when I say personal, it is all about my life. Because that is how you are. You are selfish individuals and you think the world is all about you. As Mayor tasked with the responsibility of the safety of civilians, the injury of Larry is my injury.She also explained the she didn’t released any statement or dip her fingers when the terrorist group committed terrorist acts outside Davao City.Inday Sara also confirmed that she personally chosen Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum to become the City Director of Davao City Police office because he fought against the communist group.The incidents in the cities of Kidapawan and Tagum are of no concern of mine. The last time I checked, I am Mayor of Davao. If only you have even the slightest hint of reality, you would know that I never dip my fingers in affairs outside of my area of responsibility. You are correct on one thing though. I personally made it happen that SSupt. Alexander Tagum come in as City Director of the Davao City Police Office, because he stood his ground against you.Inday Sara labeled the act of NPA against the Lapanday Foods Corp as an ‘an action against peace, economic stability, and the security in Davao City’She also said that the people who mostly affected by the terrorist act of NPA are the poor and not the factory owners. The Davao City Mayor said that even the NPA burned one of the factories of the Lorenzos, they are still rich.We now have 130 employees without work and Larry still in a coma. And yet the Lorenzos will still have money that you and I can only dream about in this lifetime. It did not even make a dent in their bank accounts.The Davao City mayor called the communist group ‘stupid’ for doing a terrorist act in her peaceful city.She also dared the terrorist group to show their faces and talk about social justice.Terrorists and fake organizations do not have the right to talk about social justice. Show me your faces and then maybe I will listen to your rant about social justice.In the last part of her statement, Inday Sara even noticed that the terrorist group ‘cannot even spell the world ‘Pambansang’ correctly’ and called them ‘bumbling idiots’
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/inday-sara-duterte-writes-open-letter-npa-terrorists-not-right-talk-social-justice/
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ADOBO CHRONICLES CONFIRMS: JUSTIN BIEBER ARRESTED IN MIAMI BEACH
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['Pol Pinoy']
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23/01/2017 0:00
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TMZ is reporting that teenage idol Justin Bieber was arrested and booked last night in Miami Beach.The Adobo Chronicles can now independently confirm that Bieber was indeed arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in his yellow lamborghini.In addition, the troubled celebrity was charged with resisting arrest, driving on an expired license and driving in drag. Eyewitnesses say they saw Bieber being led into a Miami Beach jail in a bright pink dress.This is not Bieber’s first encounter with law enforcement. See The Adobo Chronicles’ previous story.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/01/23/adobo-chronicles-confirms-justin-bieber-arrested-in-miami-beach/
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Leni Deserves To Be Happy
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/4/2017 0:00
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Leni deserves to be happy.So what if she is seeing someone? She’s a widow.Who cares if she is seeing a married man as rumored? Who are we to judge?Let her live her life in private. Let her step down from public office. I think some people are calling that Palit-Bise.Leni deserves to be happy 😊 . Don’t we all ?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/04/05/leni-deserves-to-be-happy/#respond
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HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR CAMERON CROWE APOLOGIZES, ANNOUNCES SEQUEL TO ‘ALOHA’
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['Pol Pinoy']
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3/6/2018 0:00
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“Thank you so much for all the impassioned comments regarding the casting of the wonderful Emma Stone in the part of Allison Ng. I have heard your words and your disappointment, and I offer you a heart-felt apology to all who felt this was an odd or misguided casting choice.”With those words, ‘Aloha’ director Cameron Crowe appealed to everyone to move on from their disappointment that the Ng character in his film wasn’t played by an Asian American actress.To prove that his apology was sincere, Cameron announced that a sequel to ‘Aloha’ will start filming in Hawaii next month. It will be titled ‘Kilauea.’ The story of the sequel picks up from where ‘Aloha’ left off.Brian Gilcrest (Bradley Cooper) and Allison Ng (Stone) get married and spend their honeymoon in Hawaii’s Big Island. On the second day of their honeymoon, a major eruption of Kilauea volcano happens, burying the entire resort in which the newly-weds were staying. Only three people in the resort manage to survive the extreme lava flow and fires that ensue: Gilcrest, Ng and Aloha Yamamoto, a half-Japanese and half-Hawaiian who was in Kilauea taking a short vacation from her job as a paramedic in Honolulu.The events that follow lead to a complicated romantic triage among the film’s main characters.Cameron expressed confidence that none of the casting controversy in ‘Aloha’ will haunt ‘Kilauea.’The role of Yamamoto will be played by Korean American film and television actress Sandra Oh.All’s well that ends well.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/06/03/hollywood-director-cameron-crowe-apologizes-announces-sequel-to-aloha/#respond
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NAIA’S LAGLAG BALA ERADICATED, THANKS TO MAYOR DUTERTE!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/11/2017 0:00
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To the relief of the Aquino administration and the weary traveling public, the extortion scheme known as laglag bala has finally been put to rest, thanks to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.The scheme involves the ‘planting’ of bullets into the bags of airline passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) allegedly by airport personnel for the purpose of extorting money.Passengers have resorted to wrapping their bags in plastic to prevent being victimized by the schemers. The plastic wrapping has not solved the problem.The tough-talking Duterte who many still hope would run for president, is known for his extra judicial ways of dealing with criminals and other bad elements in his city.Once, Duterte forced a man who violated the no-smoking ordinance in his hometown to swallow his cigarette butt to avoid being put in jail.Reacting to the laglag bala scheme, Duterte said that if he were president, he would force the schemers to swallow the bullets.Duterte’s statement gave many passengers a brilliant idea. Instead of wrapping their bags with plastic, they have been taping a photo of Duterte to their bags, with his warning against the bullet schemers (see photo).Now, every NAIA passenger is doing the same and boy, did the laglag bala scheme suddenly disappear.Thanks Mayor Duterte!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/11/06/naias-laglag-bala-eradicated-thanks-to-mayor-duterte/
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Philippines’ Commission On Elections Bars Broadcaster Korina Sanchez From Being First Lady
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/3/2016 0:00
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The Commission on Elections (COMELEC), sitting en banc, has disqualified broadcaster Korina Sanchez from becoming First Lady. Sanchez, wife of presidential candidate and former Interior Secretaryi Mar Roxas, was found guilty of vote-buying and violation of election campaign rules.Sanchez joined officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) on stage during the distribution of some P611-million worth of agriculture funds and equipment in Tagum City on Saturday, according to the Inquirer. Sanchez also joined similar DA events in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato and Mexico, Pampanga.Sanchez was found guilty on two counts:1. Vote-buying with funds that belonged to the national government, and2. Using government funds and resources to campaign for her husband.Because Roxas was not present during said events, the COMELEC could not technically charge him for violation of election laws. However, the electoral body said that it is within its prerogative to disqualify Sanchez from becoming First Lady should Roxas win the presidential elections in May.With the COMELEC ruling (assunming Roxas becomes president), this will be the second time in a row that there will be no First Lady in Malacañang, the presidential palace. Sanchez will have to live in their private residence. (President Aquino, a bachelor, didn’t have a First Lady to house in Malacañang.)
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/05/philippines-commission-on-elections-bars-broadcaster-korina-sanchez-from-being-first-lady/?share=email
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The plight of Manny Pacquiao proves that Philippine political chatter lacks integrity
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-07-03 05:52:33+00:00
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Philippine political discourse is too noisy. This seems to be the reason why confusion and lack of perspective reigns amongst the Philippines’ chattering classes. Hardly anything gets clarified, no problems get framed properly and, as a result, all the wrong arguments win. There is a concept in communications engineering called signal-to-noise ratio. In the age of digital communications (where signals are crystal clear), the Philippine National “Debate” is like those old eight-track magnetic tape cartridges where analog signals are stored. As magnetic tape ages, the sound stored in it loses its crispness and becomes increasingly muffled. Its signal degrades to noise which is that hissing sound that grows louder with time in tape recordings.The thing with analog recording (as what magnetic tape does) is that amplifying the signal merely amplifies the noise along with it. This is because every individual analog recording is unique to its physical recording medium. Take, the Stones’ song “Satisfaction”. Every individual vinyl record and tape recording of “Satisfaction” is a unique pattern — basically the sound of the instruments and Mick Jagger’s voice along with the randomly added — and lost — sounds resulting from the inevitable random accumulation of scratches and irregularities in the vinyl grooves into which they are etched or the effects of small changes in the magnetic properties of ferrite particles embedded in the plastic tape where it is stored. In analog recordings, once the original signal degrades as a result of changes in the physical properties of its medium, there is no way to recover that loss.In digital recording, the signal is stored in the form of discrete data points — on and off states or “bits” that then gets fed into a computer, say a CD or DVD player, to decode and turn into sound. Rather than detected directly off physical recording media, the signals is generated algorithmically from recorded data that is streamed into the device. As such, digital recordings of “Satisfaction” stored in any individual medium (such as a CD or DVD) are perfectly identical to one another. The signal’s integrity is perfectly preserved.This is why the political discourse in the Philippines — which behaves like an analog magnetic tape recording — lacks integrity. The message is dependent on the properties of its storage and transmission medium. For example, how one responds to messages about Manny Pacquiao depends on who or what is transmitting that message. The audience responds differently depending on whether the messenger is Jim Paredes, Senator JV Ejercito, Rappler, or even us humble writers at Get Real Post. Never mind that the underlying principles relevant to the message are identical. To the average participant in the political “debate”, the message is the messenger and the messenger is the message.The integrity of political messages in the Philippines routinely gets muddled in the morass of personalities that repeat and transmit it. This is because Filipinos, as an audience, fail to anchor their efforts to comprehend and evaluate these messages on a stable platform of principles. Instead of using those principles as stable context to evaluate messages, Filipinos depend on the messengers’ theatrics and, as a result, get their comprehension faculties inundated with noise.In the the Pacquiao example, there is a small handful of encompassing first principles that feed into any discussion about him. In fact, not only are they just principles, some can even stand as factual on their own merit:(1) Pacquiao is a a popular boxer.(2) Congress is where laws are crafted.(3) Voters elected Pacquiao to Congress because they idolise him as a boxer.(4) Pacquiao’s current performance as a legislator is substandard.Think of every discussion about Manny Pacquiao in the context of his involvement in Philippine politics and they will all be reducible to the above four items. This is true regardless of who is discussing or what their agenda is. These principles remain stable and relevant regardless.This is a simple but powerful example of how noise which, needless to say, is an unnecessary waste product of messaging and signal transmission processes can seriously degrade the quality of the debate. In this example, the principles are stable and indisputable. Viewed in this light, the “Manny Pacquiao issue” is, by all intents and purposes, an absolute non-issue. And yet, the Pacquiao topic utterly dominates the chatter today. That’s just a whole lotta noise. To restore integrity to the debate, one only needs to refer back to these first principles to get a bit of clarity.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/07/the-plight-of-manny-pacquiao-proves-that-philippine-political-chatter-lacks-integrity/
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Is the Sept 11 rally to support President Duterte and Bato is real?
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2016-08-24 08:01:50+08:00
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There’s a circulating posts on social media that President Duterte and PNP Chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa supporters are organizing an event to show their support to the current administration.But some legit supporters of President Duterte like Mocha Uson questioned the legitimacy of the organized event.The said event is not organised by the MRRD-NECC, the official group for supporters of President Duterte.The date of the said event is also the same to the birthdate of the late Ferdinand Marcos so some people at suspecting that the organized event came from the followers of the late strongman.There are also some news that the enemies of President Duterte organised the event to mislead the people.The legit PRO-Duterte group also warned the people to avoid going in that event without knowing who are the organizers of that event.“For security reasons, we are discouraging you from attending that event because we don’t know who is the organizer of that event” A member of a legit group of Duterte supporters said to our source.We are also contacting, the avance manager of President Duterte during the campaign and the social media manager of Pres. Duterte Mr. Pompee La Vina.The supporters of President Duterte are also calling the organizer of the Sept. 11 event to clarify all the rumours that circulating on the internet.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/sept-11-rally-support-president-duterte-bato-real/
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WATCH: Erwin Tulfo fires back, challenges Trillanes for a fist fight
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2017-04-07 16:49:08+08:00
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“Sasapatusin kita dyan eh… Ang sarap mong sampalin yung bunganga mo!” said TV 5 broadcaster Erwin Tulfo in his radio program today. This is after he learned that Senator Antonio Trillanes asked an apology from the broadcaster.Tulfo has been defending President Rody Duterte from the senator’s actions against the President. The veteran broadcaster challenged Trillanes for a fist fight.CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:“Kahit saan gusto mo. Hindi ako natatakot sayo. Ang sarap sapatusin” said Tulfo.Any thought on this? Leave your comments below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/watch-erwin-tulfo-fires-back-challenges-trillanes-fist-fight/
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NEWEST PHILIPPINES’ TOURISM CAMPAIGN FEATURES IMELDA MARCOS AND SURVIVING BEATLES
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['Pol Pinoy']
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25/04/2018 0:00
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‘Give Peace A Chance.’ That’s the theme of the newest campaign by the Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) to promote tourism to this peace-loving nation of 100 Million people.The campaign will be officially launched on July 4 this year with a grand ‘reunion’ among former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos and the surviving Beatles Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. The launch date happens to mark the 49th anniversary of the Beatles’ first and only visit to the Philippines.Forty-nine years ago, the Beatles arrived in Manila for two sold-our concerts, considered the Liverpool band’s most attended live performance ever.But the euphoria that met Paul, John, George and Ringo immediately turned sour when the quartet failed to show up at a reception arranged by Marcos at Malacañang, the presidential palace. Marcos complained that she was stood up, but the Beatles have always maintained that no one ever told them about the scheduled visit. The media and the Filipinos rallied behind Marcos, resulting in an ugly send-off for the Beatles who vowed never to return to the country.The DOT campaign hopes to inspire people around the world to visit the Philippines this year as the Aquino government continues to negotiate with Muslim separatists for peace and unity.The historic July 4th meeting between Imelda and the surviving Beatles will be held during a musical concert at the Philippine Arena, considered to be the world’s largest indoor arena. It is owned by Iglesia Ni Kristo (Church of Christ), the second largest religious denomination in the Philippines, next to the Catholic Church.‘Give Peace A Chance’ happens to be a song composed by another Beatle, John Lennon. It has been, and continues to be, a favorite theme song for peace movements all over the world.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/25/newest-philippines-tourism-campaign-features-imelda-marcos-and-surviving-beatles00/
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BREAKING NEWS: REPUBLICANS UNVEIL COUNTER IMMIGRATION PLAN: AMNESTY FOR ALL
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['Pol Pinoy']
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19/11/2017 0:00
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mostly parents of children born in the U.S.The GOP said that Obama’s plan does not go far enough and will not even create a dent in the national effort to deal with the nagging problem of undocumented immigrants in the country.Realizing that the immigrant community, notably Latinos and Asians, have emerged as a powerful voting block that could decide the outcome of the 2016 presidential elections, the GOP said it is now proposing to grant full, unconditional amnesty to all of the estimated 12 Million undocumented immigrants currently in the country.Political experts say that the Republican “turnaround” on the sticky issue of amnesty reflects the GOP’s desperation in wanting to regain the White House in 2016.What the Repulicans don’t know is that it takes 5 years after undocumented immigrants become legal permanent residents of the U.S. before they can apply for U.S. Citizenship and be able to vote. That’s not enough time before the 2016 presidential elections.A counter plan gone bust.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/11/19/breaking-news-republicans-unveil-counter-immigration-plan-amnesty-for-all/?share=email
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Answer A Miss Universe Question And Win A Prize!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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29/01/2017 0:00
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Well, the Miss Universe Pageant is over, but questions asked during the final night linger in the minds of netizens. Especially the question asked of Miss Philippines, Maxine Medina.So as a form of therapy for many Filipino Miss Universe fans who were disappointed that the Philippines did not score a back to back win, The Adobo Chronicles is launching a contest among its readers.It’s simple. All you have to do is answer the same question asked of Miss Philippines: “What is the most significant change you’ve seen in the world in the last 10 years?”Answer the question in the comments section.We will choose the best answer and award the winner with a P1,000 prize plus a signed copy of the book version of The Adobo Chronicles. Contest is open only to readers in the Philippines. (Readers abroad won’t have much use for pesos, plus it will cost us a lot of money to mail a copy of the book overseas.)What are you waiting for?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/01/29/answer-a-miss-universe-question-and-win-a-prize/?share=email
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Congresswoman Roman Proposes Amendment to National ID Bill
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['Pol Pinoy']
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27/05/2018 0:00
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The National ID Law is headed for approval in Congress, but the fight is not yet over.Congresswoman Geraldine Roman (1st District, Bataan), the first openly transgender woman elected to the Philippine Congress, has introduced an amendment to the Bill that would mandate the inclusion of sexual orientation on the the ID.Speaking to The Adobo Chronicles, Roman said, “If we’re going to have a national ID, it should contain all the pertinent information about the individual, and that includes sexual orientation, para wala nang tanong tanong. (No questions asked.)We happen to agree with Roman.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/27/congresswoman-roman-proposes-amendment-to-national-id-bill/#respond
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PHILIPPINES’ ENTRY TO OSCAR BEST ORIGINAL SONG CATEGORY REVEALED
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['Pol Pinoy']
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13/06/2017 0:00
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Filipino American music composer Robert Lopez may have started a possible winning streak for Filipinos in the much-coveted Oscar Award for Best Song, after winning in this year’s Academy Awards with his composition, ‘Let It Go,’ from the Disney movie Frozen.The Philippines has yet to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, much less a nomination, but already, it has set its sight for the Best Original Song category, by submitting its official entry to the 2015 Oscars.Although the song entry is not necessarily from a full-length film feature, the Philippines is hoping the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bend its rules and consider a nomination for the Philippines’ extraordinary entry.The song submission was composed by movie actor and Philippine Senator Bong Revilla, Jr., titled, “Salamat, Kaibigan” (Thank you, friend). Revilla unveiled his composition during his privilege speech before the Philippine Senate, during which he proclaimed his innocence from charges of plunder in connection with the 10 Billion peso pork barrel scandal. He himself sang and recorded the song. He dedicated the song to all his supporters, believers and fans who continue to be on his side through thick and thin.Revilla, along with other senators and congressmen, was among those indicted by the Philippine Ombudsman investigating the scam of siphoning taxpayer money into the pockets of politicians and businessmen. His arrest and detention may come any minute now.Here is an exclusive video of the nominated song:
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/13/philippines-entry-to-oscar-best-song-category-revealed/?share=email
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“Sleepless” Digong still busy comforting the relatives of the victims of Davao Night Market Blast
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2016-09-03 15:09:11+08:00
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“Where’s Digong now?”Andito, walang tulog pumunta ng Angel Funeral homes, kinakausap ang mga pamilya ng mga biktima.“Sleepless” Digong is still busy taking care the relatives of the victims who died in Davao Night Market Explosion.His supporters suggested that President Duterte must take a rest for a while, but Digong refused until he accommodate all the families and the victims of the explosion.Netizens became emotional after seeing the President pushing himself to his limit just to comfort all the victims and their families.The President promised to help the victims and their families and he ordered the authorities to set checkpoints to ensure that no second bombing will happen.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/sleepless-digong-still-busy-accommodating-victims-davao-night-blast/
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‘LODI’ Group Of Artists, Writers, Journalists and Media Workers Accused Of Plagiarism
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['Pol Pinoy']
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11/12/2017 0:00
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Citing threats to freedom of expression and the “disinformation campaigns” waged by forces funded by taxpayer money, a group of artists, writers, journalists and media workers has served notice to the Duterte administration of their plan to be a “Lodi.”This six-member group is tagging itself as an alliance that is expected to scrutinize or fact-check pronouncements from Mr. Duterte, his aides or his supporters who command an online following.LODI stands for “Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity.” Members include Joel Lamangan, Sari Dalena, Inday Espina Varona, Tonyo Cruz, Bonifacio Ilagan and Juana Change.Today, however, LODI faces a backlash — and a class-action lawsuit — from Filipino netizens who originally came up with the term “lodi.”Unless you’ve been hibernating, you know that “lodi” in social media parlance means ‘idol’ (spelled backwards).The lawsuit charges that the group of artists and media personalities committed an act of plagiarism when they chose to name their group LODI.One netizen commented that the group capitalized on the term so that they would look ‘young and cool’ contrary to their more senior persona. “By filing this class-action lawsuit, we hope to take back the word ‘lodi’ from these opportunists,” he said.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/12/11/lodi-group-of-artists-writers-journalists-and-media-workers-accused-of-plagiarism/#respond
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PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO CAUSES TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE IN SAN FRANCISCO’S HAIGHT-ASHBURY
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['Pol Pinoy']
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25/09/2017 0:00
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Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino, on his last U.S. stop before returning to Manila after attending the U.N. Summit on Climate Change, decided he wanted a hamburger. Not a Jollibee burger. A McDonald’s burger.He chose the McDonald’s store in San Francisco’s famous Haight-Ashbury district, home to beads, bangles, psychedelic t-shirts, flower power and weed.Because he is a head of state, the San Francisco Police Department provided a whole battalion of motorcycle cops to escort Aquino as he and his entourage navigated the narrow streets of the Haight. Streets and alleys surrounding McDonald’s were blocked causing a nightmarish traffic jam and lots of frayed nerves among motorists.The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Aquino as he went into the nearby Amoeba bookstore to browse some jazz CDs. Informed about the traffic mess he had created, Aquino dismissed the criticism, saying that much worse traffic is a daily occurrence in his country, especially in Metro Manila. “San Franciscans should just shut the f**k up when they experience a little standstill in the streets,” he said.Asked why he chose to eat at McDonald’s instead of the Filipino fast food joint Jollibee, Aquino said he already eats Jollibee chicken joy and sweet spaghetti every day in Manila. “I wanted to try an authentic American burger.” When told there are McDonald’s stores in the Philippines, Aquino said, “Really? I had no clue!”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/25/philippine-president-aquino-causes-traffic-nightmare-in-san-franciscos-haight-ashbury/?share=email
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In Support Of Moms Breastfeeding In Public, Hooters Will Go Topless
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['Pol Pinoy']
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31/03/2016 0:00
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Forty-seven states, DC and the Virgin Islands have laws that specifically allow moms to breastfeed in any public or private location. Two of the remaining states — South Dakota and Virginia — exempt breastfeeding moms from public indecency or nudity laws, and Idaho is the only state that has yet to pass any similar laws.Despite these laws, we often hear about stories of moms who are given a hard time for breastfeeding in public, often asked to cover up or leave restaurants, malls, even churches because they’re nursing.In support of moms breastfeeding in public, the American restaurant chain Hooters has announced that it will go ‘topless.’Hooters, Inc. is the trade name of two privately held American restaurant chains: Hooters of America, Incorporated, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Hooters, Incorporated, based in Clearwater, Florida. The Hooters name is a double entendre referring to both its owl logo, a bird known for its “hooting” calls, and an American slang term for human breasts popularized by comedian Steve Martin on the hit comedy series Saturday Night Live.Hooters is a restaurant whose wait staff are primarily attractive young women, usually referred to simply as “Hooter Girls”, whose revealing outfits and sex appeal are played up and are a primary component of the company’s image.Beginning August 1, which happens to be the start of breastfeeding awareness month in the U.S., Hooters’ wait staff will go completely topless. Consequently, all 460 plus Hooters locations and franchises will be off limits to customers who are under 21 years old.“Breastfeeding is not only a healthy practice with tremendous nutritional benefits to babies; it’s also nothing to be ashamed about or ridiculed in private or in public,” a statement from the Hooters Atlanta headquarters said.Moms interviewed by The Adobo Chronicles expressed overwhelming approval for the Hooters move.As for the dads? One reaction from a 48-year-old father of three kids, including a 6-month-old baby: “I can’t wait!”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/31/in-support-of-moms-breastfeeding-in-public-hooters-will-go-topless/?share=email
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LOOK: List of Supreme Court Justices voted who voted to oust Sereno
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2018-05-11 13:56:18+08:00
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Marie Lourdes Sereno has been ousted from her post today after the majority of the Supreme Court Justices voted in favor of the quo warranto plea against her.In a historic vote of 8-6 a Chief Justice has been ousted for the first time because of non-compliance with the requirement of the Judicial and Bar Council.“Sereno is found disqualified from and is herby adjudged guilty of unlawfully holding and exercising the office of the Chief Justice.” the decision said.She was set to face the senate for an impeachment, but because she was already ousted from her post, the senate might cancel the investigation against Sereno.This is the list of the Supreme Court Justices voted during the historic day:IN FAVOR:Teresita Leonardo-De CastroDiosdado PeraltaLucas BersaminFrancis JardelezaSamuel MartiresNoel TijamAndres Reyes JrAlexander GesmundoAGAINST:Antonio CarpioPresbitero VelascoPerlas BernabeMariano Del CastilloMarvic LeonenBenjamin CaguioaMeanwhile, after being ousted, Sereno told her supporters that only two people voted against her, because the remaining 6 justices should inhibited themselves from voting in the first place because of being “biased”.“kung tutuusin, panalo tayo. Ngunit ayaw mag-inhibit ang dapat mag-inhibit, ganyan ang nangyari,” Sereno said.Last month, Sereno asked the Supreme Court to inhibit five justices, Teresita Leonardo-de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Francis Jardeleza and Noel Tijam from voting on the quo warranto petition against her.However, SC denied to request of Sereno.Several politicians from the opposition also expressed their dismay over the decision of the Supreme Court, pointing out that the ouster of Sereno will mark the end of democracy.Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the right way to remove Sereno from her position is via impeachment.“The Constitution is clear. The best way to hold accountable and remove impeachable high-ranking government officials is through the process of impeachment in which the Senate is convened as an impeachment court,” Hontivero said.Meanwhile, Solicitor General Jose Calida welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court to oust Sereno.“The Supreme Court Decision ousting Maria Lourdes Sereno augurs well for the country as it preserves the stability and integrity of the Judiciary.” Calida said.“This decision is the epitome of its exercise of judicial independence.” he added.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/supreme-court-justices-voted-yes-lourdes-sereno/
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Breaking: China will not honor any tribunal ruling.
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2016-07-12 18:48:32+08:00
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China won’t honor tribunal’s ruling including the South China Sea arbitration case initiated by the Aquino administration.According to Hong Lei, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson of China, the case that initiated by the Aquino administration was null and void from the very beginning.They believe that a friendly negotiation between China and the Philippines may end the South China Sea dispute.Recently, United Nation said that the China’s “Nine-dash line” is invalid and the Philippines has the right to use the natural resources of the West Philippine Sea.“The Tribunal concluded that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the ‘nine-dash line,” the statement released to the media said.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/china-will-not-honor-tribunal-ruling/
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PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CURSES POPE FRANCIS, IS EXCOMMUNICATED
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['Pol Pinoy']
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30/11/2017 0:00
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If you just have had it with U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump with his antics and hate speech, take comfort in the fact that the Philippines has it worse in Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte who is running in next year’s presidential elections.The tough-talking mayor, known for his extra-judicial style of management, is finally showing his true colors, and more.In a single speech, Duterte admitted being a womanizer, having two wives and two girl friends, while taking a stab at Pope Francis, whom he cursed while talking about Manila’s nightmarish traffic.Duterte narrated his experience having to sit in traffic for five hours during the Pope’s visit to the Philippines earlier this year. Roads were closed to motorists and public transportation to make way for Francis’ motorcade.Because we are a family-oriented site, we can’t print what Duterte said about the Pope, but we are including a video tape of his speech, courtesy of ABS-CBN News. If you don’t understand Tagalog, find someone who can for a translation.Upon learning of the incident, Rome issued an excommunication order against Duterte who is Catholic just like three-quarters of the Filipino population.It remains to be seen whether the popular presidential candidate will lose the Catholic vote come elections.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/11/30/philippine-presidential-candidate-curses-pope-francis-is-excommunicated/#respond
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Our PRIDE Month Special Issue!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/6/2017 0:00
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Congratulations to the newly-weds!Same-gender marriage is not yet allowed in the Philippines, so these two Filipino lawmakers flew to The Netherlands where it is legal.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/06/06/our-pride-month-special-issue/
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Vatican To Investigate Miracle Attributed To Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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14/06/2018 0:00
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Miracles are usually attributed to dead holy men and women awaiting to be canonized as saints by the Roman Catholic Church. But The Vatican is now investigating a miracle that is being attributed to Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo who is very much alive.It all happened on June 12, 2018, during ceremonies commemorating the Philippines’ 120th anniversary of its Independence from Spain.Garbed in an off-shoulder dress, Robredo — disregarding conventional protocol — executed a salute to the Philippine flag. Lo and behold, snow suddenly poured from the sky, drenching her and others in attendance. It was quite a relief from the hot and humid weather that Manila was experiencing just days before.It doesn’t snow in the Philippines. In fact it only has two seasons, the wet and dry seasons.The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) reported the incident to The Vatican which is now investigating the supernatural occurrence.Will Robredo be the new “living saint” now that Mother Theresa has moved on to the next world?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/14/vatican-to-investigate-miracle-attributed-to-philippine-vice-president-leni-robredo/#comments
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Donald Trump Wants All Members Of The Supreme Court Impeached
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['Pol Pinoy']
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20/06/2016 0:00
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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said today that the U.S. Supreme Court should be abolished because of its dismal record in protecting the rights of American citizens.Trump issued the statement after SCOTUS refused to take up the challenge to existing laws in New York and Connecticut banning assault weapons similar to those used in mass shootings across the country, including the recent killing of 49 people at an Orlando gay bar.The GOP candidate has always maintained that law-abiding people should be allowed to own the firearm of their choice including assault weapons, military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. “The government has no business dictating what types of firearms good, honest people are allowed to own,” he says on his Internet campaign page.“If I become president, I will make sure that all the members of the Supreme Court be impeached so that I can nominate justices who will help America become great again,” Trump said.In the entire history of the United States, the only Supreme Court justice to be impeached was Associate Justice Samuel Chase in 1805. The House of Representatives passed Articles of Impeachment against him; however, he was acquitted by the Senate.Trump assured the National Rifle Association (NRA) and his supporters that he has the number of votes in Congress to impeach the Supremes.“The NRA loves me and the conservative members of Congress love me, and I love them,” Trump added. ” We will work together to ensure that we uphold the rights of citizens to bear arms.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/06/20/donald-trump-wants-all-members-of-the-supreme-court-impeached/#respond
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PHILIPPINES BANS SLEEPING UNDER COCONUT TREES
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['Pol Pinoy']
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10/8/2017 0:00
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President NoyNoy Aquino signed an executive order today making it illegal for Filipinos and tourists to sleep under coconut trees. It is a favorite pastime especially during the dry summer months.The new law is expected to impact millions who live or vacation in coastal areas in this country of more than 7,000 islands.Executive order 7011 was issued in response to a recently-released study by Greenpeace Philippines which found that there are ten times more people who die each year from falling coconuts than from shark attacks. The study was released in time for shark week which began Sunday.Violation of the the new law carries a fine of 1,000 pesos for the first offense and 5 days in jail for each subsequent offense.Non-Filipino tourists will be immediately deported with the first violation.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/08/10/philippines-bans-sleeping-under-coconut-trees/
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‘Delilah’ To Premiere On Congressional TV Next Week
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['Pol Pinoy']
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17/09/2016 0:00
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It is being described as more entertaining, more explosive and more thrilling than the ‘Matobato’ series which made its debut on Senate TV last week.‘Delilah,’ based on the true story of Philippine Senator Leila De Lima will premiere on Congressional TV next week.While ‘Matobato’ tackled the issue of alleged extra-judicial killings under the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, ‘Delilah’ will focus on the alleged meaty and juicy role of De Lima in the proliferation of drugs not only inside the New Bilibid Prison but also throughout the country when she was Secretary of the Department of Justice under the Aquino administration.Aside from De Lima, the cast of characters includes recording artist Herbert Colangco, convicted drug dealer who has produced hit music videos from inside his prison cell.The Adobo Chronicles just learned that Colangco will sing the theme song of the news series — a rock version cover of “My, My, My Delilah.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/17/delilah-to-premiere-on-congressional-tv-next-week/
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Donald Trump Now Wants To Build Border Wall Between U.S. And Canada
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['Pol Pinoy']
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29/06/2016 0:00
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Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that beginning December 1, 2016, Canada will lift its visa requirements for Mexicans visiting the North American country.The historic announcement was made a joint press conference held in Ottawa by Trudeau and visiting Mexican President Jose Peña Nieto.Trudeau’s announcement caught Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump by surprise. Trump has campaigned on the promise to build a great wall in the southern border with Mexico as a way to prevent illegal Mexican immigration to the U.S.Now, Trump has added to his campaign promise that he will also build a border wall between U.S. and Canada in order to prevent Mexicans visiting Canada from crossing into the United States.While Trump has said that he will ask the Mexican government to pay for building the southern border wall, he now says the he will ask the Canadian government to pay for the northern border wall.Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Trump will have to revise his presidential campaign rhetoric to include building a wall not just between U.S. and Mexico but also between U.S. and Canada.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/06/29/donald-trump-now-wants-to-build-border-wall-between-u-s-and-canada/
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Filipino Americans Flood Miss Universe Apartment With New, Expensive Cookware
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/1/2016 0:00
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The Miss Universe Organization gave Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines a $300,000 crown adorned with expensive gems, but it apparently can’t afford to loan the new Miss Universe a clean, decent cooking pot.A photo posted on the Miss Universe social media site showing Wurtzbach, a culinary graduate, preparing a Filipino home-cooked meal using an old, dirty and rusty iron cooking pot immediately went viral.The humble Filipina beauty didn’t seem to be bothered or complaining. But Filipino Americans across the continental U.S. had a different take. They were enraged that their beauty queen was not being treated in a royal manner.In just hours after the photo went viral, hundreds of packages arrived by Federal Express and UPS at the Manhattan apartment of the new Miss Universe. The packages contained new, expensive, and designer cookware for Wurtzbach to use.“I am overwhelmed and feeling so loved,” Wurtzbach said, but I can’t really use every single cookware gift that I received. I’ll most likely donate most of them to charity.”Gracious as usual, this new Miss Universe. Worthy of the crown. Worthy of all the love and admiration.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/08/filipino-americans-flood-miss-universe-apartment-with-new-expensive-cookware/
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The Yellowtards’ obsession with manufactured popularity
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2018-04-06 05:23:08+00:00
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Perhaps supporters of the Liberal Party (LP, also known as the Yellowtards) know, deep down inside, why their presidential candidate really lost in the 2016 elections. Or not. The point is, instead of taking stock of their candidates’ and their own shortcomings, they have repeatedly, and constantly, sought to externalize the loss, i.e., blame it on external factors.Among the excuses they’ve drummed up:a) Those who supported the victor Rodrigo Duterte were gullible, stupid idiots.b) Facebook was gamed, and did not live up to its role in stopping the spread of “fake news”;and, the most recent;c) A rebranding of Duterte, with the help of a political consulting firm, helped him win.None of these excuses, of course, has really helped the Yellowtards gain more sympathy from their non-allies. Rather, these have helped in cementing the perception that, not only are they sore losers, but that they will continue to be condescending, and out of touch with, the common tao.Of particular interest is the most recent one. It alleges that Rodrigo Duterte needed a political consultancy firm to help him adopt a “strongman” image – one that is supposedly different from his “real” kind and honorable persona.A sampling on social media of Duterte’s constituents in Davao – those who have dealt with him the longest – predictably called bullshit.If we look at the bigger picture, it doesn’t really matter whether Duterte used an “image” in the elections, or bared his true persona, warts and all. What matters is the follow through. At present, though Duterte’s attempts to clean up the Philippines have hit quite a few snags and wrong turns, and though some of his actions have been disagreeable, he is generally staying on course with things he promised in the campaign. It didn’t hurt him either, that his predecessor set such a LOW standard for fulfilling campaign promises, that anything done in his term will be perceived as a big improvement.In throwing the spotlight on Duterte’s alleged rebranding, the author of the article, Raissa Robles, has inadvertently put bigger attention on the Yellowtards’ penchant and obsession with rebranding, and manufactured popularity.We can start with their losing presidential candidate, Mar Roxas. Branded as Mr. Palengke in the 2010 Vice-presidential race, where he lost to Jejomar Binay, his stints in Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino’s cabinet have served to reveal that he isn’t Mr. Palengke, but rather, Mr. Palengkero. Mar was given ample and big opportunities to prove that he could manage crises – The incident at the golf club, Typhoon Haiyan relief operations, the airport laglag-bala (bullet-planting) incidents – and yet he merely showed that he wasn’t above putting partisan politics, and above telling his constituents to go fuck themselves, “bahala kayo sa buhay niyo!”. Oh, and let’s not forget his multiple excruciating attempts at “image management” with his asking-for-ridicule pictures “at work”.And oh, by the way, the one being referred to in Robles’s article as being rebranded from kind and honorable to a strongman? Some netizens are of the opinion that it actually refers to Mar Roxas. And I don’t think it is actually from “kind and honorable”, but rather from “wussy, condescending, ineffectual, diffident, and unassertive.”We can also see that the presumptuous vice-president Leni Robredo is also a product of “manufactured popularity”. Rather than highlight her potential at the LGU’s and NGO’s, she is being put up as the current anti-Marcos. And yet her predominant claim to fame is that her husband died. In a plane crash. Her “appearances” have given onlookers and observers the impression that she doesn’t have much substance between her ears.Which brings us to the ultimate model of manufactured popularity by the Yellowtards, Noynoy Aquino. An accomplish-nothing as a senator, he was catapulted to president – Duterte’s predecessor – only because his mother happened to die at the right time. When he was president, he stayed consistent – being accomplish-nothing, keeping up the do-nothing, and merely mouthing off motherhood statements (some of them actually kept mentioning his dead parents too!). Let’s not to forget that his perceived popularity was the catch-all answer for all the neglect his government showed. That, plus blame things on his predecessor, Gloria Arroyo.An inordinate focus on manufactured popularity indicates that political entities like the Yellowtards are still stuck at presuming to know what’s good for people, and stuffing it down their throats. There has been little indication that they are moving away from telling people what they should believe, and towards actually listening to their concerns and issues.As it is right now, the Yellowtards are seemingly working so hard to get rid of Duterte, so that they can do nothing when they’re in power. If that’s all they’re capable of, Filipinos do not deserve such a useless political entity like them.Image courtesy: [Slogan ni Mar]
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/04/the-yellowtards-obsession-with-manufactured-popularity/
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American And Filipino Psychics Foretell Of 2016 Election Results
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['Pol Pinoy']
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24/04/2016 0:00
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The Philippines and the United States — both are having their presidential elections this year in May and November, respectively.While polls and social media speculation have greatly contributed to forecasting who will be elected president and vice president of either country, psychics are weighing in as well on the contests.Sylvia Browne of the U.S. and Madam Auring of the Philippines are popular psychics in their respective countries. Lo and behold, both have similar scenarios in predicting which among the candidates will emerge victorious.Browne and Auring have agreed on two possible scenarios, but neither would confirm which scenario would eventually materialize.Here are their predictions:Scenario 1: The Philippines and the U.S. will elect women for both their president and vice president. For the U.S., that would be Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren; for the Philippines, it would be Grace Poe and Leni Robredo.Scenario 2: The Philippines will elect an autocrat for president, as will the U.S. — Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte. As for the vice presidents, it will be sons of former presidents — Jeb Bush and Bongbong Marcos.Unlike in the U.S., Philippine election laws allow voters to choose a president who is a candidate of one party and a vice president who is from another party, and this is reflected in both psychics’ predictions.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/24/american-and-filipino-psychics-foretell-of-2016-election-results/#respond
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SNEAK PEEK INTO MISS PHILIPPINES’ NATIONAL COSTUME FOR MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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16/12/2017 0:00
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Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach’s national costume for the Miss Universe Pageant scheduled for Sunday at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas has been the best kept secret for many months now. The closest peek so far was Wurtzbach’s post on her Facebook page showing the butterfly sleeve of her national costume, a terno.The only other clue that Binibining Pilipinas Charities (which holds the Philippine franchise for Miss Universe) has revealed to the media was that Wurtzbach’s national costume will be made of 80% capiz, the prized sea shell material used in traditional windows, screens, jewelry and souvenir items that are truly representative of local culture.Today, on the night of the pageant’s preliminary competition, The Adobo Chronicles was given an exclusive sneak peek into Wurtzbach’s national costume, designed by a famous Filipino fashion artist.It is definitely a far cry from the ‘wedding cake’ national costume worn by MJ Lastimosa, last year’s representative to the Miss Universe Pageant.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/16/sneak-peek-into-miss-philippines-national-costume-for-miss-universe-pageant/?share=email
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Bam Aquino Decries Deflation
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['Pol Pinoy']
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22/10/2018 0:00
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Opposition Senator Bam Aquino has been very vocal about the rise in inflation rate in the country. It has been his battlecry on his social media accounts, consistently pointing to the increasing prices of rice and other basic commodities.With the recent rollback in gas prices and the stabilization of rice supply and retail cost, Aquino has found a new calling: to protest what he sees would be the next economic problem of the country: deflation.Aquino has definitely mastered the art of making a mountain out of a mole.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/10/22/bam-aquino-decries-deflation/#respond
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VP Robredo claims that they know the office locations of all ‘internet trolls’ who criticize her daily
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2018-03-20 18:31:27+08:00
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Vice President Leni Robredo claimed that her camp already traced where the ‘internet trolls’ operated their mission to criticize her daily.During an interview with Daniel Razon on March 20, Robredo said that she believed that the tremendous amount of criticisms that she daily received on social media was only made by a few person.She described it as an expensive machinery which can be used to spread hate against her.Robredo didn’t specifically said if she’s referring to a supercomputer or a group of people who tasked to use multiple social media accounts to appear that many netizens hate her.“Yung tumitira talaga sa akin ay well-oiled infrastructure, hindi siya totoong tao lahat, kaunting percentage lang yung totoong tao.” Robredo said.“Isa siyang napakamahal na set up na makinarya,” she added.Robredo also said that they already knew where the trolls are coming, but she didn’t disclosed the location.“At identified na namin kung sa nangagaling yung mga centers,” Robredo said.Despite of being powerful official, Robredo admitted that they can’t match the number of ‘trolls’ that attacking them and her defenders which she described as the ‘real people’ were outnumbered by the ‘fake trolls’“Yung dedepensa sayo tunay na tao eh, wala namang bayad para dumepensa sayo at yung dedepensa sayo yung totoong kilala ka,” she said.However, Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson rebutted the claims of Robredo that her critics are fake people.To prove that her argument is correct, Uson exhibited the view counts of Vice President Leni Robredo’s radio and social media program titled ‘BISErbisyong Leni’.In the screenshot posted by Mocha, it showed that the program of the Vice President only received 40-73 views despite of having an advantage of using Facebook live.On Facebook, if you started a live video, a notification would be sent to inform a Facebook user that the live stream already started which resulted to a better view counts.However, despite of these advantages, Robredo only gained few views.Meanwhile, pro-Duterte bloggers like Uson and Thinking Pinoy received hundreds of thousands of views in only one live video.You can watch the video here:
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/vp-robredo-claims-know-office-locations-duterte-trolls/
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APPLE TO DONATE 100% OF ASSETS TO ITS STOCKHOLDERS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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4/12/2017 0:00
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The charity bug has finally caught up with tech companies in the Silicon Valley.Following yesterday’s announcement by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan that they will be donating 99% of their wealth to charity, Apple has followed suit with an even better deal.Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to announce today that effective January 1, 2016, the tech giant will donate 100% of its assets to its stockholders, making it the world’s largest asset divestiture in history.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/04/apple-to-donate-100-of-assets-to-its-stockholders/?share=email
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Raissa Robles Releases New Book On Martial Law
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['Pol Pinoy']
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23/05/2017 0:00
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It’s been years in the making, and now blogger (a.k.a. investigative journalist) Raissa Robles is finally releasing the sequel to her book, “Marcos Martial Law: Never Again.”Shortly after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in Mindanao Tuesday night following the terrorist siege of Marawi City, Robles started shipping out her new masterpiece titled “Martial Law: Together Again.”Copies of the new book have been gathering dust in her garage for quite some time now and she can only breathe a sigh of relief that she can finally recoup her investment.Congratulations, Raissa!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/05/23/raissa-robles-releases-new-book-on-martial-law/
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WATCH: Atty. Angeles to Karen Davila: Tahimik kayo sa pinapakalat tungkol sa 13,000 EJKs, pero laging si Mocha ang puntirya niyo.
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2017-10-06 10:15:20+08:00
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Presidential Communications Operations Office Social Media Strategist Atty. Trixie Cruz Angeles was grilled by journalist Karen Davila on ANC Headstart yesterday.The two discussed about the blog of PCOO Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson who already got five million followers on Facebook.According to Davila, Mocha’s powerful social media post was already polarizing and it made the netizens hate the journalists also because of Uson’s statement against the mainstream media.Davila also mentioned a quote from the Spider Man television series and she said: “With great power, comes with great responsibility,” this famous quote was said by the character Uncle Ben in “The Spectacular Spider-Man’.“In a way kasi she become polarizing eh, people ended up hating each other, you know when Mocha Uson tweets this, then tweet journalists and said sabi ni Mocha ganto ka, alam mo yun?” Davila said.“So ang nangyayari there’s war going on, which is so unnecessary, no one’s fighting with her,” she added.But Atty. Trixie Cruz Angeles explained that this was normal with all influential persons like Mocha Uson, she mentioned Donald Trump as an example and said that when the U.S President tweeted, there’s an instant division happening between the Netizens.However, Karen Davila seems not convinced with the explanation of Atty. Angeles and she insisted that there’s a ‘big’ difference between Uson and Trump, because Mocha is an appointed official and the U.S President was elected by the people.Because of this, Atty. Trixie Cruz Angeles reminded Davila that even public officials were still subject to the code of ethics and conduct of public officials.But while Angeles is explaining her side, the interviewer interrupted her and she said:“So you are telling me right now, that this is okay with you? That’s what I am hearing, ‘you know karen there’s no issue with her [Mocha] behavior, this is what you’re saying on TV, that they can behave this way.” Davila told Angeles.“Well right now, there’s no law against that kind of behavior, like I said the President appointed her to be exactly the way she is, she has not changed, she was brought into government, now people are expecting to change?” Atty. Cruz explained.After that, Atty. Cruz Angeles then started their discussion about fake news.Angeles questioned how the opposition came up with the numbers of alleged people killed during the war against illegal drugs.The opposition claimed that there already 13,000 people get killed via EJKs, while the PNP already said that there’s only 9,000 unsolved homicides since President Duterte came from office.“13,000, where do people get 13,000 EJKs seriously.. we gone to the Philippine National Police, there’s 9,000 unsolved homicides, so where’s the 13,000?” Trixie Cruz Angeles said.“Where’s the evidence that it is the state conducting it? We have evidence of homicides, but nowhere near the number of 13,000.” she added.Atty. Angeles also said that it’s already harmful for the country that there’s some people who’s spreading that there’s a mass EJKs happening right now in the country, while the people who claimed it didn’t showed any evidences to prove their accusations against the government.“We have drug related homicides or drug related killings, but this includes state officials, state agents, where’s the 13,000 coming from? Why we aren’t coming down hard on the people who keeps saying 13,000 EJKs and they go abroad,” Atty Cruz said.“There’s the danger in the national interest, there’s the danger to the national security, there’s the public danger to public order, you go after Mocha Uson for a wrong picture, but you are absolutely quiet about [fake news] 13,000 deaths.Watch the video here:
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/angeles-davila-lagi-mocha-ang-hinahabol-niyo-pero-tahimik-kayo-sa-pinapakalat-na-tungkol-sa-13000-ejk/
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Driver of the truck who accidentally kills a drunk minor motorcycle rider releases in exchange of P200,000
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2017-11-25 09:00:53+08:00
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This week, truck Driver Tedy Gotis captivated the hearts of the Netizens after the video report of a traffic accident where he got involved went viral on the internet.On November 23, the truck drove by Gotis was accidentally rammed by a motorcycle which being used by a drunk, license-less, helmet-less, and minor rider.The accident resulted to the death of the rider John Mark Navarro, 16 and the authorities arrested the truck driver for reckless imprudence resulting in death.The video also sparked a heated debate over the confusing traffic laws in the Philippines which most of the time, the owner of the bigger vehicle involved in the accident would be held liable for what happened.Several car enthusiast, including blogger and journalist James Deakin expressed his anger over what happened to Tedy Gotis who obviously didn’t intended to cause any accident that night.After the incident went viral, a good news came last night and made the Netizens happy.According to Radyo Inquirer journalist Mark Gene Makalalad, Tedy Gotis was decided to released by the authorities, after an agreement was made between the truck driver and parents of Navarro.“nagkaron ng amicable settlement. released n ang driver.” – PSSUPT Nicolas Salvador” Makalalad said in his report.SPO1 Zandro Quijote, the investigator of the traffic accident where Gotis was involved said that the family of Navarro had decided not to pursue the lawsuit anymore in exchange of money.According to the amicable settlement formed between both parties, the P200,000 would be shouldered by the truck company where Mr. Gotis is working.Several netizens were happy for what happened, including James Deakin, but according to the blogger, the real problem was still not solved despite of the release of Gotis.According to him, other drivers were still rotting in jail because they are not fortunate as Mr. Gotis who got hundreds of thousands of supporters who voiced out their anger on what happened to the truck driver.“Good news. But it still doesn’t solve the problem of the others who never went viral and are rotting in jail or have spent their life savings to avoid it. So we must keep up the pressure here until this is changed.” James Deakin said in his post.Source:
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/driver-truck-accidentally-killed-drunk-minor-motorcycle-rider-releases-exchange/
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FOX TELEVISION ANNOUNCES CAST FOR ‘TEA PARTY GIRLS’
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/10/2016 0:00
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Fox Television has announced that it has completed its search for actors to play the three main characters for its new Monday night series, “The Tea Party Girls.” The drama, which premieres in November, follows the adventures of three conservative women politicians as they navigate the male-dominated political arena of Washington, D.C.The real-life characters in the series are former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Senator Michele Bachmann and Arizona Governor Janice Brewer.Playing Palin is Tina Fey who originated the Palin look-alike character on Saturday Night Live (SNL). Miley Cyrus will play Michele Bachmann. Cyrus was selected after producers saw her performance as Bachmann in last Saturday’s edition of SNL where she performed a sexy Republican version of her song “We Can’t Stop.”The producers had the hardest time looking for the actor to play Janice Brewer, but finally decided on Terrence Stamp, best known for his memorable performance in the film, “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.”Fox Television reportedly has very high hopes that this new series will win big in next year’s Emmys.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2013/10/08/fox-television-announces-cast-for-tea-party-girls/
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Philippines: One-Lane Policy May Be Key To Solving Manila’s Traffic Nightmare
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['Pol Pinoy']
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22/07/2016 0:00
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EDITORIALHow do you solve the nightmarish traffic problem of Metro Manila without getting rid of mass transport like buses and jeepneys? Not even the establishment of the light railway system or the “coding” system seemed to have created a dent on this hellish situation.Well, we think we have just the right solution, thanks to our traffic experts here at The Adobo Chronicles.We propose a one-lane per vehicle policy at all times in all major thoroughfares in Metro Manila, and this is how it works:Any motorist — whether driving a bus, jeepney, taxi or private car — caught on closed circuit TV (CCTV) occupying more than one lane on any street or avenue should be fined or imprisoned, or both. The same punishment should imposed on motorists trying to overtake another vehicle from the right, instead of the left.And here’s the key: the penalty will depend on how many lanes a vehicle is occupying at the time the photo was taken — two lanes would mean double the fine and prison term; three lanes would triple the penalty, and so on.While overtaking from the left will continue to be legal, it has to be done as quickly as possible so as not to be caught on candid camera.We hope President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s transportation team will heed this call.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/07/22/philippines-one-lane-policy-may-be-key-to-solving-manilas-traffic-nightmare/#respond
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“Preparing for people power 4?” LOOK: “Saint Cory” t-shirts being sold like hotcakes abroad
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2017-01-08 16:39:08+08:00
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A facebook fan page revealed that t-shirt printed with “Corazon Aquino Saint of Democracy” were being sold in America.Community Newswatch Philippines questioned the purpose of the t-shirts and they believe that the opposition is already preparing for mass demonstration locally and abroad to oust the Duterte administration which busy in fighting criminality and corruption in the Philippines.“It seemed there is a well-orchestrated plan to oust President Duterte by making people fall into the call of Cory as Saint of Democracy and eventually ask the people’s support to join Anti-Marcos Rally but the real issue is to remove President Duterte and ask VP Leni Robredo to replace and lead the country.” The fan page wrote.The t-shirts sold abroad is an evidence that the camp of the Vice President was engaged in an activity to oust the President of the Philippines.The opposition faced a big controversy because of the discovered exchange of mails between the supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo.The mails showed the alleged plan of the opposition to demonstrate rallies and spread message on social media against the current government and defeated Vice Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos.The controversy sparked outrage to the Netizens and complained the lack of mainstream media’s attention on the issue.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/preparing-people-power-4-look-saint-cory-t-shirts-sold-like-hotcakes-abroad/
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PHILIPPINES: Yellow Media Hacked!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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27/06/2017 0:00
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Filipinos trying to tune it to their favorite television news programs this morning got the suprise of their lives. Their TV screens went — not black — but yellow, bright yellow. They could hear the news but all they could do was stare at the yellow glare. Interestingly, only ABS-CBN and GMA news seemed to have been affected.Subscribers to the national daily newspaper, The Inquirer, were also reporting that their copy of today’s paper showed a rectangular yellow box across the front page.Then, Rappler was reported trying to fix a glitch that hit their online news site which also showed a yellow box on their home page.As investigators were trying to identify the reason for the unusual phenomenon, a group calling itself ‘Anyaremous’ (no connection to the group Anonymous) claimed responsibility and said that the hack was in retaliation for a bill recently filed in the Senate that seeks to ban and penalize fake news.This is a developing story. Check back with The Adobo Chronicles for updates.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/06/27/philippines-yellow-media-hacked/
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Apple Adds ‘Alt-Right’ Key To Its Computer Keyboards
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['Pol Pinoy']
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22/11/2016 0:00
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Technology giant Apple is known for its innovation and for constantly reinventing itself and its products. This strategy has spelled the company’s tremendous success across the globe.Occasionally, Apple immerses itself in politics and the current political atmosphere following the election of Donald Trump as the 45th U.S. president is one of those times.By now, the term Alt-Right (Alternative Right) has become a familiar phrase especially on social media.The Alternative Right, commonly known as the Alt-Right, is a set of far-right ideologies, groups and individuals whose core belief is that “white identity” is under attack by multicultural forces using “political correctness” and “social justice” to undermine white people and “their” civilization. Characterized by heavy use of social media and online memes, Alt-Righters eschew “establishment” conservatism, skew young, and embrace white ethno-nationalism as a fundamental value.In keeping up with this new political atmosphere, Apple has just announced that it will be replacing all keyboards on its desktops, laptops, iPhones and iPads with a new design that adds the “Alt-Right” key. The key will be located in the lowermost right corner of the keyboard. How appropriateApple CEO Tim Cook said that the addition of this all-important key will enable those who subscribe to the Alternative Right ideologies (and idiosyncrasies) to identify themselves when sending emails, texts or posting on social media. Hitting the “Alt-Right” key will automatically add the hashtag #AlternativeRight to whatever a person is typing on the keyboard.Welcome to the 22nd century!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/11/22/apple-adds-alt-right-key-to-its-computer-keyboards/?share=email
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Joma Sison Denies Having Said That Philippine President Duterte Was In A Coma
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['Pol Pinoy']
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21/08/2018 0:00
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Exiled Communist Party Leader Joma Sison has denied saying that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in a coma.Speaking to The Adobo Chronicles, Sison said he has been misquoted by local and international media.”What I said was that Duterte was in a ‘Jomatose’, not ‘comatose.’Asked what he meant by ‘Jomatose,’ Sison said it refers to the fact that Duterte seems to be so obsessed about him in statement after statement on the botched peace talks between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines headed by Joma.Joma + tose = Jomatose. Maybe, Joma should change his name to Coma Sison.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/08/21/joma-sison-denies-having-said-that-philippine-president-duterte-was-in-a-coma/?share=email
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WHITE HOUSE APOLOGY: ‘WE DIDN’T MEAN TO INVITE TWO FOXES TO LUNCH’
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['Pol Pinoy']
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21/01/2018 0:00
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The White House today apologized for a major blunder during a luncheon it hosted for members of the media. It was a pre-State of the Union Address gathering to provide legitimate journalists and TV news anchors with advance highlights of President Obama’s speech.“We sincerely apologize. We meant to invite only people, not animals, and certainly not foxes, to the lunch,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.Two foxes were seated next to NBC’s Brian Williams, complete with place cards.Shepard Smith reports:
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/21/white-house-apology-we-didnt-mean-to-invite-two-foxes-to-lunch/
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Manny Pacquiao Breaks His Silence on Mayweather-McGregor Fight
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['Pol Pinoy']
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26/08/2017 0:00
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On the eve of what many are calling a heavily-lopsided fight between boxing world champion Floyd Mathweather, Jr. and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, Filipino boxing champion and now Senator Manny Pacquiao is finally breaking his silence.In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, Pacquiao intimated his secret desire to return to professional boxing, but more especially to win a rematch with Mayweather.“I miss the excitement, the conflict, the pageantry and the adoration of millions of boxing fans. It’s as exciting as when a circus comes to town,” he said.“Of course, the Senate is also like a circus, but it’s all fake,” the Sarangani-born Senator added.As for challenger McGregor, Pacquiao merely said, “I-erase na yan.” (Just erase him). McGregor is Irish.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/08/26/manny-pacquiao-breaks-his-silence-on-mayweather-mcgregor-fight/?share=email
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‘Tards And How They Are A Liability To Any Country
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2016-09-22 09:25:06+00:00
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I think I’ve written several pieces about the prevalence of idolatry here in the Philippines but now comes the time for me to talk about its logical conclusion. The thing is, the biggest problem with Pinoy society is that we tend to pay more attention to a leader’s more personal issues than their overall agenda and vision. So what happens is that instead of seeing a given leader, like our very own President Rodrigo Duterte for example, as a source of leadership and an inspiration for doing what’s right, there are a great many of us who see them as superheroes or gods who will solve all our problems for us. It gets to the point where these idiots begin to blindly support their chosen leader regardless of said leader’s very own wrongdoing and will belligerently and or even violently no matter how heinous or unacceptable their actions are.Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the product of Philippine Idolatry: The ‘TardNow, it doesn’t really matter who the ‘tard supports. He or she might support the previous administration and its deceitful and insane ways and may or may not be firm believers in the idea that Ninoy Aquino is a hero, Cory Aquino is a saint and that former President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III was “the best president ever”. He or she could be behind the push to bring back “Martial Law” in support of the Marcos family even though I’m willing to bet that a good number of these people don’t even know what they’re talking about such as losing their “freedom of speech” will likely mean that they will no longer be able to use free data to access Facebook and other social media apps on their smartphone. Then there are those who defend President Duterte despite the obvious wrongness of some of what he says and does even after the guy even goes out of his way to apologize and admit to his mistakes.So Just What Is A ‘Tard?Ah, let’s start with the most basic question!A ‘tard is a person who blindly follows another person. It doesn’t matter who that person is. It can be anyone from former President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III, former President Ferdinand Marcos, current President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte, Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, the Aldub couple, the Kathniel couple, Pastillas Girl, Kris Aquino, Vice Ganda, Darna or Captain Barbell. A ‘tard is someone who would go out of their way to promote, support and defend a given person even when the latter isn’t even slightly aware of them.A ‘tard, at the bottom of it all and regardless whom he or she supports, is really no different from a zombie or a rabid dog. They are unable to make use of logic, are often incapable of forming coherent trains of thought and are almost always on the look out for anything to attack no matter how harmless it turns out to be. Most of the time, ‘tards are just using free data for FB and draw their conclusions from reading headlines and looking at pictures.How To Spot A ‘TardWell, here are a few things that will allow you to identify a ‘tard online:Are usually unwilling or unable to read a full article or comment before reacting belligerently or violently.Make avid use of logical fallacies and readily assume that anyone who doesn’t support the person they worship is in favor of the opposition or vice versa. For example: ABS-CBN vs. GMA Aldub vs. Pastillas Girl Duterte vs. LPOften make use of words and names that they don’t fully understand. As an example, I can name a certain commenter who said something about other commenters using ad hominem attacks on him even though he himself did not understand.Their arguments and concerns are never constant and often contradict themselves. As another example there was this woman who insisted that President Duterte was merely being friendly when he made cat-calls at a given journalist who made it clear that she was insulted by the action. When the other commenters asked the woman how would she feel if similar sexual advances were made towards her, she refused to answer and immediately began verbally attacking said commenters.Can ‘Tards Be Dangerous?Now, as I’ve come to realize, ‘tards aren’t just annoying, it’s possible that they can be dangerous to society as a whole. Of course, we can probably assume that majority of them are just a bunch of online bullies. However, take note that online movements are all too often the source of more nefarious and dangerous activities like acts of terrorism and hate crimes.Another thing to note would be the fact that a lot of ‘tards aren’t willing to take responsibility for anything. They never take anything into consideration no matter how relevant it might actually be. They never apologize when called out and proven wrong and will probably just pass the buck on to someone else just like good ol’ Noynoy.How Not To Be A ‘TardRead. That’s right. Don’t be lazy and read something fully. Read a full article before commenting or reacting. Heck, some people just look at the picture and come to all sorts of conclusion without even glancing at the article. Understand. Again, this is something a lot of people actually fail at. There are a lot of us who are just too literal-minded for their own good. It’s of no surprise that a lot of our shows and a lot of people who watch said shows lack a good sense of humor and are unable to comprehend things like sarcasm and irony. Think. This may be last but this is most certainly not the least. If anything, this is quite possibly one of the more important things that prevents one from becoming a full-on “‘tard”. The ability to think, rationalize and use logic before reacting is probably one of the hallmarks of being human. Articles are meant to provoke thought and are not just something to bark at.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/09/tards-liability-country/
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Filipinos prefer to cheer kids who shoot hoops over kids who shoot soldiers
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-12-04 02:25:48+00:00
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If the Communist Party of the Philippines has not gotten the memo yet, let me spell it out. Their “revolution” is dead. In this day and age of instant digital gratification and even more potent tribalism on exhibit via social media, little girls being “martyred” in a jungle “revolution” simply can’t compete with the glitz and glamour of high-stakes college basketball.Over the weekend, shrill cries of “makibaka” around the fall of the latest “human rights” posterchild Jo Lapira were buried under the roar of basketball fans collectively chanting “animos” and “One Big Fight!” as chi-chi archrivals Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University battled for the UAAP crown on the hard court. As hard as certain cliques of Leftist “activists” would go on to try to make something of Lapira’s death in an encounter between elements of the New People’s Army (NPA) and the Philippine military last week, nothing could stop not even the most “socially aware” folk from having their basketball fix.Evidently, anything that demands attention nowadays needs to be glammed up to attract eyeballs on the Net (where much “activist” stuff supposedly happens today). Filipino Miss Universe bet Rachel Peters’s views on politics, for example, was widely- and hotly-debated in the lead up to the climax of this year’s pageant. On the other hand, a “women’s advocacy” group like GABRIELA that recruits naive university students allegedly to participate in terrorist acts provides no contest to pontificating beauty queens even if its girls pay the ultimate price.Perhaps it could be because of the awful sorts of thinking (on top of their terrorist ideals) put into this movement by its cheerleaders. In one tweet, for example, one of their “activists” asserted that “the Filipino woman’s place is in the struggle”. Even more disturbing, the tweet goes further to insist that “they could kill the revolutionaries but not the revolution”. The author of this tweet seems to be implying that there are many more suckers from where Jo Lapira came from — more warm bodies to throw into a “revolution” out of which many will come out horizontally, cold and stiff.Some observers have a far simpler take on why GABRIELA seems to keep losing the PR war. Their girls are, quite simply, not easy on the eyes. They may have a point there.Perhaps Miss Universe pageants may not be the ideal representation of what women ought to be a part of to express the brand of feminism certain Leftist groups espouse. After all, GABRIELA seem to have more demanding expectations of Filipino women that they feel are of national consequence. Certainly basketball is regarded as an important focus area of endeavour for the Filipino male. But, considering supposedly more pressing strategic objectives of consequence to national development, there are bigger goals to cheer the ablest-bodied of Filipino manhood towards than a hoop hanging just a literal ball’s throw away.See, the Philippines remains, at heart, an appearances-obsessed society. Substance in principle and form are consistent hard-sells in Filipino society. In contrast to circuses underpinned by ideological abstractions, beauty pageants and basketball games between elite schools mirror Filipinos’ entertainment media preferences to a tee. There are instant prizes every minute and lots of fair-skinned eye candy underneath spotlights to gawk at. Don’t make basag the trip of a good show with the dark story of a martyred kid who seemingly mistook a “revolutionary” movement for medical school.If the commies want to attract more attention — and more sympathy — to their movements, it would probably help to rethink their approach to social (and traditional) media presence and perhaps get their leaders and representatives to trim a bit off their eyebrows. Better yet, they should start shopping around for a new, more marketable ideology — something they’ll likely find in a mall rather than in a jungle.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/12/filipinos-prefer-to-cheer-kids-who-shoot-hoops-over-kids-who-shoot-soldiers/
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WATCH:Number one drug lord in the Philippines already jailed – Alvarez announces
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2017-03-15 15:40:43+08:00
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House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez announced during the joint presser with President Rodrigo Duterte and Senate President Koko Pimentel on Monday that the number one public enemy and drug lord was already arrested by the authorities.Alvarez explained to the press that there’s no political persecution happened during the Duterte administration and Senator De Lima was arrested because she’s allegedly involved in illegal drugs.He also said that people must not believed the statement of the opposition that the War On Drugs was only conducted against the poor alleged drug suspects.“Huwag po tayong maniniwala na hanggang ngayon ay yung maliliit lang po ang biktima dito sa ginagawa nating war on drugs. In fact nakakulong na po ang public enemy number one, ang number one drug lord sa buong Pilipinas ay nakakulong na po, ito po ay yung senadora natin si Leila De Lima,” Alvarez said.“Ngayon po nakikita natin na tuluy-tuloy pa rin ang kasinungalingan. She’s posturing as if merong political persecution. Mali po, hindi po totoo ‘yun. Meron po syang na-commit na crime which is involving illegal drugs. Yan po ay krimen. Malinaw po nyan na krimen at malinaw po syang criminal. Hindi po sya biktima ng political persecution dahil wala po yan ngayon. Hindi po yan nangyayari sa ilalim ng liderato ng ating Pangulo,” he added.Alvarez said that the lady senator should stop acting like she was political persecuted because the court ordered her arrest because of the drug charges that filed against her.“Meron po siyang na-commit na crime, which is involving illegal drugs. Iyan po ay krimen, malinaw po yan na krimen at malinaw po na isa siyang criminal,” he said.Several weeks ago, Senator Leila De Lima was ordered to be arrested by the Muntinlupa RTC. She’s currently detained at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/number-one-drug-lord-philippines-already-jailed-alvarez-announces/
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VP Leni Robredo Unveils Housing Plan For The Poor And Downtrodden
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['Pol Pinoy']
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29/11/2016 0:00
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With the approval of the south line of the North-South Railway project, Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo is looking at mass housing for informal settler families (ISFs) living along railroad tracks.Robredo, also chair of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), revealed a housing plan for ISFs as the railway project is expected to displace them from their homes.But instead of relocating the families away from the railroad tracks, her idea is to keep them where they are and develop housing projects right next to the tracks.She wanted the housing units along the tracks to look like the famous Victorian houses in San Francisco. (See photo).The vice president has finally gone to work since she was appointed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to his cabinet.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/11/29/vp-leni-robredo-unveils-housing-plan-for-the-poor-and-downtrodden/
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To CONQUER their future, Filipinos need to forget the past and get over Martial Law Butthurt
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-09-21 02:22:57+00:00
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Martial Law crybabies like emphasizing the past. They lament the lack of “accurate” education on the “Martial Law era” and rally around slogans like “Never Forget” and “Never Again”. To be fair, memory of hurt is important so that lessons are learnt. If we don’t remember being burnt we won’t know enough to avoid fires.There is, however, a thin line that separates coming out of a bad experience a better, more learned person and coming out of one a damaged, paranoid, delusional phobic. It seems members of “civil society” (a.k.a. the “Disente” Crowd) have come out the latter — a people paralysed by fear and unable to move on to explore opportunities and possibilities. This national paralysis underpinned by a pathological need to keep “reminding” everyone within earshot of this national butthurt is expressed ad infinitum and is expertly encapsulated by Inquirer columnist Gideon Lasco in his column today…We see this amnesia in full display today, as we mark another anniversary of Ferdinand Marcos’ imposition of martial law amid the dark clouds of authoritarian rule. How can we so easily forget the price that was paid by our forebears to defend our democracy? How can we so quickly forget the many evils the Herods of our country have done, that we still allow them to rule over us?It does not occur to old farts like Lasco that there is a reason that young people are held up as the “future” of most modern societies — because the youth’s ability to approach the future with fresh minds is what predisposes them to explore new approaches unencumbered by debilitating emotional baggage borne by, shall we say, more “mature” folk.Look no further than the way women regard the awful experience of childbirth. Do you think women would go on to have second, third, and fourth (and even more) kids if they remained pathologically paralysed by the memory of such a painful experience as their first childbirth? There is also a reason why young men and women, 17- and 18-year-olds in some cases, make the best soldiers — because they are able to storm a beach, jump off a plane, and discharge their weapons relying entirely on training and less on burdensome experience and time-wasting moral navel-gazing. Teenage love is also such a bittersweet experience precisely because all but the most limpdicked amongst us ignore our parents’ warnings and rush headlong to have a taste of it without regard for the consequences.It seems the Opposition, led by the Yellowtards, Martial Law Crybabies, and “god-fearing” liberals want an entire nation to lose their mojos in this regard all for the sake of a return to their comfy retirement village they call “civil society”.There is a strong evolutionary reason people forget or, better still, compartmentalise bad experiences — because a gene pool of butthurt pussies who fail to reproduce, conquer, and kill their enemies quickly goes extinct. If we haven’t noticed yet, the strongest societies on the planet come up with the best love stories, the best war movies, and the best porn. It is because they are collectively wired not just to survive but to conquer and dominate.In the words of modern-day philosopher Erlich Bachman in the hit HBO series Silicon Valley…Stop being a fncking pussy and start being an asshole.Are Filipinos wired to conquer and dominate? Not if we allow a political bloc that aspires to turn Filipinos into pussies to regain political power.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/09/to-conquer-their-future-filipinos-need-to-forget-the-past-and-get-over-martial-law-butthurt/#comments
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Sec. Taguiwalo responded to Duterte critics who accused DSWD for doing nothing to help the victims of LawinPH
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2016-10-21 23:26:27+08:00
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Two Duterte critics accused DSWD Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo of attending the state visit of President Duterte in China while the Philippines was devastated by Super Typhoon Lawin.But the DSWD Secretary clarified that she’s not with the President’s party in China. Secretary Taguiwalo said on her post Friday, that she’s working with the members of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council since October 14 before the landfall of the Super Typhoon.This is the full statement of Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo“I am not with the President’s party in China. I have been working with the members of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council since the various government agencies went on red alert on October 14 with the impending arrival of Karen and then supertyphoon Lawin.I am now in Cagayan working closely with the DSWD Field Office in Region 2 and with local government officials to ensure that assistance is promptly provided to our kababayans who have been badly hit by the strong winds of Lawin and the flooding of rice lands due to the swelling of the waters of the Cagayan River.”A photo from the DSWD Sec’s fanpage would prove that the Duterte critics accusations were wrong. The photo shows DSWD Judy Taguiwalo personally visited the victims of Typhoon Lawin.Another photo shows the DSWD Secretary inspecting the damage of the typhoon.Netizens criticised the Duterte critics for accusing the DSWD Secretary of doing nothing.LJ Villanueva Perez believes that the Duterte critics thought that Sec. Taguiwalo is not working because there’s no media covering his work.Jan Jeffrey Heriales defended the Taguiwalo and said that the new DSWD Secretary is not an EPAL who always publicised their activities.The post of DSWD Taguiwalo already reached thousands of reaction and shares, mostly from the Netizens who defended the secretary.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/sec-taguiwalo-responded-duterte-critics-accused-dswd-nothing-help-victims-lawinph/
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A Sign From God: Bernie Sanders Will Be The Next President Of The United States
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['Pol Pinoy']
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25/03/2016 0:00
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There couldn’t be a more appropriate news story for this Holy Week.While Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz were busy trading barbs on who’s wife is hotter or who or who is not having extra-marital affairs, God has spoken and has made His choice known on who will be the next president of the United States: Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.On Holy Monday, while Sanders was making a campaign speech in Portland, Oregon, God sent an unmistakable sign.Watch the video.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/25/a-sign-from-god-bernie-sanders-will-be-the-next-president-of-the-united-states/
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Trump To Obama: ‘Are You My Nanny?’
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/10/2016 0:00
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Just hours after President Obama urged Donald Trump to stop whining like a baby, the Republican presidential candidate took to his Twitter account to ask the president: “Are you my nanny?”Trump was reacting to Obama’s comments in which he said, “I have never seen in my lifetime or in modern political history, any presidential candidate trying to discredit the elections and the election process before votes have even taken place,” Mr. Obama said. “It’s unprecedented. It happens to be based on no facts.”“He’s not my nanny. Who is he to say I should stop whining? I can do as I please,” Trump tweeted.Moral of the story: a president should never argue with a baby. Unless, of course, he or she is the baby’s nanny.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/18/trump-to-obama-are-you-my-nanny/?share=email
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SAN FRANCISCO ARCHBISHOP CORDILEONE COMES OUT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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17/06/2017 0:00
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In a development that has stunned the Catholic community of San Francisco and the rest of the nation, San Francisco’s Roman Catholic Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has decided to come out.Cordileone is coming out to the nation’s capital to address a march against marriage equality happening this Thursday.No further statement is available from Cordileone or the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/17/san-francisco-archbishop-cordilione-comes-out/?share=email
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Philippines To Launch Its First-Ever Satellite, But There Is One Problem
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['Pol Pinoy']
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3/1/2016 0:00
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The Philippines will see the launching of its first-ever satellite in April this year, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario Montejo said yesterday. The schedule was set after the DOST firmed up the arrangements with an American provider of space shuttle services on which the “micro satellite” would be launched.Filipino scientists from the DOST are now in Japan, collaborating with space scientists from Hokkaido University, in the assembly of the micro satellite. Though the assembly is now getting much assistance from Japanese scientists, Montejo said the Filipinos are doing the actual design and fabrication activities.The micro satellite will be a key component of the cutting edge remote sensing technology capability being developed by the DOST, which will use satellite imagery and ground data processing to generate data and information on agricultural and also marine and mountain conditions.There is, however, one big problem.The Philippine micro satellite’s planned and designated orbit in space has already been claimed by China as part of the latter’s continuing territorial expansionist policy. China has vowed to protect and defend its space territory against any intruders, the Philippines included.It looks like the Philippines-China territorial dispute in the South China Sea has been launched into space!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/03/philippines-to-launch-its-first-ever-satellite-but-there-is-one-problem/#respond
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Golden Globes Will Add A Third Category To The Film Awards Starting In 2017
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['Pol Pinoy']
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10/1/2016 0:00
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Beginning in 2017, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) will add a third category to its annual Golden Globe Awards.HFPA announced the new category after being deluged with criticism about tonight’s Golden Globe award for ‘The Martian’ and Matt Damon for Best Picture and Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.The new category will be ‘Motion Picture That’s Neither Drama Nor Musical or Comedy.’Film producers and actors applauded the HFPA announcement because it would increase their chances of getting nominated or awarded for the Golden Globes.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/10/golden-globes-will-add-a-third-category-to-the-film-awards-starting-in-2017/?share=email
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Netizens reacts on the complain of Sharon Cuneta about her slow wifi connection: “Your hubby is a lawmaker, why not pass a bill?”
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2016-11-15 08:03:29+08:00
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Netizens reacted to the post of Sharon Cuneta on her Facebook fanpage. The actress complained about the very slow internet connection in the Philippines.The actress was very frustrated and asked lord to fix the never-ending telecommunication problem in the Philippines.Sharon doesn’t receive positive comments from the Netizens, they said that if she asked her husband who is a lawmaker to fix the internet speed in the Philippines, maybe it would have been fix before.A Netizen assumed that the status of Sharon Cuneta was written for the present administration and explained that President Duterte is not a magician. She also said that Sharon should encourage her husband to cooperate with the current administration.Even her fans believes that she should asked her husband to fix the never-ending slow internet speed in the Philippines.Sharon quickly responded to the negative comments that she received from her previous post and called some of them uninformed or misinformed.She said that she knows her husband or President Duterte can’t fix the problem overnight and they cannot force Telecommunication companies to build more cell sites to sustain the needs of the Filipino people.Cuneta also asked for respect because her page was built so she can keep in touch with his fans and not with ‘trolls’ like the people who commented on her wifi post.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/netizens-reacts-complain-sharon-cuneta-slow-wifi-connection-hubby-lawmaker-not-pass-bill/
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President Rodrigo Duterte wants to remove party-list system
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2017-08-02 02:19:21+08:00
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“Kapag bago ang Constitution, I will insist, ‘no party list.’ Inabuso lahat ‘yan,”This is what President Rodrigo Duterte said after he announced that he wanted to abolish the party-list system that made organizations participate in the congress for 30 years because of being ‘anti-poor’Duterte said that rich Filipinos who wanted to get a seat to the congress can easily create an association or group to convince the citizens to vote for them and become a representative despite of not being really belong to that sector.“Kasi ito ‘yung pera, kahit ano diyan mabili mo, United Idiots Association. Tatakbo. Nagkalat kayo diyan,” said the President.” The President said after visiting his wounded men in an ambush by NPA rebels in Davao Del Norte.“I will not allow it…inabuso lahat yan ehang nananalo ay yong may pera.. .Representing what? The security guards?” Duterte said on Friday.Duterte was apparantly talking about the party-list ‘Ang Galing Pinoy’, a group of security guards and tricycle driver formerly represented by Mikey Arroyo.The Commission on Elections disqualified the party list of Arroyo in 2013, after it was ruled that the representative of the party list did not belong to the sector that he represent.He described the party-list system as a ‘mockery of law’.“That’s the mockery of the law. ‘Yan talaga ang pinaka bastos na nagawa mo. Kasi ikaw, ‘yung pera, mag-bili ka ng ano diyan? Ano ba ‘yung ano mo? United idiots association,” Duterte said.He also said that he would not allow an ‘anti-Filipino’ system in the new constitution.The President also said that the administration decided to amend the Constitution via constituent assembly(con-ass), because constitutional convention(con-con) would be costly.Duterte stressed that his will to push federalism in the country is the same with his will to destroy illegal drugs in the country.“Are you not really worried about what happens to the next generation? Have you not thought about your children? You will destroy the next generation,” the President said, noting the need for peace, to eradicate illegal drugs and to combat terrorism in the country,” he said.However, a former party list representative, believes that the party-list system is better to be reform than to abolish.Former Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares said that he agree of what Duterte said about the abuse of some rich people to the party-list system, but he said that the President Duterte must only reform the it and not abolish it.“Genuine pro-people party-list groups have considerably contributed to checking abuse and corruption in government. What is needed is to amend the law to ensure that seats allotted for the party-list system are not taken by fake groups from the rich and the powerful,” Colmenares said.20% of the seats in the congress were reserved for the party-list system representatives. The Party-list system was created in the 1987 Constitution created by the Cory Aquino administration.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/president-rodrigo-duterte-wants-remove-party-list-system/
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Debate shows Grace Poe (and her fans) need to stay at the Holiday Inn
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2016-02-24 04:29:40+00:00
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I think per square foot, the Philippines may very well have more tools than Ace Hardware. How else can you explain why so many people seem to have been so impressed with presidential aspirant, Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares’s (GPL) performance on that very non-substantive presidential debate a few days ago? Sure, she probably was the candidate who gave the most recitation of statistics and facts but what good would merely parroting information be if her plans, platforms, and visions are pretty much loaded with motherhood statements and broken record promises? Aside from a failure in logic in some of her statements, she also offered no specifics on how she’ll deliver on her lofty goals whatsoever! And we’re supposed to be impressed with that?During round 1 she was asked to address her having the thinnest resume amongst the lot of contenders. She acknowledges the fact that she is the most inexperienced candidate as she does not have enough government experience. However, in her effort to spin the issue to her advantage, she said: “There is no proof that you will do better because you have been in office longer”. So going with that logic, I suppose that fire-breathing dragons do exist simply because no one has ever conclusively disproven them! But here’s a question, since when does absence of evidence necessarily equate to evidence of absence? The issue is not about treating experience to be the sole criteria for qualification and competence as dogmatic truth. The issue is about justification for caution or even skepticism. In all probability, a more experienced person will perform better than an inexperienced one. Questioning GPL’s qualification and competence for the position she is applying for is about taking a caution on selecting her for the highest post of the land. Isn’t that what the voters are supposed to do? I mean why would VP Binay bashers have no issues warning voters not to elect Binay because of alleged corruption issues if Binay has not been proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law on those corruption allegations yet? We simply cannot assume that the assertion of GPL being the best choice for the job is true simply because it hasn’t been proven false. This smacks of the logical fallacy called Argumentum ad Ignorantiam.In round 2 the candidates were asked on their plan to reduce poverty. GPL offered a tall order of suggestions such as free irrigation, free lunch at public schools, and more subsidies in the agricultural sector. Feisty Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago (MDS) gave GPL a smack down when she retorted:“Promises are easy to make. Which president has ever reduced poverty? Where are we going to get the money for these programs?”Yes, MDS was correct to ask the question. Where are we going to get the money for the programs GPL is suggesting? GPL did not offer any revenue increasing plans to support her lofty goals or ways to plug the holes causing government waste. Even if revenue is increased, how can she ensure that those goals would be totally met given that one of the biggest problems affecting the country’s social welfare (as well as public spending) is government waste through corruption? It is not that the current government or previous governments have not made such lofty goals and promises to the country as what GPL is making. The question is – how is GPL going to achieve realization of those goals and promises? Vito Tanzi laid out a good description on how corruption can affect public expenditure in different ways. This may explain why despite a trend of growing government revenue and expenditure, the Philippine government still failed miserably in providing needed infrastructure and social welfare improvements. The main revenue generator of government is taxes. But if the cause of waste is still not addressed, the lofty goals would still not be realized and the people’s money will continue to be wasted. Plus, a government can only tax individuals and businesses so much before it hits the point of diminishing returns.In the final round, the candidates were asked about Mindanao issues. GPL was asked if she will push for the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) or whether she will pursue a new agreement. As many Filipinos know, proponents of the BBL assert that the BBL is a “holistic approach to end poverty and conflict in Mindanao”. So given this “end poverty” twist, GPL didn’t really say a direct answer to the question but instead offered a litany of motherhood statements. She said:“We need a transparent, inclusive, sustainable talks and agreement and consult everyone, including Christians in Mindanao…we also need to invest more in the growth of Mindanao.”So will she or will she not support BBL? Will she pursue a new agreement or not? While the root of conflict and a lot of problems in Mindanao may be attributed to poverty and while (economic) growth may benefit Mindanao and its people, again she offered no specifics on how she will achieve her vision. The closest thing she mentioned to something specific is her plan to allocate 30% of the government budget to be spent on Mindanao. Here’s a question – since when has the government had the reputation of spending tax payer money wisely? Pumping in more and more money into an economy won’t result in a radical turn-around if the causes of government waste and inefficiencies are left unaddressed and not fixed. Nowhere in her litany of facts, statistics, and motherhood statements did she ever touch on how she will address and fix the causes of government waste and inefficiencies. I don’t even believe she mentioned any specific causes of problems. Take for instance, the energy crisis plaguing Mindanao. An article by the Asia Foundation accounted the problem to inefficiencies such as red tape. We didn’t hear anything from GPL about such causes. All we heard from her were feel good statements.The problem with candidates like GPL is the simplistic belief that increased government spending will automatically bring economic prosperity and stability. Without addressing the causes of problems such as budget waste, inefficiencies and red tape, merely pumping in more money would not result in a healthy economy (or even a healthy citizenry). A government can only tax the people and businesses so much before it reaches the point of diminishing returns. A government can only borrow money so much before it falls towards the cliff of insolvency. Perhaps GPL and her fans should stay at the Holiday Inn next time so that there can be some sort of basis for believing that GPL is really smart.(Image taken from LinkedIn)
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/02/debate-shows-grace-poe-and-her-fans-need-to-stay-at-the-holiday-inn/
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Mar Roxas’ Yellowtards Outnumbered By Grace Poe’s Whitetards During Isabela Campaign Rally
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['Pol Pinoy']
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16/04/2016 0:00
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Liberal Party standard bearer Roxas and his runningmate Leni Robredo prepared themselves to speak to 8,000 people at a scheduled campaign rally in Santiago, Isabela on Thursday night.But alas, the presidential and vice presidential candidates were very disappointed that only about 2,000 people showed up.The Yellowtards (supporters of Roxas-Robredo and President Aquino and his cohorts) were hugely outnumbered by the “Whitetards,” supporters of presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe.As can be seen in this photo of the Santiago rally, there were more whites than yellow.White chairs, that is.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/16/mar-roxas-yellowtards-outnumbered-by-grace-poes-whitetards-during-isabela-campaign-rally/
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Mariel De Leon alludes a person who’s happy with her defeat: “It just shows how insecure you are with your life,”
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2017-11-17 12:25:47+08:00
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Binibining Pilipinas International 2017 Mariel De Leon alluded a person who’s happy with the ‘misfortune’ that happened to her.In her tweet, De Leon apparently responding to the ‘schadenfreude’ post of Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte.On Tuesday, Inday Sara shared an old photo of De Leon claiming that she had a ‘personal experience’ with the latter and she said that the defeat of the Mariel is a ‘schadenfreude moment’ for her.However, Inday Sara did not added any information about the said ‘personal experience’.“If another person’s “misfortune” pleases you, it just shows how insecure and unhappy you are with your life. It’s okay, maybe one day you’ll be truly happy? I’m sending you good vibes and prayers!” Mariel De Leon said in her tweet.https://twitter.com/mariaangelicadl/status/931150320368881664In another tweet, she also confirmed that she met a person in a same building and same event, but there’s no personal experience or encounter happened.Is this tweet also a reply to Inday Sara’s ‘personal experience’ claim?“Same building, same event, plus group pics. But no personal experience or encounter. It’s okay, God knows what (didn’t) happen. I’ll pray for you and I’ll leave it all to Him.” she tweeted.Same building, same event, plus group pics. But no personal experience or encounter. It’s okay, God knows what (didn’t) happen. I’ll pray for you and I’ll leave it all to Him. ❤️ — Mariel de Leon (@mariaangelicadl) November 16, 2017The tweet of De Leon sparked a debate between her supporters and bashers.https://twitter.com/vivacious01/status/931173016016322560Tanga. Kaninong bibig nga nanggaling na mamamatay tao ang presidente mo? Sino ba nagsabing nanaksak siya noong 16 years old siya? Na kapag ang drug suspect walang baril, bigyan mo ng baril? SINO? — skullohmania (@skullohmania) November 16, 2017https://twitter.com/vivacious01/status/931204684244598784Hayaan nyo na po si Sara Duterte, pinalaki siyang barubal ng tatay niya. — TheHungryShutterbug (@akosishutterbug) November 16, 2017Ulol! Teka anu pala nagawa ni Sara sa Davao dahil barubal siya? Ikaw thehungergamesbugs anu nagawa mo? Baka sa brgy nyu pasaway ka pa nga eh hahaha. Susme. Ang tawag dyn sa idol mariel mo ay KARMA! Daming drama imbes na magpakumbaba defensive pa din sows! — Xham (@aiiemxham) November 16, 2017Dun na ako sa nagmumura & maraming nagawa. Kesa sa mga prim&proper na mga kurakot at mga inutil. Lesson learned sa visayas. Never again 2 LP — NadZ (@iamnadette07) November 17, 2017Di po sya unhappy wd her life, msaya lng po sya at KAME sa resulta. Wag baitbaitan, kaw ang naunang nanlait ng iba 😂 — annetukin7 (@AnneTukin7) November 16, 2017Trulalu … Estilo "pavictim" epek na namn siya. Temang dilawan talaga, kunyare sila ang naapi kuno nung binisita na sila ni Aleng KARMA. Hahaha — Xham (@aiiemxham) November 16, 2017Nirationalize pa pagkatalo niya 😀 Yolanda is a misfortune, Marawi is a misfortune, you? You just lost. — MarkyMark (@hotr0d) November 16, 2017Do not use God with your kaartehan and do not play pavictim. Ikaw una nanggaspang ng ugali kaya deserve m yan pambabash sayo. Dnt claim na u did all ur best because its not even better. Stop being hypocrite girl pkatotoo dn — Marsh Mallows (@pinkberrymallow) November 16, 2017ay sows gnyan ka din naman eh.. I'm not siding anyone pero ginagawa mo din kasi sa iba.. — Clumsy_mom (@MGetalado) November 16, 2017Online attacks against Mariel De Leon started when she questioned the appointment of Mocha Uson as Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary.De Leon also said that she saddened by the people who’s “okay with murder” because their leader who’s apparently referring to President Rodrigo Duterte said that it’s ‘okay’.Tweets of Mariel De Leon against the supporters of President Duterte and Mocha Uson.Last week, Mariel De Leon ended her journey to the Miss International Crowd as she failed to enter the top 15 of the competition.On Tuesday, Inday Sara Duterte’s statement on the defeat of Mariel De Leon that we also featured on Wednesday went viral on social media.“Meron ako personal experience sa kanya, but I’m too tired to make kwento. I believe pageant judges see through the physical beauty and examine the heart. Para bang Ms. Venezuela sa Ms. Universe 2016. Parang ganyan. This is a schadenfreude moment for me. Sa binisaya pa, ang gabà di gyud magsabà.(Ang karma hindi nagsasabi kung kailan dadating).” Inday Sara Duterte said in her post.As of writing, Mayor Inday Sara is not yet responding on the tweet of Mariel De Leon.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/mariel-de-leon-alludes-person-whos-happy-defeat-just-shows-insecure-life/
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SAMSUNG UNVEILS SMART PHONE-TABLET COMBO, SENDS JITTERS TO APPLE
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/3/2017 0:00
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Samsung is living up to its advertising mantra of “The Next Big Thing Is Here,” and Apple is getting nervous. It’s out with the “thin and tiny,” and it’s in with the “big and bulky,” as far as smart phones are concerned.South Korea’s giant electronics company has just unveiled the next generation of its popular Samsung S-4 which has always been considered the iPhone’s biggest competition. The competition just got bigger with Samsung’s new S-Triple X smart phone with a larger screen, high resolution camera and the convenience of a tablet that doubles as face cover for uninterrupted phone calls.“There is nothing not to like about this new smart phone,” a spokesperson for Samsung told reporters at an electronics fair in Seoul. “No more squinting of the eyes to read tiny fonts, no more danger of misplacing phones, and no more need for a wireless, bluetooth-enabled keyboard.”Samsung’s unveiling sent Apple executives back to the drawing board to redesign the company’s next series of iPhones. They have reportedly thrown out their idea of a mini mini-iPhone and have set their eyes on creating the iPhone XII which is about the size of the current iPad. Additionally, Apple sources say they will phase out the iPad since the iPhone XII will function both as a cell phone and a tablet.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/03/05/samsung-unveils-smart-phone-tablet-combo-sends-jitters-to-apple/?share=email
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TIME Magazine Scrambles To Destroy Duterte’s Lead In Online Poll
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['Pol Pinoy']
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4/4/2017 0:00
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With less than two weeks remaining in its online poll on who readers think should be included in the 2017 100 most influential persons in the world, TIME Magazine has launched an offensive to destroy Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s No. 1 spot.Duterte leads in the poll with 5% of the votes. The next group of leaders which includes Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Vladimir Putin, Pope Francisc and Justin Trudeau is behind Duterte at 3%.Donald Trump is way behind at 2% and is tied with 25 others.Hoping that people’s hatred for Trump will pull down Duterte’s popularity, TIME editors changed the Philippine president’s profile photo on their online poll. It now shows Duterte sporting the same dirty blonde hair which unmistakably belongs to the U.S. president’s head.“We are confident that people will vote “No” for Duterte once they see his profile picture which would remind them of the Donald.Meanwhile, despite efforts by a Fil-Am journalist to discourage online voters from picking Duterte, the controversial but popular president remains in the No. 1 spot. And going strong!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/04/04/time-magazine-scrambles-to-destroy-dutertes-lead-in-online-poll/#respond
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FDA BANS WINE, RICE AND MAC N CHEESE FROM U.S. SUPERMARKETS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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21/03/2018 0:00
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Supermarket shoppers won’t see three popular items on the shelves the next time they go grocery shopping.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has totally banned the sale of wine, rice and Mac n Cheese following reports that these have been tainted with health hazards.Both wine and rice have been reported to contain dangerous levels or arsenic, the chemical that is present in poison. Mac n Cheese, on the other hand, has been found to contain metal scraps and had to be recalled by its manufacturer.“We know this would be upsetting to many American consumers because of the enormous popularity of these items,” an FDA spokesman said.“However, there are many alternatives that are available to consumers,” the spokesman added. “These include quinoa as substitute for rice, beer as substitute for wine, and Chinese noodles (chow mein) as substitute for Mac n Cheese.”The FDA asked consumers to be patient as it conducts a thorough investigation of the tainted items.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/03/21/fda-bans-wine-rice-and-mac-n-cheese-from-u-s-supermarkets/
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Marlou Arizala asking for 10,000 Pesos Talent Fee to attend a birthday party
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2016-06-18 00:47:55+08:00
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Artist Marlou Arizala is now receiving criticisms from the Netizens after some of his conversation with other people who asked for his service has leaked on social media.Marlou was invited for a party by his fan on June 30, but the artist asked for 10,000 pesos talent fee because he reasoned that he is a talent of ABS CBN.He was also invited to become a judge of a KPOP Event in Trinoma and the artist also asked for 10,000 pesos.The conversation has gone viral online and the netizens think that the talent fee of Marlou Arizala is overprice.But Marlou’s supporters defended him and explained that he is only working and he is not related with the fan who asked him to attend their party on June 30.Marlounatics also believes that the 10,000 Pesos talent fee to hire Marlou is already cheap for an ABS CBN Artist.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/marlou-arizala-asking-10000-pesos-talent-fee-attend-birthday-party/
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Mocha Uson Sends Positive Thoughts To Those Affected By The Kilauea Volcano Eruption, Thinking It Was In Negros
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/5/2018 0:00
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It was a repeat performance for USEC Mocha Uson. Remember when she mistakenly ‘moved’ Mayon Volcano to Naga City?Today, on her Twitter Account, Uson sent positive thoughts to those who were affected by the recent eruption and lava flow of Kilauea Volcano.”My prayers go out to the Negrenses,” she said, mistaking Kilauea for Kanlaon.Kanlaon is an active stratovolcano on the island of Negros, Philippines. It is the highest point in Negros, as well as the whole Visayas. Its last eruption was in 2006.Kilauea is located in Hawaii’s Big Island.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/08/mocha-uson-sends-positive-thoughts-to-those-affected-by-the-kilauea-volcano-eruption-thinking-it-was-in-negros/
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Watch: Duterte reveals Mayors tagged in drugs trade
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2016-08-07 07:01:55+08:00
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Not just the Mayors from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, President Rodrigo Duterte has also revealed the names of the judges, congressmen and policemen who are involve in drugs trade in the Philippines.Duterte visited a wake of killed soldiers in clashes against the New People’s Army last Friday and eventually divulged the names of the narco-politics.Watch the full video as President Duterte reads the list: Ready to be shocked?Is your mayor named? Leave your comments below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/watch-duterte-reveals-mayors-tagged-drugs-trade/
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Broadcaster And Former VP Noli De Castro Fears Losing His Job
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['Pol Pinoy']
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30/08/2016 0:00
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You may like it or hate it, but ‘Teeeeeevey Patrol’ has been a fixture on Philippine television news for many decades. The news program has been closely identified with former Vice President Noli De Castro, who anchors TV Patrol as well as his own radio show.But the TV and radio screaming may soon come to an end, thanks to a new nationwide radio program hosted by none other than Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. It will soon make its debut on Radio-TV Malacañang (RTVM).Duterte used to host a weekly radio program when he was mayor of Davao City. He used the program to broadcast his administration’s projects and campaigns, aside from using it to name government workers or officials who are perceived to be corrupt. He also used it to name people who are allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said an announcer’s booth was made especially for the President’s use in Malacañang.“After many years and for the first time, we would see an actual radio booth for RTVM. It is going to be the official radio booth of the President and he would be the first to use it for his ‘Mula sa Masa, Para sa Masa’ program,” Andanar said over dzBB yesterday.De Castro is very fearful that he will soon lose his broadcasting job to the very popular Duterte. “I may soon have to retire or file for unemployment benefits,” the 67-year-old ‘Kabayan’ told The Adobo Chronicles.Is this the beginning of the end for ‘nagbabagang balita’ (coal-hot news)?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/08/30/broadcaster-and-former-vp-noli-de-castro-fears-losing-his-job/
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GOVERNOR RICK PERRY DROPS OUT, NUMBER OF GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES INCREASES TO 36
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['Pol Pinoy']
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12/9/2018 0:00
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so I step aside knowing our party is in good hands, and as long as we listen to the grassroots, the cause of conservatism will be too.”in alphabetical order.Who is the next to drop out?We can now confidently predict that it’s not going to be Donald Trump.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/12/governor-rick-perry-drops-out-number-of-gop-presidential-candidates-increases-to-36/
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Filipinos shrieking #JusticeForKian are turning Kian Loyd Delos Santos into a sad political agenda
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-08-18 14:34:05+00:00
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The tragedy that befell 17-year-old Kian Loyd Delos Santos allegedly in the hands of Philippine police officers is truly an outrage. No kid deserves to die that way. And so it is, like in any society that aspires to be a truly just and modern one, imperative that justice be sought for the wrongful death of Delos Santos.The important question therefore is this: How exactly will this justice be effected in this instance? Via the criminal justice system? What’s the alternative? A street rally again? Unfortunately, within hours of his death breaking news, Delos Santos has become the most recent of a string of victims turned into political artefacts by a desperate and rudderless Opposition.Indeed, Delos Santos is but the latest such artefact cast in the mold of the original artefact that started a long tradition of necropolitics in the Philippines, none other than Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr. Yet the murder of Aquino himself back in 1983 remains unsolved. So one just has to ask: How can justice for Delos Santos be delivered when Ninoy’s own son, a former Philippine president himself, could not see to it that his own father’s murder is solved while he was in power?For that matter, Filipinos don’t really need to go too far beyond their own day-to-day existence to reflect on the inherent hypocrisy in some of the outrage fads their “activists” launch into. How, for example, can a people issue calls for “justice” whenever the latest outrage circus is in town when easy-to-solve everyday injustices cannot even be rectified? Manila’s horrendous traffic, for example has unjustly sentenced millions of Filipinos to prison time within their own cars befitting murderers. But is there justice in the way buses and jeepneys routinely clog half the width of Manila’s roads loading and unloading passengers illegally with impunity?Therein the answer to those questions lies the answer to why nothing changes where it matters. Because many things Filipinos consider unimportant actually matter a lot. It starts with small things. The easy solutions cannot even be implemented. The smallest injustices cannot even be resolved. How then could Filipinos hope to solve the truly big problems?It is, indeed, the height of hypocrisy for a people who can’t follow even simple traffic rules to call for “justice for Delos Santos”.Those street kids you drive by everyday? How come nobody is outraged about them? And yet here we are screaming #JusticeForKian.And take that manhole on the street that has remained uncovered for weeks. Someone could be seriously injured or even be killed by such banal hazards that are easily corrected. Filipinos’ low regard for public safety attests to a disturbingly low regard for human life. Yet they now scream #JusticeForKian like human life suddenly turned to gold.The fact is, the scale of banal injustice in the Philippines that fails to launch outrage fads dwarfs those alleged “extrajudicial killings” idiots shriek about today. There is, to cite another example, “senator” Antonio Trillanes who, over the 2000s led and was involved in several armed rebellions. Here is a man who endangered thousands of Filipino lives. He was elected a Senator nonetheless. #JusticeForKian? Seriously?You can’t take seriously a people who can’t even solve small everyday acts of impunity when they cry #JusticeForKian. There are many Filipinos — unsung victims of injustice — who don’t get the same sort of Outrage Fad treatment #JusticeForKian gets because of political agendas. You want #JusticeForKian? Don’t turn him into just another political artefact. Learn that real justice can only be achieved on the back of consistency.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/08/filipinos-shrieking-justiceforkian-turning-kian-loyd-delos-santos-sad-political-agenda/#comments
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Ooops… Did Jeane Napoles’ Lawyer Lie?
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/07/2016 0:00
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The lawyer for Jeane Napoles, the youngest daughter of the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, said on Wednesday that the real properties in the United States that are linked to her were registered in her name because she was applying for US citizenship.This, according to a report by GMA News.“Pinangalan namin sa kanya iyan kasi at that time she was applying for a US citizenship. Alam n’yo naman kung mag-apply ka ng citizenship kailangan mo ipakita na meron kang mga holdings, may properties ka,” legal counsel Atty. Stephen David claimed.David also said that since his client does not own any of the properties mentioned, she does not owe the Philippine government P17.88 million in tax liabilities in 2011 and 2012 since she had no income during that time.But an investigation by The Adobo Chronicles shows that Napoles’ lawyer may have lied.There is no such requirement to own property in the U.S. in order to become a naturalized citizen.To become a naturalized United States citizen, one must be at least eighteen years of age at the time of filing, a legal permanent resident (or non-citizen national) of the United States, and have had a status of a legal permanent resident in the United States for five years before the application. The applicant must be a “person of good moral character”, and must pass a test on United States history and government and have a working knowledge of the English language.Maybe, Napoles’ lawyer needed a new pair of glasses or perhaps misread the U.S. immigration law?Is this an attempt for tax evasion gone bust?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/07/18/ooops-did-jeane-napoles-lawyer-lie/?share=email
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Suspect in Resorts World Manila attack set himself on fire. Bag full of casino chips recovered – NCRPO
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2017-06-02 06:23:32+08:00
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(UPDATED) National Capital Region Police (NCRPO) Director Oscar Albayalde told the reporters that the suspect in Resorts World Manila attack is possibly a foreigner who lost so much money in gambling.Meanwhile, PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa confirmed during an interview that the still unidentified suspect was confirmed dead by authorities.“Patay na? Very good?” Bato Dela Rosa told one of his men.“As of now patay na, yung suspect” told the reporter.According to NCRPO Chief Albayalde, the suspect set himself on fire. His burned body was found in the 5th floor of the building.The NCRPO chief also confirmed that the gunman didn’t shoot people, but only the things inside the gambling room that located in the second floor of the building.CCTV footages also not able to show how the suspect was able to bring heavy powered firearm and gasoline inside the casino.“Because of the smoke, naging blurred ‘yung vision sa CCTV. Doon nawala ‘yung vision sa kanya.” Albayalde told the press.The investigation said that the lone suspect didn’t go to the Casino to play, but only to create trouble and steal casino chips.Albayalde said that the suspect carried a baby armalite and the people went panic when they saw him carrying a firearm.The suspect also entered the building through the parking area of the casino. They believe that the suspect is addicted to gambling and already lost his sanity after losing so much money.“There is no indication that this is a terror attack. Kagagawan ito ng isang nababaliw na tao” Albayalde told the press.Cops also recovered the stolen chips worth P113-M inside the bag of the suspect.There are 51 reportedly injured because of the attack happened in Resorts World Manila and the authorities claimed that the building was already cleared.On Friday midnight, a masked gunman entered the gambling area of Resorts World Manila and allegedly stole casino chips and fired gunshots that caused panic to the people inside the building.Islamic State even claimed that they are responsible in the attack, but the PNP later debunked it and they said that the incident is not related to terrorism.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/suspect-killed-resorts-world-manila-attack-gambling-bag-full-casino-chips-recovered-ncrpo/
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OVP’s Request For Coca-Cola Water Donation Probably Got Lost In The Mail?
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['Pol Pinoy']
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13/02/2017 0:00
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There must be a logical explanation as to why supporters of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) claimed that the truckload of bottled water donated to those affected by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Surigao City was courtesy of Leni Robredo.It turns out that the “mystery truck” described in the post announcing the donation wasn’t a mystery at all. It belonged to Coca-Cola which donated the water.In an official statement , Coca-Cola said that “over 7,500 liters of Wilkins Distilled water were unloaded at Surigao City Hall. The drinking water was distributed through the efforts of the local government, with the assistance of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines pre-sellers, 301B personnel of the Philippine Army, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.”No mention of the Office of the Vice President or Leni Robredo.However, the original post about the donation by a certain Jake Miranda was shared by the OVP’s official web site. So it must be true, right?In fairness to the OVP, let’s just assume that it had made the donation request to Coca-Cola, but that the letter signed by Robredo probably got lost in the mail. It may have been mailed from Luna, Apayao, where the VP was attending an event in connection with the province’s foundation anniversary.Blame it on snail mail!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/02/13/ovps-request-for-coca-cola-water-donation-probably-got-lost-in-the-mail/#comments
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Endorses Hillary Clinton
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['Pol Pinoy']
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7/3/2016 0:00
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham today officially endorsed Hillary Clinton to be the next president of the United States.The former presidential candidate from South Carolina surprised both Democrats and Republicans with his announcement as he made a scathing criticism of GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, as well as Democrat Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s main rival for the Democratic nomination.Graham compared the choice between Trump and Cruz “like being shot or poisoned.” He added, “It scares the hell out of me. Donald Trump, I think, is the most unprepared person I’ve ever met to be commander in chief, and when it comes to Sen. Cruz, he’s exhibited behavior in his time in the Senate that make it impossible for me to believe that he could bring this country together.”At the same time, Graham called Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, a self-identified socialist, “by far the most liberal person to ever offer themselves as a candidate in a serious fashion for president of the United States.” In Bernie’s world, the big banks are out to get you and rich people are screwing the system so you don’t have a chance,” Graham said.When Graham suspended his presidential campaign, he endorsed former Florida Governor Jeb Bush who now has also quit the race.With Clinton being the only other remaining presidential candidate Graham did not mention or criticize, it goes without saying that he is endorsing her.It’s “crossing the aisle” in Washington, Graham style!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/07/republican-senator-lindsey-graham-endorses-hillary-clinton/
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Philippines’ Customs Employees Want Colored CCTVs
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['Pol Pinoy']
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15/04/2016 0:00
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Following a proposal by vice presidential candidate Francis Escudero to install closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) in transaction areas at the Philippines’ Bureau of Customs, members of the Bureau of Customs Employees Association (BOCEA) announced they will be staging a rally to protest the measure.Earlier, BOCEA president Rommel Francisco went on national TV practically admitting that employees of the agency — regarded as the most corrupt in the Philippines — indeed accept bribes. He told GMA News: “Subukan kaya nilang itaas ‘yung sahod namin, ibigay sa amin ang tamang benepisyo? Sa tingin ba nila gagawa pa kami ng ganoon?” (Why don’t they try raising our salaries, and giving us the appropriate benefits? Do they think we would still do that?)But in an interview with The Adobo Chronicles, Francisco clarified that his association is protesting the installation of CCTVs not because it violates the employees’ human rights, but because the employees want colored CCTVs — not black and white — installed in their work stations.“It’s already 2016,” he said, “it’s about time we keep up with modern technology by using colored, high-definition CCTVs, and not the archaic black and white video recorders and monitors. We look terrible in black and white.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/15/philippines-customs-employees-want-colored-cctvs/#respond
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Kris Aquino Tapped To Host Duterte’s National TV Show
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/08/2016 0:00
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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) -‘Retired’ television host Kris Aquino has been tapped to host the Duterte administration’s national weekend television show, ‘Mula Sa Masa, Para Sa Masa.’The announcement was made by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar.Duterte’s television show is similar to what he established as mayor of Davao City in order to connect with his constituents.The sister of former President NoyNoy Aquino previously announced her retirement from show business to focus on her health and family. It was also reported that one of the reasons she did not renew her contract with ABS-CBN was the threat that she would be kidnapped by rebel groups in Mindanao.In announcing Aquino’s appointment as host of Duterte’s show, Andanar said she was the perfect host since she is the “Queen of All Media,” not just the Yellow media but now, also the Duterte media.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/08/18/kris-aquino-tapped-to-host-dutertes-national-tv-show/?share=email
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CJ Lourdes Sereno faces the wrath of a Filipino public clamouring for her impeachment
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-11-22 02:27:00+00:00
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The impeachment “trial” of Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno is an exercise that is political in nature — because it is a process conducted in and governed by Congress where popularity holds currency (in contrast to trials done in a court of law where standards to ensure logic and reason prevail are higher and more stringent). The logical merits of the case surrounding Sereno are therefore less important. What is important in determining the outcome of this circus is what is popular with the Filipino people.Thus it is not surprising that Sereno is in the midst of a frantic media blitz. She has made numerous TV appearances and has been interviewed by the Opposition’s crack team of attack-journalists led by the likes of Winnie Monsod and Karen Davila. Nonetheless, what she is up against is an impeachment complaint that was found to be of “sufficient form and substance” by the House of Representatives to progress via due process. Indeed, hers is no different from the same impeachment raps filed against the late former Chief Justice Renato Corona as it involves allegations of lavish lifestyles vis-à-vis revelations of fees she had collected in a previous government role that weren’t declared in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).As expected, the media sound bytes Sereno has been fielding have nothing to do with the case itself and are more around appeals to the public’s emotion.“To tell you the truth, I do not feel as embattled as the news stories may portray me to be,” she said. “I am like this because I know that the truth is on my side. And in a time of constant spin, when narratives are coopted to serve the personal agenda of a few, the truth is our bedrock,” she added. Sereno reiterated that she has been honest in her work as chief magistrate and believes that the impeachment complaint against her will not succeed. “Alam kong hindi ako nagsinungaling, hindi ako nandaya, hindi ako nanlamang ng kapwa, at ginawa ko nang tama ang trabaho ko bilang Punong Mahistrado,” Sereno said. “I have enough faith in the truth to sleep soundly at night; I have enough faith in our people, and in our democratic systems, to know that narratives built on lies will eventually crumble,” she added.True to the spirit of this being a political exercise, Sereno is sounding more and more like a two-bit politician than the highly-trained officer of the law that she is supposed to be. To her credit, she likely already recognises that her impeachment trial will be a popularity contest above all else.Recent history offers clear lessons about circuses like this after all. Corona’s impeachment trial in 2012 began with a strong pretense that it will be about sound evidence that was gathered legally and evaluated using judiciary-grade standards. As the cliché goes, hindsight is 20-20. We all know today that the trial of Corona was everything but up to the standards of legal procedure as defined by the judiciary. The evidence was weak and gathered illegally and was fed to the media unadulterated by the shovel loads so much so that nobody had a firm grasp of what constituted valid or invalid information used in the proceedings.The Corona trial by all intents and purposes was no more than a quaint trial-by-media disguised by the legalese robes donned by the “senator judges”. Like the good body of popularly-elected politicians that Congress is, the “senator-judges” who oversaw the Corona trial regarded public chatter around the factoids fed to them by the media as input into their decision-making and treated this as input of equal weight to the evidence produced within the chamber.Funny, indeed, how the Opposition now criticise the impeachment complaint against Sereno as being merely based on “newspaper clippings”. Back in 2012, the evidence that launched an impeachment complaint against Corona was also based on hearsay “news” published by “investigative journalists” Raissa Robles and Marites Vitug. It is also worth noting that the impeachment complaint against Corona was helped along its journey to endorsement by the House by a “furious” Aquino who “wanted a ‘fast’ impeachment” to happen under his watch.This is the reality Sereno is facing. The timing of her own impeachment trial mirrors that of Corona’s — transpiring in the first quarter of the president’s term of office and the peak of both presidents’ popularity. Strike while the iron is hot, kung baga. Had Corona been impeached later in former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III’s term (or any time after Typhoon Yolanda hit in 2013), the outcome would likely have been different; reflective of the dismal popularity ratings of the Aquino administration by then. Same rule-of-thumb applies today. Impeach your enemies while you are at the peak of your popularity.It’s just politics, really.Nothing personal.And, in a “democracy”, what is popular is what is right. This impeachment trial is not a “threat to democracy” as Sereno asserts it is. It is an embrace of the whole point of popular democracy.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/11/cj-lourdes-sereno-faces-the-wrath-of-a-filipino-public-clamouring-for-her-impeachment/
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THE INSPIRATION BEHIND MISS PHILIPPINES PIA WURTZBACH’S NATIONAL COSTUME
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['Pol Pinoy']
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17/12/2017 0:00
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There is no giant wedding cake for Miss Philippines’ national costume in this weekend’s Miss Universe Pageant.After taking much flak for MJ Lastimosa’s Colombian-designed national costume at the last pageant, Binibining Pilipinas Charities left no stone unturned to make sure that Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach’s national costume this time around is Filipino-designed and truly representative of indigenous culture.Now that Wurtzbach’s national costume has been unveiled, Filipinos are united in praising the design inspired by the Philippine coral, capiz chandelier, hand-stitched placemat and the favorite Filipino food, fresh lumpia.We wish Miss Philippines all the luck!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/17/the-inspiration-behind-miss-philippines-pia-wurtzbachs-national-costume/?share=email
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