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WATCH: Davao City Guinness Attempt
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2016-05-08 15:37:43+08:00
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Dabawenyos flocked together to break a world record in Guinness – the most people singing a national anthem.For the meantime, Bangladesh still holds the title for singing with 300,000 people. The celebration was not for Guiness alone. Dabawenyos also gathered for the last grand rally of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.The event was a simultaneous Miting de Avance with Duterte supporters in Cebu and in Manila where Duterte showed up.The video below shows the complete Lupang Hinirang performance by almost 100,000 dabawenyos.Video: Gian EnriqueWhat can you say about this video? Leave your comments below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/watch-davao-city-guinness-attempt/
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“Magkakilala ba tayo?” Bruce V. Rivera apologizes to Cong. Nograles for allegedly using his name to impeach Robredo
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2017-05-02 23:01:55+08:00
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PBA Party-list Representative Jericho Nograles blasted the two members of the ‘Impeach Leni Movement’ for allegedly using his name without his consent to impeach Vice President Leni Robredo.Nograles said that he never knew Rivera and Angeles and he was shocked when he saw his name on the first page of the complaint.“I do not know these people. I have not met them, I have not [shaken] their hands. Even when I asked them, ‘Magkakilala ba tayo? Have we ever met? Have we ever spoken?’ Sabi nila hindi,” He said.The lawmaker also said that he’s planning to sue the two anti-leni lawyers because of what they did.Rivera Apologizes to Congressman NogralesAttorney Bruce V. Rivera quickly responded on the statement released by Congressman Jericho Nograles.He said that the incident was a ‘result of a communication’ and he explained that they were told to give a copy of the complaint to him.The lawyer said that they included the name of the lawmaker so it would be easier for him to sign the complaint.Rivera also clarified that the impeachment complaint submitted to other members of the congress did not include the name of Nograles anymore.The lawyer apologized to the lawmaker for the incident.“We apologize to Congressman Jericho Nograles for this unfortunate situation. We truly understand that the job as legislator is a daunting task and we will never intend to make his already difficult job, more difficult,” Rivera said in his Facebook post.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/magkakilala-ba-tayo-bruce-v-rivera-apologizes-cong-nograles-allegedly-using-name-impeach-robredo/
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REAL-LIFE BATMAN KILLED IN MARYLAND ACCIDENT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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17/08/2018 0:00
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As children, we were told that Superheroes never die, but now we know it’s a total myth. Lenny B. Robinson, 51, who visited children in hospitals dressed as Batman and entered the public spotlight after police pulled him over in costume, died Sunday after a car hit his custom Batmobile on a Maryland interstate.His custom Lamborghini broke down while he was driving east on I-70 in the fast lane. He got out to check the engine while still in the lane, and a Toyota Camry struck his car, which in turn hit him.In the world of Marvel, Superman could have come to Batman’s rescue and pull him up and away from impending death.But this is the real world.Yet, truth be told that in the real world, there are real heroes, and Robinson was among them.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/17/real-life-batman-killed-in-maryland-accident/
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TEA PARTY PROPOSES LEGISLATION TO OUTLAW POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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25/11/2016 0:00
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surrounded by similarly -clad dancers waving giant fans and twirling paper umbrellas.Twitterworld was immediately bombarded with cries of “racism” and “utter insensitivity.” Not all comments were negative, though. One Japanese twitterer said, “I am not offended. In fact I am honored! Katy loves Japan and the Japanese people love her.”The proposed legislation is scheduled to be filed when Congress reconvenes after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This gives everyone one last chance to post or tweet offensive turkey jokes.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2013/11/25/tea-party-proposes-legislation-to-outlaw-political-correctness/?share=email
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Senator Lacson Wants Full Health Disclosure Of All Elected Officials And Candidates
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['Pol Pinoy']
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16/06/2017 0:00
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Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday said he agrees with those asking for full disclosure of President Rodrigo Duterte’s health condition.“I agree with them. The health of the president of any country is not his and his family’s private affair alone,” he said in a text message to reporters. “It is a matter of public concern.”But the senator went beyond the health of just the president.He also argued that all the health records of VP Leni Robredo, Senate President Koko Pimentel and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez who are the first, second and third in line to succeed the president in the event of death or incapacity, be made public.By “full disclosure,” Lacson says he means all the health issues they are facing, the medications and vitamins they are taking, whether or not they use condoms or birth control pills when having sex especially in extra-martial affairs, if they adhere to a balanced diet that includes fruits and vegetables as well as avoiding unlimited rice (specially white rice), if they are a member of a gym club and are getting massages on a regular basis.“They should also disclose the brands of their bath soap, shampoo, toothpaste, hairspray, deodorant and cologne,” he said.But Lacson said the full health disclosure should not be limited to the president and those in the line of succession but all elected officials — and candidates.The most important disclosure, especially for candidates, is their mental health, the senator argued. “The Filipino people cannot afford to elect candidates who have serious mental issues, like some former president of ours.”‘Nuff said.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/06/16/senator-lacson-wants-full-health-disclosure-of-all-elected-officials-and-candidates/#respond
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WATCH: President Duterte gives warning after he declares martial law: “I will be harsh”
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2017-05-24 08:44:35+08:00
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President Rodrigo Duterte warned the people that he would ‘harsh’ during the martial law days in Mindanao.In an exclusive interview with PCOO assistant secretary and blogger Mocha Uson, President Rodrigo Duterte urged the people to stay calm because he’s now going back home to handle the situation in Marawi City.“Mga kababayan natin do not be too scared, I’m going home.. I’m cutting my visit here to be with my countrymen” President Duterte said.The President was not sure how long will be the martial law impose in Mindanao, because he wanted to end the terrorism in the southern part of the Philippines before he decide to end it.“If it would take a year to do it, we will do it” President Duterte said.Marawi City was occupied by the terrorist group Maute on Tuesday, but the AFP announced that they already controlled the situation. But several members of the terrorist group were still at large.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/watch-president-duterte-gives-warning-declares-martial-law-will-harsh/
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NATIONAL DUAL CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTH CARE, AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING LAUNCHED IN THE U.S.
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/3/2018 0:00
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 32,719 people died in traffic crashes in 2013 in the United States (latest figures available), including an estimated 10,076 people who died in drunk driving crashes, accounting for 31% of all traffic deaths that year.One person is killed by a drunk driver every 39 minutes.Meanwhile, it is estimated that 45,000 Americans die each year because of the lack of health insurance. Yet, the Republican Party is unrelentless in its resolve to strike down the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare.So, in its commitment to significantly reduce American deaths caused by drunk driving and the lack of affordable care, the National Democratic Committee, in partnership with the NHTSA and the American Medical Association, launched a comprehensive and ambitious campaign to create greater public awareness about these unnecessary deaths.The group has just unveiled the first of a series of billboards, posters and bus signs that remind the American people not to drink and drive and not to vote Republican. (See photo of traffic sign above).
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/03/05/national-dual-campaign-for-health-care-against-drunk-driving-launched-in-the-u-s/?share=email
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Aquino government’s failures made Philippine problems harder to fix
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2016-09-27 14:40:34+00:00
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I was compelled to start blogging in 2009 about Philippine politics and culture after I read a report that former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III who was then still a Senator announced that he will be running for President in 2010. I found it extremely ridiculous that the reason why he decided to run was because of the clamour from both his Liberal Party mates and rabid Aquino supporters who were in mourning after the death of his revered mother, former President Cory Aquino. I thought then that I had to help knock some sense into people who were letting their emotion rule instead of reason.Alas, I and a few others who tried to warn people that BS Aquino would be a dud failed to stop the madness that would follow over the next six years. I was even prepared to be wrong about my perception of BS Aquino. But, I thought that since BS Aquino who didn’t have any plans of running until his mother died, only meant that he didn’t have any vision that would translate into new policy changes for the country. What he had was hubris. A lot of it.For six years, I monitored BS Aquino’s Daang Matuwid. It’s probably the same as what some of the critics of current President Rodrigo Duterte are doing now – monitoring and criticising his every move. I must admit I showed no mercy. I thought a public servant deserves public scrutiny. For six years, BS Aquino’s supporters labelled me too negative and full of hate for BS Aquino. Those are harsh words for someone merely pointing out the obvious that his most rabid supporters are refusing to acknowledge. They were either too gullible to believe what BS Aquino was claiming — that things are under control — or they were too proud to admit to their mistake in supporting him. Either way, they were part of the problem. Because they did not help BS Aquino stay grounded in reality, he continued to believe his own lies – that much has improved under his government.Fast forward to 2016, the Duterte government is giving everyone a reality check. The new President is not congratulating himself for a job well done after less than 6 months on the job. At least not yet. That is a stark contrast to BS Aquino who kept bragging about economic gains even when he was still using the economic policies of the Arroyo government.Duterte is honest about the fact that there is still so much to do and admits that he didn’t realise the enormity of the problem, especially the country’s drug problem, until he was already at the helm. To be fair, I don’t think majority of the public was aware of the problems the BS Aquino government tried to hide. With the help of mainstream media allied with the Aquinos, he glossed over issues plaguing the nation and entertained the public with his supposed love life and reminiscing about his mother and father.BS Aquino was on campaign mode for his entire term. He continued to blame the previous government until his last days in office. While this tactic was effective before he was elected since the public was still angry over a lack of progress, it just became too annoying and not to mention unproductive hearing BS Aquino blame Arroyo for everything, even his own incompetence. He and his most rabid supporters were the only ones enjoying blaming Arroyo. He had six years to reverse the mistakes of the past administration, but he chose to waste it on crucifying his enemies. The economic gains he kept trumping about were also a result of policy changes during the Arroyo years and not just his alone.Why am I writing about BS Aquino when I should be writing about Duterte? Well, I just can’t accept that his rabid supporters are too impatient for “progress” under the Duterte government when he is only less than six months on the job. BS Aquino supporters were so patient with him for six years, but now they can’t wait for Duterte to solve the very problems BS Aquino left behind. They even call for his resignation and label him incompetent. I just had to laugh. Duterte has probably accomplished more in less than six months what BS Aquino couldn’t accomplish in six years.Indeed, BS Aquino’s supporters are so arrogant they can’t even admit their idol was a big part of the reason Duterte’s government has to work harder fixing the country.Speaking of arrogance, Duterte’s number one critic Senator Leila De Lima is one. She criticises the way Duterte is handling country’s drug problem as if she did such a good job when she was in charge. As a matter of fact, she tolerated the debauchery inside the country’s national penitentiary, the New Bilibid Prison when she was still Department of Justice Secretary. In fairness, I personally don’t think she was aware of the full extent of shenanigans inside Bilibid like the gangs running a prostitution ring and operating a drug laboratory. How could she when BS Aquino made sure her hands were tied up filing cases against his political enemies like Arroyo, former Chief Justice Renato Corona and the three Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla? However, as the head of DOJ, she should be held accountable for negligence of duty. If she gets away with this, it will make culture of impunity worse.While I don’t condone personal attacks against De Lima, she is not helping herself. She is also guilty of spewing personal attacks against her detractors. Just recently she made fun of the new Department of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre’s hairdo and implied that he is wearing a wig. De Lima continues to hold press conferences attacking Duterte and pleading with the international community to help her. I think her ego is preventing her from realising that she just needs to stop attacking for her enemies to stop retaliating. She should take a leaf from Michelle Obama and go high when her critics are going low.It is not so much De Lima’s lifestyle in the past of sleeping with different men that I have a problem with; it is the seeming abuse of her position and having sexual relations with a staff and being such a hypocrite by acting like she is so clean.Unfortunately, De Lima’s behaviour is a product of BS Aquino’s padrino style of governance. She got used to getting away with being a bully because BS Aquino tolerated it. Too bad for her the tables have now turned. She has to deal with a much bigger bully who is out to get her no matter what. The best thing for her to do is to just stop talking and act with more dignity. It might earn her the sympathy she’s been trying so hard to get. Otherwise, she’s just giving her critics and bloggers like me something to write about.[Photo courtesy Inquirer.net.]
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Push for Cory Aquino sainthood an insult to real saints and Filipinos who suffered during her term
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2016-03-15 13:42:32+00:00
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Thank God I wasn’t the only one who went “What the hell?!” after reading a recently-shared article published on the Philippine Star in mid-2015 claiming a Jesuit priest is pushing for the canonization of the late former President Cory Aquino as a saint by the Catholic Church. A lot of people were actually using worse swear words than mine that I would rather not publish here, in reaction to this most ridiculous news to come out since back in 2009 when BS Aquino announced he was running for the Presidency.Apparently, a certain Father Catalino Arevalo had been patiently waiting over the last six years to start the beatification process of Cory before being canonized. The rules set by the Catholic Church dictates that the process can only start six years after the person’s death. Cory died in 2009 and Arevalo, who proposed the idea back in 2015, may not be prepared to wait another minute to begin this outrageous project.This move to push Cory’s sainthood is nothing but pure vanity on the part of those who support it. Some Filipinos who are allied with the Aquinos just want the opportunity to tell the whole world that “Hey, we have another saint and it’s our third one!” As if having another saint is going to save the Philippines from being pulled down to the gutter by corrupt and incompetent public servants and the voters who put them there.According to Joanne Rae M. Ramirez who authored that PhilStar article, it seems Arevalo’s only basis in claiming that Cory deserves to be a saint is that, Aquino, after a visit to Assisi at the end her presidential term, was “so struck by the life of St. Francis, who asked God for more sufferings”. He even described an incident when “Cory got down on her knees and prayed, ‘Lord, I don’t think I’ll ask for more sufferings. But if more sufferings come my way, I will not complain’.”If all it takes to be a saint these days is for a person to go down on his or her knees and pray, then millions of Filipinos are qualified to be saints too. And, speaking of suffering, there are millions more who have gone through worse suffering than Cory. Those who eat pag-pag (food taken from the garbage bins of fast-food restaurants) everyday deserve to be nominated as saints more than her, if we were to apply the same criteria to them.Furthermore, the farmers of Hacienda Luisita, for one, have been suffering in the hands of the Aquino-Conjuangco clan for decades but no one has nominated them for sainthood. The beatification process for some of the farmers who died while on strike during what is dubbed the Hacienda Luisita massacre can now begin. It has been more than six years too. In fact, it’s been more than a decade of hell since they died in the hands of military personnel ordered to protect the political family.Yes, the victims have not received justice after all these years. Cory did not do anything for the victims’ suffering while she was alive. Even after the tragic event, there were farmer sympathizers including a priest, who were reportedly murdered just for supporting the cause:On March 13, 2005, Father William Tadena, an Aglipayan priest who had mobilized his parish to regularly donate rice and groceries to the workers at the picket line before saying a weekly mass for them, was shot dead in his owner-type jeep on the provincial highway in La Paz, Tarlac while on his way to his next mass.Let us all pray that the Vatican would conduct a thorough investigation of the life and times of Cory before they turn her into a saint. They will very likely find that she turned a blind eye to atrocities committed against helpless Filipinos who were simply fighting for their rights.Truth be told, Cory was responsible for putting millions of Filipinos in a permanent state of misery. Her revolutionary government set a precedent that saw Filipinos habitually disrespect the country’s institutions over the decades that followed. She was the first to throw the rulebook out of the window. Succeeding bozos had a template for grabbing power “Cory style”. She even supported the ouster of former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada so her then ally, former President Gloria Arroyo, could take over the Presidency. She later regretted helping oust Erap and apologized for ousting him. She said she made a mistake. This was after Cory had a falling out with her erstwhile ally, Arroyo. Speculation is rife that Cory got angry with Gloria for ordering the investigation of the farmers’ complaints:Under pressure from public outrage over the November 2004 massacre, the Arroyo administration, through the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), formed Task Force Stock Distribution on November 25, 2004 to study the causes of the workers’ strike. The Task Force was later renamed Task Force Luisita. In March 2005, teams were sent by the DAR to Luisita’s 10 barangays to investigate the SDO.It’s no surprise that Cory’s only son BS Aquino made it his mission to persecute two people who were responsible for the break-up of their precious Hacienda Luisita. As soon as he stepped into power, BS Aquino ordered the arrest of Arroyo using trumped-up charges and then he proceeded to bully Congress into initiating the ouster of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, once again using trumped-up charges. Arroyo is still under hospital arrest even after most of the charges had been dropped and even when it was found that evidence presented is insufficient to convict her in the last remaining case against her. And a Chief Justice who blatantly shows her bias towards some politicians allied with the Aquinos has replaced Corona.It seems vindictiveness runs in the Aquino family. Cory and her son did not even attempt to unite Filipinos while they were in power. They just kept carrying on and on about the “evils” of the Marcoses while allowing these very same “evils” to continue even when the Marcoses were already gone.Cory didn’t accomplish anything significant. The fact that there were so many coup d’etats during her term says a lot about her inability to unite and inspire Filipinos to prioritize the interests of the country over personal interests. She probably pissed off her former allies with her own greed for power and the incompetence she applied to her work. Even her very own former Vice President, the late Salvador H. Laurel had to write her a letter pleading that she come to her senses after she appeared to have lost sight of the very reason they had to remove Marcos. Here are excerpts taken from this letter:“We promised our people morality and decency in government. What do we have instead? The very opposite. It is now openly admitted by many, including your former Solicitor-General and some of your own close relatives in Congress, that the stench of “accumulated garbage”—I’m quoting your own first cousin, Congressman Emigdio Tanjuatco, Jr. —rises to high heaven; that the past years of Marcos are now beginning to look no worse than your first two years in office. And the reported controversies and scandals involving your closest relatives have become the object of our people’s outrage. “We promised to ‘break the back’ of the insurgency. But what is the record? From 16,500 NPA regular when Marcos fell, the communists now claim an armed strength of 25,200, of which 2,500 are in Metro Manila. They have infiltrated not only the trade unions, the schools, the churches and the media but your government, above all, and now ‘affect’ 20 percent of the country’s 42,000 barangays, according to official statistics. “In the fight against the insurgency, the nation, particularly our Armed Forces, expected you to provide the leadership, and to give decisive, clear and consistent orders. But you have chosen instead to behave like an innocent bystander, as though the insurgency were the sole concern of our soldiers, their widows and orphans.How can Aquino supporters ignore this information about Cory from an insider? And now they want to turn her into a saint? Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/03/push-cory-aquino-sainthood-insult-real-saints-filipinos-suffered-term/
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4 Ways The Cycle Of Poverty Proliferates In The Philippines
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4/1/2016 0:00
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It seems that Zaxx’s statements in his last article is earning quite a bit of attention from our readers, both positive and negative alike. While Zaxx’s proposals may seem harsh, I can safely assume that many of his opinions regarding that of squatters is because of the many problems they cause to society as a whole. From excessive littering and causing floods, being a breeding ground for crime to just a plain unregulated breeding ground for people and Heavens only know what else, these are but a few of the things that make squatters so problematic. While I can’t bring myself to completely agree with Zaxx (however, yes, I will stick to my decision for volunteering for a vasectomy), I have to admit that things have gotten really so bad that desperate measures like those cited by Zaxx seem to be the only plausible solution for the problem of poverty in the Philippines.However, I would like to present a different, more humane alternative. No, I’m not saying it’s a better alternative than Zaxx’s suggestions because my proposal has a slower approach and we all know how urgent the problem is becoming. Then again, because I still accept even squatters as my fellow countrymen, I am a little reluctant to resort to such totalitarian methods. Oh well, maybe I am just too naive for my own good and for all my talk of cynicism, I might just be an idealist after all.Anyway, what I want to do in this article is to directly address the problem at hand.So how do I see poverty?Well one can liken it to a tree. An evil accursed tree in fact. One with the shapes of faces in its bark and its gnarled branches almost appearing to be grasping hands and limbs. A tree not at all different from the tree of evil mentioned in The Santo Nino of Innocencia.Okay, now that you have that image of an evil tree in your mind, imagine the tree having four thick roots. While the tree of poverty is huge and menacing, it can be killed. In fact, there are many ways to kill it either through dismemberment, burning or poisoning. However, to truly kill it, we must attack its roots. Cutting off its branches, which often take the form of overpopulation, crime and corruption, simply isn’t enough to make sure it’s really dead. If we want it dead and gone, we have destroy what causes them in the first place.In this case, let’s go back to the four roots I mentioned:Lack of OpportunityThis is probably the taproot of the tree of poverty. It is the single largest factor in keeping many Filipinos poor and unhappy. For all of President Aquino’s talk of “economic improvement”, he has done almost nothing to provide our countrymen with productive jobs and at least decent if not promising careers. Still, thanks to the protectionist policies of the Philippine 1984– I mean 1986- Constitution, our people are left with two often very sadistic choices: Leave the country to be an OFW to provide for your family and risk being abused by cruel employers, exploited by criminal syndicates and the possibility of losing your family to infidelity or stay in the country and be targeted by corrupt officials, envious associates and petty criminals while all too often being stuck with low-end and dead-end jobs that promise nothing but squalor and misery.Ladies and gentlemen, until the government can provide actual jobs for our people, then we will always be poor and the squatters will only continue to multiply at an exponential rate. And not just any jobs either, mind you. What we need are steady jobs with promising rewards not just measly side jobs with no benefits and barely provide enough money to support a pet mouse. You can reserve abstract statistics and non-existent economic gains for board meetings, if the common Filipino is still stuck with a job that can barely allow him to eat three servings of pagpag (recooked food from the garbage) a day, then all those statistics and so-called “achievements” are nothing but hot air.Unhealthy EnvironmentLet’s face it, the Philippines isn’t the cleanest country in the world. And nope, before you react negatively, just because we aren’t the dirtiest country in the world doesn’t make us “okay”. Bad is still bad, no matter how you look at it. And, unfortunately, the pollution in our major cities are major causes of poor nutrition and general disease.And I’m not just talking about sickly bodies either. All the chemicals as well as the often abrasive and corruptive nature of our society often dulls one’s mind. After all, your brain needs food too and, as Zaxx cited in one of his previous articles, improper nutrition results in a slow and disadvantaged mind.An unhealthy mind and body leads to an unhealthy work force that eventually leads to an unhappy outcome.Brain Destroying MediaThis is another fairly large root that, while not as big as the first, is still worth mentioning. Of course, I’ve bashed the media many, many times now that attaching their links is a pointless exercise. However, I will mention it again for those reading this particular article.The thing is, whether we like it or not, whether we accept it or not, the media has essentially become part of our lives. It influences our minds on a subconscious level and, before you deny it, let me ask you this: Have you ever found yourself talking like the characters you watch on TV? Have you found yourself following similar trains of thought as they? Have you found yourself wearing the same clothes the people in your favorite sitcom wear? Well, if so, that’s how the media influences you!Now, there’s nothing wrong with watching your favorite show. However, what happens all too often is that people get hooked on their favorite shows and are influenced by them to detrimental effect. Examples?Spouses who honestly believe they’re being cheated by their significant other even though what evidence they have is insubstantial or nonexistent.Teens who believe that nothing should get in the way of their love and breed like rabbits because they think love will solve all their problems.People who simply wait for others to solve their problems for them instead of doing anything to help themselves and blame others when things don’t work in their favor.What’s worse is that while there’s nothing really wrong with some of our shows, some put said shows and their favorite celebrities above their actual needs. This is why you have such silly incidents such as people tearing down the theater because their favorite character was killed off, significant others breaking up with their partners for not going to see a movie with them to those who care more about their favorite celebrities than their own families.In this day and age, not only do we have to work harder, but we also have to work smarter. Combined with malnutrition above, how can we hope to create productive citizens when their minds are devoid of any productive ideas. One just needs to take note of the repetitive plots in our teleseryes to realize how creativity seems to be dying (or already dead) in our country.General DespairWhen you combine the three factors mentioned above, you go to the next possible outcome: despair.The kind of society we have, when finally stripped of its glamours induces a deep sense of hopelessness. I have personal experience with this as both I and my father suffer from similar issues. My father, being born to a poor family likes to go on and on about how poor he is and why I can’t really expect much from him. What grates on my nerves though is that he seems to think that he’s entitled to my pity even though there are people out there who are in a worse condition but manage to make do with what they have and make something out of themselves.While I’m not overtly fond of my father, I won’t shy from using him as an example of the kind of despair inherent in most of our impoverished countrymen. Poverty due to the first three factors mentioned above defeat not just the bodies and minds of the poor, but also their very souls.Now, I know I should’ve mentioned this in the third point above, but with the way our shows (especially noontime shows) go, they encourage us to make ourselves to be as pitiful as possible (like my father) instead of instilling a sense of determination and recovery in them. I am usually overjoyed to see people who are otherwise impoverished make something of themselves and the boy shown to be studying by the light of McDonald’s fills my heart with a fervent hope that perhaps all is not lost. However, with majority of our poor mired in squalor both physically and spiritually, what hope we have is at best a guttering flame and desperately needs to be fed.
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Inday Sara hits Trillanes over rehashed wealth claim
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2017-02-16 22:05:22+08:00
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Presidential daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, has lashed back at Senator Antonio Trillanes over accusations of illegally amassed PHP121 million.“I never pretended to be what I am not. If Trillanes can show where my alleged PHP121 million is right now and how it became illegal, kunin natin at ibigay ko sa inyo lahat (let’s get it and I will give it to everybody),” Mayor Sara said in a press statement released Thursday.Sara said she is deferring to her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, to answer the challenge of Trillanes.”Let us allow PRD (the President) to decide on how he wants this issue to go down,” she said.On Thursday in Manila, Trillanes revived his allegation that President Duterte has about PHP2.4 billion in bank accounts. This was an accusation he threw at the President during the election campaign.According to Trillanes, President Duterte has yet to disprove his accusation. If the President could disprove him, Trillanes said he would resign from the Senate.The senator however doubted if the President would accept his challenge.Trillanes challenged President Duterte after Solicitor General Jose Calida announced he would recommend the release of Janet Napoles, who is currently detained for plunder. WATCH VIDEO BELOW.It may be recalled that Trillanes opened the issue that President Duterte has PHP211 million in undeclared wealth during the final weeks of the campaign.President Duterte even challenged Trillanes to show up at the bank and he will open his bank account that allegedly contained the PHP211 million undeclared wealth on the condition that his accuser signs an affidavit and files a case against him.President Duterte dared Trillanes to present himself before officials of BPI’s Julia Vargas branch where Trillanes said the President has bank accounts.The President was then represented by his legal counsel, lawyer Salvador Panelo.Meanwhile, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano hit at Trillanes for once again throwing “false accusations” against President Duterte.In a statement, Cayetano deemed the accusation as another desperate attempt by the senator to stop the reforms that are happening under the Duterte administration.The senator defended the President against the claims and reminded how, during the campaign, they were the only tandem who signed a bank secrecy waiver to make public all their bank accounts.Cayetano expressed surprise why Trillanes is trying to revive an issue that had long been settled. (PNA)
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/inday-sara-hits-trillanes-rehashed-wealth-claim/
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If Trump Loses Election, He Will Buy Back Miss Universe Organization, Supports Philippines as 2017 Venue
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['Pol Pinoy']
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28/07/2016 0:00
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It’s official — according to the Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT), the next Miss Universe Beauty Pageant will be held on January 30, 2017 at the Mall of Asia in Manila, Philippines.Earlier, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said that he does not want to spend money to host the international contest, but was assured that funds to stage the pageant will come from the private sector.DOT said confirmed that Japanese billionaire and chief of Tiger Resort, Kazuo Okada, as well as the country’s richest man, Henry Sy, will be among the private sector sponsors of the pageant.Speaking from Las Vegas, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump also announced that if loses in the U.S. elections this November, he will buy back the Miss Universe Organization so that he could recoup the money spent in his presidential campaign.Trump said that he supports the Philippines as the host and venue for the 2017 pageant and he hopes to make a personal appearance in Manila in January should he lose the election to Hillary Clinton.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/07/28/if-trump-loses-election-he-will-buy-back-miss-universe-organization-supports-philippines-as-2017-venue/?share=email
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PROTESTERS TAKE OVER TRUMP TOWERS IN LAS VEGAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE
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['Pol Pinoy']
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24/12/2017 0:00
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A coalition of protesters briefly took over the Trump Towers in Las Vegas on Christmas eve, unfurling a huge banner from the building’s penthouse that had a ‘thumbs down’ sign to indicate disapproval of all that the Republican presidential candidate stands for.The protesters included Muslims, Mexican Immigrants, women activists and relatives of Japanese Americans who were held in U.S. interment camps during World War II.A spokesperson for the protesters said that the group has had it with Trump’s hateful and misinformed rhetoric, ranging from labeling Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists, to degrading women, and lately, by proposing that the U.S. impose a total ban on Muslims from entering the country.“Las Vegas is an international destination whose population and business community reflect the diversity that has enriched this country,” the protesters said, “and a tower in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip that bears the name of a racist, misogynist and a dictator has no place in this city.”The Adobo Chronicles learned that the protesters pretended to be a local social organization supporting the Republican and Tea Parties that wanted to hold a holiday party for its members. They rented the Trump Tower’s penthouse for the evening. At about 7pm, while traffic along Las Vegas Boulevard was at a stand still because of the Christmas eve rush hour, the protesters unfurled the red and white banner as motorists and tourists cheered and applauded.Speaking from New York City, Trump said he cannot understand how the protesters were able to pull the stunt without his hotel staff and security detail uncovering the sinister plan. He said he suspects it was the result of an “inside job” by some of his Latino employees and he promised that people “are going to be fired” first thing on Christmas morning.Similar protest are reportedly being planned in Honolulu, New York City and Doral (Florida) where Trump has real estate properties.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/24/protesters-take-over-trump-towers-in-las-vegas-on-christmas-eve/
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COMELEC: Whoever Wins On May 9 Will Not Be The Duly-Elected President Of The Philippines
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['Pol Pinoy']
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28/04/2016 0:00
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The Commission on Elections (COMELEC), the constitutional body that oversees Philippine elections, made a stunning announcement today. It ruled that whoever wins in the May 9 elections will not be the duly-elected president of the Philippines.COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista said that even if one of the 5 presidential candidates wins 100 percent of the votes, which is impossible, he or she will not have the true mandate of the Filipino people.Bautista explained that only 54.4 Million Filipinos are registered to vote in this year’s elections, and that is just a little over 50 percent of the country’s total population of 102.4 Million.“In a very unlikely scenario that one candidate gets 48 Million votes, that would not be enough to constitute a majority of the Filipino people,” Bautista explained.In issuing its ruling, the COMELEC urged 100 percent of all registered voters to vote for one and the same candidate so that the winner gets a true majority.Asked by The Adobo Chronicles what the solution would be if no one gets 100 percent of the votes on May 9, Bautista said the COMELEC will not have any choice but to declare the elections null and void and schedule a repeat election. He also urged that if this happens, a nationwide campaign for increased voter registration should immediately be undertaken.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/28/comelec-whoever-wins-on-may-9-will-not-be-the-duly-elected-president-of-the-philippines/
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Donald Trump: The Revenge Of Miss Universe 1996
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['Pol Pinoy']
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26/09/2016 0:00
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Venezuelan-born beauty queen Alicia Machado became a U.S. citizen very recently, and when Miss Universe 1996 casts her first vote in November, it won’t be for the man who once insulted her for her weight and her accent. Trump had once called her “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping.”Today, during the first U.S. presidential debate, Miss Machado figured prominently when Hillary Clinton mentioned her (after Trump asked) when she talked about how Donald Trump denigrates women.Tonight, Miss Machado must be reminiscing her coronation night, waving to the crowd while secretly giving the former owner of the Miss Universe Organization a middle finger.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/26/donald-trump-the-revenge-of-miss-universe-1996/
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Facebook Shuts Down Many Pro-Duterte Accounts Due To SPAM
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['Pol Pinoy']
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23/10/2018 0:00
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It doesn’t matter that Facebook was set up on the principle of freedom of expression and global connectivity. It has decided to shut down many accounts in the Philippines, mostly those that are pro-President Duterte, on the grounds that that they constitute SPAM which is against the social network’s community standards.So, to avoid being shut down by Facebook, netizens are advised not to post any photos of SPAM.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/10/23/facebook-shuts-down-many-pro-duterte-accounts-due-to-spam/?share=email
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Philippine Presidential Candidate Rodrigo Duterte To Visit Vatican To Seek Forgiveness From Pope Francis
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['Pol Pinoy']
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29/01/2016 0:00
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The Philippine Inquirer is reporting that presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte is planning to visit The Vatican to ask Pope Francis for forgiveness.The foul-mouthed mayor of Davao City, whose statements are punctuated by expletives, recently cursed Francis for creating a huge traffic jam during the Pontiff’s visit to Manila last year. He has since regretted the unacceptable behaviour.Upon learning of Duterte’s planned visit to The Vatican, Pope Francis posted the following message on his Facebook page:“OMG, Duterte is coming to The Vatican! By the grace of God, he has finally come to his senses. I will be happy to give him a private audience, but I have long forgiven him for his nasty comments about me.”Duterte is currently ranked No. 1 among the 5 major presidential candidates. His visit to The Vatican will surely endear him to the millions of Filipino Catholic voters and could ensure his victory in the forthcoming elections in May.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/29/philippine-presidential-candidate-rodrigo-duterteto-visit-vatican-to-seek-forgiveness-from-pope-francis/
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TOP TEN REASONS WHY DONALD TRUMP WILL MAKE A GREAT U.S. PRESIDENT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/07/2018 0:00
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads all other GOP contenders in recent polls on who Americans think should be the party’s nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.The Adobo Chronicles® interviewed thousands of likely voters and put together this top ten list of why Americans think Trump would make a great president:1. There will never be a question about his birth certificate.2. He will be effective in working with both sides of the aisle in Congress. He was a Democrat before he became a Republican.3. As president, he won’t need a press secretary or a podium microphone, being the loud mouth that he is.4. He has his own private jet. Imagine all that savings in taxpayer money which would otherwise be spent on Air Force One.5. Who needs the White House when he has his Trump Towers?6. We all know he will be the president that will finally solve illegal immigration, by closing the border and all international airports in the U.S.7. He will be the president that will stop all wars that America is involved in. He doesn’t like wars. He dodged the Draft, remember?8. We will finally see an end to the meme, ‘It’s the economy, stupid!’ We will have a stupid president managing our economy.9. As president, he will have no problem saying to incompetent cabinet members, “You’re fired!”10. We will finally see a more elaborate and fun seal of the President of the United States:
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/18/ten-top-reasons-why-donald-trump-will-make-a-great-u-s-president/
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The resignation of Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte proves he has “delicadeza”
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-12-26 12:12:21+00:00
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Back in the time of former President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III, no amount of calls to resign even following astounding displays of incompetence — often resulting in fatal outcomes — could move any government official to relinquish their posts for the sake of delicadeza.Despite mind-boggling pork barrel thievery with money trails leading back to just one office, Budget Secretary Butch Abad refused to own up. Despite astounding incompetence in leadership that led to the massacre of 44 Special Action Force officers, President BS Aquino was unmoved by calls to take personal accountability. Indeed, this one was made worse by the fact that it involved, at the time, suspended Police Chief Alan Purisima who was nonetheless given leadership or advisory responsibility over that mission by Aquino himself. And, last but not least, despite the immense weight of evidence that the Philippine government conspired with terrorists to carve off a chunk of Mindanao into a “Bangsamoro Nation”, former presidential adviser on the peace process Teresita Quintos-Deles remains unremorseful.Yet, today, the resignation of Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte following “recent unfortunate events” was met with derision and mockery coming from Opposition partisans who have no better argument than ones built around mere speculation on intent. While it is that rare Filipino politician who resigns out of a sense of honour and duty that Duterte stepped up to in this instance, the all-too-famiiar selective manner with which Opposition “activists” routinely apply their thinking faculties was on exhibit yet again. When one stops to think of it, Paolo Duterte did not have to resign. In fact, many observers from the Opposition were, themselves, surprised by this development. A clan and political bloc as powerful and as popular as that of the Dutertes need not have caved to mere Opposition sentiment. Taking that perspective, the resignation of Paolo Duterte should have been welcomed with grace rather than met with scorn by the Philippine Opposition.One wonders what the Opposition remain unhappy about. Paolo Duterte had already resigned. That’s what these Opposition shills wanted presumably. And yet here they are, still issuing their shrill opinions on a matter that had already come to pass. What’s the point?
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/12/resignation-davao-vice-mayor-paolo-duterte-proves-delicadeza/#comments
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AFP To Sue Senator Leila De Lima For Calling Military Brass Monkeys
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/5/2018 0:00
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You can’t have your cake and eat it too. This was the lesson learned today by incarcerated Senator Leila De Lima.In a statement to the press, De Lima urged the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to do something about President Rodrigo Duterte’s “mendicant” policy towards China, amid the latter’s reported installation of anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems in the South China Sea, capable of hitting Palawan.In a written statement, De Lima claimed the deployment of Chinese cruise missiles is the “single biggest existential threat” to the national security to the Philippines and the Filipinos.However, the senator said the AFP continues to play “the monkey that sees, hears, and speaks no evil” on China’s aggression on the disputed seas, due to the President’s “amorous” affair with the Asian super power.Of course, the AFP was not happy about De Lima’s statement and is suing the senator for libel and defamation of character.”Her statement is not only considered inciting to rebellion but also dehumanizes the men and women of the Armed Forces,” a military spokesperson told The Adobo Chronicles.And we thought all along that monkeys like to eat saba (bananas). Well, maybe, not Leila ‘Saba’ De Lima.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/05/afp-to-sue-senator-leila-de-lima-for-calling-military-brass-monkeys/#respond
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Colombians Very Disappointed Steve Harvey Didn’t Make A Mistake
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['Pol Pinoy']
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27/11/2017 0:00
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It was a moment dreaded by all who watched this year’s Miss Universe Pageant held in Las Vegas.Two years ago, on the same stage, pageant host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner — Miss Colombia instead of Miss Philippines.Well today, that tense moment was relived all over again, and for the Colombians, they had one fervent wish. They were hoping Harvey announced the wrong winner. Again.The last two women standing were Miss South Africa and Miss Colombia. Then, when Harvey announced the Miss Universe winner, he confidentently said, “Miss South Africa.”Then there was silence in all of Colombia.The Colombians were waiting for Harvey to come back on stage while Miss South Africa was being crowned to say that he made a mistake, and that it was actually Miss Colombia who was the winner.But the Colombians waited and waited and waited.This time, Harvey got it right. South Africa was indeed the winner.Maybe, next year?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/11/27/__trashed-2/#respond
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No More Idol Worship Please!
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2016-02-14 21:17:04+00:00
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I am so tired but there are things that need to be said and they need to be said now…Well, it really looks like Manny Pacquiao is serious about running for senator and, more likely than not, he’ll probably win considering all the people who say: “He donated lots of money to poor people so he’s nicer than all those other corrupt politicians so he deserves to become a senator and maybe even president someday!” Then, here’s another gem: It seems that Senator Soto is now using the ever popular kalyeserye AlDub to support his campaign to keep himself and his cohorts in power. Lastly, we still have Senator Grace Poe who is more or less riding on the popularity of her late father in order to win the presidency and claims to “continue what her father started” whatever it may be.Seriously, I’m beginning to run out of words to describe how I feel. I cannot express the sheer amounts of disappointment, fear and indignation that are threatening to burst forth from my body in a fiery explosion. Indeed, if I could just find a way to better understand and contain what I am experiencing now, perhaps I can harness it into something my countrymen could use for the greater good. Perhaps they could use my emotional outbursts as an alternate energy source the way that children’s laughter in Monsters Inc. could be used to power the cities of the titular of monsters.But I’m going off topic again, aren’t I?Anyway, what I’m trying to say here is that Philippine politics has somehow become a circus. It has become not about competency but popularity and nothing else. It no longer matters to people if the country and its people can function properly so long as the people they like are in power.But what can we expect from the utterly immature and juvenile method of thinking that is inherent in the ever-dysfunctional Pinoy psyche, after all? What can we expect from the people of a nation who voted a clearly unqualified presidential candidate into power simply because he came from a popular family who is well-connected to the media? Could we expect anything more from a society that went utterly nuts when a certain actor was beaten within an inch of his life because he wanted to meet with an old flame through a rather questionable relationship but couldn’t care less about our the hapless Lumads who are being slaughtered by ruthless terrorists?Wait! I know exactly what you people are going to say now that I’ve probably made you upset again. I know how you’re going to counter any point I post here. Most of all though, I know how flimsy and nonsensical your arguments will be so I’m going to spare you from having to waste time typing them in the comments section.So people of the Philippines, are you ready to be butthurt again?“But They’ve Provided So Much Money For Charity”Ah yes, let’s start with this one, shall we?Now a lot of you may not know this but charity, more often than not, is a way to lower one’s taxes. That’s right, if you provide money for charity, the local tax people are supposed to provide you some leeway. So no ladies and gentlemen, more likely than not, the people who bought the new goodies for you are probably just doing that to avoid scrutiny from the BIR.Also, providing charity is fairly easy for anyone with enough money to burn. Take for instance the fact that Manny Pacquiao is already filthy rich with his earnings as a boxer. He doesn’t really need to be a politician in order to provide charity. As a boxer, he can easily make millions that he can use to help the less fortunate people of the Philippines.Besides, being a politician isn’t just about providing charity. In the case of Manny Pacquiao, his job is supposed to be making laws for the common people but it seems that he has only attended congress for four days. If that’s indeed the case, he should just stick to boxing or his basketball team as he can still make millions (which he can also give to charity) without having to dabble in legislative issues which he is clearly not qualified or not interested in.“But They Give Us Good Vibes”Okay, now for Senator Sotto and his AlDub…Look, as I’ve said countless times before, all of you are welcome to enjoy whatever it is you like. You like AlDub? Then by all means, have fun. Do you prefer Pastillas Girl? Then stick to that if you like. Are you a fan of Laura Angel? Then you and I are probably going to get along.However, please, don’t let these things rule your life. They’re just entertainment ladies and gentlemen, I cannot stress this enough. Sure, they might make you feel good for a while the same way alcohol or certain narcotics will but what happens when they’re over? Your favorite shows aren’t going to put food on the table, get your kids through school and they most certainly won’t make your lives any better. They’re distractions people. No more, no less. They can make you feel good about yourself but they’re not really meant to improve anything.“They Were Chosen By God”No doubt many of Manny Pacquiao’s supporters are going to resort to the good ol’ “God Card” again. After all, didn’t Manny Pacquiao mention something about him being chosen by “God” to bring glory to His name. If that’s the case, then that must mean that no one has the right to question him or his motives even if they seem questionable at best and possibly insane at worst.Here’s all I have to say in the matter: God rarely, if ever, cares a good nickel about politics. So either Manny Pacquiao has been hit in the head too many times or something ungodly pretending to be God is urging him to remain in politics since he has done nothing with his political position but prevent qualified individuals from becoming rightful legislators.***Ladies and gentlemen, let’s stop with the idol worship please!Popularity doesn’t translate to competency if Alma Moreno and her disastrous interview is anything to go by…[Photo courtesy Los Angeles Times.]
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/02/no-idol-worship-please/
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TIME APOLOGIZES: PCOS MACHINE MALFUNCTION LED TO INCLUSION OF SENATOR DE LIMA IN 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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22/04/2017 0:00
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TIME Magazine has issued an apology to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the omission of his name in the 2017 List of 100 Most Influential Persons in the World.Readers were shocked that Trudeau, who came in second in the online poll conducted by TIME, was not among those officially named by TIME. Instead, Philippine Senator Leila de Lima who was not even named in the initial list of possible candidates for the recognition, suddenly gained a spot among the 100.TIME explained that the mess was due to some technical error involving the precinct count optical scanner (PCOS) machine it used to tabulate the votes. “The SIM card we used for the tabulation apparently already had de Lima’s name on it,” TIME said.The PCOS is the exact same system used during last year’s Philippine Presidential elections which resulted in an electoral protest by defeated vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos. Leni Robredo won the election by a very slim margin.TIME regrets the error and will issue an addendum to its announcement, deleting de Lima’s name and adding Trudeau’s.All’s well that ends well.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/04/22/time-apologizes-pcos-machine-malfunction-led-to-inclusion-of-senator-de-lima-in-100-most-influential-persons/#respond
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One Million Men March Awaits Steve Harvey In Manila
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['Pol Pinoy']
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11/1/2017 0:00
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Television host Steve Harvey has bigger things to worry about than a repeat of his error in announcing last year’s Miss Universe winner. When he arrives in Manila to again host the international beauty pageant this month, he will be met by a protest of one million Filipino men.Harvey came under fire this week for mocking Asian men.During a segment on his eponymous talk show on Monday, the 59-year-old comedian made fun of several self-help books, including one titled “How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men.”“Excuse me, do you like Asian men?” he asked the audience. “No thank you.”He then suggested a new book title, “How to Date a Black Woman: A Practical Guide [for] Asian Men.”“That’s one page too!” He says. “‘You like Asian men?’ I don’t even like Chinese food. It don’t stay with you no time … I don’t eat what I can’t pronounce.”In reacting to Harvey’s mockery, one million Filipino men will picket the Mall of Asia Arena, venue of the Miss Universe pageant finals on January 29 (January 30 Manila time)A spokesperson for the Coalition of Real Filipino Men (CRFM) said that one of the group’s demands is for Harvey to issue an apology on live television, just before he announces the new Miss Universe. The group also hopes that this time, he will announce the correct winner.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/01/11/one-million-men-march-awaits-steve-harvey-in-manila/
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Philippine Mobile Service Provider Globe To Charge Five Pesos For 911 Calls: Here’s What Could Happen
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['Pol Pinoy']
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30/07/2016 0:00
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For the very first time, beginning this August, the entire Philippines will have a 911 emergency call service similar to that of the U.S. and other countries, thanks to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. As mayor of Davao, Duterte established the service in his city.Globe Telecom Incorporated on Wednesday, July 27, announced it will charge an additional P5 per call on top of the regular voice charges for their subscribers calling the 911 hotline.So, here’s is a possible scenario involving an emergency client using his Globe phone service:-“911, what is your emergency?”-Caller: “I’m having a heart attack. Please send an ambulance.”(Beep)-Globe: “You do not have enough load to continue with this call. Please load Five Pesos.”-“This is 911, are you still there?”(Silence)(Another incoming call)-“911, what is your emergency?”-Caller: “My dad just passed away from a heart attack, please send a coroner.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/07/30/philippine-mobile-service-provider-globe-to-charge-five-pesos-for-911-calls-heres-what-could-happen/#respond
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Jejomar Binay: The Devil You Know…
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2016-01-06 22:15:33+00:00
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“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling… It makes no difference. The degree is arbitrary, the definition is blurred. If I must choose between one evil and another, I’d rather not choose at all.”~Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher 3: Wild HuntHello again dear readers of GRP, Thaddeus Grimwald here!Anyway, as of this writing, I am reading the book Storm of Iron by Graham McNeill, a Warhammer 40,000 novel. The book details the story of a “warband” or military division of Chaos Space Marines known as the Iron Warriors. For those not familiar with 40k lore, allow me to enlighten you: The Iron Warriors are essentially what you’d get if you combined Captain America with Iron Man and make a huge evil army out of them. However, the Iron Warriors aren’t the only division of Chaos Space Marines; there are in fact as many as a thousand of them or so. The ones that particularly stand out include but are not limited to the vainglorious Black Legion, the ever-angry World Eaters, the sex-crazed Emperor’s Children and the sneaky Night Lords. However, what sets apart the Iron Warriors is their apparent disdain and contempt for their fellow Chaos Space Marines. While nowhere near as garish (Black Legion) or noisy (World Eaters) as other warbands, they are every bit as evil as they are and are probably more so in their own way.I would say more about them but this article isn’t about the Iron Warriors after all. This is an article about Jejomar Binay, his clan and his antics. Besides, I think you’re all tired of Mar Roxas getting the flak, so let’s go see his opposition.The thing is, a lot of people are already aware of just what kind of person Jejomar Binay is. And no, it definitely isn’t anything nice. Just like his rival Mar Roxas, no matter how much he seems to try and polish his image, he still can’t get it to shine. Um… No pun intended there.Anyway, there are still quite a few who seem to think that Mr. Binay might be an okay guy. Indeed, according to some surveys here and there, the man has probably made the most expenses to make himself at least a little more appealing to voters across the country. However, there’s little doubt that a lot of what he has done so far is really nothing more than a lot of PR BS.On Binay’s FreebiesTruth be told, everyone likes freebies. Free food, free clothes and free movies, that’s a pretty sweet deal at least according to a lot of people who probably can’t think for themselves. Few ever consider the possible outcomes and the potential consequences for Mr. Binay’s (possibly fake) benevolence.See the thing is, you can never make something out of nothing. “Equivalent Exchange”, something I learned from the anime Fullmetal Alchemist. In order to create something new, you must first destroy something. You cannot build a new building where another building is already standing after all nor can you forge metal without first melting it down.Mr. Binay seems to be giving out a lot of things for free. Everything from clothes, medical care to education, according to him and his party at least, nobody has to spend a single coin. But let me tell you: He has to get all that from somewhere. Clothes don’t grow on trees, medicine can’t simply form by themselves and lessons won’t teach themselves to students. The money to fund all that has to come from somewhere and I don’t exactly want to speculate where. Indeed, the less I know where all that money came from, the better.Also, you have to consider, Camp Binay has already spent millions to make himself look like an angel. Once he becomes president, you can bet that he’ll want that money back. Where do you think he’ll get it once he finally makes it to the top?On Binay’s Concern For The SAF 44Okay, I’m sure you guys remember how Jojo Binay maltreated that security guard who was just doing his job at the gates of Makati.Now that I have time to think about it, would Mr. Binay and the rest of his camp have anything to hold on to if the SAF 44 Massacre didn’t take place? Indeed, it’s more than a little obvious that he only shows concern for the SAF 44 because of how the LP bungled that particular incident. Indeed, now that I have time to think about it, if President Aquino had given his favor to Mr. Binay rather than Mr. Roxas, I doubt the former would even bat an eyelash. He’d probably be up there along with all the other LP supporters who consider the brutal killing of our police officers a “misencounter” rather than the act of butchery it really was.On Binay’s “Victimhood”Look, Mr. Binay may claim that he’s for the downtrodden of the Filipino people but believe me, he’s just upset that President Aquino didn’t choose him as a successor. It should be more than a little obvious that he had been very expectant about President Aquino choosing him as a worthy successor since the Binay family has had a long history of being an ally of the Aquino family. Well, it’s just all too bad for him that President Aquino chose Mar Roxas instead, eh?Indeed, a person with an inkling of sociology know just how easy it is to attract supporters if you’re an underdog.***So you see gentlemen, try as Jejomar Binay might, there’s really very little he can do to lighten his image to the common people. No pun intended there either. Much like the Iron Warriors mentioned in the first paragraph, he’s less obnoxious and outright infuriating like Mar Roxas, but, mark my word, there’s no real difference between them at least when it comes to having a sense of morality.From corruption, maltreatment of employees and political dynasty, Jejomar Binay shows off all the hallmarks of being just another typical Pinoy trapo. And when he does call out his rivals, such as the LP, on their corrupt shenanigans and political bullshit, it’s just another case of the pot calling the kettle “black”. Oh, alright already, that was a pun, okay?
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/01/jejomar-binay-devil-know/#comments
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MAYWEATHER WANTS A RE-MATCH WITH PACQUIAO; FILIPINO BOXER SETS HIS CONDITIONS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/5/2018 0:00
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Unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather on Tuesday said he is willing to fight Manny Pacquiao again after the Filipino’s shoulder surgery.Mayweather, in a text message to ESPN’s Stephen Smith, said he is willing to have a rematch with Pacquiao. “I will fight him in a year after his surgery,” Mayweather said.Pacquiao, after consulting with a doctor in Los Angeles and having an MRI scan done, has decided to go under the knife to repair a torn rotator cuff that he injured during training camp. The surgery will take place sometime this week and will keep him off the ring for at least a year.Pacquiao suffered the shoulder injury in training camp with three weeks to go before the fight, but still opted to push through and face Mayweather.Pacquiao said he was able to rest his shoulder in the final weeks of camp, even sending away his sparring partners, and was under the impression that he will be allowed to take an anti-inflammatory shot on fight night in order to numb the pain.The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) barred him from taking the injection, however, and the injury was aggravated in the third round, Pacquiao said after the bout.When informed about Mayweather’s proposal for a re-match, Pacquaio said, “Sure, I would be happy to fight him again, but this time it will be on my own terms.” Pacquiao said that he will agree to a re-match only if the fight will be held at the Philippine Arena in the Philippines and that the revenue split would be 70% to 30% in favor of the Filipino boxer.The Pacquiao camp already has a promotional mantra for the re-match. It will be billed “Gotcha in Manila!”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/05/05/mayweather-wants-a-re-match-with-pacquiao-filipino-boxer-sets-his-conditions/
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LOOK: President Duterte cries while announcing the possible death of missing employees trapped in NCCC Mall fire
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2017-12-24 08:51:47+08:00
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President Rodrigo Duterte became heartbroken one day before Christmas after he discovered that there’s a big possibility that the missing people trapped in NCCC mall, Davao City.The ground commander of Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) already announced that 37 people who were trapped inside the said mall had ‘zero chance of survival’ and they relayed the information to President Rodrigo Duterte.Even the President didn’t hide his emotion after he heavily hearted announced the sad news to the families of the missing victims who were anxiously waiting for news about their relatives around 2:30 a.m.President Rodrigo Duterte weeps after he announced the sad news to the relatives of the missing persons. PTV-4 Mindanao.Families of the missing employees were shocked after they heard the sad news from President Duterte.After he stopped himself from crying, he quickly comforted the relatives of the victims and gave them spiritual guidance.Duterte handled Davao City for two decades as Mayor before he was elected as President.Most of the missing person were workers of Business process outsourcing (BPO) firm SSI, which held operating at the fourth floor of the mall.Rumors that they were trapped was circulated since yesterday, but the BFP only confirmed the sad news today.According to the reports, the fire has not yet been declared under control, so the firefighters cannot still recover the bodies of the possible casualties of the unfortunate incident.An employee of SSI who was able to evacuate during the fire, said that they thought that it was but a minor fire incident. But the white smoke that seeped through their exhaust fan soon turned into thick black smoke.“Nag start palang siya sa exhaust white palang, tapos eventually ning baga dayon ang aso (At first, there was just white smoke coming in from the exhaust fan, and then thick smoke quickly followed),” she told SunStar Davao.The mall blaze on Saturday was the biggest fire incident this month as a “general alarm” siren was toggled on that day.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/look-president-duterte-cries-announcing-possible-death-missing-employees-trapped-nccc-mall-fire/
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Adobo Chronicles Launches Project: Hashtag MIA
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['Pol Pinoy']
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12/9/2018 0:00
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There continues to be an increasing demand for the Philippine government to change back the name of Manila’s premiere airport from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the original Manila International Airport (MIA),Netizens have pointed out that it was a mistake in the first place to name the airport after a “no-hero.”Many others have said that NAIA has always been associated with negative references including ‘one of the world’s airports’ to ‘the best and hottest sauna,’ for its frequent airconditioning woes. This is not to mention notorious schemes including the ‘laglag bala,’ and disappearing contents of passenger luggage and balkibayan boxes.Even passengers, flight attendants, pilots and Tower Control staff have repeatedly complained that ‘NAIA’ is hard to say, and ‘Ninoy Aquino International Airport’ is quite a mouthful. They say that ‘MIA’ and ‘Manila International Airport’ have a nice sound to it.So, to help in finally realizing netizen aspirations to see their MIA back, the Adobo Chronicles has just launched a public service project called ‘Hashtag MIA.’The project costs nothing, easy to participate in, and could just be the movement that will convince the government to bring back the glory days of the Manila International Airport.It’s simple enough: each time netizens post something that has some reference to NAIA, all they need to do is to replace ‘NAIA’ with #MIA (hashtag MIA) to bring home the point.If the hasthtag goes viral, it may catch the attention of our decision makers who will hopefully ditch NAIA in favor of MIA!You can start participating now by typing #MIA in the comments section.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/09/12/adobo-chronicles-launches-project-hashtag-mia/
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MAR ROXAS, THE ‘NEW MAN’ IN PURPLE
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/12/2017 0:00
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Realizing that President Aquino’s endorsements are not helping a bit in his presidential bid, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas is now distancing himself from the Yellow Administration.‘I am my own man, and I can win the 2016 presidential elections on my own merit,’ Roxas said. Since launching his candidacy, Roxas has been riding on the coattails of Aquino, often parroting the administration’s Daang Matuwid (Straight Path) battlecry on anti-government corruption. He has been criticized for always wearing a yellow shirt.‘From now on, I will rid myself of all vestiges of the Aquino administration, including emptying my closet of all my yellow wardrobe,’ he said. I will henceforth be the ‘Man in Purple.’Good for him.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/18/mar-roxas-the-new-man-in-purple/#respond
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Tatapatan PDP-Laban! Sara’s Hugpong applies for national party status
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2018-07-19 21:04:20+08:00
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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is setting her sights on making her political party, Hugpong Ng Pagbabago (HNP), a force to reckon with in the national political scene.Politiko has learned that HNP applied for accreditation to become a national political party with the Commission on Elections (Comelec).Comelec gave interested political parties until July 16 to apply for accreditation for the 2019 elections.Sidebar – Google Ads 2HNP reportedly applied for accreditation as a national political party after Partido Federal ng Pilipinas failed to meet the deadline set by Comelec.Politiko earlier reported that Sara’s father, President Rodrigo Duterte, was behind the creation of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas because he wanted to have his own political party.Duterte is only a member of the ruling PDP-Laban, which was founded by former senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel Jr.A source told Politiko that the Comelec en banc held deliberations for HNP’s accreditation behind closed doors.Results of HNP’s application for nationwide accreditation have yet to be released.However, a July 1 report by Business World quoted Sara as saying that HNP’s application to become a regional political party has been approved.Expanding HNP’s reach nationwide appears to be a logical step for the Dutertes given their popularity. Sara ranks fourth in a recent Pulse Asia survey among possible senatorial candidates— even if she hasn’t announced any plan to run for Senate.Taking HNP nationwide will also help the President in pushing for federalism because local politikos who will be its prospective members could be tapped for the campaign.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/tatapatan-pdp-laban-saras-hugpong-applies-national-party-status/
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Philippine Senator Chiz Escudero Is World’s First Pregnant Heterosexual Man
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['Pol Pinoy']
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13/05/2018 0:00
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GMA News is reporting that Senator Chiz Escudero and his wife, actress Heart Evangelista are pregnant!This makes Escudero the world’s first pregnant heterosexual man.Previously, Thomas Beatie held the disinction as the world’s first pregnant male.Beatie, a trans man, had gender reassignment surgery in March 2002 and became known as “The Pregnant Man” after he became pregnant through artificial insemination in 2007. Beatie chose to be pregnant because his wife Nancy was infertile, doing so with cryogenic donated sperm.With Escudero’s pregnancy, the Philippines adds yet another listing in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/13/philippine-senator-chiz-escudero-is-worlds-first-pregnant-heterosexual-man/
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IN THE PHILIPPINES, THOUSANDS ALREADY LINING UP FOR THE iPHONE 6
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['Pol Pinoy']
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11/9/2017 0:00
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It hasn’t been quite 48 hours since Apple unveiled the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, but already, thousands of Filipinos are lining up to be among the first to own this state-of-the-art mobile phone.Online orders won’t commence until one minute past midnight on Friday, September 12 while Apple stores won’t strart selling the new phones until September 19.Two authorized Apple dealers along Ayala Avenue in Makati City have announced that they will have the new phones in stock by September 20. Incidentally, Makati City has recently been named ‘Selfie Capital of the World,’ a title that Filipinos take great pride in.As of six o’clock this morning, Filipinos have lined up, four-person deep, outside the Apple stores. The lines have extended for miles and miles, all the way to the MRT (Metro Manila’s light railway system) station in Quezon City. To get to the Apple stores in Makati from Quezon City, commuters have to take the MRT train at the Northernmost EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) station in Quezon City. It’s about 13 kilometers or approximately 8 miles, not including the distance between the Makati EDSA MRT station and the Apple Stores on Ayala Avenue.The people lining up to buy the new iPhones have only tripled the already long lines of daily commuters trying to get to work or school via the MRT.It’s really more fun in the Philippines.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/11/in-the-philippines-thousands-already-lining-up-for-the-iphone-6/
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The way Duterte talks is not the way he thinks
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2016-10-05 23:54:36+08:00
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“It’s his manner of speaking, right? It’s his expressionism. He doesn’t mean for Obama to go to hell, right? It’s just the way he talks, right?” Peter Wallace, a businessman, told reporters in the palace on Wednesday.“The way he talks is not the way he thinks” he added.President Rodrigo Duterte has been making headlines as his statement as always been taken out of context by some mainstream media. His ‘foul-mouth’ landed in broadsheets for both national and international media.Wallace assured that Duterte’s remarks against the United States of America won’t hurt the US leaders. According to him, the ‘White House’ is smart enough to weigh in Duterte’s style of public speaking.“I’m not sure that the foreign community will ever be able to understand it but I think people in the US government will, right? I think the people in the White House are smart enough to know that what he’s saying is not what he intends,” Wallace said.“He’s trying I think to establish that the Philippines is a truly independent country. It is no longer a colony of the US. It is no longer subservient in any way to the US. It wants its independence and in a fairly dramatic way that he’s trying to put that across, right?” he added.Any thoughts on this? Leave your comments below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/way-duterte-talks-not-way-thinks/
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Gesundheit! Forgot Your Password? Sneezing Is The Latest In Identity Technology
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/06/2018 0:00
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Forgot your password yet again? No worries. There’s a new technology now in the market that will revolutionize identity recognition for unlocking your smart phone, using the ATM, or gaining access to maximum security areas.Until recently, fingerprints and the eye’s iris have been the highest standard in identity technology.Today, Symantec Corporation announced the latest innovation: sneezing into your phone or computer instead of entering a passcode or using your fingerprint or iris.Symantec is an American technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company makes security, storage, backup and availability software and offers professional services to support its software.A company spokesperson told The Adobo Chronicles® that the new technology is based on the fact that no two persons sneeze alike. The technology will recognize a person’s sneeze and match it with the identity on record. In addition, the moisture from a person’s sneeze will provide fool-proof identification based on his or her DNA.The sneeze identity technology, aptly named ‘Gesundheit,’ can be installed on any existing device by dowloading a Symantec software that’s retailing for $129.99.So the next time you unlock your phone or withdraw money from your bank account, say “Achoo!”We see a lot of blessings coming our way!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/06/18/gesundheit-forgot-your-password-sneezing-is-the-latest-in-identity-technology/#respond
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Philippine President Duterte To Launch New Extra-Judicial Campaign
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['Pol Pinoy']
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29/08/2016 0:00
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Ignoring world-wide concern and criticism regarding extra-judicial killings (EJK) in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has issued a new executive order in support of his campaign to rid the country of crime, drugs and any form of threats to peace and order.Titled, ‘An Act To Criminalize EJD,’ the executive order gives full authority to the Philippine National Police to jail — even without any warrant of arrest — any Filipino or foreign citizen caught sleeping or passing out in public after excessive drinking of alcohol.EJD stands for “extra-judicial drinking.”So if you’re gonna drink, don’t leave home. Stay in or face the full force of the law.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/08/29/philippine-president-duterte-to-launch-new-extra-judicial-campaign/
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CAITLYN JENNER CAN’T HANDLE PRESSURE, WANTS TO TRANSITION BACK
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['Pol Pinoy']
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12/9/2018 0:00
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Until recently, Caitlyn Jenner had enjoyed a relatively warm reception by the transgender and larger LGBTQ community. While many raised an eyebrow at her affiliation with the Republican Party and a chorus of trans advocates rightly cautioned that Jenner’s privileged position as a wealthy celebrity made her a poor representative of the larger trans experience, most of the community welcomed having such a high-profile and potentially influential figure join the fold.But as always, honeymoon periods don’t last very long.Recent statements by Jenner on the Ellen DeGeneres show and on The Today Show (with Matt Lauer) demonstrating her little understanding of day-to-day transgender issues and about same-sex marriage have angered the transgender and LGBTQ communities and many have withdrawn their support for the Olympic, and now, reality TV star.That’s a lot of pressure for Jenner. First, coming out, and now having to deal with criticism and pressure from the transgender and LGBTQ communities.So, she has decided to transition back.Kim Kardashian couldn’t be more pleased at the decision of her former step father.Meanwhile, E! Television has announced it was replacing the show “I am Cait” with “I am Bruce … Again.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/12/caitlyn-jenner-cant-handle-pressure-wants-to-transition-back/
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GAY BARS SLOWLY DISAPPEARING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
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['Pol Pinoy']
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21/07/2017 0:00
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Brix Nightclub and Tinker’s Damn. Only three San Jose gay bars remain open: Splash, Renegades and Mac’s.Last week, The Adobo Chronicles reported that a new government study shows that the U.S. gay population is shrinking. Could it be that gay bars are also becoming a diminishing breed?“As more gay men and women get married, they tend to stay away from public gay places like bars,” said Paul White, a volunteer with Equality California. California is among the 19 states where same-sex marriage is now legal.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/07/21/gay-bars-slowly-disappearing-in-northern-california/?share=email
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Philippine Legislator Wants To Tax Bad Breath, Body Odor
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['Pol Pinoy']
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13/01/2017 0:00
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If a bill proposed by a Philippine legislator is approved, Filipinos with bad breath and body odor will have to pay an additional tax.In an effort to avert the negative effects of increasing the excise tax on petroleum products, Representative Rodel Batocabe proposed instead to tax beauty and cosmetic products and procedures.In his proposal, Batocabe included “cosmetic products, or any substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, with a view exclusively or mainly cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance, and/or correcting body odor, and/or protecting the body or keeping them in good condition.”It’s more fun in the Philippines!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/01/13/philippine-legislator-wants-to-tax-bad-breath-body-odor/?share=email
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President Duterte To Ban All Philippine Beauty Pageants
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['Pol Pinoy']
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1/11/2016 0:00
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While Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is a known lover of women, he is just sick and tired of Filipinas winning international beauty pageants. So he has issued an Executive Order banning all Philippine beauty pageants.“The results are so predictable, Filipinas will win most of the international beauty crowns,” Duterte said.Duterte issued the EO after yet another Filipina won an international beauty crown, that of Miss Diamond of the World 2016. The pageant was held in Algeria.The Philippines holds both the incumbent titles of Miss Universe (Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach) and Miss International (Kylie Verzosa), not to mention other previous recent titles like Miss World (Megan Young), Miss Earth (Angelia Ong), Miss Globe (Ann Lorraine Colis).Oh, and as far as male beauty pageants are concerned, we’re not even going to go there.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/11/01/president-duterte-to-ban-all-philippine-beauty-pageants/
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Four aspects of Filipino society that are unlikely to change, even in a Duterte presidency
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-04-20 11:39:06+00:00
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A typical evaluation, or discussion of the Duterte administration, usually begins with this underlying premise: Rodrigo Duterte was elected because Filipinos wanted change.For sure, Rodrigo Duterte is different in more ways than one. He is the first president who hails from Mindanao; as such, people are expecting a sort of “outsider’s perspective” from him, in the sense that he doesn’t think like recent presidents who came from landed families in Luzon. He is also expected to bring street-wise leadership and governance into the presidency, that which was gained from a long career as Davao City Mayor.The question that needs to be asked is: how deep can Duterte’s push for change go?At this point, the changes being driven (federalism, pivot towards non-traditional allies, etc.) seem aimed at the political aspects of Filipino society. Will a change in political/governmental conditions, however, necessarily translate into socio-cultural change in Filipinos?The true test of any initiative for change is whether it can induce Filipinos to move away from certain dysfunctional behaviors found in Filipino culture and society. The following have remained essentially the same, regardless of who the President is.1) Filipinos tend to look for and put “heroes” on pedestals to do all the work for them.No matter how good a leader is, he/she is useless without companions whom he/she can connect and work together with. Up to this point, however, Filipinos collectively haven’t really bought into the idea that a leader is someone who works with his/her people. Rather, the persisting perception is that a leader is there to do everything for them, all the while they just sit back, relax, and wait for things to come to them.A leader serves his/her people, but many Fiipinos seem to ignore that this does not mean that he/she is an alipin (someone who is at one’s beck and call), and most especially, he/she is not a panacea for all one’s ills. Neither is he/she a hero who will always come and save the day for screw-ups you put yourself in.I don’t expect hero worship to die with Duterte’s government; I believe, in fact, he is a very big reason it will continue. Because he has propagated an image which relies on force of personality, people can be easily misled into thinking that he is some sort of messiah.Well, Filipinos do have a thing for messianic figures. Perhaps Filipinos deserve Duterte, but I digress…Unfortunately, however, this hero worship that Filipinos do without much thinking leads to another dysfunctional behavior…2) Filipinos would rather divide themselves, than find a higher common causeIn the local movie Heneral Luna, the title character recites a line (translated into English): ”It is easier to unite heaven and earth than it is to get Filipinos to agree.”The Philippines is a “Me First” society; everyone wants to be on top. Putting anything (or anyone) else on top of their own needs essentially gives them the feeling of being taken advantage of, or cheated. Moving on from one’s loss is a no-no.One can see this in our political scene for the longest time. Rather than getting to the mundane task of building a nation together, Filipinos would rather stew in the past. If their candidate won, they become sore winners; they just can’t stop gloating, and they assume that just because their side won, then they don’t have to win their non-allies over, that they will just bend over and obey. If their candidates lost, there is no moving on from that. They focus their energies instead, on waiting for the winner to make a mistake, so that they can pounce on it.Unfortunately, Filipinos combine this behavior with an inability to accept valid criticism, and an inability to see past personalities, and taking sides.At this point, one would be inclined to ask: don’t the current President and his followers propagate this kind of thinking? Aren’t they the cause of the “division”?The answer is no. Like I said, it has been this way for a long time, especially with Duterte’s predecessor.Uniting for a common, higher cause requires sacrifice and humility from its constituents. Unfortunately, Filipinos are not known for either. And there is no indication that after Duterte’s term, they will be.3) Filipinos think short-termFilipinos are seemingly not used to having long-term plans or visions; they have taken “living in the moment” to their own brand of extreme. The hardship of life in the Philippines has forced many to accept uncertainty as a way of life; they quite simply, don’t know if they’re going to die tomorrow or not.Filipinos, to their detriment, have allowed their society and culture to be driven by consumerism and extravagance. There is a propensity to spend, to own the latest trendy stuff, and to blow their dough on fiestas, parties, and ostentatious displays of wealth – things that are essentially empty.The quick, easy fix is also bled to death here in the Philippines. In fact, Duterte’s war on drugs, though arguably necessary due to the extent of the problem, is a short-term remedy for something that has persisted for years. Unless it is part of a bigger plan to overhaul Philippine society away from the influence of drugs, then there will be no lasting effects from it, despite the escalating body count.4) Filipinos perpetually believe that they are “special”This belief that Filipinos are special manifests itself in two ways: a) that they are entitled to preferential treatment, without giving anything in return, and; b) that they are always victims.Filipinos are most observable, with regards to preferential treatment, when it comes to matters of law. They constantly regard them as rules and regulations that can be bent and broken. When they’re the ones in charge of enforcing it, they regard themselves as exempt from it. They constantly invoke the “do you know who I am/do you know who I’m related to?” card when they attempt to circumvent processes, standards, and qualifications.The other side of the coin is that Filipinos almost always approach everything with a victim mentality. They want to use the pity card – something that works with bleeding heart liberals – in order to get something without really having to work for it. It’s actually very easy – almost second nature – for Filipinos to be guided by emotion, and put on the sob stories (however fabricated or not) in order to get what they want.Many of us here at Get Real Philippines have long asserted that the key to mitigating a country’s ills does not lie in politics. It lies in a thorough and critical examination of its own culture, and a collective and concerted effort to get rid of dysfunctions. And this can be done regardless of who the president is.Is there anything that Filipinos and Duterte plan to do differently this time, such that it will result in some semblance of change? Or if not change, some sort of direction?As with a lot of things in the Philippines, one can never really be certain enough.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/04/four-aspects-filipino-society-unlikely-change-even-duterte-presidency/
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PHILIPPINES’ VP BINAY SAYS POTENTIAL PRESIDENTAL RIVAL CANDIDATE SENATOR POE HAS NO EXPERIENCE IN CORRUPTION
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['Pol Pinoy']
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17/05/2018 0:00
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Despite a court-ordered freeze on his bank accounts, which seems to bolster the corruption allegations against him, Vice President Jejomar Binay on Sunday said he would still run for president in 2016 because it would be risky to entrust the Philippines to leaders “without experience and competence.”Binay was obviously referring to Senator Grace Poe whose popularity with voters has put her at the head of the Aquino administration’s search for a presidential candidate in next year’s elections.President Aquino and Poe met two weeks ago to discuss the senator’s role in the elections. On Saturday, Poe, who topped the 2013 senatorial election, said she was looking up to the President for guidance in her role in shaping the future of the Philippines.In a statement issued on Sunday, Binay said he wanted to “bring experience and competence” to the national leadership.Binay told The Adobo Chronicles that the female senator is not fit to be president because “she has no experience in graft and corruption, money laundering, illegal transactions and other qualifications presidential hopefuls should have.” “The people’s choice for the next president is clear; Binay is the guy,” he added.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/05/17/philippines-vp-binay-says-potential-presidental-rival-candidate-senator-poe-has-no-experience-in-corruption/?share=email
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U.P. Law, Accounting Courses Abolished!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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30/05/2017 0:00
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If you are planning to enrol in law or accounting course at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, you are advised to make alternative plans.Beginning next semester, U.P. Diliman is abolishing its law and accounting courses.The difficult decision was reached today by the U.P. Board of Regents after the tax-funded state university failed to place in the top ten in the most recent Bar and the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) board exams.“We cannot in conscience continue to offer these courses when none of our graduates 🎓 make it to the top ten board examinees,” the board said.U.P. students are expected to stage a rally at the Diliman campus this week to protest the decision by the Board of Regents.Well, that’s what U.P. students are good at. Rallies.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/05/30/u-p-law-accounting-courses-abolished/
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AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM TO BE ANNEXED TO THE PHILIPPINES?
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['Pol Pinoy']
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26/02/2018 0:00
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While an online petition seeking to make the Philippines the 51st U.S. state has generated thousands of signatures, a slightly different kind of movement is gaining ground in Guam and American Samoa. Both islands in the Pacific want to be annexed to the Philippines.Both Guam and American Samoa are territories of the U.S., but neither have the same full rights as the 50 states. American Samoans, by virtue of antiquated Supreme Court decisions, are not automatically considered U.S. citizens. On the other hand, those born in Guam are U.S. citizens but unless they move to and reside in one of the 50 states, they cannot vote for the president of the United States. Guam does not have an electoral college and as such does not have a say on who is elected president.Because of growing frustration regarding this inequality and lack of fairness, citizens of Guam and American Samoa have started a movement that would hopefully make them Filipino citizens and their territories officially annexed to the Republic of the Philippines. They feel that they will be better off exercising their citizenship rights under the government of the Philippines. They also noted that culturally and geographically, their islands are closer to the Philippines than to America.The annexation movement could complicate the petition to make the Philippines a U.S. state, especially if, indeed, Guam and American Samoa succeed in dropping off from American jurisdiction.Both The White House and Malacanang (the Philippines’ presidential palace) have declined to comment on either movement.If the Philippine statehood petition and the Guam-American Samoa annexation movement drag on and will not be resolved soon, both could be major political issues in 2016 when the U.S. and the Philippines will hold their respective next presidential elections.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/02/26/american-samoa-guam-to-be-annexed-to-the-philippines/#comments
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Leni Robredo Mulls New Career After She Steps Down As VP
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['Pol Pinoy']
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25/08/2017 0:00
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As the the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos slowly inches its way towards a resolution by the Supereme Court, Leni Robredo is now mulling her new career as a private citizen.Office of the Vice President spokesperson Georgina Hernandez told The Adobo Chronicles that Robredo is leaving no stone unturned as she mulls life after a possible short-lived VP stint.“It is in her heart to travel to places, especially in the laylayan,” Hernandez said, “so she is seriously considering a new career as a bike rider, joining competitive tours that would wind through the poorest of places throughout the country.”This explains the VP’s recent participation in a freedom ride, along with bicyclists in her home province. She is training hard and is well on her way to being an ex-celebrity biker.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/08/25/leni-robredo-mulls-new-career-after-she-steps-down-as-vp/#respond
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Should we really be worried about President Duterte’s conduct at international gatherings?
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2016-09-06 06:41:16+00:00
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One could reasonably expect Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to cause an uproar even before he gets on a plane. And he did; the issue, however, should be framed less around what he said about the United States and its president Barack Obama, as the source of uproar, and more around the people interpreting what he said, and the context.President Duterte is practically incorrigible when it comes to injecting invective and curses into his statements. While this may endear him to more and more Filipinos, those who are tired of the politically correct, but two-faced, pretentious, pandering, flowery speech of conventional Filipino politicians, suffice to say, this could get him into quite a bit of trouble in the arena of international relations (IR).Part of me thinks that president Duterte has just “tested the waters” on the limits of acceptable behavior and demeanor in international relations, if only too well. As the tone in IR is invariably set by the West, however, inordinate emphasis is placed on strong but still diplomatic and respectful language, a lot of back patting, back scratching, and oftentimes a lot of double-speak. Cussing and invective do not belong in this environment, and neither does bringing up sins and wounds of bygone eras; whether he can successfully adjust to such a situation remains to be seen.If he can successfully control his tendency to go on unscripted tirades and ramblings, president Duterte can be decent and courteous. What he won’t be, however, is meek and docile. These two combinations, need we remind Filipinos, are not two ends of an on-and-off switch. There is a whole gray area, lots of allowable space for decency and courtesy, where strong, assertive, and succinct statements can be made while maintaining them.This brings up a confronting question for Filipinos:What sort of image do Filipinos want to project in the international community, anyway?Filipinos want nothing but praise from the international community; most of the time, they don’t deserve it. If they don’t get it, they say, “p*tangina mo Joe, go home.” They couple this with a perpetual dole-out mentality, where not only do they merely open wide for foreign aid and donations, they feel entitled to it, perpetually.Perhaps, most striking of all, internationally, the Philippines defines itself primarily around the United States. The long shared history between the two countries cannot be ignored, but the Philippines is no longer a colony; Filipinos seem to have forgotten that. They regard the US, and most of the West, with inordinate deference and subservience.It seems, then, that president Duterte’s vision of a Philippines more independent from the United States is held back primarily by its own people. At this point, asserting an overtly critical stance is something president Duterte cannot rush into. Unlike, say, in China or Russia, two emerging counter-balance economies, the Philippine mainstream press is needlessly antagonistic to Duterte, and thus, cannot be trusted to convey his message accurately and realistically, and to present the Philippines truthfully to international observers.Let’s talk a bit more about the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). President Duterte mentioned in the address, delivered just before he left, that the Philippines will assume chairmanship of ASEAN in 2017. The biggest peculiarity of ASEAN as a body is that it governs and makes decisions by consensus. This could pose a challenge to president Duterte, as he has spent most of his political career in an environment where he can be quickly decisive. Aside from stark cultural differences and language barriers with most of the other members, president Duterte will also have to deal with differing stances towards China, as well as several issues with individual states (such as Sabah, with Malaysia, for example).To help president Duterte succeed in the international arena, I offer to Malacañang two pieces of advice for future overseas trips:First, to prepare for the unlikely event that president Duterte “runs out of English”, bring a Bisaya translator. President Duterte will think best in Bisaya, his native tongue. His translator has to be familiar with all his quirks, mannerisms, and speech peculiarities. President Duterte should have to avoid speaking and thinking in Filipino; nakakabobo mag-isip sa wikang Filipino, aminin!And second, learn patience and level-headedness. Lots of it. Foreign media will endlessly grill him on issues such as the war on drugs, extrajudicial killings, terrorism in the Philippines, and his foul mouth. But it is not the foreign press’s fault; because the Palace has an inept communications infrastructure, the Philippine mainstream media controls the narrative and the sources of information that the foreign press use for their reports. Control the narrative. And control Duterte’s mouth. ASAP.To end on a lighter note, leaders normally wear full Western-style formal attire in international summits. Will president Duterte follow suit? Pun intended.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/09/really-worried-president-dutertes-conduct-international-gatherings/
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Donald Trump Experiences A Hot Flash, Blames Hotel’s Air Conditioning
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['Pol Pinoy']
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27/07/2016 0:00
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During a campaign speech held at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center on Monday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump repeatedly complained about the hotel’s air conditioning system.Trump said he felt like he was “in a sauna” and warned he might not pay the bill.Onstage, Trump, owner of luxury hotels, said, “I don’t know what hotel this is, but you ought to try turning on the air conditioning or we’re not going to get you paid.”The hotel management said that there was nothing wrong with their air conditioning system, and blamed the number of guests in the room and the doors being open for hours to let in Trump’s supporters.A Trump supporter who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the real problem was that the presidential candidate was having a hot flash. “It wasn’t the air conditioning,” he said.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/07/27/donald-trump-experiences-a-hot-flash-blames-hotels-airconditiong/
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MUST SEE: Pauleen Luna and Vic Sotto’s new home in Laguna!
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2016-01-14 11:04:24+08:00
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This is what the fans of Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna is waiting! This is a sneak peak of the couple’s newly constructed house in Laguna!Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna who met in Eat Bulaga many years ago is now living happily ever after and their house is already constructed and blessed by Father Jeffrey Quintela, the couple’s favorite priest and mentor.Many people judges this couple for many years, but they are not affected by any criticism. Many people also reacted when people saw the newly constructed house. Many people think that this new house is a gift of Vic Sotto to his Wife Pauleen Luna.Supporters of Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna said that the people who hates their relationship is only envy the showbiz couple’s happy and peaceful relationship.The photos was posted by the Sotto on January 1.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/must-see-pauleen-luna-and-vic-sottos-new-home-in-laguna/
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PHILIPPINE SENATOR TAKES CUE FROM MILEY CYRUS: PEDICURES FOR PORK BARREL SCAMMERS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/11/2017 0:00
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and not just ordinary nail polish, but permanent, indelible paint.Santiago said this penalty will be a life-time reminder for the pork barrel scammers of their horrible crime, while giving the scammed taxpayers a way to easily identify those who pocketed their money.“These politicians are pigs,” Santiago told reporters, “and they should be treated as such.”The senator however emphasized that her proposal is in no way an endorsement of what Cyrus did to poor Bubba Sue.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/11/08/philippine-senator-takes-cue-from-miley-cyrus-pedicures-for-pork-barrel-scammers/#respond
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KRIS AQUINO: THUMBS DOWN FOR MARIA OZAWA, THUMBS UP FOR PIA WURTZBACH
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/7/2017 0:00
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First, Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino was romantically linked to reigning Miss Philippines-Universe Pia Wurtzbach. The two were seen having dinner at a restaurant in Metro Manila days before Wurtzbach won the pageant crown.Now, Aquino’s love (less) life is again in the headlines. This time it involves 29-year-old Japanese actress and former adult video star Maria Ozawa. Ozawa is in the Philippines filming a new movie with Filipino actor Robin Padilla.Ozawa was quoted by the media as saying that she was open to dating the president.That didn’t sit well with Aquino’s younger sister Kris. The television host said she is 100% against her brother dating Ozawa. “We are a respectable family, and I will not allow a former adult video star to taint our good name,” Kris said. “I much prefer Wurtzbach to be my brother’s wife — she is beautiful, respectable and queenly, di ba?”Days after Wurtzbach won the beauty crown, Kris interviewed her on television talk show. During that interview, Aquino told Wurtzbach “I promise I will be a good sister-in-law.”No love lost there between the beauty queen and the queen of all medial!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/08/kris-aquino-thumbs-down-for-maria-ozawa-thumbs-up-for-pia-wurtzbach/
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STARBUCKS TO MERGE WITH DUNKIN’ DONUTS, PEET’S COFFEE WITH KRISPY KREME
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['Pol Pinoy']
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22/12/2017 0:00
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There is so much competition in the food and beverage industry that it has come down to the survival of the fittest. And smartest.First there was news of McDonald’s phasing out 8 menu items beginning in January, including the Big Mac and apple pie. The Chicago-based international food chain has seen a decline of its revenue ever since the introduction of the popular Filipino fast food company Jollibee into the U.S. and international markets. Jollibee sells burgers and chicken, along with other Filipino delicacies like sweet spaghetti and breakfast rice plates.Now, with stiff competition posed by its competitors, Seattle-based Starbucks has agreed to a merger with Dunkin’ Donuts, the American global doughnut company and coffeehouse chain based in Canton, Massachusetts. Like McDonald’s, Starbucks has experienced declining sales with the growing popularity of Peet’s Coffee, Tully’s and Seattle’s Best.Who eats donuts without coffee? Capitalizing on this inseparable combination, Starbucks took the bold move of merging with Dunkin’ Donuts as a way to boost its coffee sales.Not to be outdone, Peet’s Coffee followed suit and has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at all its locations.It’s turning out to be a one-stop shop for coffee and doughnuts.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/12/22/starbucks-to-merge-with-dunkin-donuts-peets-coffee-with-krispy-kreme/#respond
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The futility in outrage over Manny Pacquiao’s homophobia
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2016-02-17 01:48:01+00:00
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The recent outrage over Manny Pacquiao’s statements about the LGBT community is just a media-covered exercise of something that every Pinoy—educated or otherwise—live with and even practice on a daily basis.Pacquiao simply represents the groupthink of Filipinos. And, unfortunately, Filipinos are among the biggest anti-LGBT group of people in existence. Just take a walk and observe how most people treat and interact with homosexuals (especially gays) in a mundane, everyday setting and one can deduce that even in that aspect, Filipinos are still stuck in the dark ages.Even the seemingly pro same-sex marriage “netizens” who proudly trumpet their support and wave their rainbow profile pictures in support (daw) of the movement are not exempt from hypocrisy as well. It’s not uncommon to see colleagues post their support for same-sex marriage and make fun of a cross-dresser over lunch. Note that these are college graduates working in international companies that have, and enforce equal opportunity to all people regardless of race, class, religion and sexual orientation.“Equality for all” in social media on one hand, gibbering like hyenas with the barkada on account of some ill-dressed drag queen resembling Conan The Barbarian on the next. For some reason, that glaring dichotomy, along with a nasty predisposition to racist sentiments based on a person’s color or nationality, paints a disturbing picture that is in stark contrast to the supposed open-minded and liberal posturing of a lot of Filipinos in various social media platforms. The support has become nothing but a glib fashion statement lapped up by a lot of people for ‘likes’ and ‘RTs’.It also does not help that the most prominent gays that are given a lot of media attention in the country are a) comedy reliefs b) comedy reliefs with a slightly elevated social class because of their wealth and c) comedy reliefs because of wanton disregard of people’s perceptions about their actions and self-image. It’s not that they don’t have rights to act the way they want, but in a place where it’s already an uphill battle for acceptance despite being an upright individual with a modicum of self-respect, you’d expect famous/media representatives to exert a bit more in terms of restraint and class. Of course when one says ‘transender’, does not necessarily mean just the male homosexual and lump it in that one category to make a generalization. But it is undeniable that as far as popularity and media representation are concerned, the gays are still pretty much the more popular faces of the said movement. And that for every one Danton Remoto, there’s a hundred Vice Gandas.But still, this is the Philippines we’re talking about. Where parents spoil their kids and still get surprised why the ungrateful brats don’t respect them when they grow up because they were given everything. Where religion and “morality” are given the most premium in selecting the politicians they elect, but balk when said politicians interpret the Bible in the same literal way they do. Where prominent gays capitalize on shock/slapstick comedy then complain when people cannot separate performance from reality. Where politicians are elected and re-elected simply because they’re famous in a field that has nothing to do at all with legislature. Where outrage fads are, well, simply fads that will be conveniently forgotten the moment a juicier topic for grandstanding presents itself.The problem isn’t Pacquiao, despite his ignorant comments. The sooner people realize that, the faster we can get out of the rut we have so long been stuck in.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/02/futility-outrage-manny-pacquiaos-homophobia/
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Donald Trump Couldn’t Get Back At Melania, Takes It Out On Montenegro’s Prime Minister
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['Pol Pinoy']
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25/05/2017 0:00
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Remember that arrival ceremony in Israel when Donald Trump’s hand was slapped by First Lady Melania? (Apparently it happened again as the couple arrived in Italy!)It was a big embarrassment for the President but he could not get back at his wife. So he took it out on Montenegro’s Prime Minister.While walking with the NATO leaders during his visit to the alliance’s headquarters in Belgium 🇧🇪 Thursday, Trump pushed aside Dusko Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, as he moved to the front of a group of the leaders.Watch the great pushover HERE.Once a bully, always bully. Except with the Slovenian American wife!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/05/25/donald-trump-couldnt-get-back-at-melania-takes-it-out-on-montenegros-prime-minister/
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Philippines’ Special Holidays Rob Workers Of Their Wages
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['Pol Pinoy']
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23/02/2016 0:00
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When one buys siopao (steamed pork buns) in the Philippines, one can choose between ‘regular’ and ‘special.’ The regular is stuffed with plain bola-bola (meatballs) or asado (sweetened pork), but the larger special comes with egg, sausage and other additional ingredients, depending on where you buy them.The Philippines’ penchant for regular and special is ingrained in its psyche, even when it comes to public holidays. Holidays can be regular, or special (nonworking).But unlike siopao, Filipino workers are shortchanged during special, nonworking holidays like Thursday, February 25, which commemorates the 30th anniversary of the People’s Power Revolution that ousted the late dictator, Ferdinand E. Marcos.For millions of hard-working Filipinos, they get the day off, but so do their pay. Special, nonworking holidays mean ‘no work, no pay.’But for many, they have really no choice but to take the day off since their workplace is closed, and not get paid.It’s more fun in the Philippines, where lawmakers think of the most brilliant of ideas.Happy People’s Power, y’al!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/02/23/philippines-special-holidays-rob-workers-of-their-wages/#respond
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NFL NETWORK AIRS LIVE INTERVIEW WITH ADAM ‘PACMAN’ JONES: WHY VIEWERS DID NOT PAY ATTENTION
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['Pol Pinoy']
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19/10/2017 0:00
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After the Cincinnati Bengals’ 34-21 win over the Buffalo Bills Sunday, the NFL Network took viewers live to the Cincinnati locker room, where Albert Breer conducted an interview with Adam “Pacman” Jones.There was one big problem: television viewers did not pay attention to the interview. But still, it will go down in U.S. football history as the most interesting live interview ever. Touch down!Here’s why:
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/19/nfl-network-airs-live-interview-with-adam-pacman-jones-why-viewers-did-not-pay-attention/?share=email
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BBC’s Stephen Sackur Interviews Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno (Part 2)
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['Pol Pinoy']
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20/05/2018 0:00
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Ousted Philippine Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is taking her case to the news media, making the rounds of television shows both in the Philippines and abroad.She was interviewed by BBC’s Stephen Sackur on the latter’s ‘Hard Talk’ program.While the interview is still scheduled to be aired at an undisclosed date, The Adobo Chronicles was able to obtain a copy of the broadcast’s transcript, thanks to our man in London, Crispulo Bacud Tappa.HERE’S PART 2 OF THAT INTERVIEW: (For Part 1, read it HERE)SACKUR: What were you thinking when you accepted the position of Chief Justice, Madam Sereno?SERENO: I was bound by a sense of gratitude to my patron. My allegiance was to him to whom I owed my position. And that, I am sure, is the same position of any of my co-equals in the judiciary. That’s a culture developed over the years.SACKUR: Meaning, there is no such thing as judicial independence in your country?SERENO: True. How could there be judicial independence when it is the only co-equal branch where its members get appointed by the head of the Executive Branch. The members of the other two branches get elected. So, we serve to please the powers that be.SACKUR: Given a choice, would you rather go through impeachment or quo warranto proceedings?SERENO: My choice was very clear from the very beginning. I took the pains to telegraph my choice as evidenced by my choice of the color of my clothes….peach. It was a sartorial disaster though, as nobody took the clue.SACKUR: You could have deferred to your more senior colleagues in the Supreme Court to be the chief and you could have spared yourself from this travesty of your country’s judicial system.SERENO: Travesty, my foot!Yes, I could have done that, but I was in a hurry for promotion. I could not imagine myself growing old following the order of a graying line down the road before I could become a Chief.SACKUR: So they say, as you grow old, you acquire wisdom and that complements integrity and probity.SERENO: (Interjects) Mr. Sackur, this is the beauty of a democracy in the Philippines. Anybody can become President. We had an actor-President, who didn’t play-act his term very well, a widow-President who was over-powered by power itself, an orphaned-President who didn’t outgrow his childhood, a general-President who thinks his opinion still matters up to this day, a diminutive-President who tried to stand taller than what she really is, and recently, a mass murderer-President with 16M million minions voting him into power.SACKUR: What happens now after you were ousted as Chief Justice?SERENO: On hindsight, I already lost my career as a lawyer, and I may choose to be a politician believing that I can short-circuit my way to the Presidency. You just need to be visible. Keep the pace going 24/7 on print, internet, facebook, radio, and tv, and you are made. My face and name will stick to the minds of the non-thinking voters who, by the way, we want to remain poor as it is easier to manipulte them for our vested political ends. Name-recall, is what we call it.SACKUR: Are you confirming this that all these brouhaha is meant to fuel your ambition for the Presidency?SERENO: True. (without batting an eyelash). That’s the long and short of it, Mr. Sackur. In the Philippines, when you have the support of the oligarchs, the prelate, and a bunch of bloggers in our payroll, you can do anything you want. But again, if that happens, I would be obliged to serve the interest of the oligarchs and the church leaders who support me. Our brand of politics promotes a vicious cycle of corruption.SACKUR: Oh, I see now. You said that you are a Christian and not a Catholic. So, how do you reconcile this. I see these pictures in newspapers showing you kneeling on pews in churches, being prayed over, surrounded by nuns and priests. What’s the point?SERENO: That’s a yellow strategy, Mr Sackur. We are a forgiving people and our people easily forget that they have been transgressed. Many of our politicians who have been jailed were pardoned and got reelected. And when you get re-elected, the condonation rule applies. Your crime is extinguished. Estrada, Arroyo, and many others have benefitted from this forgiving character of our people.But of course, the oligarchs, too, have a very important role to play in national politics. They are the real stakeholders. The preservation of their business is first and foremost their concern. I took to task preserving the estate of my patron and this lead me to where I am now, sadly.SACKUR: But you don’t seem sad at all, Madam Sereno. I have seen your pictures smiling even on the day you were ousted. Isn’t that a psychological aberration?SERENO: I choose not to answer that Mr Sackur. I invoke my right to self-incrimination.SACKUR: I want to ask you this last question as we wind up, Madam Sereno……SERENO: (Butts In)Am I a DEMOCRAT?(End of interview)
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/20/bbcs-stephen-sackur-interviews-ousted-chief-justice-maria-lourdes-sereno-part-2/?share=email
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JOHN BOEHNER DISPUTES CLAIM THAT NEW CONGRESS IS OVERWHELMINGLY WHITE
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/1/2018 0:00
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The 114th Congress convenes today amid criticism that its members continue to be overwhelmingly male and white.To be fair, the new Congress has more women and minorities than any other before it. There are now 96 racial minorities and a record 104 women, and for the first time in history, both parties will include both male and female African-American members.“While it is true that the new Congress is still overwhelmingly male, I disagree that it is overwhelmingly white,” Boehner said. “I am the best proof. I don’t consder myself white. I’m orange,” the embattled speaker added.Boehner told The Adobo Chronicles that if reelected speaker, he will mandate that all white members of Congress get a dark tan or wear dark makeup, preferrably orange.Orange is the new white.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/06/john-boehner-disputes-claim-that-new-congress-is-overwhelmingly-white/
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FOX NEWS TO HOST PHILIPPINE FIRST LADIES AND GENTS DEBATE
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['Pol Pinoy']
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16/10/2017 0:00
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Yesterday, we reported that CNN has offered to host the first-ever televised Philippine presidential debate, to be moderated by star anchor Anderson Cooper.Not wanting to be be outdone, FOX News has proposed to host a televised debate among the potential First Ladies (and Gents). It has sent an invitation to Korina Sanchez, wife of Mar Roxas; Elenita Binay, wife of Vice President Jejomar Binay; Narciso Santiago, husband of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago; and Neil Llamanzares, husband of Senator Grace Poe.FOX News said that it was important to hear from the potential First Ladies and Gents because of the important role that they play in national and international affairs.Megyn Kelly will moderate the debate, but former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos and former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will lead a panel of debate questioners.The FOX News debate will be simultaneously aired on the ABS-CBN and GMA networks.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/16/fox-news-to-host-philippine-first-ladies-and-gents-debate/?share=email
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MOVE OVER HOT COP OF CASTRO, HERE COMES THE HOT CASHIER OF TARGET
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['Pol Pinoy']
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3/11/2017 0:00
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It’s been a while since fans last saw Chris Kohrs, the ‘Hot Cop of Castro‘ whose Internet photograph showing him walking the streets of Castro Street went viral, prompting the setting up of his own Facebook fan page and making him a hit in local LGBT and other fundraising charity events. He recently decided to keep a low profile and even took down his Facebook fan page (although it is now back up).No matter. He has had his time.Now it’s Alex’s turn to shine. Alex of Target. Yes, that Target.A photo of this handsome young cashier bagging purchased items at a Target store was posted on Twitter and it immediately went viral. It even spurred many memes. Still, others dared to impersonate him, to no avail. His is now officially known as Alex of Target, or the Hot Cashier of Target.The Castro resident who set up Kohrs’ Facebook fan page wants to do the same for Alex. Ellen DeGeneres wants him as a guest on her TV show. Apple wants him to model its new Apple Watch. Abercrombie & Fitch is dying to sign him up for its fall and winter collection.Even The Adobo Chronicles wants to do an exclusive interview with him.So Alex, if you’re reading this, please call. We are also offering a $50 Target gift card to anyone who can provide us with Alex’s email address or phone number.The hunt is on!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/11/03/move-over-hot-cop-of-castro-here-comes-the-hot-cashier-of-target/?share=email
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Donald Trump Sues TIME Magazine For Person Of The Year Cover
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['Pol Pinoy']
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7/12/2016 0:00
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Instead of feeling excited, humbled and honored, president-elect Donald Trump is suing TIME for the cover photo in the magazine’s latest issue naming him 2016 Person of the Year.Suing TIME for an undisclosed amount, Trump accused the magazine of subliminally depicting him as an evil man. Satan in fact.Trump filed the lawsuit in New York’s circuit court after one of his interns analyzed the cover photo using the complicated process of “cut, copy and paste.” It was then that Trump’s staff realized the president-elect was being portrayed as satan.The editors of TIME did not return calls from The Adobo Chronicles for comment.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/12/07/donald-trump-sues-time-magazine-for-person-of-the-year-cover/#respond
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MARTIN BASHIR OUT, SARAH PALIN IN, AT MSNBC
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['Pol Pinoy']
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4/12/2016 0:00
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The big news at MSNBC is the resignation Wednesday of Martin Bashir, the British journalist who became famous for the television film “Living with Michael Jackson” in which he interviewed the late pop singer over a span of eight months. Prior to joining MSNBC, Bashir was employed at ABC. Until his resignation, Bashir was a political commentator for MSNBC and a correspondent for Dateline NBC.Bashir’s decision to quit was prompted by a commentary he made last month against Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential nominee, in which he criticized her for statements comparing American debt to slavery, saying she deserved the same kind of humiliating and degrading treatment that some slaves faced. Ms. Palin herself, was a commentator/consultant for the rival network Fox News.In announcing Bashir’s resignation, MSNBC issued a separate statement saying that it has hired Palin to replace Bashir. “We thought that hiring Ms. Palin to replace Bashir would show our sincerity in not condoning Bashir’s controversial comments on our network,” said Phil Griffin, MSNBC president. “It is the perfect apology, no doubt,” he added.Bashir is no stranger to controversy. In 2008, while keynoting the gala banquet of the Asian American Journalists Association at the UNITY:Journalists of Color convention in Chicago, he remarked about how exciting it was for him to be in a room of great looking “Asian babes” and then added that he was glad he was standing behind a podium so no one could see how excited he really was.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2013/12/04/martin-bashir-out-sarah-palin-in-at-msnbc/?share=email
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APPLE TO DONATE ITS REMAINING INVENTORY OF IPAD PRO AND APPLE PENCIL TO SCHOOLS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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4/12/2017 0:00
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When Tim Cook officially launched the new iPad Pro and Apple Pencil last October, his company thought it has hit the jackpot by producing the most advanced pieces of mobile technology ever invented. The launch has been so successful that stores all over the world have reported huge backlogs in their supply of the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.Then came the bad news for Apple.Many buyers of the iPad Pro have reported a serious glitch in their new devices. Among many issues, consumers — including our own reporters and editors — have reported that their device becomes unresponsive after being plugged in for re-charging. Apple has acknowledged the issue but has not come up with a fix, other than recommending that iPad Pro users try a hard re-start of their devices if they go dark.As far as the Apple Pencil is concerned, many customers are criticizing Apple for not thinking about including a ‘pencil holder’ in the iPad Pro cover or Smart Keyboard to prevent users from misplacing or losing their pencil, as people have already reported.Faced by the embarrassment of its new devices, Apple announced today that it was totally “re-inventing” the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and will come up with new designs from scratch.In the meantime, Apple says it will be donating all of its remaining inventory of the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to public schools worldwide. Those who have already purchased the devices will be given a 100% rebate towards the new iPad Pro and Apple Pencil once they become available sometime in the fall of 2017 .Schools are asked to contact Apple directly to be included in the mass donation.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/04/apple-to-donate-its-remaining-inventory-of-ipad-pro-and-apple-pencil-to-schools/
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Oxford Dictionaries’ New Word For 2017: Duterte
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['Pol Pinoy']
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22/10/2016 0:00
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A new word has been added to the Oxford Dictionaries’ 2017 edition. That word is: duterteMany will immediately think of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte when encountering this new word. However, by definition, duterte is synonymous to hyperbole.Here’s the new word entry that will appear in Oxford Dictionaries 2017 edition:du.ter.tedoo-tear-teynounexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.synonyms: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, embroidery, embellishment, excess, overkill, rhetoric.If you play scrabble, make sure to keep this new word in mind. It’ll give you an advantage over your game opponents.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/22/oxford-dictionaries-new-word-for-2017-duterte/
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BIG CHANGES COMING TO MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT NEXT YEAR
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['Pol Pinoy']
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25/01/2018 0:00
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from kindergarten through college, especially among women and girls to increase the country’s chances of winning more Miss Universe crowns.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/25/big-changes-coming-to-miss-universe-pageant-next-year/#respond
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Trump Calls Trillanes A ‘Narco;’ Trillanes Calls Trump A ‘Wacko’
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['Pol Pinoy']
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31/10/2017 0:00
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Unconfirmed reports say that U.S. President Donald Trump called Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes a ‘Narco.’The Pinoy Senator was recently in the U.S., meeting with American politicians including Florida Senator Marco Rubio. He supposedly asked their help to convince Trump to cancel his trip to the Philippines next month to attend the ASEAN Summit.Upon hearing of the rumor, Trillanes fired back, calling the American President a ‘Wacko.’This is Democracy at work — a Narco and a Wacko exchanging barbs during their ‘high’ moments.Moral of the story: Drugs are not good for your mental health.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/10/31/trump-calls-trillanes-a-narco-trillanes-calls-trump-a-wacko/
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Twitter To Totally Ban ‘Retweets’
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['Pol Pinoy']
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19/10/2018 0:00
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Twitter account holders will soon have to say goodbye to their ‘retweets’ following a new bold move by the San Francisco-based social networking giant.First, Twitter suspended a network of suspected Twitter bots on Thursday that pushed pro-Saudi Arabia talking points about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the past week. It said the bots violated Twitter’s community standards regarding spam.Twitter became aware of some of the bots on Thursday when NBC News presented the company with a spreadsheet of hundreds of accounts that tweeted and retweeted the same pro-Saudi government tweets at the same time.Today, however, Twitter announced it was totally banning retweets on its platform.’Retweets help spread misinformation and contribute immensely to spamming,’ a spokesperson said.”Rather than spending a lot of time policing our network and investigating reports of community standard violations, we decided to ban retweets altogether. It makes our job easier. It’s also the fairest thing to do,” he added.Remember those famous song lyrics, ‘Kiss today goodbye?’ Well, you can now kiss retweets goodbye.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/10/19/twitter-to-totally-ban-retweets/?share=email
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Mega Drug Rehabilitation Center in Nueva Ecija that can occupy thousands of drug addicts near to be completed
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2016-10-06 18:51:46+08:00
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Mega Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Magsaysay, Palayan, Nueva Ecija is near to be completed according to Department of Secretary Paulyn Ubial.The Mega Drug Rehab in Nueva Ecija can occupy thousands of drug addicts who wants to end their bad habit.On November, 2,000 beds will be made available for patients.MJ Quiambao Reyes posted a picture of the nearly complete drug rehab on her Facebook personal account.Netizens lauds President Rodrigo Duterte for his fast action in building the mega rehab center despite of lack of funds.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/mega-drug-rehabilitation-center-nueva-ecija-can-occupy-thousands-drug-addicts-near-completed/
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RAPPLER Dissolves, Is Reconstituted As A Limited Partnership (Ltd.)
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['Pol Pinoy']
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3/1/2018 0:00
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It’s been the hush-hush talk of the town lately. Now it’s confirmed: the online news source, Rappler, has dissolved as a corporation and has been reconstituted as Limited Partnership (Ltd.).The partners? Maria Ressa, former Rappler CEO, and Pia Ranada, former Rappler star reporter.Rappler has been struggling to engage netizens and maintain a profitable level of readership. It has failed to raise its P5 million goal under an online fundraising.Everyone saw it coming.But Ressa doesn’t give up easily. She has partnered with Ranada to establish a minor news online source which they are naming R&R (Ressa & Ranada).Today, R&R unveiled its new logo — still reminiscent of the old Rappler.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/01/03/rappler-dissolves-is-reconstituted-as-a-limited-partnership-ltd/?share=email
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Breaking: no 211M found in bank history of Mayor Duterte in BPI according to the Lawyer
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2016-05-02 12:14:11+08:00
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After the face-off of Mayor Duterte camp and Sen. Antony Trillanes IV in the BPI Julia Vargas Branch, there is still no disclosure of bank account happened.According to the sources, the Senator signed an affidavit but the camp of Mayor Duterte only shows the current balance of his BPI account and the bank need 7 days to accept their formal request to show the bank history of Mayor Duterte.The Senator also admitted that the documents that will prove hidden wealth of Mayor Duterte is not from BPI.Meanwhile, the camp of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is preparing to file a case against the accusation of Sen. Trillianes.According to the lawyer of Mayor Duterte Atty. Sal Panelo, the Davao City Mayor, his client never amassed million of pesos in his BPI account and he will not give a permission to open his account if he is hiding something there.The senator also shows disappointment while exiting the BPI Branch, saying that nothing happens in their negotiation.“Wala nanamang nangyari, naduwag si Duterte” Said by Trillanes to the media while exiting the BPI Julia Vargas Branch.Special Power of Attorney photo credits : CNNI have addressed the bank to issue the necessary documents. Based on the records of the bank, walang P211 million sa kanyang deposit mula pa noong ito’y binuksan niya at hanggang ngayon,” Panelo said on GMA News’ “News To Go.”Bank statement of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte posted on April 30.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/breaking-no-211m-found-bank-history-mayor-duterte/
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Meet ‘Nanay Angelita’ a simple vegetable vendor and the first donor of Duterte’s Kitchen
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2016-12-10 02:45:55+08:00
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Netizens were surprised that the first donor of the newly opened ‘Duterte’s Kitchen’ in Cubao is not a rich a person, but a simple vegetable vendor.Duterte’s Kitchen shared that the first person who donated to them is Nanay Angelita Astor, 64 years old and a vegetable vendor for five years.According to her, she’s already helping street children even before the Duterte Kitchen opened.“”Noong hindi pa kilala itong Duterte’s Kitchen, madalas ko na rin nakakasalamuha ang mga batang pumupunta at kumakain dito.” Nanay Angelita said.She also shared that she’s the one who supplied the ingredients used by the Duterte Kitchen staff to feed the poor and sometimes, she’s giving her vegetables for free.Paano ba naman eh ‘ung pwesto ko ay nasa tabi lang nitong Kitchen, kaya madalas ‘ung kasangkapan na sinasahog sa pagluluto ng lugaw ay sa akin na binibili. Minsan naman binibigay ko na lang bilang tulong na rin.” She added.Nanay Angelita is happy that she helped to feed the street children with her simple contribution to the kitchen.“Masarap sa pakiramdam ‘ung magbigay lalo pa ngayon hindi lang bawang at sibuyas ‘ung maari kung ibahagi. Makakapagbigay na rin ako ng iba pang gulay na maari nilang ulamin.””Duterte Kitchen Facebook page featured Nanay Angelita and they thanked her for helping the newly established Kitchen that fed street children everyday.“Pinatunayan lamang ni Nanay Angelita na kung tayo ay magtutulungan, hindi lang lugaw ang kaya nating ipakain sa mga batang lansangan.Taos-puso ka naming pinapasalamatan Nanay Angelita at nawa’y tularan po kayo ng nakakarami.” Duterte Kitchen Facebook Page wrote.Nanay Angelita praised by the Netizens because of her contribution to feed the street children with nutritious meal in Cubao everyday.If you want to help the Duterte’s Kitchen, contact them on these numbers:Landline: 02-560 8856Mobile(Globe): 0915-551 1099Email: [email protected]Hotlines are open 8am to 5pm Mondays to Saturdays.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/meet-nanay-angelita-simple-vegetable-vendor-first-donor-dutertes-kitchen/
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The Liberal Party has FAILED in its role as part of ‘the opposition’
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-02-28 14:40:05+00:00
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There is something to be said about how the Liberal Party (LP), the political force that has remained ubiquitous ever since the 1986 People Power Movement, has handled its role as part of political opposition to the Rodrigo Duterte administration.The volume of statements coming from the LP-led opposition has not died down, despite the recent movements that have affected them. Senator Leila de Lima, arguably one of the biggest, most outspoken voices, was recently arrested. Her allies claim she was brought into custody, simply because she dared to be a critic; defenders of the move stand by it, because they want to see her links to the drug trade investigated. The other maneuver against the LP involved the removal of several associated senators from key posts and committee chairmanships.The rallying cry that the LP has taken, in light of these developments, is that the Duterte administration is moving to silence dissent, and to scare its critics and opponents into submission. They contend that the presence of dissent and opposition is essential for a democracy to work.The LP seems to conveniently forget, however, that credibility as the opposition isn’t an entitlement; it is earned.People who were critical of past administrations – Noynoy Aquino’s, in particular – were well aware of this. Critics back then had to earn their stripes and gain credibility the hard way – through focus on the issues and providing a solid counterpoint/alternative to the heavily co-opted mainstream media. Furthermore, they had to do this while being stared down, and discredited, by a formidable communications monolith – the Malacanang communications group (troll army and all), PLUS mainstream media. It was not hard to criticize the Aquino government, however, because it had shortcomings even in basic, common, human decency.Thus it comes to light, that the biggest factor in the LP’s “crisis of credibility”, as part of the “opposition”, is its inconsistency; certain critics of the LP would rather use the word hypocrisy. Whichever word one would like to use, it simply highlights that the LP has been starkly terrible at practicing what it preaches. More prominently, there is very little that it can accuse the Duterte administration of, which its members themselves have not done.Single out opposition figures? Reminder: Noynoy and De Lima singled out Arroyo, et al.Silence dissent? Tell VP Leni Robredo to stop blocking differing opinions on her social media pages.Employ propaganda to deodorize itself? What the hell were Ricky, Edwin, Abi, and Sonny in their positions for?!People Power was for all? Somebody forgot to send the memo to Jim Paredes!True to form, rather than keep its opposition issues-based, give itself a reality check, propose a concrete vision of a future for the Philippines, and come to terms with its lack of results in the past decades, the LP has retreated to its comfort zone of propagating a victim mentality/persecution complex. A growing number of people have grown tired of their act, and are no longer entertained/moved by their machinations.Realistically speaking, we recognize that the LP is not the only component of the opposition. There are many independent voices that remain in the Popcorn Camp, as benign0 has described. The lament of quite a few of these commentators is that, criticizing the Duterte administration doesn’t necessarily make one an LP supporter, or a Yellowtard, and vice versa. Even if one supports the Liberal Party, one doesn’t necessarily venerate the Yellow movement and the Aquino family associated with it.GRPost takes the position described above; we have remained, to the best of our abilities, consistently focused on the issues and ideas which underpin Filipino culture and society, regardless of who the sitting president is, and where he/she is from.The problem, however, that plagues the opposition to this administration remains seemingly unchanged from previous ones. The many voices in the wilderness just cannot get along with each other, and put a greater cause above themselves. As the loudest voice in the wilderness, and the one with a lot of resources, the LP has had its chances to galvanize the critics, and give shape and direction to the voice of the opposition. If anyone were to fill the voids, the LP would. But the arrogance and exclusivity expressed by some of its members, as well as other non-aligned voices, have rendered the dissent weightless, and reduced it to noise that can be easily ignored.Quite simply, the presence of the LP and Yellowtards among Duterte’s critics undermines the credibility of the rest. Perhaps if other opposition figures disown these two parties to an even greater extent, critics would gain a whole lot more weight in their pronouncements.If the arrest and ouster of a few of its prominent figures so easily scares the LP, then perhaps it’s not the administration strong-arming them that should be a concern. Perhaps they need to look at the reality that their constitutions are rather weak; the LP is nothing but a bunch of yellow-livered pussies.That the LP has not stepped up appropriately in its role as part of “the opposition” is a BIG wasted opportunity. The Duterte administration is not without its faults; Duterte’s campaign against drugs, for example, is handicapped by the very instrument that it needs in order to be carried out: a compromised police force. Neither has the administration really made significant strides yet, in addressing its fundamental weaknesses in communications, and the risk it faces in being overthrown.It remains to be seen, however, whether the LP can be dealt a blow hard enough, so that it will be permanently knocked out (of relevance), or whether it will continue to be a fly in the ointment of the sitting administration.Buy popcorn, lots of it. This drama series is going to drag on for quite some time…
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/03/liberal-party-failed-role-part-opposition/
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ADOBO CHRONICLES EXCLUSIVE: A SNEAK PEAK AT THE NEW iPHONE 6
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/9/2017 0:00
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no need to buy Apple Care (extended warranty).Other great features include: color-coded bookmark, voice-activated password protection and cloud-less file storage. What’s more, it comes with the power of a bookbook!Overall, it is the best mobile device ever invented. Here is an an exclusive video.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/06/adobo-chronicles-exclusive-a-sneak-peak-at-the-new-iphone-6/?share=email
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MMFF Withdraws Best Picture And Other Awards For ‘Larawan’
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['Pol Pinoy']
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27/12/2017 0:00
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Less than 24 hours after it handed out the 2017 film awards, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) withdrew all recognition for the film ‘Ang Larawan,’ including Best Picture and Best Actress for Joanna Ampil.Ang Larawan” is based on the play “A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino” by National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin, and features music by Ryan Cayabyab and lyrics from Rolando Tinio. It garnered 7 of the festival awards.In a statement, MMFF said that it “cannot in conscience recognize a film with all the major awards when it has not even been shown widely in theaters.Many mall and other theaters pulled the film just a day after the festival opening because it wasn’t attracting crowds just like other top-grossers, mostly slapstick and cast appeal movies like those featuring Vic Sotto and Vice Ganda.”Come to think of it, how can a movie be considered a film festival entry when it is not even being shown starting with Day 2,” MMFF said.There are only 8 films selected for the festival.Maybe, the MMFF should consider bringing back double feature screenings during the festival so that a quality film can be shown in the same theater as another of mass appeal. Two for the price of one. Everybody wins!Cinema distribution has always been a contentious point during the MMFF, with mall owners quick to shelve low-performing entries for crowd pleasers to take advantage of the holiday rush.Ryan Cayabyab, whose music is used in “Ang Larawan,” tweeted early Tuesday a list of malls that have removed their entry.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/12/27/mmff-withdraws-best-picture-and-other-awards-for-larawan/
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Ferdinand E. Marcos deserves a burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani
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2016-07-03 11:14:35+00:00
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In a few months, we will finally see the burial of President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, 27 years after the late president’s death. This is one of the first major national policies of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. And in deciding to allow the Marcos burial in the Heroes’ Cemetery, President Duterte absolutely made the right call.Better late than never, as they always say. It is better to bury President Marcos now 27 years after his death than just letting his corpse freeze in Ilocos Norte. Call it poetic justice if you want, the late president will now get what he is due: a burial befitting a former Commander-in-Chief and a soldier who risked his life in the line of duty during the Second World War.And why should we not bury President Marcos at the Heroes’ Cemetery? The AFP has already explained the rules for a person to be qualified for burial in the Heroes’ Cemetery. Marcos fits the qualifications set by the Department of National Defense. Marcos was a soldier who served in the Second World War, awarded the Medal of Valor. He is one of only around 40 Filipinos to have even received the award. He received the award when he was still only a Congressman of Ilocos Norte, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur also personally recognized Marcos’ services during the war.Marcos was a former President, thrice elected in democratic elections (1965, 1969, 1981; four if you count 1986). Besides being a war veteran as previously mentioned, Marcos as Commander-in-Chief led the Philippines through a tumultuous era: the Cold War. The communists came in and launched a protracted war against the Philippine state. The situation was made worse when Moro rebels in the South tried to secede.Being the United States’ mainstay in Asia, Marcos made sure the Philippines performed its part to make sure that the communists would not emerge victorious in the Cold War. First, by allowing America to use the country as a jump-off point towards Vietnam. Second, by suppressing the communist rebellion and preventing them from taking over the state apparatus and wreak havoc upon the entire nation as they did in China and North Korea.When duty called, Marcos answered and performed his job as executive by declaring martial law to quell the rebellion. Martial law ushered in an era of stability after years of uprisings by the communists. When human rights abuses were reported, Marcos took responsibility and did what he had to do: 8,800 military officers were fired from the AFP during martial law due to complaints of human rights abuses. Regardless of how one looks at it, Marcos dutifully performed his job as President of the Republic. It was thanks to his government’s policies that the Philippine state remains standing and whole, not under a communist government nor is it one region smaller.His loyalists would say he is a hero, his detractors would call him an evil dictator. But what I would say is this, Ferdinand E. Marcos was a man who served his country nobly as a soldier, and as President, made the right decisions when duty called. Marcos was a man who knew how to deal with the circumstances of his time. He is not the evil man that the left and the oligarchs accuse him of being. I am glad that on September 1972, at a time of global crisis and national instability, it was Ferdinand Marcos in Malacanang and not anyone else.The Marcos detractors have emerged again ahead of his burial. Those people are promoting hate, they’re promoting instability, they’re promoting national fragmentation, they’re promoting bigotry, they’re promoting violence, the very things they accused Marcos of. Millennials are scapegoated as Marcos apologists, but when I saw the Bongbong Marcos rallies, I saw old people, not young people. Those were middle-aged people, many were already senior citizens.Perhaps it is difficult for them to accept the end of the status quo, that President Ferdinand E. Marcos would be viewed in a more favorable light, not as dictated by the dishonest media and twisted history books. Part of me honestly wants to hold the burial on September 21, just to watch the reaction of the radicals, but I believe the late President deserves it on his birthday.This September, President Marcos will be interred underground, out of sight and out of mind. Such closes the curtain on the Marcos legacy, which had its ups and downs. It is now time for us to do our part. Whatever mistakes Ferdinand Marcos did, we must learn and never repeat them. Likewise, we must build upon the good that he was able to do.So, I laud the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to allow the burial of President Ferdinand Marcos at the Heroes’ Cemetery. I laud him for making the right decision without being influenced by the detractors. The Marcos burial will begin a new chapter in our nation’s history, and it is up to us to write what will be in that chapter.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/07/ferdinand-e-marcos-deserves-burial-libingan-ng-mga-bayani/#comments
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BREAKING: DONALD TRUMP WINS IN THE POLLS, LOSES THE (S) ELECTION
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['Pol Pinoy']
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9/12/2017 0:00
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Donald Trump has defied all logic by his continued lead in the polls for the Republican nomination for president. He also made it to the short list for this year’s ‘Person of the Year.’But today, Trump’s winning streak in the polls abruptly ended when he lost the (s) election to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel was named this year’s “Person of the Year’ by the editors of Time magazine. It was a big blow to Trump and his equally big ego.Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that polls don’t really matter. Sanders won the online poll among Time readers for the ‘Person of the Year’ but didn’t make it to the short list by the magazin’s editors.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/09/breaking-donald-trump-wins-in-the-polls-loses-the-s-election/?share=email
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Are the ‘leftists’ members of Duterte cabinet resigning?
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2016-08-22 22:43:08+08:00
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Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday debunked a message being circulated among the media supposedly about the resignation of several members of the Cabinet belonging to the Makabayan bloc over the issues of extra-judicial killings (EJKs) and the burial of former President Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.In its entirety, the message, which came from an anonymous number, read:Dear Editors,DSWD sec Judy Taguiwalo, DAR sec Raphael Mariano, NAPC chair Liza Maza and Labor Usec Joel Maglungsod will hold a press conference tomorrow, Aug.23, 9 a.m. at Kamuning Bakery and Cafe re resignation from Duterte cabinet in protest against extra judicial killings and Marcos burial.Please send your reporter and photographer. We hope you can make it!In a text message to reporters, Andanar said that Taguiwalo herself denied the reports.He posted a response from Sec. Taguiwalo which said that the said dispatch was “black propaganda.”As of posting, both Taguiwalo and Mariano were present at the state dining room at Malacañang for a scheduled Cabinet meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte.Meanwhile, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) secretary-general Renato Reyes also said that there was no truth to the message being circulated.“Intriga lang yan. Walang katotohanan. At talagang sinadya na sa araw na ito ipakalat ang rumors. Pakulo at intriga lang yan para malihis ang pagbubukas ng peace talks. Wag na po nating patulan. Abala sa gawain at paglilingkod ang mga kasama natin sa gabinete,” Reyes said. (PNA)What can you say about this? Leave your comments below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/leftists-members-duterte-cabinet-resigning/
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Man behind the rape-slay of a 22 year old bank worker arrested, suspect positive in using ‘shabu’
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2017-11-19 10:59:15+08:00
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The authorities arrested on Sunday the suspect behind the rape-slay of Mabel Calma, 22 a bank worker in Pasig City.According to Pasig City Chief of Police Senior Superintendent Orlando Yebra, the suspect was identified as Randy Oavenada, 37, a truck driver working for Timber Port Enterprises.They traced the suspect after the forensic investigation determined that the fingerprint of Oavenada matched on the cellphone possessed by the victim before the crime happened.The drug test also confirmed that Oavenada is positive in using illegal drugs.Oavenada is currently in the custody of Pasig Police.According the the authorities, they started to suspect Oavenada after he gave an inconsistent testimony to them.“Sa ngayon, isa pa lang ang arestado natin pero kami po ay hindi naniniwala na gagawin niya nang mag-isa ‘yun. So ngayon, tuloy-tuloy ang ating investigation,” Chief Orlando Yebra said.The family of the victim is planning to file charges against the suspect for committing rape and homicide.Aside from Oavenada, the police is also looking for another four persons of interest.Last week the father of the victim, Reynaldo Cama, 53, who works as auto-electrician at the Mega Bus Line company asked the authorities to find her missing daughter.But the dream of Reynaldo for her daughter turned into ashes after they found out that her daughter was raped and killed.The remains of Calma’ were found on November 12 in an abandoned barracks about 100 meters away from her residence in a private compound on Ortigas Avenue Extension in Barangay Rosario.Her body was half-naked and had burn marks from the waist down. The victim’s underwear and shorts were found on the ground beside Calma.Because of what happened, Mega Bus Line owner and Paracale, Camarines Norte, Mayor Lourdes Villamonte Briguerra offered 50,000 pesos for the people who’s willing to give an information on the whereabouts of the suspects.Netizens lauded the authorities for their fast action on the case, they also urged the government to revive the death penalty bill to punish the criminals who raped and killed Mabel.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/man-behind-rape-slay-22-year-old-bank-worker-arrested-suspect-positive-using-shabu/
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UP former dean on Rappler revocation of license to operate: “Kung lalabas sila ng Pilipinas, pwede parin sila mag operate.”
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2018-01-16 01:21:26+08:00
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University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication former dean Luis V. Teodoro said that news website Rappler can still continue their operation if they’re going to move their office outside the country.According to him, Rappler as an online website can avoid the law of the Philippines if they’re going to move their base somewhere else.SEC said in their decision that Rappler violated the PH’s constitutional ban on foreign ownership in media.He added that until Rappler is still operating in the Philippines, they’re still subjected to the law of the country.“Kung lalabas sila sa Pilipinas (puwede), online naman sila. Sa panahon ng internet, puwede pa rin mag-operate sila online. But they have to be based elsewhere. Habang nandito sila, sila’y subject to Philippine laws,” said Teodoro in an interview with DZMM.If ever that SEC finalized the decision against Rappler, there’s a big possibility that Rappler continue their operation in Jakarta, Indonesia, where they satellite office can be found.But, it can also affect the effectiveness of their job to gather information and they might be also removed from the Malacañang Press Corps.Teodoro also said that the suspicions that President Rodrigo Duterte meddled with the SEC’s decision cannot be evaded.“Yong suspicion na ‘yon cannot be avoided, ‘yon ‘yong assumption ng Rappler na na-single out sila.” he said.“Inescapable ‘yong suspicion na baka parte ito sa pag-suppress sa press freedom.” he added.Teodoro also admitted that media did many wrongdoings and can be avoided by self-regulation, however if the government tried to meddle with them, they might violate the freedom of the press.“Marami ring kasalanan ang media. Pero para matigil ‘yan ay self-regulation. Kapag pumasok ang gobyerno, magva-violate sila sa Konstitusyon.” Teodoro said
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Duterte is not a coward for quitting the ICC, he’s simply fighting the Philippines’ enemies
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2018-03-16 09:25:06+00:00
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If there is one thing I learned from the impeachment trial of the late former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, it is the fact that there is no justice in this world unless you take matters into your own hands. I don’t mean you should buy a gun or hire an assassin; I mean be more proactive in getting the people to side with you.If you have to hire a public relations firm just like what everyone else is doing nowadays, do it. Do not leave it up to “fate” or count on the “goodness” of those who will decide your case to “do the right thing” to get you “off the hook”. It rarely happens because most of the time, those people have already made up their minds after reading what the news outlets, political pundits or the general public have to say about you. This is exactly what happened to Corona during his trial in the hands of the congressmen who voted to impeach him and the senator-judges who voted to oust him from his post.Those of us who were glued to the tube watching the hearing unfold in 2012 every day for almost six months saw how Corona was crucified by the prosecutors using lies, innuendoes and exaggerations. They presented bloated figures of his savings using power point presentations for shock value. Their idea was, it doesn’t matter if they were proven to be wrong later on as long as they were first to plant the idea in the public’s mind. They know that the initial story, whether true or not, would be hard to erase from the people’s consciousness. It was really a propaganda battle. It’s always a propaganda battle. I call it inception. The game is more endemic now especially in the age of social media where anyone can post false information against you. You just don’t know who is being truthful or is just a member of a PR firm spreading false information. But the good thing is, the truth always prevails in the end with the liars eventually losing their credibility.It was too bad that Corona, who was a religious man, thought he could trust in the humanity of the senator-judges not to fall for the Liberal Party’s tricks. He mistakenly thought the senator-judges, who would start their sessions with a prayer, would seek the truth. It was too late when the public found out that Corona’s fate was already decided even before the impeachment trial began. One of Corona’s defence lawyers revealed that former President Benigno Simeon Aquino gave “incentives” of P50 million to P100 million each to the senator-judges who voted “guilty”. Only three senators voted to acquit Corona and they were not given their “reward” money. Congressmen who signed the impeachment complaint also received P15 million each. Corona was already toast long before the sham of a trial started.Had Corona been more savvy and met his tormentors with equal ruthlessness, he would have had a chance to change public perception and would have received more support and sympathy and maybe, just maybe, changed the course of events. Unfortunately, he was too meek and didn’t have a chance against a pack of wolves.Current Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno seems to have learned from Corona’s mistakes and has adopted a “fighting” stance. Even while on forced indefinite leave, she goes on media blitzes, conducting interviews and accepts speaking engagements left and right. She discusses her case with anyone who cares to listen despite being admonished by her fellow justice Teresita de Castro that since there is a pending quo warranto case against her at the Supreme Court, the matter is sub judice, which means she shouldn’t be talking about them at all.Evidently, Sereno is showing arrogance and pretending she doesn’t know the meaning of sub judice. She keeps talking about her case even after De Castro already reminded her not to talk about it with the public. Members of mainstream media have been nice enough to cover Sereno’s every move and paint her as a lone crusader for “judicial independence” and “reform”. The same media outlets did the opposite to Corona – they featured all the lies the prosecutors used against him on their headlines. That was the reason the public was against him.It remains to be seen if Sereno’s public relations work will get her “off the hook” and save her from being removed from her post. Her supporters are pleased with her move. She manages to distract them from the fact that she violated the law when she failed to submit more than 10 years of Statements of Assets, Liability and Net worth. However, her colleagues at the judiciary are not swayed by her “charms”. The Supreme Court employees are highly-educated and are not as gullible as her supporters, thank goodness. They are asking her to resign as soon as possible since she no longer commands respect and her violations are tainting the judiciary.Speaking of fighting back, President Rodrigo Duterte has taken some bold steps to fight back his enemies. His latest move is to withdraw the Philippines’ ratification of the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court. Duterte pointed out that “there appeared to be a concerted effort” between the United Nations special rapporteurs and the ICC special prosecutor to paint him as a “ruthless and heartless violator of human rights who allegedly caused thousands of extrajudicial killings.”Predictably, members of the Opposition were quick to call Duterte a coward and accused him of being scared to face the international court since it announced it will launch the preliminary examination on the case filed against him by Sen. Antonio Trillanes and lawyer Jude Sabio.They got it all wrong. A preliminary examination, which is technically collection and verification of information, can actually take many years to finalise. This means that Duterte’s term will be over and he may not even be alive by the time they finish it. Besides, Duterte doesn’t mind others thinking he’s a coward for his decision. He doesn’t really care what his critics and foreigners think of him. That’s bravery, indeed. He wants a truly independent Philippines and thinks that the moment the ICC steps in is the moment they assume the country is a failed state. We all know that’s not true. Even the Opposition knows the Philippines still has a functioning system.The only reason the Opposition, particularly members of Liberal Party, are desperate for the ICC to meddle in Philippine affairs is because that’s their only hope of removing Duterte and claiming back power. As a matter of fact, if it were one of them being probed by the international community, they would be saying “back off” too. This was evident when they ignored the United Nations’ ruling in favour of international human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin’s case against BS Aquino’s human rights abuse inflicted on former President Gloria Arroyo. The UN body called Arroyo’s detention then “arbitrary” and a violation of international law since she was not receiving fair trial and is being detained and deprived of her liberty. BS Aquino government’s response then was similar to Duterte’s arguments now:Arroyo’s case is being heard by Philippine courts, independent bodies that have the “sole jurisdiction” to decide on the detention of accused like her… “The Philippine government or any international body, for that matter, cannot interfere nor influence the course of an independent judicial proceeding.”The Liberal Party’s inconsistencies are making them look desperate and pathetic. All of a sudden they do not believe in the justice system in the country just because they are not in power anymore. Their insistence on the ICC pursuing Duterte is a slap on the faces of the men and women who work hard to keep the country together. Current Vice President Leni Robredo said that Duterte’s withdrawal from the ICC will affect the international community’s perception of the Philippines in honouring commitments. Never mind that the United States also withdrew from the ICC in 2002 under former President Bill Clinton citing ambiguity of the court and the danger it posed in prosecuting American citizens. And it turns out the Philippines and Cambodia are the only signatories from the ASEAN countries.It’s hard to blame Duterte for his decision to withdraw the country’s commitment to the ICC. It’s apparent that Western media have already painted him as a mass murderer. One cannot be too sure which ideology the ICC prosecutor leans toward. Is she a liberal supporter? Will she respect the country’s sovereignty once she realises that the cases of alleged extra-judicial killings are being processed properly by the local courts? It’s easier to assume that Duterte’s fate has already been decided upon even before his trial has begun because of mainstream media’s negative write-ups about him.It’s only right for Duterte to fight back since his enemies will not stop until he is removed from office. His removal could spell disaster for the Philippines and take the country a step backward yet again. They are very sloppy though and use only information or unofficial data from mainstream media whose members despise him. Duterte seems to be doing a good job taking matters into his own hands. He doesn’t even need a PR firm to help him since his enemies are not that smart. For one, they don’t know the law as well as he does. Duterte’s enemies use appeal to emotion instead of logic and that’s the reason why they can’t succeed in getting rid of him.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/03/duterte-is-not-a-coward-for-quitting-the-icc-hes-simply-fighting-the-philippines-enemies/
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As The Anniversary of EDSA People Power Nears, Duterte And Aquino Reconcile
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/2/2017 0:00
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On February 25, 2017, the Philippines will commemorate the anniversary of EDSA People Power I, the peaceful revolution that ousted the late Ferdinand E. Marcos.Since that 1986 life-changing event for the Filipinos, nothing much has changed in as far as the ideological rivalry between the pro-Aquinos and the pro-Marcoses. In fact, taking Marcos out of the equation, there continues to be a fierce conflict between the so-called Yellowtards (pro-Aquino and Liberal Party) and Dutertards (pro-Digong Duterte).But 2017 could see a historic coming together of all Filipinos from all sorts of colors and political persuasions. As a matter of fact, President Rodrigo Duterte and Ex-President Noynoy Aquino are leading this new phenomenon of “One Filipino Nation, United.”Reliable sources in Malacañang tell The Adobo Chronicles that the two presidents have decided to reconcile to the dismay of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines which has always been pro-Aquino and anti-Duterte.In fact, Aquino joined Duterte in his latest trip to Davao City where the two met privately in the president’s private residence before announcing their reconciliation.So on February 25, 2017, the Filipinos will gather one last time at the EDSA shrine to celebrate People Power, one that is neither yellow nor red; neither ‘L’ sign nor “closed fist.” It will just be a colorless event with a new Miss Universe-type hand wave, symbolic of unity, camaraderie and everlasting peace.Mark your calendars: February 25, at noon, EDSA!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/02/06/as-the-anniversary-of-edsa-people-power-nears-duterte-and-aquino-reconcile/
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KRIS AQUINO DENIES RUMORS THAT SHE WAS PROPOSED TO BY YOUTHFUL CABINET MEMBER
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['Pol Pinoy']
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27/07/2018 0:00
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Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words. But then, at other times, it means nothing.Philippine social media was abuzz with rumors that a youthful member of President NoyNoy Aquino’s cabinet took advantage of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday night to propose to presidential sister Kris Aquino.The rumors all began with a photo posted on Facebook, showing Joel Villanueva, director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), down on his knees and seemingly begging the actress and television host to marry him.Aquino was quick to deny the rumors, but admitted she felt a little kilig (to tremble in a flirtatious way) by the photo. After all, Villanueva used to be a basketball player like her ex-husband James Yap.TESDA is the government agency tasked to manage and supervise technical education and skills development in the Philippines. It was created by virtue of Republic Act 7796, otherwise known as the “Technical Education and Skills Development Act of 1994”.Villanueva was appointed by the president in 2010. The director general position carries with it a cabinet rank.Aquino is known to be a celebrity who can’t keep her personal life and romantic encounters under wraps. She has previously gone public with her relationship to a married politician who was also a former professional basketball player, Joey Marquez. Aquino accused Marquez of domestic violence and giving her a sexually-transmitted disease.She has also been romantically linked to Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, a former child actor. No, he was not a basketball player.We are often told that pictures don’t lie. That’s absolutely not true. With or without Photoshop.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/27/kris-aquino-denies-rumors-that-she-was-proposed-to-by-youthful-cabinet-member/?share=email
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Authorities already filed a case against Alleged Davao Bombing Suspect Abdul Wahad Sabal and his wife
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2016-09-14 05:25:08+08:00
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PNP-Anti Illegal Drugs Group already filed charges against Talitay, Maguindanao Vice Mayor Abdulwahad Sabal and his wife Mohanna Sabal.The couple violated the Republic Act 9165 at Republic Act 10591 o Comprehensive Firearm Law and Illegal Possession after the authorities confiscated a 45 pistol, grenades, m16 rifle and an Improvised Explosive Device that identical with the bomb used in the Davao Night Market Blast on September 2.12 sachet of shabu were also got in the possession of Sabal’s wife.There are some reports that the Talitay Vice Mayor is one of the people who plotted the Davao Night Market Bombing and a bomb-maker that arrested last week confirmed it.But according to PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, it’s still early to conclude that Vice Mayor Sabal is behind the Davao Blast and he asked for more time to investigate.“We received information of his links in the Davao Bombing, but this is just an information. It is yet to be validated” PNP Chief Dela Rosa said.The mugshot of the couple was released on social media by PTV News.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/authorities-already-filed-case-alleged-davao-bombing-suspect-abdul-wahad-sabal-wife/
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OFW confronts Trillanes during an event of U.N in Vienna, Austria
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2018-03-16 15:59:11+08:00
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Yesterday, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV attacked the Duterte administration before the international community at the 61st annual meeting of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria.The audience, consisted of mostly foreigners from different Human Rights Group watched the presentation of Trillanes carefully which showed several statements of President Rodrigo Duterte against illegal drug sellers and users.After the presentation, a Filipino Overseas Filipino Worker(OFW) and a leader of a Pro-Duterte group in Europe confronted Trillanes and bravely rebutted the statements of the most vocal critic of the President.Ben Repol, leader of ‘DDS Austria’ told the people who attended the meeting that the Senator might presented the wrong figure to his audience.“I think the senator and the human rights is giving us the fake figure of the Philippines, because the 3,000 is only accepted by the police, but the 16,000 is homicide,” Repol said referring to the report of the PNP saying that only 3,000 people were killed during the actual anti-illegal drugs operation.According to him, Trillanes cannot equate the number of people killed during anti-illegal drug operations and homicide cases to become 20,000 because it might gave confusion to the people who were not aware by the real situation in the Philippines.“Mr. Senator, you are saying that the popularity of the President is going down, but if you look at the survey there are already 85% of the Filipinos supporting the President.” he said.“Why? Because they feel that they’re safe now, compared to the previous administrations.”As a Mindanaoan, the OFW also defended the martial law implementation in Southern part of the Philippines.“We are free to roam around and we feel protected against the communist, against the ISIS who’s working in Mindanao.” he said.“I believe the senator is not giving us the right figure, he’s falsely leading us to believe that what he has is right,”Repol insisted the the government is only ‘protecting the lives of the innocent people’ and believe that the drug lords and sellers are not weaponless and ready to kill people and authorities that going to arrest them.“How many police we have died during the (anti-drug) operation?” He told the audience.“You are painting the Philippines in a bad scenario while the majority of the Filipinos is supporting the President.”Trillanes could only look at the Duterte supporter.The video was uploaded by Malcolm Conlan, another pro-Duterte blogger.You can watch the video here:‘DDS Austria’ is one of the pro-Duterte groups formed in Europe that made to counter the attempts of several opposition members to destroy the image of the Philippines by spreading the ‘right information’.
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/ofw-confronts-trillanes-event-u-n-vienna-austria/
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New Competition Segment For 2017 Miss Universe Pageant In Manila
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['Pol Pinoy']
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29/08/2016 0:00
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When the 2017 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant unfolds in Manila next January, a new competition segment will make its debut.There’s the national costume competition, swimsuit competition, evening gown competition and the Q&A portion.Now, for the first time ever in this 64-year-old beauty pageant, there will be a fifth segment that organizers hope would ensure that the winner will be the epitome of true beauty — natural beauty, that is.In this fifth segment, contestants will parade before the judges — in close up — without face makeup. A special award will be given to the best unmade-up contestant, and the socres in this segment will constitute 20%of the final pageant judging results.The idea came from no less than reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines. In the morning after she was crowned, she posted a photo on her social media account sans any makeup (see photo).Will the other international beauty pageants like Miss World and Miss International follow suit?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/08/29/new-competition-segment-for-2017-miss-universe-pageant-in-manila/?share=email
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Breaking: Only One State Remains In The Red Column!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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1/11/2016 0:00
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It’s exactly a week today before the November U.S. presidential elections, and the never-ending saga of Hillary Clinton’s emails has had little effect on her growing voter support, including from Republicans. On the other hand, it now appears that Donald Trump’s tarnished reputation with women, immigrants, Muslims, Mexicans and almost everyone in the politico-social spectrum has moved GOP-strongholds as well as battleground states into the Democratic blue column.The latest poll of polls now show that only one state remains in the red column, and that state is Ohio.We’re talking of course about the World Series in which all states but Ohio favor a win by the Chicago Cubs in the final, Game 7 against the Cleveland Indians.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/11/01/breaking-only-one-state-remains-in-the-red-column/#respond
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Senator Cynthia Villar Has A New Proposal For Philippines To Achieve Rice Sufficiency
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['Pol Pinoy']
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2/7/2017 0:00
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A few weeks ago, Philippine Senator Cynthia Villar proposed a ban on restaurants serving UNLI (unlimited) rice as a way for the country to achieve rice self-sufficiency.But that didn’t go well with most Filipinos who always look forward to their free, unlimited rice that comes with their order of inihaw, kare-kare, adobo and lechon kawali.Now, the hard-working senator has a new proposal that she thinks would be a sure way to reduce rice consumption in the Philippines.Villar is proposing that the National Food Authority (NFA) import individually-wrapped rice grains from Japan (see photo).By making it laborious for Filipinos to unwrap one rice grain at time in order to complete their three to four cups of rice to cook, Villar says in that in due time, Filipinos will eventually reduce their rice consumption.NFA Administrator Jason Aquino told The Adobo Chronicles that the importation of the individually-wrapped rice grains from Japan will initially cost a lot of money, but in the end, it will reduce local demand for rice. When that happens, NFA will no longer need to import rice, even when local production is affected by weather conditions, Aquino said.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/07/02/senator-cynthia-villar-has-a-new-proposal-for-philippines-to-achieve-rice-sufficiency/
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Dr. Raquel Fortun on Sara Duterte’s Pregnancy: “Too early to rejoice”
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2016-08-20 10:39:50+08:00
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Dr. Raquel Fortun was bombarded with criticisms from the Duterte supporters after her tweet about Davao City Mayor Inday-Sara Duterte’s 7 week pregnancy.Too early to rejoice over 7weeker lalo na triplets. Wait for delivery and spare oneself from heartache. PR for Lolo? https://t.co/lQrzpfwoFW — Raquel Fortun (@Doc4Dead) August 19, 2016According to Dr. Fortun, celebrating the Davao City Mayor’s triplets is too early because of Inday-Sara’s very delicate pregnancy.“Too early to rejoice over 7weeker lalo na triplets. Wait for delivery and spare oneself from heartache. PR for Lolo?” Dr. Raquel Fortun said in her tweet.Inday-Sara Duterte pregnancy is also x3 harder than a normal pregnancy.According to some sources, the mortality rate of triplets is 60/1000 or 6% mortality.Meanwhile, the Duterte supporters are attacking Dr. Fortun for her tweet. They believe that the doctor’s tweet is very discouraging.Inday Sara Duterte also responded on Dr. Raquel’s Tweet and called her Miss.Bittermelon/Ampalaya.But some Netizens also understands the point of the doctor.Supporters of the Duterte clan are praying that Inday-Sara and her babies can survive this very fragile pregnancy.
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/dr-raquel-fortun-sara-dutertes-pregnancy-early-rejoice/
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‘SELFITIS,’ ‘CYBERESPIONAGE,’ ‘PROTOPLANET’ NEWEST WORDS IN OXFORD DICTIONARIES
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/04/2017 0:00
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Oxford University has just announced the newest additions to the world’s largest dictionary in English.Technology and the Interet are as popular as ever in providing new words, from lock screen and headcam to cyberespionage. Cyberespionage came about as a result of recently-revealed practices by the U.S. National Security Administration (NSA) to spy on phone conversations and Internet communications among governments and private citizens.Astrology’s newest word contribution is protoplanet, defined as a small celestial object that is the size of a moon or a bit bigger. Astronomers believe that these objects form during the creation of a solar system.Food coma, another addition to the Oxford Dictionaries, is the feeling of listlessness, bordering on sleep, that one feels after eating a large meal, often caused by a rush of blood to the stomach and intestines during food digestion.But the most popular yet controversial word addition is ‘selfitis,’ the obsessive-compulsive urge to take photos of one’s self and post them on social media. Earlier this month, The Adobo Chronicles broke the story regarding the American Psychiatric Association officially classifying selfie-taking as a mental disorder.Last year, Oxford Dictionaries named ‘selfie’ as their 2013 word of the year. Will ‘selfitis’ be the word for 2014?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/04/18/selfitis-cyberespionage-protoplanet-newest-words-in-oxford-dictionaries/#comments
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iInvest PH denounced Yellow Supporter Carlos Celdran on FB: “Tourist guides shouldn’t be Financial Analysts.”
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2016-09-08 17:35:30+08:00
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Carlos Celdran, a known Tourist Guide and Liberal Party supporter blamed the war on drugs of President Duterte and PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa for the stock market crashing in the Philippines.But the Government owned investment company iInvest Philippines criticised Celdran for his inaccurate analysis that only cause misinformation and panic to the investors.iInvest Philippines posted their message to Celdran on Facebook, saying that “Tourist Guides shouldn’t be Financial Analysis”iInvest Philippines also said that there’s a lot of factors that can affect the movement of Stock Prices, not just Political Factors.They believe that Financial Education is badly needed nowadays, because many people got misinformed by some opponents of the current administration.The government owned investing service also offered Financial Mentors thru their Facebook Fanpage to educate the people who have questions about the movement of the stock market.The post has gone viral and it already reached 10,000 shares on Facebook.Meanwhile Netizen Sass Rogando Sassot also criticised Celdran and she shows the yearly statistics of the Stock Market.The line chat that posted by Ms. Sass proves that the stock Market is lower during the past administration.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/iinvest-ph-burned-yellow-supporter-carlos-celdran-fb-tourist-guides-shouldnt-financial-analysts/
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Australian Prime Minister Revokes Jim Paredes’ Citizenship
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['Pol Pinoy']
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1/3/2017 0:00
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SYDNEY, Australia (The Adobo Chronicles, Honolulu Bureau) -Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has instructed Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection to revoke the citizenship of Filipino musician Jim Paredes, sources close to The Adobo Chronicles confirmed today.Paredes, a known supporter of ex-President Aquino and critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, is currently in the Philipines making the rounds of rallies and protests, including last week’s commemoration of the 31st anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution that ousted President Ferdinand E. Marcos.During the EDSA event, Paredes was video-taped berating a group of Filipino youth who were peacefully expressing support for Duterte.Turnbull maintains that while Australia encourages its citizens to openly express their political views, it cannot condone any harassment or intimidation directed at young people who are the future of any country.“Through his actions, he has brought shame to Australia and its freedom-loving citizens,” Turnbull said.Paredes is a dual citizen of the Philippines and Australia.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/03/01/australian-prime-minister-revokes-jim-paredes-citizenship/#respond
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Crushing Criminality: Duterte’s 6 Months vs Poe’s 1 Month
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2016-04-13 18:43:26+00:00
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If 6 months to stop criminality was kind of a stretch for many of us, Grace Poe’s answer to the Duterte camp’s plan is that she can ensure our “feeling of security” in just a month. A woman of hardly any executive experience will attempt to outdo a public official who has been in the tough business of hands-on governance for decades.Well I can understand how slipping behind to No.2 in the latest survey (Duterte at 30% vs. Poe at 25%) can get a previous leading candidate desperate; but this kind of statement just seems too surreal for even half-wit squatter tambays drunk on Red horse to even take seriously.How in the world will Poe achieve this? – considering the first month in office will be loaded with a hectic schedule of organizing cabinet ministers and leaders in government, the arduous process of transitioning into new leadership for many departments and agencies, and communicating to them the plans and strategies to which they must align to.Poe is very vocal about the right person she has in mind to lead the police force. It seems the success or failure of her entire presidency simply hinges on her perception of how competent these appointees are. She has even simulated it all in her head that some kind of incentive system for local government units will entice local officials and police units enough to cut down crime rates.A Presidency is About Image ProjectionGrace Poe fails to realize what a presidency really entails: that it’s about personifying vision and leadership. The president himself/herself is the very symbol of either the strength or weakness of the entire government and country, and is the face the international community will see for them to make decisions on how to deal with us – whether to respect us or dismiss us as an irrelevant nuisance.How criminal and destabilizing elements view Poe is more important than who Poe appoints as crime czar. Ang mga criminal ba ay manliliit, o mamaliitin ba nila si Grace? Poe is not someone to be feared; she projects an aura of grace and soft-heartedness. Not that these qualities are not assets for people in public service; they are. But for a crime-infested third-world country like the Philippines, a motherly figure is the least we need now.We have to realize that many battles are won just based on “projection.” As in poker or the game of bluff, it’s what image you project to your opponent that makes them either cower or be emboldened in the amount they are willing to bet against you.Duterte claims he can address criminality in 6 months. He even said “killl me if I fail to bust crime in 6 months.” Cayetano also said they will both resign if they don’t deliver. Duterte projects confidence; and it is founded on a very sound logical basis and plan. His audacity in proclaiming this is not devoid of experience to back it up. In fact, it has more to do with his very essence as a leader than anything else.Should Motherly Women Become Presidents in the Philippines?This brings us to the question of the appropriateness of placing women trying to project an image of motherhood as supreme commander-in-chief of our men in uniform in the Philippines.We have seen what Cory brought to our country. Relentless coup d’etats rocked her presidency. But when a respected Military General (Ramos) took the helm, peace and stability were achieved almost instantaneously.The Philippines as a society has not matured enough to be led by gracious ladies. We can understand why advanced functional societies have no problem with a Merkel or a Thatcher. But the Pinoy psyche is nowhere near their level in evolution. What we need as president at this stage as a nation is someone with a name whose very mention will bring criminals and corrupt officials trembling and scrambling like cockroaches.PNoy projected an image of “Daang Matuwid” and international rating agencies and investors bought it. An image even if feigned can work wonders. We need an image of a Punisher for this undisciplined society. So between a Poe and a Duterte, who would you rather trust to deliver on their claims to bring peace and order in the land of chaotic anarchic zombies?Would you trust an inexperience newbie who claims will deliver a “feeling” in a month, or would you rather bank on a battle-hardened proven crime buster who will stake his very life to deliver concrete results in half a year?What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of a certain candidate? The answer should give you enough basis to judge whether you should cast your vote behind him/her. For example, think of Mar – the first word that will surface will likely be “incompetence” or “clown.” So should you vote for him?“Common sense for Pinoys” is my wish for all who will be exercising their right of suffrage this May. May the most qualified symbol of respect and resolve win!
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/04/crushing-criminality-dutertes-6-months-vs-poes-1-month/
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Philippines Department Of Transportation Will Implement Jeepney Modernization Program Next Month
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['Pol Pinoy']
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16/05/2017 0:00
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The iconic jeepney, the military-style mode of public transportation unique to the Philippines will soon be extinct.The Department of Transportation will start implementing the Jeepney Modernization Program starting next month in two pilot areas — Metro Manila and Baguio City.In Metro Manila, the dilapidated, smoke-belching jeepneys will be phased out and replaced by modern, evironmentally-friendly vehicles (see design above.) Some units will even feature airconditioning.In Baguio City, the jeepneys will be replaced by gas-free units featuring bright-colored hair (see photo above.)If successful, the program will be rolled out in other major cities and towns in the Philippines.Oh what fun it is to ride…
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/05/16/philippines-department-of-transportation-will-implement-jeepney-modernization-program-next-month/
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Beggar warns people minutes before night market blast
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2016-09-04 23:06:09+08:00
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The bombing in Roxas night market in Davao shocked the entire country and the Dabawenyos. After the blast that left 14 dead, netizens from Davao shared experience that a beggar, wearing black, was likely warned them.“You go home after you eat, there is an earthquake” allegedly said by the beggar after asking money from the night market customers. The old woman told them minutes before the bloody explosion.Read the screenshots of facebook statuses (with translation) from different people in Davao. The screenshots were uploaded by a certain Ashley Travilla. True or not, it’s up to you to decide.” While eating at the Roxas night market, an old lady approached us and asked us money. She didn’t thank us but she left a message instead. ” You go home, there is an earthquake later.” She may be intentionally used ‘earthquake’ so not to cause panic.”” Have you encountered this woman? I think she knows about the bombing. She asked me money because her son/daughter got sick. After I gave her P5, she warned us to go home early for there will be a strong earthquake. Maybe, she didn’t want us to panic if she said there was a bomb”“We ate at Roxas. An old lady asked us money. We gave her nothing. Then she said we needed to go home as soon as we finish eating. Then, when we got home, a bomb exploded. Thank God we’re safe”” I saw an old lady at the ukay ukay. Maybe she is mentally-ill. She was opening a black bag that time in front of us. Then she walked away. When I got home, I read the news that Roxas was bombed.”What can you say about this story? Leave your comments below.
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/beggar-warns-people-minutes-night-market-blast/
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Duterte officially proclaims CPP-NPA as ‘terrorist group’, groups who will finance these groups will be arrested
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2017-12-05 20:12:32+08:00
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President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a proclamation that would label the New People’s Army (NPA) and Communist Party of the Philippines as terrorist group.National Democratic Front (NDF) was not included in the list of terrorist group proclaimed by the President.“I, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the constitution and existing laws, do hereby declare the CPP-NPA as a designated and/or identified as a terrorist organization pursuant to RA 10168,” the document said.According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, any individuals who would finance the activities of the CPP-NPA would be held liable and could face arrest under the law.Republic Act No. 10168 is Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act, which prohibited anyone to finance terrorist groups like NPA.Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomed the latest proclamation of President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that they can now fully execute and perform their mandate without restrictions against the communist group.“Having said that, the AFP’s Focused Military Operations will now become even more precise, simple and effective. We can now address without any hesitation and with all the means and resources available to us the increasing criminal and economic sabotage activities of these terrorists,” AFP spokesperson Major General Restituto Padilla said in a press statement.Lorenzana also said that the government has walked extra mile just to accommodate the communist group to end the four decade war, however, the CPP-NPA-NDF imposed unreasonable conditions.“But they have imposed unreasonable conditions and continued their criminal acts such as kidnappings, attacks on the military and the police, destruction of property, and extortion. Clearly their aim is not the welfare of the Filipino but the pursuit of their selfish agenda. Henceforth, they will be called communist terrorists,” Lorenzana said said.Last year, the government released 22 DNF consultants for the talks, including CCP chairman Benito Tiamzon and his wife Wilma, who were arrested in 2014 as part of the peace talks.CPP-NPA-NDF is not yet releasing any statement on the new proclamation of President Duterte.Last month President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he would end the peace talks between CPP-NPA-NDF after the armed wing of the communist party continued their offensives in different parts of the Philippines.In response, NPA conducted several offensives and ambushes in different parts of the Philippines which resulted to the deaths of several members of the government forces.Last week, AFP-PNP and NPA clashed in Batangas which ended in 14 casualties from the communists including a female University of the Philippines student that allegedly turned into a rebel.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/president-duterte-officially-proclaims-cpp-npa-terrorist-group/
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BREAKING: Donald Trump Drops Out, Ted Cruz Is Next
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['Pol Pinoy']
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29/01/2016 0:00
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Now it can be told. There was no Donald Trump in last night’s FOX News GOP presidential debate. He has dropped out.The runner-up in the GOP presidential polls has also hinted he’s next to quit.For those who watched the televised debate, they know that Cruz threatened to leave the stage after he faced tough and persistent questioning from the moderators. It is the closest indication yet that he is about to drop out of the race.That would leave Senator Marco Rubio as the potential Republican nominee.The circus is finally coming to and end, and will likely be replaced by a comedy of errors!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/29/breaking-donald-trump-drops-out-ted-cruz-is-next/
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PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT UNVEILS DESIGNER ‘JAIL CELLS’ FOR PORK BARREL-INDICTED POLITICIANS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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25/06/2017 0:00
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Senators Bong Revilla, Jr. and Jinggoy Estrada. A third senator, Juan Ponce Enrile, is expected to be issued a warrant of arrest shortly.A ‘secret list’ of many other politicians implicated in the case is being held by the Justice Department. Investigations are ongoing.The prototype cell comes with a comfy single bed with down mattress, a koa wood nightstand, bright blue drapes, sheets and pillow case imported from Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, a wall-mounted HDTV and an airconditioning unit. The window has no iron bars and looks out into either the parking lot or a courtyard. For security reasons, authorities did not show reporters the inside of the bathroom. Some speculated that it comes with a full shower and mini-jacuzzi.The prototype cell was designed by a famous San Francisco-based Filipino American, Michael Martin Navarette Bello. Interviewed by The Adobo Chronicles, Bello said, “For the record, I had to adhere to very strict low budget guidelines and had in mind that the convicts were going to be there for life that is why it had a hospital feel.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/25/philippine-government-unveils-jail-cells-for-pork-barrel-indicted-politicians/
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The Inquirer outed itself as a Liberal Party backer when it named Jover Laurio “Filipino of the Year”
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2018-01-07 13:11:45+00:00
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Who holds a monopoly on the “truth”? According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, members of the Opposition do. The publication recently named their 2017 Filipinos of the Year and with the exception of members of the military and police officers who served in Marawi City, most of the people included in the list are those who are critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his supporters.According to the Inquirer, the choices for the Filipinos of the Year award represent a “chorus of voices resisting the ‘fake news’ that overflowed social media platforms”. But their statement and choices is tantamount to saying that those who support Duterte are the only purveyors of fake news. The editors gave special mention to Jover Laurio, the blogger behind Pinoy Ako Blog who they claim “stood out for her patriotic daring, the frequency and freshness of her posts, the dark humour of her blog, and, not least, the courage she showed in the face of overwhelming personal abuse.”If you ask me, you know the Philippines is pretty much screwed when a major newspaper calls Jover Laurio “patriotic”. This is the height of mediocrity in Philippine society. Laurio’s posts lack substance and are not groundbreaking. She’s only criticising people who don’t share her views. She’s not doing investigative work or providing something that would make people think. It seems the key criterion applied by the Inquirer when considering who is “patriotic” is around how rabid a Liberal Party supporter one is and how vitriolic one’s blog posts against her opponents are. Laurio is a rabid Liberal Party supporter. She campaigned for Mar Roxas and current Vice President Leni Robredo. She doesn’t hide the fact that she is a yellow. She fits the profile to a tee.Before being outed as the blogger of Pinoy Ako Blog, Laurio did not have the courage to put her name on the articles she published. Before Netizens found out who the person behind the blogposts was, she was publishing articles that were malicious personal attacks against other people who held “contrarian” views. Laurio only adjusted her style and became more sober after she was outed.In other words, when Laurio was anonymous, she was vicious. This explains why a lot of Netizens were angry at her and did not feel sorry for her when her personal profile was exposed. They felt that she was simply getting a dose of her own medicine. The only thing I agree with with what the Inquirer editorial said about Laurio is that, those who outed her made her what she is today. I did notice that when some of the Netizens were using personal attacks against her, she started to play the victim card. She played it so well that members of mainstream media allied with the Liberal Party like Rappler and the Inquirer immediately jumped on the chance to portray Laurio as a victim of cyberbullying by the Duterte supporters. It was wrong of the Netizens to make fun of her physical appearance. But the truth is, Laurio herself also had a habit of making fun of people’s appearance when she was still anonymous. That’s the reason why some Netizens were shocked after they saw her photos.I knew the exposé on Jover Laurio was not handled well. All it did was create a monster because, instead of sticking to the issues — her penchant for posting vile attacks against her opponents — some of her critics focused, instead, on attacking her appearance. In the eyes of the people who did not know her history of abusive behaviour, she looked like the injured party. You see, there are people who can turn things around and make it look like they are the victim even when they were the ones who initiated posting nasty stuff against others to begin with. They are like sociopaths. Laurio does play the victim well. It helped that the Yellows desperately needed someone to rally around and use as some kind of mascot.Members of mainstream media do not like bloggers to begin with. A lot of them hate the fact that bloggers are taking their audience away. It’s quite surprising that they are rallying around blogger Laurio now. Her articles are appalling. She cannot even express her thoughts in any other language apart from Tagalog. This seems to say that the editors from the Inquirer who see her as a champion had to lower their standards just to fit her into their mould. If we are to be honest, Laurio’s work sucks.The members of mainstream media like the editors of the Inquirer who voted to award her the Filipino of the Year title are quite suspect. The publication does not pretend to be non-partisan anymore. The editors just outed themselves as Liberal Party backers.No one holds a monopoly on being right. Everyone has an opinion, but only time can reveal who is telling the truth. Time has proven again and again that the Liberal Party and their supporters are the enemies of the Filipino people. Those behind the naming of Laurio as Filipino of the Year are merely attempting to get the monopoly on being “king makers” back. They lost that privilege when they supported a political party that duped the public. It’s actually pathetic that they have resorted to using someone like Laurio to get back at the bloggers who took their power away. It’s like an insult to everyone’s intelligence.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/01/inquirer-outed-liberal-party-backer-named-jover-laurio-filipino-year/#comments
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PHILIPPINES: VICTIMS OF TYPHOON HAIYAN PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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7/8/2018 0:00
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The Aquino government proudly announced recently that it has found P350 Billion ($8 Billion) in savings from the 2014 budget, yet it has failed to release funds previously approved for Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) rehabilitation.It is no wonder that the United Nations, in a scathing report, gave the Aquino administration a failing grade for the dismal effort to build decent and sufficient permanent housing for those displaced by the devastating typhoon almost two years ago.A total of 205,000 housing units needed to be built or reconstructed in the typhoon-hit areas, but the Philippine government has built just 2.5 per cent of the units.It has taken foreign governments to undertake efforts to provide housing for the thousands who lost their homes because of Haiyan.The Australian government has officially handed over housing units to around 8,000 persons or 1,533 families who were affected by the super typhoon. The units were turned over in a ceremony last July 28 at the Palo Municipal Hall in Palo, Leyte led by Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell.“Australia and the Philippines have a deep and warm relationship covering broad areas including development, trade and defense cooperation. Australia will always stand ready to support the Philippines and the Filipino people in times of disasters,” said Tweddell.During the turnover ceremonies, the housing beneficiaries pledged their allegiance to the Australian government. “If our own government cannot help us with our basic needs, we might as well recognize the foreign government that is helping us,” one of the housing beneficiaries said.Along with the ownership titles for their homes, the grateful residents also received their Australian citizenship papers.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/07/philippines-victims-of-typhoon-haiyan-pledge-allegiance-to-australian-government/#respond
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ELECTIONGATE: DONALD TRUMP’S PRESIDENTIAL BID IS A DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLOY
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/8/2018 0:00
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It is a scandal worse than Watergate or Irangate. It’s called Electiongate. (And these scandals always happen in Washington, D.C., go figure!).Today, The Washington Post confirmed that former President Bill Clinton had a meeting with Donald Trump just before the real estate mogul announced his bid to become the next president of the United States.In that meeting, Clinton reportedly encouraged Trump to assume a bigger role in the Republican Party. And he did, by announcing his quest to be the GOP’s nominee for president in the 2016 elections.The rest is history, with Trump now leading in the polls and maintaining his solid frontrunner status going into Thursday’s Republican presidential debate on FOX News.But political analysts always knew that Trump, a former Democrat, had a special bond with the Clintons. He had, in fact, made huge contributions to the Clinton campaigns and to Bill and Hillary’s global foundation.So, with the Post‘s exposé, it can now be told that Trump’s candidacy is actually a Democratic Party ploy to ensure that Hillary Clinton will become the next president of the United States. Both Trump and the Clintons know that the former can never be elected president and that if he, indeed, becomes the GOP nominee, Hillary is assured of winning all the electoral votes in the 50 states.And that, exactly, is the plan all along. This thing called Electiongate.Now we know why Trump has been making all sorts of stupid, racist and ridiculous comments in the campaign trail.It remains to be seen whether ‘Electiongate’ will be brought up by the FOX News moderators in Thursday’s debate.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/05/electiongate-donald-trumps-presidential-bid-is-a-democratic-party-ployl/?share=email
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FOREIGN CONCERT ARTISTS UNITE TO BOYCOTT THE PHILIPPINES
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['Pol Pinoy']
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23/07/2018 0:00
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Foreign concert artists continue to run afoul of the Philippines’ strict moral and other standards, and they are uniting to skip the country for their world music tours.In 2012, a Lady Gaga Manila concert attracted widespread protest due to supposedly anti-Christian lyrics in one of the singer’s hits. And earlier this year, two members of One Direction paid bonds of roughly $4,500 before their performance in Manila, due to their casual admission of marijuana use in a video released last year.This week, Grammy Award winner Chris Brown was barred from leaving the country after a one-day concert in Manila because of fraud charges brought against him by an influential church group. The charges stemmed from the singer’s non-appearance at a New Year’s Eve concert at the Philippine Arena, owned by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ).Earlier today, Madonna, who had just announced she has chosen the Philippines as the only country in Asia that would be included in her Rebel Heart Tour, said she decided to cancel her February 2016 concert at the Mall of Asia in Manila, in solidarity with Brown.The boycott could either deprive Filipinos of the chance to see their favorite international artists, or possibly enhance the careers of local singers and performers. After all, Filipino artists are among the best in the world.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/23/foreign-concert-artists-unite-to-boycott-the-philippines/?share=email
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