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LENSCRAFTERS OFFERS SNOWDEN A MODELING JOB
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/07/2016 0:00
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LensCrafters, the nationwide eyeglass chain known for its mantra of “glasses in an hour,” has offered Edward Snowden, the fugitive former employee of a contractor for the National Security Administration who leaked secret damaging documents to the media, a job as an eyeglass model. The Ohio-based company was apparently mesmerized by the photos of Snowden that have appeared in the media worldwide, showing Snowden sporting a stylish pair of eyglasses.“His good looks with those glasses would make him the perfect eyeglass model for our company,” a spokesperson for LensCrafters told reporters today.LensCrafters has offered Snowden a deal that would be hard to resist. The company will pay for his first-class airfare from Moscow to Ohio, shoulder all his legal expenses that may result from the espionage charges the U.S. government is preparing to file in court upon his return to the U.S. , and a salary as an eyeglass model that’s twice the compensation he was receiving at the NSA contractor company which fired him.Snowden said he was seriously thinking about the offer and will make a decision in the next 24 hours. He said he will sleep over it on his sleeping bag at the Moscow airport and will have an announcement about the offer by 9am, Moscow time, right after he has had his cup of Starbucks coffee.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2013/07/18/lenscrafters-offers-snowden-a-modeling-job/?share=email
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Child who resembles the face of Ja-El Flores found in Novaliches
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2017-03-17 15:39:55+08:00
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Because of the help of social media, many netizens reached the news about Jose Ja-El Penomora Flores, the child who abducted four years ago and still missing.The family of Ja-El used the power of social media to get some information about the possible whereabouts of their missing child.Yesterday, a netizen found a child that resembled the face of Ja-El Flores and he quickly posted it on Facebook hoping that he might be the missing child.According to Sah Che, the homeless child was found in Novaliches and he said that he’s current living in Divisoria.The people there called him “balat” or birthmark in english, Ja-El also had a birthmark on his head.Some unverified reports that the authorities already visited Mr. Sah Che and Mr. Balat in their place, but the result is negative. There’s also no visible birthmark on Balat’s head.But some netizens are confident that Ja-El might be found soon because of the help of social media.To all people who can give an information that can help to find the whereabouts of Ja-El, you can call 0916-3527436.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/child-resembles-face-ja-el-flores-found-novaliches/
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Philippine City Home To Cultural Landmark Occupied By Ghosts
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/1/2016 0:00
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The Great Wall of China. The Egyptian Pyramids. Rome’s Colosseum. The U.K.’s Stonehedge. India’s Taj Mahal. These are among the most famous historical and cultural landmarks in the world — built by humans.But Baguio City in the Philippines holds the distinction of being the site of a unique historical and cultural landmark — built by humans and cared for by spirits (translation: ghosts).The National Museum of the Philippines has recently declared the Laperal Mansion, fondly called ‘The White House,’ among four century-old buildings in the summer capital as cultural landmarks of the country. It said that “these ancestral houses and public structures are reflective of the nation’s history, enduring the elements of time and preserving the nostalgia of Filipino art and culture in the 18th century for posterity.”The Laperal White House is an eye-catching Victorian edifice along Leonard Road. There have been many stories including those of passersby seeing a little girl standing motionless on the third step of the staircase that fronts the house. Some have spotted a woman looking out its glass windows. Some have heard angry voices and loud noises from inside the empty house. Others have claimed they had this awful feeling of being unwelcome and being watched once inside. The security guards are also terrified to go in at night.At the height of World War II, terror knocked on door of the mansion in the form of Japanese soldiers. The house was transformed into a garrison, where — if some stories are to be believed — they brutally tortured and murdered many, including members of the Laperal family.While the mansion, since 2013, has been transformed into a gallery of Filipino artwork based on bamboo and wood, many come in less for the displays, but more for the ‘supernatural’ experience. Boooo!DISCLAIMER: The Adobo Chronicles commissioned a ghost writer to help with this story.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/05/philippine-city-home-to-cultural-landmark-occupied-by-ghosts/#respond
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IF SHE BECOMES PHILIPPINE FIRST LADY, KORINA SANCHEZ WANTS IMELDA MARCOS’ SHOES REPLACED BY HER FLIP FLOPS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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13/08/2018 0:00
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but flip flops.Sanchez, of course is the wife of Interior and Local Governments Secretary Mar Roxas, who is running for president in 2016 as President Aquino’s anointed successor.In an interview with CNN Philippines today, Sanchez was asked about what she envisions her role would be as First Lady if Roxas gets elected.“The first thing I would do is to replace all of Imelda’s shoes displayed at the Shoe Museum with my colorful collection of tsinelas (flip flops).”“I think the tsinelas would be better representative of the true culture of the Filipino people” Sanchez said.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/13/if-she-becomes-philippine-first-lady-korina-sanchez-wants-imelda-marcos-shoes-replaced-by-her-flip-flops/#respond
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Today’s “fake news” is revenge for 30 years of Yellow lies and hypocrisy
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-03-16 01:01:37+00:00
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According to the Inquirer Editor, camps aligned (loosely or tightly) with the Philippines’ Opposition are “fighting back”. Leading this “fight”, they claim, is “vice president” Leni Robredo who has seemingly taken it up upon herself to serve as the Opposition’s mouthpiece from within Malacanang.Robredo’s jump-off point for this new “assault” on “fake news” and social media trollery is the recent explosive exposé on the alleged dark side of her and her late husband — Jesse Robredo’s — political brand detonated by the anonymous blogger group We Are Collective (WAC). Robredo’s whine is basically about how she and her late husband’s memory had become victims of this explosion of debatable “revelations”…“My husband is not here to defend himself,” VP Robredo said, adding that filing a case in court was among the options she was considering as a “principled response” to the dirty posts.It is worth noting that WAC itself has had its own bad days of spotty credibility (its Facebook page and website had been shut down) and had thrown the various cliques of social media personalities aligned with President Rodrigo Duterte into turmoil and in-fighting. Some pro-Duterte personalities who had earlier contributed to the hype in the lead up to the debut of the WAC exposé have had to backtrack on their endorsement of its “revelations” and suffered a resulting dent on their own respective personal brands.Indeed, the fallout from the WAC debacle not only damaged the Robredo camp. It also damaged the brand equity of key parties and personalities within the pro-Duterte camp. Such is the potency of social media — not in terms of adding to the collective intellect of humanity but in terms of exposing its impotence and inability to function properly in the face of a torrent of information new technologies serve up to humanity in increasingly voluminous data streams.The key point being missed by those who lament “fake news” and social media trollery is in how all this, really, is the new 21st Century challenge to our species’ ability to think things through. Before the advent of social media or, for that matter, even older mass media piped through broadcast radio, television, and newspapers, people already generally struggled with making sense of and sorting through information coming through their gadgets (whether these gadgets are big appliances sitting on their living room floors or the newer and tinier ones permanently cradled on millennial’s palms).On that, it is worth reminding “vice president” Leni Robredo that her Yellow Camp had itself sustained even more vicious trollery against its enemies during their day. The “evidence” used by the prosecution panel in the impeachment of the late former Chief Justice Renato Corona, for example, was found to be all fake. What is more astounding about this fake information presented to no less than the Philippine Senate was that these were broadcast and propagated through channels normally regarded as the mainstream — via big (and erstwhile “respectable”) corporate media outlets like the Inquirer and ABS-CBN and via no less than the Senate itself which, for months during this impeachment “trial” served as the sounding board of the Aquino administration’s campaign to demonise and persecute Corona.Some news sites like Rappler had even resorted to potentially criminal means to contribute to this persecution effort using illegally-obtained information on Corona’s private bank accounts and packaging these into “news reports” written by their so-called “online journalists”.In short, nobody can claim to be “fighting against” social media trollery and “fake news” — because all camps are guilty of engaging in trollery and propagating “fake news”. Don’t blame the technology. Blame a far more ancient malaise: Idiot members of the species who prefer believing over thinking.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/03/todays-fake-news-revenge-30-years-yellow-lies-hypocrisy/#comments
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PNP Chief Bato told Senator De Lima “Ikaw kaya ang mag Chief PNP”
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2016-12-05 13:11:40+08:00
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Senator Leila De Lima questioned PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa why he hid the name of the President who ordered to reinstate CIDG 8 Chief Marvin Marcos.She asked Dela Rosa why he said on an interview before that a higher up ordered him to reinstate Marcos, but after that he changed his statement and said that his “kumpare” from Malacanang ordered him.Dela Rosa also told Senator De Lima that he would reveal the name of the President if he was cornered by the Senate Committee. After that the PNP Chief asked De Lima to switch their position.“So siya[President Duterte] pala ang ituturo mo eventually or ultimatel, you know.. siya pala talaga ang ituturo mo” De Lima said to Dela Rosa.“Kung maipit, sasabihin ko. Magpalit tayo ng position your honor, ikaw maging chief PNP kung kaya mo” Dela Rosa told De Lima.The words of De Rosa made De Lima fumed. Senator Lacson also tried to calm Dela Rosa.“Do not argue with me! I’ve had enough of you. Kayong lahat na mga nagsisinungaling!” De Lima told Dela RosaAfter that Dela Rosa asked De Lima to continue the questioning.The PNP Director General also said that he’s playing with the media that why he didn’t revealed the name of the President to them.“I was talking to the media alam ko na pini-play ako ng media na ganun so nakisakay rin ako sa kanila your honor…eh alam mo naman ang media sinusundot ka nyan para mag salita”
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/pnp-chief-bato-told-senator-de-lima-ikaw-kaya-ang-mag-chief-pnp/
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U.S. Tax Filers Will Cough Up An Extra $65 Each This Year To Pay For Trump’s Mexico Border Wall
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/1/2017 0:00
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Donald Trump says he will build the wall. He says Mexico will pay for the cost later. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada said Mexico will not pay for the wall. The Republicans in Congress say the wall will be built, regardless.So, how will the wall be funded? Here’s Trump’s plan:When individual taxpayers file their 2016 income tax this year, they will be assessed a non-refundable $65 as a “wall fee.”How did Trump come up with the amount?The estimated cost to build the wall is $8 Billion. That’s a conservative estimate.There are 123 Million Americans who pay federal income tax.Divide $8 Billion by 123 taxpayers.There you have it: $65 per tax filer, and the wall will be all paid for.Change is coming to America. And to Mexico!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/01/06/u-s-tax-filers-will-cough-up-an-extra-65-each-this-year-to-pay-for-trumps-mexico-border-wall/#respond
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AT MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS, KANYE WEST DECLARES HE’S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2020. SERIOUSLY
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['Pol Pinoy']
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31/08/2018 0:00
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‘to proclaim that he’s had “one of the greatest careers of all time.”Speaking to reporters after the telecast, West said, ‘If an idiot like Donald Trump can run for president, why can’t I ?’ He then thanked Barack Obama for showing the world that black men can be president in the U.S.Kim Kardashian, who was standing beside West during the interview with reporters, was asked how she feels about being First Lady. She responded with a Sarah Palin-style wink at the reporter who asked the question.Here’s the full video of West’s acceptance speech at the Video Musis Awards.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/31/at-mtv-video-music-awards-kanye-west-declares-hes-running-for-president-in-2020-seriously/
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WATCH: Maute hostage shares video
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2017-05-30 22:21:47+08:00
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He is father Chito Suganob. One of the hostages of the militants, the Maute Group in Marawi siege. In the video he said that the terrorists took 240 more hostages.In an unknown area in Marawi where the Maute hide, the priest speaks before the camera and later uploaded on social media.The priest asked President Rody Duterte to withdraw the military and stop the airstrikes as the Maute threatened to kill the remaining 240 hostages. Click Below to Watch the Video:Leave your comments below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/watch-maute-hostage-shares-video/
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Supporter of Mayor Duterte killed in Cagayan De Oro after defending the Davao City Mayor from criticisms
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['View All Posts Pinoytrending']
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2016-05-02 14:17:56+08:00
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A supporter of PDP-Laban Standard Bearer Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was shot dead by still unidentified suspects in Cagayan de Oro City.The victim identified as Gomer Piloton, 49 who sustained multiple gunshot wounds in his body causing his death.The three suspects on board of a motorcycle immediately fled after killing the victim.The partner of the victim said that she don’t know any person in conflict with Piloton, but she believes that the victim’s involvement in politics may be the reason behind the killing.The live-in partner remembered a young man who is known for being a supporter of another Presidentiable visited their house a few days ago had argued with the victim about politics.The victim is known for defending the Davao Mayor against criticisms.The PDP-Laban in Cagayan De Oro also believes that a political rival may be behind the death of Piloton. The group said they will not stop campaigning for their candidate.People in Cagayan de Oro believes that the crime is not related in politics even the place is governed by LP that known for being an political enemy of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Duterte supporter shot dead in CDO <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2016?src=hash”>#Halalan2016</a> <a href=”https://t.co/hlhdiEzYYV”>https://t.co/hlhdiEzYYV</a> <a href=”https://t.co/XWnnm9qmqI”>pic.twitter.com/XWnnm9qmqI</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/726980805772238850″>May 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/supporter-mayor-duterte-killed-cagayan-de-oro-defending-davao-city-mayor-criticism/
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CHECK: Casualties of Soldier-BIFF fight in Maguindanao
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2018-07-06 17:31:16+08:00
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Thirteen members of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and two government troopers – including a lieutenant – were killed in the ongoing skirmishes in Maguindanao.“The number of BIFF killed was based on two-way radio conversations we intercepted from factions of the terror group and from civilians on the ground,” Capt. Arvin John Encinas, Army’s 6th Infantry Division spokesman, told the local media in an interview Thursday.“We had one BIFF body count and several other unidentified bodies of BIFF elements killed during air and artillery assaults in the border of Datu Paglas and Mamasapano towns the past two days,” Encinas added.Three of the BIFF fatalities recovered by Army troopers in the battle zone were identified as Ali Tudon, Alamid Yusop, and Katod Bensar, all members of the BIFF faction under Kagui Karialan.“Unfortunately, we also have two soldiers, including an Army lieutenant, who perished in the battle,” Encinas said. He declined to identify the fatalities pending notification of their respective families.In addition, he said that 15 other Army troopers were wounded so far in the gun battles.Encinas said 14 firearms, consisting of four M16 rifles, three M14 rifles, one Carbine rifle, a .30-caliber machinegun, an Ultimax rifle, a .38-caliber pistol, and three 12-gauge shotguns, were recovered from the fleeing BIFF members.On Wednesday, four roadside bombs targeting government forces were disarmed by military bomb disposal experts between Barangay Sepaka, Datu Paglas, and Barangay Pidsandawan, Mamasapano, as government troops inched their way toward BIFF positions in the area.“The BIFF is on the run,” Encinas said, adding that the latest of the running gun battles was reported around 6 a.m. Thursday in Barangay Dapiawan, Datu Saudi town. Other areas affected by the clashes are the towns of Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu Salibo, Rajah Muda, and Datu Unsay.Local government units of the affected towns, in coordination with the provincial government and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao-Humanitarian Emergency Assistance Response Team, are now attending to over a thousand families displaced by the conflict. (PNA)
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/check-casualties-soldier-biff-fight-maguindanao/
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Philippine VP Leni Robredo Declares Martial Law!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/11/2017 0:00
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Very reliable information gathered by the Office of the Vice President has led Leni Robredo to suspect that a revolutionary government (revgov) is about to be established in the Philippines.The information is quite distressing for the Vice President because it would mean that she will not only lose her first-in-line status to succeed President Duterte, but it could also lead to the total elimination of the VP position under a Federal form of government.Well, by the powers vested in her by the Yellow Oligarchs and pro-Liberal Party elements, Robredo today declared Martial Law throughout the country and appointed herself the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).The Martial Law proclamation came at noon today, with the Vice President flanked by the Secretary of National Defense and the top brass of the AFP.Robredo’s surprise move fulfills her campaign promise during the 2016 presidential debate in which she proclaimed, “May the best woman win.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/11/08/philippine-vp-leni-robredo-declares-martial-law/
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Philippine Catholic Bishops, Adobo Chronicles Release List Of Fake News Sites And Presstitutes
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['Pol Pinoy']
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24/06/2017 0:00
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Quite oddly, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) released its list of fake websites at the same time that The Adobo Chronicles debuted its list of presstitutes.This twin release will definitely help Filipino netizens determine the authenticity of what they are reading on the Internet or encountering in the media and other organizations.When in doubt, refer to this twin guide:
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/06/24/philippine-catholic-bishops-adobo-chronicles-release-list-of-fake-news-sites-and-presstitutes/?share=email
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Maute participates ceasefire, troops rescue 179 residents
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2017-06-04 23:12:54+08:00
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Sunday’s four hour humanitarian ceasefire in Marawi City, where military units have been battling Maute Group terrorists for the past two weeks, has resulted in the rescue of 179 trapped residents, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said.Armed with megaphones, five teams composed of Moro Islamic Liberation Front members, went out to the war zone areas calling for trapped civilians to come out of their hiding places.A government emissary was sent to the camp of the Maute and was able to convince Abduallah Maute to participate the said ceasefire. President Rody Duterte tapped the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to help in the said mission. The team up created a safe passage of relief and rescued residents through a peace corridorPadilla added that two persons were injured when fighting occurred during the temporary lull.“There were skirmishes that occurred during the Humanitarian Pause this morning. Third party facilitators helped orchestrate and manage the humanitarian ceasefire. Around 179 trapped civilians were rescued today. Two persons hurt during the skirmishes while the HP was ongoing,” he added.The humanitarian ceasefire started 8 a.m. and terminated 12 noon.As of this posting, some 120 Maute Group members and 38 security forces were killed in the ongoing clashes in Marawi while 19 civilians were reportedly executed by the terrorists.
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/maute-participates-ceasefire-troops-rescue-179-residents/
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Why Trillanes Did Not Turn Off Senator Manny Pacquiao’s Microphone
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['Pol Pinoy']
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19/09/2016 0:00
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Filipinos saw it all on live TV, or via the trending Internet: Senator Antonio Trillanes turning off the microphone of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano in an attempt to silence the lastter while he was interrogating the Senate hearing witness on the alleged extra-judicial killings.Trillanes has apologized to Cayetano since then.But in yesterday’s regular Senate session, Trillanes again had the strong urge to turn off the microphone of Senator Manny Pacquiao when the boxing icon was proposing a motion to declare the chairmanship of the Senate committee on justice (headed by Senator Leila De Lima) vacant.As Trillanes got up from his seat to approach the podium where Pacquiao stood, the boxer-senator clenched his fist as if ready to punch Trillanes in the face. (It would have been a knockout, witnesses say.)That scared Trillanes and he sank in his seat throughout the entire proceedings, only to abstain from voting when the motion to oust De Lima was called on the floor. De Lima was eventually ousted.When asked by The Adobo Chronicles, Pacquiao he never had the intention of punching Trillanes. “I clenched my fist in solidarity with our President, Rodrigo Roa Duterte,” he said. The clenched fist has been a signature gesture by the president and his supporters.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/19/why-trillanes-did-not-turn-off-senator-manny-pacquiaos-microphone/#respond
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Casting Call For New York Times’ Blockbuster Hollywood Film In The Philippines
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['Pol Pinoy']
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26/03/2017 0:00
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Calling all Filipinos! Here’s your chance to become a Hollywood film actor.The New York Times has sent a crew to Manila to film what the newspaper hopes to be a blockbuster Hollywood film. It is the Times’ first international venture at film producing aimed at rivaling Disney Films, known for fairy tales and fantasy movies. Partial funding for this project was provided by the Loida Nicolas-Lewis Peace and Justice Foundation.Tentatively titled “La P*ta,” (English subtitle: “La Pieta”), the film follows the lives of millions of Filipinos who are living in fear and grief, and whose peaceful and happy lives have been shattered by the alleged extra-judicial killings resulting from popular Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.The New York Times has already announced some of its leading cast members for this film — Filipinos who will play themselves in this monumental epic, including Senators Leila De Lima, Alfonso Trillanes, and Risa Hontiveros.Still to be cast are those who will portray Duterte, Philippine National Police Chief ‘Bato’ de la Rosa, self-confessed murderers Edgar Matobato and Arthur Lascañas, Jim Paredes, Cynthia Patag and Leah Navarro.Extras will also be hired to portray police officers, members of death squads and thousands of others for the film’s crowd scenes.Interested and aspiring Filipino actors are encouraged to send their resumes to: [email protected] are you waiting for?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/03/26/casting-call-for-new-york-times-blockbuster-hollywood-film-in-the-philippines/
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DONALD TRUMP VS. BERNIE SANDERS: A HAIR-RAISING COMPETITION
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['Pol Pinoy']
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20/09/2018 0:00
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hair.In less than twenty four hours after their release, the t-shirts have all but run out and are currently in back-order.Who knew hair could be such a defining element in a presidential campaign? Now we know what kind of strand campaigns are best made of.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/20/donald-trump-vs-bernie-sanders-a-hair-raising-competition/
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Maria Ressa To Rename Rappler
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['Pol Pinoy']
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20/07/2017 0:00
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CEO Maria Ressa has decided to rename her online news source, Rappler.The decision came on the heels of the recent announcement that business tycoon Ramon Ang is purchasing The Philippine Daily Inquirer.Both the Inquirer and Rappler have the reputation of being the mouthpiece of the Liberal Party and its coalition of Yellows.Sensing that Rappler might be next on the chopping block, Ressa decided to rename Rappler as a way of reinventing itself while maintaining its mark as the voice of the Opposition.The new name is Rippler which suggests that the online news source will continue its mission of ripping the credibility of the Duterte administration and those who support it — that’s more than 80% of the entire Filipino population.It could also mean that the online news source will continue to rip off its investors and followers, purporting to be the vanguard of investigative journalism while reaping the benefits of financial gain.Or, it could also be a foreboding of what’s about to befall Rappler — its subsequent demise. R.I.P., Rippler.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/07/20/maria-ressa-to-rename-rappler/
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WATCH: President Rody Duterte’s SONA 2017
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2017-07-24 16:14:40+08:00
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Watch the 2nd State of National Address of Philippine President Rody Duterte in the 17th Congress. Duterte is set to address the Filipino people of his achievements, plans and reports in his first year as President.Will we he be able to follow the scripts prepared on his podium? Or will he address the people with his own antics and style?Click to Watch Video BelowYour thoughts? Leave your comments below
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/watch-president-rody-dutertes-sona-2017/
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FROM HONOLULU TO MANILA, EARTHLINGS SURVIVE ANOTHER ARMAGEDDON PREDICTION!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/10/2017 0:00
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A Christian organization earlier warned that the planet earth will be permanently destroyed on Wednesday, October 7.The eBible Fellowship, an online affiliation headquartered near Philadelphia, has based its prediction of an October obliteration on a previous claim that the world would end on 21 May 2011. While that claim proved to be false, the organization is confident it has the correct date this time.“According to what the Bible is presenting it does appear that 7 October will be the day that God has spoken of: in which, the world will pass away,” said Chris McCann, the leader and founder of the fellowship, an online gathering of Christians headquartered in Philadelphia.“It’ll be gone forever. Annihilated.”Well, it’s now Thursday in every continent of planet earth, and people are still waking up with everything fully intact.In Honolulu, surfers started heading for their early morning routine; the McDonald’s restaurant on Kalakaua Avenue is still serving the island platter of SPAM, Portuguese sausage, eggs and rice; and Japanese and other tourists boarded airconditioned buses headed for Hanauma Bay, a favorite snorkeling spot.In the Philippines, NoyNoy Aquino is still president while Mar Roxas, VP Jojo Binay and Senator Grace Poe are still running to succeed him; Filipinos are still praying that Mayor Rod Duterte will declare his candidacy; there is still a long line to get to the MRT trains; and commuters are still stuck in traffic on EDSA.There’s even good news: the man who heads the agency managing public services in the Philippine capital, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Francis Tolentino, has resigned following a disgraceful Liberal Party event in Laguna province, featuring lewd performances by scantily-clad women.But there is also some bad news: Filipino champion boxer Manny Pacquiao, congressman who is the number one absentee legislator, is running for senator; and his chances for a rematch with American Floyd Mayweather just went ‘poooof!’ Mayweather this week announced his retirement after 49 undefeated championship fights.Meanwhile, the Hollywood film, ‘The Martian,’ opened this week in theaters worldwide and actor Matt Damon is still in hot water for his racial and homophobic comments.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/08/from-honolulu-to-manila-earthlings-survive-another-armageddon-prediction/#respond
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MALE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS MEMBERS ACCUSE OBAMA OF SEXISM
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['Pol Pinoy']
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19/12/2017 0:00
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Male members of The White House Press Corps have accused President Obama of sexism.At today’s annual end-of-year press conference, President Barack Obama fielded reporters’ questions on the Sony cyber attacks, Cuba and other national and international issues.After the 8th question, male members of the press corps noticed something they have never experienced before. Obama took questions only from female reporters.This led the male reporters to accuse the President of sexism. “We are appalled that none of our male press corps members who raised their hands were called upon to ask their questions of Obama,” said Ed Henry of FOX News. “That is plain and simple disregard of the equality of the sexes,” he added.As they said, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. But it looks like today, the women did. And the resulting news reports were fabulous!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/12/19/male-white-house-press-corps-members-accuse-obama-of-sexism/
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Move Over Carrot Man, Cabbage Man, Chicharron Man… Here Comes Duterte Man
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['Pol Pinoy']
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29/02/2016 0:00
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This week proved to be a busy week for Filipino netizens, having brought to the spotlight the likes of Carrot man, Cabbage man and Chicharron man. Snapshots of these men went viral after being posted on the Internet.But it’s a new week, and netizens seem to have anointed their new viral hero and they’re calling him ‘Duterte Man.’ His name is Sebastian and is the son of presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.Just minutes after Sebastian’s photo was posted on the Internet, it has received thousands of likes, tweets, and reposts. The young Duterte looks nothing close to his father, as you can see from the viral photo which continues to trend.Will Mayor Duterte now consider using his son on the campaign trail? Who needs Coco Martin or Alden Richards when he’s got his own Sebastian?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/02/29/move-over-carrot-man-cabbage-man-chicharron-man-here-comes-duterte-man/?share=email
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Rodrigo Duterte should apologize over his rape ‘joke’ video
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2016-04-17 05:44:11+00:00
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In a recently released video, mayor Duterte commented on the rape and murder of an Australian lay minister. The following is a transcript of his statements.“Ni-rape nila lahat ng babae…So ang unang casualty, ang isa dun yung lay minister na Australyana. Tsk, problema ito. Australyana eh!Pag labas, binalot. Tiningnan ko yung mukha. Putangina, parang artista sa Amerika na maganda. Putangina, sayang ito! Ang pumasok sa isip ko…ni rape nila! Pinag pilahan nila! Putanginang yan, nagalit na ako. Kasi ni rape? Ah, oo. Isa na rin yun. Napakaganda, dapat mayor ang mauna.”Rape is neither a trifling nor a laughing matter. Rape is a despicable crime that should be condemned – not discussed in jest. It is deplorable that the crowd erupted in raucous laughter after the rape ‘joke’.It is also important to point out that the mayor (jokingly) implied that the value of the life of a woman is indexed to her perceived attractiveness. His words could be construed by some to mean that the murder and rape would be less tragic, less deplorable, the victim was not attractive. This is misogyny, plain and simple. Misogyny, in any and all of its forms, must be condemned. Misogyny must end.The mayor should apologize. He must acknowledge his mistake. He should demonstrate that he is capable of recognizing and correcting his mistakes. His work in advancing the rights of women do not constitute a sufficient defense for his statements. He must recognize that his words will have a tremendous impact on the views of people – this includes the views of people on women.His supporters, in turn, should remember not to put him on a pedestal. He must not be placed beyond reproach. Our leaders must recognize that they too can make mistakes – and, more importantly, must own up to their mistakes.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/04/rodrigo-duterte-apologize-rape-joke-video/
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADDS NEW ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT TO BE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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21/06/2017 0:00
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Article 7, Section 2 of the Constitution of the Philippines provides that in order to serve as president, one must be at least 40 years old and above; a registered voter, single or married; able to read and write; male or female Filipino citizen by birth; and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding election.Based on the country’s consistent and recent experience, a new eligibility requirement has been proposed by Senator Nancy Binay who has sought an amendment to the Constitution.Binay is proposing a new Section 2A which would read:“In addition to the eligibility requirements as provided for in Section 2 above, candidates for president must have been charged, convicted, indicted or jailed for criminal offense that includes but is not limited to graft and corruption, plunder, fraud and violation of the public trust.”It is common knowledge that the two presidents who preceded NoyNoy Aquino have both been convicted or indicted for crimes committed while in office. Joseph Estrada was convicted, jailed and later pardoned by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who in turn is now under hospital arrest for a criminal offense.Now, Senator Bong Revilla, Jr. has just been jailed for his role in the pork barrel scam that defrauded taxpayers of Ten Billion pesos. In a statement following his arrest, Revilla said nothing will stop him from running for president in 2016 . “Who knows, I could be the first president elected while in prison,” he told reporters.Binay’s proposal seems to have the support of a majority of senators and congressmen, many of whom have also been implicated in the pork barrel scam.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/21/proposed-constitutional-amendment-adds-new-eligibility-requirement-to-be-philippine-president/#respond
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3 Traits Of The Aquino Family That Mirror Pinoy Dysfunction
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3/3/2016 0:00
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There’s been quite a bit of talk after Kris Aquino recently announced that she will be leaving the country soon. Of course, this isn’t exactly the first time she has threatened to leave the country and, as a matter of fact, has done so countless times in the past. Just to name a few, she said she would leave after her one of her numerous relationships came to a disastrous end, she said the same thing when her brother was about to become the president and she’s saying it again now that President Aquino’s term is about to end this 2016.However, note that despite the many times she has threatened to leave, Kris Aquino continues to be firmly entrenched in Pinoy showbiz. Indeed, even as the darker side of Kris Aquino’s family is being revealed to the public, she will more likely than not retain the title of “Queen of All Media” of the Philippines. Of course, Kris Aquino isn’t the only case of impunity in Philippine society as current president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III is yet another shining example of another public figure of questionable integrity (and perhaps sanity) that is untouchable to the criticisms of the Filipino people whom he has done nothing but deceive and exploit since he came to power in 2016.So the big question is: Why do some Filipinos still support the Aquinos despite the countless times they’ve been betrayed by them?Simple.It’s because a lot of Pinoys see themselves in the Aquino family! Yep, you read that right. The sole reason the Aquino family and their ilk remain in power despite their many transgressions to the Filipino people is because there are people who not only see themselves in the Aquinos, but see them as a perfect representation of us as a people.Not convinced?Well, here are my three points:Fame WhoringNote how Kris Aquino seems to demand attention in whatever shows she seems to be in. Remember her interview with the main actor of Spider-Man 2 wherein she instead made it an opportunity to boast about her son Bimby’s achievements and even insinuated that she is supposedly “The Oprah Winfrey of the Philippines”? Remember how she seems so eager to reveal the sordid details of her sex life on prime-time TV when there could be millions of children watching her shows and picking up on her immoral lifestyle?Then there’s what’s mentioned above what with her constant threats to leave the country when she has shown absolutely no sign of making any real arrangements to move on and leave the Philippines in peace. She’s like the clingy lover who constantly threatens to commit suicide just to prevent their often abused significant other (or a person they want to be their significant other) from leaving them. While she may not say it out loud, her threats to leave are more or less just to make sure her fanatics remain enthralled by whatever kind of foul sorcery she has cast on the many viewers who continue to keep up with her and her skanky shenanigans.Truth be told though, the common Pinoy is really no different when it comes to craving for attention. As fellow Get Real writer the venerable Gogs has shown, it all too often “KSP” which stands for “Kulang sa Pansin” (desperate for attention), that is the cause of many a Pinoy’s dysfunctional behavior. Coupled with the inability to not flaunt their wealth in a show of hollow bravado as summed up here by ChinoF, is it really any surprise that most Pinoys don’t just tolerate Kris Aquino’s behavior but outright worship her as the goddess of Filipino attention whores.VindictivenessThe Aquino family are well known for their vindictive attitude. Note how they went out of their way to vilify and demonize the Marcos family after EDSA. In the present day, has President Aquino ever missed a chance to blame former President Arroyo for the troubles of the Philippines which is, more likely than not, simply because the latter decided to consider the reforms for the land distribution of Hacienda Luisita which the Aquino family has jealously guarded for generations.But then again, is this really surprising what with the common definition of “justice” among typical Pinoys?In more ideal places, “justice” is defined as a sense of equality and harmony. It’s about having a society wherein everyone is treated fairly with respect and no one can be imprisoned or punished without due process. Unfortunately, this is simply not the case for Philippine society and its deeply flawed culture.Indeed, “justice” in the Philippines simply amounts to “getting even”. No due process, no cross examination and no deductive reasoning. It’s all about beating the other guy until you feel better or killing all the other people until you feel better. Justice for Filipinos isn’t about making society a safer and better place, it’s about punishing people who offend you regardless if your actions will only make the situation worse or if your choice of action is even proportionate.HypocrisyOkay, here we go.Well, the church did support the Aquino family during the alleged “bloodless” revolution of EDSA People Power. In the present day, according to Ilda here, there are even those who are pushing former president Corazon Aquino into becoming the third saint of the Philippines. Indeed, in just about every special occasion like Christmas, Easter or the wedding of big celebrities, one can probably find televised footage of the Aquino family attending said events.However, one needs to remember that the Aquino family is infamous for numerous scandals, especially Kris Aquino. She has had numerous trysts with various other male celebrities over the years and yet no one from the MTRCB has ever called her out on her immoral activities. Indeed, it seems the MTRCB is a lot more interested in denying meaningful and informative shows from being shown on local TV than they are in criticizing public figures whom children might look up to.Of course, is it really any surprise at all considering the kind of culture we have. While we may have countless penitents come Holy Week, one can rest assured that those same people flogging their bloody backs and crucifying themselves will be drinking themselves silly, cheating on their wives and beating their children when Holy Week finally ends. One can also surmise many people might be attending “Simbang Gabi” during the Yuletide Season but will probably be busy engaging in adultery perhaps even during Christmas Eve and filling their mobile devices with Christmas-themed porn which is all too often easily accessed by children.***Of course, I know it’s not very likely but I’m really hoping that Kris Aquino will really go through with her decision to leave the country at the end of her brother’s term as president. After all, it would probably safer for her and the rest of her family to flee while they still can as a lot of discontent and unhappy Filipinos will be out for blood should their allies lose in the up and coming election. And yes, like many of the commenters of GRP here, should Cory Aquino be made the third saint of the Philippines, I will excommunicate myself from the Catholic Church as this would be the ultimate act of heresy and an abomination to God.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/03/3-traits-aquino-family-mirrors-pinoy-dysfunction/#comments
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HOMELESS NEW YORKER MAKES $250 A DAY CUTTING BAGELS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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9/7/2016 0:00
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Cut or uncut bagels, that is the question. An obscure New York sales tax regulation mandates that the sale of whole bagels isn’t subject to sales tax, but the tax applies to sliced or prepared bagels with cream cheese or other toppings. The state’s Department of Taxation and Finance also reminds business owners and consumers alike that “if the bagel is eaten in the store, even if it’s never been touched by a knife, it’s also taxed.For Conrad Smith, a homeless New Yorker who is a veteran of the Vietnam War, this regulation has opened up a lucrative opportunity for him to earn an average of $250 a day. Smith has set up a makeshift “shop” just outside a popular bagel store on 42nd Street. He invested $50 dollars of his hard-earned cash to purchase a portable table and chair combo from IKEA, and a stainless bread knife from Crate & Barrel.Seven days a week, Smith sets up shop and charges fifty cents for every bagel he cuts with his knife and another fifty cents for the use of his portable table and chair. Customers are glad to patronize Smith’s business, saying that they’d rather help a veteran than pay extra in sales tax to add to the state’s already fat coffers.Although New York, like San Francisco, has a “sit and lie” ordinance, prohibiting homeless and other people from sitting on sidewalks, setting up a table and chair along the sidewalk does not violate the ordinance.Smith told The Adobo Chronicles that he is saving up his earnings so that one day, he can establish his own bagel shop, and give another homeless veteran the opportunity to make a living cutting whole bagels.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2013/07/09/homeless-new-yorker-makes-250-a-day-cutting-bagels/#respond
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Senator Risa Hontiveros Admits To Kidnapping Of Kian Witnesses
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['Pol Pinoy']
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22/08/2017 0:00
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Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Sunday her office has kidnapped witnesses to the killing of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos during an alleged drug raid by Caloocan City policemen last week.The Akbayan senator described Kian’s fate as “extrajudicial killing” despite the fact that investigation of the incident was still going on.Hontiveros says she does not believe in the principle of “innocent until proven guilty.”Asked by The Adobo Chronicles what her office plans to do to the kidnapped witnesses, she said she will conduct brainwashing sessions to make sure that their testimony will be consistent with her theory of extrajudicial killing.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/08/22/senator-risa-hontiveros-admits-to-kidnapping-of-kian-witnesses/?share=email
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PHILIPPINE BISHOPS TO SECEDE FROM THE VATICAN
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['Pol Pinoy']
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4/9/2018 0:00
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The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced today that it was seceding from The Vatican over recent pronouncements by Pope Francis.The final straw for the Filipino bishops was the pope’s instruction allowing priests to absolve Catholics of the sin of abortion.In a statement, CBCP president and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said the Church still considers abortion a mortal sin and that aborting a baby merits excommunication. Villegas said, “Choosing to terminate innocent, unborn life is not among a woman’s options, because her right to privacy and to make decisions about herself do not extend to the life in her womb, over which she enjoys no dominion at all.”Other papal pronouncements that led to the decision of CBCP to cut ties with The Vatican include welcoming homosexuals and divorced (and remarried) Catholics into the fold of the church.The Philippines, home to 100 Million people, about three quarters of whom are Catholics, is the only remaining country where divorce is still illegal. Homosexuality, while largely tolerated, is still frowned upon by many.CBCP will soon convene a local Synod of Bishops to elect a titular head that will be fully independent of The Vatican. It will be held at the Philippine Arena, owned by the second largest religious group in the country, Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC).Filipino Catholics are looking forward to the white smoke that will billow out of the arena to signal the election of a Filipino pontiff.The Adobo Chronicles® will be bringing you live coverage of the Manila Synod.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/04/philippine-bishops-to-secede-from-the-vatican/
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Philippines Voids Building Permit Of Trump Tower In Makati City
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/8/2016 0:00
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When completed by the end of 2016, the Trump Tower in the Philippines will be among the country’s tallest buildings. But the Trump name may disappear from this upscale residential building.Launched in 2012, Trump Tower is a joint venture between Century Properties and the Trump Organization. It will be managed by Century Properties Management Inc. To rise at 250 meters above ground, the 56-story building is designed by award-winning international architectural firm Broadway Malyan.“It’s really just an iconic, modern building, very tall, very chic, something that really symbolizes everything that a Trump project means,” said Eric Trump, son of Donald, and executive vice president of development and acquisition.It is located at the corner of Kalayaan Avenue and Salamanca Street in Makati City.But today, Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued an executive order canceling the building permit of the Trump Tower.Duterte called Donald Trump and his organization “persona non grata” for the Republican presidential candidate’s recent comments about the Philippines.It will be recalled that in one of his campaign speeches, Trump lumped the Philippines with other countries with terrorism links, calling for the banning Filipinos from immigrating to the United States. Duterte even challenged Trump to a fist fight.“If we, Filipinos, are not welcome in the United States, why would we welcome Trump in the Philippines,” Duterte said.Asked by The Adobo Chronicles what the Philippine government plans to do with the Trump Tower, Duterte replied, “I will make it a rehabilitation center for the more than half a million Filipino drug users who surrendered as part of my war on drugs.”Touché!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/08/08/philippines-voids-building-permit-of-trump-tower-in-makati-city/#comments
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U.S. President Donald Trump Breaks His Silence On Philippines-China Relations (Video)
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['Pol Pinoy']
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3/3/2018 0:00
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For so long, Donald Trump has kept quiet on the changing relations between China and the U.S. former colony, the Philippines.Since Rodrigo Duterte became president, the relations between the U.S. and the Philippines has turned from warm to lukewarm and this has elicited worries and concerns among U.S. and many of its Western allies. The Philippines has always been considered a strategic ally of America in its desire to maintain a strategic presence and influence in Asia.Finally, today, Trump broke his silence and commented about Philippines-China relations:
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/03/03/u-s-president-donald-trump-breaks-his-silence-on-philippines-china-relations-video/?share=email
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Chris Christie Withdraws His Endorsement Of Donald Trump, Says He Was On Drugs
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['Pol Pinoy']
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2/3/2016 0:00
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That face, oh that face! Who could ever forgot that television moment when Chris Christie appeared like a deer caught in the headlights, looking pale, lost and confused while GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump addressed a campaign rally in Florida.It was just days after Christie endorsed Trump, a move that surprised many, including leaders and members of the Republican Party. Many believe that Christie, who didn’t do well as a presidential candidate, was positioning himself to be Trump’s vice president.But today, facing mounting ridicule and being the subject of Internet memes, Christie officially withdrew his endorsement of Trump. “I must admit that I was high on drugs when I made the endorsement,” the governor said. He further went on to say that he was still “loaded” when he stood behind Trump during that television moment.Well, that explains that classic look on Christie’s face.Lesson learned: Think twice before you take on drugs. Think thrice before endorsing Trump.In the meantime, both Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio said that they would not want any endorsement from Christie.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/03/02/chris-christie-withdraws-his-endorsement-of-donald-trump-says-he-was-on-drugs/#respond
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UNDOCUMENTED PINOYS GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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['Pol Pinoy']
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24/06/2018 0:00
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once the period of TPS expires.The TPS for the Philippines was based on extreme devastating living conditions in the country resulting from widespread political curruption and inefficiency of the Aquino administration. The Department of Homeland Security cited massive unemployment, high crime rate, lack of affordable housing, rising food prices, overcrowding in Metro Manila and other urban areas, and the nightmarish traffic conditions exacerbated by mismanagement of MRT, Metro Manila’s light railway system. This is not to mention that majority of politicians now in office are linked to graft, corruption or plunder cases.All these conditions are expected to significantly improve once Aquino steps down at the end of his presidential term in 2016.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/06/24/undocumented-pinoys-granted-temporary-protective-status-by-u-s-department-of-homeland-security/?share=email
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Kris Aquino Isn’t Retiring After All, She is Retrying
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['Pol Pinoy']
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27/04/2016 0:00
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It was just a month ago when talk show host and presidential sister Kris Aquino announced on her social media account that she was retiring from show business to focus on her health and family. It wasn’t the first time she made such announcement. Like the Energizer battery, she keeps on going and going…Well, her home network, ABS-CBN, is now reporting that Kris is back at work, not to mention her high-profile appearances at campaign sorties of the Liberal Party and presidential candidate Mar Roxas. Oh, did we already mention, election campaign violations?It seems, the self-proclaimed “Queen of All Media” just can’t stay away from lights, camera and action.She’ not retiring. She’s retrying, loss of credibility notwithstanding!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/27/kris-aquino-isnt-retiring-after-all-she-is-retrying/
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KRIS AQUINO WANTS A HAPPY ENDING WITH MAYOR HERBERT BAUTISTA
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['Pol Pinoy']
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19/05/2018 0:00
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‘happy ending.’So which is it, Ms Aquino: have you moved on or still clinging to some hope for a consummation of your romance? On or off the film set?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/05/19/kris-aquino-wants-a-happy-ending-with-mayor-herbert-bautista/?share=email
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BREAKING: Philippines Brings Home Gold From Rio
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['Pol Pinoy']
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17/08/2016 0:00
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The Philippine team at the 2016 Rio Olympics wouldn’t just settle for a silver medal — won by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. They had to bring home gold.Shortly after failing to qualify for the finals in the men’s 400 meter hurdles, Eric Cray, along with his Filipino Olympic teammates, headed to downtown Rio for some last-minute shopping before their schecduled trip back to Manila.Cray bought a 24-karat gold cross pendant and necklace as a souvenir from Rio. Others in the team bought gold bracelets and wrist watches.They came back to the Olympic village happy and ecstatic for the great bargain they found in Rio.Cray, 27, failed to qualify for the final after coming up 7th of 8 competitors in the first semifinal heat with a time of 49.37 seconds. His personal best time is 48.98 seconds. Only the top two finishers from each semifinal heat will advance to the final along with the next two fastest runners.Cray’s final rank is 17th in a total field of 24.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/08/17/philippines-brings-home-gold-from-rio/?share=email
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YET ANOTHER (NEW) PHILIPPINES BEAUTY PAGEANT: MISS MRT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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10/2/2018 0:00
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whose first job is to represent the Aviation community at this week’s Hot Air Balloon Festival in what used to be the U.S. Clark Air Force Base north of Manila.Today, Ramon Buenafe, the new general manager for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), Metro Manila’s controversial and problem-plagued mass transport system, announced yet a new beauty pageant.The search is on for Miss MRT whose primary responsibility is to flash a beautiful smile and wave to the hordes of MRT passengers who have to fall in (long) lines to get to the crowded trains, especially during heavy commute hours.Buenafe hopes that his novel idea will help ease the anger and frustration coming from passengers who were slapped with a fare hike early this year despite escalating concerns of overcrowding and safety within the train system.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/02/10/yet-another-new-philippines-beauty-pageant-miss-mrt/
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How Noynoy’s incompetence made Duterte happen
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-10-26 03:09:50+00:00
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The regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte happened not because of a template for “dictatorship” cut by vintage 1970s “tyrant” Ferdinand Marcos. Duterte “happened” because he represented a voters’ swing to an alternative to the status quo overseen by the progeny governments of the 1986 “people power revolution”.That revolution promised Filipinos change. Instead it gave them more of the same, but with different names. The Philippines did not transform into a just and transparent democracy, it turned into a caricature of democracy — one where patronage continued to reign, justice was selective, and where local governments cultivated vast bases of voters farmed on acres of “informally-settled” public land.Riding upon this infrastructure of social dysfunction was a new breed of oligarchs and carpetbaggers who continued a tradition of monopolistic business enterprise that harvested wealth from the Philippines’ hinterlands and the pockets of beneficiaries of OFW remittances and funneled it into Imperial Manila. All the while, a powerful media machine churned out propaganda that kept Filipinos in perpetual awe of the current order which, they were told, was a system to be defended to the death lest the old “evil” order of the Marcos “regime” come back with a vengeance. This was at a cost to the police and the Army both of which went on to suffer bad guy roles in a narrative of heroic martyrs and prayerful “human rights” crusaders.This environment of perverse liberalism was the opportunity waiting for an alternative to make its mark. Duterte was seen by the Filipino voter as that alternative. It can’t be any simpler than that. The Duterte campaign, by design or by accident (we may never know), thumbed its nose at the trite promises of the old status quo which had worn its political brand equity to tatters after several decades delivering mediocre-to-zero results and, while at it, presented a vision and platform that appealed to the practical needs of ordinary Filipinos.Put the vision and platform of the Duterte campaign side-by-side with the relatively abstract and high-nosed motherhood hipster aspirations for “social justice”, “human rights”, and “decency” of what today is the Opposition and it became, hands down, the winning narrative in 2016.In short, the disente narrative of the Liberal Party (LP, a.k.a. the Yellowtards) overpromised and under-delivered and the vote for Duterte in 2016 was the protest vote against that failure. The only tangible achievement following the rise of the Yellowtards is to prove that Filipinos were not poor back in the 1970s because of a lack of freedom. The freedom “won back” in 1986 did not change the fundamental character of Philippine society. Freedom, instead, highlighted the true nature of the character of Philippine society by exhibiting the sorts of politicians Filipinos would go on to freely elect to lead and represent their interests. This freedom also revealed the quality of the entertainment and “information” Filipinos would routinely tune into en masse. It would also go on to reveal how inept Filipinos are at critically evaluating important issues when left to their idle devices (in both the figurative and literal senses of that last phrase).Note in the above the lack of anything amongst the factors that led to Duterte’s ascent to power that has anything to do with Marcos, his family, or his Martial Law “regime”. That is because Marcos did not make Duterte happen. Filipinos made Duterte happen thanks to Noynoy’s incompetence.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/10/how-noynoys-incompetence-made-duterte-happen/#comments
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DILG Chief orders lifestyle check in PNP
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2016-07-10 22:45:02+08:00
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Interior and Local Government Secretary Mike Sueno has ordered the conduct of a lifestyle check among the members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in order to identify and remove officials involved in illegal activities.With this, Sueno instructed PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa to check first the three active police generals namely, Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 Director Chief Supt. Bernardo Diaz, former National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) Chief Police Director Joel Pagdilao and former Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Edgardo Tinio, who were named by President Rodrigo Duterte as protectors of drug lords.He added that a public servant must possess honesty, integrity and professionalism in serving the country.He noted that if a police or a civil servant amassed questionable wealth, they must explain how they acquired their assets.The DILG Chief said the National Police Commission (Napolcom) has started its investigation on the case of the three active police generals.Lawyers from the agency have also started gathering information regarding the case of former police general and now Daanbantayan, Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot.Duterte publicly named the five PNP officials including retired Director General Marcelo Garbo as involved in illegal drugs and ordered them relieved from the posts.Pagdilao, Tinio, Diaz and Loot already talked to Sueno, saying they are willing to face probe in order to clear their names. (PNA)Any thoughts on this story? Leave your comments below and SHARE!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/dilg-chief-orders-lifestyle-check-pnp/
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Don’t be quick to imagine parallels between Najib “ouster” in Malaysia and the 1986 “people power revolution”
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2018-05-22 02:10:05+00:00
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True to form in the way Filipinos imagine themselves to be the inventors of “peaceful change in leadership”, we see the Inquirer editor, in that familiar tradition of Filipino self-aggrandisement, insert the “Filipino experience” into Malaysian current events. Today’s Inquirer Op-Ed peace is given the title “The Marcoses of Malaysia”. Not surprisingly, practically the entire article is backward-engineered from the premise that the rout of the once-ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party of now-former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in the recent parliamentary elections there draws historical parallels from the fall of the Marcoses in that 1986 Philippine “revolution”.Viewed through a neutral lens of a mind not indoctrinated in Yellowtard mindsets, what happened in Malaysia is remarkable by and of itself. It is a peaceful transition of power within the framework of Malaysian law via a legitimate election and the subsequent transfer of power promptly following due process. The investigation of the alleged abuses perpetrated by Najib was swift and orderly and yielded results quickly. This again was expected because the transfer of power did not upend nor the least bit disrupt the day-to-day operations of state agencies.The Inquirer editor would, of course, gloss over all that, shunting her readers’ thought streams into what the piece is really all about…Much of the Malaysian electorate’s fury was directed at Najib’s high-living wife, Rosmah Mansor, whose penchant for extravagant jewelry, handbags and shopping sprees inevitably led to comparisons with another legendary profligate, former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos. Decades before Mansor, Imelda Marcos had set the template for dictators’ wives becoming among the wealthiest, most powerful women in the world by helping themselves to the public trough.It is easy to see the textbook-case confirmation bias at work. When one wants to see the face of Jesus Christ in the sky, any cloud formation will do. The trouble with the Inquirer editor is that she is seemingly under pressure to find the face of her Jesus Christ in Malaysian politics.Najib’s removal from power was not an “ouster”. It was a democratic business-as-usual change in leadership. The Inquirer editor took a pained convoluted path towards her You Don’t Say Moment — that all this happend “without a single shot fired”. But of course no shots were fired — because this was in no way like the bald coup d’état engineered by the Yellowtards back in 1986 following a defeat in a legitimate election. Perhaps, as the Inquirer Editor quipped, the Malaysian exercise was “something of a revolution”. Of course it was, but not the sloppy character-destroying type the Yellowtards subjected Filipinos to in 1986.The Malaysian experience cannot be more different to the Philippine experience. Malaysia prospered as a society under the so-called “dictatorship” of the UMNO party. The change in leadership was effected by a relatively more informed electorate than the street mob that shouted down the late former President Ferdinand Marcos with shrill gusto back in 1986. And because the Malaysian change-in-leadership was effected by a proper election, it is far clearer that the new leadership of the Pakatan Harapan coalition headed by former-now-current Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad enjoys a national mandate. Compare this to the dubious self-appointed “mandate” of the 1986 “revolutionary government” of the late former President Cory Aquino. It remains debatable whether the Manila street mob that catapulted her to power back then actually represented the collective wishes of Filipinos across the entire archipelago.Indeed, much of the prosperity Malaysia achieved over the last several decades, which all but left the Philippines in the dust, was achieved under Mahathir who himself ruled Malaysia with an iron fist during his time. Whatever is said about Najib’s recent rule could also be said of Mahathir. It is interesting that the Inquirer editor left that little detail out in today’s piece — perhaps, again, because she could be motivated to write what she writes by parties with specific agendas in mind.Yet again it becomes clear what a slanted view of the world Filipinos get as a result of the collective mindset perverted to the ends of the Yellowtards. It is high time Filipinos purge their brains of this intellectual disease and start applying more modern thinking to their political discourse. Articles like these published the nation’s biggest print media corporation should be regarded with more critical minds free from the baggage of voodoo politics of yore.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/05/dont-be-quick-to-imagine-parallels-between-najib-ouster-in-malaysia-and-the-1986-people-power-revolution/
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PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa possibly run for Senator after retirement
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2016-10-26 16:26:37+08:00
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Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa revealed that he is open for a possible Senate run after his retirement on 2018.During a Press conference on Tuesday, the PNP Chief said that he is possibly enter politics on 2019 after his retirement, but he clarified that he’s still unsure.“Maaga pa masyado. Pinauubaya ko na lang kay Lord kung anong gusto niya,” he told the Press.The forum moderator asked if Dela Rosa also considering to run as President on 2022, but he only said “Bato ganern? Ganern?”He also believes that politics is good if the politician really wants to serve the people and not to corrupt the government funds.“Politics is good kung gusto mo maglingkod sa taong bayan. Politics is bad kung ang gusto mo ay mangkwarta,” he added.If President Duterte recommended, he would surely run for a government position on 2019.“I am open. Open ako kung ano sabihin ni Presidente na pag-retire mo ganito ang gawin mo, susunod ako sa kanya. He is my boss,” Dela Rosa saidHe also admired President Duterte’s genuine public service and simple life.The PNP Chief catches the attention of the Filipino because of his “Oplan Tokhang” and successful War on Drugs. He also earned praised for being a hardworking PNP Chief and despite of some criticisms that he received from the critics, he’s still determined to finish the illegal drugs in this country within a year.
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/pnp-chief-ronald-bato-dela-rosa-possibly-run-senator-retirement/
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What Really Transpired Between God And President Duterte
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['Pol Pinoy']
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28/10/2016 0:00
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Even The New York Times has been had, reporting on the alleged conversation between God and Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the latter’s return flight from his state visit to Japan.Duterte said that he promised God that he would stop cussing after God threatened to take down the plane he was on.But what really transpired between Duterte and the Almighty?In The Adobo Chronicles’ exclusive interview with the president shortly after his plane landed in Davao City, he narrated his conversation with God:GOD: Digong…DUTERTE: P*tang Ina, you scared me!GOD: Watch your mouth, I am not the Pope or President Obama.DUTERTE: I’m very sorry, my God. How can I be of service to you?GOD: You already are. Whatsoever you do to the least of your brethren, you also do to me.DUTERTE: Ay, mabuti ka pa (you are much better) you understand me, unlike the news media and the Human Rights groups, they keep criticizing my war on drugs.GOD: I’m not talking about that. That would be for a later conversation you can have with St. Peter. At the gates of heaven.Duterte: I look forward to leaving the gates of hell, as Dan Brown said of Manila in his book ‘Inferno.’GOD: That’s fiction. What’s fact is that you are doing a hell of a job — I mean a heaven of a job — serving my people. I sent you to earth to serve the poor, downtrodden, victims of crime and corruption, the sick, the elderly, the imprisoned — including those inside the New Bilibid Prison. By golly, you can be a saint!DUTERTE: My God, with all due respect, please watch your mouth.GOD: Ooops, I’m sorry. See, even I can apologize. Will you promise to apologize to those you have cursed?DUTERTE: You mean those son-of-a….GOD: Hey, heyDUTERTE : (Inaudible)GOD: Is there anything you’d like to ask me ?DUTERTE: Yes, is it true that Cory Aquino is going to be the next Filipino saint?GOD: No comment(End of conversation)
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/10/28/what-really-transpired-between-god-and-president-duterte/
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‘Kaya pala ayaw bitawan’ Sotto reveals how much money the Philippines contributes to the ICC
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2018-03-20 01:36:43+08:00
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Senate’s Majority Floor Leader Tito Sotto revealed how much money did the Philippines contributed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as its member last year.According to Sotto, the Philippines contributed millions of pesos to the ICC.He believed that the money contributed by the country was one of the reason why the ICC is trying to convince the government to retract the witdrawal.“Our last payment to ICC was € 397,896 (euros) or php 25,404,938. Kaya pala ayaw tayo paalisin!” Sotto tweeted.Our last payment to ICC was € 397,896 (euros) or php 25,404,938. Kaya pala ayaw tayo paalisin! @teddyboylocsin @blcb @nimfaravelo @maltiq — Tito Sotto (@sotto_tito) March 19, 2018In an interview, he also said that the Philippines didn’t gain anything from being a member of ICC.“Hindi ko alam, ano bang napapala natin doon?” Sotto told the journalists.Yesterday, the senate discussed about the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to leave the ICC and one of their topics are the contributions by the Philippines to the said state party.Meanwhile, pro-Duterte blogger Krizette Laureta Chu shared that the Philippines is one of the ‘most outstanding contributors’ by the ICC despite of being a third world country.European Union is the biggest contributor of ICC which finances 60 to 64 percent of its budget.She also said that aside from it’s members, the ICC also accepted donations from private people, corporations and other entities.But according to her, despite of the big funding, ICC has many pending cases that must be prioritized first, but they still push with the investigation of accusations against President Rodrigo Duterte.Chu also believed that the ICC ‘dances to the tune of its biggest contributor, the EU’ so people should not put their trust to the institution that being funded by ‘mysterious donors’.Last week, President Rodrigo Duterte decided to withdraw the ICC because of being ‘unfair’ to the current administration.This was after the ICC decided to launch an investigation on the ‘crimes against humanity’ accusations against Duterte who launched the war against illegal drugs.The case was filed by Attorney Jude Sabio, who’s now staying abroad.In response, ICC officials urged the Philippines to have a dialog and they even willing to send a representative to the country to talk with the Duterte administration.However, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that the plan negotiations of ICC is already too late.“Too late the hero. Let him talk to that prosecutor,” Roque said in a statement.Source [1] [2]
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/kaya-pala-ayaw-bitawan-sotto-reveals-much-money-philippines-contributes-icc/
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Philippines: ‘Pearl Of The Orient Seas’ No More
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['Pol Pinoy']
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12/5/2016 0:00
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For centuries, the Philippines has been called “Pearl of the Orient Seas,” thanks to its national hero Dr. Jose Rizal who first coined the phrase in the first paragraph of his classic “My Last Farewell.”“Farewell, my adored Land, region of the sun caressed,Pearl of the Orient Sea, our Eden lost,With gladness I give you my Life, sad and repressed;And were it more brilliant, more fresh and at its best,I would still give it to you for your welfare at most.”Alas, we can no longer call the exotic country the Pearl of the Orient Seas, thanks to Washington, D.C.’s political correctness.On Monday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would remove the word “Oriental” from the last known laws in the United States Code where it applies to a person. Earlier, the House unanimously passed the original measure. The legislation is now on its way to President Obama’s desk and he is expected to sign it.“The term ‘Oriental’ is an insulting and outdated word and the Senate’s passage of my bill will soon force the U.S. government to finally stop using it,” Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) said in a statement. Meng authored the original bill, H.R. 4238, which was sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI).Most Asians, especially those living in America, find offense in being called “Oriental.”Following news of the proposed law, the Philippines’ Department of Tourism prepared to revise all its literature and promotional materials that refer to the country as the “Orient” or the Filipinos as “Orientals.”However, it must be noted that any person can still use the word “Oriental” when referring to carpets, rugs and food, since these were not covered in the proposed legislation.People are also advised to use the word “exotic” as much as they can now, before another legislation would outlaw its use.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/05/12/philippines-pearl-of-the-orient-seas-no-more/#comments
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STEVE HARVEY INVITES MISS PHILIPPINES AND MISS COLOMBIA TO ‘FAMILY FEUD’
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['Pol Pinoy']
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22/12/2017 0:00
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In an effort to repair his reputation as a television host after that Miss Universe gaffe on Sunday, Steve Harvey has extended an invitation to Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia to appear on his syndicated show, ‘Family Feud.’“I hope that both Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and Ariadna Guetierrez will accept my invitation for them to be my guests during the show’s special Miss Universe edition, ” Harvey said.“Family Feud” is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson where two families compete to name the most popular responses to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes.For the special Miss Universe edition, there will only be two individual contestants — not families: Miss Universe and the first runner-up.No crown and no prizes will be at stake, but Harvey hopes that his gesture will settle once and for all the controversy surrounding his mistake during the pageant finals in which he announced Miss Colombia as the new Miss Universe only to reverse himself moments later to say that it was actually Miss Philippines who won the contest.“This invitation is also made in the spirit of sincere apology, camaraderie and world peace,” the TV host concluded.And the survey said. . .
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/22/steve-harvey-invites-miss-philippines-and-miss-colombia-to-family-feud/
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ADOBO CHRONICLES TO CEASE PUBLICATION, IS BOUGHT OUT BY FILIPINO BILLIONAIRE HENRY SY
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['Pol Pinoy']
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14/03/2018 0:00
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Starting April 1, 2015, the close to 15 Million followers of The Adobo Chronicles will see a blank screen when they log on to this Internet news site. The site, headquartered in the Silicon Valley in California, will cease publication as of March 31.The reason? The site was bought out by the Philippines’ richest man, Henry Sy.Henry Sy remains the Philippines’ top billionnaire, according to Forbes. His net worth has increased by ten digits plus, thanks to the continued growth of his SM Investments Corp, the largest retailer in the Philippines with over 200 individual outlets around the country. The firm is one of the country’s largest conglomerates with interests in real estate development, shopping malls and banking. One of his more recent ventures: the City of Dreams Manila resort and casino, which opened in December 2014. The resort cost $1.3 billion to develop and consists of 950 rooms, 365 tables and 1,700 slot machines.Sy is purchasing the Chronicles for an undisclosed amount.In announcing the purchase, Sy said he can no longer stand the gullibility of his fellow Filipinos who, time and again, fail to recognize that all the stories in the Chronicles are true. “It is best to close the site down, so I decided to buy them out,” the billionnaire added.Sy also hinted that he is in negotiations to also buy out five other Filipino news sites, namely, The Professional Heckler, So, What’s News, Eritas Times, Mosquito News, and The Philippine Chronicle.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/03/14/adobo-chronicles-to-cease-publication-is-bought-out-by-filipino-billionaire-henry-sy/
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Duterte a dictator? Just because his critics say so doesn’t mean he is one
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2017-07-23 13:10:59+00:00
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Why do some people, particularly members of the Philippine Liberal Party, call President Rodrigo Duterte a dictator? I have been trying to find people who can substantiate that accusation, but none of his critics could provide anything to back their claim. Liberal Party Senators like Leila De Lima, Risa Hontiveros and Antonio Trillanes keep warning the public about what they think is a looming dictatorship. They keep harping about the “doom and gloom” scenario if Duterte is not stopped, but they simply come across as delusional since their statements are far from reality.Somebody ought to tell Duterte’s critics what the term “dictator” means. A dictator is someone who has total power over a country. As far as I know, all branches of government in the Philippines are still functioning. Members of Congress can still vote on issues so, therefore, the country is not under a dictatorship. Congress recently exercised their mandate, convened and tackled the issue of Duterte’s request to extend Martial Law in Mindanao. Congress approved the extension of Martial Law until the 31st of December 2017 with an overwhelming 261 yes and just 18 no votes.The extension of Martial Law is definitely a slap on the face of anti-Martial Law advocates including members of the Liberal Party and their supporters. Their shrill cries are generally ignored by the public anyway, which means the representatives in Congress are in touch with public sentiments. Anti-Martial Law advocates are way out of tune. They only talk about abuses committed in the past, not today. In fact, I’m beginning to think that anti-Martial Law advocates secretly wish the military would commit atrocities and abuse their power against civilians just to prove their point and have something against Duterte.Anti-Martial Law advocates have become annoying. The public cannot relate to what they are saying because the public understands that the threat of ISIS-affiliated terrorists taking control of the rest of the country is more dangerous than one or two rogue members of the Philippine military abusing their positions. In other words, anti-Martial Law advocates have lost their ability to rationalise. Their arrogance is preventing them from seeing that the country is under threat. They still think that Duterte is simply exaggerating.Liberal-minded critics still think that peace talks would be more effective in dealing with terrorist groups like Maute. Yeah, right! The Maute Group was founded by Abdullah Maute, son of Moro Islamic Liberation Front official Cayamora Maute. This just proves that despite the millions of pesos former President BS Aquino spent on brokering “peace talks” with the leaders of Moro Islamic Liberation Front, peace in Mindanao remains elusive because breakaway groups continue to pop-up and wreak havoc in the community. These terrorists are not fighting for their religious ideology; they are fighting for power. They don’t want peace because they want to take over the region and quite possibly the entire country.Seriously, if Duterte didn’t declare Martial Law in Mindanao, his critics would have nothing new to say against him. They can only throw old problems left by BS Aquino government like the traffic at EDSA and public transportation woes. Duterte’s swearing is not even an issue anymore because his supporters don’t have a problem with it and there is nothing his critics can do to change the way he talks.Duterte’s critics are questioning his popularity ratings and imply that survey firms did not paint a very accurate result. They cannot believe Duterte still enjoys a very high popularity rating – even higher than the previous survey result at 84%. They didn’t have a problem accepting the result when BS Aquino’s popularity rating was high though. They just can’t accept that Duterte still commands respect after a year in office.Unfortunately for Duterte’s critics, they have nothing to pin him down with since he has not violated any law. His war on drugs is consistent with his mandate as the leader to deal with the drug menace in Philippine society, which the previous government failed to address. The courts have yet to prove that the deaths related to drug operation were the result of “extra-judicial killings”. His war on drugs even seems to be going viral. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has instructed members of his country’s law enforcement agency to shoot drug traffickers, including foreigners. We can only hope that his decision to emulate Duterte would distract US lawmakers who are against Duterte’s policy from focusing on him too much.If Duterte is a “dictator” then he is bad at being one because his critics are still free to rally out in the streets and are still able to say negative things about him without getting killed. His critics still enjoy the freedom to speak out against him. His critics may not agree with his policies, but that doesn’t mean democracy in the Philippines is dead. What died is the lie that the Aquinos are God’s gift to the Filipino people and that the Liberal Party is fighting for the interests of the people.Indeed, a year of Duterte has resulted in a more engaged public due to the President’s determination to expose issues that were swept under the rug by the BS Aquino government. Duterte certainly doesn’t pretend everything is peachy in the Philippines. He is the first to admit that the problems in the Philippines are not going to be easy to solve. That is a good start. The first part of solving a problem is exposing it. The solution should present itself after that.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/07/duterte-dictator-just-critics-say-doesnt-mean-one/#comments
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Bruno Mars Accuses Seren Sensei Of Cultural Misrepresentation
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['Pol Pinoy']
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26/08/2018 0:00
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Singer Bruno Mars is finally breaking his silence after black writer Seren Sensei accused him of cultural appropriation.Sensei’s comment was made during an online panel discussion on black music. She said Mars was a karaoke and wedding singer.Today, The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Mars at the Hilton Hawaiian Village where the singer is taking a much-needed R&R from his very busy and successful show business career.”I leave it to the experts to decide about cultural appropriation,” Mars said. “However, I think Sensei, with a name like that, is guilty of cultural misrepresentation. She’s no Japanese nor a teacher, so taking on the name all but amounts to fakery and opportunism.”Mars was born in Hawaii, to a Puerto Rican father and a Filipina mother.Multicultural appropriator would have been more appropriate to describe him. But even that does not do justice to his sheer talent.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/08/26/bruno-mars-accuses-seren-sensei-of-cultural-misrepresentation/
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OBAMA REVISES EXECUTIVE ACTION, IT’S NOW FULL AMNESTY!
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['Pol Pinoy']
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26/11/2017 0:00
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President Barack Obama seems headed for even more direct confrontation with the Republicans in Congress today by revising his previous executive actions.Already, House Republicans are taking legal action against Obama for what they are calling abuse of his constitutional authority when he issued executive actions granting some 5 Million undocumented immigrants temporary relief from deportation.But today, Obama, speaking at the White House, said, “I am here to announce what I’m sure will be the most talked about executive action this month. I am taking an action that is fully within my legal authority. I am now granting not just temporary relief but full amnesty.”Obama’s announcement on the eve of Thanksgiving Day was most welcome news for Cheese and Mac, the two turkeys granted full amnesty today in accordance with White House tradition.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/11/26/obama-revises-executive-action-its-now-full-amnesty/#comments
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LOOK: Leni joins Duterte’s cabinet meeting
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2016-07-12 10:58:07+08:00
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Vice President Leni Robredo who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Head joined the second cabinet meeting.The photos below show the on-going meeting of the President Duterte’s cabinet heads discussing their incoming plans and proposals.Here are the photos taken from Presidential Photographers Division.What can you say about these photos? Leave your comments below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/look-leni-joins-dutertes-cabinet-meeting/
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Singer slams Pro-Sereno group: Defend Democracy kuno pero hindi matanggap kapag di pabor sa kanila ang opinyon
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2018-05-12 04:01:33+08:00
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Singer Ronnie Liang slammed several supporters of former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Twitter for their aggressive attitude towards the people who were in favor of the decision of the Supreme Court.In his tweets about the removal of Sereno, Liang said that the decision of the Supreme Court would be a “wake up call” to the judiciary to ensure that every leader that they should choose must be passed the qualifications.“I believe #SerenoQuoWarranto would be a wake up call to everyone na Lahat ay may #Accountability, specially in Judiciary to always exercise #integrity & #probity. To the next applicants to passed all the requirements required by law. No exemptions.#JustSaying #Opinion ✌🏼” Liang said.He believed that the congress report about Sereno was enough to remove the former Chief Justice in her position.“I strongly agree with the Quo Warranto to disqualify #CJSereno Citing Congress Reports that She didn’t file/submit/not honest w/ her SALNs & She is psycologically incapacitated/ She failed the psychological exams. No One is above the law.” Liang said.https://twitter.com/ronnieliang/status/994919696582430721Whether you like it or not Respect Supreme Court Decision. You can file motion for reconsideration i guess you have 10days. #SerenoJudgmentDay #SerenoQuoWarranto pic.twitter.com/H7PcoH11wC — RonnieLiang (@ronnieliang) May 11, 2018This tweet of Liang didn’t received well by the supporters of Sereno and swarmed the singer’s social media account.“Jusqlorde. Kumanta ka nalang.” @awinginamo told Ronnie Liang.Jusqlorde. Kumanta ka nalang. — alexander supertramp (@awinginamo) May 11, 2018“Magfocus ka nlng kasi sa naghihingalong career mo, kung meron pa ba. Bawas pogi points din sa mga fans mo.” @IamWing2703 remarked.Magfocus ka nlng kasi sa naghihingalong career mo, kung meron pa ba. Bawas pogi points din sa mga fans mo. — Joel Bayonito (@IamWing2703) May 11, 2018Some even said that Liang was clueless about the constitution and urged him to read it.“Have you even read the constitution? How about the decision? Because based on your tweets, wala ka atang alam sa batas.”Have you even read the constitution? How about the decision? Because based on your tweets, wala ka atang alam sa batas. — Political Alter (@An_N3) May 11, 2018Kindly refer to the dissenting opinion of Senior Associate Justice and Acting Chief Justice Carpio. pic.twitter.com/VAX13bx6Z3 — Czar Ian Agbayani (@xake11) May 11, 2018After receiving criticisms from some netizens, Liang wrote another tweet, saying that the self-proclaimed defenders of the democracy were not respecting the opinion of other people like him.“May ilang group na nag po promote ng #DefendDemocracy kuno pero pag nag comment or voice out ka ng opinion na hindi nila gusto magagalit. Ganun talaga #DoubleStandard haha 😆 #TruthHurts haha.” Liang tweeted.https://twitter.com/ronnieliang/status/994945519708389376Later on, the supporters of Sereno swarmed Liang’s Twitter thread again.“Kasi hijo, isip-isip din tayo kahit for once lang ha. #TruthHurts” @miggypg said.Kasi hijo, isip-isip din tayo kahit for once lang ha. #TruthHurts — Miggy Pagatpatan (@miggypg) May 11, 2018“Hunny it’s 2018. OPINIONS should have factual bases. Di na enough yung magsasalita ka lang without really knowing what the issue revolves on. Sa panahon na maraming naloloko ng fake news, BAWAL ANG MEMA.” @nayeonismm told Liang.Hunny it's 2018. OPINIONS should have factual bases. Di na enough yung magsasalita ka lang without really knowing what the issue revolves on. Sa panahon na maraming naloloko ng fake news, BAWAL ANG MEMA. — when will your faves (@nayeonismm) May 11, 2018
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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Senator Trillanes Applies for Political As. In the U.S.
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['Pol Pinoy']
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19/10/2017 0:00
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Political Asylum in the United States is an option that many individuals who fear for their safety and face possible persecution in their home countries can resort to.Antonio Trillanes, a vocal critic of the Deterte Administration, is currently in the U.S. and now realizes that he has lost credibility and the trust of even those who voted for him for senator.He has been seen meeting with U.S. officials, including Florida Senator and ex-presidential aspirant Marco Rubio. Rumors have it that he is seeking Political As.No, not Political Asylum but a political assignment as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) informat.Good riddance, most Filipinos say!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/10/19/senator-trillanes-applies-for-political-as-in-the-u-s/
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Jollibee To Sue Senator Risa Hontiveros
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/07/2017 0:00
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Jollibee is suing Senator Risa Hontiveros after the latter dragged the name of the Philippines’ largest fast food chain into politics.The lawsuit stems from a recent statement by Hontiveros seeking for a thorough deliberation on President Rodrigo Duterte’s recommendation for a 60-day extension of Martial Law in Mindanao.Hontiveros said that asking for a martial law extension is not as easy as ordering from a fast-food restaurant. “While I look forward to the joint session that Congress will convene on this matter, hindi dapat madaliin ang prosesong ito (this process should not be rushed),” Hontiveros said in a text message on Tuesday.“Ang paghingi ng Martial Law extension ay hindi parang umoorder lang sa Jollibee. Congress is not a fastfood restaurant,” she said.A spokesperson from Jollibee told The Adobo Chronicles that their company is apolitical. Our main mission is to serve the culinary needs of Filipinos here and abroad. “We resent that Hontiveros is dragging our name in dirty politics,” he said.Upon hearing of the lawsuit, former presidential sister Kris Aquino offered Hontiveros the use of Chowking, another popular fast-food chain. Aquino owns a Chowking franchise.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/07/18/jollibee-to-sue-senator-risa-hontiveros/?share=email
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FILIPINOS ISSUE ONE LAST APPEAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
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['Pol Pinoy']
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16/11/2016 0:00
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a clever prelude to his expected campaign for the 2016 presidential elections.to build public infrastructure and services that would have possibly put rescue and relief operations in times like these into place.While the Filipino people continued to express their deep gratitude to the international aid they have received so far, they were one in making a last appeal which they described as their greatest, ultimate need. Today, in a unified message to the United Nations and through international media, the Filipinos appealed for a donation of a functioning government to replace the one that’s currently in place. “It would be the greatest gift of all, one that would put an end to decades of government corruption as well as suffering by the Filipino people,” they said.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2013/11/16/filipinos-issue-one-last-appeal-to-the-international-community/#comments
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KANYE WEST BARRED FROM ALL FUTURE AWARDS SHOWS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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9/2/2018 0:00
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He did it again. Rapper Kanye West reprised his most infamous stunt at Sunday night’s Grammy awards, taking the stage as Beck was accepting the album of the year award. West popped up on stage and moved toward Beck as if he was about to take the trophy from him. Instead, West turned away and quickly jumped down.Beck beat out both the night’s top winner, Sam Smith, and the category’s expected winner, Beyoncé.The incident was a repeat of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, when West accosted Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech after Swift’s “You Belong With Me” beat Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” for Female Video of the Year.“Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish,” West said after taking the microphone at Radio City Music Hall, “but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!”West was roundly criticized for his action and was even called a “jackass” by no less than President Obama.After this latest incident, organizers of the major awards shows like the Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards and the Oscars have unanimously agreed to disinvite and bar West from their respective ceremonies. The television networks that air these awards programs also joined in the ‘West boycott.’No more Kanye West on live TV! And Beyoncé just lost her most loyal cheerleader.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/02/09/kanye-west-barred-from-all-future-awards-shows/
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MANNY PACQUIAO PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL, WON’T BE ABLE TO FIGHT MAYWEATHER ON MAY 2
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/12/2017 0:00
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World Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao has just been promoted to one-star general and will not be able to fight Floyd Mayweather on May 2, 2015.The Philippine Star reports that Pacquiao is set to receive a rank of Commodore from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). It is the equivalent of Brigadier General in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Pacquiao is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the AFP’s Reserve Force.PCG commander Commodore George Ursabia announced on Tuesday that Pacquiao will officially be granted the rank of Commodore in line with his membership with the PCG Auxiliary (PCGA).The PCGA assists in the enforcement of maritime laws and promotes maritime safety in the country. The auxiliary group is also in charge of maritime search, rescue missions and marine environment preservation.Pacquiao’s first assignment as Commodore is to lead an elite squadron that will patrol the South China Sea in the next six months. The Philippines is involved in a territorial dispute with China over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea just off the Philippine coast.Because of this new assignment, the Filipino boxer, who is also an elected congressman, will not be available to fight the American boxer in the scheduled May 2 bout.We salute General Pacquiao for his service to the country.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/12/18/manny-pacquiao-promoted-to-brigadier-general-wont-be-able-to-fight-mayweather-on-may-2/
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CJ Corona’s death: selective justice under the Aquino govt explains why Duterte’s vigilante style is popular
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2016-04-29 06:59:30+00:00
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The death of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona is a reminder to Filipinos that there is no justice in the Philippines — unless of course you take matters into your own hands or proactively seek it by using your connections in the Justice Department and law enforcement agencies. Because patronage politics is rife in Philippine society, justice is only afforded to those in power and their allies.Corona, who reportedly died of cardiac arrest, passed away without getting vindication for his removal from office. His career in the judiciary and as a lawyer ended abruptly after he was found “guilty” of the trumped-up charges filed by members of Congress. The senator-judges, who presided in what some called a Kangaroo court, also allowed the prosecution to publicly humiliate him during his impeachment trial in 2012. They ignored the blatant violation of the rules in gathering evidence against Corona and their bald mockery of the justice system. This included divulging his dollar accounts that were supposed to be protected by the Philippines’ bank secrecy laws and making false accusations based on hearsay.President Benigno Simeon Aquino paved the way for their shameful behaviour. The President relentlessly persecuted Corona from Day One of his Presidency. The President pursued Corona’s removal from office like a mad dog would. He did not care about Corona’s right to presumption of innocence because his goal was to ruin his reputation with the public.BS Aquino kept badmouthing Corona even to his face. The first-born son of so-called “heroes” Ninoy and Cory showed his lack of breeding and empathy in his agenda to remove Corona. This was evident in the first instance BS Aquino humiliated Corona during a speech he delivered at the Criminal Justice System summit in 2011. He did not have any qualms about calling Corona a midnight appointee in front of the crowd. The audience were visibly shocked at his callousness. Never mind that the Judicial and Bar Council of the Philippines found Corona’s appointment legitimate anyway.Why was BS Aquino obsessed with Corona? Because the Corona court granted the Hacienda Luisita farmers the lands that have been denied to them by the Aquino-Cojuangco clan:In 2011, the court directed the Hacienda Luisita Inc. to give the farm workers P1.3 billion as share in the sale of the 500-ha land to RCBC, as well as 81 ha of Luisita lands to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority for the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx).It’s not hard to understand why BS Aquino was angry at Corona. Just imagine being in power and not being able to do anything to stop the distribution of the lands your family had been clinging on to for decades. BS Aquino’s pride must have been hurt especially if presumably the elder Aquino-Cojuangco clan members were pressuring him to do something to take it back.What has happened since Corona’s removal from office? Not much has changed. They said Corona’s impeachment would pave the way for “honesty” in government. But the truth is politicians today still refuse to open their bank accounts to the public for scrutiny. The only time Filipinos are made aware of a public servant’s account details is when another politician is using it to expose corruption against his rivals. Other than that, politicians in the Philippines in general enjoy the privilege of hiding their loot using the bank secrecy law. They seem to have this understanding not to expose a secret account unless it is necessary or as a last resort. Why else would someone like Senator Trillanes use Davao City Mayor and Presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte’s bank account against him just two weeks before the election? The senator could have exposed that months ago.Indeed, the country’s bank secrecy laws do not work for those who are not in power. If you are not allied with the incumbent President, your secret account is at risk of being exposed. What happened to Corona is called selective justice and is still happening today especially prior to the Presidential Elections. People have noted that only candidates running against the incumbent’s bet, Mar Roxas, are subject to investigation and public scrutiny. It goes to show that so-called democracy in the Philippines is only a front. In a true democracy, justice is applied equally to all. It should not favor anyone, rich or poor.The application of selective justice in the Philippines is the reason why Filipinos are getting increasingly frustrated at the current government. BS Aquino’s Daang Matuwid or so-called “straight path” only works for his friends and allies. No wonder Duterte’s vigilante style of justice has become acceptable to a lot of people. If the justice system is broken anyway, people think it is better to take matters into their own hands. They are tired of politicians like BS Aquino and Mar Roxas who say they are “decent’” but do not have any qualms about destroying people who get in their way.Corona was never found to be guilty of corruption by a real court. His only offence was in the discrepancy in his Statement of Assets and Liability Net Worth (SALN), which by law, government officials are allowed to correct whenever discrepancies are found. Most public servants would be guilty of that but they are spared from the persecution Corona was subject to under BS Aquino and his minions. BS Aquino keeps bragging about being the first President to impeach a sitting Supreme Court Chief Justice. He couldn’t have done it without the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) and pork barrel funds and a corrupt Congress.Perhaps, in death, Corona gave Filipinos his final gift. His death should remind the voters of the injustice and cruelty of the BS Aquino government. Corona’s impeachment, trial and removal from the Supreme Court were blatant abuses of power and disregard for the law. The consequences of that will be evident in the decades to come. And that is the true legacy of BS Aquino.[Photo courtesy Reuters.]
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/04/cj-coronas-death-selective-justice-aquino-govt-explains-dutertes-vigilante-style-popular/#comments
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Fact Check: Did Jover Laurio Say That DDS Ladies Look Like Maids And Bagoong Vendors?
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['Pol Pinoy']
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25/04/2018 0:00
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CLAIM: That Pinoy Ako Blog’s Jover Laurio accused DDS (Duterte Die-hard Supporters) Ladies of looking like maids and bagoong vendors.FACT: It was a Yellow netizen whose profile says he’s a supporter of embattled Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno who posted the question/statement on his Facebook page:WHAT WE DID NOT FACT-CHECK: If Yellow ladies, including Jover Laurio, look like bagoong. We’ll leave that fact-checking to Rappler and Vera Files
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/04/25/fact-check-did-jover-laurio-say-that-dds-ladies-look-like-maids-and-bagoong-vendors/
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IN SAN FRANCISCO’S GAY CASTRO DISTRICT, HALLOWEEN COMES A DAY EARLY
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['Pol Pinoy']
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23/10/2017 0:00
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For several years now, San Francisco has not seen a Halloween street celebration in the gay Castro district. The annual event has been shut down due to stabbing and other incidents that have marred the otherwise peaceful and fabulous showcase of LGBT tricks and treats. But San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener found a way to get around it.On October 30, the eve of Halloween, Castro Street will be closed to make way for a made-up community celebration : the ribbon cutting of the Castro Street Improvement Project. Others are calling it a celebration of months and months of disruptive deconstruction and construction. The project involved the widening of the sidewalks, the narrowing of the street, the installation of typo-ridden memorial plaques and the much-ballyhooed painting of rainbow-colored crosswalks.Inside sources however confirmed that the celebration is really meant to restore the Halloween street party in the Castro, albeit a day early. “Everyone knows the Castro queens will come in their Halloween costumes,” the sources said.So it’s party time. Come celebrate the return of Halloween in the Castro. But hush. We’re calling it a ribbon-cutting. Booo!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/10/23/in-san-franciscos-gay-castro-district-halloween-comes-a-day-early/?share=email
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MSNBC DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TO INCLUDE SPOUSES
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['Pol Pinoy']
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2/11/2017 0:00
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While the Republicans are working hard to exclude the liberal media from the GOP presidential debates, the Democrats have decided to be more inclusive — by including the candidates’ spouses.The next debate — technically being called a ‘forum’ — will be held Friday, November 6 at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It will be aired on MSNBC and hosted by Rachel Maddow.Unlike the crowded Republican field, the Democratic presidential contenders are now down to three, after Governor Lincoln Chafee and Senator Jim Webb suspended their campaigns.With only three candidateas left — Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley — MSNBC struggled with the fact that three candidates in a two-hour forum won’t be enough to fill the entire time slot.So, the ever-brilliant Maddow came up with the idea of including the candidates’ spouses, and to focus the discussion on the American family.So, come November 6, make way for Bill Clinton, Katie O’Malley and Jane Sanders.Maddow has asked viewers to send her questions for the candidates and their spouses — “questions that we don’t already know the answers to ” she stressed.So no questions on Monica Lewinski, please.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/11/02/msnbc-democratic-presidential-debate-to-include-spouses/#comments
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Ted Cruz Will Speak At Democratic National Convention
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['Pol Pinoy']
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22/07/2016 0:00
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Sources close to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) have confirmed to The Adobo Chronicles that the chosen theme for this year’s convention is “Vote Your Conscience.”The theme reinforces the idea that it is “unconscionable” for any American to vote for Donald Trump.And what better person to expound on this theme than former Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz.Cruz emphasized this theme during his speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland earlier this week. He has been invited by DNC to speak just before Hillary Clinton delivers her nomination acceptance speech. He has accepted.Upon learning of the news, Trump accused Cruz of being a turncoat and a sore loser. The senator from Texas refused to endorse Trump during his Cleveland speech, eliciting boos from the Republican crowd.We caught up with Cruz on his way to Philadelphia and asked him if this meant he was voting for Clinton in November. “I am still undecided, but I know that my wife Heidi Cruz will. In no way is she voting for a misogynist like Trump.”During the Republican primaries, Trump and Cruz became engaged in a personal war of words, with Trump sharing an unflattering picture of Heidi on Twitter.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/07/22/ted-cruz-will-speak-at-democratic-national-convention/
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IN AFTERMATH OF CHRIS BROWN’S DEPARTURE HOLD IN MANILA, MADONNA CANCELS PHILIPPINE CONCERT
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['Pol Pinoy']
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23/07/2018 0:00
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Just days after she announced she was holding a one-day-only concert in Manila in February next year, Madonna said she was cancelling the Philippine leg of her Rebel Heart tour.The shocking announcement came on the heels of the departure hold order for American Chris Brown, who was in Manila for a one-day concert this week. Brown’s departure was stopped by Philippine immigration authorities in connection with a complaint filed against the him for allegedly defrauding a concert promoter earlier this year. Brown failed to show up for a scheduled New Year’s eve concert at the Philippine Arena after being paid $1 Million in advance.Madonna sympathized with Brown and said that what happened to the singer is an insult to the freedom and integrity of international performers. She said she was afraid that the same thing might happen to her when she visits Manila for the first time next year.Madonna fans were extremely distraught over the news as they were preparing to purchase their tickets which go on sale on July 26. Ticket prices ranged from P3,150 to P57,750 ($71 to $1,312).
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/23/in-aftermath-of-chris-browns-departure-hold-in-manila-madonna-cancels-philippine-concert/#respond
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How to deal with CPP-NPA for successful peace talk?
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2016-05-20 16:18:25+08:00
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A leader’s strong political will is the key to a successful peace negotiations between the government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), says former peace negotiator Silvestre Bello III.For Bello, who was named by presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte as his choice to lead negotiations with the CPP-NDF, this main consideration coupled with the resolve of addressing the root causes of conflicts are vital to win the continuing quest for peace and development in the country and end the more than 40 years of insurgency that has caused the lives of thousands of Filipinos.Problems on extreme poverty and landlessness are among the priorities that the government must attend to and focus on while having formal talks with the NDF, he asserted.Bello talked with the members of the media on Thursday evening and admitted that though his name was floated to lead the peace panel, the position is yet to be formally offered to him.“The value of the talks is that while you are talking you are actually addressing the root causes of the armed conflicts. The moment you do that then we have peace,” he said.He also clarified that there is no formal offer yet for him to be in charge of the peace talks with the reds.“There is no formal offer. But if offered who am I to refuse the president-elect of the Republic of the Philippines. Mahirap tanggihan si (It is hard to say no to) President Duterte.”When asked what would be his first move if the position is offered to him, Bello said he will ask Duterte of his roadmap on the peace talks with the CPP.Bello added: “I will have to ask the president ano ang kanyang (what is his) expectations. It is very important, in any peace negotiation, that you know what your principal is planning about the endeavour.”He also emphasized that the principal must have a complete trust and confidence to his chief negotiator.Bello also pointed out that the GPH-NDF peace negotiations should be pushed through without any preconditions as stipulated under The Hague Joint Declaration that was signed by the two parties.“The talks should resume without any preconditions. The issues on ceasefire and the release of NDF consultants will be the products of the negotiations.”Bello also expressed his views on personalities that he wished to be part of the panel that will negotiate with the left.“Panel members should have deep understanding on the real situation of the country and the people.”He named Peter Tiu Laviña, Mayor Leoncio Evasco, former Secretary Rene Sarmiento and former Secretary Braganza as his choices to sit with him in the negotiating table.Bello also emphasized the presence on an Indigenous People (IP) in the panel; a member of the academe; and one adviser coming from the media.He also expressed optimism the peace process with the left will resume soon and succeed given that incoming president Duterte wanted to achieve peace during his administration.“I hope this time, with our president who has a very big mandate of our people and has shown the political will to pursue the talks will be able to bring these talks to its logical conclusion — and that is lasting peace for our country.”Meanwhile, Bayan Muna Representatives Neri Colmenares and Carlos Isagani Zarate on Thursday called on the people to actively push for the immediate resumption of the stalled peace talks between the government and the NDF, in response to the resistance of Senators Antonio Trillanes and Panfilo Lacson and individuals identified with social democratic groups.In a joint statement, the party-list congressmen said: “As in the past, and this early, the antiquated cold-war, red-scare tactic is once again being resurrected as bogey to frustrate the resumption of the peace talks with the NDF, the release of political prisoners and the possible appointments of left personalities in the cabinet of President-elect Duterte.”They added that the NDF should return to the negotiating table, discuss and seek solutions to the root causes of the nearly five decades old armed rebellion in the country.“The senators who are airing these supposed fears should instead throw their support for the peace talks and stop sowing paranoia.”The solons called on all “patriotic and peace-loving Filipinos to rally behind this fresh wind of finding a political settlement and lasting peace in our country.They also specifically called on the members of the Church, the academe, people’s organizations and non-government organizations to be in the forefront of this peace endeavor. (PNA)Any thoughts? Leave your comments below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/deal-cpp-npa-successful-peace-talk/
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Donald Trump Nixes Duterte White House Visit, Invites Leni Robredo Instead
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['Pol Pinoy']
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17/06/2018 0:00
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A wind of change has come to Donald Trump’s White House. The American President has just announced that he was rescinding his invitation for Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to visit the U.S. Instead, Trump now wants to invite Vice President Leni Robredo.Trump’s change of heart can only be subject to speculation.It is possible that Trump is not happy with Duterte’s friendly relationship with China. During his campaign and afterwards, Trump has frequently criticized China’s trade practices, even within the U.S.So The Adobo Chronicles contacted the White House Press Office to get an idea on why Trump now wants to invite Robredo in lieu of Duterte.”The President has been aware of Mrs. Robredo’s frequent travel to the U.S., so he knows that the Vice President is already acclimated to America’s weather and way of life,” A Trump spokesperson said. “We do not have to babysit her.””In addition, Trump knows that Robredo likes to go shopping just like his wife Melania. In between official meetings, Leni and Melania can go shopping for designers clohtes, bags and shoes. Melania would be happy,” the spokesperson added.Other White House sources also say that Trump wasn’t happy with a recent comment by Duterte saying that America is a ‘lousy’ country.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/17/donald-trump-nixes-duterte-white-house-visit-invites-leni-robredo-instead/#respond
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CHR’s Chito Gascon Wants Maute Group’s Human Rights Protected
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['Pol Pinoy']
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28/05/2017 0:00
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In his most direct response yet to the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao, Philippine Commission on Human Rights’ Commissioner Chito Gascon has this to say to President Rodrigo Duterte: respect and uphold the human rights of the terrorist group, Maute.In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, Gascon said that “there is a reason we call it ‘human rights;’ every human being has a right.”Asked what he would recommend to Duterte to protect the Maute group’s human rights, Gascon said:“First, the Philippine military should determine the number of Maute group members now operating in Marawi City, then match it with the same, equal number of government soldiers engaged in fighting the rebels. It is unfair that there are more troops than the rebels.”“Second, the government troops must not use bombs or other sophisticated military equipment because it puts the rebels at a great disadvantage.”So there you have it. Filipinos can truly rely on the Commission on Human Rights to look after everyone’s welfare — rebels or not.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2017/05/28/chrs-chito-gascon-wants-maute-groups-human-rights-protected/#comments
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PHILIPPINE CONGRESS’ JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING MISS WORLD 2013
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['Pol Pinoy']
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10/10/2016 0:00
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Newly-crowned Miss World 2013, Megan Young of the Philippines, came home to a very warm welcome from proud Filipinos who wildly cheered their beauty queen for bagging the once-elusive pageant title. Young is the first Filipina to win Miss World.The next few days will see a very busy schedule for Ms. Young who is expected to grace many celebration parties, public events and courtesy calls on President Noynoy Aquino and members of Congress.When Young visits Congress on Monday, she will be presented with a rare Joint Resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives commending her for this extraordinary feat while expressing relief that the focus has been turned away from the pork barrel scandal that has preoccupied the nation all summer.The Adobo Chronicles was able to obtain a copy of the Joint Resolution which will be formally presented to Ms. Young on Monday. The resolution reads:“WHEREAS, Miss Philippines Megan Young has brought great honor to the country by winning the once-elusive title of Miss World 2013;WHEREAS, Ms. Young has reinvigorated the Filipino people’s pride because of her achievement;WHEREAS, this national honor comes at a time in the nation’s political history where the Filipino people’s confidence in both the Senate and House of Representatives has reached its lowest level since the founding of our Republic;WHEREAS, this national honor focuses the spotlight away from the growing scandal relative to the pork barrel scam which has siphoned billions of pesos of taxpayer money and into the pockets of members of both houses of Congress and their cronies;BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that Miss World 2013 be presented with the highest commendation for helping save the asses of our colleagues in the Senate and the House of Representatives from the pork barrel scandal;BE IT RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Senate and House of Representatives declare a one-year recess from their sessions to appropriately celebrate this great honor;FINALLY, this joint resolution will have the full effect of a suspension of any and all investigation of members of both houses relative to the pork barrel scandal.Unanimously approved via voice vote by the joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives this 14th day of October in the year of our Lord.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2013/10/10/philippine-congress-joint-resolution-honoring-miss-world-2013/
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Trump Presidency To Save Taxpayers $400K A Year But Also Cost An Extra $1.4B And Here’s Why
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['Pol Pinoy']
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21/11/2016 0:00
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American taxpayers will be saving $400,000 a year during Donald Trump’s presidency because he has said he will not take a salary during his term. But the savings will also be offset more than three-fold because of Trump.The presidential-elect recently announced that his wife Melania and their 10-year old son Barron will not be moving into the White House and remain in their New York residence at the Trump Tower.It costs $1.4 Billion a year to protect the first family, according to official government figures. So we did the math.That $1.4 Billion would double since security protocols for the family will happen in two separate places, Washington, D.C. and New York.In addition, security measures around the Trump Tower could also cost the New York government big bucks since it is planning to cordon off the building and most likely reroute traffic in the area.What a waste of American taxpayer dollars. What an inconvenience to New YorkersWelcome to the Trump presidency!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/11/21/trump-presidency-to-save-taxpayers-400k-a-year-but-also-cost-an-extra-1-4b-and-heres-why/
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The folly in Pag May Laya May Nilaga
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2016-04-07 09:41:23+00:00
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The trouble with the Philippines is that it hinged all of its aspirations on one thing: being a “free” and “democratic” society. Thus, on that idea, was built the flawed notion that freedom under a democracy was the one and only key to national prosperity. And so out of that was bred the ideas that (1) authoritarianism was singularly behind the failure of the Philippines to prosper and (2) freedom and democracy was to pave the way to achieving that long-elusive prosperity.Well, it’s been 30 years since 1986 when that “revolution” supposedly transformed the Philippines from a dictatorship into a democracy and supposedly “liberated” Filipinos from oppression. Has the Philippines prospered since? Whether or not Filipinos are better off will forever remain debatable as 30 years of “freedom” has not convincingly delivered results. Indeed, democracy “won” in 1986 removed a “lack of freedom” as an excuse for failure. In short, the failure to prosper in the last 30 years is, by all intents and purposes, inexcusable — because Filipinos no longer have anyone or anything else to blame for that failure but themselves.The Philippines was liberated from Japanese occupation and gained its “independence” in 1946. Strike 1. 1986 was Strike 2. Thirty years is a long enough time to prove that Pag May Laya, May Nilaga (“where there is freedom, there is prosperity”). Instead, Filipinos have since proven that freedom does not necessarily pave the way to prosperity any more than a lack of corruption underlies a lack of poverty. President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III’s Daang Matuwid (“straight path”) slogan and its derivative Pag Walang Kurap, Walang Mahirap tagline are products of the same thinking that came up with the notion that freedom causes prosperity.Pag may laya, may nilaga.It sounds nice and poetic. Unfortunately, like its cousin Pag Walang Kurap, Walang Mahirap it is a non sequitur on a national scale that Filipinos latched onto with fatal consequences. Rather than make freedom work for them, Filipinos abused their freedom. Instead of expanding their horizons and enlarging their minds, freedom’s effect on Filipinos was to further shrivel their collective intellect as well as broaden and deepen the scope of their idiocy.The truth has finally dawned on Filipinos that “freedom” cannot be served with rice on their dinner tables. Nor did it result in a faster road trip between Quezon City and Makati. Neither did freedom support Filipinos’ efforts to develop a longer-lasting lightbulb. Indeed, the lights, instead, went completely dark recently at the country’s premiere international airport named, in all glorious irony, after the supposed “father” of that “freedom” Filipinos supposedly enjoy today.Rather than lament the thought processes of today’s Filipino youth, more credit should be given to them. To the consternation of the aging guardians of these old Yellow notions borne out of that 1986 “revolution”, the Philippines’ young voters are showing what real reform is about — by solving a problem using ideas different from the thinking that created that problem.What is the Philippines’ biggest problem?None other than poverty. It hasn’t changed. The Philippines remains an impoverished Third World basketcase. Did “freedom” prove to be enough to bring about prosperity? There is ample evidence that it didn’t. Freedom in the hands of Filipinos was more akin to a blowtorch in the hands of a two-year-old let loose in a wooden house. Democracy was more a form of entertainment than a means to work. Instead of being used to lay a sound foundation to build a strong nation, democracy was used to demolish what little was left of the pillars of dignity, discipline, and capital in Philippine society.Credit to finally seeing beyond the much-vaunted but ultimately-poisonous perks of “freedom” and setting sights on the disciplines required to earn that freedom should go to today’s youth — the “millenials” who some people would rather diss for not properly interpreting history. On the contrary young Filipinos have learned history’s lessons a lot better than people twice their age have. They have earned their right to vote.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/04/folly-pag-malaya-may-nilaga/
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REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DROP OUT EN MASSE, LEAVING DONALD TRUMP AND CARLY FIORINA
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['Pol Pinoy']
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21/09/2018 0:00
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Apparently, it is not only Scott Walker who is dropping out of the Republican presidential race; all 34 of the remaining 36 declared candidates are quitting, en masse.The first to drop out from the contest last month was Rick Perry, followed by an announcement today that Walker is also stepping down.But after the continued surge in the polls by frontrunner Donald Trump and the impressive showing by Carly Fiorina in last week’s CNN debate, all the others are throwing in the towel.Between Trump and Fiorina, the Republicans are confident that their standard bearer in the general elections will have a good shot at The White House, either against Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton.The GOP says that the ideal match would be between Trump and Sanders, because of common hair-raising issues; or between Fiorina and Clinton who are both women.So now, the focus has shifted to the Democratic race.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/21/republican-presidential-candidates-drop-out-en-masse-leaving-donald-trump-and-carly-fiorina/?share=email
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ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS FORM NEW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
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['Pol Pinoy']
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16/08/2018 0:00
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Yesterday, we reported about what appeared to be a sexual harassment incident that happened at the annual national convention of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) in San Francisco, a matter of serious concern that AAJA’s leadership promised to address at today’s board of directors meeting. During the meeting, the board acknowledged that the unfortunate incident may have been precipitated by alcohol use by the alleged perpetrator. Board members were in agreement that the incident had tarnished the good image of AAJA and that they needed to rise from this embarrassing incident. The board then decided to abolish the organization and form a new nonprofit that would be more reflective of the goals and aspirations of its members. The new 501 (c) (3) organization will be called AJAA – Asian Journalists for Alcoholics Anonymous. As AAJA concluded its 2015 convention, it announced the venue for next year’s national gathering for the newly-formed nonpofit organization — Las Vegas! 2016 convention organizers promised a memorable convention with lots of happy hours, free booze and skills-building workshops that will be conducted by Alcoholics Anonymous, as well as high-profile sessions on proofreading and copyediting. The board assured its membership that the 2016 convention will be a very safe environment for all attendees — alcoholics or not.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/16/asian-american-journalists-form-new-nonprofit-organization/
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Hillary Clinton Wants To Be A Champion Of All Oaklands In The Country
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['Pol Pinoy']
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28/05/2016 0:00
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“I want to be a champion for Oakland and all the other Oaklands in the country.” With these words, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton put this California city on the U.S. map, big time!Clinton made this promise during a visit to a local restaurant at Jack London Square in Oakland, California.Well, it turns out that what Clinton really meant was that she wants to be a champion of Oakland in California and twelve other cities in the U.S. also named Oakland:Oakland, NJOakland, PAOakland, FLOakland, TNOakland, MSOakland, KYOakland, MIOakland, IAOakland, MNOakland, ILOakland, NEOakland, ARGood for her, but 13 Oaklands alone will not necessarily deliver victory for her in the November general elections, assuming she would be the Democratic nominee for president.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/05/28/hillary-clinton-wants-to-be-a-champion-of-all-oaklands-in-the-country/
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WARNER BROS. WILL FILM A REMAKE OF ‘WIZARD OF OZ’ IF THE SF GIANTS WIN THE WORLD SERIES
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['Pol Pinoy']
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20/10/2017 0:00
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Whether or not one is a fan of The Wizard of Oz, the famous line from the 1939 film, ‘Toto, we’re not in Kansas any more’ is all too familiar.There has never been a remake (other than some adaptations) of the film that made a name for Judy Garland, but now, Warner Bros. has issued a wager that could bring the most excitement about the 2014 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals. The 7-game baseball championship starts Tuesday, October 21.The Hollywood production company has just announced that if the SF Giants win what could be their third World Series title in five years, it will film a remake of The Wizard Of Oz with a major re-write of the script.The ‘new’ story will begin in San Francisco instead of Kansas, with Dorothy gazing at the giant rainbow flag on Market and Castro, singing the classic ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow.’ Then a thick San Francisco fog envelopes her which will eventually bring her to Munchkin Country.Warner Bros. said that a casting call will be held as soon as the World Series is over and that the role of Dorothy will be reserved for a deserving and talented gay man who must be a San Francisco resident, preferrably the Castro.So start rooting for the SF Giants!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/10/20/warner-bros-will-film-a-remake-wizard-of-oz-if-the-sf-giants-win-the-world-series/?share=email
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WATCH: Inday Sara Duterte eats meal in public market
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2017-09-30 23:06:55+08:00
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Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte was spotted eating a meal in a public market in Davao City. Like President Duterte, the two are always seen eating and interacting with the people in Davao without media coverage.In a video, Inday Sara looked eating a fried fish. While eating she noticed the kids are watching her so she told the cafeteria owner to cook for them. This is why the Dutertes are loved by the people. Genuine. Not pretentious.Will Inday Sara be the next President in 2022 and beyond? Her father, PRRD, has already endorsed her. But before that, let’s see the viral video of Davao City Mayor.Will you vote for her this 2022 as Philippine President? Leave your answers below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/watch-inday-sara-duterte-eats-meal-public-market/
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Filipinos Have No Choice But To Drive Without Driver’s Licenses
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['Pol Pinoy']
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12/2/2016 0:00
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Everywhere you go, it is illegal to drive a motor vehicle without a government-issued driver’s license. In the Philippines, the government is responsible for motorists driving without a license — card, that is.The Land Transportation Office (LTO), the counterpart of the U.S. Department of Motor Vehicles, has announced that by March this year, it will run out of the redesigned driver’s license cards, thanks to a third-party vendor it has contracted with to produce the plastics.While drivers are issued temporary paper licenses, many motorists complain that such licenses are often left in their trousers’ pocket to wash away with their laundry. Which means they have to go to LTO several times a year and deal with the long wait to get a replacement paper license.This situation is brought to you by the Aquino administration’s Daang Matuwid (straight path) , a path full of Filipinos driving without a (plastic) license!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/02/12/filipinos-have-no-choice-but-to-drive-without-drivers-licenses/?share=email
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Jover Laurio Sues Raissa Robles For Plagiarism
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['Pol Pinoy']
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18/04/2018 0:00
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Blogger and self-proclaimed investigative journalist Raissa Robles is in deep trouble. She is being sued for plagiarism by Pinoy Ako Blog’s Jover Laurio.The lawsuit stems from several posts by Robles in which she copies Laurio’s patented word, ‘resibo.’It is common knowledge that Laurio originated the word to refer to proof or documental evidence of accusations she posts on her blog.Robles stole the word to use in her posts claiming that Cambridge Analytica helped Rodrigo Duterte get elected president in 2016.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/04/18/jover-laurio-sues-raissa-robles-for-plagiarism/#respond
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Leni Robredo tries to appeal to emotion instead of responding to BBM’s electoral protest
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['Oratio Imperata']
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2016-08-03 14:57:38+00:00
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The more I listen to current Vice President Leni Robredo speak, the more I am convinced that she is not fit for higher office. Take her recent press conference for instance, held a day after Supreme Court summoned her to answer former Senator Bongbong Marcos’s electoral protest. She told reporters that she is not worried about responding to what she thinks are “baseless” allegations that her win was a result of cheating. She said she is more worried about where she will get the money to pay for a lawyer.“Hindi naman ako nagwo-worry sa pageexplain ng sarili kasi baseless naman. Mas worried ako sa costs…”It’s funny how a simple statement from Robredo already shows her inconsistency. Since she claims to be not worried about explaining herself, then she should have no problem responding to the petition herself. As political analyst and De La Salle University Professor Antonio Contreras pointed out on his Facebook post, Robredo is a lawyer and can represent herself. Contreras also advised that it would be easy for her to do her own research as he had done it himself when he filed a case against Senator Grace Poe:Wala daw pera si Mrs. Robredo na pambayad ng abugado niya para dumipensa sa kanya sa PET. Aba. The last time I checked lawyer siya di ba. Bakit hindi na lang siya ang magsilbing own counsel niya. Ako nga. Hindi abugado. Pero dahil wala akong pera subalit gusto kong idepensa ang saligang batas, ako mismo ang nag-research, nagsulat at tumayo para sa kasong isinampa ko sa COMELEC laban kay Senadora Grace Poe na nakarating pa sa Korte Suprema. Kung ako na hindi abugado kinaya ko. E siya pa na abugado at nakataya ang kanyang pag-upo sa posisyon niya ngayon.One can be forgiven for thinking Robredo was trying to appeal to the public’s emotions when she mentioned she doesn’t know where she will get the funds to pay for a lawyer. Some people have noted that she was wearing her yellow “Cory” dress during the press conference. She came across as someone soliciting funds to pay for a lawyer to represent her against Marcos’s electoral protest. Her critics find it ironic that she is worried about funds now considering she blew 400 million pesos during the campaign. Her lack of foresight is evident once again. She didn’t realise that running for a coveted post like the vice presidency has its risks. She should never have allowed herself to be bullied by her Liberal Party mates into running to begin with.It seems the Liberal Party has abandoned Robredo. It’s actually disappointing to think that the men from her own party left her to fend for herself. Those who forced her to run for VP, Mar Roxas and BS Aquino, are now enjoying their lives, away from political bickering as private citizens. That’s proof that the Liberal Party was not running on principles all along. After Mar’s defeat, the party disintegrated leaving Robredo alone to answer the cheating allegations.It is very convenient for Roxas and BS Aquino to hide from the fiasco. They probably want to stay as far away from any cheating allegations as they can lest they be compelled to answer the protest charge. After all, the whistle-blowers alleged that votes were also shaved from other candidates and were given to Roxas. Meaning, Roxas may have benefited from the electoral fraud as well.It’s not surprising that Roxas is now missing from the picture. Some of us already predicted that he was just using Robredo’s popularity to pull his flagging popularity up. Unfortunately for Roxas, it did not work. The two running mates may have appeared united during their campaign sorties but the truth is, they were just forced to run together by bizarre circumstances. It was like a marriage of convenience for them. Since they did not have anything in common, it was easy to part ways after the elections.Another thing that the people found outrageous about Robredo’s statement during her press conference is her belief that Marcos Jr’s electoral protest is baseless. According to a news report, the former senator’s petition “includes 20,000 pages of annexes consisting of affidavits and other files. The main petition comprises 1,000 pages.” It would be impossible for Robredo to have read or even just peruse all those pages in such a short time. Therefore, it is her statement saying the electoral protest is baseless that is baseless.As usual, Robredo is not making any sense. Prior to Marcos Jr’s filing with the Philippine Electoral Tribunal (PET), she kept implying that he was just making things up and using mind conditioning to make the public believe she cheated. But now that Marcos Jr has formalised his complaint and is following procedure, Robredo is still quick to dismiss it as baseless. She should just comply and respond to the petition if she’s not guilty.A lot of people have observed that Robredo can be irrational at times. It is really scary to think that she is just a heartbeat away from the Presidency. It’s hard to imagine her taking over the helm if something bad happens to President Rodrigo Duterte. She herself said so many times that she doesn’t want to be President. That can only mean she wouldn’t know what to do if she is forced to be in a situation she doesn’t want to be in. Someone who is reluctant to be Vice President and President is someone who does not have a vision for the country. Not only will the Philippines have for a president a puppet who answers to the oligarchy, we’ll have a president who won’t get the respect of the members of the police and military.Why am I worried that Robredo could take over the Presidency? Because a lot of Liberal Party supporters still can’t accept that the voters chose Duterte and could be cooking up another people power revolt. One thing the incumbent President and his supporters should avoid is be tempted to underestimate the Opposition. They have a lot of money and resources to mount a campaign against anyone they don’t like and it will take a while for an outsider like Duterte to warm up to them.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/08/leni-robredo-tries-appeal-emotion-instead-responding-bbms-electoral-protest/#comments
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SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL PASSES IN PHILIPPINE CONGRESS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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5/7/2017 0:00
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Amid pressure from the powerful Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), a bill to legalize same-sex marriage has passed in the legislature of this predominantly Catholic country.This stunning development came just days after countries the world over celebrated LGBT Pride with parades and festivals. June is considered Pride Month, commemorating the Stonewall riots in New York City, an event that many consider to be the birth of the modern-day LGBT freedom movement.It was a unanimous vote in both houses of Philippine Congress. Representatives and Senators voted to declare the bill DOA, or “dead on arrival.” The proposal ‘passed away’ without even making it out of committee.As expected, the CBCP praised this monumental Congressional development and commented on the dead bill, saying “R.I.P.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/07/05/philippine-congress-passes-same-sex-marriage-bill/?share=email
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General Bato reacts to Police violent dispersal
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2016-10-20 13:41:15+08:00
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PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa reacted to the bloody dispersal of rallyists in front of the US Embassy building last Wednesday. [Watch violent dispersal video below]Early Thursday, dela Rosa said in a statement that he didn’t like how the policemen of Manila Police District handled the scenario. He condemned the incident saying “ayaw na ayaw ko ang may nasasaktan”.According to him, all of the MPD police involved in beating the militants will be suspended while the investigation is going on. The suspension includes 9 high ranking MPD officials. The policemen are now at the PNP headquarters.“What is more important now is the safety of the victims in the hospital. Their recovery is our first priority” said dela Rosa in a statement.The commotion started when Police Supt. Marcelino Pedrozo ,who is also under relief, ordered the policemen to disperse the people including the lumads who were about to finish their program.“Magkagulo na kung magkagulo. Anong mukha ang maiharap natin sa US? Ang dami dami nyo wala pa kayong nahuhuli?” Pedrozo said in a video shared online.This prompted to a policeman to drive a police van and intentionally rammed over the rallyists.President Rodrigo Duterte who is in China for a state visit and known as leftists ally said that he will release an official statement as soon as he gets back to the country.“I will have to investigate. I’ll have to make calls tonight. But just to be very sure that I do not commit or I do not stray along other side issues. I will just wait for the official announcement to make upon my arrival,” Duterte said in a news conference.What can you say about this? Leave your comments below!
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Duterte Daily Stories
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http://duterte.today/general-bato-reacts-police-violent-dispersal/
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Amazing grace: Bongbong Marcos could’ve struck back during #PiliPinasDebates2016 but chose not to
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2016-04-11 11:36:29+00:00
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Imagine if vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (BBM) was as abrasive and harsh as Alan Peter Cayetano. Yesterday’s vice presidential debate would have deteriorated very quickly. BBM kept his cool because nothing could be achieved by attacking back. Yet, he could if we think about it. Rene Cayetano, the father of Alan, was a partner in Pecabar, which was the go-to law firm during Martial Law (ML), because Enrile was also a partner in the firm. So, you could say that the father of Alan was a beneficiary of ML because his family was part of the then powers-that-be.Then you have Leni Robredo, whose father was also appointed by former president Ferdinand Marcos (FM) as a judge. Then you have Chiz Escudero, whose father was the Agriculture Minister of FM. Of course, Gringo Honasan was of the inner circle of Enrile at the Department of National Defense (DND) and privately also the COO of the businesses of the Enriles in Cebu. If they are so antagonistic against BBM, gosh their candidates are people who led very comfortable lives during ML. Surely, if BBM wanted to, he could have asked his staff to dig all sorts of dirt against the families and friends of his opponents, like what they are doing against him. But, what would that achieve? A scorched earth policy? But, what would that build when he has now chosen a path of mending and unifying?What Alan has proven is that he is a seasoned bellyacher, which means he should remain in the Blue Ribbon Committee where his talent could be more useful. He could also be a good trial lawyer, and I believe he should pursue such. But to be in the Executive Department, much more a VP? Gosh, how could he execute policies and programs with such abrasiveness. He even outdoes his father who was a suave gentleman and thus, is the opposite of his father.He is also trying to outdo lawyers like Rene Saguisag and Joker Arroyo, and we know what kind of lawyers they are when they become politicians. They are perfect when they are in the opposition, but flounder pathetically when they find themselves in power. No, Alan cannot be in the Executive Dept, or he would just mess up that branch and waste his talent there. See, he was trying very hard to be like a Duterte, and yet it can be seen he is no Rodrigo Duterte, so he looks like a court jester in the court of Duterte. Sonamagan, how some people will go to the extent of making themselves clownish just to be in power. These are really sad stories. Sayang ang mga talents, mga summa cum laudes pa naman sa school, but because power blinds them, they no longer know themselves.I guess same could be said about Chiz who was trying to be the opposite of Alan; to be cool as a cucumber. But this guy is a schemer and is sneaky from what I hear in the grapevine. So, I get it when he tries to be flowery with his words. Gosh, he would be a great car salesman. Sayang din, cum laude din sa school, but really does not know himself anymore. He should be in the private sector, maybe as a commercial lawyer.Never mind Antonio Trillanes. This guy shoots from the hip and says the craziest things. But, what do you expect from a megalomaniac?I was quite impressed by BBM, Gringo and Leni. Unfortunately, Gringo and Leni are with the wrong groups; mga napilitan lang; they should detach themselves, or they are ruining their futures. Sayang din, the two.Quite unfortunate then was the quality of the audience. They came not with an open mind, to listen to what is good for the country, and to decide their vote thereafter. They had already decided their candidate, so they came to cheer as if it was an Ateneo versus La Salle basketball match. But, the awful sounds they were generating, while I was watching the debates on TV, made me conclude early on, it was a bakya crowd, the gusgusin kind, therein. Indeed, it was a sabong. No wonder foreigners don’t respect Pinoys; they think we never take anything seriously; it’s all just joke. ..yea, it’s more fun in PHL.If the audience had been really listening to BBM, they would have heard him asking to be the Secretary of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). It is the Labor Portfolio. It is the most thankless job in government. This is something phenomenal. Really, an earthquake. He is looking at doing war with Oligarchs, if he really wants to do a good job in DOLE to benefit Labor.But, this means he understands the root cause of all problems. Humans cannot have dignity if they cannot have work. We cannot play in the global competition if part of the population is unemployed, or underemployed, or underpaid; we cannot play basketball with only two or three players; all five players should be in tip-top conditions. A secretary of DOLE, who is a VP, might just correct things in DOLE, which has so far been providing Oligarchs with slaves, who are Pinoys.His objective obviously is the growing of the middle class. If this is the objective then all other problems start to fall in their proper and respective places. A working population means also solving cultural and social problems. It is a lofty objective, but it gives a hint that BBM is profound; all the other candidates are pygmies, as Manila Times columnist Bobi Tiglao already observed.When BBM said this, there should have been a thunderous applause from the audience. A VP who is a Secretary of the DOLE? And not just a token czar of OFWs as before? Out of this world!!! Oligarchs must have already taken notice, and that is why they sent people to shout him down, and the propaganda machine is in full throttle.
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Get Real Philippines
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/04/amazing-grace-bongbong-marcos-couldve-struck-back-pilipinasdebates2016-chose-not/#comments
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PHILIPPINES VICE PRESIDENT WANTS TO CONVERT NATIONAL PENITENTIARY INTO PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/1/2018 0:00
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The Philippines’ National Penitentiary (New Bilibid Prison) in Metro Manila has been in the headlines recently after the Justice Department uncovered luxury prison cells occupied by incarcerated drug lords. Among other things, VIP (Very Important Prisoners) inmates had jacuzzis, sleep number beds, airconditioners, life-sized inflatable sex toys, even a recording studio.Many have proposed that the goverment transfer the prison to an island surrounded by water, much like San Francisco’s famed Alcatraz prison.Vice President Jejomar Binay, who continues to be the frontrunner among potential candidates for president in 2016, likes the idea of an island prison. So what does he want to do with the existing New Bilibid Prison building? He wants to convert it to a presidential palace to replace the existing one, Malacañang Palace.“If I become president, I will relocate the presidential palace from its current location by the Pasig River to this historic and landmark prison building,” Binay said. “We don’t need to spend millions of pesos dismantling the luxury rooms and amenities at the New Bilibid Prison. We’ll spend less by just refurbishing the building and converting it to the new Malacañang,” he added.The Vice President believes that relocating the presidential palace to the penitentiary will “bring the government closer to the people.”“Besides, look at the facade of the building. It really looks like a castle and a palace,” Binay told reporters.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/06/philippines-vice-president-wants-to-convert-national-penitentiary-into-presidential-palace/?share=email
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During His High School Years, Ted Cruz Was Eliminated In The First Round of Spelling Bee Contest
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['Pol Pinoy']
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6/2/2016 0:00
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Republican Senator Ted Cruz could become the next president of the United States. But would America want a president who can’t even spell correctly?The Adobo Chronicles uncovered a fact which showed that in his high school years, Cruz participated in the local Texas edition of The Spelling Bee, where he was eliminated in the first round of the contest. He failed to correctly spell the word “philanthropy.”Well, it looks like to this day, Cruz hasn’t kept up with his spelling skills, as shown by his latest campaign ad (see photo) where he incorrectly spelled a simple basic word, “country.”It’s so patetic.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/02/06/during-his-high-school-years-ted-cruz-was-eliminated-in-the-first-round-of-spelling-bee-contest/
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Why Mocha Uson is qualified to become the MMFF Ambassadress
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2016-12-18 08:03:05+08:00
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The Metro Manila Film Festival announced that Mocha Uson, a known supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte is the MMFF Ambassadress for this year.The appointment of Mocha gained criticisms from the Netizens, especially to the Elite who don’t like the blogger entertainer.But despite of the hate messages that she received on social media, Mocha is dedicated to do the task given to her to help the MMFF to promote its movies.For the first time, MMFF ignored the big time movie makers to give way to the Indie (Independent) Film Makers.The decision of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2016 became controversial after the movies that we traditionally watched every Christmas day didn’t make it to this year’s MMFF.The organizers are nervous that cinemas would pull out the indie entries because of it’s unpopularity to the masses.That’s why they need someone who has the influence to promote the unpopular but high quality movies in MMFF and that is Mocha Uson.It’s undeniable that Mocha Uson may greatly help the MMFF to promote its movies to the masses because most of her fans on her 4 Million Likes Facebook fan pages come from the masses.By using the influential Facebook page of Mocha, she can promote these high quality made MMFF movie entries this year for free.She has also some connection with other Facebook pages which can help her in promoting the movies on social media.Just like what happened to the movie Heneral Luna that got promoted by the Netizens on Social media, we can also do the same by promoting all the MMFF entries by the use of the internet.She can really help the MMFF, but Mocha can’t do it alone, we must help her on her task to promote the entries on social media.Forget your political beliefs and your hate for Mocha Uson, let’s try to bring back the high quality movies to the mainstream.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/mocha-qualified-become-mmff-ambassadress/
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Rappler To Forgo Appeal On SEC Order, Reconstitutes as BBON
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['Pol Pinoy']
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17/01/2018 0:00
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Faced with diminishing support and funding, Rappler has made the difficult decision to forego with a court appeal challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to revoke its license for violation of the Constitution. In an emotional statement issued today, (former) Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said that she would rather focus her energy and money on reorganizing and reviving her online news source. “This time, the new company will be 100% Filipino-owned” she promised. During a quickly-called press conference held at her garage, Ressa revealed her new company’s name and logo: BBON – Bola Bola Online News
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/01/17/rappler-to-forgo-appeal-on-sec-order-reconstitutes-as-bbon/#respond
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Kris Aquino Declines Lead Role In New NBC Sitcom
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['Pol Pinoy']
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29/09/2016 0:00
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Yesterday, The Adobo Chronicles reported that NBC has launched a search for a Filipina actress to play the lead female role in a new sitcom, “Mail-Order Family.”Today, we learned that producers of the new TV comedy series have offered the role of a mail-order bride to former presidential sister, actress and talk show host Kris Aquino.It was an opportunity that would have launched Aquino’s international career. She, however, declined the offer.“Hindi naman ako mukhang mail-order bride, eh,” she said (I don’t look anything like a mail-order bride).“I would rather play the role of, say, Chelsea Clinton, because I look more like the daughter of a president, which I am,” she added. Aquino’s mom, Cory, was president of the Philippines.Too bad, Aquino would have made history as the first Filipino lead actress in a major U.S. network television series.Oh, well.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/29/kris-aquino-declines-lead-role-in-new-nbc-sitcom/?share=email
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President Duterte should NEVER forget Leni Robredo’s vicious campaign against him
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2016-06-28 08:33:50+00:00
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At the centre of all the chatter surrounding the ascent of Leni Robredo to the office of the Vice President of the Philippines lies the question: What will be her role in the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte?The future does not look too bright for the presumptive “vice president”. Putting aside the allegations of electoral fraud and the non-compliance of the Liberal Party to Commission on Election (COMELEC) rules around the submission of the party Statement of Contributions and Expenditure (SOCE) that cloud the office of the Vice President, there is little Robredo has to offer that would be of interest to Duterte. Robredo, by her own doing, has pretty much locked herself outside of the soon-to-be-President’s circle of trust.During the campaign, Robredo had all but shot herself on the foot by by issuing evidently ill-thought-out statements that run counter to Duterte’s envisioned approach to straightening out the Philippines. Duterte, if we recall, rose to power on the back of a promise to apply more, shall we say, iron-fisted means to crack down hard on rampant criminality in the country. To that, Robredo has reportedly vowed to “lead the fight against [Duterte]” on that front. She goes further to assert…“For me, it’s going to be a huge challenge [to work with Duterte],” she admitted in an interview at the tomb of her late husband, former interior secretary Jesse Robredo, where she paid her respects before voting. “As a general rule, I think the vice president should be supportive of the President in spite of party differences. It’s your obligation to the people to work together. But there are some things that can’t be compromised. [Human rights] is one of those,” Robredo said.To be fair, where exactly “human rights” begin and where that hard crack down ends is a point of contention in Duterte’s vision. Police, after all, require justification to shoot and kill criminals under Philipine law. However, it is also difficult to justify allowing an official who had categorically expressed an intent to lead a fight “against” you into your team, specially on an initiative that had been the cornerstone of your campaign.Indeed, Robredo even cited her hometown in Naga City, Bicol where, she reportedly pointed out, local government there “were able to achieve the same results without resorting to those things”, to which Duterte responded by assuring her that his government would not interfere with Naga City’s affairs. According to Duterte…“I do not also subscribe the style of her leadership. Tabla lang kami — she does not like me, I do not like her, so no problem,” Duterte told reporters in Davao City.Robredo is also, lest we forget, a member of the Liberal Party (LP), the out-going ruling party presided over by out-going President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III. She ran under the LP banner in partnership with its presidential candidate Mar Roxas. The LP had, over the course of the campaign, sustained a vicious attack on the persons of all candidates running against its fielded bets. In the heat of the campaign, Aquino himself called for a united front against Duterte. Aquino also referred to Duterte as “a future threat to democracy”. Roxas, for his part, mounted an agressive campaign to follow-through on that messaging and, in the final stretch to election day, attempted to forge a last-ditch “unity” alliance with another rival candidate, Senator Grace Poe, presumably to combine their respective voters’ base in the hope of beating Duterte who was, by then leading the polls.Roxas reportedly described that call for unity as “a call for decency”, as if implying that Duterte’s government would be one that would be lacking in that decency. Roxas clearly harboured an intent to emotionally blackmail Poe into bowing out of the race under the assumption that her votes would go to him…In his statement made during a hastily called meeting with the press at his campaign headquarters, Roxas said that what is more important now is the future of the country than the political careers of any candidate. “Uncertainty and the specter of a dictatorship are looming over our country once again,” he said. “I call for unity, I call for decency, I call for democracy, I call for the rule of law.”So desperate was this project to win the election that President BS Aquino himself issued a statement in support of it framing the effort as “a demonstration of country before self”, essentially saying that Duterte’s presidency would be the death of Philippines. Indeed, Aquino even insisted that the prospect of a Duterte presidency “carried similar dangers to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.”Leni Robredo was, of course, a party to this vicious vilification campaign. She ran under the LP banner, took to the campaign trail with Roxas and Aquino, wore the LP’s yellow colours, and sang from the same Daang Matuwid hymn book. Perhaps someone should ask Robredo what her position is today on that vilification campaign mounted by her party against Duterte.It would be wise for Robredo’s handlers to caution her against even thinking of backpedalling from those statements of her party mates or distancing herself from the LP itself. Doing so would be a clear sign that all of what she said under the LP banner and while wearing those yellow shirts during the campaign were all lies.
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https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/06/president-duterte-never-forget-leni-robredos-vicious-campaign/#comments
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WORLD RECORD FOR MANILA: CITY WITH MOST NUMBER OF SHOPPING MALLS
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['Pol Pinoy']
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20/08/2018 0:00
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The Philippines has added a new feather to its cap by claiming yet another world record: its capital, Manila (and surrounding areas), has just been declared the city with the most number of shopping malls per capita.Metro Manila (which is about the size of Arizona) is home to about 12 Million people. With its 153 existing shopping malls, there’s one mall per 78,000 people.And there’s no stopping Metro Manila from building more and bigger shopping malls.Property leasing giant Megaworld Corporation is opening 21 more malls and commercial spaces in the next five years to more than triple its gross floor area from the current 304,000 square meters to 1.4 Million square meters by 2020.Two of these malls will open in the last quarter of 2015. They have a combined value of 4 Billion pesos.So when in Manila, shop till you drop!
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/20/world-record-for-manila-city-with-most-number-of-shopping-malls/#respond
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CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN WANTS EASTERN SPAN OF BAY BRIDGE NAMED AFTER HIM
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['Pol Pinoy']
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12/2/2017 0:00
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as my good friend Willie,” Jerry said, “so why am I not being afforded the same honor, at least as far as the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is concerned?”Jerry is reportedly planning a personal visit with Oakland city officials, including incumbent mayor Jean Quan, to lobby for his own bridge of fame. Quan said that naming the eastern span of the bridge after Jerry Brown makes absolute sense. “If this happens, then people can call the entire bridge, both eastern and western spans, simply ‘the Brown Bridge,’ ” she added.In the end, it is the state legislature, not local officials, that will make the decision.We’d like to get our readers’ comments: Should the eastern span of the Bay Bridge be named after Californa Governor Jerry Brown? .
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/02/12/california-governor-jerry-brown-wants-eastern-span-of-bay-bridge-named-after-him/?share=email
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Belgica blasts Pangilinan: “Ikaw pala ang pinakamalaking natangap sa DAP. Di ko expected”
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2017-03-15 09:59:43+08:00
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ReformPH founder and former Senatorial aspirant Greco Belgica blasted Senator Kiko Pangilinan for criticizing the government appointees of President Rodrigo Duterte.In his Facebook post, Belgica explained that the appointees of the previous administration where Pangilinan’s Liberal Party leads the nation were worse than the present appointees of the government.He criticized the Ombudsman who allegedly protecting syndicates inside the government and former President Noynoy Aquino.Belgica wrote: Lumala ang Droga sa panahon nila dahil tumanggap sila na headed by De Lima. Corruption sa mga agencies sa panahon din nila lumala na pilit nating inaayos ngayon. Dahil entrenched na sindikato nila sa loob napaka hirap baklasin at hulihin dahil di mo parusahan dahil protektor nila si Ombudsman. Pag sinampa mo ang kaso dismissed, uupuan, o bibigyan ng mababang kaso. Gaya ng ginawang plunder na DAP. Ginawang usurpation of legislative authority para bailable at abswelto pa si Pnoy. Aba, magaling pa sa SC na sinabing sila ang may pananagutan. Binaligtad pa sarili nya, nag sinungaling pa,Belgica also claimed that Pangilinan was one of the senators who got the biggest share of the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP)He asked Pangilinan where the senator poured the funds that he gave to him by the Aquino administration.“BTW, Manong Kiko, isa ka sa pinaka kinagulatan kong Senador. Di ko expected ang natuklasan ko. Isa ka pala sa pinaka malaking kinuhang DAP. In fact ikaw ang 2 pinaka malaking Kinuha. San mo nga ba dinala ang perang ito? Paki paliwanag nga po muna bago ka magturo ng kapalpakan.” Belgica wrote.“6 na taon kayong umupo, ano ang ginawa ninyo para masolve ang mga problemang hinaharap natin ngayon? Bukod duon ang dami nyong pork at DAP na kinuha paki pakita nyo po muna san nyo dinala bago ako maniwala sainyo,” He added.Belgica got fame after he successfully proven that the “pork barrel” and PDAF is unconstitutional.According to Tiangco’s DAP List, Senator Francis Pangilinan got P310.841 million from DAP.
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/belgica-blasts-pangilinan-ikaw-pala-ang-pinakamalaking-natangap-sa-dap-di-ko-expected/
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Why Inday Sara wants Roxas bomber alive?
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2016-09-06 16:07:20+08:00
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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio wants authorities to get the Roxas night market alive and tell all about terror plans after Friday’s explosion. “We want him alive because we want all the necessary information we can get from him,” she said in an interview after Monday’s flag-raising ceremony.“We want to talk to him and find out who ordered the bombing and why it was carried out. We want to know who his cohorts are, their group, and their other terror plans,” she added.Sara earlier offered Php 2-million bounty for the person who can give information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators of the Sept. 2 Roxas night market explosion and the person who can deliver them alive to the authorities.Sara admitted the business sector in Davao City helped her raise the other Php 1 million of the total amount as their counterpart.“The business sector in Davao pledged to help run after the perpetrator because the bomb explosion also threatened their businesses,” she said.The mayor made the announcement as she apologized to the public especially the victims and their families on the tragic incident. ”While she took full responsibility over the incident, the mayor, however, announced she asked for the relief of Davao City Police Office (DCPO) chief Sr. Supt. Michael John Dubria and Philippine Army’s Task Force Davao commander Col. Henry Robinson.She said she asked names from PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa that she can choose from to replace DCPO and TF Davao.In a talk with dela Rosa on Saturday night, Sara said he promised to give her names she can choose to head DCPO.The mayor also named retired army officer Benito de leon as head of Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC), which is temporarily headed by Emmanuel Jaldon in concurrence to his position as chief of Emergency Central 911 Response Center. Jaldon stays as 911 chief.Sara said she wanted new people with new ideas.She assured the public they would do their best to avoid a repeat of the incident which she described as terrorist act.“It was meant to kill. It was an explosive. It was clearly an act of terrorism. “kailangan po namin ang tulong ninyo (We need your help),” she said. (PNA)
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http://duterte.today/inday-sara-wants-roxas-bomber-alive/
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VIDEO: Abu Sayyaf beheads German hostage
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2017-02-28 08:49:01+08:00
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said it has received information from official sources confirming that Juergen Kantner, the German hostage of the Abu Sayyaf Group, has been beheaded last Feb. 26 as his government refused to pay the bandits’ PHP30-million ransom demand.“We have finally received information from reliable sources confirming that Mr. Juergen Gustav Kantner was mercilessly and inhumanly murdered by the evil KFR (kidnap-for-ransom) Abu Sayyaf Group,” AFP public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo said in a message to the PNA.The bandit group earlier threatened to behead Kantner if their PHP30 million demand has not been paid before 3 p.m. of Feb. 26.“Our operations in the past several days and nights using all our resources were unrelenting. We lost some of our best men in the process, because we value the life of Mr. Kantner and that of the others who have fallen prey to this terrorist group,” he added.CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO BELOW:With Kantner’s execution, Arevalo vowed to further intensify efforts to hunt down the perpetrators.“We express our heartfelt sympathies and condole sincerely with his family for their loss. The AFP condemns in the strongest terms this abominable act of ruthlessness, loathe, and greed of this evil terrorist group,” he added.The AFP official said the military is committed to pursue the ongoing all-out offensive to neutralize the ASG.“There will be no let up in our operations until we have rescued all the remaining kidnap victims. AFP units will continue to search for the remains of the Mr. Kantner to be handed to his bereaved family and to afford him decent burial he deserves,” he added.Kantner was kidnapped by the ASG bandits while his yacht “Rockall” was cruising off Sulu waters last November.His companion, 56-year-old Sabine Mertz, was shot and killed by the bandits and allegedly raped. (PNA)DISCLAIMER: We don’t own the video. It was sent to the media through emails and chatrooms from an unidentified source from the Abu Sayyaf. Be warned for a graphic material below.
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http://duterte.today/abusayyaf-german-beheading/
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CHINA LAYS CLAIM OVER MANILA’S CHINATOWN
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['Pol Pinoy']
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8/6/2018 0:00
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in Manila!Manila’s Chinatown, located in and around the Binondo district, was established in the late 1500s. It was built by the Spaniards as a settlement for Catholic Chinese, and was positioned across the Pasig River so that the colonial rulers could keep a close eye on their migrant subjects. To this day, it continues to be a center of commerce and trade in Manila where all types of businesses are run by Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.Almost a quarter of the Philippines’ 100 Million population are of Chinese descent, and China is demanding loyalty from them.The administration of Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino immediately protested the Chinese announcement, saying “China cannot just kidnap 25 percent of our population. What are they planning to do? Build a wall around Binondo and make our Chinatown their overseas seat of government?”Aquino called U.S. President Barack Obama at 3 a.m. Monday morning (U.S. East Coast time) to report the latest move by the Chinese government.The U.S. and the Philippines have a mutual defense agreement which provides for the use of Philippine bases by American military forces. In exchange, the Americans are training the Filipinos on military combat and providing military equipment to help the Philippines defend itself against foreign aggressors.Unfortunately, Obama was out of the country attending a summit meeting of the G7 nations.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/06/08/china-lays-claim-over-manilas-chinatown/
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Leaked Video Of Senator Trillanes’ Press Conference: Once More, With Feeling
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['Pol Pinoy']
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17/06/2018 0:00
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How Senator Trillanes wished that his embarrassing interview with Stephen Sackur of BBC News were rehearsed before the live broadcast. But no such luck.It’s a different scenario altogether in his press conferences with local Mainstream News Media. He gets to do a “Take 2,” with media folks even advising him to do it with “feeling.”Do we see a lawsuit by Trillanes against the media person that leaked this video?
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/17/leaked-video-of-senator-trillanes-press-conference-once-more-with-feeling/?share=email
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Girl nearly destroys a marriage after she attempts to seduce a man in exchange of iPhone 7
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2017-01-05 00:10:16+08:00
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A Facebook user named “Isiah Victoria” has gone viral on the internet and faced criticisms from the Netizens after a post Luzviminda Pantaleon which revealed how Isiah allegedly seduced her husband in exchange of iPhone 7 has gone viral on the internet.According to the complainant, Isiah added her husband on Facebook, messaged him and started to seduce him in exchange of some money or iPhone 7.Luzviminda also said that she wanted to became silent about the issue, but she decided to publicize it because of the problem that came in their family because of the girl who allegedly seduced her husband.The complaint of Luzviminda was reposted by the Netizens on Facebook and already considered as viral topic.The complainant wrote:“I am utterly disgusted. Why is the new generation like this? I am out of words. Yesterday, there was a lady named “Isiah Victoria” who added my husband on Facebook. My husband never really checks who adds him and just accepts right away. This lady messages my husband and offers intercourse/prostitution for an iPhone 7. Is this the way ladies should act? I am even more surprised that she is a resident of San Juan City… My childhood hometown. Thinking that she hit the jackpot for an iPhone 7, she flirts with my husband who rode along her scheme to make her think that she was one step ahead of him, when in reality he was 10 steps ahead. Gusto ko lang po sana matigil ang ganitong klaseng pamamaraan ng mga kababaihan dahil hindi ito tama. Bakit nga ba ganito ang kabataan ngayon? Sa mga nakakakilala kay Isiah Victoria, sana naman pagsabihan ninyo ang inyong kaibigan na mali ang kanyang ginagawa. Alam niya na may asawa si Fherdie. Ilang beses niya inulit na may asawa siya, pero handa niyang sagasaan ang marriage namin para lang makakuha ng iPhone 7. Hindi tama iyon. Kahit saang anggulo mo tingnan, hindi iyon tama. I hope this post reaches her parents para in that way, maitama nila ang paguugali ng kanilang anak. Nakaklungkot lang isipin kung ilang pamilya na ang nasira nitong babae na ‘to.”The girl also received criticisms from the Netizens after the complainant shows the messages between her husband and Isiah.Isiah still continued her mission to get an iPhone 7 despite of knowing that her chat mate is already married.This is some of the conversation between Isiah and Luzviminda’s husband.The authenticity of the conversation is not yet proven, but Luzviminda claimed that the screenshots was legitimate and not edited.But despite of that, some of the supporters of Isiah was not convinced of the evidence showed by Luzviminda against their idol. They also criticize the husband of Luzviminda for agreeing to meet Isiah despite of knowing that he’s already married.Isiah is not yet giving any statement on the allegations of Luzviminda against her.
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Pinoytrending Altervista
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/girl-nearly-destroys-marriage-attempts-seduce-man-exchange-iphone-7/
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2013 MISS WORLD MEGAN YOUNG’S REIGN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR
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['Pol Pinoy']
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16/09/2017 0:00
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Reigning Miss World Megan Young of the Philippines will have another full year to wear her crown, Miss World Organisation chairperson and owner Julia Morley announced today.In announcing the unprecedented decision, Morley said that Ms. Young is by far the most beautiful, talented, eloquent and popular among all title holders, and that the organisation would like to keep her until December 15, 2015.Although this year’s pageant, to be held at ExCel London in the British capital, will be staged as scheduled on December 14, the winner will not begin her reign until December of 2015.Young is the first Filipina to ever win the Miss World Title.In the history of beauty pageants, many title holders were stripped of their crown for various reasons, but this is the first time that the reign of a title holder has been extended.Filipinos across the country and overseas rejoiced upon hearing the news, including Cory Quirino, national director of Miss World and Mr. World Philippines.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/16/2013-miss-world-megan-youngs-reign-extended-for-another-year/
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Facebook Reprimands Rappler For Not Recognizing Satire
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['Pol Pinoy']
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16/05/2018 0:00
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Partnering with social media giant Facebook comes with great expectations, and Rappler, one of its fact-checking partners in the Philippines is in hot water.In a post on its site yesterday, Rappler accused The Adobo Chronicles of being false news masquerading as satire.That didn’t sit well with FB’s Mark Zuckerberg who recognizes satire when he sees one.So today, Zuckerberg sent a strongly-worded letter to CEO Maria Ressa saying that Rappler should do a better job recognizing what’s fake news and what’s satire.Zuckerberg warned Rappler that a repeat of its emotional reaction to satire, specifically the U.S-based Adobo Chronicles will result in the rescinding of Facebook’s partnership with Rappler.
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https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/16/facebook-reprimands-rappler-for-not-recognizing-satire/#respond
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Love Fest Between Filipinos (Except Media) And Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg
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19/06/2016 0:00
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Love continues to blossom between the Filipinos and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.First, Facebook launched free Internet in the Philippines in order to enable more Filipinos to have access to important information via their mobile devices.Now, Zuckerberg is providing Filipino netizens with the opportunity to watch the June 30 inauguration of President-elect Rod Duterte, live!Alas, not all Filipinos are happy — notably Philippine media.Earlier, Duterte cancelled all media briefings after the incoming president castigated journalists for their sensationalized coverage of the Davao City mayor. The Duterte camp has been channeling its public information mostly through the state-owned People’s Television Network (PTV-4).Facebook’s live streaming of the Duterte inauguration will ensure a much wider people’s access to the June 30 national event.Meanwhile, reliable sources have confirmed that there has been a sharp increase in the number of Filipino journalists who have sent resumes and job applications to various call centers and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) companies operating in Manila and other cities.Is biased journalism a dying profession in the Philippines? Let’s see what happens in the next 6 years of the Duterte administration.
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/06/19/love-fest-between-filipinos-except-media-and-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg/?share=email
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“IMPEACH!” Business Professor of Ateneo says that Vice President must be impeach for ECONOMIC SABOTAGE
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2017-03-17 02:00:42+08:00
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Ateneo Graduate School of Business Professor Eimaco Densing III believes that Vice President Leni Robredo and the opposition committed Economic Sabotage because of their alleged black propaganda against President Rodrigo Duterte.According to him, billions of pesos worth of aid to lessen the poverty of the Philippines were lost because of the alleged false information received by the international community.The professor also said that many trade agreements may be also canceled because the international community thought that all the killings happened during the Duterte Administration were state-sponsored.He said that Vice President Robredo trying to destabilize the country by feeding false information to the international media because they can’t destroy the image of President Duterte because of his popularity to the Filipino people.In his post, Professor Densing said the Vice President should asked the proper government agencies to verify her claims before spreading it to the international community.He even explained that the video message of Vice President Leni Robredo was full of false information, the professor wrote:Leni Robredo, posted a video message which was intended to be shown today in the Annual meeting of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria. She claimed of a “palit-ulo” scheme being done by the PNP and again mentioned the 7,000+ casualties in our government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign. The claims are both untrue and unverified. She, being part of the government, should have asked the proper government agencies to verify her claims. The “palit-ulo” is an intelligence strategy to get information from small fish to catch the bigger fish in criminal activities. On the otherhand, of the 7,000+ deaths recorded by the PNP, only 2,500+ were deaths during police operations and on the balance, only 1/3 are related to the drug trade and the 2/3 due to various and unknown reasons which include among others grudge, riding in tandem, altercations and other reasons other than drugs. They’ve not mentioned that there were more than 1.1 Million surrenderers, including 80k pushers, and 48k arrests. The issue of illegal drugs is both an issue of law enforcement, as crimes have been committed due to drug use and trade, and rehabilitation. Both are being addressed by the current administration. I should know as I am privy to the information from the PNP and implementation of the drug rehabilitation program.The Professor also listed the consequences faced by the Philippines right now because of the alleged ouster plot of the opposition and urged everyone to fought the destabilizers.He also said that the Leni Robredo must be impeached for continuously attempting to sabotage the economy.The unverified reports fed to the international media may destroy the relationship of the Philippines to the members of United Nations according to the professor.Professor wrote:What she has done should be the last straw. The VP and the rest of the opposition LP have been trying to destabilize our country by false propaganda via international media. They know for a fact that they have lost credibility among majority of the Filipinos. Their unverified allegations of human rights violations and so-called “ejk” which is non-existent have already taken its toll. We have lost a $434 Million (P20 Billion) grant from the Millennium Challeneg Corp which we could have been used for our anti-poverty programs; the European Union has threatened that we could lose at least 27 trade agreements because of alleged human rights issues (embedded in the trade agreements); and with her video message, without verification and challenge, could affect again our relationship with members of the UN. What she and her cohorts have been doing is tantamount to ECONOMIC SABOTAGE.It’s time for the majority of the Filipinos to fight back and gain back our integrity from destabilizers.Section 2 Article XI must be invoked against a pretentious VP in Leni Robredo. She should be impeached for continuously attempting to sabotage our economy constituting “betrayal of public trust”!Impeach Leni Robredo!!
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/business-professor-ateneo-says-vice-president-must-impeach-economic-sabotage/
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DEVELOPING: DONALD TRUMP SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATION, WILL RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT!
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8/12/2017 0:00
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he didn’t care about political correctness when he called for banning all Muslims from entering the United States, despite condemnations from The White House, his fellow Republican candidates, and Muslim communities in the U.S. and abroad.But it took a short but direct statement from newly-installed (and newly-bearded) House Speaker, Republican Paul Ryan who disowned Trump’s comments, for the real estate mogul to finally realize he’s not going to get his party’s nomination. So today, Trump suspended his campaign, but only in as far as being a Republican candidate was concerned.Buoyed by polls showing that almost three-quarters of his supporters would still vote for him if he ran as an independent, Trump put into motion his new presidential campaign as a third-party, independent candidate.There is no stopping The Donald, notwithstanding the führer, we mean the furor, over his policy and campaign statements.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/08/developing-donald-trump-suspends-campaign-for-republican-nomination-will-run-as-an-independent/?share=email
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Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo Denies Pregnancy Rumors, But Here’s A Fact
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['Pol Pinoy']
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21/11/2016 0:00
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Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo has categorically denied the rumors that she is pregnant (buntis), and was dating a married congressman.But what she is not denying is that a group of pregnant women in Leyte province supported her during her campaign.Expectant mothers calling themselves “Buntis for Leni,”banded themselves to support her candidacy.So let’s put the rumors to rest.
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2016/11/21/philippine-vice-president-leni-robredo-denies-pregnancy-rumors-but-heres-a-fact/
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REPUBLICANS WITHDRAW IMPEACHMENT CHARGE AGAINST OBAMA
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30/08/2017 0:00
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Last week, The Adobo Chronicles reported that Republicans in Congress have voted to impeach President Barack Obama for bringing disgrace to the Office of the President. The move stemmed from Obama wearing a tan-colored suit at a White House press briefing. Republican legislators had said that no other president in U.S. history has ever worn a light-colored suit. They were one in saying that U.S. presidents should dignify the office by wearing only dark suits.However, after photos of Presidents Reagan, George H. and George W. Bush, as well as Clinton wearing light-colored suits appeared on social media, the Republicans immediately withdrew their impeachment charge.“We apologize for this fiasco,” Speaker John Boehner said, adding, ” our legislative staff didn’t do a good job at research. Some heads are gonna roll!”Meanwhile, The White House responded by saying , “Wait till the Republicans discover photos of earlier U.S. presidents wearing white suits, even after Labor Day.”
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Adobo Chronicles
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https://adobochronicles.com/2014/08/30/reublicans-withdraw-impeachment-charge-against-obama/
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LOOK: Simple first birthday party of Stonefish Duterte in Davao City
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2018-03-03 16:58:05+08:00
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President Rodrigo Duterte was present during the first birthday party of his grandson Marco Digong ‘Stonefish’ Duterte in Davao City on Friday.Stonefish is the latest addition to the Presidential family, he is the son of Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte and Atty. Mans Carpio.The Dutertes and friends attended the birthday party and several netizens and media outlet showed the simple birthday celebration.Netizen Mike Luyao, who helped to arrange the party venue shared several photos of him while preparing for the birthday of Stonefish.It seems that the birthday party was not held in a five star hotel, an evidence that the Dutertes preferred to have a simple celebration.T It also showed the Davao City Mayor itself joining the photo booth together with the attendees of her son’s birthday.There are also no report that the Dutertes hired a celebrity to entertain the guest of the birthday celebration not like the other politicians practices.The Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher ‘Bong’ Go also shared several picture of the event.The President looks very happy to see his apos having fun at the party of Stonefish. The party is not complete without the selfies from Bong Go The cake who gave by President Duterte, his common-law wife Honeylet Avacena and first daughter Kitty Duterte was also not as tall compared to the apos of other politicians who celebrated their birthday party an.
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https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/look-simple-first-birthday-party-stonefish-duterte-davao-city/
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