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Biases and prejudices rule our lives

“A major danger in using highly abstractive methods in political philosophy is that one will succeed merely in generalizing one’s own local prejudices and repackaging them as demands of reason. The study of history can help to counteract this natural human bias.“— Raymond GeussWe all have our own fair share of biases and prejudices in work, life, love, war, and especially in politics. Our opinions are formed by incessant exposure to media, school, work, peers, and our diverse socio-cultural backgrounds. There are no rules on how best to properly manage our biases and prejudices, which are a given in all human interaction. After all, it is human nature to think and a human right to develop personal opinions, although others may find these biased and prejudiced, deserve to be respected by others. It is in the nature of civilized human beings to agree to disagree.Having a political opinion is a human right. Attempts to quash and suppress the expressions of diverse political opinions are against our fundamental right to freedom of speech. We cannot categorically say your opinion is wrong because such judgment goes against the very essence of the definition of opinion. When the mind decides in favor of one of two contradictory judgments, having as a reason to do so the conviction that such conforms to the truth the mind is in the state of opinion.1I possess a bias for the performance of President Duterte. It is my opinion that he is doing a better job vis-à-vis previous Presidents, on the basis of common sense solutions, swift action and implementation. A new political phenomenon is gaining ground worldwide: anti-establishment politics.2 Why? Because more and more people are discovering that traditional bureaucratic political methods do not work anymore. Or, the democratic experiment is finally opening the eyes and minds of people that too much democracy is not necessarily a good thing. As the majority in the Philippines, the U.K., and the U.S. have realized, traditional politicians with their traditional politics are no worse than the corrupt and dictatorial monarchs the first “democrats” dethroned, beheaded or exiled centuries ago.My biasesI personally have a strong bias for people who work hard; I hate people who are lazy. For me, no amount of reasoning can change my prejudice against lazy people. I believe this opinion is universal too, except to the lazy people who continue to justify their laziness with flimsy excuses. I likewise believe that people who work hard do a better job. I often profess that it is easy to outdo a person who is lazy and does little to get his job done. It’s a simple: between one who, works and another who doesn’t, who do you think succeeds? Of course, the one who works succeeds.To me, President Duterte is a hard working President; he promised change, he achieved change. A lot. He’s about to end his first six months as President, and most Filipinos I know (and, I think, the world at large) think he has been in office for far longer. In his first 100 days alone, his key accomplishments include the executive order on freedom of information (FOI), the intensified campaign against illegal drugs, the revival of peace talks with communist and Muslim rebels, a one-stop shop for overseas Filipino workers, and the crafting of a comprehensive tax reform plan. 3I likewise have a strong bias for a President who simplifies the bureaucracy; by insisting that government inefficiencies do not deprive Filipinos of the service they truly deserve. Bureaucratic red tape impedes government efficiency and breeds corruption, poverty, social inequalities, social injustices, unemployment, underemployment, inadequate housing, lousy infrastructure (roads and bridges), low foreign direct investments, poor educational institutions, and mismatched skills training.President Duterte declared an all-out war against red tape. The common complaint of businessmen is the delayed release and approval of permits that could take months, if not years. “That’s what investors don’t like. I’ll just give you 60 days. Act on the papers, 60 days. If you complete action on the papers in 72 days, you cannot release the paper anymore just like [in] Davao [City]. You have to forward it to the executive secretary and he will ask you why it took several days,” Duterte said. 4More surprising is the NAIA airport “Laglag bala” or “Tanim bala” scams that were left unsolved by the previous administration, but which was solved in less than a week after President Duterte took office. The alleged bullet-planting scheme in Philippine airports may now be a thing of the past after President Rodrigo Duterte prohibited authorities from arresting passengers with bullets in their luggage. 5Actions speak louder than words. It’s as simple as that.My PrejudicesI have strong prejudices against lazy government officials who are paid to serve us. We have suffered long enough in long queues just to get a piece of government document. The anti-red tape act of 2007 (Republic Act No. 9485) has been around for years, yet not much has been done to enforce the law.6 Laziness, the major defect of corrupt bureaucrats, is the main reason for red tape in government.According to a report in the New York Times, former President Aquino was “(e)lected in 2010 on promises to support the rule of law and human rights, failed to fix the Philippines’ corrupt and ineffective justice system. His administration also faced a series of security-related scandals, including a hostage crisis in Manila in 2010. And, perhaps most critical, Mr. Aquino was perceived as lazy and soft, unwilling to take the necessary steps to solve the country’s problems.”7In an interview conducted by Inquirer.net, University of the Philippines professor and political analyst Clarita Carlos told Radyo Inquirer 990am of then President Aquino:“I think offhand, from what we have seen thus far, I think ineptitude and incompetence might be the more appropriate description.” Carlos stressed that he (Aquino) should work harder, and talk less,“At the moment, he opens his mouth, he adds up to the lies that he had already piled on earlier. So just don’t. He should just shut up and just do his work.”8The way the previous administration handled the “laglag bala” or “tanim-bala” (bullet planting scheme) was so convoluted, roundabout, complicated, as if the bureaucratic process was more important than the results of the effort. President Aquino orders an investigation, then Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said both Aquino and Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya had instructed airport authorities to look into the report, and then Abaya said additional closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras were placed inside the airport premises to better monitor the situation.To add insult to injury, Lacierda added “We should make sure that we pack our belongings…(to) rule out any proof that the passenger is responsible (for existence of bullets if ever)” 9 . This is passing on the responsibility to the passengers. What lack of common sense! So insensitive to the plight of the poor passengers who are clamoring for reform and justice. Lacierda inadvertently told the passengers to protect themselves from the NAIA personnel. What a daft and ludicrous solution!All these bullet planting scams disappeared a week after Duterte took office. All he did was to order that passengers would not be detained or charged in court if an ammunition is confiscated from them.Enough rhetoric, a noumenon that only works in the mind, as the people are sick of theoretical and textbook solutions (well, what could we expect from the bunch of inexperienced amateurs who ran our country for six years?). Common sense and action that works are better. The phenomenon of a working solution is so much better than simple talk that only “sounds” like a solution.Talk is cheap. It’s that simple. And millions of Filipinos suffered at the hands of the man who called the Filipinos his boss…My OpinionBiases and prejudices truly rule our lives. Now, grounded on the observations I made about President Duterte, I am convinced that his ways are practical, easy to implement and full of practical reason and common sense.Another personal opinion: President Duterte’s crass, tough-talking, and foul-mouthed behavior that he dishes out on a daily basis may not sit well with many people, but I find this trivial compared to the energetic, robust, pragmatic executive prowess he exudes. I, and the millions who voted for him, want a decisive leader, one who is willing to risk everything—his life, his honor, and the presidency—to give the people what he promised.Other Filipinos may prefer a decent and traditional but ineffective leader belonging to the elite as long as the status quo is preserved, even though more and more Filipinos will continue to suffer from an insensitive, bureaucratic President beholden to the elite, the oligarchs and our colonial masters, including the self-proclaimed masters of the universe who dominate international groups such as the UN, ICC, IMF and World Bank. That is their opinion, and I also respect that.As a matter of fact, I’ve been respecting their opinion since February 1986. Now, I hope you respect mine. We’ll know in six years (or less) if my opinion is as wrong as yours.Biases and prejudices rule our lives; diversity of opinions is a hallmark of a healthy democracy. So is learning to live and work together, with respect, even if we disagree. We can defend our opinions, biased and all, without resorting to hysterics. I suggest we get used to them and know how to live with them. Paraphrasing Churchill, having diverse opinions (democracy) may not be the best way, but the alternatives (groupthink, or everyone thinking the same way, or not learning how to think intelligently) are even worse.C’est la vie.Citations:1. Glenn, Paul J. (1933) Criteriology: A Class Manual in Major Logic. Binghampton & New York. B. Herder Book Co. p.117.2. Chouglay, R., (2016, Sept. 26). The growth of the anti-establishment movement outside the West. Global Risks Insights.3. Valente, C.S..(2016, Oct. 8). First 100 days yield significant accomplishments. The Manila Times.4. Ranada, P. (2016, Jan. 15). Duterte to businessmen: Davao City is my Exhibit A. Rappler.5. Esperas, R.. (2016, July 7). Duterte orders end to ‘tanim-bala’. ABS-CBN News.6. Abrugar, V. (2016, May 4). The Anti-red Tape Law in the Philippines: What You Should Know. BusinessTips.ph.7. Taub, A..(2016, Sept. 11). How Countries Like the Philippines Fall Into Vigilante Violence. The New York Times.8. Sabillo, K.A..(2015, March 20). The Aquino leadership marked by ineptitude, incompetence, says analyst. Inquirer.net.9. Calica, A..(2015, Nov. 2). Palace vows to stop ‘laglag-bala’ scam. The Philippine Star.

['Oratio Imperata']

2016-12-26 10:59:47+00:00

https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/12/biases-prejudices-rule-lives/#comments

Get Real Philippines

Taiwan politician is campaigning for election and here’s why he uses Duterte

President Rody Duterte is indeed an influencial leader not just in the Philippines but in some other asian countries like Taiwan. A netizen from Taiwan posted photos of a local Mayor posing along with Duterte’s photo.This looks a political ad. According to reports, a politician in Hualien, Taiwan included Duterte to amplify the taiwanese leader’s campaign to fight against illegal drugs.The poster says “Cherish life to refuse drugs”.It only shows that even the neighboring countries are also electrified by Duterte’s strong charisma in leadership. Taiwan will be having its national election on November 2018.What can you say about this? Leave your comments below!

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2018-06-21 22:49:28+08:00

http://duterte.today/taiwan-politician-campaigning-election-heres-uses-duterte/

Duterte Daily Stories

The Duterte Derangement Syndrome

So Presidential front runner, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, has been taking some heat lately from different angles. This past weekend he was skewered left and right from his critics for a ‘sexist’ remark he uttered back in 1989. Today I noticed at least a couple of newspapers show articles that highlight a psychiatric report used for his marriage annulment case in the early 2000s. The Daily Tribune’s lengthy article highlights the Mayor having an “Anti-Social Narcissistic Disorder”. Critics have suggested that Duterte’s “mental case” indicates that the Mayor is unfit for the Presidency. I say these critics, who suffer from what I call the “Duterte Derangement Syndrome”, need to take a pause and re-think their glorification of psychiatric assessments that support their agenda.Dr. Allen Frances, professor emeritus at Duke University and former chairman of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) IV task force said in his Huffington Post article that:“Mental illness” is terribly misleading because the “mental disorders” we diagnose are no more than descriptions of what clinicians observe people do or say, not at all well established diseases. For example, the term “schizophrenia” just describes a heterogeneous set of experiences and behaviors; it doesn’t at all explain them and eventually there will be hundreds of different causes and dozens of different treatments.…The “mental illness” term also lends itself to a simple-minded biological reductionism that pays insufficient attention to the psychological and social factors that are crucial in understanding anyone’s problems. Everyone complains about “mental illness,” but nobody has come up with a better substitute.If we really think about it, what do mental disorders really mean? The dictionary’s medical scope seems to define a disorder as “a physical or mental condition that is not normal”. But is there really an objective definition of ‘normal’? If one acts or thinks outside of a population’s average ways, does that necessarily make the person ‘abnormal’? Does it mean he or she is necessarily suffering from a ‘disorder’? What, then, is the point of pontificating the importance of using our intellect and assessing platforms of governance in choosing our country’s future leaders during elections if the majority of the electorate chooses candidates based on personality and popularity, not on substance?So how do we differentiate a ‘disorder’ from, say, a disease or an illness? Psychotherapist Gary Greenberg said:The difference between disease and disorder is an attempt on the part of psychiatry to evade the problem they’re presented with. Disease is a kind of suffering that’s caused by a bio-chemical pathology. Something that can be discovered and targeted with magic bullets. But in many cases our suffering can’t be diagnosed that way. Psychiatry was in a crisis in the 1970s over questions like “what is a mental illness?” and “what mental illnesses exist?” One of the first things they did was try to finesse the problem that no mental illness met that definition of a disease. They had yet to identify what the pathogen was, what the disease process consisted of, and how to cure it. So they created a category called “disorder.” It’s a rhetorical device. It’s saying “it’s sort of like a disease,” but not calling it a disease because all the other doctors will jump down their throats asking, “where’s your blood test?” The reason there haven’t been any sensible findings tying genetics or any kind of molecular biology to DSM categories is not only that our instruments are crude, but also that the DSM categories aren’t real. It’s like using a map of the moon to find your way around Russia.To stress Greenberg’s point, let us think about what causes depression. In a lot of cases, people suffering from depression go to their doctors, say they are depressed, then get told to pop pills like Prozac. The usual assumption is that the patient is suffering from a chemical imbalance and a magic pill like Prozac would make things peachy. Does this really hold water? The Harvard Medical School doesn’t seem to think so. In one of its published articles, it said:It’s often said that depression results from a chemical imbalance, but that figure of speech doesn’t capture how complex the disease is. Research suggests that depression doesn’t spring from simply having too much or too little of certain brain chemicals. Rather, depression has many possible causes, including faulty mood regulation by the brain, genetic vulnerability, stressful life events, medications, and medical problems. It’s believed that several of these forces interact to bring on depression.…To be sure, chemicals are involved in this process, but it is not a simple matter of one chemical being too low and another too high. Rather, many chemicals are involved, working both inside and outside nerve cells. There are millions, even billions, of chemical reactions that make up the dynamic system that is responsible for your mood, perceptions, and how you experience life.…With this level of complexity, you can see how two people might have similar symptoms of depression, but the problem on the inside, and therefore what treatments will work best, may be entirely different.…Researchers have learned much about the biology of depression. They’ve identified genes that make individuals more vulnerable to low moods and influence how an individual responds to drug therapy. One day, these discoveries should lead to better, more individualized treatment (see “From the lab to your medicine cabinet”), but that is likely to be years away. And while researchers know more now than ever before about how the brain regulates mood, their understanding of the biology of depression is far from complete.As the Harvard article suggests, conditions such as depression, are complex and it is a mistake to succumb to a reductionist mentality by defining the cause of observed conditions to singular and simplistic explanations. Another aspect that this reductionist mentality seems to eliminate is the moral ramification. Unfortunately, diagnoses of mental disorders or illnesses are stigmatized negatively (even sometimes ‘evil’). As Greenberg pointed out:It can also have bad effects. A depression diagnosis gives people an identity formed around having a disease that we know doesn’t exist, and how that can divert resources from where they might be needed. Imagine how much less depression there would be if people weren’t worried about tuition, health care, and retirement. Those are all things that aren’t provided by Prozac.More to that point, imagine if a person diagnosed to have a depression were ostracized or discriminated against because of the stigma associated with the condition? He or she may be suspected of being prone to suicide or that he may one day show up with a loaded gun and start a mass killing. Imagine how this would affect a person’s well-being and even livelihood? Isn’t this what Duterte critics are doing as they seem to be correlating his crass and sexist remarks with his potential for abuse of power once elected? They even named their gathering yesterday at a press conference as “Abusado sa Kababaihan, Abusado sa Kapangyarihan” (Trans. “Abuse on Women, Abuse in Power”). Never mind that Duterte actually has the best record for championing women’s rights among the presidential candidates running, to his critics Duterte’s ‘sexist’ remark makes him the devil incarnate. Besides, since when has correlation meant causation? Look, the US population is predominantly white and it also has a high crime rate. Using the logic of their subtle smear at Duterte that his “abuse on women” would mean he will be abusive once he becomes President, does this mean that “whiteness” causes crime? Impeccable logic! The psychiatric report being peddled by Duterte critics is really nothing but a worthless scrap to bolster the propaganda that Duterte is unfit to be the country’s leader. Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio (daughter of Mayor Duterte) is correct to say that:“Psychological incapacitation in a marriage does not reflect the character of a person outside the marriage … He’s impulsive? He’s selfish? Does his track record in governance, as a public servant, show that he is impulsive or selfish? They do not … The court may have used these as grounds for the annulment of the marriage, but the court did not say that he is unfit to become a leader. The court said my parents are unfit to be together in a marriage, but it did not say that my father is unfit to become our leader”At the end of the day, the argument by Duterte critics using the psychiatric report as basis for their contention that Duterte is unfit for the Presidency is really just plain propaganda. The psychiatric report itself is really just a scrap of paper, a product of an armchair entertainment and not by real science. Perhaps these rabid Duterte critics, the dime-a-dozen political hacks who suffer from the “Duterte Derangement Syndrome”, just need to take a Prozac or a ‘chill pill’ as we approach the elections.(Image taken from cafepress.com)

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2016-04-20 22:38:22+00:00

https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/04/duterte-derangement-syndrome/#comments

Get Real Philippines

Filipinos have wisened up to the hollow fear mongering of traditional media

Thank goodness the people now know better. No amount of foreign bashers will sway the Filipino people. They try so hard to instill fear among the common people. As if to say that we should only now start fearing for lives since we could be the next target of the PNP or the vigilantes. Many yellow supporters would even condecendingly say, "kayong mga Dutertards, sana hindi mga mahal nyo sa buhay ang maging next casualty sa war on drugs."The people know better. They know what it was to fear for the lives of their sons and daughters who would commute everyday to and from school/work. Everyday we hear news and stories of young men getting holdupped, young women getting harassed or raped, kids being abused by their own family, students going missing, innocent citizens getting ran over by drunk/high drivers, and just the number of casualties by criminals. And everyday, we fear for the lives of our loved ones because of these experiences.The fear-mongering these foreigners and yellows create pales in comparison to the actual fear we all felt waiting for our love ones to come home hoping they won't encounter any addicts, drunks, or criminals.----------------This is a GRP Featured Comment. Join the discussion!http://www.getrealphilippines.com/blog/2016/08/foreign-media-outlets-criticising-dutertes-war-drugs-clueless-philippine-politics/#comment-1715423

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02/04/2017 0:00

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GEORGE TAKEI JOINS THE ADOBO CHRONICLES AS HOLLYWOOD BUREAU CHIEF

George Takei, the original Mr. Sulu in the Star Trek series, may have fooled everyone with his April 1st prank about hosting Saturday Night Live, but he has always been dead serious about his next “dream” gig which is to be a star news correspondent in Hollywood. Well, it is no longer a dream.Takei and The Adobo Chronicles jointly announced today that the legendary actor has accepted the position of Hollywood Bureau Chief for the fast-rising Internet publication. As bureau chief, Takei will be responsible for bringing up-to-the-minute news and exclusive gossip from the film capital of the world. “With his long association with actors and film makers as well as his top expertise on the ins and outs of Hollywood, we could not think of any one better to fill this coveted position,” said the publisher of The Adobo Chronicles.“There’s more to Hollywood than what you see on film or during The Oscars,” Takei said. ” I promise to bring you the best and latest, no- holds-barred reports never before seen or read in American media.”Takei will be will be working with a core group of experienced Hollywood correspondents.Asked by reporters how he fills about his new position, Takei simply answered, “Oh my!”

['Pol Pinoy']

02/04/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2014/04/02/george-takei-joins-the-adobo-chronicles-as-hollywood-bureau-chief/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

Critics of Duterte’s war on drugs are all talk but offer no alternative solutions to solving the drug problem

Do the members of the Philippine Liberal Party and their supporters who are against President Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war” have a better alternative to solving the drug problem in the country? It doesn’t look like they do. They make a lot of noise and rabidly criticise the government’s efforts to stamp out the illegal drug trade, but they haven’t presented an alternative solution that can apply to the Philippine setting.Current Vice President Leni Robredo was quoted suggesting the government study how the Portuguese government addressed the drug problem in Portugal, but she never proactively pursued the idea herself. This is something her office could have done – conduct an in-depth study of Portugal’s policies on illegal drugs and see if it can actually apply to or work in the Philippines. She’s part of the government, after all. One wonders why she keeps criticising the government she is part of.Filipinos cannot simply copy another country’s policy just because it is perceived to have worked in their society. Portugal’s policy may not work in the Philippines. Every society is different. The country is not rich enough to treat the drug problem as a health problem. Who is going to fund the rehabilitation of the millions of drug addicts in the country? Besides, the Philippines is run like a mafia operation. Patronage politics is very strong. In fact, the reason why the drug problem worsened is because a lot of the drug lords were allegedly allied with the Liberal Party. For six years, the drug lords operated without any hitch. They even ran a drug laboratory inside the national penitentiary. Former Department of Justice Secretary and now Senator Leila De Lima was aware of this, but couldn’t do much about it.Yes, the Liberal Party had an opportunity to address the drug epidemic, but ignored it instead. Former Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary and losing Presidential candidate Mar Roxas apparently knew where the source of illegal drugs were, even bragging at one time about the exact location where he can get some, but it seems he did not do anything to stop the dealers from engaging in their trade with impunity.But now members of the Liberal Party are acting like they are the experts when it comes to solving the drug problem. Yet they can’t even present a detailed solution on how to fix it. They should do themselves a favour by either shutting up since they had their chance but blew it, or by presenting concrete plans on how to go about dealing with the drug lords. Would they finally go after friends and allies who are in the business? Would they be willing to risk losing campaign donors when they clamp down on suspected drug lords who are supporting their party? How would they address the shortage of drug rehabilitation facilities in the country? How will they deal with the crimes committed by drug addicts? Will they give the drug addicts a pass since they think drug addiction is a mental issue and not a criminal issue? If they do that, then the victims of drug addicts should be entitled to compensation, which tax payers won’t support. These are the kinds of questions Liberal Party members and their supporters need to ask themselves before they criticise Duterte’s war on drugs.Members of the Liberal Party in the House and the Senate aren’t even coming up with any legislation to change the laws on illegal drugs. At present possessing and dealing are both illegal, which means the government agencies are simply doing their jobs enforcing the law. This just proves that the Liberal Party, in acting so outraged, are not genuine in their concern for human rights.Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think Duterte’s war on drugs is perfect either. He should have mounted an aggressive cleaning of the ranks of law enforcement agencies before he embarked on his crusade. He should have avoided attracting the attention of the international community by not making unnecessary remarks against those who criticised his policies. He should have allowed the result of his efforts to speak for him. The last survey showed that more Filipinos feel safer with his drug policy. But now the bleeding hearts are after him for feeling slighted by his words.Speaking of bleeding hearts, Dr. Agnes Callamard, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial summary or arbitrary execution is in the country as a special guest at a drug policy forum at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Callamard took Malacanang by surprise by not telling the Duterte administration of her arrival. Her lack of diplomacy was evident when she snubbed an invitation from the office of the President for her to come late last year. She probably wanted to catch the Philippine law enforcement agency off guard. A planned meeting would not have satisfied her.In the forum, Callamard emphasised that “the war on drugs does not work”. She added that “many harms associated with drugs are not caused by drugs, but by the negative impacts of badly thought-out drug policies.”Callamard must have in mind drug wars in countries like Mexico and Columbia, which were backed by the US. They were very violent, indeed. But, ironically, they were not condemned by the UN as much as they now condemn the Philippines’ drug war. It is quite baffling why the UN, seemingly represented Callamard, is meddling in Philippine affairs. She didn’t even bother gathering correct data from the Philippine National Police before she concluding that the Philippine drug war will not work.Callamard will be in the Philippines for just a few days and will not even get a chance to investigate the alleged extra-judicial killings relating to the war on drugs. She’ll only have time to meet with like-minded people – people who will tell her what she wants to hear. She will leave with the same impression she had before coming to the Philippines. It will be a visit that had been well planned by her sponsors. They made sure she avoided meeting members of the government who can address her concerns. That just goes to show Callamard doesn’t respect the current government and couldn’t be bothered clarifying her concerns. Instead, she’d rather talk to the media about her one-sided view. She could be the ticket back to power the Liberal Party has been desperately looking out for.

['Oratio Imperata']

2017-05-05 15:15:49+00:00

https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2017/05/critics-dutertes-war-drugs-talk-offer-no-alternative-solutions-solving-drug-problem/

Get Real Philippines

Why are there so many unintelligent people?

Knowledge has nothing to do with intelligence. So studying wont help, as you wont be able to learn.You can teach a bear to ride a bicycle, but it does not mean the bear will know what he is doing or that he will be able to change a flat tire.Why are there so many unintelligent people?Because the poor and uneducated have been breeding like rabbits. Each generation born just a bit dumber than the one before them.Like when you copy a VHS tape and then make a copy of the copy, et cetera. The quality will get worse and worse. A gene pool that has been watered down to the lowest quality. It has actually come to a point now where people not only act, but actually look like retards. I see it all the time in children and young adults.Now, that’s really bad.I’m not saying that all Filipinos are dumb. But most are. Gullible and easily influenced by fairytales a.k.a. religion and other dumb stuff. They are not brainwashed, because there was nothing to wash out to start with.The hard drive was delivered empty and over a period of 15 years completely filled up with nonsense, trash and viruses. Intelligence could be comparable to an anti-virus program that would automatically block any senseless junk.And the Filipinos who are intelligent mostly leave the country. The ones that stay keep a low profile and do their job as good as possible, which is not easy when you are surrounded by complete morons and dull co-workers. They only have 1 child, not 3 or more, because they know it is easier to properly nourish and educate 1, than to educate 3 or more, because intelligent people know their actions have consequences. So then later on and out of necessity their children (the minority) again breeds with the half-wits (the majority). The imbeciles just drown out all the intelligence till one day only idiots are left. We are not far from that day.In the 1930’s Louis Thurstone created a factor analysis for intelligence. He concluded that there are 9 primary mental abilities that show intelligence.Inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, word fluency, speed of perception, verbal comprehension, verbal fluency, memory, spatial visualization and mathematics. Most Filipinos seriously lack all of these 9.If I have to give examples for each item, then you don’t understand what I’m talking about in the first place.As the saying goes, if you would know that you are dumb, you actually would not be that dumb.---------------------This is a GRP Featured Comment. Join the discussion

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23/05/2018 0:00

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Adobo Chronicles Names Antonio Trillanes Most Productive, Harworking Philippine Senator

For several years, Senator Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV has earned the distinction as the top performing legislator in the country, based on the number of bills, resolutions and committee reports he has filed and sponsored that have been enacted into law.Now, The Adobo Chronicles has named him ‘Most Productive And Hardworking Philippine Senator.’In honoring Trillanes, The Adobo Chronicles said that despite his numerous trips outside of the country, he has managed to accomplish the following:Dared Duterte to sign a waiver for opening his bank accountsSued pro-Duterte blogger for cyberlibelFiled a complaint before the International Criminal Court accusing Duterte of Crimes against HumanityWanted Senate probe on Duterte and Sara’s alleged bank accountsWants Senate to investigate P60M DOT-PTV ‘scam’Seeks an investigation into President Duterte’s order to close Boracay Island for six months.Sued Senator Gordon for plunder on Philippine Red Cross messWants probe on PCOO info caravanWants probe on social media ‘trolls’Wants Senate probe into Chinese missiles in South China SeaWants Senate probe into why and how Marawi siege happenedAs if those were not enough, Trillanes just announced today that he is seeking a Senate probe on why and how the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and to launch an inquiry on why the Holocaust happened.We can’t think of any Philippine Senator, dead or alive, who is more worthy of The Adobo Chronicles award.

['Pol Pinoy']

23/05/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/23/adobo-chronicles-names-antonio-trillanes-most-productive-harworking-philippine-senator/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

Beautiful Nurse Forced to Resign After Photos of Her Wearing "Overly Sexy" Uniform Went Viral

"I explained to the board at the hospital but they have high regards for the hospital's image. I understood them and I didn't want it to be a big deal. So I took responsibility by resigning. I'd like to apologize to the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council and the hospital. I don't want the public to judge all nurses based on my image. I do not want trouble. It happened and I was responsible. I need to improve myself."A nurese from Thailand, Parichat Pang Chatsri, was forced to leave work in Isan hospital for wearing an "over sexy" uniform. She resigned after her photos went viral.Thailand is country who is generally considered as a conservative nation and has high regard for proper of clothing, more particularly for women who works to serve the public. So when Pang's photos of her wearing skirts falling above the knee in length, the board of the hospital she's working in viewed as unbecoming of her profession.The said photos was first shared on the Facebook group named Thai Nurse Lovers Association and just minutes after it was posted, it quickly went viral and gaining numerous opposing comments. Some say that there was nothing wrong with how she dressed for it was the hospital's own specifications for the uniforms of their employees while some say it was downright inappropriate.The 26-year-old nurse left her work with great humility and issued an apology statement:We have yet to know what Parichat Pang Chatsri's plan is after her resignation.

['Vic Patnugot']

2017-07-17 21:38:18+00:00

http://pinoynewsblogger.blogspot.com/2017/05/beautiful-nurse-forced-to-resign-after.html#more

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WILL THE REAL WBO WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION PLEASE STEP INTO THE RING?

Timothy Bradley defeated Manny Pacquiao. Then Pacquiao defeated Bradley. Then Floyd Mayweather defeated Pacquiao. Then Bradley defeated Jessie Vargas. Then Bradley becomes the new welterweight champion. Then Mayweather is stripped of his WBO welterweight title. Vargas protests. Pacquiao protests.In the sport of boxing, judges’ decisions are oftentimes controversial and the rules can be confusing. Worse, reporting on it could be very complicated.Even before the WBO decided to strip Mayweather of his welterweight title, that belt was already up for grabs last June 27, between Bradley and Vargas. The bout was held at the StubHub Center in Carson, California which ended with, what else, a controversy.Drama ensued during the June 27 fight after Referee Pat Russell stopped the fight with ten seconds left in the final round because he said he heard a bell. Vargas had then just dealt Bradley with a mammoth right hook, and Bradley was practically out in his feet. When Russell waved his arms, Vargas believed he had won the fight and began celebrating his upset victory. Russell then scrambled to tell everyone that he didn’t stop the fight because of a knockout. In the end the judges determined Bradley to be the winner.So, Vargas filed a formal appeal with the California State Athletic Commission over the controversial ending of his unanimous decision loss to Bradley.Pacquiao, on the other hand, filed an appeal with the WBO, claiming that since Mayweather’s welterweight title was won against the Filipino boxer, then he should inherit the belt, not Bradley, or Vargas if he wins his appeal.If you are confused about this story, don’t worry. We are, too!

['Pol Pinoy']

09/07/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/07/09/will-the-real-wbo-welterweight-champion-please-step-into-the-ring/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

Actor Dingdong Dantes Reveals Why He Quit Aquino Administration

Last week, we reported that popular actor Dingdong Dantes quit his post as Commissioner of the Aquino administration’s National Youth Commission so that he could actively campaign for his chosen bets in the 2016 presidential elections. It was rumored that the actor was leaning towards campaigning for Senator Grace Poe, and not Aquino’s anointed presidential candidate Mar Roxas.Today, Dantes made it official. He announced that he was endorsing, and campaigning for, Poe for president and Leni Robredo for vice president. Poe is running as an independent while Robredo is the VP bet for Aquino’s Liberal Party.“I have the highest respect and admiration for these two women,” Dantes said, “and I think that it is about time our country is ruled by two strong women — president and vice president both. The Philippines has always been a matriarchal society and I believe that having women lead the nation will be the only way that we can solve our problems — from poverty to corruption.”The Adobo Chronicles tried to reach Aquino for his reaction, but Malacañang said the president was still indisposed because of his flu.

['Pol Pinoy']

11/04/2016 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2016/04/11/actor-dingdong-dantes-reveals-why-he-quit-aquino-administration/?share=email

Adobo Chronicles

Watch: New Darna to be Unveiled

The answer to the question of the year will be answered soon!People is now debating about most qualified actress to become the next Darna. Some people say that they like Kim Chiu to become the next Darna, some people bet Maja Salvador, but the majority of the fans of Darna chosen Nadine Lustre as the most qualified actress to become the next Darna.Film Director Erik Matti has already chosen the right person to once again to become the next Darna as a substitute to Angel Locsin, who just arrived from Singapore for a surgery.They still didn’t reveal the name of the actress who will become the next Darna, but they are sure that this comeback of the iconic Filipina superhero will become a big hit again.They already gave a hint at the Metro Manila Film Festival, but you can only identify the next Darna in her voice.

['View All Posts Pinoytrending']

2016-01-16 23:02:47+08:00

https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/new-darna-to-be-unveiled/

Pinoytrending Altervista

POPE FRANCIS’ IMPRIMATUR ON ‘DA JESUS BOOK’

not all come with the Vatican’s imprimatur. Neither does Da Jesus Book version. But the fact that it is the version that’s on the night stand in Pope Francis’ bedroom at his apartment shows the Pontiff’s liking for the book. The Pope is known for his passion for languages and Da Jesus Book might be his way of mastering Hawaiian pidgin.Asked what his favorite New Testament quote is, Pope Francis said: “Mark :3, 1-6.” It is the story of Jesus entering the synagogue on Sabbath Day and healing a man with a withered hand.Here are the Hawaiian pidgin and standard English versions:

['Pol Pinoy']

23/11/2016 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2013/11/23/pope-francis-imprimature-on-da-jesus-book/

Adobo Chronicles

DECEMBER 20 A NON-WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PHILIPPINES

If you live in the Philippines and need to have your hair or nails done for a wedding or Christmas party Sunday, December 20 (Monday, Philippine time), you’re out of luck. You will have to do it yourself.President NoyNoy Aquino has issued an Executive Order declaring December 20 as a non-working holiday in the country. It is finals night for the 2015 Miss Universe pageant being held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.In issuing the order, Aquino said, “I fully recognize that the Miss Universe pageant is the equivalent of America’s Superbowl where everyone will be glued to their television sets and have viewing parties. Everyone will be rooting for our representative, and my one-time date, Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.”But holiday or not, beauty salons across the country will be closed because their employees — most of them gay — have all called in sick. They do not want to miss a minute of the popular beauty pageant.The Adobo Chronicles will be bringing you live updates of the pageant direct from Las Vegas!

['Pol Pinoy']

20/12/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/20/december-20-a-non-working-holiday-in-the-philippines/?share=email

Adobo Chronicles

PROMOTER BOB ARUM WILL NOT ALLOW MANNY PACQUIAO’S ENTRANCE SONG DURING MAY 2 FIGHT WITH MAYWEATHER

If you follow the boxing sport, you know the routine during a championship fight. The boxers approach the ring to the entrance music of their choice. Like, you know, the theme from the movie, “Rocky.”For the May 2nd ‘Fight of the Century’ between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, the Filipino boxer, whose other passion is singing, has recorded his own entrance song. The music track titled ‘Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino’ (I Will Fight for the Filipinos) was especially composed for Pacquiao and this fight by composer Lito Camo. The lyrics are in Tagalog, the Philippines’ national language.Well, it looks like this is not going to happen.Boxing promoter Bob Arum has decided not to allow Pacquiao to use his own recording as his entrance music. “Manny needs to understand that this is an international fight, not just a Filipino fight. We will have live and television audience from all over the world, and I won’t allow Manny to use an entrance music that only Filipinos would understand,” Arum said.The promoter added that if Pacquiao can record an English version of the song, then he would allow it. The Pacquiao camp has not responded to Arum’s decision.Meanwhile, Mayweather’s camp announced that their boxer’s entrance music will be sung live by no less than Canadian teenage idol Justin Bieber.

['Pol Pinoy']

15/04/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/15/promoter-bob-arum-will-not-allow-manny-pacquiaos-entrance-song-during-may-2-fight-with-mayweather/

Adobo Chronicles

TELEVANGELIST PAT ROBERTSON: “IT’S UP TO GOD TO KILL LIBERAL SUPREME COURT JUSTICES”

Televangelist Pat Robertson has questioned why God has allowed pro-choice U.S. Supreme Court justices to live long lives, but admits it’s really up to the Almighty to decide who goes and who stays.Robertson was responding to a viewer question on “The 700 Club” on why justices who voted to legalize abortion, or continue to support it, are still around.Apparently, the aging Robertson misunderstood the question. The viewer meant to ask why God has allowed the justices to remain on the court, not to remain on this earth.U.S. Supreme Court justices are appointed for life. But they have the option to retire and not wait for their demise.

['Pol Pinoy']

02/08/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/08/02/televangelist-pat-robertson-its-up-to-god-to-kill-liberal-supreme-court-justices/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

‘THE MIKADO’ CANCELLED, NO MORE FILIPINOS IN ‘MISS SAIGON,’ ONLY FRENCH ACTORS IN ‘LES MIZ’

In response to backlash on using white actors to portray Japanese characters, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players had just announced that their stage production of THE MIKADO, scheduled for the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts this December has been cancelled.The musical, penned by librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan (Pirates of Penzance, H.M.D. Pinafore) premiered at The Savoy Theatre in 1885. The play is set in the fictional Japanese town of Titipu.Many modern-day critics and Asian American groups have called for the re-writing of the play and demanded that Asian actors play the characters in new productions. The cancellation of the New York production is regarded as a victory for political correctness in the increasing diversity of societies worldwide.But as BroadwayWorld’s Michael Dale wrote in his column titled, “Is It Time to Rewrite THE MIKADO?” : “It’s unlikely that Gilbert had meant THE MIKADO to be taken as a serious attack on insensitive white people appropriating another culture for their own entertainment. He was more concerned with lightheartedly satirizing his countrymen’s foibles.”THE MIKADO controversy is giving theater production groups some chills and they are being proactive in making sure that their stage productions will not be dealt with similar protests and controversy.For starters, future productions of ‘Miss Saigon’ (where Filipino musicians have dominated the casting) will now only feature Vietnamese actors playing Vietnamese characters.Likewise, “Les Miserables” productions will now ban non-French actors.Political correctness gone too correct.

['Pol Pinoy']

18/09/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/18/the-mikado-cancelled-no-more-filipinos-in-miss-saigon-only-french-actors-in-les-miz/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

The #Philippines' #reform initiative should be designed around 6 key cultural change drivers

There are at least 6 drivers/key areas for cultural change, and each should have their own primary focus/individual initiatives, but work in concert to reinforce each other, and to agreed core values.Education/parentingEntertainment/mediaEnvironment/artsEmployment/trainingEntrepreneurship/businessExternal/partnershipsThere is always a more prescriptive approach at the outset of any cultural change/social re-engineering programme, but that gives way over time to greater freedoms as solid foundations are established, institutional change occurs, and genuine progress is made.Responsibility slowly transfers from a centralised propaganda based state to an informed, opinionated, and empowered society/individual, where democracy rather than elitism flourishes, and where government serve the people, rather than being subservient to the ‘criminal elite’Eventually initial top down strategies are overtaken by bottom up momentum. A bouncing ball effect.But where no-one in power/influence has the conviction or courage to pick up the ball and run with it, then change remains an elusive pipedream.“In 1823, William Webb Ellis, a pupil at Rugby School, first picked up the ball in his arms and ran with it, thus creating the game of Rugby.”As an alumnus of Rugby School and an international i know the importance of commitment, conviction, teamwork, and what separates winners and losers in sport, business, or life.Source:http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2014/03/repeat-after-me-i-am-the-philippines-and-i-am-home-to-a-dysfunctional-society/comment-page-1/#comment-230718

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2017-04-17 00:45:11+08:00

https://grpshorts.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-philippines-reform-initiative.html

GRPundit

Congressman Alejano’s wish for President Duterte: Sana ma-meet mo na si Lord

Representative of Magdalo Party Gary Alejano who filed an impeachment case against Duterte has a Easter wish for the President.Alejano prayed that Duterte would have a personal encounter with the lord, even the representative believes that the President doesn’t seem to believe in Christianity.“Though Duterte doesn’t seem to believe in Christianity, I pray that he soon personally encounter God in his life,” Alejano said.The Magdalo Representative believes that if Duterte encountered God, the President might change himself.“And when that happens he won’t escape the grace and the love of God,” added the closest ally of Senator Trillanes.Last year, the President said that he personally encountered God while on a plane back home to the Philippines from Japan. He said that he was told by God not to curse again, but later he confirmed that his only kidding.He also declared in one of his speeches that he does not believe in organized religion even if he is a believer of god.“For the record, I believe in God but I do not believe in religion period,”Despite of being a Catholic, President Duterte became one of the fiercest critic of the Church who also condemned his unorthodox way of dealing with criminals.

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2017-04-17 00:45:11+08:00

https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/congressman-alejanos-wish-president-duterte-sana-ma-meet-mo-na-si-lord/

Pinoytrending Altervista

Philippine Senator Bam Aquino ‘Invited Back’ By The Vatican!

Pope John Paul’s security service has invited Senator Bam Aquino back to The Vatican, just days after the Philippine lawmaker had an audience with the Pontiff.The Vatican had announced that the papal ring worn by Pope Francis is missing. Francis was last seen wearing the ring just hours before Aquino’s audience with the Pope.CCTV camera recordings show the international dignitaries who visited with the Pope the day the ring went missing.In one of the footages, Senator Aquino is shown tighly grasping the Pope’s hand then kissing the papal ring.”We are not saying that the Senator bit off the ring from the Pope’s finger,” a Vatican spokesperson said. “But we’re looking at all angles and are not prepared to make any accusations at this time. All we’re doing is sending courtesy invitations to persons of interest. The Vatican will pay for their travel expenses back to Rome.”Talk about an all-expense-paid travel. No Philippine taxpayer money involved!

['Pol Pinoy']

25/08/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2018/08/25/philippine-senator-bam-aquino-invited-back-by-the-vatican/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

Free Coffee Mugs From Rappler To The First 7,080 Lucky Followers

The ongoing rift between Rappler and The Adobo Chronicles is finally coming to an end, thanks to the intervention by Ellen Tordesillas of Vera Files.The rift started when Maria Ressa and her Raplerettes tweeted that The Adobo Chronicles can’t tell the difference between fake news and satire. Rappler has also been fact-checking posts by The Adobo Chronicles.It was not until Tordesillas chided Ressa, pointing out that The Adobo Chronicles is indeed satire that Ressa finally realized her ignorance. A very sisterly advice from Tordesillas.So, to celebrate the end of the rift, Rappler is giving away free coffee mugs to the first 7,080 Filipinos who will email them and request for this free item. (7,080 represents the number that Rappler has been spreading on the extra-judicial killings under President Duterte’s war on drugs.)This give-away was made possible by Omidyar Network which recently donated it $1.5 Million investment in Rappler to the online news source’s senior managers, including Ressa.What are you waiting for? Contact Rappler NOW at: info@Rappler.com

['Pol Pinoy']

22/05/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/22/free-coffee-mugs-from-rappler-to-the-first-7080-lucky-followers/?share=email

Adobo Chronicles

Does the Philippines really need a “Genuine Opposition”?

In the Philippines, there is seemingly no genuine Opposition – only a loosely associated group of people who are offended by, or are excluded from, the entities who now dominate as a result of winning the last election cycle. I say “loosely” because, being politicians, they are likely to turn on each other too to advance their own personal interests.Some of my colleagues here in GRP have highlighted the use of the term “Genuine Opposition” by Senator Bam Aquino as an inadvertent admission that the Opposition against current president Rodrigo Duterte, well, has been fake. And yet one can’t help but wonder that, given how the rhetoric of the Liberal Party (LP) has a streak of being utterly divisive and exclusive, (use of “disente”, for example) the use of the term is another attempt at virtue signaling, i.e., only we who belong to this certain clique are the “genuine opposition”.If you think about it, however, the Philippines doesn’t really need a “genuine Opposition”. It needs one that is more than just hollow noise. An “Opposition” worth having to presents an alternative path that is more than just “thou shall not…”, or “if you do this, we will return to the dark past…”. The sad state of the Opposition in the Philippines, as a colleague succinctly put it, is that it is merely opposed to whoever is in power. It is not an ideological position so much as a ploy to wrest power or gain more power.And this is the backdrop against which the LP, arguably the noisiest among the current Opposition voices, is evaluated.To give credit to the LP, its members have a point in saying it will stand for a “Genuine Opposition” – but not in the way they think it means. Simply put, the LP will be genuinely opposed to anything that doesn’t abide by LP-Yellowtard dogma. The only way the term “The Resistance” will ever apply to the LP and Yellowtard led Opposition, is if it refers to their attitude towards changing the old, obsolete ways of Filipino culture and politics.And thus rings the hollowness of this apparent “rebranding exercise”:Different label, same old shit, same old characters.I wonder if anyone has noticed, but the LP and Yellowtards are fond of pop culture references to put forward their “Opposition”, whether it be the Hunger Games salute, and now The Resistance. I have yet to hear them call themselves “superheroes” or “the Avengers” however. Frankly I would prefer that Filipinos learn Defence Against the Dumb Asses to ward them Yellowtards off.Ultimately, however, one cannot discount that Filipinos’ collective memories are horribly short. By the time the next election comes around, Filipinos are most likely to forget whatever outrage they had towards certain candidates periods ago. They will also easily fall prey to threats against the integrity of their election process – whether they be in the form of outright intimidation, “incentives”, a “glitch” in the machinery used, or other external factors.Only Filipinos can change and save themselves. No one single personality, entity, or organized group can do it for them. But for them to do that, they need to move forward. They need to make mistakes, take responsibility for their actions, and learn to stay the course in the face of what benefits them the most. The alternative is to fall victim to fear, uncertainty, and doubt, and to never take an action, just because it will result in an “undesirable state”.

['Oratio Imperata']

2018-03-27 11:24:24+00:00

https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2018/03/does-the-philippines-really-need-a-genuine-opposition/

Get Real Philippines

THE OSCARS’ RED CARPET WILL NOT BE RED AT ALL.

Hollywood is known for its radical and out-of -this-world ideas, and this year’s Oscar ceremonies are not an exception.When the stars alight from their rented limousines, they will be stepping on the red carpet. Except that the carpet will not be red.The board of governors the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences unanimously voted to approve a plan to install a rainbow-colored carpet that will line the arrival area just outside of the Dolby Theater, venue of the 2014 Oscar ceremonies. The decision is Hollywood’s way of celebrating last year’s banner year for marriage equality in the country. To date, 17 of the U.S. states have now legalized same-sex marriage through legislation, the ballot box or the courts.This announcement sent dozens and dozens of Hollywood stars scrambling to shop for alternative gowns and colors that would not be lost amid the multi-colored walkway.This year’s production team also sent notices to the stars that as part of the goal to cut down the overall time for the ceremonies by at least two hours, no one will be allowed more than a minute to move through the entire 50-yard walkway. Ladies have been advised to strut along while the men have been asked to jog across the rainbow carpet.The queen of fashion police, Joan Rivers, and her daughter were reportedly fuming at this new development, along with the fashion commentators from the major television and cable networks. “It will not only significantly cut our advertising revenue but also the fun that goes with criticizing the gowns, handbags, shoes, jewelry and hair-do’s of the actors, actresses and other celebrities,” they complained.The national lgbt advocacy organization, the Human Rights Campaign, praised the decision as expected.

['Pol Pinoy']

23/02/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2014/02/23/the-oscars-red-carpet-will-not-be-red-at-all/?share=email

Adobo Chronicles

SAN FRANCISCO TO FIELD DIAPER PATROLS DURING THIS YEAR’S FOLSOM STREET FAIR, PRIDE PARADE

The City and County of San Francisco has learned a thing or two from the just-concluded visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines. One has to do with adult diapers.During the Pope’s public appearances in Manila, police and traffic enforcers were required by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to wear adult diapers so that they didn’t have to leave their posts to answer the call of nature. The move ensured that there would be no unnecessary interruption in the performance of police and traffic duties. It was a way to effectively deal with a crowd of almost 6 Million and the lack of portable toilets.San Francisco’s annual Pride parade and Folsom Street Fair attract hundreds of thousands of spectators, and police and traffic enforcers always end up short-handed. So, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, taking his cue from Manila, ordered the San Francisco Police Department to field diaper patrols during these two big events this year. Police officers will be required to wear adult diapers during their crowd control duties. The wearing of pants over the diapers would be optional, especially during the Folsom Fair.Meanwhile, Scott Wiener, member of the Board of Supervisors representing the gay Castro District (District 8), said today he will be introducing a resolution to encourage participants and spectators for both the Pride Parade and Folsom Street Fair to also wear adult diapers. “This will greatly help with the lack of portable toilets during these big events and will save the city hundreds of thousands of dollars spent in renting these units,” Wiener said.Portable toilets cost the city anywhere from $150-$200 per unit. Handicap portable toilets cost even more, ranging from $300-$500 per unit.So if you’re planning to be at this year’s Pride Parade and Folsom Street Fair, go get your adult diapers now at Costco or Target while they’re on sale!

['Pol Pinoy']

18/01/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/01/18/san-francisco-to-field-diaper-patrols-during-this-years-folsom-street-fair-pride-parade/

Adobo Chronicles

Tatang Doro and President Rodrigo Duterte's “Put**g i*a mo!”

“Tatang, pahingi naman ng lima,” he’d say, “P****g i*a mo!”“Tatang, isama mo naman ako sa bukid,” he’d say, “’P****g i*a mo!”“Tatang, puwede bang samahan mo ako?,” he’d say, “P****g i*a mo!”Tatang, the epitome of not-specialTatang and IThe Year 2003Whenever Duterte curses, he’s just like Tatang Doro, my foul-mouthed grandfather.Teodoro’s favorite curse word was “P****g i*a mo! (You son of a b*tch!)”. I heard him say it all the time while I was growing up.He never was a bastion of eloquence, to say the least.My Tatang was born before the Second World War in San Rafael, a small town in northern Bulacan. He grew up with a bunch of siblings, just like most Filipinos back then. His parents were farmers, just like most Filipinos back then. Their family of eight lived in a small house for three, just like most Filipinos back then.He only managed to finish 2nd grade, not because they were dirt poor, but because he’d rather hang out in the rice paddies than learn his ABCs. He never learned how to read and write. Up to now, I wonder how he managed to finish 1st grade when he cannot read in the first place.In his late teens, Tatang Doro married Inang Doray and they had three children. Tatang continued farming, mainly because he knew nothing else. For years, he tilled the land day and night until his soles cracked and his back broke.And all the while, he muttered “P****g i*a mo!” to the sun, to the moon, and to the stars.Anyone who doesn’t know him will say that there wasn’t really anything special about him.Years passed and his cursing never stopped. I was born and he still cursed like there’s no tomorrow. I grew up alongside him and he still cursed like it’s the end of the world.(Tatang, can you give me 5 bucks?)He’d say, “’T*ng i** mo,” then he would reach for his coin purse and hand me a wrinkled 10-peso bill. “Heto sampu, kasya na ba ‘yan? (Here’s ten, is that enough?)”(Tatang, can I go with you to the rice fields?)He’d say, “’T*ng ina mo,” then he would lift me up so I can sit on his shoulders for a better view of the long walk to the rice fields. He would say, “Hawak ka ng mabuti.” (Hold on tight.)Tatang would say, "P*t*ng i** mo!", then he would lift me up so I can sit on his shoulders for a better view of the long walk to the rice fields. He would say, “Hawak ka ng mabuti.”(Tatang, please sleep beside me?)He’d say, “’T*ng ina mo, napaka-matatakutin mo naman. (you get frightened too easily)” then he would lie on the bed beside me. Minutes later, he would tell me, “Huwag ka na kasing matakot. Katabi mo na ako. (Don’t be scared. I’m already here.)”Despite all the cursing and the grinding poverty, he was able to make sure that his kids got everything they need. My dad and two aunts wore simple but decent clothes. They ate three square meals a day. Tatang was even able to send all of his three kids to college, an extreme luxury at that time. His children grew up to be loving and caring human beings.Tatang was also legendary for helping other people. Whenever somebody’s roof flew off, they’d call him. Whenever somebody’s karitela broke down, they’d call him. Whenever somebody needed something, they’d call him.He cursed at everyone, but everyone had nothing but good things to say about him. Why? It’s because beneath all that cursing is a good, honest, and caring man. He may not be the most refined person around, but he was a human being that had a heart for those in need.I was 17, in college, when I got a call. Tatang was confined in the Bulacan Provincial Hospital. My aunt said he was dying, and he was waiting for me.I arrived at the hospital a few hours later. I saw the family gathered around Teodoro, the poster boy for “P****g i*a mo”. I went over to his side.I asked Tatang, “Kumusta na po kayo? (Grandpa, how are you?)”.Tatang smiled. He can’t speak anymore. But in his eyes, I understood everything that he wanted to say.“P****g i*a mo. Mahal na mahal kita, apo. (Grandson, I love you very much. You son of a b*tch!)”As he closed his eyes, I bade my Tatang goodbye. That was me last goodbye to the foul-mouthed Tatang who loved me.And 13 years later, here came this foul-mouthed Davaoeno who’s just like Tatang.Did you like this post? Help ThinkingPinoy stay up! Even as little as 50 pesos will be a great help!

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2017-10-03 22:27:41+00:00

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Thinking Pinoy

#Philippines president BS Aquino delivers embarrassing speech before visiting #PopeFrancis!

Looks like Philippine President Benigno Simeon 'BS' Aquino III's fixation on the past and the "evil" Marcos and Arroyo years cannot be put on hold even in the rare presence of Pope Francis. That's gotta be some sort of serious mental illness at work there.Worse, President BS Aquino even slammed the Church itself! "There was a true test of faith when many members of the Church, once advocates for the poor, the marginalized, and the helpless, suddenly became silent in the face of the previous administration's abuses, which we are still trying to rectify to this very day," BS Aquino said in his speech.Aquino also found no problem throwing a tantrum over the criticism he attracts from the Philippine clergy even recounting how "one prelate admonished me to do something about my hair, as if it were a mortal sin..."Awesome.

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07/06/2018 0:00

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Saitama is bald because the story maker wants to encourage young Cancer Patient to become strong

(Photo : Official Youtube)Do you ever wondered why One Punch Man’s main character Saitama is bald?Some fans posted on the internet that the creator of One Punch Man said to an interview that they intended the looks of Saitama to be bald because they want to encourage young cancer patients who became bald to think that they are strong like Saitama.You can also notice that Saitama said that he became stronger because of his famous 100 Push-Ups,Squats,Sit-ups and 10 kilometer run, there is also a purpose why the Cape Baldy said this.“ONE wants to encourage children to do some exercises, especially to the cancer patients because exercising can help them to recover quickly” One of the fans of One Punch Man said.Many fans was touched by One Punch Man’s objective to encourage sick kids to think that they are strong like Saitama.“He wants to encourage all the kids to think that being bald will not make them weak, but will make them strong like Saitama” The fan added.One and Murata is not yet confirming if this is true or just a fan theory.

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2016-01-11 12:47:46+08:00

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Dayan: ‘Nasampal ako ni De lima, nasampal ko rin sya’

Ronnie Dayan, the 7-year lover of Senator Leila de Lima and who was her bodyguard/driver divulged in the hearing at the House of Representatives today that he was once able to slap the lady senator.This was after he learned that De lima got another lover named as Warren Cristobal who was also her bodyguard sometime in 2015. “Uubusin mo na lang kaming mga security mo?” he accordingly said to De lima.”Na pak ko syang ganun…nasampal ko sya” he continued while demonstrating how he slapped the senator because he got hurt of what he learned. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:Dayan went back to Pangasinan to mend his broken heart while De lima continued to be Warren’s new queen.NASAMPAL NYA RIN AKODuring the election time, Dayan admitted that he liked President Rody Duterte so he wore a baller. De lima noticed it and slapped him.“Anong problema? Idol ng mga taga Pangasinan si Duterte at sya ang Pangulo ko” Dayan said to De lima.Asked of what De lima’s answer? “PUNYETA KA”.What can you say about this Sampalan Tele-drama of Dayan-Delima love story? Leave your comments below!Photo courtesy: Manila Bulletin

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2016-11-24 23:51:34+08:00

http://duterte.today/dayan-nasampal-ako-ni-de-lima-nasampal-ko-rin-sya/

Duterte Daily Stories

We can't solve systemic problems with witch hunts

Much of the issues that plague the Philippines are systemic in nature - endemic corruption, ingrained culture of impunity, inherently weak ethic of excellence - the adjectives that qualify these among other issues point to fundamental collective traits that trace their roots to no particular person, no particular political system, and no particular economic situation.The causes of these issues are complex and multi-faceted. As such traditional approaches to solving problems on a national scale - legislation, executive orders, law enforcement, mass movements, elections, referendums, congressional "inquiries", not to mention witch hunts - simply fail.Systemic problems cannot be solved by political solutions. We have come to a point where the complexity of our problems have far outstripped the capability of our current mechanisms for addressing social issues to remain on top of these.

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2017-05-26 21:10:59+00:00

https://grpshorts.blogspot.com/2011/08/we-cant-solve-systemic-problems-with.html

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Freedom is something each of us can have IN us

It starts with knowledge, and the route to knowledge is called learning. Not data or information the rote Filipino education teaches.After knowledge comes its application – know-how. Then comes actual application – doing. With doing comes true mastery.With mastery of at least one thing comes the confidence that is the foundation of freedom within oneself against all outside vagaries.It is a long road and a constant process. Asian martial arts and meditation masters know that, which a reason for the confidence and success of Northeast Asian cultures over Southeast Asian ones. Or the success of the German culture as opposed to Latin Europe. The ancient guild system emphasizes mastery in whatever one chooses to do. Mistakes there are lessons learned on the way to mastery.---------------This is a GRP Featured Comment. Join the discussion!http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2015/05/a-submissive-nation-a-culture-of-slavery/comment-page-1/#comment-1152144

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04/01/2017 0:00

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Bill And Hillary Clinton’s Surprise For Ivanka Trump And Husband Jared Kushner

When Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner signed the deal to purchase a six-bedroom, $5.5 million house in Washington, D.C., the couple also signed on to be neighbors with Barack and Michelle Obama.The Obamas earlier purchased a $6.35 million, 8,000-square-foot house in the same Kalorama neighborhood so that their daughter Sasha could finish her high school in D.C.As an additional perk, Ivanka and Jared will also be neighbors with Vice President and Mrs. Joe Biden.But yet another surprise awaits the incoming presidential daughter and son-in-law.Bill and Hillary Clinton have just bought a house within walking distance from the Obamas and the Bidens, for an undisclosed amount.There is speculation that the Clintons made the purchase to intimidate Donald Trump’s daughter.Regardless, the neighborhood is sure to see a spike in Secret Service presence, especially during the homeowners’ annual block party.

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04/01/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2017/01/04/bill-and-hillary-clintons-surprise-for-ivanka-trump-and-husband-jared-kushner/?share=email

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Photos show Robredo revisor chillaxes with SC PET employees in Pansol Resort

UPDATE 1 (12:42 PM. 09 Jul 2018): The writer just found out that in line with this development, the Marcos camp filed a "MANIFESTATION OF GRAVE CONCERN with EXTREMELY URGENT MOTION TO INVESTIGATE" this morning at the Supreme Court [ GMANews ].PET Head Revisor Maria Katrin Rosales' Facebook Profile PageOne of Rosales' posts showing PET personnel with Robredo RevisorOne of Rosales' posts showing PET personnel with Robredo RevisorSecond source named namesOsmundo Abuyuan - Leni's Revisor Hazel Magsipoc - PET Head Revisor Mohammad Disomangcop - PET Head Revisor Christine Enriquez - PET Head Revisor Jennifer Pablo - PET Head Revisor Julius Tumalad - Alternate Head Revisor Noriesel Lalamunan - PET Head Revisor Irene Canada - PET Head Revisor Princess Bonetivo - PET Head Revisor Hannah Medrano - PET Head Revisor Maria Katron Rosales - PET Head Revisor Ellaine Francisco - PET Appraiser Keno Moraleda - Head PET Custodian Martin Santos - PET Custodian Edward Roque - PET Custodian Bryan Puntero - PET Custodian Elijah Mikaelson - PET Custodian Rogene Agudelo - PET Custodian Mel Darien Buensalido - PET Custodian Reycard Castro - PET Chief Tabulator Michaer Rebosura - PET Head RevisorThird source identifies the resortA third highly-placed source who was given access to resort records said the outing took place at a place named "3J's Resort" in Pansol Heights Subdivision, Pansol, Calamba, Laguna.IMPORTANT NOTE: The source said the resort and its owners had no idea about the working relationship of the abovementioned guests so ThinkingPinoy hopes that the reader will bear no ill will against the establishment, its employees, or its owners. Actually, ThinkingPinoy may actually book that place for a family outing in the future.The source provided a photo of the resort's calendar:The photo shows a certain "Mel Darien" booked the property from 7:00 pm Friday, 22 June 2018, to 5:00 PM Saturday, 23 June 2018, i.e. an overnight stay.The source identified this Mel Darien as PET Ballot Box Custodian Mel Darien Buensalido.Based on this data, the seemingly inappropriate and quite lengthy outing indeed transpired in Pansol, Laguna.Why does this matter?The Code of Conduct for Court Personnel [ A.M. No. 03-06-13-SC ] prohibits "any act of impropriety that immeasurably affects... the people’s confidence in [the Judiciary]". Per Burgos v. Aquino [ A.M. No. P-94-1081 ], this must include the behavior of court personnel as private individuals.Clearly visible in almost all of the photos was Osmundo “Ritchie” Abuyuan, one of the revisors of Leni Robredo. Surely, a Robredo revisor being too chummy with PET employees in an out-of-town escapade erodes that confidence.After all, how can we trust PET personnel to be fair in recounting the ballots when they're too friendly with one of the parties?Here's a fair and honest question:Is this seemingly overly close relationship between PET personnel and the Robredo Camp the reason why the PET revisors are TAKING SO DAMN LONG to count just one province? [ ThinkingPinoy ]DONT FORGET TO SHARE!Did you like this post? Help ThinkingPinoy stay up! Even as little as 50 pesos will be a great help! Just click the link below! :-) Follow @iMthinkingPinoyRELATED POSTS:Highly-placed sources provided photos and information showing Robredo’s revisor for the vice-presidential electoral protest went with at least twenty other Supreme Court-Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) employees for an outing in a Laguna resort last month.PET revisors are Supreme Court employees tasked with verifying the contents of the ballot boxes involved in the recount in line with the VP electoral protest lodged by former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos against Vice-president Leni Robredo.Marcos and Robredo are allowed to appoint their own revisors to oversee the recount.Screenshots from a Facebook post of a certain “Che Che”, who the source identified as PET Head Revisor Maria Katrin Rosales, showed at least 21 different individuals who were identified by the source as PET employees plus Robredo’s personal revisor in an outing in a resort in Pansol, Laguna.The source said the outing took place on 22 June 2018.(NOTE: The source said Rosales' posts were already deleted, but only after they have already been screen-capped by third parties including the source.)It is illegal for PET employees to socialize and make friends with any party to a pending PET case.Rosales uploaded a large number pictures and another highly-placed source, who also independently managed to download copies of the photos, managed to identify the persons in the said photos:The second source identified the following as participants in the outing, based on the Facebook photos posted by PET Head Revisor Rosales:

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01/04/2018 0:00

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HOOSIERS PICKET INDIANA PIZZA SHOP, URGE CONGRESS TO PASS DOPA

The O’Connor family, who owns Memories Pizza, says they have a right to believe in their religion and protect those ideals. “If a gay couple came in and wanted us to provide pizzas for their wedding, we would have to say no,” says Crystal O’Connor. She says that because she’s a Christian, she and her family don’t support gay marriage and that is their right. The O’Connors say they just don’t agree with gay marriages and wouldn’t cater them if asked to.The protestors urged the Indiana State Legislature to repeal the discriminatory new law, while urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation to protect the sanctity of pizza. “Congress needs to pass a Defense of Pizza Act (DOPA) immediately,” the protesters said.

['Pol Pinoy']

01/04/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/01/hoosiers-picket-indiana-pizza-shop-urge-congress-to-pass-dopa/?share=email

Adobo Chronicles

Adobo Chronicles Fact-Checks FT Hilbay And Karen Davila

(NOT SATIRE) Claim: Former Solicitor General FT Hilbay and broadcast journalist Karen Davila both tweeted that the decision of the Supreme Court ousting Maria Lourdes Sereno could still be reversed in the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) if at least one justice reverses his or her vote. They both claimed a 7-7 vote in the MR could reinstate Sereno.Fact: At issue in a Motion for Reconsideration is the 8-6 decision of the Supreme Court. So, a 7-7 vote in the MR does NOT reverse the original ruling of the Court. Rather, a 7-7 vote lets it stand.

['Pol Pinoy']

13/05/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2018/05/13/adobo-chronicles-fact-checks-ft-hilbay-and-karen-davila/?share=email

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#Philippines incapable of dealing with the United States as equals

The Japanese have US military bases on their soil in Okinawa to this day. The Japanese are rich and see no need to get rid of these bases even though the japanese are more than capable of defending themselves. The Japanese also made american GI rapists from Okinawa see the inside of a Japanese jail.To ask the obvious, what makes us different from the Japanese? why can't we deal or at least pretend to deal with the US on equal terms? Are we just a nation destined to be pathetic and servile?Then we have the US military. They are aggressive and for them it's a matter of exploiting real and perceived weaknesses. Must be like a walk in the park to commit atrocities and get away with them in a passive, corrupt country like the Philippines.It's when we deal with other countries and compare ourselves with other countries that all of the Philippines' defects come to the foreground — a corrupt system, ball-gagging poverty, a damaged culture still dependent on the US…..damn you Fallows.--------------------This is a GRP Featured Comment. Join the discussion!http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2014/10/the-hypocrisy-in-filipinos-anger-towards-us-marine-joseph-scott-pemberton/comment-page-1/#comment-848924

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10/08/2018 0:00

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PIA Wants Mocha Out, Netizens Want Andanar Out

This may be a case of Musical Chairs (or, as Senator Grace Poe puts it, Trip to Jerusalem), except that we still don’t know who will lose his or her chair.Philippine Information Agency (PIA) director-general Harold Clavite has publicly called on PCOO Asec Mocha Uson to go on leave, following that infamous ‘Pepedederalismo’ video with blogger Drew Olivar.Uson has refused to apologize over the video but instead defended what critics have described as “offensive and in poor taste.”But now, an overwhelming number of netizens want PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar to step down instead. (PIA is an agency under PCOO)This, according to a non-scientific poll conducted on Facebook.In the first 24 hours of what was supposed to be a six-day survey, 92.6% (after 312 votes and counting) of respondents chose Andanar over Uson on the question: ‘If only one of these PCOO officials will resign, who do you want it to be?”So, let the music begin. Who’s going to be the last man or woman standing — or sitting — in this game of Musical Chairs?

['Pol Pinoy']

10/08/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2018/08/10/pia-wants-mocha-out-netizens-want-andanar-out/

Adobo Chronicles

Lacson to Trillanes: “Hindi ko alam kung may makatwirang pag iisip pa ito”

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson responded to the tirades of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV against his fellow colleagues.Lacson gave the reaction, a few hours after Senator Trllanes said at a press conference in Manila Hotel that the Senate became ‘lapdogs’ of the Duterte administration and ‘don’t even like to investigate it’s abuses’ because of being ‘scared’.Lacson even mocked Trillanes saying that the senator from Nacionalista party was “out of touch with reality, if not hallucinating too much.”“I don’t know where he is coming from and I’m not even sure if he is still rationale in his thinking. One thing ‘m sure about, he is dead wrong,” Lacson said.“Calling one’s own colleagues ‘cowards’ or ‘puppets’ wholesale and without qualifying, iss the darnest thing he can do,” he added.Senator Trillanes started to release tirades against the senate after he claimed that his colleague showed no interest in investigating the Duterte administration anymore.“Itong Senado na dati ay ‘yan yung last bastion of democracy eh ngayon, wala na, para na rin kaming mga tuta nitong administrasyon na ’to. Ni ayaw mag-imbestiga eh,” Trillanes said.“‘Yung mga dapat sana na pumuna eh wala eh, sila yung mga bahag ang buntot,” Trillanes said.Trillanes believed that the strong alliance between the executive branch and the legislative brand was the reason why no one wanted to stood up against President Duterte.“Ni ayaw mag imbestiga eh. Dito ka makakakita ng mga senador na takot. Kaalyado ka na lang kasi ayaw mong aminin na takot ka eh,” Trillanes said.The other colleagues of Trillanes is not yet responding on the tirades of the senator except Sen. Pangilinan who said that the Senate showed ‘greater independence on the part of the senate as an institution under previous administrations’Trillanes is not yet responding on the statement of Ping Lacson against him.

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2017-07-04 08:47:34+08:00

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2015 is 'Visit the #Philippines' year. #Filipino crooks are waiting...

Following in the foot steps of the South Korean government the Chinese government has advised its national not to visit the Philippines."In view of the worsening security situation in the Philippines, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently reminded Chinese citizens not to go to the Philippines."The Department of Tourism said 2015 will be Visit the Philippines Year.No fun getting robbed, extorted, kidnapped, tortured, murdered in the Philippines.--------------------This is a GRP Featured Comment. Join the discussion!http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2014/09/gripped-by-a-mounting-crime-wave-filipinos-increasingly-fearful-for-their-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-698543

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20/09/2014 0:00

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Actress Agot Isidro calls Duterte ‘psychopath’; Palace reacts

“Pangatlo, may kilala akong psychiatrist. Patingin ka. Hindi ka bipolar. You are a psychopath,” she said.(Third, I know a psychiatrist. Get yourself checked. You’re not bipolar. You are a psychopath.)Citing a “recalibrated” foreign policy, Duterte has launched a series of tirades against the US, the European Union, and the United Nations for calling him out on alleged extrajudicial killings and human rights violations in the government’s bloody war on drugs.“Mamili kayo (You choose) — the crumbs of the favor of other nations, mag-asa lang tayo sa assistance nila (we just depend on their assistance), or we make a stand that this country must survive, that this country must see to it that the next generation is protected?” Duterte said in his speech last Thursday.“If you think it is high time for you guys to withdraw your assistance, go ahead…We will not beg for it. We have a problem here trying to preserve our society,” he added.

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09/11/2016 0:00

http://hotnewsphil.blogspot.com/2016/10/actress-agot-isidro-calls-duterte.html

Hot News Philippines

Donald Trump To FilAm Dual Citizens: “You’d Be Better Off Living In The Philippines”

For the first time since taking his oath of office as the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump broke his silence regarding the status of dual citizens, especially Filipinos.“You’d be better off leaving the U.S. and taking up residence in the Philippines,” he said.Trump’s statement sent shockwaves across Filipino communities across America, fueling speculation that not even foreign nationals who are U.S. citizens are secure under the new administration.However, in an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer clarified that when the president mentioned “dual citizens,” he was referring to Filipino U.S. citizens who also happen to be “senior citizens.”The White House acknowledged that senior citizens residing in the Philippines have a lot more benefits than those living in the U.S., especially considering the president’s new directives and executive orders as well as his plans for social security and Medicare.Senior citizens in the Philippines get free healthcare, free medicines if indigent, free movies once or twice a week, and discounts up to 20% at restaurants, groceries, hotels, ground transportation and airlines. They are also given priority at service counters, government services and taxi lines. In some cities and towns, they have their own dedicated pedestrian lanes and areas at public parks.In affluent cities like Makati, senior citizens get a free cake on their birthday, plus a yearly cash gift.Spicer said that President Trump does not think he can provide these great benefits to senior citizens residing in the U.S.

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01/02/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2017/02/01/donald-trump-to-filam-dual-citizens-youd-be-better-off-living-in-the-philippines/

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Former Senate President Enrile to join the prosecution panel in Chief Justice Sereno impeachment

One of the country’s brightest lawyer is set to join the prosecution panel in the impeachment trial of the Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.In an article of Manila Standard columnust Alejandro Del Rosario, he announced that former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile was confirmed to be joining the group that would try to match the defense team of the Chief Justice.Enrile was the former presiding judge in the impeachment trial of the late Chief Justice Renato Corona.Aside from the former senate President, House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas and House justice committee chairman Rep. Reynaldo Umali are also part of the prosecution team.“With the top three prosecutors—Enrile, Fariñas and Umali—it will be tough going for Sereno and her defense team. The charges against the chief magistrate include betrayal of public trust—she failed to submit a truthful Statement of Assets , Liabilities and Net Worth and also an income tax return when she taught law at the University of the Philippines.” Del Rosario wrote in his article.Despite of his age, Enrile who’s already 94 years old has still the right condition of mind to join the prosecution panel.It also an evidence that the veteran politician and lawyer who started his law career in 1960’s was still trusted and respected by the prosecution team to let him join the impeachment trial.Corona was convicted for failing to declare all of his assets in his SALN, while Sereno is also accused of not disclosing her wealth when she applied for Chief Justice.A psychologist also claimed that Sereno failed the psychological exam and they found that the current Chief Justice showed signs of mental disturbance.Several members of the Supreme Court also urged their leader to resign, however Sereno insisted that she would not leave her position.On Thursday, the house committee on justice found a probable cause to impeach the Chief Justice and they’re already preparing for the articles of impeachment that would send to the Senate.

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2018-03-10 10:01:08+08:00

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Philippine 'debate' on reproductive health says a lot about Pinoys

The fact alone that reproductive health is so "controversial" in the Philippines already says a lot about our society. It is like two frogs in a pot of water being slowly heated to boiling point debating the finer details around the pros and cons of hopping out of said pot.Population growth, like environmental degradation is a slow disaster. It does not happen in a big catastrophic bang that galvanises people to action. Instead, it creeps up slowly enough not to disturb the trajectory of the comfy momentum that the current paradigm is riding upon.It takes a lot of intelligence and mental discipline to see slow disasters for what they are and implement the appropriate measures in a systematic way to arrest its slow erosion of the quality of our lives. It is time we step up to the challenge and prove our collective intelligence and together muster the mental discipline to overcome the onslaught of this *preventable* catastrophe.

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2016-11-10 21:28:53+00:00

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OBAMA TO PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GRACE POE: ‘I FEEL YOU!’

U.S. President Barack Obama has finally broken his silence over the Philippine presidential race that’s turning out to be the most controversial ever in the political history of the former American colony.Speaking to reporters in Paris where he is attending a world summit on climate change, Obama said, ‘I have been informed that a division of the Commision on Elections has ruled to disqualify Senator Grace Poe from running for president on citizenship grounds. The popular senator and frontrunner in national polls is a foundling and is facing several disqialification complaints claiming she is not a natural-born citizen. Like in the U.S., only natural-born cirtizens can run for president.‘I feel you,’ Obama said about Poe, ‘because I have been in the same boat.’Througout his presidential career, Obama has been dodged with accusations that he was born outside of the U.S., despite having released copies of his Hawaii birth certificate.“I know the truth will eventually prevail, and that those who seek to discredit you will realize that they are making a huge mistake.’Upon hearing of Obama’a comments, Republican presidential candidate and frontrunner Donald Trump, a known birther, instructed his campaign staff to look into the cases against Poe so that he can make his own statement about the Philippine presidential race.‘As a candidate for president, I have to show my supporters and the American voters that I have the capacity and commitment to deal with foreign affairs, especially if it involves the birther issue,’ Trump said. ‘If Poe cannot show proof she was born in the Philippines, I will personally oppose her candidacy as well. If I am president of the United States, there can only be one American president.’ (Poe’s opponents are also claiming that by virtue of her dual citizenship, she is an American citizen.)

['Pol Pinoy']

01/12/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/12/01/obama-to-philippine-presidential-candidate-grace-poe-i-feel-you/?share=email

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MICHELE BACHMANN TO SUE FOX NEWS OVER ON-AIR HUMILIATION

Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto blasted Republicans on Wednesday for preparing to file a federal lawsuit challenging the executive actions of President Barack Obama.During an interview with Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Cavuto belittled the effort as “an enormous waste of effort” and “a political football,” suggesting that President George W. Bush used similar executive authority. The segment devolved into a shouting match, with Cavuto laughing off Bachmann’s indignation about Obama’s use of executive powers.Bachmann is not taking this on-air humiliation lightly. She is suing Cavuto and Fox News for “disrespecting a person of authority, violation of her freedom of speech, and for being called silly.”Bachmann expressed shock that this happened on Fox News which she thought was on the side of Republicans, Tea Party members and conservatives. “That makes it all the more troubling,” she said.Here’s a video clip of the heated exchange.

['Pol Pinoy']

26/06/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2014/06/26/michele-bachmann-to-sue-fox-news-over-on-air-humiliation/?share=email

Adobo Chronicles

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Has Just Inspired An Internet Bible Revolution

Forget about Martial Law. Forget about a Revolutionary Government. Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will go down in Philippine and World history as the civilian Head of State who has inspired a Bible Revolution in his predominantly Catholic country.It started with Duterte’s comment that has been quoted, misquoted, interpreted, misinterpreted and taken out of context, in which he said that God “ is a stupid God.”The reaction to his comment was instantaneous. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the Born-again Christians, Pro- and Anti-Duterte folks, and Opposition members who have made Religion as their shield to their cluelessness, have all of a sudden become Bible experts.Social Media has erupted with posts and comments about Duterte having “crossed the line” and has triggered a barage of Bible quotes from both the Old and New Testaments.Once again, the news media have ignored the deadly Dengvaxia debacle, the PhilHealth fund mess, the revealing Vice Presidential ballot recount, the Aquino Administration’s DAP travesty, the Kadamay siege and other pressing national issues and decided to zero in on Duterte’s God comment.A quick check of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts has shown the surfacing of Biblical experts who have suddenly armed themselves with quotes and verses from the Holy Book.It’s a phenomenon never experienced anywhere in the Christian world — only in the Philippines.It’s really more fun in the Philippines. Oh, and yes, more hypocritical.

['Pol Pinoy']

25/06/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/25/philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-has-just-inspired-an-internet-bible-revolution/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

Inquirer Sued For Attempted Murder!

When it rains, it pours. That’s what’s happening to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Instead of publishing news headlines, it is IN the headlines. And all because it has been publishing fake news.First, the Inquirer is in hot water after it published photos on its website supposedly showing the aftermath of the siege on Marawi City earlier this week. Photos showed burning vehicles and what seemed like major chaos in the streets of Marawi. Except that the photos it used were from the 2013 bombing in Cotabato City.Now, the national daily is being sued by the lawyers of Mary Jane Veloso.Veloso is the Filipina who was arrested and sentenced to death for smuggling heroin into Indonesia 🇮🇩 . She was scheduled to be executed, along with others, on April 29, 2015 but was granted a last-minute stay of execution so she could act as a witness during the trial of her alleged human trafficker in the Philippines 🇵🇭 .The next morning, however, the Inquirer printed a bold headline announcing the execution of Veloso. We now know, of course, that Veloso, to this day, is very much alive.The lawsuit filed this morning alleges that the Inquirer tried to murder Veloso. It is being charged with attempted murder and sued for an undisclosed amount. (Sources say that the amount is much bigger than what the Inquirer owes in back rent for the Mile-Long prime property it is currently occupying in Makati, Metro Manila.)Moral of the story: Fake news does not pay!

['Pol Pinoy']

24/05/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2017/05/24/inquirer-sued-for-attempted-murder/#respond

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Daniel Padilla Got Mad and Shoved A Hand on JC De Vera During Star Magic Basketball Game

via PEP.PHThe recently concluded Star Magic All Star basketball game held at the Araneta Coliseum ended in controversy as the tension between opposing team members Daniel Padilla and JC De Vera almost escalated into a fight.It started when the two celebrities locked horns in a struggle for the possession of the ball under the ring. In their struggle, JC twisted as Daniel tried to steal the ball but he falls to his knees. He got up unhappy and displayed a reaction that can only be called being upset. He did not swing a punch but instead walked away while muttering something to the referee who was quick enough to intervene.Padilla must've appeared to be very mad so the referee called foul for De Vera. It can be seen in the footage that one of Padilla's teammate was trying to calm him down but he was ignored.The game was temporarily halted because to let things cool down for a bit or risk turning the sport into a brawl that would've ultimately resulted in bruising insured celebrity faces.After the game, leading local entertainment website PEP, interviewed De Vera and asked him about the incident."Grabe sya. Ganito pala yung laro nya," JC said."Nag-sorry ako. Sabi ko, ‘Sorry bro, tumaas lang emotions ko.’ After the game, nag-sorry ulit ako. Sabi ko pasensya na, hindi ko alam na ganito kayo ka-intense," he added.Meanwhile, Padilla also told PEP that he was sorry he acted that way during the game and said, “Ako din nag-sorry ako [kay JC] kasi uminit din ako. Siyempre gusto niyo lahat manalo so hindi mawawala ‘yung competitiveness ng lahat. Pero okay lang kami, no problem.”The game reached its conclusion with the Blue Team winning the game by 3 points.The replay of the game will be aired on TV on August 20 and fans are hopeful to see that moment whenwhich almost turned the game into a brawl.

['Vic Patnugot']

2017-12-11 22:34:08+00:00

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OBAMA APPOINTS JEREMY LIN AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CHINA

President Barack Obama has just announced the appointment of NBA player Jeremy Shu-hou Lin as new ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. If confirmed by the Senate, the basketball star will replace current Ambassador Max Sieben Baucus who is stepping down after just seven months in his position. Baucus is quitting because he says he is extremely homesick and wants to go back to his home in Montana.Lin, who currently plays with the Los Angeles Lakers, became an international sensation in 2012 when he unexpectedly led a winning streak by the New York Knicks in that year’s NBA season. This started the “Linsanity” craze in the U.S. and abroad.In announcing the appointment, Obama said that there is no one who could better fill the shoes of Baucus than Lin. “Although he was born in America, the Chinese people can very well identify with him because of his lineage,” Obama said.White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that the president is well aware that the Chinese are very fond of basketball and hopes that Lin’s dribbling, guarding and shooting skills will further endear the Chinese to the United States of America.There was earlier speculation that Obama was considering appointing Dennis Rodman, given the flamboyant basketball player’s demonstrated diplomatic skills in his meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. However, Obama decided on Lin because he believes that the Chinese will take him more seriously than Rodman.Lin, 26, will make history as the youngest U.S. Ambassador, eclipsing the previous record held by John Huntsman, Jr. who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 as ambassador to Singapore. Huntsman was 32.

['Pol Pinoy']

18/09/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/18/obama-appoints-jeremy-lin-as-u-s-ambassador-to-china/?share=email

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POPE FRANCIS DIDN’T KNOW WHO KIM DAVIS WAS

As with all trips by heads of state, the itinerary of a visiting dignitary is always packed, consisting of a whirlwind of welcome ceremonies, state banquets, speeches before various groups, meetings with key officials, field trips, photo opportunities, and yes, private meetings, both scheduled and unscheduled.Pope Francis’ visit to the United States last week was no exception.In between his major appearances at The White House, before Congress and the United Nations, and the huge Christian family gathering in Philadelphia, the Pope also had scheduled and impromptu moments with the homeless, the incarcerated, victims of clergy sexual abuse, and the lucky few who were simply hustled in and out for private audiences.Rowan County (KY) clerk Kim Davis was among the lucky ones, thanks to persistent ‘lobbying’ by Liberty Counsel, Davis’ attorneys in her legal case in Kentucky. According to reports, the “secret” meeting between Francis and Davis was brokered by Archbishop Carl Vigano, papal nuncio to the United States at whose residence the pope stayed during his time in Washington, D.C.While The Vatican has confirmed that the meeting between the Pope Francis and Davis did take place, it clarified that the Pontiff didn’t exactly know who Davis was. “You know, the Pope doesn’t read U.S. newspapers or watch American television,” a Vatican spokesperson said.“What is clear is that the Pope thought that Davis was a U.S. immigrant with a Korean mother and American father, who was advocating for comprehensive immigration reform in Washington,” The Vatican said.“Since immigration was one of the Pope’s key messages during his U.S. visit, he agreed to briefly meet with who he thought was an immigrant rights advocate.”“That’s when the Pope thanked Davis for her “courage” and “to stay strong.”

['Pol Pinoy']

01/10/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/10/01/pope-francis-didnt-know-who-kim-davis-was/?share=email

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Sick and tired of hypocrites attacking Duterte

Not even two months into the Rodrigo Duterte administration, we have already had several events which were truly newsworthy, and the war on drugs led by no less than the President and his Chief PNP General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. The said war on drugs has led to over half a million voluntary surrenders from drug users and pushers, all of whom were wise enough to surrender themselves and submit to rehabilitation rather than become one of the 1,500 that have been killed either in police operations or by unknown groups.The killings have of course been used by several opposition politicians in order to smear the president. I’m referring to Senators Franklin Drilon, Kiko Pangilinan, Ralph Recto, Risa Hontiveros, and Leila De Lima. Senator Leila De Lima herself has held several hearings regarding the killings, in which for some reason she made the resource persons cover themselves. Instead of turning it into a fruitful hearing, De Lima liked turning it into a drama episode instead.Almost two weeks ago, President Duterte placed the country in a state of lawlessness following a bombing in his home city of Davao which killed and left over 60 others injured. This, in the wake of a threat of potential retaliation coming from the drug cartel and the protracted war the government has launched against the jihadist Abu Sayyaf Group in Mindanao. Again, several opposition politicians have voiced their concerns, especially Drilon and Pangilinan.Then came a disastrous week for President Duterte in his foreign policy during and after his meeting with ASEAN leaders. The highlight of which was his meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. By the way, there are things he can improve on in foreign policy, but we’ll get to that later. Even after clearing up a misunderstanding with US President Barack Obama, President Duterte lashed out during the summit and brought up a massacre perpetrated by the United States in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War. Then, just yesterday, speaking in Villamor Airbase, the president again lashed out at America for another massacre during the Philippine-American War.Look, what I think is that regarding his opinion of the US, President Duterte has got to stop talking. I get it, I get his frustration with America. They killed many of our countrymen in the war over 100 years ago. Their actions in Iraq, Egypt, Libya, and now Syria have caused a widespread humanitarian crisis. Not to mention, those countries lie in a region with sizeable Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) populations. I get it, I understand President Duterte’s frustration. But, I think number one, this doesn’t help our relationship with Washington. Number two, it gives the opposition something to use against him. They might say he’s pro-Russia or pro-China, when he really just wants an independent foreign policy. He can learn a thing or two from President Marcos who pursued an independent foreign policy without necessarily attacking the United States.Then, following his erratic week, President Duterte revealed a plan by the ‘Yellows’ to consolidate politics forces and impeach him. Senator Franklin Drilon was quick to deny the allegations, along with Vice President Leni Robredo, saying that the Liberal Party has no such plot. Of course, they would not admit such a plan, and they would not carry it out right now when President Duterte is at the height of his popularity. These Yellow forces are waiting for that opportunity. By the way, I believe what the President said, that there is a plan to impeach him. There’s just no opening yet.President Duterte is coming off an election victory, so he is still popular. You cannot trust the supermajority in both houses of Congress. How many of those congressmen were with him from the start, meaning from the campaign season? The only one I recall is the Representative of my home province, Cong. Lord Allan Jay Velasco, or maybe there a few others. The president even joked about it during his State of the Nation Address, that only a few of the Congressmen were really with him from the start. Remember, this supermajority is composed also of many turncoats who are riding on the President’s popularity, hell, there are even LP members in the supermajority. It doesn’t help that we elected dedicated Yellows like Drilon, De Lima, Hontiveros, Pangilinan, and Recto in the Senate.When his popularity starts to erode (and the media’s constant misrepresentation of him helps that cause), that’s when the attacks will come in. He should be careful with his foreign policy and stop opening himself to attacks from the Yellows, whoever they may be. Add that we are all praying for his promise of eradicating (or at least decimating) criminality within three to six months. The constant attacks on his crackdown on crime and drugs do not help the cause.So, I will just go ahead and say this anyway. Because it needs to be said. If in three more months, President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration fails to curb crime and drugs, I am pointing my finger directly at people like Leila De Lima, Risa Hontiveros, Franklin Drilon, Kiko Pangilinan, and Ralph Recto who have been subtly of directly speaking out against the President’s policies. And because I have watched in incredible frustration, I have seen these traditional politicians (and even several non-politicians in social media) be more harsh towards Rodrigo Duterte than they ever were in standing up to Noynoy Aquino and his failed agenda which led to the blunders in the GPH-MILF peace talks, failure in the Typhoon Yolanda rehabilitation and recovery, failure in response to the Zamboanga City siege, the politicization of the 4Ps, among others. In fact, they were defensive of Aquino after all this. They did nothing! Nothing! All these phony votes, votes to repeal the BBL, show votes so they could keep their seats and get re-elected?Sorry! You created Rodrigo Duterte, all of you! Because of your ineffectiveness! Because of your spinelessness! Because of your weakness, your lack of vision! Your inability to fight Aquino! And I’m getting a little sick and tired of all of you!Where were you when an ex-policeman killed several hostages from Hong Kong, and Aquino failed to respond? Where were you when 19 Special Forces troopers were killed by the MILF in Basilan in the middle of the peace negotiations, and Aquino instead castigated the soldiers? Where were you when 44 members of the Special Action Force were killed by the MILF again in the middle of peace negotiations, and Aquino instead put all the blame on the SAF Commander instead of being critical of the MILF which killed the troops? I never heard any of you criticizing him for those blunders the way you criticize Duterte’s actions today!

['Oratio Imperata']

2016-09-14 22:38:27+00:00

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Matobato kin speaks: Edgar a realtor, not a DC employee

Edgar Matobato, a real estate agent?DONT FORGET TO SHARE!RELATED POSTS:A former Davao City employee claiming to be Matobato’s relative denies the latter’s links with the Davao City Government.Renante Matobato said, “I can recall a distant relative from father's side by the name of Edgar Matobato. I refer to Edgar Matobato who recently testified before the Senate hearing on EJK.”Edgar Matobato is a witness in the ongoing senate investigations on extrajudicial killings headed by Sen. Leila de Lima. He claims to having been a part of the vigilante group Davao Death Squad, allegedly headed by President and former Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte.“In my entire government service with city government of Davao I cannot recall Edgar Matobato had worked there in any capacity or be it as member of the DDS which he claimed he is or was,” Renante said.In his senate testimony, Edgar Matobato claimed to be "ghost employee" of the Davao City Government [ Star ].A "ghost employee" is someone on the city's payroll who doesn't actually perform work as defined by the employee's job description. This means, however, that Edgar Matobato's name should still be on the employee roster.Renante was Legal Aide to Chiefs of the Barangay and Cultural Communities Affairs [ PIA ] and Traffic Management Center until he resigned in July 2005 to join the Public Attorneys' Office.Renante has met Edgar before."What I can recall though was at the time he worked in the LGU in Samal, Davao del Norte. I can also recall he was engaged in buy-and-sell of land in Samal because he approached me once to notarize a deed of sale which I cannot recall if I did," Renante said.Samal is one of Davao's neighboring cities. It is not managed by the Davao City government.Renante now lives in Australia, where he earned a graduate certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice from the Australian National University [ SydneyHerald ].A copy of the message he sent to the ThinkingPinoy Facebook page is shown below. [ ThinkingPinoy Did you like this post? Help ThinkingPinoy stay up! Even as little as 50 pesos will be a great help!

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2018-04-21 00:04:15+00:00

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Cat Wife Cheats In Front Of Her Cat Husband, His Reaction Devastated The Internet

The series of photographs begins just like any other love stories - a couple walking together at the park looking very happy and content. They look so happy in each other's paws. Dedicating every second to cuddling and showering each other with kisses as if they know they are not going to live past their twenties.It was all lovely pictures depicting sweet, sweet love...But real life love stories are not just filled of sweetness, they are also filled with betrayal.The two cheating cats just straight up did it in front of the cat husband showing not a whisker of remorse. The cat husband was so shocked and devastated that he can't even lift his tail, which was shorter than the tail of the side dude cat as many observed. The cat couple's sweet moments turned bitter when suddenly they were interrupted by another feline character, the side cat dude of the wife cat. He just appeared out of nowhere and right then and there he mounted wife cat like a dog! Like a dog, I say! Like a dog!The two cheating cats just straight up did it in front of the cat husband showing not a whisker of remorse. The cat husband was so shocked and devastated that he can't even lift his tail, which was shorter than the tail of the side dude cat as many observed.Some say that such situations are common among feline creatures and some couples make it a part of their lifestyle. Catkolding is what they call it in the streets and roofs.It was totally wrong to cheat on your partner more so if you are animals because that would also fall under animal cruelty which makes it twice as wrong.Just look at the cat husband's face as he watch his wife being mounted like a dog by another dude. He's just so devastated sitting there on the gutter like he's just been poisoned by your cat hater neighbor.

['Vic Patnugot']

2018-04-21 00:04:15+00:00

http://pinoynewsblogger.blogspot.com/2017/08/cat-wife-cheats-in-front-of-her-cat.html

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President Rodrigo Duterte gave go signal to allow bloggers to cover his events

President Rodrigo Duterte approved the request of Thinking Pinoy Blog founder Rey Joseph Nieto for acess to cover Palace events during a meeting on Tuesday.This is an open opportunity for social media users to partake in the reporting of major Palace events.Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella confirmed that the President had given his go signal.Mr. Abella also clarifies that the bloggers did not have any intention of becoming members of the Malacañang Press Corps which consisted of professional journalists of major media networks.The Presidential Spokesperson also said that the bloggers will not have a permanent office and will accommodate only a very limited number of people who are interested in access to fresh informations.This move is a very big opportunity to the blogging industry of the Philippines because they are now recognized by the government as one of the source of information on Social Media.The opposition labeled the blogs of the Pro-Duterte bloggers as fake news and some Senators were also working to fight alleged misinformation and punish several blogs for allegedly reporting fake news on social media.

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2017-02-10 04:16:56+08:00

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Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada slams Sen. Trillianes for being “mayabang”

Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada slams Senator Antonio Trillanes for being disrespectful to his colleague during the Senate Hearing on alleged extrajudicial killings.On his Facebook post, Jinggoy Estrada showed his disappointment to Trillanes after seeing the Senator turning off the microphone of Sen. Alan Cayetano while speaking on the Senate.The former Senator was “shocked” by the words of Trillanes to Alan Peter Cayetano.“Laking gulat ko ng bigla mong patayin ang mikropono at sabihan mo ang iyong kapwa senador na ‘hindi kita papapormahin dito.” Estrada said to his post.The former Senator also narrated his experience in the Senate while being investigated about the PDAF scam and said that Trillanes should respect his colleague and control his emotion.” Kahit gaano mo kagalit ang iyong kasamahan sa senado, you should have been civil to him while inside the halls of the senate. “Jinggoy Estrada also hopes that Senator Trillanes still knows the true meaning of respect.“Sen. Trillanes, i hope you know the true meaning of RESPECT!! Ganyan ka na ba kayabang ngayon? Ikaw na ba ang may hawak sa Senado?I am not defending Sen. Alan. But who are you to say that to a colleague of yours?”The Fomer Senator said that if he is in the position of Alan during that times, he would not hesitate to fight back to Trillanes.“Sayang wala na ako diyan, dahil kung ako ang pinagsabihan mo ng ganyan, hindi kita sasantuhin!!”

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2016-09-16 21:11:54+08:00

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Spokesperson Georgina Hernandez Says Leni Robredo Is Philippines’ Second President

Leni Robredo herself has said that the “only power of the Vice President is to wait for something to happen to the President.” So why is she sticking her finger in every issue and criss-crossing the country and the world as an official Philippine representative?Well, Robredo’s spokesperson, Georgina Hernandez, has the answer: Robredo is actually a “Second” Philippine President.“The framers of our constitution designed it that way — that our country will have two presidents — the President and the Second President,” Hernandez said. “That’s the reason Leni is called “Pangalawang Pangulo,” which all Filipinos know to translate to “Second President.”For once, Hernandez makes perfect sense!All hail to our Second President!

['Pol Pinoy']

19/06/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2017/06/19/spokesperson-georgina-hernandez-says-leni-robredo-is-philippines-second-president/

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LOOK: Robin Padilla starts selling his expensive vehicles to raise money for Marawi Siege victims

Actor Robin Padilla, one of the biggest staunch supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte started to sell his vehicle to raise money to help the Marawi crisis victims who were still at the evacuations centers since the war started.Last year, Robin Padilla received the greatest gift that he received, an absolute pardon from President Rodrigo Duterte. Now it’s time to share his blessing.Padilla, who idolized by many people in Mindanao, started to post several photos of his pre-loved vehicle on Instagram to look for possible buyers of his vehicles.The actor posted two vehicles, first his customized RV Bus and the second is the Assembled Humvee.In his Instagram page, Padilla announced that he decided to sell his expensive vehicles to help the bakwits. The proceeds of the sale will be donated to the Marawi evacuees who badly needed a clean water.The selfless act of Padilla gained thousands of positive reactions from the netizens.The photos posted by Padilla in his Instagram showed what’s inside the his vehicles. His RV Bus included a bedroom, entertainment room, kitchen, comfort room with a Jacuzzi.His Humvee, looks new outside, but old inside, a few repairs can make it look bad ass again.It’s more important that the money he would raise by selling his beloved vehicles can help the victims of Marawi siege.Ang aking Assembled Humvee. Silipin po ninyo at For sale din po For Inquiries call+63 946 392 0544 mario / +63 949 847 9558 tita tess Ang pagbebentahan po nito ay dadalhin sa pagpapaggawa ng mga deep well sa mga nangangailangan ng maayos na tubig sa evacuation center sa marawi war. Makipag ugnayan po kayo at maging bahagi ng pagkilos na ito. Panalong panalo ka po dito dahil may humvee kana makakatulong ka pa sa kapwa mo. A post shared by robin padilla (@robinhoodpadilla) on Sep 3, 2017 at 8:01pm PDTSilipin po ninyo ang aking RV Bus at FOR SALE po. For Inquiries call+63 946 392 0544 mario / +63 949 847 9558 tita tess Ang pagbebentahan po nito ay dadalhin sa pagpapaggawa ng mga deep well sa mga nangangailangan ng maayos na tubig sa evacuation center sa marawi war. Makipag ugnayan po kayo at maging bahagi ng pagkilos na ito. Panalong panalo ka po dito dahil may RV bus kana makakatulong ka pa sa kapwa mo. A post shared by robin padilla (@robinhoodpadilla) on Sep 3, 2017 at 3:56pm PDTHere are the few comments from the netizens:If you are interested in buying one of the vehicles of Robin Padilla, you can call +63 946 392 0544 Mario / +63 949 847 9558 Tita Tess.

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2017-09-06 20:05:52+08:00

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SFPD LAUNCHES HOT COP OF CASTRO PAGEANT

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) has announced the launching of the Hot Cop of Castro Annual Pageant, with its inaugural show to be held on December 15 at the famed Castro Theater.The contest announcement comes just days after Police Officer Chris Kohrs, a.k.a. Hot Cop of Castro, took down his Facebook fan page months after generating more than 50,000 followers.Kohrs rose to prominence after a Castro resident took a photo of the good-looking cop while he was making the rounds of the gay district. Shortly after the photo was posted on Facebook, it went viral, giving birth to a popular fan page.Korhs told reporters that he just wanted to focus on his family and job as a police officer. Nevertheless, he told his fans that he was just three digits away (911).In view of Kohrs’ disappearance from social media, the SFPD decided to look for a successor, and the rest is history. The Hot Cop of Castro Pageant was born. “It is a way for us to showcase the SFPD in a more positive light as a gay-friendly police force,” a police spokesperson said.Interested pageant contestants are asked to contact SFPD through text and email but are urged not to call 911. The contest is open to all SFPD cops, gay or straight. “We have no specific qualifications or criteria. All it takes is for candidates to show us what they’ve got that’s hot,” SFPD said.

['Pol Pinoy']

27/09/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2014/09/27/sfpd-launches-hot-cop-of-castro-pageant/

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Chinese Restaurant Owner Kicks Filipino Employee in Makati, Philippines

A video showing a Chinese national physically abusing one of his Filipino employees. The Chinese man is believed to be the owner of Spicy Of Hunan Chinese Restaurant located in Makati.Perhaps because of the recent heightened levels of nationalism among Filipinos due to Philippine-China dispute in the West Philippine sea, Pinoy netizens are more eager than ever to voice out their disgust towards the Chinese restaurant owner shown in the video.The said video was first posted by a certain Guiller Oro, the brother of the Filipino employee being manhandled by the owner. It has since garnered hundreds of thousands of views and over a thousand reactions from netizens, many of whom are expressing anger towards the Chinese national for having the nerve to lay a hand on a Filipino citizen in his own country.Some netizen pointed out, though, that if the Chinese can build whole military bases in our territory, laying a hand on an employee is not that hard of a feat to accomplish. For the record, the Chinese guy also did a number of Kung Fu frontal kicks to the poor employee's lower body, and some tactical hair pulling as well.While many of the netizens' comments tells of how they will uphold their dignity and show their patriotism by inflicting bodily harm to the restaurant owner using Filipino martial arts Kali, others are encouraging people to boycott Spicy Hunan Restaurant and show their disgust by giving the restaurant's Facebook page 1 star review rating.Here's the video of the actual incident in which a. I say again, in Philippines.

['Vic Patnugot']

2016-05-18 14:08:53+00:00

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International media should move on from Duterte’s rape joke and focus on the hard tasks ahead

Australian morning show Sunrise featured a segment on presumptive Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss his win in the recent presidential elections. The show had an Australian political analyst named Dr Keith Suter as guest who speculated on what a Duterte President would be like. Even before he was introduced, the two hosts of the show already had their grim faces on; meaning, they already harbored their preconceived notions about Duterte that weren’t very positive. This is most likely a result of the negative publicity Duterte got from local and other international media sites in the lead up to the presidential elections.As usual they were comparing Duterte again with outspoken U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump and even went on to say that Duterte makes Trump look like the Pope. They think that Duterte is worse than Trump, which I think is an incorrect assessment. Political analyst Suter, however, echoed their sentiments by saying that Australians should be worried about a Duterte Presidency based on Duterte’s previous statements about being in favor of gang raping a nun and telling the Australian Ambassador to shut up after she spoke out against Duterte’s rape “joke”.While I was one of those people who disapproved of Duterte’s remarks in reference to the Australian missionary Jacqueline Hamill who was taken as hostage, gang raped and killed by inmates from a detention center in Davao City in 1989, I have to say that the political analyst was wrong in his interpretation. When Duterte said “The Mayor should have been the first”, he didn’t mean that he approved of gang rape. This was quite evident in his next move during the standoff, which, according to his own narration, was to shoot the inmates. Obviously, Duterte found the actions of the convicts despicable enough to sentence them to their own deaths right there and then.Unfortunately, Duterte’s remark about Hamill will haunt him for the rest of his term. It is not surprising that members of the international community from progressive countries such as Australia were shocked by his rape remarks. Even some Filipinos were wondering why sex would enter Duterte’s mind in the middle of a violent standoff. But it could all be a bad mix of cultural nuances and foolish bravado during a testosterone-fuelled encounter.As a woman, it is indeed hard to defend what Duterte said. But we all have to deal with the fact that he will represent the Philippines to the world and we don’t want the international community to think that Filipinos just voted a leader who has a fetish for gang rape. I do believe the international community’s impression of Duterte is wrong, which is why I am compelled to try and make sense of his remarks.Why do I think their impressions are wrong? Because Duterte has a daughter and granddaughter of his own. He showcased them in his last campaign sortie. I don’t think he would want them to go through what the Australian missionary did. He is also tough on crime including rape. He’s even earned the nickname “The Punisher” for it.A male friend of mine gave his own perspective on Duterte’s remarks. He said that Duterte probably meant that he thought it was a shame that such a beautiful woman was violated and that he probably wished that she could have been his girlfriend instead – that if she was his and taken care of her, she would not have ended in such a bad way. This interpretation gives Duterte’s “rape” remark a romantic light. Duterte may have wanted to say that he acted like Maximus Decimus Meridius after seeing his wife and son murdered. Of course I’m just guessing.At the end of the day, we can only speculate on what Duterte meant because, being mutilingual, he may have been struggling to find the right words to describe how he felt at that time. And now we are struggling to find an excuse for what he said. We can only hope that the international community will stop focusing on his remark and focus on how he will deal with the hard task of fixing the problems left behind by the outgoing administration under President Benigno Simeon Aquino. After all, a lot of Filipinos from the A and B crowd voted for Duterte. They wouldn’t have picked him if he was into gang rape, you would think. In other words, the international community should trust the Filipino people’s choice for a change particularly since Duterte did not just get sympathy votes the way BS Aquino did in 2010.The Australian political analyst did get some things right about Philippine politics. That in the last 30 years after the late Ferdinand Marcos Sr was ousted, the Philippines has been led by people from same thin ruling elite who are just taking turns running the country. Millions of people are missing out on the wealth that is being generated because only a few benefit from the country’s economic growth. Suter was correct in saying that Duterte is the result of the voters’ anger that has been brewing since Filipinos realized that BS Aquino is part of the Philippines’ problem and that he is only looking out for his own personal interests and that of his allies.It remains to be seen if Duterte can live up to the people’s expectations. Like Suter said, he is also part of the ruling class that people have started to hate. The only difference is, he doesn’t act like one of them.Will Duterte be able to distribute the wealth and create a bigger middle class in Philippine society? It will take drastic reforms to do that. Duterte already said that he would open the economy to foreign investors. Members of the Philippine oligarchy who own most of the businesses that provide services and products including the supply of water, electricity and Internet access have been blocking moves to allow 100 percent foreign ownership to avoid competition for years. Filipinos have to live with bad products and services due to that lack of alternatives.Duterte is also going to push for federalism. Being from Davao, he knows that the current centralized government neglects areas that are too far from Imperial Manila. A federal form of government that divides power between a strong national government and smaller local governments could be the solution to the full development of provinces that are currently at the mercy of the national government for funding.A lot of Filipinos are also hoping that Duterte would shift the country’s political system to a parliamentary form of government. This could mean that the tradition of choosing from the same types of bozos during elections would end since people will be choosing based on political parties and not personalities.It would be wise for international political analysts to understand the way local politics work before they come up with negative conclusions about Filipino politicians. After all, most of them were all praises for BS Aquino when he started. They were all beholden to his name and taken by his promise to get rid of corruption only to end up as a disappointment in the end. In other words, foreign observers got it wrong before in their analysis of BS Aquino and, therefore, they could be wrong about Duterte too.

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2016-05-18 14:08:53+00:00

https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/05/international-media-move-dutertes-rape-joke-focus-hard-tasks-ahead/

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Philippines' dog-eat-dog business environment crushes hopes of small business owners

Small businesses and cottage industries can thrive if they are allowed to. The thing with big businesses is that by expanding too much you have to drive everybody out of business.In Australia, for instance, you rarely see the predominance of big chain businesses in the suburbs because there are small businesses that cater to the needs of the community. If there are any shopping districts, they grow organically.It is, in fact, a point of pride when someone can say that their produce is sourced locally. You know that when you buy it you help a neighbour either pay for their bills or send their kid to school.And they do the same for you. One doesn't have to force someone to fail just to succeed. It's not laziness to not want to expand—it's being satisfied with what you have. And because everyone is doing it, there is hardly anyone not working. Everyone does what they can. Everyone has a fair go. It's not so much the "heritage of smallness" so much as the "heritage of everyone having a fair piece of the pie."It works. It's why Australian cities have been at the top of the most livable places for so long.It used to be like that in my hometown of Baguio: small businesses and cottage industries meeting the needs of the community and extending outside of the city.But with SM and big business coming in, you either watch your small business or cottage industry die (because who can compete with SM) or you're reduced to working for someone else.So people dreaming of aggressively expanding business do so at the expense of someone else's dreams. By putting someone else out of business just so you can expand yours, you force these disenfranchised ones to become lazy because they find that their efforts are futile.It is this infatuation with having to be the biggest fish in the pond that creates the issues of social disparity.It doesn't have to be that way.It's about time both Filipinos and those Chinese who happen to have Filipino citizenship realise that everyone can live symbiotically.----------------This is a GRP Featured Comment. Join the discussion!http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2016/02/kung-hei-fat-choi-everybody-is-sucking-up-to-china-today/#comment-1601294

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2016-10-11 12:29:10+00:00

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According to Maria Ressa, an army of bots, sock puppets and a sexy blogger is terrorising Rappler

So is there really an army of “bots” that rampage through the Internet “trolling” social media and attacking hapless corporate news media sites? According to Maria Ressa, CEO of “social news media” site Rappler, there really is such an army of darkness.Ressa insists that we are in the midst of a “propaganda war” and these armies of darkness have all but “weaponized the Internet”…It’s a strategy of “death by a thousand cuts” – a chipping away at facts, using half-truths that fabricate an alternative reality by merging the power of bots and fake accounts on social media to manipulate real people.Ressa also calls out social media site Facebook and blames the algorithm it applies to customising users’ social media feeds to prioritise display of the most “relevant” content for enabling Mocha Uson’s blog to “compete – and, often, beat – news groups.” This is because, Ressa haughtily points out, “algorithms don’t distinguish fact from fiction”.Another Rappler “thought leader”, Chay Hofilena then chimes in on the third instalment of this grand conspiracy theory. According to Hofilena, the dark army of “bots” are also joined by an army of “sock puppets” in the grand plan to “weaoponize the Internet”. Sock puppets being, well, puppets obviously have a puppetteer. This obvious fact about puppets notwithstanding, Hofilena just has to explain further…Some of these sock puppets, aptly named because they act according to how a puppeteer motions them, post in existing online forums on Facebook – political groups, hobbyists, buy-and-sell, and even OFW groups…Yes, now we know exactly what sock puppets are, Ms Hofilena. I’m glad you’re here to tell us these things.Honestly, it’s actually quite hilarious the way all these “bots”, sock puppets, fly-by-night sites, and, yes, Mocha Uson’s blog happily run circles around a media behemoth like Rappler. Between them and the latter, guess who is complaining the loudest about what essentially is the way things simply are on the Net?For an organisation like Rappler that spent much of its existence pontificating about the Net and what it means to succeed in its ecosystem, it seems it is turning out to be the least cluey — and the most whiny — about the emergence of cohabitants that actually successfully practiced what Rappler‘s “thought leaders” preached.In essence, across a (so far) three-part treatise on the Internet landscape of 2016, Ressa and Hofilena whine about:(1) How a guerrilla network of Internet “trolls” is terrorising a billion-dollar corporate club of monopolistic media companies in the Philippines;(2) How Facebook’s relevance algorithm is making Mocha Uson’s blog such a serious enough threat to Rappler‘s existence that it forced no less than Her Excellency the CEO to get off her throne, take up arms, and lead the charge herself; and,(3) How reality itself is being “manufactured” by a whole bunch of digital hands wearing digital socks that look suspiciously like K-Pop stars.Oh, the humanity!The world is a better place now that we all have been enlightened by God’s Gift to Philippine Journalism on what is really going on all over the Net.

['Oratio Imperata']

2016-10-11 12:29:10+00:00

https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/10/according-maria-ressa-army-bots-sock-puppets-sexy-blogger-terrorising-rappler/#comments

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JOLLIBEE TOPS LIST OF CHAIN RESTAURANTS AMERICANS HAVE NEVER HEARD OF

A good number of Americans are quite familiar with adobo, lumpia and pancit, but most have not heard of Jollibee. Is it a bird? Is it an insect? Is it a clown?The answer is: none of the above. It is the fast food chain restaurant that continues to be the greatest threat to McDonald’s in the Philippines, and who knows, perhaps even in the international fast food market. Its menu includes favorites like chicken joy, (sweet) spaghetti, and burgers cooked Filipino-style. It also serves traditional Pinoy breakfasts like tapsilog, longsilog, and bangsilog.A recent survey conducted by thrillist.com put Jollibee in the number one spot among international chain restaurants that Americans haven’t seen or heard of before. It ranked the best among food chains that originated in countries like Russia, Singapore, Germany, France, the U.K., Brazil and Japan.Upon hearing of the survey, top executives at the McDonald’s headquarters in Illinois convened an emergency meeting to strategize on how to counter what they expect to be a sudden surge in the popularity of Jollibee in the U.S.“We’ve pretty much given up trying to beat that fat, stupid, happy bee in the Philippines, but for it to threaten our business here in America is just not acceptable,” a spokesperson for McDonald’s said.Gird up your loins. Jollibee may soon be coming to a mall or street corner near you.

['Pol Pinoy']

28/10/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2014/10/28/jollibee-tops-list-of-chain-restaurants-americans-have-never-heard-of/?share=email

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Aquino, Duterte, and the “Kill List”: A Comparison of Extrajudicial Killing Statistics

Alam niyo kasi, nagkahalo-halo na ang paratang, nagkanda-bandwagon-bandwagon, kaya ang hirap matukoy kung alin ang alin. Tara’t linawin natin.The Inquirer Kill ListIn short, gusto Inquirer na maniwala tayo sa Kill List dahil “BASTA!” Eh pano kung gusto ng Inq CEO na bumagsak si Duterte para happy-happy sila sa mining? Pero sige, patulan natin ang Kill List na ito at tingnan natin kung may point ba o wala.The Rage is from the “The Surge”The assumption that the previous administration has been doing a pretty decent job in addressing criminality so there aren’t a lot of criminals to deal with by June 30th, and, A comparison in the total number of killings of suspected criminals is markedly higher than a previous period.Assumption 1: PNP Performance before Duterteintentional non-recording of complaints outright refusal to investigate reports usage of two different blotter books (1 for true, 1 for doctored) police-initiated unofficial settlements between complainants and suspects telling victims to go to another police stationAssumption 2: Marked increase in killingsIs 601 deaths from 30 June to 12 August markedly higher than the total from 30 June to 12 August of last year? The Inquirer didn’t show that. Is 601 deaths from 30 June to 12 August markedly higher than the total from 30 May to June 12? The Inquirer didn’t show that either. Is 601 deaths from 30 June to 12 August markedly higher than the total from any month within the past 6 years? The Inquirer didn’t show that either.Hay nako.Pero sige, patulan pa rin natin.Statistics onVigilante KillingsPano natin ikukumpara stats ng Lambat Sibat e dinugas nga yung mga number na yon?Let X = “killed by unknown gunmen” per Kill ListLet Y = “killed by unknown gunmen” in a given year ALet Z = “killed by unknown riding-in-tandem gunmen” in a given year AX should be markedly greater than Y to show a surge. Clearly, Z is a subset of Y, as there may be unknown gunmen who aren’t riding in tandem, so that Z is less than Y. Thus, if we can show that X is less than Z, then X is less than Y because of the transitive property of inequalities. If X is less than Z, then there is no surge. That would actually show a drop instead.Tara't ituloy natin, konti na lang.Digging Stats, a Little Harmless MathThere were 1,819 riding-in-tandem victims in 2010 [PNP] There were 2,089 riding-in-tandem victims in 2011 [PNP] In 2013, 3,000 crimes related to riding in tandem motorcycle riders have been recorded in Metro Manila alone [Senate].UPDATE: Some people tried to clarify if these "victims" actually died.Journalists were among those murdered by hired gunmen riding in motorbikes.The latest victim was Christopher Guarin, 42, a veteran radio block-timer commentator and editor-publisher of Tatak News Nationwide, a community newspaper based in General Santos City, who was shot dead by motorcycle-riding-in tandem gunmen in the presence of his horrified wife early this month.In 2011, the PNP recorded 1,700 crime incidents involving riding-in-tandem suspects with 2,089 victims. This is higher than the 1,565 incidents in 2010 with 1,819 victims.So yes, they were murdered.The 2010 statistic shows 4.98 riding-in-tandem murders daily. The 2011 statistic shows 5.72 riding-in-tandem murders daily. The 2013 statistic shows 8.21 riding-in-tandem murders daily in Metro Manila alone.Duterte-era vigilante killings is 3.27 per day. This is MARKEDLY LOWER than 4.98, 5.72, and 8.21, which are the absolute minimum rate of vigilante killings during the past administration.Okay, one more timeUsing the 2010 statistic, there would be at least 219 vigilante deaths over the same 44-day period. Using the 2011 statistic, there would be at least 251 vigilante deaths over the same 44-day period. Using the 2013 statistic, there would be at least 361 vigilante deaths over the same 44-day period.What the hell?So nasaan ang "unmistakable surge" na sinasabi ng Inquirer? Tangina, wala pala.Ang tatanga, syet.UPDATE:With the plethora of illogicalities throughout Inquirer's "Kill List", ThinkingPinoy wonders why mainstream media even... Posted by Thinking Pinoy on Monday, August 15, 2016DONT FORGET TO SHARE!RELATED POSTS:Critics of the 2016 Philippine War on Drugs claim that there’s reckless bloodbath going on as the government allegedly employs (or at least, encourages) vigilantes to murder drug suspects, including innocent civilians.But is there really a reckless bloodbath as a result of the new administration’s policies, or is the bloodbath something that the administration inherited from the Aquino Presidency?This claim obviously requires evidence to gain credence, and the Inquirer is here to save the day.Updated twice a week since 07 July 2016, The Philippine Daily Inquirer describes its infamous “Kill List” as “an attempt to document the names and other particulars of the casualties in the Duterte administration’s war on crimes”.This “Kill List” is often used to justify the claim that there is a bloodbath in the Philippines today [ IBTimes ]. This Kill List is the primary basis of criticisms of human rights and anti-administration keyboard warriors alike.As of 12 August 2016, the Inquirer claims that 601 suspects have been killed as result of Duterte’s crime-fighting policy.There’s a fundamental problem in Inquirer's methodology.Unlike ThinkingPinoy’s posts, none of the of the 601 entries link to a specific news article, making verification difficult. The Kill List also contains extremely vague entries such as “2:00 a.m. | Unidentified suspect #203, alleged robbers | Manila, Metro Manila | Killed in police shootout”. How can anyone verify that? Do Inquirer’s web developers find it too difficult to use hyperlinks?In short, for the common Filipino, the truthfulness of this list basically rests upon the Inquirer’s reputation, something that’s very hard to rely on, especially since Inquirer has conflicts of interest. In particular, Inquirer CEO Sandy Prieto-Romualdez [ Inq ] is married to Benjamin Philip G. Romualdez, the president of the Chamber of Mines [ CoM ].We all know that Duterte is excruciatingly tough on mining [ Reuters ], so I find it difficult to take Inquirer’s word for it when the fact of the matter is that Duterte’s downfall will benefit their CEO’s interests.What’s most striking is Inquirer’s statement, “The surge in the killing of suspected criminals since June 30, 2016, has been marked and unmistakable. “If there was no surge, then the 601 wouldn’t have been as big a deal as it is right now, as that would imply that Duterte simply has to clean up the mess that he inherited from Aquino. Thus, the entire argument of “Duterte is a f*cking killer” rests on the premise that ““The surge in the killing of suspected criminals since June 30, 2016, has been marked and unmistakable.“ Dictionary.com defines “surge” as “a sudden, strong increase”. That is, the premise that there’s a surge requires proof of a “a sudden, strong increase”.Demonstrating “a sudden, strong increase” requires two things:Now, let’s examine if these two assumptions correspond to reality.The first assumption – the PNP has been doing a good job before Duterte – is essential for a surge to occur, as it would imply that Duterte didn’t inherit an accumulation of crime arising from uncompleted Aquino-era police work. After all, if the Aquino administration was “Noynoying” on crime, there will be a surge in such deaths if Duterte starts working, but that surge would be understandable, and the rage wouldn’t be as much as it is now.The problem, however, is that first assumption is questionable, as the PNP itself admitted in 2014 that it was doctoring crime statistics to meet DILG Secretary Mar Roxas’s extremely high standards. For example, when asked in 2014 why he fired NCR police chiefs, Roxas said, “All I know is that the present statistics is not acceptable… that’s why we decided that maybe it’s time for new leadership.” Roxas added [ TP: Lambat-Sibat ].In an August 2015 Senate hearing , PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Chief Benjamin Magalong admitted that Oplan Lambat-Sibat exerts severe pressure on each local police station to lower their crime rates [ Interaksyon ].In the same senate hearing, Magalong mentioned several techniques that local police stations use to do that:With problematic PNP stats, how can we discount the possibility that the Aquino administration did so much Noynoying that crime has reached unprecedented levels?Let’s set this one aside and examine the other assumption.To prove that there’s a surge, the Inquirer should have compared the total number of killings of suspected criminals is markedly higher than a previous period. With 601 dead people in its Kill List so far, I ask:The burden of proof lies on the accuser, so why did Inquirer all-too-conveniently fail to address at least one of the three questions listed above? If the Inquirer said “there’s a large number of suspected criminals killed”, I would have yielded. But how exactly can surge be called a surge when there is no reference point in the first place?Yes, the Inquirer’s second assumption also fails. The faulty logic on Inquirer’s part should be making the late Inquirer chief Letty Magsanoc turn over in her grave.Given these two problematic premises, it’s pretty clear that the Inquirer’s statement, “The surge in the killing of suspected criminals since June 30, 2016, has been marked and unmistakable,“ sits on shaky logical ground.But now that we’re already at it, why don’t we scrutinize the Kill List a little further?Aside from the ambiguity of the term “drug-related killing”, finding the exact number of drug-related killings in previous years would be impossible because that would require accurate reporting. As explained the previous section, those numbers are unreliable because PNP doctored stats during Oplan Lambat-Sibat.Roxas was made DILG secretary in August 2012 [ GMA ], but his Oplan Lambat was launched in 2014 [ PNP ]. So let’s avoid PNP stats for 2014 and 2015, and use crime stats from 2010 to 2013.More specifically, let us compare the number of those “killed by unknown gunmen” as reported by the Inquirer versus the number of those killed by “riding-in-tandem” vigilantes during the Aquino administration.For those who are anal-retentive about the math:Given these variables:That is, if we can show that there are fewer killed by unknown gunmen per Kill List than those killed by riding-in-tandem vigilantes, then there is no surge in vigilante killings.ThinkingPinoy counted the number of instances of “killed by unknown gunmen/hitmen” in Inquirer’s kill list from 30 June 2016 to 12 August 2016. TP found that there were 144 such incidents over this 44-day period, this translates to about 3.27 vigilante killings per day (this our X).There are 3.27 vigilante killings per day under the Duterte Administration so far. How does this rate compare with previous years?ThinkingPinoy was able to find three precious Aquino-Era pre-Lambat-Sibat riding-in-tandem statistics:Dividing each figure by 365 days:Okay, hold on.Let me explain this more simply.There were 144 vigilante killings in Duterte’s first 44 days as president, per Inquirer Kill List.Let me spell this out in case using a table if you still don’t get it:At this point, I think those who speak against vigilante killings should not only fight for the right to life. They should also fight for the right to learn arithmetic.Did you like this post? Help ThinkingPinoy stay up! Even as little as 50 pesos will be a great help!

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01/11/2017 0:00

http://www.thinkingpinoy.net/2016/08/aquino-duterte-and-kill-list-comparison-riding-in-tandem-vigilante.html

Thinking Pinoy

HILLARY CLINTON WANTS MANNY PACQUIAO’S ENDORSEMENT; HE SAYS ‘NO WAY!’

“Bob, I don’t know if I’m gonna run for president but if I do, you gotta get Manny Pacquiao to come over and help me.” These were the words from Hillary Clinton at a dinner table in Hong Kong, according to a report by ABS-CBN News.Bob is Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, the Las Vegas-based boxing promoter responsible for Pacquiao’s and other top-rated championship fights. He sat next to Clinton at that private dinner.Pacquiao is known for his keen interest in politics. He himself is an elected congressman in the Philippines.In the last U.S. elections (2010), Pacquiao endorsed Senate Majority Floor Leader Harry Reid. This year, the Filipino boxer has endorsed Ross Miller who is running for Nevada’s Attorney General.But endorsing Clinton? “No way,” Pacquiao says. “We’re exact opposites when it comes to important issues. Hillary is pro-choice, I’m pro-life; she is for marriage equality, I believe that marriage should only be between a man and a woman; she’s a stickler for world issues, all I’m interested in are boxing, basketball and karaoke.”But Pacquiao is not totally closing the door on Clinton. He says that for a fee, he can endorse the former First Lady’s candidacy. Asked by reporters what kind of a fee he thinks would be appropriate, Pacquiao said: “enough to cover the taxes I owe the Philippines’ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).” That would be at least $75 Million.Pacquiao faces charges of tax evasion. BIR says the boxer has failed to pay taxes on his prize earnings from his championship fights in the U.S.Pacquiao’s next fight is against junior welterweight title holder Chris Algieri which will be held November 22 at the Cotai Arena at the Venetian Macau, in Macau, China.

['Pol Pinoy']

01/11/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2014/11/01/hillary-clinton-wants-manny-pacquiaos-endorsement-he-says-no-way/?share=email

Adobo Chronicles

Netizens reacts when they saw President Duterte cries after seeing the remains of his soldiers killed by NPA

Another iconic picture of President Rodrigo Duterte was captured by Edge Davao’s photographer Lean Daval Jr.On the photo taken during the visit of the President at the wake of Corporal Michael Yadao and rivate Virnel Damondon, Duterte cried after he saw the remains of Mr. Yadao that killed by the landmine planted by NPA Terrorist in Barangay Tawantawan Davao City on Thursday, February 17.The 17 others were wounded by the blast was also visited by President Duterte and awarded at the Camp Panacan Station Hospital (CPSH) of the Naval Station Felix Apolinario in panacan.He visited the remains of the soldiers at the Eastern Mindanao Command (EASTMINCOM) Gymnasium in Panacan, Davao City on February 17.President Rodrigo Duterte decided to end the peace talks between the government and CPP-NPA-NDF because of the several attacks conducted by the armed group against the armed forces of the Philippines.The attacks killed several soldiers including Mr. Yadao and Mr. Apolinario.The first time that the President cried in public was when he won the Presidency and visited her parents grave.Netizens were touched after seeing the reaction of the President in the photo.

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2017-02-19 23:43:05+08:00

https://pinoytrending.altervista.org/netizens-reacts-saw-duterte-cries-seeing-soldiers-killed-npa/

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Anti-Marcos advocates are incompetent, lack foresight and leadership skills

If you want proof that members of the Philippine political opposition are incompetent, lack foresight and leadership skills, just look at the way they handled their opposition to block the burial of the late former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB), otherwise known as the cemetery reserved for the country’s heroes, soldiers and former Presidents. Their actions are quite laughable, really.In the first place, their petition to block Marcos Sr’s burial at the LNMB came almost three decades too late. What the hell were they doing the whole time? Now they are acting so shocked and outraged that the burial took place without them knowing beforehand. They are saying that, just like “a thief in the night”, the Marcoses carried out the burial in “secret”. What secret are they talking about? His burial, which was supposed to take place in September, was announced in August of 2016. It was only delayed after the petitioners filed a case to block it with the Supreme Court.Besides, Marcos’s kin made no secret about their wish for his body to be buried at the site ever since his remains were brought back from the Unites States in 1993, only four years after his exile from the Philippines. The arrival of his body reportedly even had a lavish welcome by thousands of his supporters with women in the crowd weeping. His body’s return should have been a signal for his critics to start mobilising any moves to prevent his family from going through with the state burial. But what did they do? The late former President Cory Aquino who was still alive in 1993 did not do anything. Neither did her son, former President BS Aquino who was also a legislator for years. It is quite baffling why he did not even craft a law to prevent it from happening.The truth is, anti-Marcos advocates are only good at making a lot of noise. What they are doing now — holding rallies — is pretty much consistent with what they were doing in the last three decades. Prominent personalities release statements like “Marcoses broke the law in holding the burial despite an appeal against the SC decision” as if they want the public to believe that there is already a motion for reconsideration filed at Supreme Court (SC) and make the Marcoses look like they cheated. These anti-Marcos advocates are very good at playing the victim.Those who were against the burial had 15 days to file a motion for reconsideration with the SC. Marcos’s burial took place ten days after SC dismissed petition to block it. It seems the anti-Marcos advocates wanted to wait for the last day before even thinking about filing for motion for reconsideration. Or they were waiting for someone to do it for them. Either way, they screwed up big time.The Protesters will not succeed in reversing anything. Had they been more organised, they would have succeeded in blocking Marcos’s burial on the same year the former first lady, Imelda Marcos made her wishes known that she intends to keep her husband’s remains on display in their mausoleum until the government yields to her demand for a burial in the National Heroes’ Cemetery in Manila.Some ordinary people on the streets make more sense than so-called members of the elite who have joined the protest against Marcos burial. They were berating the students who were holding placards “Marcos Dictator!” with one of the men telling the kids “Sisihin nyo si Ramos!” Indeed, former President Fidel V. Ramos was the one who lifted Cory Aquino’s ban on the repatriation of Marcos’ body back to the Philippines in the first place. It started the ball rolling. So the blame should be directed at Ramos, not the Marcoses. Those who curse Marcos for the Martial Law years should hold Ramos responsible for human rights abuses committed under Martial Law as head of the Philippine Constabulary (PC) since the unit was responsible for the arrest and torture of civilians during that “dark” period. Marcos may not have known all the individual cases of the victims, but Ramos would. Since Ramos is still alive, the anti-Martial Law advocates can still sue him. But they could be waiting for him to die before they realise Ramos is to blame for atrocities too.Anti-Marcos advocates are not good at analysing things properly. They even blame Duterte and want him to be held accountable for Marcos’s burial at the LNMB. It’s not clear on what grounds though. The Supreme Court allowed it so that means the law is on Duterte’s side.Some also say Marcos is a true traitor because his burial was held in secret. They compare the “hero’s burial” of the late slain former senator Ninoy Aquino with its large crowds attending his public funeral procession. As mentioned earlier, the date may have been moved, but it wasn’t a secret. The military was there and accorded him military honours along with other attendees invited by the Marcoses. There was even video footage of the funeral rites. And if you think about it, the Marcoses did not need to inform those who were opposed to the burial. Why should they be informed considering they were only going to make a mockery out of the whole thing? That would have been a crazy idea. The Marcoses were obviously smart enough to avoid the drama the protesters would have brought to the occasion.Indeed, drama is the last thing the Philippines needs after 30 years of drama and emotional outburst from the Aquinos and their allies. Just look at the leaders of the opposition today led by Vice President Leni Robredo, Senators Kiko Pangilinan, Bam Aquino, Leila De Lima and Antonio Trillanes. Their arguments are weak and they don’t possess the qualities of a true leader. They are not on the side of the law. In fact, one can be forgiven for saying they have the word “loser” written all over their faces. They don’t deserve to be at the helm. They even say the 1986 EDSA People Power revolution has lost its meaning after Marcos’s burial at the LNMB. Once again, it’s only now they realise that that event lost its true meaning a long time ago – when it became apparent that the so-called “revolution” was just a power grab by the opposition then. The players just used the people to disguise their agenda. Hopefully, the people are smart enough not to allow themselves to be used again.

['Oratio Imperata']

2016-11-19 23:58:58+00:00

https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2016/11/anti-marcos-advocates-incompetent-lack-foresight-leadership-skills/#comments

Get Real Philippines

Uber's Appeal Denied by LTFRB, Drivers Who Continue to Operate Will Be Apprehended

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board or LTFRB denied transport network company Uber's appeal to lift or at least shorten the one month suspension imposed upon them by the board.LTFRB said that Uber violated the board's order dated July 26, 2017 when the TNC continued accepting several applications despite an existing moratorium on the accreditation of new operators.“The Board expressly directed that there shall be No Acceptance of additional application for accreditation of Transport Network Vehicles Service (TNVS). The mere acceptance, much less, receipt and evaluation of documents submitted Applicants for accreditation is tantamount to a direct violation of the Order dated 26 July 2017,” the LTFRB said.According to Board Member Att. Aileen Lizada, Uber drivers who continue to operate despite suspension will be apprehended.In a report by Philippine Daily Inquirer, Lizada was quoted saying, “Now that the motion for reconsideration (MR) has been denied, our apprehension will continue."She also asked Uber and its drivers for their cooperation as the LTFRB is also looking for solutions to address the issue.“So, to the transport network vehicle services (TNVS), please do not risk. We will find solutions for you. Rest assured that your concerns are being addressed. We’ll straighten things out for you, just be patient with us,” she said.Uber's management said it will abide by the ruling and work with LTFRB but also expressed disappointment with the denial of their motion for reconsideration.“We look forward to urgently resolving this matter, and thank the public for its support over the last 24 hours,” Uber said.

['Vic Patnugot']

06/08/2018 0:00

http://pinoynewsblogger.blogspot.com/2017/08/ubers-appeal-denied-by-ltfrb-drivers.html

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President Duterte can extend the term of PNP Chief Bato for unlimited period of time – Napolcom

It’s possible that President Rodrigo Duterte can extend the term of Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa as the Philippine National Police Director General as long as he wanted.That is according to National Police Commission (Napolcom) Vice Chairman Rogelio Casurao who said that Bato can still be the leader of the PNP “up until the time the President wants him to serve,”In a phone interview, Casurao said that extending the term of Bato as long as the President wanted is not illegal.“There is no legal impediment to the extension of Chief PNP. Under present conditions, he (Dela Rosa) can be extended however the President wants him to serve,” Casurao said.According to the law, the Chief of the Philippine National Police has only a maximum term period of four years, however this limitations can be lifted if the President would declare a ‘state of national emergency’Section 26 of the Republic Act (RA) 6975 reads:“The Chief of the PNP shall be appointed by the President…[he/she] shall serve a term of office not to exceed four (4) years: Provided, further, That in times of war or other national emergency declared by Congress, the President may extend such term of office.”Casurao said that Duterte is still not lifting the national emergency so the President can still extend the term of Bato.But it’s not yet sure if Duterte is considering extend the term of Bato in PNP after his expected retirement in April, because the President already announced that he’s going to appoint the top cop as Bureau of Corrections (BOC) chief.Bato was expected to retire from his position several months ago because of the compulsory retirement as he already reached the age of 56 on January 21.However, President Rodrigo Duterte extended the term of the PNP chief because he felt that he still needed the service of Bato.Duterte and Bato launched the war against illegal drugs which criticized by several human rights groups.The PNP Chief has also been invited in several senate hearings related on the alleged extrajudicial killings happened during his watch.Dela Rosa served as Davao City Police Chief from 2012-2013 where the ‘Oplan Tokhang’ originated.

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2018-02-21 16:45:03+08:00

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Super Bowl 50 Will Play To A Half-filled Levi’s Stadium

Ask any Francisco or Santa Clara resident and they can’t tell you which teams are playing at next Sunday’s Super Bowl 50. Certainly not the 49ers, that much they can tell you.We know, of course, that Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will be hosting the championship game between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. But ticket sales are not going well. In fact, they’re dismal. As of today, only half of the 68,500 stadium seats have been sold.But the city of San Francisco stands to benefit from this year’s NFL championship game. It has established a Super Bowl City by the waterfront at the Embarcadero. It opened today and will continue until game day on February 7. Already, San Francisco is predicting that it will earn more revenue than the Levi’s stadium.And we can see why.The average ticket price for a Levi’s stadium seat is $3,500.Access to Super Bowl City is a mere $35, and that includes a front row-seat to the game and the half-time show via a super gigantic screen, concerts, vendor hospitality tents, food booths, fireworks, a scenic view of the San Francisco Bay and the Bay Bridge. What else can one ask for? If one can afford to spend $3,500, he or she can even have a penthouse suite at the Hyatt Embarcadero and have a private Super Bowl party while still having access to Super Bowl City 17 floors down.What a deal! San Francisco sure know how to party.

['Pol Pinoy']

30/01/2016 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2016/01/30/super-bowl-50-will-play-to-a-half-filled-levis-stadium/?share=email

Adobo Chronicles

Why the Mindanao Bombings are (probably) not a "Diversionary Tactic"

...What people are missing, I think, is the dire implications of them [the bombings] -- the "peace deal" is a sham, not accepted by a significant number of the people affected by it, and these bombings are the start of an even more unstable period in Mindanao. That's why the government is soft-pedaling the issue: They're so hung up on their "achievement" [with respect to the agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front], having anyone realize or their having to admit it was so much hot air would be a PR disaster.Think about it -- if it really was intended as a diversion from the "pork barrel" scam, we would be hearing about nothing but the bombing spree. As it is, it looks like the Administration is between a rock and a hard place (and they deserve to be) with two really bad situations on either side. That's why Ignoy made the lame pronouncement the other day that the fertilizer scam [a corruption scandal allegedly involving former President Arroyo and supposedly worth about P728 million] was worse -- he's got nothing better right now.I had one of those Coach McGuirk-like "I'm just learning this as I'm saying it" moments a little while ago after commenting on the latest column by my friend Jojo Robles at the Manila Standard Today , and I think I made a validly-debatable point: As much as the suspicion that the recent rash of bombings throughout Mindanao (five in the past two weeks) are a diversionary tactic to draw attention from the growing "pork barrel" corruption scandal is understandable, given the now almost non-existent credibility of President BS Aquino III and his Administration, it is highly unlikely that they are anything but the terrorists attacks they appear to be. As I commented earlier:Of course, the fact that no one has claimed responsibility for the bombings, and that the Manila-based Imperium seems less than adequately concerned about stepping up public security or even investigating the incidents only heightens suspicions that something else is going on. That presumption, however, is in some ways almost as inhumane as the government's blowing up its own citizens to cover up a massive, organized plunder of public funds would be. With few exceptions, every prevailing attitude right now -- government lack of interest and public suspicion alike -- overlooks the fact that real people who have no part in these greater affairs are being blown to bits for some reason. Finding out what that reason is and who is acting on it should be the priority right now.

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08/05/2017 0:00

https://grpshorts.blogspot.com/2013/08/why-mindanao-bombings-are-probably-not.html#comments

GRPundit

Something's Fishy: Bogs Obuyes and the Deposit Slips

“A bank document obtained by The STAR from a DOJ source showed that a total of P24 million in cash was deposited in a bank account under the name of Bogs C. Obuyes in March and April 2014.”NOTE: Obuyes is obviously a transgender man, so we will use male pronouns to address him throughout this article.Denials and Denials1: Time and Date of PublicationUsing Mozilla Firefox, I right-clicked on the photo of the deposit slip then selected "Copy Image Location". On a new tab, I pasted the image's address and pressed Enter. The image loaded then I right-clicked the image again then selected "View Image Info"Hence, for the record, the original Star article was published after 11:00 PM of 01 September 2016.2: Obuyes' Denial"to all my friends and relatives, ako man po ay nabigla at napasama po ako sa isyung ito, nung pinatawag po ko sa loob ng office ni sec. aguirre masaya po akong pumasok sa akala kung pipirma po ako ng bagong contract. pero laking gulat ko na ang inihain sa harapan ko ay bdo bank receipt amounting 24 million for the month of march and april 2014, kalakip ng mga pictures namin ni senator de lima. na yung time na yan nasa chr pa po ko. at ang pangalan ko dun ay bogs c obuyes, na imposible ko namang gamitin yun dahil nickname ko lang po un. sobra na tama na. maawa na sana sila kay sen.LML. ang laman ng statement ko po ay puro pag tatanggi na walang katotohanan ang lahat. pero bakit ang lumalabas ay against sen. de lima na ang statement ko. pls... pray for me and for our sen. LML."3: Mismatching InformationHow can Obuyes deny the deposit slips whose existence he should not have known about? How convenient is it that just several hours later, the broadsheet published an exclusive on the the same exact deposit slips in question?Besides, Aguirre wouldn't really need deposit slips as evidence because they have a direct line to the Anti-Money Laundering Council, which would have records of the 2014 transactions if they indeed existAnd why did Obuyes refuse Aguirre's request to undergo a polygraph (lie detector) test [GMA]? How can Obuyes, a mere clerk and non-regular employee, have the guts to defy the sitting Justice Secretary? Is he being protected by a "higher power", such as his former boss?The Napoles TacticDONT FORGET TO SHARE!RELATED POSTS:I woke up this morning of 02 September 2016 and stumbled upon a Philippine Star exclusive that stated [ Star ]:Edna “Bogs” Obuyes was Senator Leila de Lima’s staff member while the latter was still the secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ).Then I felt like something's wrong.The Philippine Star provided photos of the deposit slips, as shown below:A cursory look at the document, obtained from an anonymous DOJ source, shows several tell-tale signs of fraud., 18 April 2014 falls on a Good Friday , a bank holiday, so an over-the-counter bank transaction could not have been consummated on that day., "Bogs" is a nickname and banks require accountholders to use their real names., "Diposits (sic)" and "₱24,000,000.00 millions (sic)" are glaring typographical errors that are not likely to be committed by presumably well-educated DoJ employees. Any self-respecting DOJ employee, especially if acting with Aguirre's imprimatur, would not have committed such glaring grammatical and spelling errors in a document of such importance.Yes, something smells fishy.A little before noon, I discovered a post from what presumably is Bogs Obuyes' personal facebook account. The post is as follows [ FB ]:Obuyes' post quickly went viral. The knee-jerk reaction here would be, "Wow, DOJ is so desperate to pin Sen. de Lima that they even resorted to manufacturing evidence!"A couple of hours later, current Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said in Filipino, “We are still verifying those documents because we do not want to be embarrassed [ Star ].” On one hand, the DOJ may have fabricated evidence. But on the other hand, it might be a trap that DOJ's opponents have set up.So who's telling the truth?A closer look at the documents shows some rather startling clues.Why is that important? Because the trick here is in the timestamps.The Philippine Star said they got the deposit slips from an unnamed DOJ source, so their story should be an exclusive, i.e. they are the first news outlet to publish this story. The time stamp on the Philippine Star article states "This suggests that the time difference between the the first version and the second version shouldn't be too long. Why? Because updating an article does not reset the comments section. Surely, if the article was published during the daytime of 01 September 2016, somebody else would've already commented before that Ros Feliciano person.Now, another tell-tale sign is in the hidden data of the graphic used in this article, which is the photo of the deposit slips. It is safe to assume that the photos were already there in the 1st version, and that the update merely affected textual content. Why? Because the photos are the most essential element to make such a leak credible.Now, this is what I did:This is the popup window that I saw:The popup window indicates that the graphic was created at 11:22 PM of September 1st, implying that the original version of this Philippine Star article was published between 11:22PM and 11:59PM of 01 September 2016.According to his Facebook wall, Obuyes denial was posted on Facebook at 4:22 AM of 01 September 2016. Clicking the time stamp on that post shows a different time stamp: 4:22PM of 01 September 2016.Whichever way it goes, it is clear that Obuyes' denial was issued on or before 4:22 PM of 01 September 2016.For the record, this is what Obuyes wrote:I have explained that the glaring spelling and grammatical errors show that it could not have possibly been leaked by DOJ. Aguirre has been successfully defending Duterte since time immemorial and it just goes to show how good a lawyer he is. Moreover, the date stamp 18 April 2014 would have automatically made the evidence invalid, as it was a bank holiday on that day.Duterte eats court cases for breakfast with Aguirre as his metaphorical "yaya", so an error as glaring as this is impossible. Aguirre couldn't be that careless. It would have been possible if bar flunker Leni Robredo [ TP: LNMB ] was DOJ Chief , but she isn't.In short, somebody else leaked it, and it's not with Aguirre's permission.With that said, and assuming that Obuyes was indeed interrogated by Aguirre prior to the Star leak, Aguirre could not have possibly showed Obuyes the deposit slips.Why? Because the deposit slips are questionable as it is, and it will just give Obuyes (and by extension, de Lima) more reason to attack Aguirre's credibility.Surely, Aguirre doesn't want that. Bad evidence plus media coverage is bad for DOJ and Duterte.Thus, I cannot help but ask:Now, these questions hinge on the assumption that Aguirre is a decent lawyer. Abad ].Deposit slips as a lead? Yes.But as evidence? No, not really.However, some camps may still argue that Aguirre may have slipped, so I ask:In May 2014, then-President Benigno Aquino III defended Cabinet members named in Janet Lim-Napoles extended affidavit, insinuating that the multiple copies of the list are meant to delay the investigation [ Inq ].The Napoles Pork Barrel Scam has been fraught with controversy, as some of Aquino's cabinet members were implicated in some of the versions of the list. Included in one of the lists was former Budget Secretary Butch Abad, who allegedly taught Napoles how to set up foundations as funnels for pork barrel [ TP: FOI ].In short, the group who leaked multiple "Napolists" might be the Liberal Party itself, in an attempt to confuse the public and allow them the opportunity to choose the version which best suits their party's interests.And just recently, Duterte linked de Lima to the same Napoles case [ Star ].This leads me to suspect someone is using the same tactic today.And I have a pretty good idea who it is [ ThinkingPinoy ].Did you like this post? Help ThinkingPinoy stay up! Even as little as 50 pesos will be a great help!

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08/05/2017 0:00

http://www.thinkingpinoy.net/2016/09/somethings-fishy-bogs-obuyes-and.html

Thinking Pinoy

PHILIPPINE ARCHBISHOP: ‘YOGA IS AN INVITATION TO THE DEVIL’

If you practice yoga or attend yoga classes as part of your health and fitness regimen, listen up. You are inviting the devil into your body, according to a Manila archbishop.Msgr. Jay Bandojo, who has special permission to perform exorcisms, said in a recent talk that “When you practice yoga, you are told to ‘empty your mind’ while saying [the mantra] ‘om,’ so you can feel relaxed. But when you empty yourself, you’re opening yourself to demonic possession. You have to be careful because demons might take advantage of this empty vessel of your soul and possess it.”The belief in occult practices, feng shui, lucky charms, amulets, fortune-telling, astrology, horoscope, transcendental meditation and similar practices also allow demons to have a claim over a person, said Bandojo.In a predominantly Catholic country like the Philippines, this statement from a church official can have a devastating impact on its citizens. It can change lifestyles and bring about massive unemployment. Think about the yoga instructors, architects, fortune tellers, astrologists and trinket vendors who will lose their jobs.Asked what alternative fitness activity Catholics can engage in, Bandojo recommended Zumba, the dance fitness craze that has recently taken the country by storm. In fact, the Philippines just broke the Guinness world record for the largest single Zumba class.“You see, in Zumba, both your mind and body are constantly in motion. Even if the devil tries to take over your person, it will always be shaken out as you go through your dance routine,” Bandojo said.So, let go of your ‘oms.’ Instead, practice saying ‘Shake it, shake it’ and sign up for a Zumba class near you.

['Pol Pinoy']

01/11/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2014/11/01/philippine-archbishop-yoga-is-an-invitation-to-the-devil/

Adobo Chronicles

A critique of #MyHusbandsLover

amics. Tell me how it is like to be a successful but closeted gay man in a very testosterone dominated company. Tell me how scary it is to have a homophobic family. Explain to me why there are relationships composed of two masculine gay man (or two flamboyant gay men) instead of one masculine and one flamboyant which is still the society’s concept of a gay relationship. Explain to me why it is easier for some people to accept someone’s sexual orientation and why it is harder for others. Give me some discussion about religion and spirituality and morality and homosexuality and how they mesh and clash and come together. And most importantly, give me a reason why I should root for two gay men to be together.So far, Eric is just there to ruin Lali’s life. It’s not a good message to send out. Gay men do not exists to break-up marriages or make wives miserable.This show could have been educational. It could have been socially relevant. It could have been revolutionary. It could have been one of the most important television shows… but so far it hasn’t been that. Yes it is a pioneer, and to an extent it is very bold. But a little more push and it could be great instead of bland. I hope it is still too early to change course, because it already has a good following and it would be a shame if it will be just another soap – titillating but weightless; provocative but irrelevant.”[Photo courtesy: Filipinasinshowbiz.com] So far, Eric is just there to ruin Lali’s life. It’s not a good message to send out. Gay men do not exists to break-up marriages or make wives miserable.This show could have been educational. It could have been socially relevant. It could have been revolutionary. It could have been one of the most important television shows… but so far it hasn’t been that. Yes it is a pioneer, and to an extent it is very bold. But a little more push and it could be great instead of bland. I hope it is still too early to change course, because it already has a good following and it would be a shame if it will be just another soap – titillating but weightless; provocative but irrelevant.”

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03/10/2017 0:00

https://grpshorts.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-critique-of-myhusbandslover.html#comments

GRPundit

Senator Hontiveros Files Bill To Ban Plastic, Including For Surgery

Paper or plastic? If Senator Risa Hontiveros had her way, grocery and other shoppers will no longer have a choice. Plastic will forever be banned.Hontiveros has filed a Senate Bill aimed at reducing the damaging effects of plastic on the environment.But her bill goes beyond shopping.Not only will store owners be banned from using plastic bags. Plastic surgeons will have to find alternative materials for their profession and business.Hontiveros’ bill is very timely as it comes just days after Xander Ford made his big reveal on national television — a total facial makeover courtesy of an infamous plastic surgery clinic.The Adobo Chronicles tried to reach Ford for comment on the proposed bill, but broadcast personality (and wife of defeated presidential candidate Mar Roxas) Korina Sanchez refused to give us Xander’s cell phone number.Ford’s big reveal happened on Sanchez’s TV program, “Rated K” on the ABS-CBN Network.

['Pol Pinoy']

03/10/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2017/10/03/senator-hontiveros-files-bill-to-ban-plastic-including-for-surgery/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

PACQUIAO DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Win or lose, Filipino champion boxer Manny Pacquiao says his May 2 fight with American Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will be his last. Then he will focus on his bright political career.Pacquiao is a sitting congressman, representing his Philippine province of Saranggani. Despite his reputation as one of the top absentee members of the Philippines’ House of Representatives, Pacquiao remains extremely popular among his constituents and the rest of the Filipinos who love champion boxers and beauty queens.In the U.S., politicians have started declaring their candidacies for the 2016 presidential elections. Pacquiao, on the other hand, has officially declared his candidacy for president of the Philippines in 2022.The boxer made the announcement today through his promoter Bob Arum, who said that his protégé will seek the presidency in 2022.The Philippines’ constitution sets the minimum age qualification for president at 40. Pacquiao is 32, making him ineligible to run for president in the next scheduled elections in 2016. The presidential term is six years, so the boxer is definitely qualified to run for president in 2022.Between his May 2nd fight and the start of the 2022 Philippine presidential campaign period, Pacquiao is expected to continue pursuing his other passions as a playing basketball coach and as a Karaoke king. He certainly wants to do it, in his own words (copied from Frank Sinatra), “My Way.”

['Pol Pinoy']

14/04/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/04/14/manny-pacquiao-declares-his-candidacy-for-president-of-the-philippines/

Adobo Chronicles

BASTE DUTERTE: MY FATHER WON’T BE A DICTATOR, HE WILL TREAT OUR COUNTRY AS HIS OWN CHILD

As opposed to the picture his intense talking his dad frequently extends in broad daylight, Sebastian Duterte says President-elect Rodrigo Duterte truly has a delicate heart with regards to poor people and the abused.Duterte's youngest son denied his dad will build up an autocracy as put out by his pundits and said they don't have a clue about the genuine man behind the persona as he does."They say he is a tyrant. They say that he will declare military law. They say that he is a killer. On the off chance that that is genuine then I more likely than not been raised by an alternate individual on the grounds that the Rodrigo Duterte that I know instructed me to go out and share my favors," thePhilippine Daily Inquirer cited him as saying.As indicated by the younger Duterte, his dad will provide Filipinos a superior future and to rouse them to help each other — particularly poor people."My dad did not run since he needs to be the president of the Philippines. He ran since he needs to send us Filipinos a message, that there could be a superior tomorrow for every one of us. He is letting us know that we ought to connect for each other. He is letting us know that we need to contactgrow humankind, particularly for poor people, the minimized and the debilitated," he said.As a case, he related the times his dad instructed him to impart his toys to the poor kids in their neighborhood when he was youthful. "He instructed me to treat everybody with equivalent admiration. From the time I was conceived until I was 10 years of age, we lived in a zone in Davao City that was encompassed by destitution. While we were there my dad instructed me to go out and impart my toys to alternate children," he broughtup.

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2017-05-30 21:35:54+00:00

http://www.pilipinasonlineupdates.com/2016/10/baste-duterte-my-father-wont-be.html

Pilipinas Online Updates

The idiot's guide to the media blitz against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

---------------------LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, presenting the MEDIA BLITZ, and why you should be VERY VIGILANT. (.)What is a media blitz?A media blitz is "a campaign of intense media coverage for the purpose of advertising or publicity." ie: "The Opposition launched a media blitz to discredit Duterte and present a good 'alternative'."In Tagalog,(Side note:, feel free to do this in Filipino I am not very articulate in Tagalog.This, my friends, is what you call a media blitz.On, we have the extrajudicial killings. On, we have a story on "trolls" defending Duterte. On, we have Leni as the "even tempered" alternative. On, we have "the opposition leader."While we focus on defending Duterte onand, another blitz is happening elsewhere. In a span of one to two days, a story about Leni Robredo challenging President Duterte has surfaced in various news sites. This story is THE SAME all throughout--that of a "soft spoken, even tempered" public servant who serves as antithesis to the garrulous, harsh, dirty-mouthed President.This story is replicated in many news outlets in Western media. Except for's, which takes it a step further and decentralizes the focus on Leni and trains it on "a long line of Filipinas," the news story is the same all throughout.The attack against Duterte and our democracy--the fucking fact that we chose this man and yet they think they know better--is two-pronged: One, discredit him by talking about the human rights violations, and two, present a good alternative--the woman who can replace him very ably.They are done with Step One of their not-so-brilliant PR plan: Discredit Duterte. They are now moving to Step Two: Present a good alternative.The imagery presented to us is very nuanced. On one hand, you have Duterte the Murderer, on the other you have Leni the Saint.Thestory is more manipulative, using all sorts of tropes and stereotypes, and gender rah-rah-ing, hence the title: "Those Who Oppose Duterte Comes From a Long Line of Strong Filipinas."It says, and I quote, "Robredo has resigned... and has now joined the good fight, alongside Senator Leila de Lima, who for the past six months has faced a tirade of misogynist abuse and a smear campaign that is only worth repeating in order to bring shame on Duterte and his acolytes." (Really? REALLY? FUCKING REALLY?)(Side comment:? Leila de Lima and the word 'good' in one sentence. And the word "acolytes" to paint Duterte as an evil overlord.)Theandare making this into a gender war. The CNBC and all aggregate news sources are making this into a saint vs. sinner war.Theslant: Robredo is a better choice because she is even tempered. Read this and try not to swallow your vomit:"Robredo serves as an alternative to Duterte in other ways, as well, including temperament. While Duterte is tough-talking and coarse, Robredo is soft-spoken and well-mannered. While Duterte encourages the merciless killing of suspected drug criminals—often without a trial—Robredo calls for rehabilitation.More strikingly, Duterte is unapologetically political, whereas Robredo is decidedly not. She is first and foremost a mother to her three daughters and the widow of Jesse Robredo, the former interior secretary who died in a plane crash in 2012. It took months of urging from her party before she agreed to run for vice president."as widow and mother? Emotionally manipulative. Very Cory 2.0?But this kind of reportage, in its shortsighted, hasty generalizations, completely and conveniently forgets that being a good "alternative" isn't just about imagery, but about ACTUAL EFFECTIVENESS and BRILLIANCE.Duterte is both effective and brilliant. Leni is still trying to prove her worth (she is, isn't she? Or there will be no website called WhatDidLeniRoberedo something something.)As a woman, I take offense too in the stereotype that somebody is good because she is soft spoken and even tempered and well mannered. I am none of those; but I am 100 percent confident I will have higher chances of getting inside the pearly gates more than Leila De Lima.Tell me, how do news companies get all the same stories all at the same time, with the same angle, when no press conferences have been scheduled? Or none that we know of?How is content sourced? Where does media get their stories?(1) Interviews(2) Press conferences(3) Seeding (Seeding is when a public relations company sends same story to many news companies)(4) Pitches (when a source volunteers a story)In local newspapers, a story about Ricky Reyes, for example, comes out in all major publications because Ricky Reyes invited them to interview him, or a PR company hired by Ricky Reyes sent the story to the media.Dear everyone involved, we see right through you. And we will be vigilant. And we will fight. And our pro-government, pro-democracy OFWs will fight your professional PR companies to spread the word in all corners of the globe.There is no better fuel for action than passion, not even money. And while we do not have the latter, we are bursting at the seams with the former.

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18/09/2016 0:00

https://grpshorts.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-idiots-guide-to-media-blitz-against.html#comments

GRPundit

Lady Gaga Will Sit When The National Anthem Is Played At Superbowl 51

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick just found an ally in his refusal to stand for the playing of the national athem in protest of what he deems are wrongdoings against African Americans and minorities in the United States. That ally is none other than Lady Gaga.The diva sang the national anthem at last year’s Superbowl 50 at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara — standing up of course — but she will sit it out during Superbowl 51 at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on February 5, 2017.Lady Gaga, if we were to believe US Magazine, has been chosen to perform during the half-time show for Superbowl 51.When the national anthem is sung (singer still to be announced), Lady Gaga will be seated inside the green room while awaiting her turn to perform for the half-time show.

['Pol Pinoy']

18/09/2016 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2016/09/18/lady-gaga-will-sit-when-the-national-anthem-is-played-at-superbowl-51/

Adobo Chronicles

ONE MILLION MOMS WANT ABC’S ‘THE MUPPETS’ CANCELLED

Calling the show “perverted,” the pro-family group, One Million Moms, wants ‘The Muppets’ cancelled.The beloved 1970’s puppets return to a new season on ABC starting tonight (Tuesday).In the run-up to the show’s premiere, ABC’s promotional campaign has focused on Kermit and Miss Piggy’s alleged breakup and subsequent rebound relationships, the porcine star’s promiscuity, Fozzie Bear’s relationship with a woman, and even included an ad with a Kermit clad in only a scarf that brags, “Finally, a network TV show with full frontal nudity.”Additionally, the new series is introducing a host of new funny characters that ABC hopes would attract viewers of all orientations. Characters like Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul, Bobby Jindal, among others.ABC has ruined ‘The Muppets,’ the group claimed. “It is no longer the family-oriented show it used to be when it debuted several decades ago.

['Pol Pinoy']

22/09/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/09/22/one-million-moms-want-abcs-the-muppets-cancelled/#comments

Adobo Chronicles

LOOK: Duterte awards and brings another 15 wounded soldier to Manila using Presidential Plane

The Duterte government used the Presidential plane again to bring 15 wounded soldiers in Cagayan De Oro to Manila June 28, 2017. to get a better medical treatment.The 15 soldiers were wounded in action during the firefight between the government forces and ISIS-inspired Maute terrorist group.After he attended three events, President Rodrigo Duterte went to Villamor Air Base to personally talk to the wounded soldiers and gave the award that they deserved for doing their duty in Marawi City.Duterte talked one by one to the wounded soldiers to check their conditions.The 15 soldiers received Wounded Personnel Medal and financial assistance from the President’s Social Fund to further help their recovery and their families.Presidential Communications assistant secretary Mocha Uson even interviewed some of the soldiers inside the Presidential plane.First lieutenant Dela Peña, one of the wounded soldiers shared during his short interview with Uson that a grenade hit in his right knee and right arm during their operation in Marawi City.Dela Peña who already wounded in the battle for the second time, said that his dream for peace was became his inspiration to serve the government and fight against terrorist groups.Uson also interviewed President Rodrigo Duterte and the Filipino leader said that he was so affected when his soldiers died in battle because he knew that he was the one who ordered his men to fight in Marawi City.“Kasi ako yung nag declare ng martial law, ako yung mga nagpadala ng sundalo doon. Every time na mamatayan ako ng sundalo, ako yung nasasaktan, ako yung nag suffer the most kasi ako yung nag utos ng gera,” Duterte said.“Kung hindi naman ako mag utos ng gera, delikado naman ang republika natin, so wala akong choice, I had to do it because it’s my constitutional duty,” he added.He also said that if the crisis ended in Marawi, he would quickly lift the martial law in Mindanao.

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2017-06-29 01:25:48+08:00

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Captured Ronnie Dayan has message for lover De lima

Ronnie Dayan, who admitted that he has a romantic affair with Senator Leila de Lima faced the members of the press on November 22 after he was captured two days ago in a small hut in La Union.Dayan said that he was receiving drug money from the drug trading in Bilibid and sent to former DOJ secretary Leila de Lima inside their car.Asked about what Dayan’s message to his lover de Lima?” Magpakatatag ka. Labanan mo tong mga akusasyon sayo” smiling Dayan said which drew laughter from the audience inside the hall.WATCH VIDEO BELOWThe contradiction.Earlier this year de Lima said in a press conference that Dayan has been calling her for support and accordingly was afraid of death threats.However, Dayan denied the statement. He said that he was hiding because of the issue but he never received death threats.Dayan also denied that he was pushing or selling drugs as what other witnesses/prisoners allegations. He only admitted that he collected money from the drug lords inside for the former DOJ now senator Leila de Lima.Dayan is set to face the senate for inquiry this coming November 24, 2016.What can you say about this? Leave your comments below!

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2016-11-23 10:48:47+08:00

http://duterte.today/captured-ronnie-dayan-message-lover-de-lima/

Duterte Daily Stories

Baron Geisler faced another controversy after he urinated on Ping Medina

Ping Media lambasted Baron Geisler on his social media account on Monday night and urged the film and television industry to snub Baron Geisler for his disgusting and unprofessional attitude, after the Geisler urinated on medina during their taping.Medina recalled the incident that happened while they were taping Subic.at first he thought that Geisler already changed and they talked normally for almost 5 hours, but after handing P200 to Geisler for food, Medina discovered that he only used it to buy alcohol.During the rehearsal, Medina already knows that Geisler is already drunk and he is not in the right condition to do the scene so when Geisler asked Medina to repeat their rehearsal after three tries, Ping already refused that made Baron upset.Before they started to shoot, Medina recalled Geisler saying “”May gagawin ako sayo Ping ah. Sana wag ka magalit.”At first Medina thought that Baron will only spit on him during the scene, but Geisler did worse.During the scene where was already chained and helpless, Medina noticed that Geisler opened his zipper.“Habang umiiyak ako, nagmamakaawa, di makagalaw dahil naka packaging tape ang kamay at paa, at parang napansin ko: binubuksan ba ni Baron ang zipper niya?Siguro dahil ang lalim ko na sa eksena. Umiiyak ako at may mga luha ang mga mata ko kaya di ko makita ng mabuti.In fairness, wala rin naman masyado makikita. Iniisip ko, baka daliri lang niya yun. Mukhang pinky finger? Kamukha at kasing hugis ng lumang chips na Cornetto. (Totoo ata ang chismis)” Medina wrote on his Facebook post.After that, Medina felt that Baron really urinated on him.“Napakabilis ng pangyayari. Naramdaman ko na lang na may bumabasa sa dibdib ko. Medyo mainit at may amoy.” Medina added.But despite of what Baron did to him, Medina finished the scene and asked the controversial actor and the three extras if he was really urinated by his colleague.Medina quickly confronted Geisler after he realized that his colleague really urinated on him and challenged him to a fist fight.But Geisler didn’t responded even Medina already slapping him.“Hinahamon ko siya ng suntukan. Sinampal ko siya.ANO??? ANO??? ANO???Pero nakita ko na hindi siya lalaban. Wala akong interes na bumugbog sa walang kalaban laban.” Medina said.Before he ended his post, Medina urged everyone including the top bosses of GMA and ABS CBN to junk Geisler in the Showbiz industry.

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2016-11-28 22:44:14+08:00

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TOP PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES NAMED. GUESS WHO’S NO. 1?

The list of 2015 Top 100 Colleges and Universities in the Philippines was released today by Webometrics, the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions.There weren’t any big surprises, with many universities and colleges that have always been considered tops in the Philippines making this year’s list, like the University of the Philippines, Ateneo University, De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas, among others.But there was one big surprise in this year’s list: the Congress of the Republic of the Philippines which made it to the No. 1 spot.A spokesperson for Webometrics told The Adobo Chronicles that Congress has become the best training ground for neophytes, the non-qualified, the inexperienced and the non-credentialed politicians. After just their second year in the institution, many become corrupt, millionnaires or money launderers, and candidates for graduate school at the National Penitentiary.Congress also changes people’s careers: actors become politicians, and politicians become actors, Webometrics said.

['Pol Pinoy']

22/05/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2015/05/22/top-philippine-universities-and-colleges-named-guess-whos-no-1/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

Honeylet Avancena Breaks Silence On Viral Video Showing Duterte Kissing A Lady On The Lips In South Korea

Rodigo Duterte’s common law wife, Honeylet Avancena, finally broke her silence a day after a video went viral showing the President kissing a Filipina lady on the lips during his meeting with the Filipino community in South Korea.The video elicited comments from both Duterte critics and supporters, with the latter defending the President’s actions.Today, The Adobo Chronicles spoke with Avancena by Skype and we asked her to comment on the controversial video. She said:”He’s the President, so he can do as he pleases. But I’m his wife, and I can do what I want at home. So when he comes back from South Korea, Digong will be sleeping outside the kulambo for the next six months.”(Outside the kulambo is a popular phrase used by Filipinos and usually refers to a husband banned from sleeping in the same bed as the wife as punishment for his misdemeanor.)

['Pol Pinoy']

03/06/2018 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2018/06/03/honeylet-avancena-breaks-silence-on-viral-video-showing-duterte-kissing-a-lady-on-the-lips-in-south-korea/#respond

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#CocoyGate: Cocoy's Missing? Hey NBI Cybercrime, here’s another name

Senate Public Information Committee chair Senator Grace Poe said she would’ve wished to conclude the hearings right then and there, but she instead decided to suspend it because Cocoy Dayao has to be found and interrogated first. After all, Cocoy Dayao’s the central figure in this issue and no one else.Because of his non-appearance despite the senate’s invitation, the Senate has subpoenaed Cocoy Dayao to force him to appear in the next hearing.Three days after that fateful Wednesday hearing, I asked my senate sources if there’s any progress towards finding Cocoy, and they told me that they haven’t found a trace. Flight is a sign of guilt, but whatever.Cocoy is missing, and that’s a problem.Suffice it to say, Dayao is key to solving the mystery, and that key is MISSING. If Dayao somehow pops up from nowhere in the near future, then all’s well. But if he doesn’t, then the quest of the seven senators for who’s behind the “ Seven Deadly Sens ” campaign will grind to a halt.Now, the problem with the first #CocoyGate article is that Sass, VovPH, and I found only ONE person connected with SilentNoMore, and that is Cocoy Dayao.A succeeding article, “#CocoyGate: Senator Villar, let me link Cocoy to Bam and Kiko”, cites another name – Niña Terol-Zialcita – as another potential suspect, but aside from Terol-Zialcita’s involved in ProPinoy as its Deputy editor-in-chief and co-founder, there is no evidence showing that she has any significant web development skills, so for now, I’m willing to set her aside.In short, if Dayao remains missing, then we’re at a dead end. And in times like these, what I typically do is sit in a corner, go back to basics, and retrace the steps.So let’s do that.It’s clear, at this point, that the collective wrath of the seven senators is focused on SilentNoMorePH.But is it just SilentNoMore?Pinoy Ako BlogIn “Labanan ang #7DeadlySens!!!”, SilentNoMorePH paired each senator to a specific “deadly sin”, though it wasn’t specific as to which is paired to what. As if taking a cue from SilentNoMorePH, Pinoy Ako Blog expanded SilentNoMorePH’s the #7DeadlySens post by providing more libelous specificity.Published a day after SilentNoMorePH’s post, Pinoy Ako Blog’s “ The Unfortunate Seven ” states:Pinoy Ako Blog then showed a series of infographics that paired each senator with a specific deadly sin:“Ito ang mga senador na ayaw matigil ang pagpatay sa mga menor de edad na Pilipino. Iboboto mo pa ba sila? (These are the senators who do not want a stop to the killing of Filipino minors. Will you still vote for them?)"Now, why is this important?SNM and PAB“Engagement per post (EPP)” is a social media analytics metric that measures a post’s “interestingness” to an audience. That is, higher EPP scores means a post spreads to more people [ TP:Mainstream vs Indie ].Engagement per Post = Engagement ÷ Number of PostsFacebook Page Insights data taken at 1713 hrs, 08 October 2017Who are the content creators behind SilentNoMorePH and PinoyAkoBlog?Who are Cocoy’s Content Creators?Silentnomoreph.com/wp-json/wp/v2/users Pinoyakoblog.com/wp-json/wp/v2/usersFor SilentNoMorePH, here’s a video showing how I did it:And for PinoyAkoBlog:User “Admin“, with display name “Charlie“ User “Vic“, with display name “Vic“ User “JD“, with display name “JD“ User “Maria“, with display name “Maria“User “Admin-2“, with display name “admin“ User “Kit“, with display name “Full Retard“ User “Admin“, with display name “Mr. Pinoy“ User “Jover“, with display name “Mr. Pinoy“ User “Apple“, with display name “Mr. Pinoy“Who are these people?IMPORTANT NOTE:Laurio may delete her posts (and even her account) as soon as she finds out about this article, so I archived the pertinent pages using the third-party service Archive.is. That is, every hyperlink with the text “[A]” links to the archived snapshot of the hyperlinked page immediately preceding it.For example, for the sentence “ ThinkingPinoy wrote this article [ A ].”, the page linked to “[A]” is an archived copy of the page linking to “ThinkingPinoy”.Jover Laurio on FacebookPost No. 1: ~3 minutesPost No. 2: ~1 minutePost No. 3: ~2 minutesPost No. 4: ~2 minutesPost No. 5: ~1 minutePost No. 6: ~6 minutesAs we can see, Laurio’s shared PinoyAkoBlog’s posts almost immediately after the latter posted them on Facebook. Now, is Jover just a rabid PinoyAkoBlog fan, or is she one of PinoyAkoBlog’s administrators?At this point, it’s too early to tell. But we are not done yet. Let’s take a look at Jover’s tweets.Jover Laurio’s TweetsTweet No. 1: ~2 minutesTweet No. 2: ~2 minutesTweet No. 3: ~2 minutesTweet No. 4: ~15 minutesTweet No. 5: ~2 minuteSeriously, Laurio's devotion to PinoyAkoBlog is tenacious, to say the least.The Laurio-Dayao Connection“Thanks Coy! I feel so blessed! Ang mahal kaya nito, alam ni God na di ko kayang bumili on my own”Yeah, they follow each other. They know each other well.TP’s TakeawaysWhile SilentNoMorePH is the focus of the #SenateHearing, it has to be pointed out that PinoyAkoBlog did more damage to the seven senators’ respective reputations. SilentNoMorePH and PinoyAkoBlog share the same web administrator, and that’s Cocoy Dayao. SilentNoMorePH’s and PinoyAkoBlog‘s respective libelous articles about the Senate Resolution 516 scandal share the same talking points. PinoyAkoBlog’s users include a certain person going by the username “Jover”. A little more sleuthing shows that Laurio shares and retweets PinoyAkoBlog’s posts almost immediate after PinoyAkoBlog’s administrators post them on Facebook or tweets them. Laurio knows Dayao, and their exchanges can be traced as far back sa December 2015. Judging by the quality of their exchanges, Laurio and Cocoy seem to be pretty emotionally close. Laurio even gets web development advice from Dayao.How many persons with the first name “Jover” will you ever meet in your life?How many Jovers can Cocoy possibly know personally?NBI Cybercrime, if you can’t find Cocoy, find her.DONT FORGET TO SHARE!Did you like this post? Help ThinkingPinoy stay up! Even as little as 50 pesos will be a great help! Just click the link below! :-)RELATED POSTS:The Senators are fuming at SilentNoMorePH, but they should be angrier at PinoyAkoBlog, for the simple reason that the latter did more damage to their reputation. And don’t forget that both are owned or controlled by the same Cocoy Dayao. That is, it’s likely that those behind PAB are also behind SilentNoMorePH.But how exactly did PAB do more damage?EPP is defined by the following formula:A look at Facebook Page Insights data taken at 1713 hrs, 08 October 2017, shows that while SilentNoMore has higher absolute engagement figures compared to Pinoy Ako Blog, the latter posted only a small fraction of what the former did.From the data in the image and using the EPP formula, EPP for SilentNoMorePH is 1,270 while that for PinoyAkoBlog is 4,911. That is, PinoyAkoBlog’s libelous posts may have done about 3 times more damage to the seven senators’ reputation, compared to SilentNoMorePH’s posts.And just like SilentNoMorePH, Cocoy Dayao owns or controls PinoyAkoBlog.I have a reasonable suspicion that SilentNoMorePH and PinoyAkoBlog, owing to their similar content and talking points, and common webmasters, and possibly, a common financial beneficiary.Now, recall that I myself said in during the #CocoyGate #SenateHearing that Cocoy, who has web development skills, may be working with a bunch of content creators because of the sheer number of sites that Cocoy controls.So, let’s ask:Of course, the content creators are anonymous, but there’s an easy way to find a few clues.You see, SilentNoMorePH and PinoyAkoBlog both run on WordPress, which is probably the most popular content management system for websites on earth. And because WordPress is popular, a lot of people know how it works.Now, adding the character string “/wp-json/wp/v2/users” to a WordPress-powered blog’s web address reveals the login IDs of the site’s users. Thus, let’s try checking the following:Let me list down the information I got.For SilentNoMorePH, four users showed up. These are:For PinoyAkoBlog, five users showed up. These are:And here’s where things get interesting.It is common for internet users to use their nickname for their online login ID’s, and I suspect that at least one among those login ID’s I found is a real nickname (or even the real first name) of the corresponding user.Now, the nicknames “Vic”, “Maria”, “JD”, “Charlie”, “Apple”, and “Kit” are too generic, so I admit that my online forensic skills are not enough to find out who they are. However, the last remaining username, “Jover”, is interesting.I think I can do something with it because Jover is a relatively rare first name. A simple google search using the search term “Jover PinoyAkoBlog” [ A ] shows a certain “Jover Laurio” diligently sharing PinoyAkoBlog’s posts on a public Facebook group “ NETIZENS FOR CONSCIENCE AND BRAVERY (NetCAB)”It’s interesting to note that Edwin Lacierda is also a NetCAB member Enough with that. On with the analysis.Now it’s time check her NetCAB posts. Note that each of the following several images contain two screenshots: one when the mouse pointer hovers over Laurio’s post share timestamp, and another with mouse hovering over PinoyAkoBlog’s post timestamp.Share Timestamp: 31 May 2017, 7:05 PMPAB Timestamp: 31 May 2017, 7:02 PMShare Timestamp: 08 June 2017, 8:08 PMPAB Timestamp: 08 June 2017, 8:07 PMShare Timestamp: 10 June 2017, 9:54 PMPAB Timestamp: 10 June 2017, 9:52 PMShare Timestamp: 01 June 2017, 10:46 PMPAB Timestamp: 01 June 2017, 10:44 PMShare Timestamp: 11 June 2017, 07:31 PMPAB Timestamp: 11 June 2017, 07:30 PMShare Timestamp: 05 June 2017, 08:20 PMPAB Timestamp: 05 June 2017, 08:16 PMLet’s tabulate the time differences between PinoyAkoBlog’s posts and Laurio’s shares:Here are some of Jover’s other shares:Jover goes by the twitter handle “MissJover” [ A ].Now, let’s check some of her latest retweets of PinoyAkoBlog’s tweets.Let’s tabulate the time differences between PinoyAkoBlog’s tweets and Laurio’s retweets:Again, as we can see, Laurio retweeted PinoyAkoBlog’s tweets almost immediately after PAB tweets. And again, is Jover just a rabid fan, or is she one of PinoyAkoBlog’s administrators?Looking further into Laurio’s tweets, Sass and I discovered that Laurio has been in contact with Dayao from way back, as evidenced by a 28 December 2015 tweet where Laurio basically “pep talked” Dayao, as shown below [ A ]:Four months later on 04 April 2016 , Laurio “pep talked” Dayao again, as show below [ A ]:Interestingly, on 17 Jun 2016 , or around the time Laurio was sharing PinoyAkoBlog’s posts on Facebook, Laurio even relayed Dayao’s web development advice to blogger Raissa Robles [ A ]. On 26 February 2016 , one of Laurio’s “lawyer-friends” [ A ] gave her a brand new 64 GB Ipad Air. She’s so thankful for it that, in reply to Dayao’s congratulatory tweet, she even said:I think the previous exchanges are sufficient to show that Dayao and Laurio know each other better than simple online acquaintances. Dayao even uses Laurio's content for his facebook posts, as shown in a cached copy of Dayao's Facebook Note entitled "Warning: The next social media account Team Duterte steals could be yours", with a backlink to Laurio's Twitter account.Let me sum this whole thing up.First, let’s list down what we have discovered:Now, let me ask this one simple question:More specifically:Oh, before I forget: PinoyAkoBlog previously said Sass is an idiot because PAB's blogger is female.Sounds just about right.The preponderance of evidence suggests that NBI Cybercrime should contact Jover Laurio and ask her more than a few questions. Luckily, she published her entire name online on 28 February 2017 A ].Her complete name is ThinkingPinoy ].

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09/07/2018 0:00

http://www.thinkingpinoy.net/2017/10/cocoygate-finding-cocoy-missing-nbi.html

Thinking Pinoy

Catholic Bishops Appeal To Filipino Catholics To Come To The Aid Of Suspected Pedophile Priest

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is known for dipping its finger in civil and political issues — from President Duterte’s war on drugs to the proliferation of fake news on social media. It usually comes in Pastoral letters read in churches nationwide.The Adobo Chronicles has just learned that a new pastoral letter will be read this coming Sunday, urging Filipino Catholics to contribute generously to the collection basket to help with the court expenses of one parish priest named Msgr. Ariel Lagarejos.Lagarejos was arrested after an alleged attempt to sexually abuse a 13-year-old girl in Marikina City on Friday. He was arrested in a joint operation by the Marikina police and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) around 6:30 p.m. at Blue Wave Mall in Barangay Sto. Niño in Marikina.It is alleged that Lagarejos sought the services of the victim through a 16-year-old pimp. The victim’s mother, however, reported it to the police after she learned of the transaction.Operatives from the Marikina police women and children protection division and DSWD set up the entrapment operation against Lagarejos.“If possible,” the Pastoral letter reads, ” we urge the faithful to write fat checks instead of just digging in their pockets or purses for small change. We have to come to the aid of a beleaguered man of God. It is every Catholic person’s duty to do so.”So this Sunday, don’t leave home without your checkbook.

['Pol Pinoy']

01/08/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2017/08/01/catholic-bishops-appeal-to-filipino-catholics-to-come-to-the-aid-of-suspected-pedophile-priest/

Adobo Chronicles

Update On Leni’s Boston Garbage-Diving: Who’s That Man In Blue T-Shirt?

Previously, we reported that the Boston Police Department is investigating whether or not Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo violated U.S. law by admitting during her radio show that she went garbage-diving in search of usable items for her daughter’s apartment.Boston Police had asked the help of concerned citizens by providing them with photos or CCTV videos that would possibly implicate Robredo in a criminal offense, including trespassing.Today, the police department released a photo it received from an anonymous source showing a man in blue t-shirt garbage-diving into a trash bin in the same neighborhood where Robredo’s daughter’s apartment is located.The man closely resembles the person who was helping the Vice President assemble some furniture in her daughter’s apartment. It was a photo that Robredo herself posted on her Facebook page.If it is the same man, then Robredo has a lot to answer for as the police investigation continues.

['Pol Pinoy']

29/06/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2017/06/29/update-on-lenis-boston-garbage-diving-whos-that-man-in-blue-t-shirt/?share=email

Adobo Chronicles

Bongbong Marcos Asks COMELEC To Rewind The Vote Count

The latest partial, unofficial tally of the Philippines’ vice presidental contest shows Liberal Party candidate Leni Robredo slightly ahead of Senator Bongbong Marcos. So far, more than 90 percent of the votes from the country’s various precincts have been counted.The VP race remains too close to call.Earlier during the canvass of votes, it was Marcos who was leading by a huge margin. Robredo finally caught up and gained the lead starting at 3:20 a.m. on May 10.Today, Marcos asked the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to suspend the count until it can be determined that there was no anomaly in the canvass of votes. But first, Marcos said he wants the poll body to rewind the vote count to 3:19 a.m. on May 10, when he was ahead.

['Pol Pinoy']

10/05/2016 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2016/05/10/bongbong-marcos-asks-comelec-to-rewind-the-vote-count/#respond

Adobo Chronicles

Baron Geisler's Ruined Face Goes Viral | Binugbog ng Bayaw

Geisler took to social media once again and posted a video of himself all bruised up in the face. He tells his followers that he was just attacked by his brother-in-law and sisters because of 'money issues'.Perhaps due to his being still a bit shaken from what he just experienced, he failed to elaborate on his story. He did say that his brother-in-law named Mark Morales and his own sisters barged in (his home) and beat the living daylights out him. His face bruises still looks fresh and raw like newly applied prosthetic make up on actors, so we can only assume that he took the video shortly after the beatings.He also showed blood still dripping from his nose to the camera while he asks his social media followers for help on what course of action he should take.But what really happened? The video seem to pose more questions than answers.What money issues? Who owes who? Was it inheritance money? Debt built up from debauchery? Were they drunk? Is this another elaborate publicity stunt? Are we seeing a Baron Geisler versus brother-in-law in a cage match?Anyway, here's the video of Baron Geisler showing his battered face to the public.Actor Baron Geisler is known to be involved in at least one controversy every year. From drunken altercation with bouncers at clubs to beating college filmmakers and staging fake brawls with fellow actor. This year, the brawl he just from was with his own sister and brother-in-law and it seem more real this time.

['Vic Patnugot']

13/08/2017 0:00

http://pinoynewsblogger.blogspot.com/2018/03/baron-geislers-ruined-face-goes-viral.html

Pinoy News Blogger

#Philippines' claim to #SpratlyIslands as good as lost to #China

The Chinese have no intention of invading. All they want is what is under the water.Come back in 5 years time the Chinese will have oil rigs of the coast as far as the eye can see, and pipelines sucking everything up and sending the oil and gas back to the mainland.In 5 years time Filipinos will still be standing on the beach going on about how "we will defend what is ours" whilst the Chinese sit on the oil rigs big smiles on their faces and 2 middle fingers waving in the air at the Philippines.If the Chinese wanted to invade they would send 300 girl guides. No need to send soldiers.-----------------This is a GRP Featured Comment. Join the discussion!http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2015/06/the-philippines-contributes-nothing-but-its-victimhood-to-the-south-china-sea-crisis/#comment-1172648

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13/08/2017 0:00

https://grpshorts.blogspot.com/2015/06/philippines-claim-to-spratlyislands-as.html#comments

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Pres. Duterte to UP protesters: "I’ll give your slots to those deserving bright lumads"

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday warned students of the University of the Philippines who keep on “walking out” of their classes to join protests that he would give their slots to deserving lumads.“Kaning UP sige ug walk out, ganiha ga-walk out. O sige. Kamong dili mang-eskwela, hawa mo dira kay dad-on nako ang mga natibong bright ngare, mao akong ipabutang diha. Daghang Pilipino gusto edukasyon nga gwapo,” Duterte said at an indigenous peoples summit in Davao City.“So kanang sige ug demonstrate, ayaw mo ug walk out sa kwarto. Tagaan tamo ug privilege, one year ayaw mo ug eskwela kay pasudlon nako tanang Pilipino nga wa makapalad makagwapo ug—libre diha,” he added.[These UP students who keep on walking out, earlier, they walked out. Okay. Those who don’t want to go to school, get out because I will bring the bright lumads there, I will enroll them there in UP. A lot of Filipinos want a good education.So those who keep on demonstrating, don’t walk out of the rooms. I will give you a privilege, don’t go to school for a year because I will let all the Filipinos who want a good education in—it’s free there.]"UP, gusto silang mag-walk out. I encourage them. Do not go to school anymore. Dira mo sa dalan. Sige! Kay magkuha ko ug bag-o, ibutang nako dira. Tutal kwarta man na sa tawo [Stay there in the streets. Go ahead! Because I will get new ones, I will put them there. That's the money of the people after all]," Duterte said.“While fascism was on our plates for breakfast, this lunch we are serving resistance as we will walk out from our classes to protest the tyrannical dictatorship of the US-Duterte regime,” a post on its Twitter said.

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27/10/2018 0:00

http://www.newsmediaph.com/2018/02/pres-duterte-to-up-protesters-ill-give.html

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Former Air force officer speaks on Mamasapano Massacre and reveals the last radio calls of SAF44 that will make you emotional

A former Philippine Air Force officer finally speaks up after two years of being silence about the Mamasapano Massacre that killed 44 PNP Special Action Forces member.Romeo V. Poquiz, also writes an open letter for former President Benigno Aquino III and he expressed on his open letter how disappointed and angry he is to the former Commander-in-Chief who allegedly didn’t ordered anyone to help the SAF troopers.Mr. Poquiz posted the timeline of the Mamasapano Mission and the last two radio calls of the SAF men.He narrated his life as a former Air force Helicopter pilot that even they sometimes violated some regulations, they are still doing their mission to assist anyone.As a former Air Force helicopter pilot deployed in the field, my crew and I were always on the alert. When calls for air support from engaged Army or Marine ground forces were received, we were up in the air in no time at all and delivered the required assistance – be it aerial fire support or close air support, medical or casualty evacuation, food or ammo resupply, transport of reinforcement troops, etc.We did these to the ground troops despite them coming from different branches of service. We did these even if we sometimes have to violate Air Force regulations such as flying at night, during inclement weather, flying without a buddy aircraft, extremely dangerous combat situations, etc. We did these even when there were no prior coordination to us by the ground troops on their operation, and we had to improvise in order to locate them to support them.Mr. Poquiz also said that even without any orders from their air force commanders, if they felt that someone already needed their help, they are still flying and conduct their missions.We did these even when there were no orders yet from air force commanders for us to fly and conduct the missions. We did these again and again even if our helicopters were riddled with bullet holes after every mission.After that, he expressed his outrage on Mamasapano Incident that he kept for two years and explained how the 44 SAF could be saved if the former President really wanted to keep them alive.He criticized the reason of the air force commanders in Zamboanga and Davao who didn’t gave air support to the outnumbered SAF members.Mr. Poquiz expressed his outrage to the Philippine Airforce who didn’t even picked up the dead and the wounded, instead a US Helicopter conducted the rescue operation.There were PAF helicopters and close air support aircraft in Zamboanga and Davao on that day yet not a single aircraft flew to support the SAF. Not even for persuasion flights. Why? The Air Force commanders said there was no order for them to dispatch the aircrafts. B***s***! I would have hanged myself if I was the Air Force commander.A US helicopter picked up the dead and wounded instead of a Philippine Air Force helicopter. Son of a ***!He was also disappointed because the request for support by SAF is not a simple request but already an S.O.S and no one came to rescue them until they died in the battle.Mr. Poquiz also said that the massacre was recorded by a US drone.The request for support by the SAF was not an ordinary request for assistance. It was an S.O.S. It was for a rescue. The troops were sitting ducks and were being slaughtered, some with their heads decapitated – the massacres were even being witnessed live via US drone monitor by a president at the 3rd Air Division headquarters in Zamboanga City.The reason that the there’s no exact coordinates and prior coordination to conduct an artillery support to help the SAF troopers didn’t convinced Mr. Poquez because the armed forces had 12 hours to guess where to fire the artillery rounds so the dying SAF troops may thought that they were supported before they died.Why was there no artillery support given despite the pleas of the police commanders? Because there was no prior coordination on the operation and you were not given the exact grid coordinates. Putangina! For 12 hours? You should have at least fired blank artillery rounds, or fired white phosphorus on the long and wide Mamasapano River, so that the dying troops may have at least thought that they were supported before their last breath.He criticized the commanders including Aquino for not rescuing the SAF troopers before the former President wanted a Nobel Peace Prize.You did not rescue the SAF troops, despite their dying pleas, because you did not want to displease a president, who probably was on his lucid intervals, and who salivated for the Nobel Peace Prize.The post of Mr. Poquiz has gone viral on the internet and many Netizens became emotional after they discovered the last two calls of the SAF troopers who asking for help.

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2017-01-27 11:41:53+08:00

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Why coal-minded Duterte is on the wrong side of history

In about 4 billion years from now, the Sun will leave the main sequence and will evolve into a Red Giant. While this stellar evolution is a spectacular cosmic phenomenon, it marks as well the complete annihilation of life on Earth. But long before that, in only about half a billion years, “the Sun gets bright enough to trigger a runaway greenhouse effect and turn us into Venus, sterilizing all life on the Earth,” warns Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, a veteran climate scientist who was recently appointed as the Halley Professor of Physics at Oxford University.However, Pierrehumbert argues that if we survive long enough, the human race can invent a technology that can easily block enough sunlight to save the Earth from a runaway. This translates to another 4 billion years of habitability, which must be an overwhelming achievement for mankind—and by extension, all other life forms on the planet.But not so fast in opening the party wine, though. We have to stay alive in the next two centuries first. And if economies, big and small, continue to rely on dirty energy as they have done in the past, we may never have that chance.Is the Philippines lost in track?Despite the global trend of shifting from coal to renewable energy, the Aquino Administration had taken the opposite track, and the one to succeed it is bound to do the same. The former approved the operation of at least 27 coal-fired power plants ironically in no more than a month after the UN Climate Talks in December 2015, and the latter came to the defense of a $4-billion coal investment, arguing that the project is needed to assure investors of a stable power source. President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, also known as the “Donald Trump of the East,” went a little further by lambasting former US Vice President Al Gore and calling the United Nations “hypocrites” for telling developing nation states to go carbon-free while failing to sanction industrialized countries that are major contributors in the global carbon footprint.Sen. Loren Legarda, who was recently named by the United Nations as Global Champion for Resilience, also wonders why the Philippines is lost in track when the global demand for coal is slowing down. Legarda said that the country’s “consumption of coal has been on the upswing, which increased by 27% between 2012 and 2014.”Climate-skeptic leaders justify the use of coal-fired power plants because they are the country’s dominant power technology that are widely available and economically cheap. However, Legarda challenged this argument and noted that the country has 246,000 megawatts of untapped solar, wave, steam, biomass, and hydro resources. This quantum of indigenous renewable energy potential is 13 times more than the currently installed capacity, more than enough to make the Philippines fully energy self-sufficient and independent.No more debates, urgent action neededThe world simply has no time and space for climate change skepticism. Further delays in coming up with a political consensus to address the challenges of climate change can be catastrophic especially to developing countries and small economies.According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Tropical Pacific is much warmer than average, exceeding 1°C over much of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, consistent with the trademark of a strong El Niño. Therefore, even a minimal increase in the global average temperature will translate to a more devastating effect to tropical countries like the Philippines.The WMO also pointed out that the country is growing more vulnerable to natural disasters, as its water levels are projected to rise by up to 10.2 centimeters every 10 years—that’s three times more than the global average!The ambition of the Paris agreement is to set the limit of the Earth’s warming to only 1.5 °C instead of 2 °C. It is impossible to hit this target if the country does not break free from fossil fuels. If we do not act fast enough, it will come as no surprise that the Philippines will lose its territories not to an economic superpower that is China, but instead to rising sea levels engulfing its islands.Capitalizing in the energy of young peopleYoung people across the globe are risking arrest by demonstrating and demanding action to mitigate the effects of climate change. Break Free is one of the largest anti-coal movements happening in at least 15 countries worldwide, including the Philippines.Last May 4, over 10,000 people gathered in Batangas, Philippines, for the “Piglas Batangas! Piglas Pilipinas!” campaign. Piglas is a call for the incoming president and other new government officials to scrap the Pinamucan coal plant and the 26 other coal-fired power plants in the pipeline. It is also a demand for the phase-out of the 19 existing coal plants nationwide.Now that the Philippines will be under the administration of another coal-minded president, we can expect another drama of slow energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. But eco-illiteracy isn’t something we can endure for the next six years under the new leadership. We have to do something and get involved in changing the climate situation.To quote Al Gore, the will to act is in itself a renewable energy. We have reached a point when young people are no longer afraid to speak up and make their voices be heard. We do not want a government dictating on us what to do and how to do it.We protest not to beg for a fast and responsive climate action from the government, but rather to demand it. For when those in position turn the blind eye to the reality of climate change and refuse to heed the call to break free from fossil fuels, we will always be here to make a motion and they are not going to like it.Go to Mars or another planetLooming energy crises should never justify the use of energy from fossil fuels. While coal is economically cheap, it can cost lives. Our continued dependence on dirty energy grossly undervalues the future and therefore violates the principle of intergenerational neutrality. This concept is when people of the present thinks their existence is far more important than the welfare of people living in the future.British physics superstar Stephen Hawking has some words for mankind, and they are scary and prophetic: That humanity is at risk from a series of dangers of our own making. He said that even more than natural disasters, there are higher chances that our planet will be destroyed because of human aggression. He furthered that “it may have had survival advantage in caveman days, to get more food, territory or partner with whom to reproduce, but now it threatens to destroy us all.”Our greed of satiating our high energy demands to boost economic growth even at the expense of the environment will surely make the succeeding generations pay the big price. If we fail to take a fair share of responsibility in making our planet healthier and more livable, then we can begin refocusing our efforts to space exploration and spread humanity to the solar system.

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2016-05-19 06:55:59+00:00

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Duterte proves that US-Philippine "special relationship" remains to be proven

Let’s face it: America’s standing in the world is being challenged and probably waning.Yes, its military and economy remain the strongest in the world, but never doubt the power of the dragon. In fact, by some measures, China is already considered the world's largest economy. According to a report released last year by the International Monetary Fund that comparing international economies by adjusting for exchange rates and purchasing power, China's economy had already surpassed America's as the world's largest. As far as military strength is concerned, there’s no doubt the US military is head and shoulders above everyone else. But because most Americans have lost their appetite for direct military intervention, the US has considerably cut back on military spending while other countries, including China, have revved it up. Americans have lost their appetite because they’ve seen how direct military intervention has merely messed up other countries and sparked threats to their homeland. Some experts are of the opinion America’s Middle East foray gave birth to radical Islamic terrorism.In terms of trade, Japan remained the Philippines’ largest trading partner as of 2015, with the US in second, mainland China third and Hong Kong fourth. But if you combine the trade volume of mainland China and Hong Kong, the US slips back.The US loves to wave the “special relationship” flag. And why not? Filipinos LOVE the US. The US has consistently been cited as one of the Filipinos' favorite nations in the world, with 90% of Filipinos viewing the US and 91% viewing Americans favorably in 2002, 90% of Filipinos viewing US influence positively in 2011, 85% of Filipinos viewing the US and Americans favorably in 2013, and 92% of Filipinos viewing the US favorably in 2015, and 89% having confidence in US President Barack Obama in 2014, making the Philippines the most pro-American country in the world. So, if you think about it, the US may have been taking the Philippines and Filipinos for a ride because of the apparent blind loyalty of their “little brown brothers.”But something’s gotta give, and the US has to finally prove it has a “special relationship” with the Philippines and Filipinos in more tangible ways. I have a few suggestions:First, include the Philippines in its Visa Waiver Program. We’re “special,” right? So why shouldn’t we be included in that program? Thirty-eight countries appear to be more “special.”Second, provide the kind of infrastructure and soft-loan support China has approved—at the very least. We deserve support on the level of its Marshall Plan (approximately $120 billion in current dollar value) following the end of World War II.Third, because the US developed the now-decaying Philippine public school system during its colonial rule, renew its commitment to our public school system through an aggressive, well-funded educational aid and development program, including infrastructure, modern facilities, scholarships and training in the US.Fourth, it’s clear the US considers the Philippines strategic in terms of geography. Thus, it should be providing the Philippines military and other forms of grant-in-aid equal to that which it gives to ten other countries which currently receive such assistance. For starters, how about $500 million a year?The US should concede President Duterte’s gripes, skepticism and bitterness towards it have merit, because Duterte doesn’t share the blind loyalty of 80-90% of Filipinos.Fulfill these conditions, and perhaps we can truly say the US and the Philippines enjoy a “special relationship.”In short, prove it.---------------------David Nye as posted on Facebook

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2016-11-27 21:14:23+08:00

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Buses that will carry the Yolanda victims to their new homes arrives in Tacloban.

The bus that will carry the Yolanda victims in Tacloban who loss their houses 3 years ago has arrived to transport them in their new homes.Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas announced the good news on their social media account Sunday, November 27.Ceres Buses have arrived in Tacloban and now parked at the Astrodome, they are getting ready to transport hundreds of families.These buses will transport all the settlers from their bunkhouses to their new homes tomorrow.According to the Office of the Presidential Assistant, the buses will not leave immediately and they will stay for six more months to transfer the students in their school and workers whose jobs are in the city.They buses will not leave until a new PUV route is established from the relocation site in the City.Around 280 families are scheduled to join the first batch of the Yolanda victims who will move to their permanent homes on Monday and they estimated that more than 8,000 families may enjoy Christmas in their new homes after President Duterte ordered to rush the construction of the permanent resettlement sites.Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Dino assured that the beneficiaries will be equipped with water and electricity before the transfer.The fast action of the Presidential Assistant for Visayas gained positive comments from the Netizens and they praised Dino for following the order of President Duterte.

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2016-11-27 21:14:23+08:00

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Singapore’s biggest newspaper, the Straits Times has taken notice of PH President and his loyal supporters!

President Rodrigo Duterte’s vaunted social media machine has achieved such a reputation that even Singapore’s biggest newspaper, the Straits Times, has taken notice.In an opinion piece over the weekend, Straits Times Global Affairs associate editor Ravi Velloor nailed it on the head how die-hard Duterte supporters have successfully changed the dynamics of criticizing the president.“Criticism is met with abuse. An army of online warriors, some of whom are perhaps employed in the booming outsourcing industry, seem to be readily on hand to troll presidential critics, putting a fright into even seasoned commentators,” it read.Velloor was writing in the context of the Duterte administration’s bloody anti-illegal drug war, which in the past three months has claimed 1,840 lives.“People with no links to the drug trade, either as consumers or suppliers, have been assassinated in the process, perhaps to settle private vendettas,” the opinion piece noted.The write up had more sharp things to say about Duterte though, and the current state of affairs in the Philippines in general.“The Duterte-ordered extrajudicial killings, and his gyrations on the maritime dispute with China, have raised a stench for the Philippines that is far more perverse than the haze that used to spread out from Indonesia. If it goes on for too long, it could potentially be a bone in ASEAN’s throat,” it said.

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2017-04-05 20:20:20+00:00

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TWO POPES MAKE NEWS HEADLINES THIS WEEK

While Pope Francis was being warmly received (and almost worshipped) in his visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines this week, another Pope was being trashed in Hollywood.We’re talking about cinematographer Dick Pope who was just nominated for an Oscar for the film, “Mr. Turner.”When his nomination was announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, she called him ‘Dick Poop.’Pope took it all in stride saying that he had been called a lot worse, like “Dick Pee.”Isaacs quickly apologized and denied rumors that she intentionally called the cinematographer ‘Poop’ as a way of protest for the non-inclusion of a single woman or Person of color in this year’s Oscar nominations.We anxiously await Mr. Pope’s acceptance speech of he wins the award. Will he get back at Isaac and call her ‘Adele Dazeem?’

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16/01/2018 0:00

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RUSSIA’S NEXT TARGET: ALASKA

Remember Sarah Palin’s famous words, “I can see Russia from my house?” Well, those words have now come to haunt her native Alaska.Moments after President Vladimir Putin officially declared that Crimea in Ukraine is now officially part of Russia, he announced before the Russian Parliament that Alaska is next in the country’s ongoing territorial expansion.A signing ceremony Tuesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister of Crimea and the mayor of the city of Sevastopol made Crimea’s annexation official, the Kremlin said in a statement.Putin has sent Palin an invitation to Moscow to discuss the next steps in officially making Alaska a part of Russia. “Russia and Alaska have many things in common, Putin said, “including cold winters, cold people, clueless politicians, Christianity, even history.”The earliest written accounts indicate that the first Europeans to reach Alaska came from Russia. In 1648 Semyon Dezhnev sailed from the mouth of the Kolyma River through the Arctic Ocean and around the eastern tip of Asia to the Anadyr River. One legend holds that some of his boats were carried off course and reached Alaska. “Russia discovered Alaska,” Putin said.Unconfirmed reports say that Putin offered Palin the vice presidency of Russia should Alaska agree to the annexation.The White House has declined to comment on Putin’s announcement, saying “we don’t comment on pending matters.”

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18/03/2017 0:00

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Senator Trillanes Accepts PhilStar Columnist Pedroche’s Apology, And Now The Waiting Game Begins

Senator Antonio Trillanes says that he has accepted the apology of PhilStar columnist Al Pedroche for his opinion piece that claimed U.S. President Donald Trump called the Senator ‘lil narco.’In a statement, Trillanes said:“Nag-apologize na si Mr. Al Pedroche ng Philippine Star Ngayon/philstar.com sa pagsulat nya sa kolum nya ng fake news tungkol diumano sa sinabi ni President Trump laban sa akin.”“Tinatanggap ko ang kanyang apology at nagpapasalamat ako sa kanya sa pagtaguyod ng kanilang Code of Ethics bilang journalist,” the senator added.Trillanes also said he is waiting for R.J. Nieto, a.k.a. Thinking Pinoy and another PhilStar columnist Mary Ann Reyes to do the same.“Ngayon, inaantay ko sina RJ Nieto a.k.a. (not) Thinking Pinoy at Ms. Mary Ann Reyes ng Philippine Star kung kailan sila mag-a-apologize sa paggamit ng parehas na fake news na ito,” the senator said.In a related development, the publisher and editors of The Adobo Chronicles, are also waiting for Trillanes to apologize for tagging our satire site as “fake news,” as seen in a social media account which seemed to be owned by the Senator.”Satire is so different from fake news,” the publisher said.The waiting game begins…

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04/11/2017 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2017/11/04/senator-trillanes-accepts-philstar-columnist-pedroches-apology-and-now-the-waiting-game-begins/

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What You Need To Know When Applying For A Philippine Driver’s License

While driving under the influence (DUI) is a big no-no in almost all countries, road rules as well as licensing requirements vary from one continent to another.In Thailand, for example, driving shirtless is against the law, and while it may be frowned upon in the Philippines, it is not a violation.But when applying for a driver’s license in the Philippines, there are rules and requirements that must be adhered to.An applicant must be at least 18 years old, able to read and write in Filipino or English, in possession of a valid student driver permit, have a medical certificate, pass a drug test as well as a written and practical examination.There’s more. The applicant must be “clean, neat and presentable.”The wearing of sando (sleeveless t-shirt), sports shorts, and slippers during photo-taking and examinations is not allowed.A spokesperson for the Land Transportation Office (LTO), the government agency tasked with issuing driver’s licenses, told The Adobo Chronicles that the reason wearing slippers during the application process is prohibited because it doesn’t look good in the license photo (see picture above).So, when in the Philippines, you can drive wearing slippers, but you can’t wear them when applying for your driver’s license.

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03/11/2016 0:00

https://adobochronicles.com/2016/11/03/what-you-need-to-know-when-applying-for-a-philippine-drivers-license/

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