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FACEBOOK, TWITTER TO ELIMINATE HASHTAGS (#)

June 22, 2014 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

A restaurant menu board: hashtag overkill

San Francisco, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Social media giants Facebook and Twitter jointly announced today that they are eliminating the use of hashtags (#) from all user accounts.

Hashtags are used before words and phrases to expand the reach of tweets and Facebook posts. They are also a way for netizens to determine what’s trending on the Internet.

The announcement came after the U.S. National Association of Schools and Universities (NASU) complained that the extensive use of hashtags is responsible for a decline in grammar efficiency among students, as well as in the national GPA average.

A spokesperson for NASU said that it is time to go back to the good old grammar school and to banish all the technological advances in messaging and communications, especially hashtags and abbreviations like ‘LOL’ and ‘LMAO.’

The Adobo Chronicles learned of the way in which Facebook and Twitter will eliminate hashtags:

Everytime someone types in a hashtag in a tweet or message, a central computer will immediately detect the character and automatically delete it.

There are rumors that Apple and Microsoft are considering eliminating the hashtag sign from their future computer and smart phone keyboards.

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WASHINGTON REDSKINS UNVEILS NEW TEAM NAME

June 21, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Just days after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office cancelled six of its trademarks, the Washington Redskins announced today it was dropping its offensive team name in favor of a more politically -correct and patriotic brand.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled the trademarks belonging to the football team on Wednesday, saying they are offensive to Native Americans.

Today’s announcement ends the emotional debate that has long plagued the team on and off the playing field.

In a hastily-called press conference, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Marc Snyder announced that effective immediately, his team will be known as the Red, White and Blue Eagles. “I don’t think there could be any other name more patriotic and politically- correct than this, ” he said, adding, “It’s time to end all debate. Let’s play ball!”

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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADDS NEW ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT TO BE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT

June 21, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Senator Bong Revilla smiles for the camera for his mugshot following his arrest. (Photo credit: Inquirer.net)

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Article 7, Section 2 of the Constitution of the Philippines provides that in order to serve as president, one must be at least 40 years old and above; a registered voter, single or married; able to read and write; male or female Filipino citizen by birth; and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding election.

Based on the country’s consistent and recent experience, a new eligibility requirement has been proposed by Senator Nancy Binay who has sought an amendment to the Constitution.

Binay is proposing a new Section 2A which would read:

“In addition to the eligibility requirements as provided for in Section 2 above, candidates for president must have been charged, convicted, indicted or jailed for criminal offense that includes but is not limited to graft and corruption, plunder, fraud and violation of the public trust.”

It is common knowledge that the two presidents who preceded NoyNoy Aquino have both been convicted or indicted for crimes committed while in office. Joseph Estrada was convicted, jailed and later pardoned by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who in turn is now under hospital arrest for a criminal offense.

Now, Senator Bong Revilla, Jr. has just been jailed for his role in the pork barrel scam that defrauded taxpayers of Ten Billion pesos. In a statement following his arrest, Revilla said nothing will stop him from running for president in 2016 . “Who knows, I could be the first president elected while in prison,” he told reporters.

Binay’s proposal seems to have the support of a majority of senators and congressmen, many of whom have also been implicated in the pork barrel scam.