Monthly Archives: November 2015

Government, International, Politics

WAS THERE A BULLET IN PRESIDENT AQUINO’S POCKET?

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – An official photograph of Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping has caused a stir in the international diplomatic community.

The photo, taken during a courtesy visit by the Chinese leader to the presidential palace in Manila, shows Aquino with his left hand inside his trousers’ pocket.

Many have even speculated that Aquino was holding on to a bullet — an obvious reference to the laglag bala scheme at the Ninoy Aquino Intrrnational Airport which has dominated the news of late. The scheme involves the ‘planting’ of bullets in bags of unsuspecting airline passengers allegedly by airport personnel for the purpose of extorting money.

The president’s staff have categorically denied the rumors.

Philippine veteran actor extraordinaire Bernardo Bernardo told The Adobo Chronicles he didn’t think there was any bullet inside Aquino’s pocket.  Bernardo was more concerned about the fact that Aquino’s barong tagalog seemed to be crumpled.

Perhaps, Aquino’s housekeeper had the day off?

Beauty, Fashion, International

OBAMA WILL SPORT ‘NEW LOOK’ DURING APEC SUMMIT IN MANILA

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – While presidential sister, actress and TV host Kris Aquino will have her eyes on Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the rest of the voyeur world will be watching U.S. President Barack Obama who will reportedly wear a new hairstyle when he visits Manila for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit next week.

Sources close to The White House have confirmed that Obama will be wearing a ‘man bun,’ a new men’s hairstyle that’s sweeping the U.S. and Europe.

The man bun has become so popular that retailers like Amazon are now offering clip-in man buns for those who do not have enough hair.  The clip-ins retail for $9.99 and are available to order online in black, blond and brunette colors.

Looking for a perfect holiday gift for your man?

 

Economy, International, Social Media, Technology

FILIPINOS WILL HAVE NO INTERNET CONNECTION DURING APEC SUMMIT IN MANILA

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imageMANILA, Philippines  (The Adobo Chronicles) –  The country’s top telecommunications and digital service provider Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is boosting Internet connectivity at the venues of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings being held in Metro Manila.

In a statement yesterday, PLDT said it has put up facilities which can provide up to 8.5 Gbps (Gigabits per second) of Internet connectivity and voice solutions at major conference venues and host hotels for the 8,000 delegates expected to attend the APEC meetings.

In order to meet this high speed capacity for the meeting, PLDT has announced to all its Filipino household customers that they will lose their Internet connection for the duration of the summit. They will receive a small amount of rebate on their next utility bill.

The Philippines has the slowest and most expensive Internet service in all of Asia, so the Aquino administration wanted to make sure that PLDT provide the visiting APEC delegates with a pleasant and worry-free Internet connection.

Yet another band-aid and show-off solution by the Philippine government to cover up its incompetency.