Monthly Archives: May 2016

Politics

After Grace Poe Rejects ‘Unity Talk,’ Mar Roxas Turns To Jojo Binay

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Mar Roxas, getting desperate about his quest for the Philippine presidency, asked for a “Unity” meeting with Senator Grace Poe last night, presumably to ask her to step aside so that he can defeat frontrunner Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

Poe’s answer was swift: no.

So with just two days left before the elections, Roxas immediately sent his wife, Korina Sanchez, to try to meet with Jejomar Binay, in the hope of convincing the vice president to withdraw his candidacy and lend his support to the Liberal Party standard-bearer.

Stay tuned.  We will bring you up-to-date news as soon as Binay responds.

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Politics, Social Media, Technology, The Media

No Internet Throughout Entire Philippines On May 8 & 9

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image.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – If you will be surfing the Internet on Sunday and Monday, May 8 & 9, you will notice that you will not be able to use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media accounts anywhere you are in the Philippines. It has something to do with the Philippine elections.

According to the rules of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), candidates are prohibited from campaigning the day before and the day of the elections. The last day for campaigning is Saturday, May 7th.  It is when all candidates will be holding their final rallies, or ‘miting de avance.’

But in this Internet world and the accessibility to social media, it would be almost impossible for the COMELEC to monitor unlawful campaign activities which may be done by candidates and their supporters through Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and other social media accounts.

So, to ensure that there will be no campaign violations, Internet connectivity will be shut down throughout the entire Philippines from 12:01 a.m. on May 8 until 11:59 p.m. on May 9.

If candidates or their supporters have last-minute appeals to the voters, they are advised to do so before the strike of midnight on May 8.

Hurry!

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Diversity, Food, Politics

Dim Sum: Donald Trump Commemorates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

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imageNEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) –  Yesterday, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tried to endear himself to Hispanic voters by celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a bowl of tacos at the penthouse suite of his New York Trump Towers. That was lunch.

Realizing that May was Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month which commemorates the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, he had a different idea for dinner.

To celebrate the occasion, and in an effort to win the crucial Asian American vote in November’s presidential elections, Trump asked his personal chef to serve him some dim sum for dinner.

The real estate mogul has been very critical of China in his campaign speeches, but to set the record straight, he said, “I love the Chinese!”

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