Filipino Children Sue For Compensation And Royalty From Political Ads

May 5, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Desperate times call for desperate measures.

With just days before the May 9 Philippine presidential elections, candidates are racing against the clock to make their last minute appeal for votes. The political campaign ends Sunday, the day for the elections.

Realizing none of their media ads have improved their ratings in the polls, some candidates have resorted to child abuse, using Filipino children to be their spokespersons in their political ads.

Flipping from one TV channel to another, viewers can’t help but notice the flurry of political ads featuring children, many of whom are under the age of puberty.

But the children just have had it. They no longer want to remain silent while the candidates benefit from their superb acting.

Today, more than a dozen children who are featured in various political ads are suing the candidates and the television networks for just compensation for their work, as well as royalty fees every time their ad is shown on TV.

The Adobo Chronicles could not independently confirm whether or not the kids were paid for their ad appearance or how much in royalty fees they are demanding.

The candidates and ABS-CBN and GMA 7 networks have not returned our calls for comment.

Food, Politics, Race Relations

Donald Trump Tries To Win Back Hispanic Vote, Eats A Bowl Of Tacos

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NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Just a day after both his remaining rivals for the Republican presidential nomination quit the race, Donald Trump wasted no time in trying to win back the Hispanic vote — a crucial voting bloc that would greatly matter in the general elections.

Many will recall that when Trump launched his presidential bid, he promised to build a great wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico. In his campaign launch speech, he also called Mexicans “rapists” and “criminals.”

But realizing he can’t win in the general elections without the Hispanic vote, Trump spent his lunch time on Cinco de Mayo eating a bowl of tacos. In a post on his social media account, he said that he “loves Hispanics.”

Sources close to Trump, however, and who spoke on condition of anonimity, said that immediately after the photo opp, Trump ordered a Mexican server at the penthouse suite of his Trump Towers in New York to remove the bowl of tacos and replace it with a half-pound New York steak, complete with garlic and butter mashed potatoes and steamed asparagus.

The Adobo Chronicles confirmed that Trump’s steak was medium-rare.

Media, Politics

Miriam Defensor Santiago Excluded From Public Service Political Ad

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A non-partisan public service political ad now airing on Philippine television has made presidential candidate Miriam Defensor-Santiago very furious because she was excluded.

The TV ad, featuring young children, questions the qualifications of the candidates running for president, except that only four of the five candidates were mentioned.

In the ad, the children mention the candidates without naming them: magnanakaw (thief), kupitero (snatcher), mamamatay-tao (murderer) and di-handa (unprepared).

Santiago complained that she was unfairly excluded from the ad. Only Vice President Jojo Binay, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe, and former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas were included.

“Just because I am No. 5 in the pre-election polls and surveys, they have deliberately dropped me from the TV ad altogether. It’s not fair,” Santiago said.

The TV ad was paid for by ACS Manufacturing Corporation and Pride detergent.