Monthly Archives: July 2016

Government, International, Law Enforcement, Social Media, Technology

Malacañang Palace Launches ‘Pushermon Go’

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles/iReporter Eboy Soledad contributed to this report) – As part of its ongoing war on drugs in the Philippines, the Duterte administration today announced that it will soon launch the “Pushermon Go” app for Apple and Android phones.

Patterned after the mobile game sensation, “Pokéman Go,” the Malacañang app will be rolled out for free to all Filipino mobile phone users who are 21 years old and above.  Duterte hopes that this will help his administration to weed out undesirable Filipino and other citizens who are involved in the illegal drug trade.

“Be a pushermon hunter and ‘killect’ them all,” the app promo says.

App users who kill pushermons will earn Digong coins which can be traded for checkered polo shirts in participating outlets. Consolation prices and points can also be earned to redeem for free tsinelas (flip flops), courtesy of Vice President Leni Robredo.

For more details on the new app and how to redeem coins and points, please go to: http://www.Pushermon.go.ph.

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Government, Law Enforcement, Music, Politics

Why De Lima, Aquino And Roxas Oppose Transferring Prison Inmates To Island

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Top photo: Colangco, bottom left: Roxas and Aquino, bottom right: de Lima

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippines’ Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II is “seriously considering” the transfer of two high-profile drug lords at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) to a prison island. But  Senator Leila de Lima, former President NoyNoy Aquino and former Interior Secretary and presidential candidate Mar Roxas are all opposed to the move.

Aguirre, of course, is referring to convicted drug lords Peter Co and Herbert Colangco who were among the top tier drug lords named by President Rodrigo Duterte.

Colangco, in particular, is known to have his own music recording studio in his prison cell at NBP.

De Lima, Aquino and Roxas told The Adobo Chronicles that transferring the  NBP inmates — especially Colangco  — would deprive them of a convenient rehearsal and hangout venue for their  passion for karaoke singing.

Unconfirmed reports say that the three former officials have used Colango’s NLB recording studio many times in the past for private karaoke sessions.  They are appealing to Aguirre to reconsider his decision.

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LGBT, Politics

Gay Republicans Unite To Dump Trump

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Pence, left, with Trump (Photo source: businessinsider.com)

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (The Adobo Chronicles, Chicago Bureau) – Moments after Donald Trump hinted at naming Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate, the Log Cabin Republicans unanimously voted to dump the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

The GOP LGBT group announced its decision to instead vote for Hillary Clinton just days before Monday’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

The gay Republicans vehemently opposes Trump’s choice of Pence whom they described as a politician who  doesn’t think gay people should be able to get married, serve in the military, shop at bakeries or  eat at pizzerias.

In 2003, Pence, then representing the sixth congressional district of Indiana, co-sponsored an amendment that would have prohibited same-sex marriage. Four years later, he voted against the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, which aimed to prevent job discrimination based on sexual orientation. While in Congress, he opposed a bill aimed at more effectively prosecuting hate crimes based on sexual orientation and voted against the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

Previously, Trump was seen as a gay-friendly candidate for the nation’s top post, that is until he made his potential VP choice.

In a press statement obtained in advance by The Adobo Chronicles, the Log Cabin Republicans addressed Trump directly by saying, “You’re either with us, or against us.” They ended their statement with the hashtag, #We’reWithHer.

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