Entertainment, Government, International, Law Enforcement

Philippine National Police Criticized For Duterte And Obama Halloween Masks

October 21, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Duterte mask, left, and Obama mask, right. Inset: Mark Cuban and Joan Rivers

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine cops are distributing paper masks of horror characters as well as of Presidents Barack Obama Rodrigo Duterte to remind the public of safety tips for the upcoming Halloween season.

The Philippine National Police (PNP)’s Community Relations Groups (PCRG) has started handing out horror-themed masks with safety tips printed at the back in different establishments and train stations in Metro Manila.

PCRG Director Senior Supt. Gilbert Cruz explained that the inclusion of Obama in the police’s Halloween masks was not intended to shame the American president even after Duterte’s recent announcement of severing ties with America. In fact, Cruz said they decided to use Obama masks “in a good way” as it would pique the public’s curiosity.

But the good intention of the PCRG didn’t sit well with many Filipinos and Americans residing in the Philippines. They criticized the masks, albeit for strange reasons.

The critics said neither of the masks looked like Duterte nor Obama. Rather, they said that the Duterte mask looked like Dallas Mavericks NBA team owner Mark Cuban, while the Obama mask looked like the late comedienne Joan Rivers.

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Government, International, Politics, Race Relations, Social Media

Obama Invites Philippine President Duterte For A White House Beer Summit

October 20, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – President Barack Obama is not giving up America’s little brown that easily, despite pronouncements in China by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that he wants to “separate” from the United States.

In an effort to maintain the colonial and friendly relations between the two countries, Obama has invited Duterte to come to the White House for a “beer summit.”

This is not the first time that Obama has used beer diplomacy in trying to resolve important issues.

Many will recall that in 2009, Obama invited Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who was arrested at his Cambridge, Massachusetts home by local police officer Sgt. James Crowley, who was responding to a 9-1-1 caller’s report of men breaking and entering the residence. The arrest initiated a series of events that unfolded under the spotlight of the international news media.

The arrest occurred just after Gates returned home to Cambridge after a trip to China. Gates found the front door to his home jammed shut and, with the help of his driver, tried to force it open. A local witness reported their activity to the police as a potential burglary in progress.

On July 22 that year, Obama invited both parties to the White House to discuss the issue over beer, and on July 30, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden joined Crowley and Gates in a private, cordial meeting in a courtyard near the White House Rose Garden; this became known colloquially as the “Beer Summit”.

In a Skype call with Duterte who is still in China for an official state visit, The Adobo Chronicles asked for the Philippine president’s reaction to the Obama invitation.

He said: “I am open to meeting with that ‘son of a whore’ over beer, but I must insist that only San Mig Light will be served.

(San Mig Light is the most popular local light beer in the Philippines.)

Business, Diversity, LGBT

Trump Properties Reject Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

October 20, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles, Las Vegas Bureau) – From New York to Las Vegas, from Miami to Honolulu, Trump hotel properties are refusing to adopt gender-neutral bathrooms despite the growing clamor among LGBT and rights activists.

The clamor arose from a controversial new law in North Carolina (HB 2) blocking cities from allowing transgender individuals to use public bathrooms for the sex they identify as — as well as restricting cities from passing nondiscrimination laws more broadly.

Also known as the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, HB 2 puts in place a statewide policy that bans individuals from using public bathrooms that do not correspond to their biological sex.

Instead of adopting gender-neutral bathrooms, all Trump properties have now renovated their public bathrooms to segregate nasty women and bad hombres.