Monthly Archives: October 2016

Beauty, Government, International, Politics, Race Relations, The Media, Tourism

President Duterte’s Approval Rating Dips To Minus Five Percent Amid Miss Universe Rumors

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img_6222MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Philippines’ Daily Inquirer is reporting that it is rumored the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant scheduled to be held in Manila this coming January is being cancelled. The report cited security concerns as well as Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s recent comments about the Jews as among the reasons for cancellation.

In recent weeks, the country’s Department of Tourism has denied the cancellation rumors.

Rumor or not, beauty contest-obsessed Filipinos are not happy. You can mess with anything else but not their beauty pageants. Miss Universe especially.

img_6223In a nationwide survey following the Inquirer report, Duterte’s approval rating nose-dived from 97% to minus 5%. Respondents overwhelmingly cited the cancellation rumors as their only reason for the negative rating they gave the president.

The Adobo Chronicles asked Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar about the Inquirer report and he said he has not spoken to Duterte about it.

Reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines meanwhile said, “No comment.”

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International, Language, Politics, Social Media

Twitter to Philippines’ New Ambassador To The UN: Shape Up Or We’ll Pack You Up

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Locsin

 

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – The social media network Twitter has a serious warning to newly-appointed Philippine ambassador to the United Nations, Teddy Boy Locsin: shape up or we’ll pack you up.

Locsin, former congressman and self-absorbed journalist has, in recent days, been using his Twitter account to mimic President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and paint himself as a fearless free speech advocate, capable of cussing and  defending evil elements like the Nazis.

Except that he totally  forgot about Twitter’s community policy: you cannot threaten anyone.

Well, that’s exactly what Locsin has been doing on his Twitter account.

Examples of his threatening tweets:

“I will remember you, you f*** face. Find this guy and make his life hell.”

“Yes, you f***ing shit, I get a hold of you and I will shove de Lima up your ass.”

(The second tweet above was considered by Twitter as more offensive than the first.)

So readers, if you are offended by Locsin’s tweets, not to worry — our dear UN ambassador will soon be Twitter history.

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Government, Media, Politics, Religion

Philippine President’s Communications Secretary: ‘The Second Coming Is Here!’

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Andanar

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Martin Andanar, Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office,  today announced to the Filipino people that the second coming of Jesus Christ is here!  And it is in the person of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

“We see a different Jesus, a cussing saviour out to free the Filipinos from the ‘gates of hell,’  Andanar said.  “It’s time to repent and follow the new Jesus, as I have.”

In an opinion piece published in the Daily Inquirer, Andanar compared his first meeting with Duterte in Davao City to when Jesus met the fishermen who would be his apostles at Galilee.

Andanar didn’t’ say which apostle he was — Simon Peter, James or John.

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