Monthly Archives: May 2017

Government, International, Politics, Travel

Donald Trump Couldn’t Get Back At Melania, Takes It Out On Montenegro’s Prime Minister

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IMG_1668.PNGBRUSSELS, Belgium (The Adobo Chronicles, Paris Bureau) – Remember that arrival ceremony in Israel when Donald Trump’s hand was slapped by First Lady Melania?  (Apparently it happened again as the couple arrived in Italy!)

It was a big embarrassment for the President but he could not get back at his wife.  So he took it out on Montenegro’s Prime Minister.

While walking with the NATO leaders during his visit to the alliance’s headquarters in Belgium 🇧🇪 Thursday, Trump pushed aside Dusko Markovic, the prime minister of Montenegro, as he moved to the front of a group of the leaders.

Watch the great pushover HERE.

Once a bully, always bully. Except with the Slovenian American wife!

 

International, Media, Social Media

Inquirer Sued For Attempted Murder!

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BALI, Indonesia (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – When it rains, it pours.  That’s what’s happening to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Instead of publishing news headlines, it is IN the headlines. And all because it has been publishing fake news.

First, the Inquirer is in hot water after it published photos on its website supposedly showing the aftermath of the siege on Marawi City earlier this week.  Photos showed burning vehicles and what seemed like major chaos in the streets of Marawi.  Except that the photos it used were from the 2013 bombing in Cotabato City.

Now, the national daily is being sued by the lawyers of Mary Jane Veloso.

Veloso is the Filipina who was arrested and sentenced to death for smuggling heroin into Indonesia 🇮🇩 . She was scheduled to be executed, along with others, on April 29, 2015 but was granted a last-minute stay of execution so she could act as a witness during the trial of her alleged human trafficker in the Philippines 🇵🇭 . 

The next morning, however, the Inquirer printed a bold headline announcing the execution of Veloso.  We now know, of course, that Veloso, to this day, is very much alive.

The lawsuit filed this morning alleges that the Inquirer tried to murder Veloso.  It is being charged with attempted murder and sued for an undisclosed amount. (Sources say that the amount is much bigger than what the Inquirer owes in back rent for the Mile-Long prime property it is currently occupying in Makati, Metro Manila.)

Moral of the story: Fake news does not pay!

 

Government, Law Enforcement, Local News, Politics

OPERATION LUGAW: VP Leni Robredo Appeals For Donations For Marawi City

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IMG_1621.JPGQUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Just hours after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in Mindanao following the terrorist siege of Marawi City, Vice President Leni Robredo activated her office’s relief operations. And what better way to do it than with something she is most expert in: lugaw.

Calling it “Operation Lugaw,” Robredo is appealing to Filipino citizens both here and abroad to make a donation to help the victims cope with the dire situation in Marawi and wherever some have chosen to evacuate to.

The goal of “Operation Lugaw” is to purchase 10 metric tons (10,000 kilos) of well-milled rice so that volunteers of the Office of the Vice President can cook lugaw (congee) for residents who have fled or are holed up in their homes because of the clashes between government troops and the terrorists.

“Because they are unable to leave their homes to go to the market, or cook their meals because of the lack of electricity, the Marawi folks rely on cooked food to nourish their families,” Robredo said. “Our volunteers are ready to cook lugaw.”

Robredo also asked the National Food Authority (NFA) to loan the OVP with enough rice supply for the congee while donations are still coming in.

It wasn’t clear whether Robredo made the appeal from her Quezon City office or if she is on the ground in Marawi overseeing the relief operations.