Blogger Raissa Robles Wants Martial Law Declared In London

IMG_2092MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – She authored a book titled “Never Again,” about Martial Law in the Philippines during the time of the late Ferdinand E. Marcos.

She’s been critical about President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao, following the Maute terrorist siege on Marawi City.

But she is very upset that Martial Law has not been declared in London, following  a terror attack at London Bridge on Sunday, June 4. The London attack killed at least seven people as a van mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge before attackers then stabbed victims at nearby Borough Market.

In an emotional post on her Twitter account, she questioned why Martial Law has not been declared in London.

“She” is blogger (she’d rather be called ‘investigative journalist’) Raissa Robles. Martial Law expert.

Calling the attention of British Prime Minister Theresa May!

Damage Control: BPI Launches New Service

IMG_2069MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The computer glitch this week at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) that left thousands  with either negative or blown up accounts will definitely have an adverse effect on the bank’s operations and customer base.

The internal system error caused the bank’s ATM machines and online banking to go offline for days.

In an effort to lessen the negative impact of the glitch on its banking business, the BPI board of directors today announced that it has launched a new banking service that it expects to be glitch-free and safe from systems errors or even hacking.

The new service is called “BPIoffline.”

Thousands Of MRT Commuters Miss Their Trains, Thanks To BPI

IMG_2054MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Thousands of Metro Manila commuters missed their trains this morning because of the glitch that hit the computer systems of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) yesterday.

Many employees reported late for work while students missed their classes.

The mess began at around 7:45 a.m. when commuters started lining up to get to the MRT stations.  Many noticed that the queues were unusually long.  But they persisted.

It was not until about 9:00 a.m that the commuters realized that they have been lining up in the wrong queue.  The long lines were actually leading to nearby branches of BPI.  Bank customers were lining up to get to the ATMs and their bank to withdraw cash or to find out whether their accounts were affected by the nationwide internal system error at BPI.

Moral of the story:  don’t just follow the crowd.  Investigate!