Philippines’ Population Declines By 13 Percent!

November 12, 2017 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

6813B405-53A5-4FD0-BEA0-C2E8F304DC74 MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Latest statistics place the total population of the Philippines at 103 Million.

But thanks to President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, the number of Filipinos has declined by 13 percent, to about 90 Million.

The latest stats were confirmed by Amnesty International Philippines through a post on its website. In that post, it said that 13M people have been killed under the drug war — that 2M more than were killed during the Holocaust.

So that leaves 90M Filipinos still alive and kicking.

Culture, Food, Government, International, Travel

ASEAN SUMMIT: Trump and Trudeau Dislike Sinigang, Go For McDonald’s And Jollibee

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03F7F878-7ECF-4A85-80E1-B181289304A2 MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Sinigang, the tamarind-based sour soup which is one of the mainstays of Philippine cuisine, has an acquired taste, and both U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau don’t like it.

But it was on the menu during the welcome gala dinner attended by world leaders attending the ASEAN Summit in Manila. So Trump and Trudeau were famished after the gala dinner.

But no worries, Trump ordered his security detail to go fetch him some McDonald’s burger and fries, while Trudeau ventured into one of Manila’s Jollibee fastfood restaurants to pick up some chicken joy.

All’s well that ends well.

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Senator De Lima Thanks APEC Leaders For Their Show Of Support

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The five-finger hand sign has become a symbol of support for jailed Philippine Senator Leila de Lima and is used by her followers when demanding her release. (‘Lima’ is a Tagalog word for ‘five.’)

So it is no surprise that de Lima was elated at the support publicy displayed by world leaders — the heads of state attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vietnam.

The leaders posed for a souvenir photo flashing the five-finger hand sign.

”I will forever be grateful to the world leaders for supporting me and for raising awareness about my political imprisonment. Even President Duterte flashed the hand sign, and it’s very humbling,” de Lima told The Adobo Chronicles.