How Many Zeroes In A Centibillion? We Asked Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo

March 20, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – She’s a lawyer, although she flunked the bar on her first try. But she’s also known for her math skills, using them to publicly criticize the rising retail prices of rice and the Philippines’ inflation rate.

So when it was recently reported that Microsoft founder Bill Gates has joined Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s only two centibillionaires, we asked Robredo how many zeroes there are in a centibillion.

While math wizards quicky told us there are 11 zeroes in a centibillion, Robredo disagreed, asserting that there are only 9 zeroes.

”Centibillion comes from two words — cent and billion. A cent is written out in numbers as 0.01. So multiplying 1 billion by 0.01 gives is 9 zeroes.”

She even showed us a screenshot of her calculation using her China-made iPhone.

Government, Politics, Travel

OFWs Plan To Meet Leni Robredo When She Visits The Middle East

March 20, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (The Adobo Chronicles, On board a commercial shipping vessel in the U.A.E.) – Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo has announced plans to visit overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East as part of her INP project that promotes inspiring and success stories of Filipinos.

“May balak tayo sa Middle East, di ba, na magkaroon ng Istorya ng Pag-asa (We have plans in the Middle East, right, to have Istorya ng Pag-asa,” Robredo said.

“Iyong mga kababayan natin sa Middle East kasi mukhang sunod natin na Istorya ng Pag-asa (Our countrymen in the Middle East will be next to be featured for the Istorya ng Pag-asa),” she added.

The Vice President was sparse with details of the trip, which have yet to be finalized. There is no final date of the trip yet, according to Robredo’s office.

Upon learning of her plans, a region-wide coalition of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Middle East told The Adobo Chronicles that they plan to meet Robredo at airports on her arrival — not to welcome her but to demand that she fly back the the Philippines immediately.

A coalition spokesperson said that Robredo has no business telling the stories of OFWs. “We can tell our own stories — that of our love of our home country and our support for President Rodrigo Duterte. She’s just trying to find an excuse to make yet another international shopping trip.”

No comment yet from the Office of the Vice President.

Government, International, Politics

Mike Pence And Leni Robredo To Hold Bilateral Vice Presidential Summit

March 18, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Birds of the same feather flock together, even if one is an American Eagle, the other a Philippine Eagle.

U.S. Vice president Mike Pence and Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo have both admitted that their only role is to “wait for something to happen to the President.’

Both Vice Presidents also ageed that they need to start meeting each other more often for therapy to help ease the stress of their respective jobs (or no jobs).

No date has yet been set for the VP summit or which VP will host whom.