Government, International, Law Enforcement, Politics

Senator Leila De Lima Released From Camp Crame Detention Center!

December 25, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Phiippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The U.S. Senators who have demanded the immediate release of incacerated Philippine Senator Leila De Lima from jail may have gotten their wish. The Senators believe that the Senator was being detained for her political beliefs which led them to recommend the banning by the U.S. of Filipinos who were responsible for her incarceration.

On Christmas Day, De Lima was released from her detention cell at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame Quezon City where she has been for almost three years.

Reacting to the news, the American Senators immediately withdrew their earlier resolution demanding De Lima’s release while rushing to cancel the travel restrictions for the Pinoys which was included in the 2020 Budget signed by President Donald Trump.

Unknownst to the Americans, De Lima was indeed released from Camp Crame only to be transferred to a more permanent kubol (jail cell) at the National Bilibid Prison (National Penitentiary).

There is no development as to the Senators’ other demand to drop all criminal charges filed against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa.

Government, Immigration, International, Politics

Duterte Open To Granting Julian Assange Asylum In The Philippines

December 25, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – As far as we know, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still inside London’s Ecuadorian embassy, seeking refuge from attempts to extradite him to the US where he is facing espionage charges. (We’ll let our venerable Facebook fact checkers Rappler and Vera Files to confirm or deny that for us.)

But this story is about Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reportedly being open to granting Assange political asylum in the Philippines. This comes just hours after Duterte said he is open to accepting Rohingya refugees who are reportedly facing political persecution in Myanmar because of their Islam faith. Myanmar is predominantly a Buddhist country.

”Granting Assange asylym will show to the world that I am all for freedom of speech — contrary to the gossip being spread by Maria Ressa, CEO of the Yellow propaganda blog, Rappler ,” Duterte told The Adobo Chronicles.

Duterte’s statement on Assange is also seen as a rebuke of the U.S. government’s recent move to ban Filipinos responsible for the arrest and detention of Senator Leila De Lima (on drug charges) and the filing of criminal charges against Ressa for violation of the Constitution, tax evasion and cyber libel.

We tried to seek the comment of officials of the US Embassy in Manila but they were off for the Christmas holiday.

Government, International, Politics, Sports

Manny Pacquiao May Be Banned From Future Boxing Fights In The U.S.

December 24, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (Tha Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine biased news media and members of the political opposition are having a blast over reports that PH officials and others responsible for the jailing of Senator Leila De Lima will be banned from entering the U.S. as part of the approval by President Trump of a Senate-initiated appropriations bill.

While there has not been been an official “ban list” from the U.S. State Department, there is an overwhelming speculation that world champiom boxer and Senator Manny Pacquiao could be included in the list because of an anti-De Lima resolution he proposed years ago.