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Government, Politics

Philippines’ VP Robredo Confident Impeached President Trump Will Be Convicted

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo has chimed in on today’s impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump was impeached today by the U.S. House of Representatives on two articles of impeachment, including for abuse of power.

The impeachment now moves on to the Senate which will decide to either convict or acquit the President.

Robredo told The Adobo Chronicles  she is very confident that Trump will be convicted.

It would take 2/3 of the the Senate — that’s 67 of  its 100 members —to convict Trump.

Robredo said it would be very easy to obtain that required number. “All that’s needed is for at least 6 Republicans and 7 Democrats to reach that 67 threshold,” she noted.

 

Government, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics

Leni Robredo’s Drug Report Release Postponed Anew

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131A56D8-F446-47A0-BA66-F1A2E89B5A5DQUEZON CITY, Philippines (Quezon City Bureau) – She wanted to be sensitive to the 6.9 earthquake that hit Mindanao last week, so Leni Robredo called a press conference to announce she was postponing the release of her much-anticipated report on the government’s drug war.  It apparently is a 40-page spiral-bound report detailing whatever she did in the two weeks or so that she was co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs (ICAD).

Just as she was preparing to call another press conference for the release of her report, the verdict in the infamous Maguindanao massacre was handed down today.  So Robredo decided to postpone the release of the report yet again.

When asked by The Adobo Chronicles when she would finally release the report, Robredo said it will not be until after the major upcoming holidays which she listed:

December 25, 2019, Wednesday – Christmas Day

January 1, 2020, Wednesday – New Year’s Day

January 25, 2020, Saturday – Chinese New Year

February 14, 2020 – Valentine’s Day

February 25, 2020, Tuesday – EDSA Revolution Anniversary

The month-long Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City

April 9, 2020, Thursday – Araw ng Kagitingan

April 9, 2020 – Maundy Thursday

April 10, 2020 – Good Friday

April 11, 2020 – Black Saturday

May 1, 2020, Friday – Labor Day

The month-long Santacruzan festivities nationwide

June 12, 2020, Friday – Independence Day

August 21, 2020, Friday – Ninoy Aquino Day

August 31, 2020, last Monday of August – National Heroes’ Day

November 1, 2020, Sunday – All Saints’ Day

November 30, 2020, Monday – Bonifacio Day

December 8, 2020, Tuesday – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary

December 25, 2020, Friday – Christmas Day

December 30, 2020, Wednesday – Rizal Day

December 31, 2020, Thursday – last day of the year

All the scheduled international beauty contests participated in by the Philippines.

Manny Pacquiao’s boxing fights in 2020, if any.

 

Government, International, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics

Leni Robredo Speaks Out On U.S. Senate Resolution Calling For De Lima Release

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MANILA, Phiippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Leni Robredo is finally breaking her silence on the U.S. Senate committee resolution calling for the release of incarcerated Senator Leila de Lima.

We caught up with the Vice President as she was leaving the radio station after her program Leni BISErbisyo — or something like that.

AC: Ma’am, can we have a few minutes with you?

LENI: Sure, pero sandali lang ha? Kasi magpapa-lunch pa ako sa mga reporters na dadalaw sa aking opisina ngayong umaga. (Sure, but only for a few minutes.  I have to serve lunch to the reporters who will visit my office this morning)

AC:  Pramis po. What can you say about the recent U.S. Senate committee resolution calling on the Philippine government to release Senator Leila de Lima ?

LENI: That is their right. Who are we to stop them?

AC: So, if the Philippine Senators approved a resolution condemning the Senate resolution, that is also their right, right?

LENI: Well, not really. We’re talking about America, the most powerful country on earth.  The Philippines is a third-world country, with third-world rights.

AC: If the Filipinos staged a ‘People Power’-type of rally in Manila calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, would you consider that an exercise of the Filipinos’ freedom of speech?

LENI:  Aba, hindi (Oh, no). Filipinos are not U.S. citizens and they don’t have the right to protest against U.S. affairs — well, except for dual citizen Maria Ressa, of course.

AC:  We digress, but when are you going to release your “drug war report” to the nation?

LENI: Well, we’re approaching Christmas and I don’t want to be the one to spoil the Filipinos’ holiday spirit.  Maybe, on New Year’s eve, para my report would come with a bang!

AC: Is your report reall “explosive?”

LENI: Do you mean “exclusive?”  Yes of course. Everything in my report is exclusive to me.  No one else contributed to preparing the report, not even Georgina.

AC: During your non-Press Conference Press Conference, you brandished a copy of your report.  So you were prepared to distribute copies to the reporters then?

LENI: No, that was actually my family photo album.  I just used the drug war report cover design for show and photo op.

END OF INTERVIEW