BEIJING, China (The Adobo Chronicles, Hong Kong Bureau) – China’s Xi Jinping met with the President of the Philippines for the nth time today.
Problem is, the Chinese president’s confidants failed to inform him that the Philippines held a presidential election in 2022 and that his good friend Rodrigo Duterte is now just a private citizen.
Interestingly, Xi also thought that Duterte’s daughter Sara is now vice president.
“Congratulations. It’s great that your vice president is also you daughter,” Xi told Duterte. “Long live dynasty,” he said.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Filipinos are all too familiar with shops selling used clothing and other items. They’re known as Ukay-Ukay or Wagwagan.
But who’d expect to find used condoms at these retail outlets? Well, the police did.
Manila police raided an Ukay-Ukay in Divisoria after receiving a tip that the store was selling used, triple-washed, albeit sanitized, condoms. The items were apparently smuggled into the country from San Francisco, California.
Some 69 boxes were seized and the owner of the shop brought to the police station for questioning.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Anti-Poverty Czar (ex) Atty. Larry Gadon supports the massive distribution of Band-Aid to the poorest of the poor Filipinos, saying this move is proof that the administration is moving fast to stamp out poverty in the country.
Gadon told The Adobo Chronicles that the program will cost the government P2.5 BILLION and will benefit 1 Million poor families beginning next year.
Recipients will each receive a family-sized box of of adhesive bandage costing P2,577 each.
“That’s significant savings for our poor families, “ Gadon stressed.
Registration to become a beneficiary of the program will be from August 1-December 31, 2023.
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