Senator Risa Hontiveros Poses As Indigent Citizen To Get DSWD Relief Goods!

August 6, 2023 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MACABEBE, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Macabebe Bureau) – Philippine Senators are known to benefit from pork barrel projects intended for their constituencies, but Senator Risa Hontiveros chose to go with just a little assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Hontiveros posed as an indigent private citizen and lined up together with those affected by the recent typhoon Egay to get a box of relief goods.

Those in line who recognized her were appalled that she’d even think of depriving other more deserving indigents for some grocery items which she could very well afford.

We caught up with Hontiveros as she was loading the relief box into her Mercedes Benz and asked her why she did what she did.

“Oh, it’s all a misunderstanding,” she said. “This relief box is for my kasambahay (house help), not for me!”

Even, then does this mean she cannot even provide basic necessities for her house help?

Culture, Entertainment, Festivals

Sharon Cuneta And Kiko Pangilinan Grace Local Town Fiesta, Show Their Folk Dancing Skills (Video)

August 6, 2023 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

NORZAGARAY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Bulacan Bureau) – Megastar Sharon Cuneta and former Senator and defeated vice presidential candidate Kiko Pangilinan delighted local residents of Norzagaray in Bulacan province when the husband and wife team agreed to grace the town’s fiesta.

At one point, the couple joined a local cultural group and showcased their own skill and talent in Filipino folk dancing.

The Adobo Chronicles captured part of the evening program showing Shawee and Kiko upstaging the cultural dancers.

Agriculture, International, National News

With Apple Stocks Down, Sen. Cynthia Villar Says PH Should Push For Mango And Banana Exports!

August 5, 2023 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau ) – Senator Cynthia Villar, Chair of the Senate Committee on Food, Agriculture and Agrarian Reform today said this would be a good time for the Philippines to push for its exports of mangoes and bananas.

The real estate mogul and businesswoman made this statement after she learned that Apple has recorded a decline in sales three years in a row now.

She told The Adobo Chronicles she will immediately file a Senate bill that will provide more financial incentives to mango and banana producers and exporters. “My bill could greatly contribute to the continued decline in the country’s inflation rate,” she said.

Asked if she would be willing to convert some of her family real-estate properties into mango and banana-producing agri lands, the senator said, “No comment.”