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Diversity, Government, Immigration, International

Melania Trump Is Main Speaker At One Million Women March Vs. Racism

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – A One Million Women March is being planned in Washington, D.C. this weekend, with First Lady Melania Trump as main speaker.

The march is being organized by a coalition of  national and state women’s groups in protest of Donald Trump’s racism.

Trump has been publicly attacking four women-of-color Members of Congress, chiding them to “go back to where they came from.”   A recent Trump rally saw members of his audience chanting “Send her back!”

Of the four lawmakers, all are U.S. citizens and only one was born outside of the United States.

Melania, who hails from Slovenia, became a U.S. citizen in 2006, after marrying The Donald.  She is expected to condemn her husband’s racist remarks.

Will Donald also send Melania back to where she came from?

Government, Sports

MMDA To Charge Toll Fee To Cross the EDSA Kamuning Footbridge

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manil Bureau) – Victoria Sports Tower, located next to GMA Channel 7 on EDSA in Kamuning, is reportedly the largest indoor sports complex in the world. One can only imagine what it would cost to become a club member.

Well, leave it to the smart officials of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to come up with a much cheaper alternative to a daily workout for just P5 a day!

Today, MMDA announced it will begin charging a “toll’ fee or P5 each time someone crosses the  “footbridge to heaven.”

The footbridge, located just next to Victoria Sports, has been criticized for being too steep, especially for seniors and people with disabilities.

But the MMDA thought of a brilliant scheme for the “toll” which would be a thousand times cheaper than becoming a member of Victoria’s gym. Not to mention being a more effective way to lose weight and tone muscles.

So what are you waiting for?   The choice is yours: P5 each each way, or thousands of pesos for gym access?

 

Government, Politics

Duterte To Deliver SONA, Robredo To Respond With SOTO

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – For every action, there is a correspondong reaction. For every speech, a counter-speech.

When the President of the United States delivers the annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, it is immediately followed by an official response from a designated member of the opposing political party.

Well, the Philippines is no exception to this exercise.

On Monday, July 22, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will deliver his Fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) during which he is expected to say, “The state of the Opposition is seditious,” referring to Sedition charges recently filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and members of the Opposition in connection with the Bikoy videos.

Following Dutete’s SONA, Robredo will deliver the Opposition‘s response, the State of the Opposition address, or SOTO.

SOTO, with one “T,” not with two “Ts” because that would mean Senate President Tito Sotto.

So, stay tuned to hear about the SOTO.

Will the Liberal Party rise again?