MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The last four remaining Philippine Opposition Senators have said their goodbyes, notwithstanding the fact that their terms of office have not yet expired.
Kiko Pangilinan, Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros and the incarcerated Leila De Lima publicly bowed out of their positions today.
Speaking on behalf of the foursome, Risa Hontiveros said, “It pains us to have to vacate our Sentorial posts in the 17th Congress. We have no choice.”
”But we’ll be back in the 18th Congress.” Hontiveros quickly added.
MANILA. Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Days after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ditch Smartmarmatic, VP Leni Robredo came to the defense of the automated election system (AES) vendor and service provider.
During the recent midterm elections, Smartmatic has come under fire for glitches and gaffes which led some to question the integrity of results. It is the same Smartmatic that caused an uproar and election protest in the 2016 elections which resulted in the loss to Robredo by VP candidate Bongbong Marcos by a narrow margin.
Robredo said that Comelec should not rush to ditch Smartmatic. “They’re my hero and the wind beneath my wings,’ she told The Adobo Chronicles. “If not for them, I wouldn’t be sitting in Vice President’s chair right now.”
”We have always been taught not to bite the hand that feeds us. In a sense, that hand for me is Smartmatic so I’m throwing my 100% support behind them. I will oppose any and all efforts to ditch them.”
WASHINGTON, D.C, (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – The vetting process for foreign nationals wishing to enter the U.S. has just become more stringent, thanks to Donald Trump.
Yahoo News is reporting that the U.S. Department of State is now requiring applicants for tourist or immigrant visas to submit a list of their current and past social media usernames, email addresses and phone numbers.
In addition to the above, The Adobo Chronicles has also learned that U.S. visa forms now also require the following information from applicants:
Favorite brand of toothpaste
Hotels and Motels visited in the last 6 years
Favorite supermarket
List of vitamins being taken
Diet programs subscribed to
Favorite brand of running shoes
Latest dental x-ray
Complete history of hair dye used since age 12
Bloggers and social media influencers followed
All languages and dialects spoken, including sign language and swardspeak
If Catholic, the average amount contributed to the Sunday collection basket
Beer preference, whether light or dark
Number of cups of coffee applicant drinks per day
Photocopies of all traffic tickets/citations
Photos of all moles and birthmarks in all parts of the body
The above requirements are waived for visa applicants using diplomatic passports.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The last four remaining Philippine Opposition Senators have said their goodbyes, notwithstanding the fact that their terms of office have not yet expired.
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