MENLO PARK, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) – Oxford Dictionaries defines the Filipino word, ‘trapo’ as a traditional, corrupt politician. Trapos abound in the Philippines — not just in politics but in media.
But when a netizen (disclosure: our publisher) called Philippine politicians and (biased) news media trash and trapos, Facebook censored his post, saying it goes against its community standard involving hate speech.
So our advice to our readers, use ‘refuse’ when referring to trash, and ‘trapeze’ when referring to trapo politicians and news media.
Or you can just say “basura.” Now your garbage can’t be censored, can it? It gets collected every week.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) -Senator Bam Aquino is finally breaking his silence after his devastating loss in the May 13 Senatorial elections which saw him beaten by a Marcos (Imee), and a Budots-dancing actor, Bong Revilla.
In a statement released to the public, Aquino said that 14 Million votes for an Aquino in time of Duterte (is) still feat.
In a follow-up statement he provided The Adobo Chronicles, Aquino blamed the Filipino voters while exonerating hmself. Addressing the voters directly, Aquino said:
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – He graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1995 but now Senator Antonio Trillanes has been decommissioned and stripped of his military insignia.
The PMA Board of Regents unanimously approved the decommissioning after President Rodrigp Duterte questioned Trillanes’ manhood and called him shameless.
“I nurtured you in the PMA, all expenses and lodging paid by the people, and yet you have the gall to stage a mutiny and after that because the President was so unpopular,” Duterte said, referring to the former Navy officer.
PMA said it will not allow any of its graduatesbto tarnish the good name and reputation of the country’s premiere military institution, especially those whose manhood is being questioned by the Commander-in-Chief.
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