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Guanzon To Bautista: Step Down; Bautista To Guanzon: Only If You Do Too!

August 23, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The rift between Andy Bautista and Rowena Guanzon is no secret. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chair and the lady Commissioner have been trading barbs at each other for some time now.

With the recent allegation of Bautista’s unexplained wealth, Guanzon who many suspect is aiming at the COMELEC top post, had a frank conversation with her boss.

The Adobo Chronicles obtained a full transcript of their conversation:

GUANZON: This really affects all of us.

BAUTISTA: What do you mean?

GUANZON: The allegations against you are very serious and it reflects badly on the entire COMELEC.

BAUTISTA: So what do you suggest I do?

GUANZON: You should take a leave. Better still, you should step down.

BAUTISTA: Okay, but only if you do too.

GUANZON:

(END OF CONVERSATION)

Law Enforcement, Local News, Politics, Religion

Bishop Villegas Clarifies Statement On Ringing Of Church Bells

August 23, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas announced that church bells would ring nightly for three months in his northern district to raise alarm over a sharp increase in police killings of drug suspects.

Villegas, former president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), said church bells would toll for 15 minutes nightly and last until Nov. 27 to rouse a citizenry “which has become a coward in expressing anger against evil.”

But Villegas told The Adobo Chronicles that he was misquoted by the Yellow news media.

“What I said was that the church bells will ring to raise alarm over the increasing incidents and revelations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests,” the archbishop said.

Eh, yun naman pala. Clarification accepted.

Law Enforcement, Politics

Senator Risa Hontiveros Admits To Kidnapping Of Kian Witnesses

August 22, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Sunday her office has kidnapped witnesses to the killing of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos during an alleged drug raid by Caloocan City policemen last week.

The Akbayan senator described Kian’s fate as “extrajudicial killing” despite the fact that investigation of the incident was still going on.

Hontiveros says she does not believe in the principle of “innocent until proven guilty.”

Asked by The Adobo Chronicles what her office plans to do to the kidnapped witnesses, she said she will conduct brainwashing sessions to make sure that their testimony will be consistent with her theory of extrajudicial killing.