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Government, Health & Medicine, Media, Politics

RUSH LIMBAUGH MOVES TO COSTA RICA, MOVES RIGHT BACK TO THE U.S.

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imageSAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – In 2010, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh promised that if Obamacare became law in the U.S., he would leave the country and move to Costa Rica in 5 years.

Well, it’s been 5 years and Obamacare is the law of the land, upheld not once, but twice by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Being the man of his word that he is, Limbaugh moved to Costa Rica on July 1st, only to come back to America in just two days.

The reason? Costa Rica has universal health care, and Limbaugh thinks that’s even worse than Obamacare.

“I guess I had a dose of my own medicine,” he said, “but I’m glad my medicine is covered by Obamacare.”

 

Business, Politics

TORRE DE MANILA DEVELOPER BREAKS SILENCE, UNVEILS NEW PLAN

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – DMCI Homes, Inc., developer of the controversial Torre De Manila condominium project, is finally breaking its silence and has unveiled a revised plan that it hopes would silence critics and opponents of the 46-storey building.

The project has come to a virtual stop because Filipino citizens and politicians have determined that the high-rise building provides an ugly and unpatriotic backdrop to the monument of Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippines’ national hero.

Many have proposed demolishing the building while others have suggested that the monument be turned around so that it faces the city. The latter would ensure that Manila Bay, not Torre De Manila, would be the backdrop when viewing the monument.

As a compromise, and to appease proponents for the condominium’s demolition, DMCI said it is willing to move the entire monument atop Torre De Manila and will shoulder the cost of doing so.

Hey, it might even earn a Guinness World Record for the Philippines for having the tallest national monument.

International, Travel

FILIPINOS COUNT THEIR BLESSINGS; MRT NOT THE WORST IN THE WORLD

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – MRT, Metro Manila’s much-maligned light railway transit system is, after all, not the worst in the world.

Filipinos came to the realization that the long lines leading up to the ticket booths and platforms, packed trains and frequent mechanical breakdowns are nothing compared to the commute time woes experienced by riders of more high-tech mass transit counterparts in other countries, including neighboring Japan.

The ‘ah-ha’ moment for Pinoys came as this video of commute hours in Japan surfaced on the Internet. It puts the phrase, ‘packed like sardines’ to shame.

Once in a while, we should all pause and count our blessings