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Philippine Mobile Service Provider Globe To Charge Five Pesos For 911 Calls: Here’s What Could Happen

July 30, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – For the very first time, beginning this August, the entire Philippines will have a 911 emergency call service similar to that of the U.S. and other countries, thanks to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. As mayor of Davao, Duterte established the service in his city.

Globe Telecom Incorporated on Wednesday, July 27, announced it will charge an additional P5 per call on top of the regular voice charges for their subscribers calling the 911 hotline.

So, here’s is a possible scenario involving an emergency client using his Globe phone service:

-“911, what is your emergency?”
-Caller: “I’m having a heart attack. Please send an ambulance.”
(Beep)
-Globe: “You do not have enough load to continue with this call. Please load Five Pesos.”
-“This is 911, are you still there?”
(Silence)
(Another incoming call)
-“911, what is your emergency?”
-Caller: “My dad just passed away from a heart attack, please send a coroner.”

Beauty, Business, Government, International, Tourism

If Trump Loses Election, He Will Buy Back Miss Universe Organization, Supports Philippines as 2017 Venue

July 28, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It’s official — according to the Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT), the next Miss Universe Beauty Pageant will be held on January 30, 2017 at the Mall of Asia in Manila, Philippines.

Earlier, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said that he does not want to spend money to host the international contest, but was assured that funds to stage the pageant will come from the private sector.

DOT said confirmed that Japanese billionaire and chief of Tiger Resort, Kazuo Okada, as well as the country’s richest man, Henry Sy, will be among the private sector sponsors of the pageant.

Speaking from Las Vegas, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump also announced that if loses in the U.S. elections this November, he will buy back the Miss Universe Organization so that he could recoup the money spent in his presidential campaign.

Trump said that he supports the Philippines as the host and venue for the 2017 pageant and he hopes to make a personal appearance in Manila in January should he lose the election to Hillary Clinton.

Business, Politics

Donald Trump Experiences A Hot Flash, Blames Hotel’s Air Conditioning

July 27, 2016 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

ROANOKE, Virginia (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureua) – During a campaign speech held at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center on Monday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump repeatedly complained about the hotel’s air conditioning system.

Trump said he felt like he was “in a sauna” and warned he might not pay the bill.

Onstage, Trump, owner of luxury hotels, said, “I don’t know what hotel this is, but you ought to try turning on the air conditioning or we’re not going to get you paid.”

The hotel management said that there was nothing wrong with their air conditioning system, and blamed the number of guests in the room and the doors being open for hours to let in Trump’s supporters.

A Trump supporter who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the real problem was that the presidential candidate was having a hot flash. “It wasn’t the air conditioning,” he said.