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PROTESTERS TAKE OVER TRUMP TOWERS IN LAS VEGAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE

View of the protest from Las Vegas Boulevard (Photo: The Adobo Chronicles)
View of the protest from Las Vegas Boulevard (Photo: The Adobo Chronicles)

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – A coalition of protesters briefly took over the Trump Towers in Las Vegas on Christmas eve, unfurling a huge banner from the building’s penthouse that had a ‘thumbs down’ sign to indicate disapproval of all that the Republican presidential candidate stands for.

The protesters included Muslims, Mexican Immigrants, women activists and relatives of Japanese Americans who were held in U.S. interment camps during World War II.

A spokesperson for the protesters said that the group has had it with Trump’s hateful and misinformed rhetoric, ranging from labeling Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists, to degrading women, and lately, by proposing that the U.S. impose a total ban on Muslims from entering the country.

“Las Vegas is an international destination whose population and business community reflect the diversity that has enriched this country,” the protesters said, “and a tower in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip that bears the name of a racist, misogynist and a dictator has no place in this city.”

The Adobo Chronicles learned that the protesters pretended to be a local social organization supporting the Republican and Tea Parties that wanted to hold  a holiday party for its members.  They rented the Trump Tower’s penthouse for the evening.  At about 7pm, while traffic along Las Vegas Boulevard was at a stand still because of the Christmas eve rush hour, the protesters unfurled the red and white banner as motorists and tourists cheered and applauded.

Speaking from New York City, Trump said he cannot understand how the protesters were able to pull the stunt without his hotel staff and security detail uncovering the sinister plan.  He said he suspects it was the result of an “inside job” by some of his Latino employees and he promised that people “are going to be fired” first thing on Christmas morning.

Similar protest are reportedly being planned in Honolulu, New York City and Doral (Florida) where Trump has real estate properties.

PHILIPPINES: STREET VENDORS BANNED FROM SELLING BALUT AND CHICKEN FEET

imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Vendors seem to be under attack in some countries in Asia.

The government of Singapore recently announced that beginning in 2017, vendors will no longer to able to display cigarettes in their stalls. The new law is aimed at preventing young kids from taking up smoking. All too often, young people are exposed to this unhealthy addiction through point-of-sale displays of cigarettes.

Following Singapore’s lead, Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino, upon the joint recommendation of the Health and Tourism Departments, issued an executive order banning the display and sale of chicken feet by sidewalk vendors.  Fried chicken feet, similar to those served in Chinese dim sum, is a popular and inexpensive street food in the country.

The same executive order prohibits eating balut (boiled duck embryo) in public. It may still be sold by street vendors but can only be consumed in the privacy of people’s homes.

In issuing the order, Aquino said he hopes that the ban will not only improve the health of Filipinos but also boost tourism by creating a better Philippine image in the eyes of foreign visitors who can not stand the sight of chicken feet and balut.

The order is in keeping with the administration’s mantra of daang matuwid (street, uhm, straight path).

DONALD TRUMP BUYS TIME MAGAZINE FOR $2.5 BILLION

imageNEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles)  – After losing the title ‘Person of the Year’ to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Republican Candidate Donald Trump bought Time magazine for a whopping $ 2.5 Billion. That’s almost a quarter of the billionaire’s net worth.

Trump was in the short list of contenders for the title, but magazine editors chose to name Merkel.

Trump’s first move after buying Time was to halt the printing of the magazine’s Person of the Year issue and replacing  the cover and  cover story, featuring himself of course( see photo).

He also announced that going forward, Time will be available free of charge at all Safeway, Target, Walmart and Walgreens stores. It will also be complimentary for those who stay at any of Trump’s hotels and resorts.