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Ex-Comelec Commissioner Andy Bautista Eludes NBI Agents At San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair!

September 27, 2021 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – After an involuntary hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair returned today, Sunday, September 26.

Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather subculture street fair, held in September, that caps San Francisco’s “Leather Pride Week”. The Folsom Street Fair, sometimes simply referred to as “Folsom”, takes place on Folsom Street between 8th and 13th Streets, in San Francisco’s South of Market district.

The Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was hoping to run into, and arrest former Commission on Elections chief Andy Bautista who is believed to have fled to San Francisco to evade arrest after being issued warrants by the Philippine Senate.

Bautista faces a complaint stemming from allegations made by his estranged wife, Patricia, that he accepted commissions on referred cases, had ghost employees, and went on questionable trips. He resigned before impeachment proceedings against him could commence in the Senate.

It was later on discovered that Bautista had flown to the US on November 21, 2017. He refused to return to the Philippines despite a subpoena to attend a Senate probe, citing “medical challenges”, and added that he never received the summons sent by lawmakers.

Bautista is reportedly a leather and BDSM fanatic, and the NBI was hoping to find him in San Francisco, at the Folsom Street Fair.

Alas, NBI didn’t run into Bautista, perhaps because health protocols of the street fair required attendees to wear face masks. It’s difficult to identify people when masked.

Culture

Robredo Criticizes New Bill On Alternate FiliPino Way Of Greeting

January 19, 2021 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The House of Representatives passed on final reading the “Bating Filipino” bill proposing to institutionalize a new gesture of greeting and friendship that may be part of the public health and safety protocols as the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. It is an alternative to the traditional handshake.

Vice President Leni Robredo immediately criticized the bill, saying placing the palm against the chest along with a slight nod has never been part of Filipino custom and tradition.

Instead, Robredo suggested that Filipinos be given the choice of either a fist bump or the “L” sign, depending on whether they are DDS (Diehard Duterte Supporter) or Dilawan (Yellows).

Culture, Government, Politics

Leni Robredo Wants Eagle Replaced With Yellow Bird As PH National Symbol

January 9, 2021 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – The Philippine eagle has been the country’s national bird since 1995, replacing the red maya. Now, Vice President Leni Robredo wants to change that.

Robredo wants the eagle replaced by the yellow bird as the country’s national symbol, urging her colleagues in Congress to initiate and pass the appropriate legislation.

It wasn’t hard for observers to conclude that Robredo’s choice of the yellow bird had something to do with the colors of her Liberal Party and the Opposition — yellow and black.

But when The Adobo Chronicles asked the Office of the Vice President for the rationale of Robredo’s proposal, Spokesperson Barry Gutierrez said: “It makes perfect sense. Just like the yellow bird, the opposition Liberal Party is now on the list of endangered species.”

As the old song goes, “Yellow bird, up high in banana tree. Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me…”