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Government, Health & Medicine, Politics, Sports

MANNY PACQUIAO’S RETURN TO PH UNCERTAIN AS DUTERTE HINTS AT CLOSING COUNTRY’S BORDERS

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine Senator and boxer Manny Pacquiao may not be able to return to his country after his title fight next month with Errol Spence, Jr. in Las Vegas.

The reason? President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a report by CNN Philippines’ Triciah Terada, is mulling closing his country’s borders if the spread of Covid-19 continues to accelerate.

This puts in jeopardy Pacquiao’s planned candidacy for President in the 2022 elections and the chance to prove his allegations of widespread government corruption under the current Administration.

This is a developing story.

Government, Health & Medicine, Law Enforcement

IATF: CHILDREN 4 YEARS AND BELOW ARE NOW ALLOWED OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – GMA News is reporting that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for Emerging Infectious Diseases has reinstated the ban on children 5 years old and above from leaving their homes.

The decision is a reversal of an earlier announcement to the contrary. So typical of IATF.

But the good news is that children 4 years old and below may now roam free since the IATF regulation did not mention them.

At the same time, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that in addition to children 5 years and above, adults who think and act like kids will also be covered by the home quarantine order.

That should ease road traffic, especially in the National Capital Region!

Government, Politics

Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Lifetime Vice President?

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – To run or not to run, that is the question.

But if Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wasn’t joking when he said he will keep on running for Vice President just to avoid criminal prosecution after he completes his 6-year term in 2022, he could very well be the country’s Vice President for life.

In reality Duterte could only be VP for two terms, or a total of 12 years.

The Philippine Constitution allows one reelection for an elected Vice President.

In 2022, Duterte will be 77 years old. So if he runs for VP and wins, and runs for and wins reelection to a second term, he will be 89 by the time he completes both terms.

So, he could be VP for life. Unless he survives the 12 years.