Category Archives: Government

Philippine Senator Bam Aquino ‘Invited Back’ By The Vatican!

65DD9763-46C7-4D72-9726-BDA83B018036THE VATICAN, Italy (The Adobo Chronicles, Rome Bureau) – Pope John Paul’s security service has invited Senator Bam Aquino back to The Vatican, just days after the Philippine lawmaker had an audience with the Pontiff.

The Vatican had announced that the papal ring worn by Pope Francis is missing. Francis was last seen wearing the ring just hours before Aquino’s audience with the Pope.

CCTV camera recordings show the international dignitaries who visited with the Pope the day the ring went missing.

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     The papal ring, also knowns as Piscatory ring

In one of the footages, Senator Aquino is shown  tighly grasping the Pope’s hand then kissing the papal ring.

”We are not saying that the Senator bit off the ring from the Pope’s finger,” a Vatican spokesperson said. “But we’re looking at all angles and are not prepared to make any accusations at this time. All we’re doing is sending courtesy invitations to persons of interest.  The Vatican will pay for their travel expenses back to Rome.”

Talk about an all-expense-paid travel.  No Philippine taxpayer money involved!

 

 

Sotto Wants 14th-Month Pay For Non-Government Workers; Pacquiao Wants 14-Days Pay for Senators

B34F5F1F-AD83-4FBD-B010-4B2D022128CEMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senate President Tito Sotto is hoping that his bill mandating a 14th-month pay for non-Government workers will be passed soon.

Meanwhile, Senator Manny Pacquiao has proposed that the annual salaries of all Senators be cut to an equivalent of 14 days’ pay.

Speaking to The Adobo Chronicles, Pacquiao said that it is only fair that Senators be compensated for the actual amount of work they put in, which is about 14 days total in any given year. “And even those 14 days,” the boxer-turned Senator said, “are spent mostly conducting useless public hearings that do not even aid in legislation.”

Do you favor the 14th-month pay for non-Government workers and the 14-days pay for Senators?  Let us know in the comment section.

For First Time Ever, Philippines To Import Tuyo

E8BB5EBC-01B0-4CF5-8461-92CBFF2BCA2BMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – No less than Facebook Fact Checker Rappler has declared as a hoax reports that Rodrigo Duterte is the first Philippine President to import galunggong (round scad), an inexpensive fish popular among Filipinos. The fact is, the country has been importing galunggong since 2001.

But now, sources close to Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol say that for the first time in Philippine history, the government is importing tuyo —  salted dried fish that’s always been identified as a “poor man’s food” because of its abundance and affordable price.

In a statement issued by the Presidential Communications Coordinating Office (PCOO), it was revealed that the non-stop Monsoon rains that have lingered on in the country is to blame.

”Without the sun, food producers can’t dry the fish,” the statement said, “so the Duterte Administration has no choice but to import the commodity from countries that have sunny weather.”

It wasn’t clear how long the tuyo shortage in the Philippines will last; it depends on the Monsoon situation.

As the TV Patrol weathercaster would say, “Ang buhay ay weather-weather lang.” (Life is but dependent on weather.)