Category Archives: Government

On Eve Of Philippine Independence Day, BBC’s Stephen Sackur To Interview Top Filipino Personalities

087360B5-77AF-4D5F-9D70-1C0810A13FE1LONDON, United Kingdom (The Adobo Chronicles, Berlin Bureau) – On June 12, Filipinos will celebrate the 120th anniversary of their country’s independence — not from the U.S., but from Spain.

While nationwide activities have been planned to commemorate the occasion, BBC has scheduled a marathon interview tonight with top Filipino politicians and celebrities, including those who have been disgraced.

The live interview will feature:

Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno

About-to-be-ousted Vice President Maria Leonor (Leni) Robredo

Disgraced Opposition Congressman Maria Gary Alejano

Desgraciada television host Maria Kris Aquino

Displaced Rappler CEO Maria Ressa

If there will be enough time during the marathon broadcast, Sackur may also interview Maria Juana Change, Maria Agot Isidro and Maria Raissa Robles.

Ginoong Maria! (Hail Mary!) Grab your popcorn.  It’s going to be a tsunami of a live broadcast from London!

 

#BabaeAko Announces Its 2019 Senatorial Lineup

36FA4BB5-CB7C-4065-913F-42F8CAD8DCECMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In less than a year from now, Filipinos will troop to the polls to elect a new set of twelve Senators.

Today a new and powerful political party was formally launched at the EDSA Shrine.  It’s called the Hashtag Babae Ako Party (HBAP), which had its beginnings with an online campaign, #BabaeAko  aimed at resisting any form of misogyny and discrimination against Filipina women.

HBAP also named its twelve bets, putting together a power and influencial group of (mostly) women.  It hopes thatthis lineup will all make it to the Magic 12.

The Senatoriables are:

Judy Taguiwalo

Inday Espina Varona

Juana Change

Raissa Robles

Jover Laurio

Maria Lourdes Sereno

Solita Monsod

Cynthia Patag

Kris Aquino

Karen Davila

Geraldine Roman

Mar Roxas

The Kris Aquino-Mocha Uson Face-To-Face Meeting. We Have The Transcript!

C4576762-FEEF-4B31-8605-11E79ACF7DE6MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – While the entire Internetdom was crashing with back and forth posts and comments about the war of words between Kris Aquino and Mocha Uson, the two entertainment personalities finally met face to face at the McDonald’s restaurant at the corner of EDSA and Panay Avenue in Quezon City.

The Adobo Chronicles obtained a transcript of their conversation:

Aquino:  Binalahura mo ang buong pamilya ko!

Uson: Binalahura ng mga kampon mo ang presidente ko!

Aquino: It’s about me!

Uson: It’s not about you!

Aquino: Isusumbong kita kay Bong Go!

Uson: Bong who?

Aquino: Apologize to me now.

Uson: Here, have some McDonald’s Apol juice.

Aquino: My father is a hero!

Uson: Says who?

Aquino: My father died for this  country!

Uson: Really, you mean Japan?

Aquino: Mag hair-pulling na lang tayo.  Let’s re-enact yung movie scene mo with Angel Locsin.

Uson: Challenge accepted, but…

Aquino:  No ifs or buts.

Uson: Pahaba ka muna ng hair para patas ang laban.

(End of conversation)