MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine women’s groups led by GABRIELA are finalizing plans for a huge protest rally — involving 30,000 — on March 8, International Women’s Day.
The mass action is aimed at calling attention to what they say is the dictatorial regime of President Rodrigo Duterte. The women are also staging the rally in support of embattled Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno who is facing an impeachment complaint in Congress.
The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Sister Mary John Mananzan of the Movement Against Tyrrany, one of the protesting groups, and we asked her for the truth in as far as the expected attendance at the rally is concerned.
As a messenger and servant of God, Sister Mananzan could not lie and she told us the real score.
She said the 30K that they promised refers to 30 kilos of Jollibee Chicken Joy that they have ordered to feed whoever attends their rally.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – During the recent Senate hearing on NFA’s depleted rice stocks, Senator Kiko Pangilinan kept on asking, “Where’s the affordable NFA rice?”
There is no rice shortage in the country. However, commercial rice has been selling at a high price in the market. NFA’s recommendation to import rice to boost its supply has been denied by the independent NFA council headed by Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco.
An investigation by The Adobo Chronicles found that the ‘missing’ NFA rice had been diverted to 25 Times Street in Quezon City, the private residence of former President NoyNoy Aquino.
Apparently, the sacks of NFA rice were used to barricade Aquino’s residence as part of his security plan.
Mystery solved, Senator Pangilinan! Now go back to your real job of legislation.
MANILA, Philipppines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday said those responsible for rice price fixing should be unmasked and be held accountable.
The Senate is currently conducting an investigation on the reported shortage of rice stocks of the National Food Authority.
“To hold accountable also the people who have to be accountable perhaps for the price fixing, o kung ano-ano pang ginawa na pampahirap sa ating consumers at ating magsasaka,” Poe said in her opening statement.
When told by the resource persons that the current price situation of rice in the country is due to the law of supply and demand, Poe said: “Then I move to abolish the law of supply and demand.”
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