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Government, Politics

Will The Real Body Of Ferdinand E. Marcos Please Rise?

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img_7041BATAC, Ilocos Norte, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – It was a surprise burial, documented only by a video tape posted by his daughter Imee. The body of Ferdinand E. Marcos was finally buried in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani, amid all the controversy and protest.

But wait, while the late dictator’s body was being interred at LNMB, the same body was being viewed by tourists at the mausoleum in Batac, Ilocos Norte.

According to reports by Rappler, the Marcos ‘body’ in the refrigerated crypt was only a wax figure.  Maybe, it has always been that way?

So now, Marcos is credited with a Guiness World Record of being the only world leader who is buried in two different places at the same time.  Intact, that is.  But it also begs the question, which Marcos was buried last week at LNMB?

Will the real Marcos body please rise?

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Government, Politics, Social Media

New Anti-Marcos Hashtag Trends

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IMG_7040.PNGMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Ah, the Philippines — a country divided.  Divided between colors (yellow and red), between generations (millennial vs. baby boomers), between pro- and anti-Duterte, between loyalists and activists, between saints and satan, between Cynthia Patag and Mocha Uson.

So, it isn’t really a surprise that protests and mass actions have followed Ferdinand E. Marcos’ surprise burial last week at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (National Penitentiary). It was described as the proverbial “thief in the night.”  Sneaky and conspiratory.

Social media has taken to the forefront in as far as people making their sentiments known. The hashtag #NeverAgain has been the battlecry of those who advocate that the Filipino people should never forget the atrocities that Marcos did during his Martial Law rule.

But now that Marcos’ remains now lie six feet under the ground at LNMB, a new movement is fast gaining ground.  It’s new battlecry hashtag: #UnburyMarcos.

No less than Senate President Aquilino Pimentel has said that Marcos’ burial can be reversed any time.

The division goes on.

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Economy, Government, International, Politics, Race Relations

Donald Trump Jealous And Very Disappointed For Not Being Invited To APEC Summit

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IMG_7035.PNGLIMA, Peru  (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) –Sure, Donald Trump is not yet president of the United States, but the president-elect has expressed deep disappointment for not being invited to a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders here in Lima, Peru.

Leaders of some 21-member countries belonging to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group (APEC) are meeting here amid speculation that Trump will scuttle President Obama’s key trade initiative in the Asia-Pacific region, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

But apart from being disappointed, Trump said he was very jealous that he was not able to personally meet two of his idol world leaders — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte.  The two leaders met for the first time while in attendance at the APEC summit.

Duterte has publicly acknowledged that he was a fan of Putin, and so has Trump.

In contrast, Trump has repeatedly criticized China for what he had called unfavorable trade deals with the U.S. China, an APEC member, has seized the opportunity to extend its already massive economic clout in the Pacific Rim, in anticipation that the TPP is laid to rest by Trump.

The Adobo Chronicles had the rare opportunity of speaking with both Duterte and Putin, and we asked both gentlemen what they thought about Trump.

Putin merely shrugged his shoulders, while Duterte uttered some intelligible cuss words which we assume were directed at the American president-elect.

For now, there are no selfie opportunities for Trump with the two popular leaders.