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Why Trillanes Did Not Turn Off Senator Manny Pacquiao’s Microphone

September 19, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Filipinos saw it all on live TV, or via the trending Internet: Senator Antonio Trillanes turning off the microphone of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano in an attempt to silence the lastter while he was interrogating the Senate hearing witness on the alleged extra-judicial killings.

Trillanes has apologized to Cayetano since then.

But in yesterday’s regular Senate session, Trillanes again had the strong urge to turn off the microphone of Senator Manny Pacquiao when the boxing icon was proposing a motion to declare the chairmanship of the Senate committee on justice (headed by Senator Leila De Lima) vacant.

As Trillanes got up from his seat to approach the podium where Pacquiao stood, the boxer-senator clenched his fist as if ready to punch Trillanes in the face. (It would have been a knockout, witnesses say.)

That scared Trillanes and he sank in his seat throughout the entire proceedings, only to abstain from voting when the motion to oust De Lima was called on the floor. De Lima was eventually ousted.

When asked by The Adobo Chronicles, Pacquiao he never had the intention of punching Trillanes. “I clenched my fist in solidarity with our President, Rodrigo Roa Duterte,” he said. The clenched fist has been a signature gesture by the president and his supporters.

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Senator Manny Pacquiao Just Dealt Senator Leila De Lima With A One-Two-Three Punch!

September 19, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Once a boxer, always a boxer. That’s what boxing champion and Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao proved to the world today when he dealt fellow Senator Leila De Lima with a one-two-three punch.

At a Senate session, Pacquiao moved to declare the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Justice vacant. That chairman is Senator Leila De Lima.

Pacquiao’s motion came immediately after Senator Alan Peter Cayetano delivered a privilege speech critical of how De Lima conducted last week’s Senate hearing on the alleged extra-judicial killings where she presented a lone witness claiming he was a member of the Davao Death Squad. In his testimony, the witness claimed that President Duterte, then mayor of Davao City, had participated in executing citizens.

Pacquiao’s motion caught the entire Senate by surprise, prompting the upper chamber to suspend its session and go into a secret caucus.

As of press time, the Filipino people are still waiting for the resumption of the live TV coverage of the Senate session.

Will De Lima survive the knock-out?

UPDATE: De Lima was ousted as chair of the Senate committee on justice, replaced by Senator Dick Gordon

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New Philippine Ambassador To The U.N. Hopes To Hone His English Language Skills

September 18, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Former lawmaker and television host Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr. has accepted his appointment as the Philippines’ ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Malacañang said Sunday.

As the new UN ambassador, Locsin will be able to improve on his English and other language skills as he interacts with other dignitaries from across the globe.

Locsin is not particularly keen on his own national language, Tagalog, which he has described as “bullshitty” and “useless a tongue for debate.” His comments came right after the Philippine presidential debate earlier this year, in which he criticized some candidates for speaking in Tagalog.

Locsin has conducted his television show in English, albeit in a heavy accent. But he hopes to hone his English skills during his stint as Philippine ambassador to the UN.