Category Archives: Government

Government, Law Enforcement, Politics, Technology

2016 Republican Party Platform Sets Minimum Age To Own A Cell Phone

July 7, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

CLEVELAND, Ohio (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – In America, you have to be 18 years old to drive a vehicle, vote in an election, or legally purchase cigarettes; and 21 to be able to enter and drink in a bar.

Now, the Republican Party wants to set a minimum age in order to be able to own a cell phone.

In its newly-released 2016 party platform, the GOP has set the tone to “make America great again,” by ensuring that the country’s future generations grow up socially and mentally sound without intereference from modern technology.

Under the proposal, it would be illegal for a young man or woman below the age of 16 to own or use a cell phone. Any one caught violating the law would be fined $699 for the first offense and $999 plus 1 year behind bars for the succeeding offense.

The proposal also imposes fine and prison time for the kids’ parents and guardians who willingly purchase the cell phones for the underaged.

The proposal, authored by Senator Ted Cruz, passed unanimously despite strong opposition from cell phone makers in the Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia.

The entire party platform is expected to be approved at the Republican National Convention on July 18 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Upon passage of the new law, underaged kids have up to 60 days to sell their phones on eBay or to voluntarily recycle them.

Government, International, Politics, Travel

Manila’s NAIA Will Be Renamed ‘NoyNoy Aquino International Airport’

July 7, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Many Filipinos are clamoring to change back the name of the Philippines’ premiere airport from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Manila International Airport (MIA), especially after the recent change in administration from President Aquino to Rodrigo Duterte.

Alas, the Duterte administration has decided not to change the airport’s name to MIA.

Instead, the name NAIA will remain the same, only that it will stand for NoyNoy Aquino International Airport in honor of the immediate past president.

Presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar told The Adobo Chronicles that Duterte strongly believes that it is important to preserve the legacy of the previous administration as far as NAIA was concerned.

During the (NoyNoy) Aquino administration, NAIA achieved and maintained the reputation as the world’s worst airport, an honor that has put the Philippines on the world map, thanks to the laglag bala scheme (planted bullets in passengers’ luggage), collapsing ceiling, flooding, breakdown in airconditioning, brownouts, among others.

“We should give credit where credit is due,” Duterte said, “so I have directed the Manila International Airport Authority to immediately implement my directive to rename NAIA to NoyNoy Aquino International Airport.”

The good thing is, pilots and tower control personnel do not need to change the airport code when communicating with each other. It will remain as ‘NAIA.’

Government, History, LGBT, Social Media

San Francisco Declares All Gay Bars As Historical Sites

July 5, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – Upon the recommendation of Supervisor Scott Wiener, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today signed an executive order declaring all gay bars in the city to be “historical sites,” protecting them from demolition and conversion to condo units while freezing their rents to pre-1980 levels.

The unprecedented move was prompted by news that one of San Francisco’s oldest gay bars, The Stud, faces possible extinction. Its building on Harrison Street has been sold, rent is expected to increase three-fold, and the club’s owner is retiring and moving back to Hawaii.

The 50-year-old bar is considered by many as San Francisco’s Stonewall where the U.S. gay movement is believed to have started.

“We need to preserve San Francisco’s reputation as the gayest city in America and we cannot afford any more closures of any of our gay bars,” Wiener told The Adobo Chronicles. By recommending the executive order to Mayor Lee, Wiener says it belies accusations by his gay constituents that his is “pro-business.”

Wiener also said that he will also file a resolution before the Board of Supervisors authorizing the City and County of San Francisco to confiscate that “one gay bar/restaurant on Castro Street which was demolished, renovated but never opened. “The owner of that business also owns two other gay bars in the Castro.

“Perhaps the city can convert that vacant space into a government-run gay bar which could generate additional revenue to solve the homeless problem in San Francisco,” Wiener said.