Category Archives: Government

The Adobo Chronicles’ Presidential Barong Tagalog Survey

June 28, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

On the eve of the inauguration of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as the 16th president of the Philippines, we turn to fashion — presidential fashion, that is.

While Duterte is no avid fan of the formal attire for Filipino males — the barong tagalog-– he nevertheless agreed to pose for his official photograph.

The mayor had repeatedly said that he dislikes wearing the barong because it is what people wear at their funerals. He prefers to wear plain or checkered collared shirts and doesn’t mind wearing his favorites over and over again, even in public.

The Adobo Chronicles is conducting a poll on who our readers think looks more presidential in a barong — Duterte, or NoyNoy Aquino?

Please let us know. (Disregard Aquino’s crumpled look, clipped pen and yellow ribbon on his barong ; or hand inside pocket for both men. We’re more interested in style, bearing and statesman-like aura.)

Government, Health & Medicine, Politics

In the Philippines, It Pays To Be 100 Years Old, But Not To Be A Nurse

June 28, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In the Philippines, it literally pays to be 100 years old, but it doesn’t pay to be a nurse. Thanks to the brilliance of outgoing President NoyNoy Aquino.

On June 23, Aquino signed into law Republic Act 10868, granting a P100,000 cash incentive and other benefits and privileges to Filipinos who reach the age of 100.

The law, authored by Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, also provides that Filipino centenarians will receive a “letter of felicitation” from the president of the Philippines.

However, many believe that few will benefit from the law because of another proposed measure that Aquino vetoed recently.

Aquino vetoed a bill that would have raised the entry-level salaries of Filipino nurses.

Critics of the outgoing president said that it is unlikely that any Filipino will reach the age of 100 since there will be no nurses to take care of them in their twilight years. “The exodus of nurses will all the more increase in the coming years because of low salaries. And that is assuming they will not already have switched jobs from nursing to call center agents,” they said.

Government, Travel

Three Birth Certificates Required To Fly Out Of Manila — Yours And Two Others

June 28, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BOI) reminded Filipinos flying out of Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airpoirt (NAIA) of needed travel documents that include three birth certificates, one of the traveler, another of his or her grandparent (dead or alive) and a third of the person abroad who invited the said traveler.

It took a harrowing experience of one Julie Ann Dela Cruz (a.k.a. Julianne Dee) for BOI to issue the reminder. She recounted the NAIA incident on her Facebook page.

Ms. Dee was supposed to board Cebu-Pacific Flight 5J803 from Manila to Singapore on June 17 but was held for nearly an-hour-and-a-half at the Immigration office supposedly for a ‘brief’ interview. She consequently missed her flight. Worse, when she tried to re-book her flight, Cebu-Pacific wanted to charge her an extra P9,000.

During the interview with Immigration, Ms. Dee was supposedly asked to prove that the person who invited her to visit Singapore was her relative. She was also asked to produce the birth certificate of her dead grandfather to prove her identity.

So, if you’re Filipino and plan to travel to a foreign destination as a tourist, remember to bring the three birth certificates required by BOI. To prevent other problems at your airport departure, you might as well bring a family photo album to prove your real identity.