Category Archives: Government

Philippine President-Elect Rod Duterte Refuses To Live In Presidential Palace, Here’s Why

May 25, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte may be tough as hell, but like any human being, he has a soft spot — he is afraid of ghosts.

It is precisely this fear of spirits roaming the earth — and roaming Malacañang — that Duterte has said that he will not live in the presidential palace in Manila. Instead, he says he will commute back and forth to Davao City which he intends to make the new seat of government.

In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, the mayor said that Malacañang is worse than a haunted house. He added: “Think of all the dead presidents that have lived therein. How can I perform my presidential duties when I’m constantly being watched by these spirits?”

Duterte says he is planning to auction off the presidential palace to the highest bidder, adding that it would make for a great museum and tourist attraction like San Jose’s (California) Winchester Mystery House and Baguio City’s Laperal (White) House.

It is also rumored that Duterte is considering auctioning off Baguio’s Mansion House, the summer residence of the Philippine president.

Any takers?

Government, International, Sports

Manny Pacquiao Plans To Submit Absence Excuse Letter To Philippine Senate

May 25, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Senator-elect Pacquiao (Photo credit: Reuters)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Fans of Manny Pacquiao may have a chance to see their Filipino boxing idol fight in the ring one more time — at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held this August in Rio de Janeiro.

Negotiations are underway for Pacquiao, who was just elected senator in his country, to join the Philippine delegation to the Rio games. It could be the only path for the Philippines to win a gold medal.

As Pacquiao mulls his participation in the Olympics, he told The Adobo Chronicles that he is planning to submit an absent excuse letter to the Senate to cover the time he will be in Rio for the Olympics.

The senator-elect was among the top absentees in the Philippine House of Representatives where he sat as a congressman representing his home province of Sarangani.

Now we know why Pacquiao recently said that he cannot promise the Filipino voters that he will have a perfect attendance during his term as senator.

It all makes sense now.

Economy, Government

How Much Is President Aquino Leaving The National Treasury?

May 24, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

(DISCLAIMER: This report is subject to review by the Commission on Audit)

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino — who revels in touting his administration’s so-called accomplishments –said yesterday that he is ending his 6-year term with P164.33 billion ($3.57 billion) in the national treasury, thanks to dividends remitted by government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCC).

“My promise to our boss: I will leave this country in a totally different situation from what I came upon,” Mr. Aquino said during the 2016 GOCC Dividends Day at Malacañang.

What Mr. Aquino forgot to say in his speech was that the Philippines’ external debt now stands at $77.47 billion, according to the Banko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines).

So, even without the use of an electronic calculator, Filipinos know that between the country’s external debt and the GOCC funds, the national treasurer is in the negative. Minus $73.9 to be exact.

Definitely, Mr. Aquino is leaving the Philippines in a totally different situation from what he came upon.

And that’s just as far as the national treasury in concerned.