APRA HARBOR, Guam (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In an effort to project himself as tough on terrorism and an expert on foreign policy, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has sharply criticized today’s announcement by President Barack Obama that he has ordered the total closure of the U.S. military facility in Guam.
‘Now more than ever, we need to build and maintain America’s military bases abroad — not close them — in light of the growing threat of world terrorism.”
Trump’s statement is by far the strongest he has made on foreign policy issues, many of which the next president will face on his or her first day in office.
Apparently, Trump and his campaign staff need to brush up on their geography.
Obama’s announcement was about Guantanamo, Cuba. Not Guam in the Pacific.
Duterte, left, meets with Ilocos Governor Imee Marcos
LAOAG, Ilocos Norte (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, candidate for Philippine president, has anointed his successor should he be elected in the coming May elections. And it is not his VP running mate Senator Alan Cayetano. Rather, it is Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.
Duterte is running under the banner of the PDP-Laban Party while Marcos is the VP candidate of the People’s Reform Party.
The mayor made the statementin a meeting with Ilocos Governor Imee Marcos, during which he extolled the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos whom he considers a friend.
In the same meeting, Duterte said that if as president, he does not solve the criminality and other problems of the country within three to six months, he will turn the presidency over to Bongbong Marcos.
Cayetano has not returned our calls for comment, but we suspect he is very heartbroken.
June 9, 2012: Reigning WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-2-2, 38 KOs) lost a very controversial twelve round split decision against unbeaten WBO jr welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (29-0, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Exactly one month before Filipino voters will judge him on his bid to become a senator, Manny Pacquiao will be judged inside the boxing ring in Las Vegas. Pacquiao will face Timothy Bradley, Jr., for the third time for the welterweight title.
Bradley defeated Pacquiao in a controversial split decision in 2012, while Pacquiao defeated Bradley in a unanimous decision two years later.
As usual, a big controversy is brewing — not in the boxing ring, but in the Philippine political circus, we mean circuit.
The Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) which oversees the election and campaign process, is reportedly considering to disqualify Pacquiao from the senatorial race because of campaign violations.
COMELEC limits campaign spending and ensures equal opportunity among all candidates in as far as media exposure is concerned. The electoral body accuses Pacquiao of both violations.
“By engaging in a televised fight on April 9, Pacquiao is at a tremendous and unfair advantage over his senatorial rivals because of the media exposure that will resuilt from the match to be held at MGM Grand,” COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista said.
Bautista added that Pacquiao usually spends millions of dollars whenever he has a fight, especially abroad. Pacquiao is known to charter an entire commercial plane to bring his entourage, media and fans to watch him fight. “That would be in violation of the campaign spending limits,” Bautista said.
The COMELEC said Pacquiao has one of two options: quit the boxing match with Bradley, or quit the senatorial race.
Philippine elections will be held on May 9 this year.
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