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Government, Politics

MAYOR RODRIGO DUTERTE’S “DON’T VOTE FOR ME” VIDEO OFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION

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AlDub, left, and Duterte
AlDub, left, and Duterte

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – A short video message posted by Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte asking Filipinos not to vote for him has gone viral.  It was an attempt by the Davao City mayor to reach out to millennials and netizens, many of whom get their news from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

International readers of The Adobo Chronicles have reached out to us to translate into English Duterte’s message  which was entirely delivered in Tagalog.

Here’s is the best attempt by our language experts:

“My name is Rodrigo Duterte. I am ready to be of service to the Philippines and the Filipino people.  This nation and our people can be great again.  However, if you don’t want me to personally execute criminals, don’t vote for me.  If you don’t want me to abolish Congress, don’t vote for me.  If you don’t want me forcing smokers to swallow their cigarette butts, don’t vote for me.  If you don’t want me forcing laglag bala (bullet planting) perpetrators at NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) to swallow the bullets, don’t vote for me. If you don’t want a president with a Visayan accent, don’t vote for me. If you want a beautiful and fashionable First Lady, vote for Mar Roxas.  If you want to continue watching AlDub, don’t vote for me.”

“If you decide to vote for me, I promise you that I will turn Manila from the “Gates of Hell” to “Stairway to Heaven.”

Our translation has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.

Government, Law Enforcement

KENTUCKY TO REQUIRE VALID PASSPORT WHEN APPLYING FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE

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Don't leave home without it...
Don’t leave home without it…

ROWAN COUNTY, Kentucky (The Adobo Chronicles) – Beginning in 2016, a valid U.S. passport may be a required as the only acceptable identification document when traveling on domestic flights while the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may be given the power to request a non-issuance, or cancellation, of a passport for individuals owing taxes.

Encouraged by this new development, the state of Kentucky — yes the same state where a Rowan County clerk refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — is proposing new regulations regarding the issuance of marriage licenses, gay or straight.

The new rules, reportedly the brainchild of county clerk Kim Davis and widely supported by state Republican lawmakers, will require marriage license applicants to show proof of U.S. citizenship through a valid U.S. passport.

So, if you’re planning to get married in Kentucky, it is wise to start securing your U.S. passport or passport card if you don’t already have one, or if you do, to make sure it is unexpired.

The Adobo Chronicles contacted all of the Republican candidates for president and all have expressed full support for the measure.  That means it may become the law not just in Kentucky, but in the entire U.S. of A!

Government, Politics

VP CANDIDATE LENI ROBREDO BITES THE HAND THAT FEEDS HER; PRESIDENT AQUINO NOT HAPPY

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Robredo

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – The ruling Liberal Party candidate for vice president, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo, has admitted that the Aquino administration has failed to distribute land to farmers under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.

The admission comes weeks after a federation of agricultural workers accused President NoyNoy Aquino’s family of using a bogus sale of assets to retain ownership and control of the 6,453-hectare Hacienda Luisita.

Robredo, a member of the House committee on agrarian reform, said that many tracts of land intended for distribution were not transferred to the control of farmer-beneficiaries.

This has angered President Aquino and his anointed successor, Mar Roxas.  Both expressed regret for choosing  the congresswoman to be the ruling party’s VP candidate.

“We  didn’t have a clue that she would “bite the hand that feeds her,” Aquino said, adding that she shouldn’t be making statements that would put the administration in a bad light.

The Aquino administration has been touting its anti-corruption mantra of “daang matuwid” (straight path) and Robredo’s statements were in direct contradiction to said mantra.

Luckily for Robredo and the Filipino electorate, Philippine electoral rules allow voters to vote for president and vice president who may or may not belong to the same political party, so potentially, Roberedo could be elected VP but not Roxas, the administration’s presidential standard bearer.