by Brian Neyra
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea is called ‘Land of the Morning Calm’ for nothing.
On Wednesday, North Korea said it launched a rocket carrying a military spy satellite which crashed into the Yellow Sea due to an engine problem.
Almost simultaneously, air raid sirens sounded in Seoul. After hearing the alarm, Seoul residents walked out of their houses as orderly and as calmly as the air raid tune suggested.
Moral of the story: Stampede kills, calmness saves lives.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Philippine Congress has approved the Maharlika Wealth Fund with the caveat that certain government corporations like SSS, GSIS, Pag-IBIG, and PhilHealth cannot invest in it.
But in an interview with The Adobo Chronicles, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said purchase of paintings are allowed.
It will be recalled that GSIS did purchase a 110-year-old oil painting, “Parisian Life” by Juan Luan at an auction in Hong Kong for P46 million. The Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement for Government Employees (Courage) questioned the acquisition which tapped the contributions of government employees nationwide.
Local and international artists welcomed the Congress’ move, saying the approved bill is the best thing that ever happened to the arts.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – What’s Leni Robredo’s Angat Buhay, Rappler and Vera Files up to these days?
They’re all trying to go after Julian Martir, the 20-year-old Bacolod student who claims he has been accepted and offered scholarships by 30 schools in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
Angat Buhay told The Adobo Chronicles that they are in dire need of a brilliant PR consultant in order to sustain their societal presence in an environment full of UniTeamers. “Julian would be the perfect person to fill this position given that he is a genius and a skilled social media personality,” Robredo said.
As for Rappler and Vera Files? Well, they finally were humbled by the events surrounding Julian’s instant fame, not to mention the fact that the kid defies all odds when it comes to fact checking. Rappler and Vera Files have never been so embarrassed about the poor state of their own fact checking. And it took a 20-year-old to put them in their proper place!
Adobo Chronicles’ Orman O. Manansala contributed to this report.
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