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Government, International, Politics, Sports

Manny Pacquiao May Be Banned From Future Boxing Fights In The U.S.

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MANILA, Philippines (Tha Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine biased news media and members of the political opposition are having a blast over reports that PH officials and others responsible for the jailing of Senator Leila De Lima  will be banned from entering the U.S. as part of the approval by President Trump of  a Senate-initiated appropriations bill.

While there has not been been an official “ban list” from the U.S. State Department, there is an overwhelming speculation that world champiom boxer and Senator Manny Pacquiao could be included in the list because of an anti-De Lima resolution he proposed years ago.

To refresh our readers’ memory, Pacquiao  had initiated a move to  unseat De Lima from a committe chairmanship.

So if Pacquiao is indeed on the ban list, we can say goodbye to the Senator’s future title fights in the U.S.

 

Government, International, Politics

Donald Trump’s 3 a.m. Call to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – World leaders are known to call each other at 3 a.m. (more or less, Western time) to consult on both international and domestic issues.

The Adobo Chronicles has learned that U.S. President Donald Trump called Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at 3 a.m. on Saturday (2 p.m. Friday, U.S. West Coast time) and we were able to obtain a transcript of the call:

Trump: Mr. President, I’m sure you’ve already heard I’ve been impeached by the House of Representatives.

Duterte: Impeached but not convicted. I’m a lawyer you know.

Trump: You’re absolutely right. How have you avoided being impeached by your own Congress despite all the rumors from CNN, New York Times and Time Magazine about your  EJK policies?

Duterte: I control them you know. Besides, where are you getting all these rumors?

Trump: From your own Philippine media, like Rappler, whose CEO Maria Ressa has been honored many times by Time.

Duterte: And you believe Time?

Trump: No way, it’s fake news, like CNN. Why don’t you  lock up that Ressa.

Duterte: Uhm, she’s a U.S. citizen.

Trump: Oh okay. I’ll have her arrested  the next time she comes to the U.S.

Duterte: She owes us taxes.

Trump: Noted. I’ll freeze all her U.S. bank accounts.

(End of call. Duterte’s mobile phone went on low batt.)

 

Government, International, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics

Leni Robredo Speaks Out On U.S. Senate Resolution Calling For De Lima Release

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MANILA, Phiippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Leni Robredo is finally breaking her silence on the U.S. Senate committee resolution calling for the release of incarcerated Senator Leila de Lima.

We caught up with the Vice President as she was leaving the radio station after her program Leni BISErbisyo — or something like that.

AC: Ma’am, can we have a few minutes with you?

LENI: Sure, pero sandali lang ha? Kasi magpapa-lunch pa ako sa mga reporters na dadalaw sa aking opisina ngayong umaga. (Sure, but only for a few minutes.  I have to serve lunch to the reporters who will visit my office this morning)

AC:  Pramis po. What can you say about the recent U.S. Senate committee resolution calling on the Philippine government to release Senator Leila de Lima ?

LENI: That is their right. Who are we to stop them?

AC: So, if the Philippine Senators approved a resolution condemning the Senate resolution, that is also their right, right?

LENI: Well, not really. We’re talking about America, the most powerful country on earth.  The Philippines is a third-world country, with third-world rights.

AC: If the Filipinos staged a ‘People Power’-type of rally in Manila calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, would you consider that an exercise of the Filipinos’ freedom of speech?

LENI:  Aba, hindi (Oh, no). Filipinos are not U.S. citizens and they don’t have the right to protest against U.S. affairs — well, except for dual citizen Maria Ressa, of course.

AC:  We digress, but when are you going to release your “drug war report” to the nation?

LENI: Well, we’re approaching Christmas and I don’t want to be the one to spoil the Filipinos’ holiday spirit.  Maybe, on New Year’s eve, para my report would come with a bang!

AC: Is your report reall “explosive?”

LENI: Do you mean “exclusive?”  Yes of course. Everything in my report is exclusive to me.  No one else contributed to preparing the report, not even Georgina.

AC: During your non-Press Conference Press Conference, you brandished a copy of your report.  So you were prepared to distribute copies to the reporters then?

LENI: No, that was actually my family photo album.  I just used the drug war report cover design for show and photo op.

END OF INTERVIEW