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Government, International, Law Enforcement, Politics

Malacañang Clarifies Duterte’s Statement About Iceland

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“Ice” is to Iceland, left, and rice is to the Philippines, right

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) –The Washington Post is reporting that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte mocked the country of Iceland in a rambling speech Friday, suggesting that people in the small Nordic island nation “go about eating ice” and that they have “no policemen.”

The comments were made during remarks to corrections department officials one day after Iceland led a United Nations resolution that called for an investigation of Duterte’s war on drugs. The resolution was adopted, 18 to 14, in the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday.

The Philippine leader suggested in response that Iceland did not understand the issues that the Philippines has with drugs, as its only problem is “ice.”
Today, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo clarified that the “ice” Duterte was alluding to was not the solidified form of water, but ice, the purest and most potent version of methampethamine.  Also known as crystal meth, ice usually comes in the form of crystalline rocks. This version can also be injected, as the “ice” turns to liquid once heated.”Iceland is criticizing Duterte’s war on shabu, but can’t deal with its own drug problem on ice. Filipinos eat rice, but Iceland’s people eat ice,” Panelo said.
All’s fair that’s square!

 

 

International, Law Enforcement, Politics

Incarcerated Senator Leila De Lima Asks Amal Clooney To Join Her Defense Team

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – After hearing the news that Amal Clooney, a.k.a. Mrs. George Clooney, is joining the legal defense team of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, incarcerated Senator Leila De Lima has sent a similar request to the Lebanese-British Human Rights lawyer.

Ressa faces several criminal cases, including tax evasion and cyber libel and charges of Constitutional violation over foreign ownership of her online news source.

De Lima is currently in jail over drug-related charges.

In a text message sent to Clooney, De Lima said, “Why, if you can defend Ressa from her criminal cases, surely you can also do the same for me.   I am as much a victim of Human Rights violation as Ressa is.”

No word yet from Clooney on De Lima’s request.

 

Beauty, Government, International, Politics, Race Relations

Donald Trump Nominates Beauty Queen As Next U.S. Ambassador To The Philippines

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Beauty lies in the beholder, and U.S. President Donald Trump is a beholder of beauty.  After all, he used to own the Miss Universe Organization, franchise holder of the world’s leading international beauty pageant.

Now, Trump appears to be employing some beauty pageant diplomacy in his nomination for the next U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines to replace the outgoing Kim Sung.

Her name is Mina Chang, beauty queen.

Trump sure knows how to play with the weakness of the Filipino people — beauty pageants, and, many are saying Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s weakness — beautiful women.

Filipinos are expected to welcome this diplomatoc appointment with open arms, and Duterte is expected to be better behaved when it comes to Philippine-U.S. relations.

Move over, Miss Universe Catriona Gray.