Category Archives: International

Government, International, Politics, Social Media

Donald Trump Wants Philippine-style Presidential Term

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) –  Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte were both elected in 2016, but the U.S. President will only serve a four-year term compared to the Philippine President’s six.

Now, Trump wants to change his current term to six years, following that of Duterte’s.

It all began when Trump supporter and head of Liberty University (an Evangelical Christian University) Jerry Falwell, Jr.  said that two years need to be added to the President’s current term as payback for “time stolen by this corrupt failed coup.” (Referring to the Mueller investigation).

The American President not only agreed with Falwell. He also argued that “if a former U.S. colony like the Philippines can have a six-year term President, why can’t we?”

He then urged his minions in the Republican Party to start the process of amending the U.S. Constitution.

Government, Immigration, International, Politics

Senatorial Candidate Gary Alejano Wants Philippine Government To Recall All OFWs

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16CC2028-A1F1-4298-9C3B-28A8F055BF81.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senatorial candidate Gary Alejano is urging the Philippine government to recall all  Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as a way to stop the employment of Chinese nationals in the country.

In a tweet, Alejano complained that 66 Chinese workers are working on the Chico River Irrigation Project — jobs that should have been for Filipinos.

He told The Adobo Chronicles that the hundreds of thousands of OFWs should be asked to come home so that they can be tapped to fill a few dozen jobs that are needed in connection with ongoing infrastructure and other development projects under President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program.

”Ang trabajo sa Pilipinas ay dapat sa Pilipino,” he said. “Ang trabaho sa U.A.E. ay dapat sa Arabo.“

International, Media, Politics, Social Media

Rappler, Vera Files, PCIJ, CMFR Unveil New Logos

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Amid allegations that it has received foreign funding in violation of the Philippine Constitution, Vera Files, the Internet fact-checking entity headed by Ellen Tordesillas, has unveiled a new logo.

Soon thereafter, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa did the same thing. And so did the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility.

Vera Files, along with Rappler, PCIJ and CMFR have all reportedly received millions of foreign funds, including from the National Endowment For Democracy (NED)—“widely viewed as a CIA propaganda surrogate.”

Manila Times columnist Rigoberto Tiglao says the NED funds received by the four entities is at least P100 Million.

Speaking with The Adobo Chronicles, Tordesillas said that she wanted Vera Files’ logo to be more representative of the true state of her media company. When we spoke with Ressa, she simply said, “ditto!”

PCIJ and CMFR did not return our Facebook Messenger requests for comment.