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McDonald’s Reacts To Study On Fecal Contamination Of Its Touchscreen Ordering Kiosks

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6FE1D3B0-6AC7-406B-BD98-56A83B4ABE49CHICAGO, Illinois (The Adobo Chronicles, Chicago Bureau) – Touchscreens installed at McDonald’s branches in Britain have tested positive for fecal matter, a journalistic investigation has revealed.

Samples were taken by experts from machines at eight restaurants, including six in London and two in Birmingham.

Customers use the touchscreens to choose and pay for their food and then they pick up their order at the counter.

Paul Matawele, senior lecturer in microbiology at London Metropolitan University, which carried out the study in conjunction with Metro.co.uk, said he was surprised at how much gut and faecal bacteria were on the machines, concluding that many people did not wash their hands before they used them.

Reacting to the damaging report, McDonald’s has ordered all its franchises with touchscreen machines to immediately install water faucets next to the ordering kiosks. In addition, notices will be posted on the machines asking customers to wash their hands before ordering.

Swift action by the fast-food giant.

Government, International, Politics

Mike Pence And Leni Robredo To Hold Bilateral Vice Presidential Summit

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Birds of the same feather flock together, even if one is an American Eagle, the other a Philippine Eagle.

U.S. Vice president Mike Pence and Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo have both admitted that their only role is to “wait for something to happen to the President.’

Both Vice Presidents  also ageed that they need to start meeting each other more often for therapy to help ease the stress of their respective jobs (or no jobs).

No date has yet been set for the VP summit or which VP will host whom.

 

Government, Immigration, International, Politics

Duterte Wants To Convert U.S. Embassy In Manila Into A Mega Mall

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912878E4-ADF2-4DAF-AEEF-AC303717827CMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There’s no stopping Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte from pursuing his ‘Build, Build, Build’ program. His next project: convert the U.S. Embassy along Roxas Boulevard in Manila into a Mega Mall.

Duterte unveiled his plan after receiving reports that the Trump administration is planning to close all the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) field offices worldwide. 


In a statement issued by Malacañang, the President said that closing the U.S. Immigration office in Manila makes the U.S. Embassy useless. One of the Embassy’s most popular service is the processing of tourist and immigrant visas, as well as immigrant petitions filed by U.S. Filipinos on behalf of relatives still living in the Philippines.

Duterte said he’d like to convert the sprawling U.S. Embassy compound into a Mall Of Asia II, saying that it will employ thousands of Filipinos and attract a lot of tourists from China and Russia. “It’s a win-win situation,” the popular President said.