WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Filipinos were shocked today upon hearing that the Philippines has been included in President Donald Trump’s new, expanded travel ban.
The U.S. State Department, however, clarified that the ban only applies to Filipinos who are not able to secure a visa to visit the U.S.
“It’s not really a change in policy,” a spokesperson told The Adobo Chronicles.
Whew!
All’s well that ends well.
SINGAPORE (The Adobo Chronicles, Singapore Bureau) – By now, everyone knows that Senator Antonio Trillanes travelled to Singapore to prove that the foreign bank accounts he has been accused of having were non-existent.
In the process, Trillanes is now charged with violation of Singapore’s bank secrecy law when he entered a DBS bank branch and videotaped himself approaching the bank teller.
Even in countries without bank secrecy laws, it is strictly prohibited to take pictures or videos within bank premises.
Ah, the cost of proving innocence!
SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – The database of one of the major credit reporting agencies has been hacked, exposing personal information of about 143 million people in the U.S., UK and Canada.
The agency, Equifax, announced that hackers were able to acquire names, social security numbers, birth dates, home addresses and drivers’ license information — making it easy for criminal elements to have access to people’s financial accounts, including credit cards.
But in an anonymous statement posted on social media, a spokesperson for the alleged hackers said that his group is now deeply regretting what they have done.
The reason? The people whose information they have accessed all have bad credit, making their hack practically useless.
It’s the economy, stupid!
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