Category Archives: International

Philippines Is First Country To Offer Triple Citizenship

IMG_5991.JPGMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Natural-born Filipinos who lost their Filipino citizenship through naturalization in a foreign country may re-acquire Philippine citizenship by virtue of Republic Act 9225. Re-acquiring Philippine citizenship under the said law does not require a person to renounce allegiance to any other country.

Dual citizens enjoy many benefits including the right to own real estate in the Philippines.

Now, in an unprecedented move never before seen in the international community, the Philippines is offering triple citizenship under Republic Act 9994.

In addition to being both a Filipino citizen and a citizen of the foreign country in which he or she has been naturalized, dual citizens can now enjoy the benefits of senior citizenship.

img_5994From free movies to discounts at restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and transportation venues, senior citizens can now enjoy the fruits of their hard work. They also enjoy priority status ing day-to-day activities.

No oath is necessary to be a triple citizen.  One just needs to show proof of age — from 60 and above.

Imagine having a blue passport, a brown passport and a yellow passport! (Well, at least if your Philippine residence is in Quezon City.)

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Responding To Criticism, NBC Renames New Sitcom “Mail-Order Family”

img_5987NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – When NBC announced that it was coming out with a new television sitcom about an American widower who takes a Filipina mail-order bride to help raise his kids, there were protests not only from the Filipino community but many women’s groups.  Many had accused NBC of glorifying sex trafficking.

Responding to the protests, NBC today announced that it has renamed the new sitcom to “Pen Pals.”

The story line remains the same.

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Philippine House Probe To Show Alleged Sex Tape Of Former Miss Universe

IMG_5985.PNGMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Unless there will be a sudden change of heart, the House of Representatives committee investigating the proliferation of illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison (National Penitentiary) will show the alleged sex video tape involving Senator Leila De Lima, Justice Secretary during the Aquino administration.

While many are calling the House move illegal, lawmakers are insisting that the sex tape is crucial to prove the relationship of De Lima to her alleged driver, lover and bagman in the illegal drug activity.

But the De Lima tape is not going to be the only video that will be shown to lawmakers.  Much like a music concert, there is an “opening act.”

That opening act would be the showing of the alleged sex tape involving 1996 Miss Universe Alicia Machado, the Venezuelan-born beauty queen who has become the subject of intense debate between U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

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Machado

During last week’s debate, Clinton said Trump had called Machado “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping.”

In subsequent interviews, Trump said Machado did gain weight and was a problem for the Miss Universe Organization which the Republican candidate owned at that time. He tweeted that people should view Machado’s sex tape.

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said that showing the “opening act” proves that Congress is not biased towards De Lima.  He also was confident that showing the Machado sex tape would ensure 100% attendance of lawmakers in the committee hearing next week.

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