Category Archives: International

Government, International, Politics

Melania Trump’s Speechwriter Seeking Asylum In The Philippines

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Melania Trump, left (Getty image), and Tito Sotto III

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The speechwriter for Melania Trump has applied for political asylum in the Philippines, sources close to the Republican National Committee have confirmed.

The speechwriter was responsible for Melania’s speech at the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

Minutes after her speech extolling her husband Donald, it was alleged that portions of her speech were plagiarized from Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech during the Democratic National Convention.

In his asylum application, the speechwriter (whose name was withheld for security reasons) said that he feared for his life in the U.S. after that embarrassing gaffe. He also maintains that he will no longer be able to find employment because of what happened.

Philippine Senator Tito Sotto III, who himself was accused of plagiarizing Robert F. Kennedy in one of his speeches in congress, has agreed to sponsor the asylum application of Trump’s now ex-speechwriter.  “I might even hire him as my own speechwriter,” Sotto said.

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Beauty, Government, International

Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach Appointed To President Duterte’s Cabinet

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President Duterte and Wurtzbach (Photo credit: Jonas Gaffud)

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Arnell Ignacio. Jimmy Bondoc. Freddie Aguilar. Celebrities all.  And they’re all appointees or potential appointees to top administration posts under President Rod Duterte.

Now, yet another celebrity has been appointed to join the president’s cabinet — none other than reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.

Duterte announced Wurtzbach’s appointment shortly after the Filipina beauty took a selfie with the president during a visit to Malacañang, the presidential palace in Manila.

Wurtzbach will assume the position of secretary of the newly-created Department of Pageant Affairs (DPA).  She will be responsible for coordinating the hundreds, if not thousands of national and local beauty pageants held each year throughout the country, including the major contests that determine the country’s representatives to international pageants like Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International.

Because of her existing contract with the Miss Universe Organization, Wurtzbach will assume her new cabinet position after she hands the crown to her successor later this year.

Duterte and Wurtzbach also discussed the Philippines’ bid to host the next Miss Universe Pageant in Manila.

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Government, International, Law Enforcement

Ooops… Did Jeane Napoles’ Lawyer Lie?

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Jeane Napoles

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The lawyer for Jeane Napoles, the youngest daughter of the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, said on Wednesday that the real properties in the United States that are linked to her were registered in her name because she was applying for US citizenship.

This, according to a report by GMA News.

“Pinangalan namin sa kanya iyan kasi at that time she was applying for a US citizenship. Alam n’yo naman kung mag-apply ka ng citizenship kailangan mo ipakita na meron kang mga holdings, may properties ka,” legal counsel Atty. Stephen David claimed.

David also said that since his client does not own any of the properties mentioned, she does not owe the Philippine government P17.88 million in tax liabilities in 2011 and 2012 since she had no income during that time.

But an investigation by The Adobo Chronicles  shows that Napoles’ lawyer may have lied.

There is no such requirement to own property in the U.S. in order to become a naturalized citizen.

To become a naturalized United States citizen, one must be at least eighteen years of age at the time of filing, a legal permanent resident (or non-citizen national) of the United States, and have had a status of a legal permanent resident in the United States for five years before the application. The applicant must be a “person of good moral character”, and must pass a test on United States history and government and have a working knowledge of the English language.

Maybe, Napoles’ lawyer needed a new pair of glasses or perhaps misread the U.S. immigration law?

Is this an attempt for tax evasion gone bust?

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