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Economy, Government, International, Travel

WHY OBAMA WAS A NO-SHOW AT APEC SUMMIT WELCOME RITES

November 18, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – There were only twenty world leaders who showed up at the welcome rites for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit Meeting Wednesday afternoon. There should have been twenty one. Missing was U.S. President Barack Obama.

In a statement explaining Obama’s absence, a spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Manila said that a schedule conflict prevented the president from attending the opening rites.

The statement said Obama didn’t want to miss seeing the world-famous sunset at Manila Bay, so he stayed in his hotel watching from the balcony (see photo).

”He misses his home state of Hawaii and the Manila Bay sunset reminded him of the equally stunning senset of his native islands,” the statement added.

Well, even presidents are entilted to be homesick.

International, Politics

BOBBY JINDAL DROPS OUT OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE TO RUN FOR PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

November 17, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (The Adobo Chronicles) – Conceding that this is not his time to be president of the United States, Louisiana Governor Bobby (Piyush) Jindal today announced that he was suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

His campaign strategy since he ran for governor has always been to project himself as a white, mainstream, conservative politician, as evidenced by the official portrait displayed in his office at the Louisiana Capitol.

Apparently, the strategy has not worked this time around in a crowded field of mostly genuine white Republicans, Ben Carson and Marco Rubio notwithstnding.

Being termed out from his gubernatorial position, his only alternative to stay in politics which is his first love, is to seek election as the next prime minister of his ancestral country of India.

How he would stack up against incumbent Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains to be seen, but Jindal certainly has the experience in running a successful campaign.

As of today, Jindal has authorized the setting up of an exploratory committee that would lay the groundwork for his quest to become India’s next prime minister.

Economy, Government, International, Travel

(VIDEO) FILIPINOS GREET APEC WORLD LEADERS WITH PEOPLE POWER

November 17, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – World leaders attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Manila are having a unique historical lesson by experiencing first hand how Filipinos stage a people power revolution, similar to that which ousted dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. It is a different time, but the same venue: EDSA, Metro Manila’s main, crowded thoroughfare.

The Manila government took over several lanes on EDSA and made it off limits to motorists and pedestrains that are not part of the APEC meeting. The result, as expected, was massive traffic gridlock for Filipino motorists.

Commuters unable to avail of public transportation had to take to the streets and walk for miles on end to and from work. A sea of people can be seen during commute times, mimicking massive street protests which are not uncommon in Metro Manila.

A new people power strategy was born as motorists sounded their horns, shouted and jeered as dignitaries breezed through in their limousines on the opposite side of the barricaded avenues.

Filipinos sure know how to welcome their guests. This time, it wasn’t really a welcome gesture.

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