Category Archives: Language

Duterte Orders Closure And Rehabilitation Of Baguio City Hall

FEC6BFAE-FCD6-4EBE-A3B1-045B8A618E5C.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has changed his mind about closing down and rehabilitating Baguio City. He had wanted to rehabilitate the Summer Capital of the Philippines like he did with the resort island of Boracay.

Instead, Duterte has ordered the closure and rehabilitation of Baguio City Hall.

Duterte’s new order came just hours after Mayor Mauricio Dumogan signed a new Ordinance authored by Councilor Lilia Fariñas prohibiting the use of profanities in schools and universities as well as business establishments catering to minors like computer shops and arcades.

Duterte, known for using profanities, told The Adobo Chronicles that Baguio’s government had better things to do than ban profanities, considering the deterioration of the city’s living conditions — from overpopulation to nightmarish traffic to illegal constructions and environmental issues.

 

The News Media Got It All Wrong About Baguio City’s Anti-Profanity Ordinance

E7021EED-72DA-40FB-B7C3-C31705728F64.jpegBAGUIO CITY, Philippies (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – All that hype about the Baguio City Government passing a new law that prohibits students and those who frequent businesses like computer shops and arcades from uttering profanities boils down to this: the news media got it all wrong.

A careful reading of Ordinance 118, Series of 2018 makes it clear that it is the schools and businesses that are prohibited from cussing — not the students or or customers.

Here is the exact wording of the Ordinance (highlights provided by us):

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So as far as individual students and business customers are concerned, the new Ordinance is moot and academic.  Nothing in the law prohibits them from uttering profanities.  The law must be followed to the letter, so it will be the schools and business establishments that will penalized if they cuss or curse.

IN PHOTOS: World Leaders React To Baguio City’s New Anti-Profanity Ordinance

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