MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles,Manila Bureau) – The threat of a nationwide jeepney strike starting March 6 may have been averted, thanks to a new proposal by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON).
While the Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has extended the deadline to upgrade and modernize jeepney units in the countryto the year’sk end, PISTON continues to oppose what they have called a very expensive program.
Instead, PISTON unveiled its counter proposal to the modernized jeepney which it said will not only be more affordable to jeepney owners and operators but will also help ease the nightmarish traffic in Metro Manila and elsewhere.
The Adobo Chronicles secured a preview prototype of the PISTON proposal.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Just hours after the Philippine Court of Tax Appeals acquitted Rappler CEO Maria Ressa of tax evasion charges, the Nobel Prize Committee announced that it has withdrawn her Nobel Peace Prize.
Ressa bagged the Nobel Prize with the help of allegations that the law in the Philippines was being “weaponized” to curtail her free speech and Freedom of the Press.
With her acquittal, the Nobel Committee felt Ressa no longer deserved the status of Laureate.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There are ordinances already in place banning karaoke singing in residential areas during prescribed window periods as part of the noise and nuisance campaign launched by local governments.
Today, Senator Robin Padilla filed a bill that will prohibit out-of-tune Karaoke singing in neighborhoods as well as in commercial videoke bars. If passed, the bill will cover the entire country.
Artists and music producers have already indicated full support for the proposal which they said is long overdue.
The bill imposes penalties of P1,000 fine for the first offense plus a mandatory 6-month jail time for repeat offenders.
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