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Non Renewal Of ABS-CBN’s Franchise In Keeping With The Law — Experts

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles,  Manila Bureau) – Despite the hullabaloo and political undertones of the Philippine government’s threat to not renew the broadcasting franchise of ABS-CBN, experts agree it’s in keeping with the law.

The television network has been called out for being critical of the government and  for alleged unpaid government loans.

While optional retirement has been reduced to 56, current Philippine law still mandates compulsory retirement for citizens reaching age 65.

ABS-CBN is 65 years old now and is proud of its more than six decades ‘in the service of the Filipino.’

Experts say no one is above the law, not even the network owned by the Lopezes.

”Corporations are people and people must obey the law. ABS-CBN must retire and shut down for good,” one Constitutional expert said.

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Leni Robredo, Opposition Senators Propose Wide-scale Branding of Philippine Fish In The Sea

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Acknowledging that they don’t have the numbers to impeach President Rodrigo Duterte over his stance on the West Philippine Sea, Vice President Leni Robredo and the token Opposition Senators have come up with a more viable alternative.

Robredo and Senators Panfilo Lacson, Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros and Kiko Pangilinan are proposing a wides-scale branding of all Philippine fish in the sea.

”Branding” is a common practice among ranchers of tattooing their herd uisng a branding iron for purposes of identification of ownership.

Under the proposal, the Philippine Coastguard and the Bureau of Fisheries will immediately brand all fish that swim in the country’s territorial waters. Instead of the usual number, the fish will be branded with the Philippine flag.

Robredo and the Senators said that upon completion of the fish branding, they plan to file a petition with the United Nations to declare all branded fish to be the exclusive property of the Philippines. Chinese and other non-Filipino fishermen will be ordered to throw back into the sea all branded fish they catch.

“All we are saying,” Robredo told The Adobo Chronicles, “is give fish a chance.”

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New Senators Marcos, Go, De La Rosa Mull PH Constitutional Amendment

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In the midst of a growing clamor among the political opposition to impeach President Rodrigo Duterte for failing to defend the Philippines’ terrotorial claims in the South China Sea as mandated by the Constitutiion, new Senators have put forward a proposal to amend the fundamental law of the land.

It has nothing to do with Duterte.

In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, neophite Senators Imee Marcos, Bong Go and Bato De La Rosa said they will co-sponsor a proposal to immediately amend the 1987 Constitution.

One of their proposals is to make stupidity among elected and appointed officials an impeachable offense, carrying with it a penalty of lifetime disquslification from any public office.

It wasn’t clear if the trio’s proposal was an offshoot of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin’s recent tweet calling Vice President Leni Robredo ‘boba’ (stupid) for criticizing DFA’s decision to revoke all courtesy diplomatic passports of ex-government officials.

No comment yet from the Office of the Vice President.