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Justin Bieber’s Philippine Concert Contingent Upon Passing A Drug Test

July 23, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Canadian singer Justin Bieber has had many encounters with the law. And he has admitted being hooked on alcohol and drugs, although he claims he is now “clean.”

China has permanently banned Bieber from holding concerts in the country due to his “bad behavior.”

So what happens when he visits the Philippines on September 30 this year for a concert at the Philippine Arena?

The Philippines has not banned the singer, but in keeping with President Duterte’s war on drugs, Bieber must undergo a drug test prior to his arrival in Manila.

“This is for his own safety and benefit. We do not want him to have encounters with our local law enforcement if he is found to be under the influence of drugs,” a statement from the Office of the President said.

The Philippines justified its drug test requirement for Bieber by citing a similar demand for Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao prior to his fight with Floyd Mayweather.

Filipinos and others attending Bieber’s concert will also have to provide a certificate or notarized pledge that they are drug-free.

Ticket prices for the concert range from P3,000 (about $60) to P39,000 (about $780).

Meanwhile, The Adobo Chronicles has learned that Bieber’s front act for his Philippine concert is former APO Hiking Society band member, anti-Duterte Jim Paredes.

Government, Law Enforcement, Politics

Duterte Declares A State Of War

July 15, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Every Filipino knows the proper way of displaying the Philippines 🇵🇭 flag: the blue stripe on top and the red stripe at the bottom. There is only one situation in which the colors can be reversed — when the country is in a state of war.

Today, President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of war not through an upside down display of the flag but of the official seal of the Office of the President (see photo.)

Malacañang told The Adobo Chronicles that he has had it with the Yellowtards and has — albeit reluctantly — launched an all-out war against those who have obnoxiously opposed him and his reform programs, especially his anti-drug and anti-corruption campaigns.

As part of his official declaration, Duterte urged his social media warriors to crush the opposition, especially those whose statements and actions are aimed at destabilizing the legitimate government while compromising the extremely popular will of the supermajority of Filipinos.

Government, Law Enforcement, Politics

Youth Rallies: Future Drug Pushers To Stage Anti-Duterte Protests

July 11, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Youth groups are not happy that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is getting in their way of being the country’s future drug pushers.

At a recent press conference, the #YouthResist, a movement formed by youth groups Millennials Against Dictators [MAD], Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP), Akbayan Youth and some campus- and community-based youth groups, said they are planning to hold anti-Duterte rallies on July 18, just days before the president’s July 24 State of the Nation Address (SONA).

The youth sentiment was quite obvious in the message they wrote on their protest placards. “We all are possible drug pushers,” their signs proclaimed.

“The president must respect the fact that we, the youth, are the country’s future. We are tomorrow’s senators and congressmen, mayors and governors, bank presidents and multinational CEOs. But we are also the future drug pushers, so we must resist everything that Duterte is doing to fight illegal drugs,” the youth group said.