Category Archives: Law Enforcement

In Philippine City, It Pays To Be Able To Do 40 Push-ups When Drunk

May 28, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

40 push-ups in Las Piñas (screen capture)

LAS PIÑAS, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – If you’re planning to get drunk while half-naked in the streets of a Philippine city, you’d better be fit enough to do 40 push-ups.

Some 30 men were apprehended by authorities in the city of Las Piñas in Metro Manila for public intoxication, a violation of a long-standing local ordinance.

Upon arrival at the police station, the police chief ordered the men to do 40 push-ups. Those who completed the task were released while those who didn’t were jailed.

Our advice to drunks and alocoholics, you better shape up and start going to the gym.

Government, Law Enforcement, Politics

Malacañang Says ‘Suspicious’ Document Shredding Is for Duterte Ticker Tape Parade

May 22, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Rappler is reporting that some staffers of Malacañang, the Philippine presidential palace, are disturbed and dismayed by a recent order issued to some departments under the Office of the President, to shred certain government documents and memos signed by outoing President NoyNoy Aquino and Cabinet secretaries.

Observers say the palace order is quite ‘suspicious.’

A presidential spokesperson, who spoke to The Adobo Chronicles on condition of anonymity, said that while it is true that documents were ordered to be destroyed and shredded, it was for use during a ticker tape parade planned to welcome incoming President Rodrigo Duterte to Malacañang.

Duterte is set to be inaugurated at noon on June 30, at which time Aquino’s 6-year-term as president will come to an end.

Food, Law Enforcement

Coming Soon To A Diner Near You: ‘Pot’ Pies

May 21, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Chicken pot pie (Photo: MyBayKitchen.com)

SEATTLE, Washington (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – Pot Pies. They come in different versions: chicken, turkey, beef, vegetarian. No well-meaning diner will be without them on their menu

But soon, fans of this traditional food fare will have a new option: pot pie, as in marijuana pie

Marijuana has transcended its recreational use. It is now becoming a commodity sniffed for medical purposes, as well as consumed in pastries like brownies. It’s about time the food industry tap into this controversial weed to expand its business horizon.

To date, 24 states, including Washington, D.C. have passed legislation to legalize medical marijuana use, majority of which are for medicinal purposes. But Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Colorado have given the green light for pot’s recreational use.

Capitalizing on the growing interest in marijuana, entrepreneurs in several states where the weed is medically and recreationally legal are busy putting together their business plans to develop and market pot pies, the weed version. It is rumored that Marie Callender’s, the leading brand in pies, is spearheading this new effort.

Watch for it on the menu of a diner near you or in the freezer section of your favorite supermarket.