BAGUIO 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):
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.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Ex-President NoyNoy Aquino ripped Rappler for the online news source’s story on the deportation of Australian nun Sister Patricia Fox.
In its report, while praising Fox’s missionary life in the Philippines, Rappler resurrected the protests staged by farmers in Hacienda Luisita which is owned by the Aquino family. (Fox had participated in those rallies).
“It was disrespectful and out of line for Rappler to include Hacienda Luisita in its report. It does nothing but bring back the spotlight on the land reform issues that have plagued our family for many decades now. Nakalimutan na sana ng ating mga kababayan ito, pero binigyang pansin na naman ng Rappler. Akala ko pa naman kakampi ko ang Rappler,” Aquino said from his Times Street residence in Quezon City.
The Adobo Chronicles tried to send a message to Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for comment, but we have been blocked from her accounts some time ago.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Vice President Leni Robredo’s popularity rating has sanked to “very poor” in a survey conducted by a new, emerging survey firm, Polls Asia.
The poll results show that Robredo’s net popularity rating is now at 13%, the lowest ever for any elected official in the Philippines. The survey was conducted in the last 24 hours. It came just after Robredo said that the deported Australian nun, Sister Patricia Fox, “was more Filipinos than many of us.”
(In comparison, Robredo’s net rating in the latest SWS Survey was +39% which was still considered “good.”)
Robredo’s statement insulted even her most ardent supporters and those who blindly voted for her during the last elections.
Political analysts said that it is doubtful if Robredo could ever recover from this unpopularity rating.
BAGUIO 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.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Vice President Leni Robredo’s popularity rating has sanked to “very poor” in a survey conducted by a new, emerging survey firm, Polls Asia.
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