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Miriam Defensor Santiago Excluded From Public Service Political Ad

May 5, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A non-partisan public service political ad now airing on Philippine television has made presidential candidate Miriam Defensor-Santiago very furious because she was excluded.

The TV ad, featuring young children, questions the qualifications of the candidates running for president, except that only four of the five candidates were mentioned.

In the ad, the children mention the candidates without naming them: magnanakaw (thief), kupitero (snatcher), mamamatay-tao (murderer) and di-handa (unprepared).

Santiago complained that she was unfairly excluded from the ad. Only Vice President Jojo Binay, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe, and former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas were included.

“Just because I am No. 5 in the pre-election polls and surveys, they have deliberately dropped me from the TV ad altogether. It’s not fair,” Santiago said.

The TV ad was paid for by ACS Manufacturing Corporation and Pride detergent.

Government, Media, Politics, The Media

If Elected President, Mayor Duterte Wants Adobo Chronicles To Be Malacańang’s Press Office

April 30, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In the U.S., Senator Ted Cruz shocked political circles when he announced his vice presidential running mate in the person of former GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina. This, despite the uncertainty of his being chosen his party’s nominee.

In the Philippines, presidential frontrunner Mayor Rodrigo Duterte shocked the Philippine media by announcing that if he is elected president, he would like The Adobo Chronicles to be the official press office of his presidential palace.

The tough-talking and controversial mayor said he is fed up with the biased corporate and local media and their constant “twisting and turning” of his press interviews and statements.

“I want a press office that will tell the story truthfully and without any bias,” Duterte said.

We, at the Chronicles, have respectfully declined the offer and honor, but we continue to be committed to be always fair, balanced and funny just like the mayor, when reporting on news and developments from Duterte’s Malacañang.

Media, Politics

Philippine Elections: Mar Roxas Is Confident He Will Be May’s ‘Flavor Of The Month’

April 23, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – National poll after national poll, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas has been in the bottom two, unable to break the barrier that separates him and other contenders to be the next Philippine vice president. This, despite (or is it because of) the fact that incumbent President NoyNoy Aquino has anointed him as successor to the presidential palace.

But Roxas doesn’t seem to be bothered by the polls. In fact, he is very confident that come May, which is when the elections are held, he will become the ‘flavor of the month,’ and eventually win the vice presidency.

In a recent interview, he pointed out that last February, VP Jojo Binay headed the polls — the flavor of the month; in March, it was Senator Grace Poe; and in April, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. That leaves him to be the flavor of the month for May, he says. Unless, of course, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, comes from behind and climbs to the top of the polls.

The only thing that Roxas is unsure of at this point is what flavor he would like to be: Ube, or Macapuno? Can you help him decide by participating in the poll below?