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Government, International, Law Enforcement, Military, Politics

BREAKING: Philippines President Duterte Stages Coup Against Manila Government

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IMG_3982MARAWI CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Davao Bureau) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is fed up with rumors and threats of a coup d’etat against his democratically-elected government.  So he staged his own coup.

Garbed in full military gear, with his personal assistant Bong Go in tow, Duterte descended upon war-torn Marawi City to declare a revolutionary government that will replace his own in Manila’s Malacañang Palace.

Many pro-Duterte folks have long been clamoring to give Duterte revolutionary powers as a way to institute his reforms and campaign against illegal drugs and corruption.

Well,  Duterte supporters got what they wanted, while the sprinkling of opposition politicians got the shock of their lives.

This was truly “shock and awe.”

Duterte’s coup practically abolishes Congress, the Supreme Court, the Commission on Human Rights, the Commission on Elections, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines,  and puts Malacanang Palace in a total lockdown.

For a full video coverage of the coup — in the award-winning style of film director Brillante Mendoza — please visit Mocha Uson’s blog.

Government, Human Interest, International, Military, Politics, Race Relations

U.S., China Simultaneously Unload Aid, Donations To The Philippines At Clark

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IMG_2537.JPGCLARK AIRBASE, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In an unusual display of international cooperation, both the United States and China yesterday unloaded their respective government aid and donations to the Philippines at ceremonies held at Clark Airbase in Pampanga.

The Chinese and American planes parked side by side on the tarmac and it was a sight to behold.

China 🇨🇳  turned over P370 million worth of arms and ammunition to President Rodrigo Duterte, along with a P5 million donation for the families of slain soldiers in Marawi City.  This is on top of the P15 million it earlier donated to the Philippine government for the rehabilitation and relief operations in the conflict-torn city of Mindanao.

IMG_2546The United States 🇺🇸 , on the other hand, unloaded its generous donation to the Marawi siege victims — 300 cases of SPAM. (Unknown perhaps to the Donald Trump administration, most of the victims of the Marawi siege practice the Muslim Faith and do not eat pork.)

Duterte expressed the Filipino people’s gratitude to both governments. “Change has indeed come,” he said.

 

 

Government, Law Enforcement, Military, Politics

Duterte To Lift Mindanao Martial Law On July 3, Will Declare Martial Law In Visayas And Mindanao On July 4

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IMG_8011DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Davao Bureau) – The Philippines’ Supreme Court will vote on July 4 on the petitions challenging the factual basis of President Duterte’s  Martial Law Declaration for Mindanao.

But sources close to Duterte tell The Adobo Chronicles that the President has decided to lift the Mindanao Martial Law on July 3, practically preempting the high court’s expected ruling and rendering its decision moot and academic.

However, the same sources say that Duterte is planning to declare a new Martial Law in the Visayas and Mindanao on July 4.  It will be in effect for 60 days.

The new declaration will have no effect on the current petitions filed before the Supreme Court. Rather, it will reset the entire constitutional process which includes Duterte reporting to Congress within 48 hours after the new declaration and Congress deciding to vote for or against it.

Petitioners opposed to the new declaration will have to file a new complaint before the Supreme Court and the high tribunal will have 30 days from the date of the filing of the petition to issue its ruling.

This is Democracy at work.

Any complaints? Complain to the drafters and voters of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.