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MOTORCYCLE-RIDING, GUN-TOTING PHILIPPINE MAYOR PROMISES TO BAN FACEBOOK IF ELECTED PRESIDENT

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Duterte, left, and Zuckerberg
Duterte, left, and Zuckerberg

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Many Filipinos are urging him to run for president in 2016, despite his reputation as a gun-toting mayor who has no problem with extra-judicial killings of criminals and drug traffickers.  He is Rodrigo Duterte, mayor of Davao, one of the major cities in the Philippines’ Mindanao island.

Although he has repeatedly said in public that he has no intention of running for higher public office, Duterte went on record that if he becomes president, he will abolish Congress and form a revolutionary government to totally rid the government of corruption.

He has also promised to bring back high educational standards by banning Facebook and mandating instead that young people use Google.

“I am sick and tired of our youth using Facebook as their primary news source while wasting hours and hours posting and commenting on insignificant events in their already empty lives,” Duterte said. “They should instead use Google to enrich their knowledge about history, geography and science while keeping abreast on world developments that have a direct impact on our country,” he added.

Duterte criticized Mark Zuckerberg for  the latter’s effort to provide free Facebook access in the Philippines.  At the same time, he said he would encourage Google to set up operations in the Philippines, including the inclusion of Google Search in all school curricula, as a way to bring about a truly informed and intelligent citizenry.

Government, Politics

PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO WILL SEEK REELECTION IN 2022

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Aquino

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino has officially declared his candidacy for reelection — in 2022. His announcement came during a press conference while on a state visit to Japan.

Under the current constitution, Aquino is barred from seeking reelection after his 6-year-term expires in 2016.  However, he says his comrades in Congress are about to introduce and approve a constitutional amendment that would lift the presidential term limit.

“But first, I want to take a 6-year hiatus to focus on my personal life.  I hope to be able to find the right woman to be my wife within that time period. “I want to return to Malacañang (the presidential palace) with a First Lady, ” Aquino said. He also added that waiting for 6 years will make him more mature than he is now.

This would not be the first time that a president will seek reelection after being termed out.  However, it will be the first bid to reclaim the same termed-out presidency. Former President Joseph Estrada ran again and won as city mayor of Manila while former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ran and won as a congresswoman representing her district in the province of Pampanga.

 

 

Politics, Same-sex Marriage

DEMOCRATS WOO REPUBLICAN CAITLYN JENNER

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CaptureWASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles ) – It is common knowledge that the former Bruce Jenner was a Republican.  It is therefore not a surprise that among the first to welcome Caitlyn into their fold was the Log Cabin Republicans.

Log Cabin Republicans is the nation’s original and largest organization representing gay conservatives and allies who support fairness, freedom, and equality for all Americans, and who believe in electing Republicans into office.  Just this year, the California chapter officially gave charter status to the group, giving it a vote in state Republican party matters and policies.

Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has reportedly reached out to Caitlyn in the hope that she will switch party affiliation.

The committee is confident that it can win over Caitlyn, citing the fact that there are more Democrats who support her and who support key LGBT issues like same-sex marriage.

“While Bruce was Republican, Caitlyn is an entirely new person and that new person is more aligned with the Democratic ideology, especially as it relates to LGBT equality,” a DNC spokesperson said.

The DNC cited the fact that all declared Republican presidential candidates believe that marriage should only be between a man and a woman, and that most are lukewarm to giving equal federal rights to LGBTs.

The ball is now in Caitlyn’s court.