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GAY SAN FRANCISCO POLITICIAN WANTS TO BE A COMMUNITY SEX SYMBOL

September 19, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

San Francisco, California (The Adobo Chronicles)- An openly-gay San Francisco politician has gone public about being sexually active and wants to be a community sex symbol while serving as a role model for the prevention of HIV/AIDS.

Supervisor Scott Wiener who represents the predominantly gay Castro district has announced that he has been taking the one-pill-a-day pre-exposure prophylaxis believed to prevent HIV infection. It is known as PrEP (brand name Truvada).

Wiener, who said he was HIV negative, said that abstinence from sex is still the best way to prevent infection. “Since I don’t want to abstain from sex, I have to find a way to keep my HIV-negative status. Condoms are not 100% effective,” he added.

Other community activists criticized Wiener’s decision to come out about PrEP, pointing out that Truvada — unlike condoms –does not protect people from sexually-transmitted diseases other than HIV. They said that PrEP may lead people to throw out condoms altogether and to totally abandon safer sex practices.

Wiener refused to reveal how many times per week he engages in sex, or how many multiple partners he has had — anonymous or not. He would ‘t say either whether or not he’s been having unprotected sex. “Those are very personal information ” he said.

We assume that revealing one’s prophylaxis regimen – like Wiener did – is not.

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BROWNOUT HELPS FILIPINOS NAVIGATE FLOODED STREETS

September 19, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Manila,Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino, who is in Europe enjoying fall weather, has praised the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) for cutting off power in flooded Metro Manila.

In the last two days, half a month’s worth of heavy rains inundated most streets in the Metropolis, stranding thousands and thousands of commuters who had no way of getting back to their homes.

To enable commuters to navigate the floods and find alternative ways to get back to their homes, MERALCO announced a 48-hour brownout in all of Metro Manila. Soon after electricity was cut off, people started climbing up electric posts and used disabled electric wires to get from point A to point B to point C.

Filipinos praised the electric company for being responsive to the needs of the flood victims.

Meanwhile, The Adobo Chronicles learned that MERALCO will extend rebates to all power customers for the 48-hour brownout. So, who’s going to pay for the loss of power and its impact on homes and businesses? A MERALCO spokesperson said the company will bill the Aquino Administration, charged to the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) funds which had recently been declared unconstitutional by the country’s Supreme Court.

We say yet again: It’s More Fun in the Philippines. Hell or high water!

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OBAMA APPOINTS JEREMY LIN AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CHINA

September 18, 2014 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) –President Barack Obama has just announced the appointment of NBA player Jeremy Shu-hou Lin as new ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. If confirmed by the Senate, the basketball star will replace current Ambassador Max Sieben Baucus who is stepping down after just seven months in his position. Baucus is quitting because he says he is extremely homesick and wants to go back to his home in Montana.

Lin, who currently plays with the Los Angeles Lakers, became an international sensation in 2012 when he unexpectedly led a winning streak by the New York Knicks in that year’s NBA season. This started the “Linsanity” craze in the U.S. and abroad.

In announcing the appointment, Obama said that there is no one who could better fill the shoes of Baucus than Lin. “Although he was born in America, the Chinese people can very well identify with him because of his lineage,” Obama said.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that the president is well aware that the Chinese are very fond of basketball and hopes that Lin’s dribbling, guarding and shooting skills will further endear the Chinese to the United States of America.

Rodman, right, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

There was earlier speculation that Obama was considering appointing Dennis Rodman, given the flamboyant basketball player’s demonstrated diplomatic skills in his meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. However, Obama decided on Lin because he believes that the Chinese will take him more seriously than Rodman.

Lin, 26, will make history as the youngest U.S. Ambassador, eclipsing the previous record held by John Huntsman, Jr. who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 as ambassador to Singapore. Huntsman was 32.