Category Archives: Politics

LAWMAKERS WANT DEATH PENALTY RESTORED IN THE PHILIPPINES, ON ONE CONDITION

September 18, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Philippine lawmakers headed by Senator Tito Sotto III are seeking to revive the death penalty, following an alarming increase of heinous crimes in the country.

Previously, Republic Act 7659 provided for the imposition of capital punishment for certain serious crimes like murder, treason, kidnapping and rape. The death penalty was abolished in 2006 by Congress with the approval of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

So, what made the lawmakers change their minds?

The lawmakers saw a video on ONN, reporting that the U.S. State of Ohio has instituted a new way of executing death row inmates, replacing the often controversial lethal injection. Ohio now uses a high-tech, robotic beheader that is considered more humane, comfortable, smooth, hygienic and quick.

In his proposed bill, Sotto said that the death penalty will be restored only on the condition that the Philippine government purchase several of the robotic beheaders from Ohio.

Here is the video report from ONN:

Music, Politics

REPUBLICAN PARTY’S AMBITIOUS FUNDRAISER AT KENNEDY CENTER

September 17, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Grand Old Party (GOP) is leaving no stone unturned in its bid to gain full control of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, not to mention the White House come 2016.

The Republic National Committee (RNC) is holding the biggest and most ambitious political fundraiser ever in the history of the U.S. It will be held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and will showcase the Three Tenors.

Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti in concert?

No. Ted Cruz, Chris Christie and Mitch McConnell. Tenors and Republicans all. Unknown to many, the three GOP leaders have had extensive training at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. All have agreed to join their voices together to raise campaign funds for both the 2014 and 2016 elections.

Each ticket costs $32,400, the maximum political contribution allowed by law from individuals and political action committees (PAC). Assuming that the concert will play to a full house at the Kennedy Center, the GOP is expected to raise a total of almost $80 Million. The concert hall as a capacity of 2,462.

The Adobo Chronicles has learned that the GOP tenors will be performing a repertoire consisting of songs from some of the world’s greatest operas like La Boheme, Rigoletto and Carmen. They will also sing songs from Broadway shows like The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables.

The two-hour concert will be directed by Metropolitan Opera’s Music Director James Levine.

The Democratic National Committee refused to comment on the GOP fundraiser, saying that “we’ll do what we do best, that is, using social media.”

Economy, Law Enforcement, Politics

MICHELE BACHMANN PROPOSES TO CREATE 51ST U.S. STATE FOR AMERICAN EXPATRIATES

September 15, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – There are approximately 7.6 Million Americans living overseas, and if they were to become a separate state of the U.S., they would constitute the 13^th largest population, next only to the state of Virginia.

That is exactly what Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) is proposing in a new bill she filed today in the House of Representatives.

Bachmann filed H.R. 707 creating the 51^st state of the U.S. and is calling it the “At-Large State.” All Americans living abroad would automatically become voting citizens of the new state and they will be able to vote by absentee ballot for their representatives to Washington, D.C. Currently, expatriates don’t have a voice in Congress, especially when it comes to taxation.

High taxes have become a hot button issue among American expatriates. The number of Americans giving up their citizenship mainly because of tax issues surged to 3,000 in 2013 – three times more than the previous year.(This is not to mention U.S.-based corporations moving their headquarters abroad to significantly reduce their tax liability).

Another point of contention among expatriates is a federal law called the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or FATCO which compels foreign banks and other financial institutions to provide information to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service about Americans holding accounts. It is meant to catch American expatriates who don’t pay enough taxes, or not pay at all.

Bachmann’s bill is brilliantly crafted. The senator had previously announced that she would not be seeking reelection to her Congressional seat in 2014. Sources say she plans to move to Istanbul after her current term expires. If her bill becomes law, she would automatically become a citizen of the 51^st At-Large State and would be eligible to run for a seat in the House of Representatives or the Senate.

It would be the best of two worlds for Bachmann.