Category Archives: Race Relations

Bernie Sanders Gets Burned On Philippine Social Media

A69D63E9-6437-47AD-8577-5E4CAB6911C4MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Leave it to the Filipinos to burn anyone on social media.  Yes, including former Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, whose campaign meme was “Feel the Bern.”

Well instead, he felt the burn.

61F92DE8-1E3E-4905-A5E7-512184FCBF7DAfter he commented about Donald Trump’s meeting with the heads of state of Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines whom he called authoritarian, he was  immediately “burned” by Filipino netizens.

Moral of the story: Be careful what you tweet. It could come right back at you!

 

 

Senator De Lima Thanks APEC Leaders For Their Show Of Support

449B72F1-CE58-472B-953D-C77EC526C6CD.jpegQUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The five-finger hand sign has become a symbol of support for jailed Philippine Senator Leila de Lima and is used by her followers when demanding her release. (‘Lima’ is a Tagalog word for ‘five.’)

So it is no surprise that de Lima was elated at the support publicy displayed by world leaders — the heads of state attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vietnam.

The leaders posed for a souvenir photo flashing the five-finger hand sign.

”I will forever be grateful to the world leaders for supporting me and for raising awareness about my political imprisonment.  Even President Duterte flashed the hand sign, and it’s very humbling,” de Lima told The Adobo Chronicles.

Donald Trump Calls Filipinos ‘Phillies’

B9D0D9F8-E455-4595-BF3F-2A19702AEDE8HANOI, Vietnam (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Spell ‘Mississippi.’  Oh, that’s easy. M-i double s-i double s-i double p-i.  But Philippines is litte bit harder to spell.  Even if you are President of the United States.

In a tweet announcing a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam and the upcoming last leg of his trip to Asia, Donald Trump misspelled ‘Philippines, doubling the ‘l’ and singling the ‘p.’

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When The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Trump on board Air Force One, we asked him to comment about his misspelling.  His response:

”I sincerely apologize to the Phillies!”

Upon hearing of Trump’s apology, one Filipino netizen protested. He happens to be a solid Lakers fan.