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Business, Economy, Food, Social Media

BREAKING: Mang Inasal Food Chain Files For Bankruptcy!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Mang Inasal, the popular food chain that serves Filipino cuisine, including grilled chicken, pork and milkfish usually served with unlimited (UNLI) number of rice servings free of charge, is going bankrupt!

The restaurant chain which was acquired by Jollibee Foods Corporation for Three Billion pesos in 2010, is shutting down all its stores and franchises nationwide, thanks to Senator Cynthia Villar.

Villar recently proposed to ban the serving of UNLI rice at restaurants in the country as a way to attain rice self-sufficiency. She also proposed that Filipinos shift to brown, instead of white rice.

Being the socially-conscious and politically-correct company that it is, Mang Inasal started to serve unlimited kangkong (local spinach) in place of UNLI rice.

Alas, its customers dwindled and its sales dropped significantly, forcing the company to file for bankruptcy and to shut its doors for good.

Sometimes, our lawmakers think of the most stupid ideas to the detriment of our citizens and businesses.

Government, International, Media, Social Media, Technology, Travel

Philippine Government Inaugurates Free Wi-Fi Service For Filipinos

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IMG_2143MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – As a fitting celebration of the Philippines’ Independence Day, the government tody inaugurated its free wi-fi service for Filipinos, starting with the entire stretch of EDSA, Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare.

The always reliable GMA News is also reporting that when completed, the project — a campaign promise by President Rodrigo Duterte — will extend all the way to Cuba!

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Government, Media, Politics, Social Media

Senator Rissa Hontiveros Hires Raissa Robles As Her Press Secretary

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IMG_2125MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – What Georgina Hernandez is to Vice President Leni Robredo is now what Raissa Robles is to Senator Risa Hontiveros.

The senator has taken a lot of flak lately for her public statements claiming that the Maute siege on Marawi City does not constitute rebellion nor invasion, hence it could not justify President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao.

Admitting a lack of professional advice on her public statements, Hontiveros told The Adobo Chronicles that perhaps it was time for her to hire a spokesperson.

It wasn’t difficult for Hontiveros to find the right person for the job.  Blogger Raissa Robles was the first person to cross her mind.

Hontiveros and Robles are both anti-Martial Law, and anti-Duterte. They’re both women. Neither of them are necessarily the epitome of smartness. Robles thinks she is a journalist, and a journalist is what Hontiveros needs (She can’t rely on her sister who is a CNN Philippines anchor because that would  constitute a conflict of interest.) Plus their names are almost a perfect match: Rissa, Raissa.

So a Hontiveros-Robles tandem is a match made in heaven. Or hell, depending on how you look at it.

Congratulations to Robles for her new gig. It will make up for her failed book on the Marcos Martial Law.  Perhaps a Duterte Martial Law would  earn her more bucks if she writes a better book. That is, if her new employer would give her enough time off to write a new book.