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Move Over Pokémon Go, Here Comes Poke Go

July 24, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

HONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles, Hawaii Bureau) – The mobile device game sensation “Pokéman Go” may be on the way out. It’s being pushed out by “Poke Go” which has its roots in Hawaii.

Poke, of course is a Hawaiian raw tuna salad usually made from ahi, ground kukui nut, salt, and a little sesame oil.

You can get poke almost everywhere in Hawaii, including 7-Eleven and ABC stores, but finding authentic poke is always a big challenge.

But now, a new mobile phone “Poke Go” app will help consumers find the authentic version of the dish. It’s as simple as signing in to the app and walking the streets of Oahu and the other Hawaiian islands. Once the app detects authentic poke, your mobile phone plays ukelele music and gives you directions to reach the poke place.

The app can be downloaded from the Apple Store or aboard any Hawaiian Airlines flight to the islands.

Malacañang Palace Launches ‘Pushermon Go’

July 15, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles/iReporter Eboy Soledad contributed to this report) – As part of its ongoing war on drugs in the Philippines, the Duterte administration today announced that it will soon launch the “Pushermon Go” app for Apple and Android phones.

Patterned after the mobile game sensation, “Pokéman Go,” the Malacañang app will be rolled out for free to all Filipino mobile phone users who are 21 years old and above. Duterte hopes that this will help his administration to weed out undesirable Filipino and other citizens who are involved in the illegal drug trade.

“Be a pushermon hunter and ‘killect’ them all,” the app promo says.

App users who kill pushermons will earn Digong coins which can be traded for checkered polo shirts in participating outlets. Consolation prices and points can also be earned to redeem for free tsinelas (flip flops), courtesy of Vice President Leni Robredo.

For more details on the new app and how to redeem coins and points, please go to: http://www.Pushermon.go.ph.

Pokémon Creating Traffic Jams In Manila

July 11, 2016 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – While the new game sensation ‘Pokémon Go’ is inspiring players from New York to Tokyo to explore parks and neighborhoods in search of a Pokémon, it is creating massive traffic jams in the already crowded streets of Metro Manila in the Philippines.

Many Filipinos are not paying attention to their driving, while many more are disregarding pedestrian rules, all in pursuit of Pokémon.

The new game which is taking the world by storm is posing an unwanted hindrance to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s resolve to put an end to Metro Manila’s daily traffic gridlock.

The president warned Filipinos that if they continue to cause more traffic problems than the metropolis already has, he will issue an executive order banning Pokéman Go in the entire country.

Duterte’s advice: “Play Pokéman, but play responsibly.”

Oh, and watch where you’re going!