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Law Enforcement, The Media

JOURNALISM ORGANIZATION STRUGGLES TO UNDERSTAND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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San Francisc's Hyatt Embarcadero, venue of the Asian American Journalists Association annual convention
San Francisco’s  Hyatt Embarcadero, venue of the Asian American Journalists Association annual convention

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – It looks like a clear case of sexual harassment, and it happened in a most unlikely venue — the annual national convention of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).

The convention is happening at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Embarcadero in San Francisco.

A female convention attendee went on the organization’s Facebook page to complain about a male attendee who allegedly sexually harassed her at the convention hotel. According to the post, the male attendee told her that he had a big c*ck and followed her all the way to her hotel room door, despite her protestation.

Reacting to the post, AAJA national president Paul Cheung responded by saying that AAJA’s leadership is “working with both parties to gain a better understanding of the incident.”

In reality, the leadership is trying to gain a better understand of sexual harassment.

The AAJA board is scheduled to meet tomorrow, Sunday, and has invited an expert from the San Francisco Human Rights Commission to conduct an in-service training for the board members so that they can better deal with the alleged incident.

“This has never happened before,” a board member said, “so we ask our membership to be patient and understanding while we determine what steps we need to take.”

 

 

Politics, The Media

TRUCE: MEGYN KELLY AND DONALD TRUMP BOTH GO ON A 10-DAY VACATION

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imageNEW YORK, New York  (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – The word war between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and FOX News seems to be coming to an end, thanks to  an agreement recently made between Trump and FOX News Chairman Roger Ailes.

Earlier in the week, Ailes was quoted as saying to Trump, ‘We resolve this now…or go to war.’

It all started during the first Republican presidential debate when FOX News moderator Megyn Kelly asked Trump about his past comments that were degrading to women.

On her Wednesday broadcast, Kelly announced she would be taking a vacation, starting immediately. “It’s been an interesting week,” Kelly said, adding “It’s been six months since I’ve had a vacation.”

Almost simultaneously, the Trump campaign announced that their candidate has cancelled  all his campaign and media appearances for the next 10 days.

It is highly unlikely that Kelly and Trump will be vacationing in the same resort, but it would be interesting to see — after both come back from vacation — who would have a darker tan.

 

 

 

Local News, The Media

MOTHER IGNACIA AVENUE IN QUEZON CITY TO BE RENAMED KRIS AQUINO AVENUE

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CaptureQUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – There appears to be an organized conspiracy to keep the name “Aquino” forever instilled in the minds of Filipinos.

In 1987,  the Manila International Airport was renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in honor of the late senator who was gunned down on the airport’s tarmac upon his return from U.S. exile in August of 1983.

In 2011, there was an attempt by the House of Representatives to rename Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) Cory Aquino Avenue. EDSA was the venue of the People Power revolution of 1986, of which Aquino is considered a heroine. The proposal by Rep. Rene Lopez Relampagos never came to fruition.

Two years later, in the 16th Congress, Pampanga Rep. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao filed a proposal to change the name of the Clark International Airport to Corazon C. Aquino Airport, to no avail either.

In May this year, a bill renaming the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) into the President Corazon C. Aquino Expressway (CAEX) was approved by the House committee on public works and highways. House Bill 4820 was filed by Nueva Ecija Rep. Magnolia Rosa Antonio-Nadres.

(It pays to try and try again)

Today, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista signed a city council resolution renaming Mother Ignacia Avenue to Kris Aquino Avenue.  It is the avenue that borders the ABS-CBN broadcast center.

The television netowrk lobbied the city council for the name change, saying it was a fitting tribute to the contributions of their star talk show host, often referred to as “Queen of All Media.”

Aquino has had, and continues to have multiple shows on ABS-CBN, including ‘Kris TV,’ ‘Aquino & Abunda Tonight, and the recently-cancelled ‘The Buzz.”   Aquino was also host of several reality and game shows including “Pilipinas Got Talent,” and ‘Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal.”

“Renaming Mother Iganacia  to Kris Aquino Avenue will make the TV host’s millions of fans very happy,” ABS-CBN said.

In the meantime, there is speculation that the entire stretch of Roxas Boulevard along the famous Manila Bay will be renamed NoyNoy Aquino Boulevard as soon as the president’s term expires in 2016.

In the U.S., libraries are built to honor past presidents.  In the Philippines, major thoroughfares are named after them.