Category Archives: Travel

Leni Robredo’s State Of Angat Buhay Address (SABA)

July 23, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Vice President Leni Robredo’s Angat Buhay program has provided assistance to more than 36,000 indigents, according to her spokesperson.

Georgina Hernandez said 22,275 families in 134 local government units benefited from the program.

“We’re proud of what we’ve achieved. But we all know we cannot rest. Much more needs to be done because…many…Filipinos continue to be left out,” Robredo said in a statement.

That’s right, many — make that most — Filipinos are left behind each time the Vice President travels abroad.

Government, Immigration, International, Politics, Race Relations, Travel

Trump Sends Duterte U.S. Visa By Mail, Is Returned To Sender

July 22, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte didn’t have to fall in line at the U.S. Embassy in Manila for a U.S. visa. It came in the mail, courtesy of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Alas, Duterte instructed his right-hand man Bong Go to return the mail to sender.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, previously praised and invited by President Trump to come to the White House, said he will not visit the United States during or after his term because the country is “lousy.”

Duterte’s remarks about one of the Philippines’ oldest allies was in response to Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), who said he would protest if the Filipino leader utilized Trump’s invitation.

“There will never be a time that I will go to America during my term, or even thereafter. So what makes that guy think I’ll go to America? I’ve seen America, and it’s lousy,” Duterte told reporters Friday about McGovern.

Upon learning of the mailed visa, Vice President Leni Robredo sent a text message to the U.S. Embassy, asking if she could stand as proxy to Duterte for the botched White House visit. Embassy officials have yet to respond to Robredo.

Government, International, Politics, Sports, Travel

VP Leni Robredo Wants A Senate Hearing On Who Funded Manny Pacquiao’s Trip To Australia

July 2, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Fresh from her own trip to Los Angeles and Boston to attend a fundraiser and to help her Harvard-bound daughter settle in her apartment, Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo today urged her friends in the Senate to conduct a hearing to determine who funded Manny Pacquiao’s trip to Bribane, Australia.

The Filipino boxer-turned senator was in Australia for his welterweight boxing match with Jeff Horn. Pacquiao lost to the Australian by the judges’ unanimous decision.

Citing the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), Robredo said that the Filipino people deserve to know if any government funds were used to finance the trip of Pacquiao and the rest of his entourage.

She says she is confident that her request for a Senate hearing will be favorably acted upon by Senators Antonio Trillanes, Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, Kiko Pangilinan and Franklin Drilon.

The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Robredo on her way to her Sunday yoga class and we asked her to comment on similar demands to release information on who has been funding her foreign travel. The Vice President simply smiled and asked us to get in touch with her social media director, Georgina Hernandez.