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Philippine And Hawaiian Airlines To Offer Free Airline Tickets To Hawaiian Islands

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image.jpegHONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles, Honolulu Bureau) – In the past several days, many netizens were duped by bogus websites in which Etihad Airways tickets were supposedly offered in return for participants completing a survey, adding a link to their Facebook account and sharing it with 15 friends. The airline based in the United Arab Emirates has confirmed that the websites were fraudulent.

But a new airline tickets offer has emerged and it seems to be more credible than the Etihad Airways hoax.

This offer is a joint venture of Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Hawaiian Airlines that awards netizens with free round-trip tickets from Manila to Honolulu on PAL and additional inter-island air tickets on Hawaiian Airlines to all of the islands in Hawaii, including Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island.

There are no surveys to complete, no links to add and no need to share with FB friends.

All that is required is for contest participants to fax a copy of their approved U.S. visa to either PAL in Manila or Hawaiian Airlines in Honolulu.  In addition, participants must submit an audio tape in which they correctly pronounce the name of Hawaii’s state fish, Humuhumunukunukuapua`a.

And spell it right too in their visa application.

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Business, Human Interest, International, Technology, Travel

2017 Toyota Model Will Include Toilet Car Seat

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image.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Giant car manufacturer Toyota has something in store for motorists that are constantly stuck in nightmarish traffic.  Like in Metro Manila.

Today, Toyota unveiled its 2017 sedan model that includes a toilet car seat on the driver side. Toilet seat on the passenger side is optional.

The Japanese car maker said that this will be the perfect solution for motorists who are faced with the call of nature while stuck in traffic.

Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada also said that this new car technology will eliminate cases of motorists having to relieve themselves along roads and highways which is a misdemeanor.

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International, Politics, Social Media, Technology, Travel

ACLU To Sue Airlines For Discrimination

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Emirates, one of the airlines that have banned the Galaxy Note 7

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a class action lawsuit against domestic and international airlines that have banned the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smart phones on board their flights.

The ban stems from reports that the phone has exploded while being charged.  Samsung has issued a recall of the phone.

Among the airlines that have banned the phone include the Emirates, Air Asia, Singapore Airlines, Quantas and Virgin Australia.

U.S. and Japanese aviation authorities have urged passengers not to turn on or charge the large-screen phones on aircraft while the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has told passengers not to stow the device in checked baggage.

In the law suit, filed on behalf of millions who own a Galaxy Note 7 phone, the ACLU said that the ban was a clear case of discrimination because owners of Apple iPhones and other smart phones are not covered by the ban.

“The law must be equally applied to everybody,” ACLU said.

Meanwhile, Apple is reporting that orders and sales for its newly-released iPhone 7 has increased 500% since the exploding Samsung phones made headlines.

Is this the beginning of the end of the iOS and Android competition?

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