Category Archives: Travel

Three Birth Certificates Required To Fly Out Of Manila — Yours And Two Others

June 28, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BOI) reminded Filipinos flying out of Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airpoirt (NAIA) of needed travel documents that include three birth certificates, one of the traveler, another of his or her grandparent (dead or alive) and a third of the person abroad who invited the said traveler.

It took a harrowing experience of one Julie Ann Dela Cruz (a.k.a. Julianne Dee) for BOI to issue the reminder. She recounted the NAIA incident on her Facebook page.

Ms. Dee was supposed to board Cebu-Pacific Flight 5J803 from Manila to Singapore on June 17 but was held for nearly an-hour-and-a-half at the Immigration office supposedly for a ‘brief’ interview. She consequently missed her flight. Worse, when she tried to re-book her flight, Cebu-Pacific wanted to charge her an extra P9,000.

During the interview with Immigration, Ms. Dee was supposedly asked to prove that the person who invited her to visit Singapore was her relative. She was also asked to produce the birth certificate of her dead grandfather to prove her identity.

So, if you’re Filipino and plan to travel to a foreign destination as a tourist, remember to bring the three birth certificates required by BOI. To prevent other problems at your airport departure, you might as well bring a family photo album to prove your real identity.

Government, Law Enforcement, Tourism, Travel

Visiting Hawaii? You Must Exchange Your Gun With Fishing Rod

June 26, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

HONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles, Honolulu Bureau) – Visiting card-carrying NRA members and other gun owners are always welcome in paradise, but they have to leave their weapons at the airport upon arrival in Hawaii.

Hawaii’s strict gun laws do not recognize concealed carry permits issued by other states. Acquiring a firearm in Hawaii requires a permit to acquire, issued to qualified applicants by the county police chief. There is a minimum 14-20 day waiting period for receiving a permit.

Recently, the Rainbow State became the first in the nation to put firearm owners into a federal database. That database, known as the “Rap Back” system, is operated by the FBI and would notify police when a gun owner is arrested for a crime anywhere in the United States.

Today, the state government went a step further by temporarily confiscating privately-owned guns and replacing them with fishing rods upon arrival at any of Hawaii’s airports. The fishing rods will be on loan at no charge, and the gun owners can retrieve their weapons upon departure after they surrender the fishing equipment.

Hawaii Governor David Ige told The Adobo Chronicles that the new measure is in keeping with the state’s no tolerance policy for irresponsible gun owners as well as its commitment to keep Hawaii a truly safe paradise. He added that the fishing rod idea would also promote the local tourism industry since it will force gun-owning visitors to explore the state’s vast ocean-side resorts as well as aquatic landmarks.

So the next time you arrive in Hawaii with your gun, expect Hawaii-Five-O to be on hand to meet you at the airport!

Politics, Travel

Donald Trump To Reward Campaign Contributors With Hawaii Getaway

June 21, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

HONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles, Honolulu Bureau) – Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump began the month of June with just $1.3 Million cash on hand going into the general election campaign, compared to Hillary Clinton’s $42 Million.

Trump knows the lack of funds is a serious threat to his candidacy and the chances of the Republican party to regain The White House.

To remedy the financial setback, Trump has issued an appeal to individual supporters to make contributions to his campaign, and he just might have the right incentive to raise the much-needed funds.

The Trump campaign is asking individual contributors to give $2,700 which is the limit dictated by law.

In return, Trump is rewarding contributors of said amount with a complimentary weekend stay at the Trump Towers in Waikiki. The Hawaii getaway has no blackout dates and no expiration.

The Trump campaign is very confident that with this special promo, the Donald will be able to outraise Clinton and ensure his victory in the November elections.

The campaign also said that contributors need not be Republican to be eligible for the Hawaii getaway.