Starbucks Conducts 2-Way Presidential Cup Poll

March 21, 2022 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Starbucks Philippines is not taking the 7-Eleven SpeakCup poll just sitting down. It has launched its own cup poll today.

While the 7-ELEVEN poll includes all the top presidential candidates, Starbucks has decided to limit its cup survey to the top two second placers in the presidential race. That would be Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno.

Starbucks said points will be awarded to customers’ favorite candidate based on the size of drink they order. Tall drinks will earn 1 point for the candidate of choice, 2 points for grande and 3 points for venti.

So what are you waiting for? Head out to a Starbucks shop nearest you!

Fashion, Government, International, Politics

Leni Robredo Unveils New Filipina Dress If Elected President

March 21, 2022 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – The terno is to Imelda Romualdez Marcos, and the yellow knee-length dress is to Cory Aquino. What would Leni Robredo wear as an occupant of Malacañang?

In a hastily-called press conference on Monday, Robredo unveiled what she said would be the new national dress of the Filipina if she is elected the 17th president of the Philippines. It is no different from the loose, three-quarter sleeved, no-collar blouse that she has been wearing in public events since she gained weight. She’d usually wear the dress in pink or violet. The VP has been trying to distance herself from Cory’s and PNoy’s yellow color in the hope that voters will see her as a reinvented opposition figure to the Marcos and Duterte regimes.

The Office of the Vice President has officially notified the Miss Universe Philippines and Binibining Pilipinas franchise holders of her plan to issue a new executive order on her first day as president, replacing the terno as the official national dress of the Philippines.

If elected president, the country will see Philippine representatives to Miss Universe and other international pageants wearing this new dress as part of the national costume competitions.

The Adobo Chronicles tried to get a comment from the National Association of Fashion Designers, but our calls remained unanswered as of press time.

Politics

After Comelec Debate, Bongbong Marcos Increases Lead In Anonymous Survey!

March 19, 2022 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) While nine presidential candidates were exchanging and copying each other’s arguments in the first debate sponsored by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at a plush hotel venue in Pasay City, former Senator Bongbong Marcos was being cheered by tens of thousands of supporters at a grand rally in Marikina City.

Soon after, The Adobo Chronicles conducted a unique, anonymous survey among likely voters using photos of the nine debate participants. We say ”anonymous” because we asked respondents to arrange the bottom images of the candidates according to how they would rank them as their choice for president.

This was how the respondents lined up and ranked their favored candidates — from left to right.

It was obvious that the least favored candidate was Leni Robredo, but it could not be determined how each of the remaining male candidates were ranked by the respondents.

Since Marcos skipped the debate, we asked respondents for a thumbs up or down response to his Marikina grand rally. The result? Marcos increased his numbers from 65 to 80%, with less than 50 days remaining in the campaign.