Survey: Filipinos Divided On What’s In Store For 2021

December 27, 2020 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia shows that Filipinos are divided over what’s in store for them in the coming New Year.

An expert analysis of the survey confirms that 91% of Filipinos (the exact same number that trusts Rodrigo Duterte) find hope in the President in 2021, provided that the hashtag #NasaanAngPangulo will eventually become #GisingNaAngPangulo.

One percent of Filipinos believe that Leni Robredo gives them reason to be hopeful in 2021, provided that they can find an answer to the hashtag #NasaanAngBisePresidente.

As for the rest (8%) of the population, they are just clueless, hoping that their favorite former television network will be back in 2021. #IbalikAngABSCBN.

And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the State of the Nation.

Government, Health & Medicine, International

Leni Robredo Defends PH Government’s Plan To Purchase Chinese Vaccine

December 25, 2020 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Duterte government’s plan to procure the Chinese coronavirus vaccine Sinovac drew lots of criticism from politicians and experts. Many have said that it didn’t make sense to purchase the Chinese vaccine which is said to be only 50% effective compared the the 95% efficacy of the U.S. vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna. The critics also criticized the fact that Sinovac is more expensive than the other vaccines already approved for Emergency Use Authorization.

Well, the Duterte government found a surprise ally in VP Leni Robredo who defended the plan to purchase Sinovac.

Robredo told The Adobo Chronicles that if Sinovac is only 50% effective, the Philippines should then double its purchase of the vaccine so that Filipinos can be given two doses instead of just one. “Two doses of 50% effectiveness each would amount to 100% efficacy, even better than the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines,” she said.

Government, Health & Medicine, Law Enforcement

IATF MULLS MANDATING HELMETS, JUMPSUITS TO FIGHT NEW COVID STRAIN

December 25, 2020 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The new coronavirus strain discovered in the United Kingdom is believed to be already in the U.S., and Japan has confirmed the first few such cases.

The Philippines’ Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Diseases (IATF) has been very proactive in instituting policies and measures to address the Covid-19 pandemic. It has imposed community quarantines, limited the crowd capacities in public venues and in transportation, required motorcycle barriers as well as face masks and face shields. IATF has already temporarily banned incoming flights from the U.K.

President Rodrigo Duterte is cutting his Christmas holiday and has called for an emergency meeting of the task force to discuss the new coronavirus strain.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque told The Adobo Chronicles that several members of the IATF have already come up with proposals for the President’s consideration.

Foremost of these proposals is to require the mandatory wearing of full helmets and jumpsuits for all Filipinos leaving their homes. This would be in addition to the wearing of face masks and face shields. That’s right: helmets worn over both face masks and face shields.

We see where IATF is going for on this: 100% protection from the new Covid strain.