DUTERTE CREATES NEW, TASK FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

November 19, 2020 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – If there’s an app for that, there’s also a task force for that.

It is no secret that the Duterte administration has a penchant for creating task forces for almost everything — from the Covid-19 response, to the PhilHealth and other corruption investigations at other agencies, to the Boracay rehabilitation, to typhoons and other calamities. Many members of these task forces — numbering about 15 as of latest count according to Rappler — are retired army generals or members of the Armed Forces.

So in order to coordinate the activities of these task forces, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an Executive Order creating a new agency, the Task Forces of the Philippines (TFP). It will be an attached agency to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)

As of press time, Duterte is yet to name the head of this new agency who will be called Task Forces Czar. Rumors have it that the President is considering Senator Bong Go to fill the position.

Spokesperson Harry Roque, the goal of the TFP is to make sure that the left hand knows what the right hand is doing.

Beauty, International

Introducing: miss universe 2018 catriona garay

November 19, 2020 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

CARTAGENA, Colombia (The Adobo Chronicles, Miami Bureau) – A journalism graduate was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2020 last Monday night. Laura Olascuaga, 25, of Bolivar, will be Colombia’s delegate to the Miss Universe 2020 pageant which will be held next year.

But the more exciting news was that the Philippines’ Catriona Gray, Miss Universe 2018 who was one of the judges, was finally given her due as a “dual citizen.”

In her introduction, she was referred to as Australian-born who represented the Philippines in the 2018 pageant. Truth be told. She was born in Cairns, Australia.

But her surname was also misspelled as “Garay” instead of “Gray.” But all’s well that ends well. “Garay” sounds perfectly more Filipino than “Gray.

The Miss Colombia organization has since apologized.

As the queen that she is, Garay, we mean Gray, took everything in stride.

Government, Politics

What happens if donald trump refuses to leave white house?

November 18, 2020 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – It’s been more than two weeks since the November 3 U.S. Presidential elections and even with Joe Biden being the projected winner in the race, Donald Trump is showing no signs of conceding. He and his allies continue to entertain the idea that January 20, 2021 will be an inauguration of a Trump second term.

The Adobo Chronicles polled our panel of political and law experts and asked them what they think will happen if Trump refuses to leave The White House.

The experts were unanimous in their response: Trump will be under (White) House Arrest.