Government, Health & Medicine, Law Enforcement, Tourism

PHILIPPINE TOWN TOTALLY BANS URINATING

June 15, 2015 Pol Pinoy 3 Comments

Bottom half of the sign reads, “It is prohibited to urinate anywhere!”

TARLAC, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – If you happen to be a resident of the town Camiling, Tarlac province (home province of Philippine President Aquino’s family) and you feel like answering the call of nature, then you are out of luck . You have to drive to the next town to urinate.

A new municipal ordinance has just been passed prohibiting urinating — anywhere — in Camiling. Not in parks, not in street corners, not anywhere public or private. Yes, not even in the comfort of your own home.

Violation of the ordinance carries with it a fine of 500 Pesos ( about $11).

Camiling, it seems, is going for a Guinness Record as the one and only urine-free place in the world.

If you think this story is a hoax, look closely. We’ve got the public notice to prove the new law soes exist. (If you don’t speak or understand Tagalog, ask your Filipino co-worker or neighbor for a translation!)

2015 is “Visit the Philippines” Year! Oh what fun!

Music, Sports

MANNY PACQUIAO WILL SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IN GAME 5 OF THE NBA FINALS

June 13, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

OAKLAND, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Cavaliers and Warriors are tied two games apiece as they battle it out in Game 5 of the NBA Finals this Sunday at the Oakland Arena. Either team needs to win two games in the remainder of the best-of-seven series to clinch the championship title.

The Cavaliers have LeBron James. The Warriors have Manny Pacquiao.

Considered one of the Warriors’ two “good luck charms,” Pacquiao has been selected to sing the national anthem before Sunday’s game.

The other lucky charm is 10-year-old Filipina Nayah Damasen who has been singing the anthem at Warriors games since she was five. Each time Damasen sings the national anthem, the Warriors win their game.

Pacquiao is known not only as a champion boxer, elected Philippine congressman, and basketball playing coach but also a recording artist. In fact, he recorded his own entrance music during his boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas last month.

Will Pacman give the Warriors their #3 win?

Stand up straight with hand on your breast for the Star-spangled Banner!

Science and Environment

ASTRONOMISTS REINSTATE PLANET STATUS FOR PLUTO

June 13, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

BARCELONA, Spain (The Adobo Chronicles) – In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally defined “planet,” and the new definition excluded Pluto and reclassified it as a member of the new “dwarf planet” category. It was a move that disappointed many Plutonians.

Discovered in 1930, Pluto was originally considered the ninth planet from the sun. Many generations that preceded the millennials learned this from their science class and nothing — not even the declaration from the IAU — could change their vew of the planet world.

Schools, libraries, book publishers and Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) have banded together to protest Pluto’s declassification as a planet, arguing that the IAU move would result in astronomical costs to replace long-held planetary information in textbooks, film documentaries and other scientific educational materials.

Today, after almost a decade being bombarded with complaints and protests, the IAU relented and officially returned Pluto to its original planet status. The decision was announced at the IAU annual meeting being held in Barcelona, Spain.

On 14 July 2015, the Pluto system is due to be visited by spacecraft for the first time. The New Horizons probe will perform a flyby during which it will attempt to take detailed measurements and images of Pluto and its moons.

Pluto’s back with a vengeance!