IRS ANNOUNCES ONE-DAY SALE ON INCOME TAXES

April 11, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Sometimes, it helps to procrastinate. Especially on your income tax.

In an effort to increase the number of tax filings and to help taxpayers avoid the last-minute rush to beat the April 15 tax deadline, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced an unprecedented one-day sale on income taxes.

Forget Macy’s or your favorite department store. You’re better off shopping at the IRS on Monday, April 14.

IRS is offering a 30 percent discount to taxpayers with tax due payments on their 2014 tax return. Additionally, those who expect a refund in their tax return will get a 30 percent bonus.

The IRS sale will only last from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on April 14. Tax returns must be filed electronically or postmarked April 14 in order to qualify for the discount or bonus.

Procrastinate no more. File your taxes now.

Film and TV, Politics

REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCE DREAM TICKET FOR THE 2016 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

April 10, 2015 Pol Pinoy 3 Comments

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (The Adobo Chronicles) – Forget about the impending announcement from Hillary Clinton that she is running for president. The Republican Party has just upstaged the presumed Democratic nominee for president in the 2016 elections.

Republicans are calling it the “dream team.”

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has not only announced that he is running for president, but he has also already picked his running mate — Willie Robertson, star of the popular television series, ‘Duck Dynasty.’

With the announcement, the Grand Old Party (GOP) is super confident that it will reclaim the White House in 2017.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said that there could never ever be a winning team for president and vice president than someone who is a conservative Asian American and a Hill Billy reality show star.

Upon hearing of the announcement, declared Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Rand Paul said they were seriously considering withdrawing from the race in favor of the Jindal-Robertson ticket.

Hillary Clinton, in the meantime, is negotiating with American Idol alumnus Clay Aiken to be her vice presidential runningmate.

Let the hunger games begin!

Sports, Technology

PACQUIAO FANS PROTEST BOXER’S ‘NO SELFIE’ POLICY

April 10, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Photo credit: Examiner.com SANTA MONICA, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Hundreds of fans of Manny Pacquiao — mostly Filipinos — picketed blocks and blocks of the Pacific Coast Highway near Santa Monica where the boxer jogs most mornings as part of his training in preparation for his fight with American Floyd Mayweather.

The “Fight of the Century” is scheduled on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The reason for the picket?

The Filipino fans are protesting a new ‘no selfie policy,’ promulgated by the boxer’s training camp.

Each morning, hundreds of Pacquiao fans try to follow the boxer during his morning run in the hopes of taking a selfie with their hero.

One of the protesters, a Filipino veteran who has lived in L.A. for almost 40 years, said that the ‘no selfie’ policy deprives the fans of the rare opportunity to have their photos taken with their boxing idol. “A selfie with Pacman is a treasure that I can proudly show to my grandchildren,” he said.

The Pacquiao camp explained that the new policy is designed to ensure that the boxer will not come in contact with any fan who might be suffering from a cold or some other infection. “We can’t afford to have Manny get sick even for just a day. We need him every single day for his training until fight day,” a spokesman for Pacquiao said.

A few disgruntled fans who were turned away after they attempted to take a selfie with Pacquiao said that they will now cheer for Mayweather instead.

A little sour grapes there, eh?