Travel Advisory: Don’t Bring Toy Planes Into NAIA

April 4, 2023 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The x-ray machines and sniffing canines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) are so fool-proof nothing goes past security without the fullest of screening.

A Balikbayan mom brought in a toy plane as a gift to her child in the Ilocos only to be told by security that it contained some contraband.

The boxed toy went through x-ray and dog-sniffing and the airport screener was 100% sure it contained some illegal substance.

The box was opened and the toy was broken, but there was no sign of any contraband. The screening officer merely said “I’m sorry.”

It turns out it was the x-ray machine that was broken. As for the dog? It wasn’t fed its lunch which affected its sniffing skills.

Moral of the story: don’t bring in toy planes into NAIA. Paper planes are just as fun for your kids.

Government, Travel

Departing NAIA Passengers Can Now Upload Yearbook Photos Online!

April 4, 2023 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau)- If you’re a Filipino passenger departing for abroad from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), there is some good news!

Effective May 1, the Bureau of Immigration will do away with the paper-based departure card and will instead institute an online system.

Passengers can now fill out the online departure form and upload photos of required travel documents like passport, visa, affidavit of support, itinerary, return ticket, bank accounts and yes, college yearbook.

The Bureau of Immigration was recently called out when one of its officers required a department passenger to show her yearbook as proof of educational attainment.

“The online process will prevent passengers from being offloaded from their flights for lack of travel documents,” an Immigration spokesperson told The Adobo Chronicles.

Food, Gender

Jollibee’s Gender Now In Question

April 4, 2023 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – We all know that KFC is represented by Colonel Sanders and McDonald’s by Ronald McDonalds— both males. But who represents Jollibee?

Well, Jollibee has always been referred to (even by McDonald’s) as the fat stupid happy bee. But what is its gender?

Problem is, no one knows Jollibee’s gender. It could be anything — from male, female, LGBT, or even asexual (which is closest to Jollibee’s public personality.