MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Who could forget the “Otso Diretso” the eight mid-term Philippine senatorial candidates who scored a resounding zero in the 2019 polls?
Well, yet another mid-term elections are coming up in 2025, and already, the political opposition has lined up its potential senatorial candidates, one less than in 2019.
Netizens were quick to react to the announcement, saying that the “Otso Diretso sa Inodoro” (8 direct to the toilet), will reincarnate as “Siete Walang Suwerte” ( 7 with no luck), indicating that they expect yet another bad luck for the opposition’s magic 7.
But this is a free country and the Democratic processes work quite well. So there is no stopping the opposition from adding insult to injury as far as the mid-term senatorial elections are concerned.
HongKong, China (The Adobo Chroniclers, Hong Kong Bureau) – Netizens reacted fiercely to a news article that Fifi, a dog from Hong Kong flew business class, with many saying that the cost of airfare could have fed many hungry children.
Well it turns out the four-year-old miniature long-haired dachshund, not only has a hefty bank account but also Twitter account with almost a million followers.
Reacting to criticism and hate messages, Fifi had this to say on her Twitter account:
Fifi’s post has so far elicited 21 comments, 60 re-tweets and 1,704 hearts.
SINGAPORE (The Adobo Chronicles, Singapore Bureau) – The results are in! The 2023 top world airports have been named by Skytrax. The annual awards were announced here today.
Singapore’s Changi Airport was named best airport, while the Philippines’ Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) bagged the “Beast Airport” title.
For decades now, NAIA has been known the world over for passenger woes, structural defects, sauna-like atmosphere and scandals like “tanim bala” (implanted bullets in passenger luggages), passenger cash and jewelry theft by airport personnel, not to mention flight delays and non user-friendly airport lounges. What a beast of a reputation!
The Philippines’ award could prompt the current Philippine administration to revert NAIA’s name to Manila International Airport while rebuilding the airport’s prestige and reputation.
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