Tag Archives: 2016 Presidential Elections

PRESIDENT AQUINO TO POLITICIANS: CAMPAIGNING FOR 2016 CAN WAIT TILL AFTER CHA-CHA

August 19, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – President Aquino on Monday criticized the politicians who are already gearing up for the 2016 Philippine presidential elections.

In his speech during the inauguration of a bridge and a connecting road network in Cagayan province, Aquino said talks on the next elections can wait. He said politicians should right now focus on solving the problems of the country.

Among the politicians who have been talking with the media about the 2016 polls lately was Vice President Jejomar Binay, the front-runner in the presidential surveys.

In an interview with The Adobo Chronicles, Aquino said that Binay and other presidential aspirants should at least wait until a constitutional convention is held to amend the law to allow the president to have a second six-year term.

Under the current constitution, the president is limited to one, six-year term which expires in 2016.

Aquino’s allies in Congress have been pushing to convene a constitutional convention, more popularly known in the country as Cha-Cha, to amend the law and allow Aquino to stay on as president beyond 2016. Aquino seems to be warming up to the idea.

“If the campaigning starts now, it seems I will be at a disadvantage. Let’s wait until after the constitution is amended to allow me to run for another term,” Aquino said.”It’s a matter of fairness,” he added.

Business, Human Interest, Politics

WHY MICHELLE BACHMANN IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

July 25, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Minneapolis, Minnesota (The Adobo Chronicles) – Michelle Bachmann makes no secret about her penchant for being called ‘Madam,’ as in Madam Representative. She is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota’s 6th district.

Her next career goal is to be called Madam President.

Last week, Bachmann publicly announced her intention to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016.

If she loses in the contest, she has a backup plan: to establish a high-class brothel in Minneapolis, where, of course, as owner, she’d be called madam.

The problem is, prostitution is illegal in Minnesota, so she needs to work with state legislators to codify the world’s oldest profession in her state where carrying guns in public is legal, with permit.

Now that shouldn’t be such a difficult thing to do for a popular career woman and politician like Bachmann. All she needs to do is to partner with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, many political pundits say.

Human Interest, International, Politics, The Media

THE PHILIPPINES’ 2016 ‘PRESIDENTIABLES’ : THE ADOBO CHRONICLES POLL

May 2, 2014 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Unlike in the United States, the vice president of the Philippines need not be from the same political party as the president. This mix and match scenario makes elections both highly competitive and interesting.

The next Philippine presidential elections is not until 2016 but already, dozens of politicians have positioned themselves to run for the top leadership positions of this country of close to 100 Million people. News names, old names (but mostly old names) have surfaced as “presidentiables,” a term coined by Filipinos to refer to people who can be in the running for president.

To assist the electorate to have well-informed opinions and decisions, The Adobo Chronicles is launching a series of polls matching possible candidates for the president and vice president combination.

We encourage our readers to participate in this worldwide poll. You can see poll results in real time. Oh, and you can vote as many times as you want, just like people do in the Philippines.