Tag Archives: 2016 Presidential Elections

MAR ROXAS WILL RENOUNCE FILIPINO CITIZENSHIP IF HE LOSES PRESIDENTIAL BID

November 4, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines ( The Adobo Chronicles) – Amid questions over her and her family’s citizenship, Philippine presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe said her husband would renounce his American citizenship to show “support” for her administration if she wins in 2016.

Poe’s husband Neil Llamanzares and their 3 children enjoy dual citizenship – of the United States and the Philippines.

Not to be outdone, Liberal Party and administration candidate Mar Roxas pledged today that if he loses in the 2016 elections, he and his wife, broadcaster Korina Sanchez will renounce their Filipino citizenship.

Fair and square.

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PHILIPPINES PRESIDENTIAL RACE: DONALD TRUMP IS NOT THE WEIRDEST CANDIDATE AFTER ALL

October 18, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – If you think U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is the weirdest of them all — proposing to build a great wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and promising to deport 11 Million undocumented immigrants — think again.

Nothing beats the declared candidates for Philippine president — all 130 of them. Especially Arturo Pacheco.

Pacheco is running on a unique platform vowing to make the Philippines the 51st U.S. state and proposing legislation that would create four seasons in the Philippines: winter, spring, summer and fall.

Of course, the Philippines, being tropical country located above the equator, only has two seasons — the dry season and the wet season.

Pacheco’s proposal resonates well with Filipino voters who are tired of scorching heat and devastating typhoons. They are looking forward to snow, falling leaves, spring blossoms and some breezy Hawaii weather.

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CARLY FIORINA’S $500,000 AFFAIR WITH TED CRUZ

September 29, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles®) – Politics is not politics without scandals. This scandal is about what appears to be a short-lived affair between Carly Fiorina and Ted Cruz, Republican presidential candidates both.

No, it’s not what you’re thinking. No romance is involved — at least none that we know of.

Rather, it is an unusual $500,000 donation made by one of Cruz’s super PACs to Fiorina’s campaign.

Even the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has no clue on why the donation was made by Cruz to a rival candidate. The super PAC was vague about the donation, describing it on its FEC filing as “other disbursement.” So, the FEC sent a letter to the super PAC asking for a statement or description of the disbursement.

Many questions remain unanswered. Does the donation mean that Cruz, if chosen the party’s nominee for president, will pick Fiorina for his vice presidential running mate? But what about if Fiorina wins the nomination? Will Cruz ask for a payback by being named Fiorina’s VP?

But then again, it might just be a gentlemanly gesture by Cruz in appreciation for the efforts of the lone woman candidate in a field of 37 Republican presidential candidates. Chivalry may, after all, still be alive.