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CHINA LAYS CLAIM OVER MANILA’S CHINATOWN

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Manila’s Chinatown

BINONDO, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Apparently not content with its claim over the disputed territory in the South China Sea, the Chinese government today announced it was laying claim over the oldest Chinatown in the world — in Manila!

Manila’s Chinatown, located in and around the Binondo district, was established in the late 1500s. It was built by the Spaniards as a settlement for Catholic Chinese, and was positioned across the Pasig River so that the colonial rulers could keep a close eye on their migrant subjects.  To this day, it continues to be a center of commerce and trade in Manila where all types of businesses are run by Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

Almost a quarter of the Philippines’ 100 Million population are of Chinese descent, and China is demanding loyalty from them.

The administration of Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino immediately protested the Chinese announcement, saying “China cannot just kidnap 25 percent of our population. What are they planning to do? Build a wall around Binondo and make our Chinatown their overseas seat of government?”

Aquino called U.S. President Barack Obama at 3 a.m. Monday morning (U.S. East Coast time) to report the latest move by the Chinese government.

The U.S. and the Philippines have a mutual defense agreement which provides for the use of Philippine bases by American military forces.  In exchange, the Americans are training the Filipinos on military combat and providing military equipment to help the Philippines defend itself against foreign aggressors.

Unfortunately, Obama was out of the country attending a summit meeting of the G7 nations.

Business, Economy

HUGE ERROR IN FORBES’ LIST OF FILIPINO BILLIONAIRES

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imageNEW YORK , New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – Forbes magazine has apologized for messing up with the  2015 list of Filipino billionaires.

Of the 11 Filipinos listed on its 2015 richest men and women in the world, Forbes said only 3 were actually Filipinos. The rest were Chinese.

“We will immediately make the correction and revise our list,” an editor of Forbes said.

Forbes also clarified that its list does not include Filipino politicians who have acquired assets from the pork barrel scam since these have yet to be assessed and resolved by the courts.

International, Politics, The Media

DRESS REHEARSAL FOR CHINESE RULE IN THE PHILIPPINES?

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A full-page China news supplement in this week’s The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – In The Philippine Star (TPS), one of the leading national dailies, a full page is devoted to China, the People’s Republic of China — the same China that is engaged in a tense territorial dispute with the Philippines over islands in the South China Sea.

TPS describes the page as “weekly updates and other relevant information on the People’s Republic of China.”

Apparently, Freedom of Information abounds in the Philippines, except when it comes to government information.  Congress has yet to pass a Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill.

The China page on TPS is obviously funded by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines.

But why, you might ask, does China need weekly news updates in the Philippines?  And why would TPS publish such a supplement other than for the adverstising revenue? Would The New York Times  or  Washington Post publish a similar weekly supplement funded by the North Korean Government or Iraq?

Some political observers are saying that this could be a ‘dress rehearsal’ for when China eventually takes over not just the disputed Spratly Islands, but perhaps the entire Philippines.

Of course, that’s just conjecture, but we’ve seen too many speculations come to fruition.