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PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO WILL SEEK REELECTION IN 2022

June 9, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino has officially declared his candidacy for reelection — in 2022. His announcement came during a press conference while on a state visit to Japan.

Under the current constitution, Aquino is barred from seeking reelection after his 6-year-term expires in 2016. However, he says his comrades in Congress are about to introduce and approve a constitutional amendment that would lift the presidential term limit.

“But first, I want to take a 6-year hiatus to focus on my personal life. I hope to be able to find the right woman to be my wife within that time period. “I want to return to Malacañang (the presidential palace) with a First Lady, ” Aquino said. He also added that waiting for 6 years will make him more mature than he is now.

This would not be the first time that a president will seek reelection after being termed out. However, it will be the first bid to reclaim the same termed-out presidency. Former President Joseph Estrada ran again and won as city mayor of Manila while former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ran and won as a congresswoman representing her district in the province of Pampanga.

Government, Politics, Religion

NATIONAL BOOKSTORE TO PUBLISH ANNOTATED EDITION OF PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION’S PREAMBLE

May 27, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Philippines’ premier publishing company and book seller, National Bookstore, is reportedly coming out with a much-awaited annotated version of the Philippine Constitution’s Preamble, just in time for the start of the political season leading up to the 2016 presidential elections.

In just the last few days, there have been a lot of news and speculation about who is running for president and vice president. Among those constantly mentioned are Vice President Jejomar Binay, Interior and Local Governments Secretary Mar Roxas, Senators Grace Poe, Chiz Escudero and Miriam Defensor Santiago, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Even incarcerated Senator Bong Revilla, Jr.

Boxer Manny Pacquiao is on the short list, although because of constitutional age restrictions (one has to be 40 years old), he is not eligible to run in 2016.

The Adobo Chronicles obtained a copy of the annotated preamble, which easily falls under the category of published “Books For Dummies.” or “Do It Yourself” publications.

Here, in full, is the annotated preamble, with annotations marked in parentheses:

“We, the sovereign Filipino people (ever dependent on the United States of America for the security of our nation), imploring the aid of Almighty God (and the dictates of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines), in order to build a just and humane society (for the rich, privileged and connected), establish a (corrupt) Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations (reflecting those of inept and clueless elected officials), promote the common good (of the top 1%), conserve and develop our patrimony (inspired by Hollywood), and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of (a fairy tale) independence and democracy under the rule of law (lessness) and a regime of (half) truth, (in) justice, (faux) freedom, (philandering) love, equality (except for the poor, LGBT, women and working class) and peace (in accordance with misdirected Bangsamoro Basic Law), do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.”

Politics, Religion

MICHIGAN WILL START ISSUING LICENSES TO DISCRIMINATE

December 12, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Detroit, Michigan (The Adobo Chronicles) – By virtue of a recent circuit court decision to reverse an earlier ruling by a federal judge striking down the state’s ban on gay marriage, Michigan remains among the 15 states in the U.S. that continue to deny the granting of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

But Michigan is a step closer to being the first U.S. state to issue licenses to discriminate.

The Michigan Republican-led House has approved a bill — the Religious Freedom Restoration Act — that would let individuals or businesses seek exemptions to government regulations they feel substantially burden their sincerely-held religious beliefs.

This means that gay men and women, Atheists, pro-choice individuals and others may be denied services on the basis of religious beliefs held by individuals and businesses.

In anticipation of the bill’s approval by the Republican-led state senate and subsequent signature by Republican Governor Rick Snyder, the Michigan State Attorney General’s Office has announced that it has started to print official licenses to discriminate. It will start issuing the licenses on January 2, 2015.

The licenses can be obtained upon payment of a $50 fee. The licenses are valid for a period of 3 months, subject to renewal.

So if you’re planning to discriminate all year-round, be prepared to cough up $200 per year.