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Poor Kris Aquino, She Had To Walk Three Kilometers To Get To A Campaign Rally

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imageHAGONOY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – She was panting so hard and could hardly deliver her campaign speech on behalf of the Liberal Party’s presidential standard bearer, Mar Roxas.  She had to walk all of three kilometers to get to the site of the political rally.

“She” is none other than presidential sister and talk show host Kris Aquino who has received a lot of flak after photos of her using the presidential chopper for her campaign sorties went viral on the Internet.

She appealed to the crowd to defend her.

Earlier, President Aquino defended his sister saying that she had the right to use the taxpayer-funded  presidential chopper because she is one of the country’s biggest taxpayers.

The Aquino camp has consistently denied that Kris used the government chopper for campaigning which is prohibited by law.

Yet, in her very own words, she said she was on board the presidential chopper enroute to the Hagonoy campaign rally when she decided to open the door, get off and  just walk the three kilometers so that the crowd won’t have to wait any longer for her campaign appearance.

Straight from the horse’s mouth, here is Kris Aquino’s admission:

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Adobo Chronicles Exclusive: Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Responds To Critics

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – As the May 9 Philippine presidential elections draw closer, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte seems to be the growing target of his political rivals as well as the media. Duterte has been in front-page headlines locally and internationally in the last several days.

Duterte agreed to sit down with The Adobo Chronicles to answer the allegations and criticism hurled against him.  Here is a complete transcript of the interview:

AC: Your video clip in which you joked about the serial rape  and murder of an Australian missionary has been met with strong protest by the Australian government.  What do you say to Australian government.

DUTERTE:  Keep out, Australia, keep out!

AC: Liberal Party standard-bearer Mar Roxas has called you a “dictator” and “the biggest and gravest threat to our democracy.”  What do you say to him?

DUTERTE: Keep out, Mar Roxas, keep out!

AC: The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged Catholic Filipino voters to reject your candidacy for president.  What do you say to the bishops?

DUTERTE: Keep out, CBCP, keep out!

AC: Your own daughter Sara said that she was raped and was not offended by your video clip.  What do you say to her?

DUTERTE:  Keep out, Sara, keep out!

AC: Is there anything else you’d like to say to us, other than “keep out?”

DUTERTE:  Get out, Adobo Chronicles, get out right now!

(End of transcript)

 

 

Government, Politics

Leni Robredo Could Be The Next Philippine President: Here’s How

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – She is running for vice president in the upcoming May 9  national elections, but Leni Robredo could become the next president of the Philippines!

Robredo is the VP running mate of Liberal Party presidential candidate Mar Roxas who is President Aquino’s anointed one to succeed him.

Roxas has not done well in national polls and has consistently rated No. 4 among 5 declared candidates.

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is either tied for No. 1 with Senator Grace Poe, or is actually on top of some voter polls.  His VP candidate is Alan Peter Cayetano.

(In the Philippines, voters can choose a president from one political party and a VP from another party.)

In his campaign sorties and television advertisements, Duterte has said that if the Filipinos will not vote for Cayetano to be VP, they may as well not vote for him to be president. All for one, one for all!

On the other hand, Robredo, when asked the question at a recent debate, said that she would hope Filipinos will vote for her running mate Roxas; but if someone else is elected president, she will still fulfill her mandate if she is elected VP.

Duterte is known for being a man of his word. So if the tough-talking, controversial mayor is elected president, but not Cayetano for VP, Duterte could refuse to assume the presidency.

Which means, that as per the Philippine constitution, the vice president becomes president.  And that would be Robredo.

That’s what you call “a heartbeat away from the presidency.”