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SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL PASSES IN PHILIPPINE CONGRESS

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imageManila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Amid pressure from the powerful Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), a bill to legalize same-sex marriage has passed in the legislature of this predominantly Catholic country.

This stunning development came just days after countries the world over celebrated LGBT Pride with parades and festivals. June is considered Pride Month, commemorating the Stonewall riots in New York City, an event that many consider to be the birth of the modern-day LGBT freedom movement.

It was a unanimous vote in both houses of Philippine Congress. Representatives and Senators voted to declare the bill DOA, or “dead on arrival.”  The proposal ‘passed away’ without even making it out of committee.

As expected, the CBCP praised this monumental Congressional development and commented on the dead bill, saying “R.I.P.”

 

 

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AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT NOYNOY AQUINO: DO THE RIGHT THING

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Nora Aunor in the world-acclaimed film, 'Thy Womb'
Nora Aunor in the world-acclaimed film, ‘Thy Womb’

Every so often, The Adobo Chronicles breaks away from its satirical nature to bring  a story or issue to the fore in a serious and truthful manner.  This is one of those rare occasions.

We are publishing ‘An Open Letter to President NoyNoy Aquino: Do the Right Thing,’ in connection with the growing controversy over the exclusion of actress Nora Aunor from this year’s list of National Artists. It was written by our publisher.

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Read OPEN LETTER.

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PRESIDENT AQUINO AWARDED THE NO BILL PRIZE

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Philippine President Aquino
Philippine President Aquino

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino has had a relatively long political career.  Prior to his election as head of state, he was a member of the Congress — as Representative of his native Tarlac province from 1998 to 2007, and as Senator from 2007 to 2010.

Throughout his years in the Legislative body, Aquino focused on the fiscalizing role of a legislator. He felt that there were already too many laws, and good ones at that, but they seemingly lacked proper implementation. He concentrated on crafting laws that would help create opportunity rather than impose additional burdens to those who are already disadvantaged. He actively took part in budget deliberations to ensure that government initiatives do address the plight of the people who need help the most.

Recently, there were reports that his administration’s staff were aggressively lobbying for his nomination for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.  The Adobo Chronicles previously reported that the Nobel Prize Nominating Committee informed the Philippines that Aquino could not be considered for the Prize on moral grounds — his being a chain smoker.

Realizing that Aquino’s chances are anywhere from slim to nothing, his allies in Congress have passed a joint resolution presenting him with a special award — the first Philippine Congressional No Bill Prize.

The prestigious award is in recognition of his many years as a legislator, during which none of the bills he authored or initiated passed Congress.

“It’s the closest thing to a Nobel Prize that he could possibly get,” the resolution said.