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Beauty, International, Politics

PRESIDENT AQUINO SECRETLY WISHED MISS PHILIPPINES DIDN’T BECOME MISS UNIVERSE

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – On the night of December 20 (December 21 morning, Philippine time),  millions of Filipinos were glued to their television sets hoping and praying that their candidate, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, would be crowned 2015 Miss Universe.

The rest is history.  Despite the initial mix-up in the announcement of the 1st runner-up and the new Miss Universe, the pageant-fanatical Filipinos celebrated with gusto soon after Steve Harvey corrected himself to say that it was Miss Philippines, not Miss Colombia, who had won the crown.

Now, it can be told.  There was one Filipino who had been secretly wishing that Wurtzbach didn’t  win the crown — Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino.

It is no secret that Aquino had supposedly dated Wurtzbach soon after she won the local crown as Miss Philippines-Universe.  Aquino’s sister Kris even talked about it on her television show, promising Wurtzbach that she would try to be a nice sister-in-law.

The president, a bachelor, had been wanting to bring a First Lady to the presidential palace before his term expired in 2016. He had wished that First Lady to be Wurtzbach.

But alas, that is not going to happen.

As Miss Universe, Wurtzbach has an exclusive year-round contract with the Miss Universe Organization.  She has to remain single in order to retain her crown. That means the end of her one-year reign would be too late for Aquino who steps down as president on June 30, 2016.

As a consolation to Aquino, he will go down in Philippine history as the only bachelor to occupy  Malacanang Palace!

Government, Politics

VP CANDIDATE LENI ROBREDO BITES THE HAND THAT FEEDS HER; PRESIDENT AQUINO NOT HAPPY

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ) – The ruling Liberal Party candidate for vice president, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo, has admitted that the Aquino administration has failed to distribute land to farmers under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.

The admission comes weeks after a federation of agricultural workers accused President NoyNoy Aquino’s family of using a bogus sale of assets to retain ownership and control of the 6,453-hectare Hacienda Luisita.

Robredo, a member of the House committee on agrarian reform, said that many tracts of land intended for distribution were not transferred to the control of farmer-beneficiaries.

This has angered President Aquino and his anointed successor, Mar Roxas.  Both expressed regret for choosing  the congresswoman to be the ruling party’s VP candidate.

“We  didn’t have a clue that she would “bite the hand that feeds her,” Aquino said, adding that she shouldn’t be making statements that would put the administration in a bad light.

The Aquino administration has been touting its anti-corruption mantra of “daang matuwid” (straight path) and Robredo’s statements were in direct contradiction to said mantra.

Luckily for Robredo and the Filipino electorate, Philippine electoral rules allow voters to vote for president and vice president who may or may not belong to the same political party, so potentially, Roberedo could be elected VP but not Roxas, the administration’s presidential standard bearer.

 

Government, International, Military

OBAMA AND AQUINO IN SECRET TALKS OVER PHILIPPINES’ SUBIC BAY

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – For Barack Obama and NoyNoy Aquino, 2016 marks the end of their respective terms as president, and both are reportedly engaged in secret talks that could define their greatest legacy as heads of state. What’s at stake? Subic Bay, once America’s largest and most strategic naval base located in Olongapo City in the Philippines.

Almost a quarter of a century ago, Philippine lawmakers closed Subic Naval Base and sent the Americans packing amid rising nationalistic and anti-colonial sentiments among the Filipinos.

Now, the U.S. wants to go back to Subic, realizing its importance to maintaining American military supremacy in the region. Rising tensions over territorial claims by China, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries have prompted the United States to be on red alert in the South China Sea. But without a military stronghold in the area, the U.S. seems to have tipped the balance of power in  China’s favor.

The secret talks have but one overarching goal: return Subic Bay to the U.S.

America’s demand? It wants to occupy the sprawling former naval base —  permanently.

Aquino’s response? Sure, on the condition that the Philippines is named  America’s 51st state.

And what’s in it for Aquino? He’s termed out and cannnot run for reelection. But he has enjoyed being head of state and wants to continue in this privileged position. So he wants to be appointed governor of the 51st state. In exchange for Subic.

As for Obama, he is seriously reconsidering moving the site of the Obama Presidential Library from Chicago to Subic Bay.

Stay tuned.