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Politics, Sports

AQUINO ENDORSES PACQUIAO FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016

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President Aquino, left, and President Pacquiao?
President Aquino, left, and President Pacquiao?

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Filipinos have long expected President NoyNoy Aquino to endorse his close ally, Local Governments and Interior Secretary Mar Roxas for the 2016 presidential elections. But today’s announcement shocked the entire nation: Aquino has endorsed world boxing champion and congressman Manny Pacquiao!

Aquino revealed his endorsement after Pacquiao made a rare appearance in the Lower House yesterday and unexpectedly made a pitch for President Aquino who is currently parrying calls for his resignation from office due to the Mamasapano encounter with rebels where 44 police officers with the Special Action Force lost their lives.

Pacquiao said Aquino should not resign as he shot back at the President’s critics for judging the Chief Executive too harshly.

This is an unusual show of support for the President from Pacquiao who has been allied with the opposition group, United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), which is expected to draft the world champion boxer in its senatorial lineup in 2016.

In announcing his endorsement for the boxer, Aquino said that Pacquiao is well qualified to succeed him because he embodies the fighting character, integrity, and love for country that are needed to make the Philippines great once again. “Pacquiao also has the respect of world leaders because of the name recognition he has built for himself as a world boxing champion.”

Aquino added that Pacquiao even has a new movie, “Manny” which has just been released internationally. “Filipinos love to elect movie actors so I am confident they will have no problem electing  Pacquiao,” he said.

Asked by reporters if Pacquiao’s record as a top lawmaker absentee in Congress will hurt his chances for election, Aquino categorically said, “Not at all! The position of president is a 24-hour, 7 days-a-week job, so his absenteeism is not going to matter much. In fact, because he will reside in Malacanang (presidential palace), he will be present every day.”

Roxas could not be reached for comment, but we expect a fuming mad, foul-mouthed reaction to today’s presidential endorsement.

Economy, International, Politics

PRESIDENT AQUINO: ‘PHILIPPINES IS NO. 1 COUNTRY IN THE WORLD UNDER MY WATCH’

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Homeless street children in Manila
Homeless street children in Manila

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Despite his growing unpopularity and increasing calls for his resignation, President NoyNoy Aquino says he is proud of his accomplishments in the last 4 years.

“Under my administration, we have put the Philippines on the world map,” Aquino said, “and not only that, our country has been rated No. 1 in many aspects — from the economy to politics, from infrastructure to transportation, from social welfare to the war on terror.”

Aquino cited a new survey which ranks the Philippines No. 1 in the top 25 cities in the world with the most number of homeless people.

“We even treat our homeless with respect and utmost care, like when we rounded up homeless children and families in Metro Manila and brought them to a resort during the recent visit of Pope Francis,” Aquino added. “Show me any other country that has done that for its homeless population.”

HERE is the list of 25 world cities with the most number of homeless people.

Film and TV, Politics, Technology

KRIS AQUINO’S INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS JUST DROPPED TO ZERO

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – They were once very good friends — the Philippines’ Queen of All Media, Kris Aquino and the Teleserye Queen, Judy Ann Santos. Their friendship couldn’t have been more evident than in their back and forth Instagram posts, practically boosting each other’s ego.

But things have obviously changed because Kris has unfollowed Judy on Instagram, after the latter expressed her thoughts on the “Fallen 44,” the police officers who were killed in a misencounter with rebel forces in the island of Mindanao.

Judy joined millions of Filipinos who expressed outrage over President NoyNoy Aquino’s handling of the special forces operation designed to capture wanted rebel leaders, and his non-appearance in the arrival ceremonies in Manila of the bodies of the fallen officers. The president chose to attend the inauguration of a car manufacturing plant just miles from the capital. Judy cited U.S. President Barack Obama’s cancellation of foreign trips or other appoinments to attend arrival ceremonies for fallen American soldiers in war zones across the globe.

Blood is thicker than water, so Kris took the side of his president brother and warned her Instagram followers that they will be “unfollowed” if not outrightly deleted from her Instagram account if they sided with Judy or expressed any untoward comments regarding her brother’s handling of the police “massacre.”

Well, Judy seems to have the last laugh.  As of 6 p.m. Monday, local time, Kris’ followers dropped to zero from 1.4 Million, the biggest  drop in followers ever recorded on social media worldwide. It was she who was unfollowed.

It is a lesson learned for the presidential sister: politics and friendship (or fans) don’t mix. Especially if it involves a very unpopular president.