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AQUINO AND ABAYA GETTING NERVOUS ABOUT THEIR PROMISE TO IMPROVE MRT

December 13, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

A familiar sight at Metro Manila's MRT stations — A familiar sight at Metro Manila’s MRT stations

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Two years ago, when Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino touted his administration’s accomplishments, he promised to fix the problems that have plagued Metro Manila’s light railway system, the MRT, no later than the end of the year 2015. The mass transport system has been criticized by commuters due to persistent overcrowding, technical problems and overall mismanagement.

In a televised speech, Aquino said that if the problems of MRT were not fixed by the end of 2015, he and his Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya, will let themselves be run over by the trains. (Dalawa na kaming magpapasagasa sa tren)

Fast forward to 2015, with just 18 days left. MRT has not improved a single bit, and both Aquino and Abaya are really getting nervous.

They are both known to be men of integrity who honor their word.

Only 18 days left before they fulfill their promise to get run over by the trains.

Government, Politics

PRESIDENT AQUINO NOT TOO CONFIDENT ABOUT HIS ANOINTED CANDIDATE MAR ROXAS

December 13, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino is not very confident that his anointed successor, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, will do good job as the next president.

Roxas is the Aquino administration’s bet in the 2016 presidential elections.

Aquino said he’s leaving so much unfinished business that it sometimes crossed his mind to stay beyond his term should the Constitution allow it. “There’s a small side that wants to say I want to inaugurate the SLEX-NLEX connectors,” Mr. Aquino told journalists in a forum. “I want to ride the MRT with more trains, (with) the 14th (car) coming in (soon). (I want) to make sure that the CCT (Conditional Cash Transfer) program really produces the results (expected)… It’s like, there are so many things that will be left almost done,” the President said.

Aquino added that Roxas wasn’t his first choice to be the Liberal Party’s presidential bet. It was only when Senator Grace Poe declined to be the administration’s standard bearer in the elections that Aquino named Roxas as his anointed successor.

Despite Aquino’s comments, Roxas says he remains a loyal supporter of the president, vowing to continue Aquino’s daang matuwid (straight path) and the campaign against government corruption. “I want to be my own man,” Roxas said, “but I owe the success of my political career to Aquino.”

Government, Media, Travel

PHILIPPINES’ PRESIDENT AQUINO, THE GREAT STATISTICIAN

November 24, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – It’s all a matter of statistics.

Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino said the laglag bala (bullet planting) incidents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) had been sensationalized, as there was only a small percentage—1,200 cases reported—out of the 34 million people who passed through the airport.

In recent weeks, several passengers had complained about airport security officials who allegedly found bullets in their luggage and had demanded money in exchange for being allowed to board their flight instead of being hauled to court . Most of the passengers claimed that the bullets had been planted in their luggage by the security personnel themselves.

In another development, Aquino said he remains confident that his anointed successor, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, will win in the 2016 presidential elections, despite national polls showing Roxas behind frontrunner Senator Grace Poe and practically neck and neck with Vice President Jejomar Binay and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

“Again, it is being sensationalized,” Aquino said of the polls. “The polls survey only a couple thousand respondents. Compare that to the Philippines’ total population of 100 Million! It’s not even a small drop in a bucket.”

What a great statistician, uhm, we mean statesman President Aquino is!