Trillanes Names ‘Trolls’ He Wants Investigated Under His Senate Bill

img_8541MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) –  Senator Antonio Trillanes IV wants a Senate investigation into the proliferation of “trolls” and fake news on social media.

Trillanes filed Senate Resolution No. 259, urging the committee on public information and mass media to probe the “proliferation of false, erroneous, distorted, fabricated and/or misleading news and information on social media, as well as on the so-called social media trolls.”

Trillanes described a troll as someone whose identity is typically unknown. A troll, he said, “deliberately creates and/or foments discord and conflict on social media sites” through the posting of controversial and inflammatory messages that provoke emotional responses from other internet users.

When pressed by The Adobo Chronicles to name the ‘trolls’ he wants investigated, Trillanes revealed his list which includes:

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Philippine President Duterte Will Take A Back Seat At Miss Universe Pageant In Manila

IMG_8531.PNGMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to attend the finals of the Miss Universe Pageant to be held at Manila’s Mall of Asia Arena on January 29 (January 30 Philippine time).  He will be taking a back seat. Literally.

Duterte spokesperson Martin Andanar told The Adobo Chronicles that Duterte will be seated at the very back row of the 20,000-seat capacity auditorium, specifically in Section 316, upper level.

Further, Andanar said that in keeping with his promise that not a single centavo of government money will be used to fund the pageant, the president is paying for his own general admission ticket which costs P8,000 (approximately $160).  VIP tickets cost about P50,000 ($1,000).

It is not unusual for Duterte to take a back seat. He is known to take rear economy seats on commercial flights to and from his hometown of Davao City.

Donald Trump Accuses The Onion Of Spreading Fake News

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chroniclexs, Washington Bureau) – Just days after berating CNN and calling it “fake news,” President-elect Donald Trump is now accusing The Onion of spreading the same.

“I’ve been reading The Onion for quite some time now,” Trump said,  “and I’ve finally come to the conclusion that all its stories are lies and nothing by lies. Unbelievable!”

So it looks like The Onion is not going to get a seat at the Trump While House press briefing room at any time during the next four or eight years.

Sometimes, it pays to be truthful.