Monthly Archives: May 2017

Social Media

Facebook Unveils Newest Emoticons

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L-R: Like, Love it, Thankful, Hilarious, Surprised, Sad, Angry, Fake

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In the week leading up to Mother’s Day, Facebook users were surprised to see a new emoticon that they could use to respond or react to posts.

The new emoticon is a purple flower which is supposed to convey the emotion of being thankful.

In the Philippines 🇵🇭, in addition to the purple flower, Facebook has included a second new emoticon — a graphic image of Vice President Leni Robredo.

Facebook says that Filipinos can use the Robredo emoticon to convey that the post they are reading is “fake” or a “troll.”

Robredo has been labeled FVP (Fake Vice President) by her critics and those who allege that she stole the election from rival Bongbong Marcos.

The VP is also known to have a legion of online supporters — most of them anonymous — engaged in the spreading of fake and biased news or who are true masters of trolls.

Government, Politics, Technology, The Media

Had Mar Roxas Been Elected President…

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This would have been the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) team:

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From top, clockwise: Jim Paredes, Maria Ressa, Raissa Robles, Agot Isidro, Leah Navarro, Cynthia Patag
Government, Politics

Malacañang Announces More New Appointees

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L-R: Isidro, Thinking Pinoy, Sasot, Nicolas-Lewis, Falcis

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Before the Yellowtards could even cry  “Tama na, sobra na,” Malacañang today announced additional appointees under the Duterte administration.

Today’s announcement follows yesterday’s awe-inspiring appointment of Duterte supporter and social media blogger Mocha Uson as Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).

The new set of appointees represents both sides of the aisle — the Yellows and Dutertards. “It shows the president’s commitment to serve all Filipinos, not just his supporters,” the announcement said.

The new appointees are:

  • Thinking Pinoy, Assistant Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission, an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services throughout the country.
  • Sass Rogando Sasot, Philippine Ambassador to The Netherlands, based in The Hague
  • Agot Isidro, to replace the position vacated by Mocha Uson at the Movie and Television Ratings and Classification Board (MTRCB)
  • Loida Nicolas-Lewis, new Philippine Ambassador to the United States
  • Atty. Jesus Falcis, Assistant Solicitor General

The new appointments come a year after Duterte won in the May Philippine presidential elections.