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Politics, Religion, Social Media, The Media

Philippine Catholic Bishops Issue Second Pastoral Letter On Fakes

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Two weeks ago, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued a pastoral letter to all Filipino Catholics, urging them to reject and be weary of “fake news.”

CBCP listed the URLs of what it considered to be fake news.

Yesterday, churches throughout the country read a second pastoral letter signed by CBCB president Socrates Villegas, along with an addendum to its original list of fakes.

The following successfully made it to CBCP’s second list:

  • Leni Robredo, fake VP
  • Cynthia Patag, fake profile picture
  • Raissa Robles, fake investigative journalist
  • Australian citizen Jim Paredes, fake Pinoy
  • Rappler, fake Internet news source

Villegas urged the Catholic Faithful to refrain from following the social media accounts and pages of the fakers and to report to the CBCP other possible additions to its list.

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International, Media, Religion, Social Media, Sports

Philippine Catholic Bishops Decry Fake News About Manny Pacquiao’s Loss to Jeff Horn

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IMG_2609MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Just a couple weeks since it issued a pastoral letter urging Filipino Catholics to be weary of fake news especially on social media, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) denounced the proliferation of Internet lies that Senator Manny Pacquiao lost the fight against Australian Jeff Horn.

The WBO welterweight match between the Filipino and the Australian happened today in Brisbane, Australia.

“It’s fake news that many on social media are using to discredit the religious senator,” CBCP said.

CBCP asked the Catholic faithful to always check their news sources before spreading what could be fake information.

“Pacquiao is highly favored with God,” CBCP said, “so there is no way he will lose any fight in his career.”

Government, International, Politics, Sports, Travel

VP Leni Robredo Wants A Senate Hearing On Who Funded Manny Pacquiao’s Trip To Australia

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IMG_2609QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Fresh from her own trip to Los Angeles and Boston to attend a fundraiser and to help her Harvard-bound daughter settle in her apartment, Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo today urged her friends in the Senate to conduct a hearing to determine who funded Manny Pacquiao’s trip to Bribane, Australia.

The Filipino boxer-turned senator was in Australia for his welterweight boxing match with Jeff Horn.  Pacquiao lost to the Australian by the judges’ unanimous decision.

Citing the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), Robredo said that the Filipino people deserve to know if any government funds were used to finance the trip of Pacquiao and the rest of his entourage.

She says she is confident that her request for a  Senate hearing will be favorably acted upon by Senators Antonio Trillanes, Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, Kiko Pangilinan and Franklin Drilon.

The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Robredo on her way to her Sunday yoga class and we asked her to comment on similar demands to release information on who has been funding her foreign travel.  The Vice President simply smiled and asked us to get in touch with her social media director, Georgina Hernandez.