Monthly Archives: April 2018

Food, Government, Media, Social Media

SEC Grants Rappler A Cookbook Status

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EE52574D-C9F0-4580-8C97-53D79730475FMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Rappler can stay in business without violating the Philippine Constitution. This was the decision handed down today by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

SEC previously revoked the media license of Rappler after it ruled that the online news source owned by Maria Ressa violated the Constitution which prohibits full or partial ownership of Philippine media by foreigners or foreign entities.

Foreign-owned Omidyar Network is an investor in Rappler.

But in order to salvage its legal business status, Ressa applied for a new SEC license that re-classifies Rappler as a cookbook. The application was immediately approved.

For its first article, Rappler posted an enticing recipe of Tofu and Green Bean Stir Fry.

So shall we now call CEO Ressa Rappler’s  Executive Chef?

 

Government, Politics, Technology

Senator Hontiveros Proposes Bill To Make Philippine Election Ballots Waterproof

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FILE PHOTO: Ex-Comelec Chief Andy Bautista holds sample, non-waterproof ballots used in the 2016 Philippine Presidential Elections

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A day after wet ballots were discovered during the recount in connection with Bongbong Marcos’ electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo, Senator Risa Hontiveros has put forward a no nonsense proposal.

Hontiveros’ bill will authorize the Commission on Elections to produce waterproof ballots starting with the 2019 elections.

”This will prevent future incidents of tampering and other ballot irregularities,” Hontiveros told The Adobo Chronicles.

Government, Politics

Mysterious Camarines Sur Ballots

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NAGA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The ongoing recount of contested ballots in the 2016 Vice Presidential elections is generating more questions than answers as to who is the legitimate winner between Bongbong Marcos and Leni Robredo.

First, there was the discovery of wet ballots. Then the mystery of missing audit logs.

(Earlier, the Catholic Bishops claimed the ballots were merely blessed and sprinkled with Holy Water.)

Now comes yet another puzzle.

A needle and hazardous waste disposal container was found along with the ballot boxes from Camarines Sur.

An ocular  inspection of the container seems to confirm the presence of used needle syringes marked ‘Dengvaxia.’

Comelec officials fear that the rest of the ballot boxes may have been contaminated and could render them null and void for the recount.

Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.