Monthly Archives: March 2019

Adobo Chronicles Fact Check: Leni Robredo’s Viral Fake Photo

March 23, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A photo of Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo receiving a gift painting of herself from a cadet has gone viral on social media. The painting shows an unimpressive and not-so-complimentary face of the VP.

CC1C018B-8024-4AA8-9454-D2AA21DD2790 — Viral social media photo, left; photo from VP Robredo’s social media account, right

In fairness to the painter-cadet, The Adobo Chronicles conducted an investigation and expert analysis of the said photo. Here are our findings:

We found what seems to be an unaltered version of the viral photo in Robredo’s social media account and we compared the two photos
We noticed that the two photos didn’t show the same cadet
The uniforms worn by the cadets in the photos were starkly different. Come on, look that oversized cader cap in the viral photo
Robredo wasn’t wearing the same dress in the two photos
In the viral photo, there is an electric wire hanging on the wall leading up to the room behind Robredo and the cadet
The viral photo featured several photobombers whereas none were seen in Robredo’s official photo
As for the gift painting, we could not confirm the authenticity of either the one in the viral photo or the one in the official photo. (Hey, we’re not perfect. We’ll leave the fact-checking on the paintings to Rappler and Vera Files)

Leni Robredo Wants To Put An End To U.P. Diliman’s Annual Oblation (Naked) Run

March 21, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo seems to have some serious beef with anonymity. Just recently, she called for legal sanctions against anonymous social media accounts that are, in her words, spreading fake news.

Now, Robredo wants to put an end to the Oblation Run at the University of the Philippines’ Diliman campus.

The run is an annual event organized by the university’s Alpha Phi Omega fraternity. Participants run around the campus naked to protest various political and social issues. The runners, however, remain anonymous by wearing face and head masks.

“Just like the anonymous accounts on social media, the runners hide their identity while being open about issues they are fighting for. It’s just not fair,” Robredo, herself a U.P. Diliman graduate, told The Adobo Chronicles.

Robredo added:

”I fully support freedom of speech, but I also believe that people must be man or woman enough to own up to their speech.”

Words of wisdom from the fake VP.

Leni Robredo Names Anonymous Social Media Accounts That She Says Should Be Banned

March 20, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Even our own headline is a misnomer. How can anyone name someone who is anonymous? But that’s exactly what Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo tried to do when she released an initial list of what she believes are “anonymous social media accounts peddling fake news.”

Robredo has called for legal sanctions against such accounts. She said that while journalists and others can be charged criminally for libel, slander and related crimes by pedlding lies, falsehood peddlers on social media under anymymous accounts should be held accountable just as much.

Robredo’s initial list of ‘anonymous’ accounts include:

Thinking Pinoy (R.J. Nieto)
For the Motherland (Sass Rogando Sasot)
Luminous (Trixie Cruz-Angeles & Ahmed Paglinawan)
Pol Pinoy (Politikal Pinoy and Adobo Chronicles)
Pinoy Ako Blog (Jover Laurio)
Reyna Elena (Edwin Jamora)
Maharlika (The Office of the Vice President is still running a background check on this account)

When asked by reporters if she meant “pen names” instead of “anonymous” account holders, she replied “Anonymous, and I’m sticking by it!”