August | 2019 | The Adobo Chronicles

MANILA Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It’s a line that Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has repeated many times: “A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth.”

Now, Ressa is suing Philippine Vice President Leno Robredo for plagiarism.

The lawsuit stems from a video interview with Robredo — conducted by Ressa herself —where the Vice President said that lies repeated many times become the truth.

That didn’t sit well with Ressa because she says Robredo stole that line from her.

Meanwhile, the estate of Nazi Propagandist Joseph Goebbels is also suing Ressa for plagiarism. Apparently, the line about lies being repeated becoming the truth originated from Goebbels.

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) –Almost two weeks ago the pro-Leni Robredo Team Pilipinas started an online petition urging Philippine Justice Secretary Manardo Guevarra to dismiss the Sedition charges against the Vice President. It has so far garnered over 20,000 signatures.

Two days ago, a pro-Duterte netizens launched their counter petition asking Guevarra to let the Sedition charges take the judicial course. As of publication time, the counter petition is close to reaching its current goal of 7,500 signatures. You can sign the counter petition HERE.

Since then, Guevarra has said that the Team Pilipinas petition will have no effect on the ongoing investigation of the charges against Robredo and others.

Now, afraid that it will soon be outnumbered by the counter petition, Team Pilipinas started a new petition — a counter petition to the counter petition to indict Robredo.

May the best petition —or counter petition — win.

And best of luck to the Vice President.