Monthly Archives: November 2019

Arts, International, Media

Maria Ressa Exhibit Opens At Washington D.C.’s Spy Museum

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Visitors to the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. this coming Holiday season will get a very special treat!

A new exhibit featuring Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s multi-awarded cyberespionage will open on Thanksgiving weekend this month.

Highlight of the exhibit will be a display of Ressa’s collection of international awards for her efforts to spy on the government of Philippine President Rodrigo  Duterte as well as scripts of her speeches and media interviews where she described the Philippines as the worst war zone she’s ever been in.

The exhibit by the dual citizen blogger , tax evader and dealer in securities is funded by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Social Media, The Media

Filipino Netizens Mark Themselves Safe From Maria Ressa’s Philippine War Zone

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In a recent interview on  the American TV show, “60 Minutes,” Rappler CEO Maria Ressa described the Philippines under Rodrigo Duterte as the “worst war zone” she’s ever been in.

Ressa’s comment didn’t sit well with millions of peace-loving Filipino netizens who immediatly took to their social media accounts to mark themselves “safe from Maria Ressa’s Philippine war zone.”

So for Filipinos living abroad, there’s nothing to worry about regarding your families and loved ones in the Philippines.

All is well.

 

Government, Law Enforcement, Politics

Robredo Wants Concurrent Cabinet, Other Posts

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562623B3-0A69-4EDF-8C64-3F9449E63C43MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Arguing that she needed more powers to be able to solve the country’s illegal drug problem, Vice President Leni Robredo asked Malacanang to appoint her — concurrently — to other Cabinet and agency posts.

Robredo, who has just been appointed Co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), wants to be appointed Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Governments (DILG), Secretary of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Secretary of Justice (DOJ) and Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

In justifying her request, the Vice President said that as Drug Czar, she needs to be in full control of DILG so that the war on drugs can be effectively waged on the local level.  As PNP Chief, she says she’ll be able to order all police officers to stop the “EJKs.”  The prosecution of drug lords can only be pursued if she were to be appointed DOJ Secretary, she added.

Why Secretary of Foreign Affairs?  She said she needs the proper diplomatic portfolio to be able to allow the United Nations to investigate the EJKs and other  violations of Human Rights connected with the Philippines’ drug war.

Robredo seems very serious in her new role as Drug Czar.  She says if given all the needed powers, she can solve the drug problem in less than three months.