Monthly Archives: January 2021

Government, Media, Social Media

FACT CHECK: NO, HARRY ROQUE HAS NOT BEEN APPOINTED DEFENSE SECRETARY

Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Rumors have been going around that Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as the new Secretary of Defense, replacing Delfin Lorenzana.

But Malacañang has categorically denied the rumors, saying that Roque stays put in his position, as does Lorenzana.

A fact check investigation by The Adobo Chronicles traced the rumors to the frustration of members of the Malacañang Press Corps as well as social media influencers who complained that Roque is always defensive when answering questions from the news media reporters.

A different kind of “defense.”

Politics, Social Media

Donald Trump Launches Own Social Media Platform

1 Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – What is Donald Trump without Twitter and other social media platforms? That would be unimaginable.

After being banned, suspected or restricted by almost all social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, Donald Trump today announced that he is launching his own social media platform called TRUMPet.

“None of the social media platforms can silence me or trample upon my freedom of speech,” he told The Adobo Chronicles as he unveiled the logo of his new bully pulpit.

He says he expects more than 70 Million Americans alone to sign up or follow him on his new platform. This new venture is being funded through money raised by his campaign.

Culture, Government, Politics

Leni Robredo Wants Eagle Replaced With Yellow Bird As PH National Symbol

Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – The Philippine eagle has been the country’s national bird since 1995, replacing the red maya. Now, Vice President Leni Robredo wants to change that.

Robredo wants the eagle replaced by the yellow bird as the country’s national symbol, urging her colleagues in Congress to initiate and pass the appropriate legislation.

It wasn’t hard for observers to conclude that Robredo’s choice of the yellow bird had something to do with the colors of her Liberal Party and the Opposition — yellow and black.

But when The Adobo Chronicles asked the Office of the Vice President for the rationale of Robredo’s proposal, Spokesperson Barry Gutierrez said: “It makes perfect sense. Just like the yellow bird, the opposition Liberal Party is now on the list of endangered species.”

As the old song goes, “Yellow bird, up high in banana tree. Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me…”