MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Social media is abuzz with calls to boycott the popular online shopping portal Shopee after it was announced that Marcos supporter Toni Gonzaga is its new celebrity endorser.

Many netizens have said that they will switch to the other online shopping platform, Lazada, to get back at Shopee for its decision.

But wait. There is speculation that Lazada will soon announce its own celebrity endorser — Andrew E. who is also a known supporter of the President.

So, what gives? Where will the 15 million or so supporters of ex-Vice President Leni Robredo go for their online shopping?

Yesterday, Robredo’s Angat Buhay Foundation (Angat Pinas, Inc.) announced that it will soon launch its own online shopping portal.

But how will Angat Buhay’s portal be different from that of Shopee and Lazada?

Given that Angat Buhay’s supporters and donors are mostly volunteers, its online shopping platform will operate as an ukay-ukay, and will sell only used clothing and other donated items.

Another unique feature of AB’s platform is that it will only accept payments via Palawan Express. Visa, Mastercard, bank debit cards and GCash will not be honored.

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Famous American writer/novelist Mark Twain once said: “Don’t complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.”

This quote has inspired a new song single, premiering September 30, 2022, about the challenges and joy of being a senior citizen.

Composed by Pikes Espinosa Salvador, and sung by our own publisher Rene Astudillo, the song is part parody and part tribute to the Filipino elderly.

It is available for streaming on Apple Music, Spotify and Deezer. The music and lyric videos are also available on YouTube.

The Adobo Chronicles is happy to share the music video with our readers and followers:

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It was a grand reunion for key players of Martial Law and the Marcos, Sr. years.

Present at a press conference held on the 50th anniversary of Martial Law were Senator Imee Marcos, Juan Ponce Enrile, Gringo Honasan and former CCP-NPA leaders who have since returned to the fold of the law.

At the presscon, the former CCP-NPA leaders Ka Peter and Ka Eric apologized to Imee and family.

In return, the eldest daughter of the late President Marcos said she is in favor of total amnesia for all — regardless of ideology.

“We should forget what happened in the past (hence the amnesia), and focus on unity and nation-building.

The Adobo Chronicles reached out to the #NeverAgain proponents for comment, but we have not received any response as of press time.