WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – A small band of non-Filipino protesters marched in Washington, D.C. to protest the U.S. state visit of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos.
Adobo Chronicles USA caught up with one of the protesters after they voluntarily dispersed.
Here’s the transcript of that interview:
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – We must admit that Wikipedia is not necessarily the best source of news especially because many of its content are through crowdsourcing and viewer contributions.
But compared to the biased reporting of supposedly legitimate news sources, like ABS-CBN News, Wikipedia excels in providing context and extensive background to news stories.
Case in point: ABS-CBN News recently posted an abbreviated news story on the number of foreign trips undertaken by Philippine President Bongbong Marcos, pointing out that he has gone on 11 foreign trips in less than a year of his presidency. The insinuation? The Philippines has a junketing head of state.
But Wikipedia provides the background and context that ABS-CBN News maliciously omits.
Most, if not all, of Marcos’ foreign trips were working or state visits during which he met with his counterpart heads of state, or that he and his delegation attended ASEAN and Asia Pacific Summits. He also addressed the United Nations in his first U.S. visit.
Even in his most criticized travel to Singapore to be at the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix, Marcos informally met with the country’s Prime Minister.
Marcos has also made it a point to meet with the Filipino communities in the countries he visited.
Never mind that Marcos brought home investment and other packages that would benefit the country, ABS-CBN News chose to focus on arithmetic: 11 trips in just about 10 months of the Marcos presidency.
So, if you want the full story, visit Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Bongbong_Marcos
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – King Charles and Imelda Romualdez Marcos are no strangers to each other. The two met in 1975 during the coronation of King Birendra of Nepal. Charles was then a Prince and Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines.
The King wanted very much to have Mrs. Marcos present at his coronation on May 6 in London but the latter’s health condition prevents her from traveling.
But no worries, Mrs. Marcos’s son, President Bongbong Marcos will personally hand over to the King, a priceless coronation gift — no, not a speedboat, but a signed, framed photograph of the two during their 1975 meeting.
It will be one for the books and for the esteemed treasures at the Buckingham Palace!
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