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EXCLUSIVE: Maria Ressa’s One Wish Before She Rots In Jail

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – She’s been named ”Sexiest Woman Alive,” ”Person of the Year.” “Nobel Peace Prize Winner,” among the dozens of other insignificant awards and honors she received in the Philippines and abroad.

So, at this stage of her colorful career, what is Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s remaining wish before she begins jail time for her cyber libel conviction as recently affirmed by her country’s Court of Appeals?

In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, Ressa intimated her one last wish before becoming a jail inmate: the Pulitzer Prize.

She hopes to bag this prestigious writing award with the upcoming release of a new book she just wrote, titled “How To Stand Up To A Dictator.”

Ressa said it doesn’t matter whether the book sells or not, as long as she clinches the award she’s been dreaming about.

History As Chismis (Gossip)

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio City Bureau) – Actress Ella Cruz, who plays the role of Irene Marcos in the upcoming Darryl Yap film, ”Maid In Malacañang,” has been bashed for her comment that ”history is like chismis (gossip).”

Among her bashers is fellow actress Giselle Tongi who claimed that as an 8-year-old kid, she ”marched to (sic) the streets in 1986.” She questioned why Cruz was dismissing history as ”here (sic) say,”

However a news archive from The Inquirer says Tongi grew up in New York and came to live in the Philippines when she was 15.

In a post on social media, Tongi said Inquirer got its facts wrong — a clear case of history as chismis!

Ella Cruz vindicated!