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Government, International

Rodrigo Duterte’s Legacy: Colorful Philippine Foreign Policy

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MANILA, Philippines ( The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – At noon on June 30, 2022, Ferdinand (Bongbong) Marcos, Jr., takes his oath as the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines.

As we look back to the past six years under Rodrigo Duterte, his colorful foreign policy, marked with unique diplomacy comes to mind. It is a legacy that could define, or redefine the country’s standing with the world community.

Tagged by many as a departure from the Philippines’ long-standing attachment to Uncle Sam, Duterte opened the door for harmonious and beneficial relationships with its Asian neighbors and world powers that matter.

Today, the Philippines has earned multiple distinctions as a province of China, a Federated State of Russia and Prefecture of Japan.

Six years may be too short for a good President. Another two years in duterte’s term could have made the Philippines a Caste of India. Who knows?

Media, Social Media

GMA Network Loses Its Malacañang Press Accreditation!

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau)) – GMA Network may have been named most-trusted news brand in the Philippines, according to the latest survey by Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, but it has also lost its press accreditation from Malacañang.

Ironically, it is the same Reuters survey that was made the basis for the cancellation of GMA’s palace press credentials.

According the survey, TikTok now accounts for 15% of Filipinos who look to social media as their source of news. Further, GMA is now the largest news creator on TikTok.

ERGO, Malacañang now considers GMA as a Vlogger, and not a journalism entity, so it is banning the network.

UNLESS, of course, the palace eventually decides to accredit Vloggers to be members of the Malacañang Press Corps!

Media, Social Media

REUTERS/OXFORD MEDIA TRUST SURVEY: Rappler Moves To The Top!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford has just released its latest media trust survey for the Philippines.

Moving to the top among PH news brands is Rappler, owned by convicted criminal Maria Ressa.

Last year, Rappler was second on top, next only to the tabloid Bulgar.

TOP BOTTOM, that is.