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Politics, Social Media

SWiS Survey: Only 9 Out Of 100 Filipinos Dissatisfied With President Rodrigo Duterte

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BE5585D6-F25B-4C2C-A42A-29A8FB2DD51BMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A newly-released SWiS survey shows that 76 out of every 100 Filipinos are satisfied with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, while only 9 are dissatisfied.

The survey was conducted during the last quarter of 2018.

According to an analysis of the survey conducted by The Adobo Chronicles, the 9 Filipinos are the senatorial bets under the Opposition coalition party, Otso Diretso plus Leni Robredo. (For those unfamiliar with the Filipino language, ‘otso’ means 8)

The 15 who are undecided were just shy to reveal their support for Duterte and were afraid of incriminating themselves for various reasons.

Media, Politics, Social Media

Maria Ressa And Kit Tatad: Wedding Of The Century

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894048FD-C7C8-4E34-8BCC-A605ACF955B7.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There are royal weddings and celebrity weddings, but a wedding of the century comes only, well, once every century.

And who would ever think that the Philippines would be the venue of this century’s wedding — between Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and now former Manila Times columnist (and former Press Secretary of Ferdinand E. Marcos) Francisco ‘Kit’ Tatad.

It’s a union made in heaven: two journalists, once on the opposite sides of the political spectrum, both now crying ‘suppression of Press Freedom’ and ‘political persecution.’

Both have been accused of lying — ever critical of Rodrigo Duterte —  while falling ‘victim’ to harassment and the government’s intolerance of criticism.

The couple makes the perfect Western media darlings and will definitely make for awesome cover stories for TIME, New York Times and CNN. Even Al Jazeera perhaps.

It’s the perfect marriage. Of convenience.

Watch for your exclusive invitations!

Economy, Government, Politics

Leni Robredo Deeply Concerned About The Philippines’ Declining Inflation Rate

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F7CDB303-5755-46B2-9226-528871BFEFDCMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It was just this past September when Vice President Leni Robredo chided the Duterte government, saying that it can no longer continue to downplay the country’s inflation rate.

Well, reacting to February 2019’s inflation rate report, Robredo who, just last year, was guest speaker at a forum at the London School of Economics, expressed deep concern at the continued decline of the Philippines’ inflation rate — from 5.1% in December of 2018 to 4.4% in January and 3.8% in February this year.

”Lubos na nakakabahala,” (It’s very concerning) she told The Adobo Chronicles. “It’s about time Duterte and his economic managers do something to prevent a further decline in our country’s inflation rate.”