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Government, Social Media

PCOO Creates New Internet Hashtag To Drum Up Support For President Duterte

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4E059C05-EF5B-4240-8C03-A5070D286A7EMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chornicles, Manila Bureau) – Presidential Communications Coordinating Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar is not satisfied with the 72% trust rating of Rodrigo Duterte so his office is launching a new Internet campaign to drum up more support for the President.

The new campaign involves the use and spread of the hashtag  #DigongMyLabs, coined by no less than PCOO Undersecretary Lorraine Marie T. Badoy.

Andanar told The Adobo Chronicles the goal of the campaign is to increase Duterte’s trust rating among Filipinos to about 95%.

And who else would be the best model and poster girl for the ad campaign than Badoy herself?

It looks like PCOO is finally putting to good use its more than P1 billion budget.

Last week, The Adobo Chronicles reported that PCOO started campaigning for Duterte for his 2022 reelection bid at the North Cemetery.

Religion

Pope Francis Proclaims Second-Ever Living Saint

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C2EAB2F0-7961-4692-9628-D3A42E345C6A.jpegTHE VATICAN (The Adobo Chronicles, Rome Bureau) – Many Filipinos were outraged at Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent public statement ridiculing the saints of the Catholic Church, saying that there should only be one saint that his countrymen should pray to — that’s himself.

But The Vatican has a different take on Duterte.  As a matter of fact, Pope Francis just proclaimed the Philippine President as a living saint, second only to Mother Theresa of Calcutta.

In his proclamation, the Pope said that Duterte is very misunderstood. “Despite his oftentimes insensitive comments, he has a good heart.  He is a champion for the poor, the down-trodden, and those whose paths have led them the wrong way, like the corrupt and the drug addicts,” Francis said.

The Pope’s proclamation is a big blow to supporters of the late President Cory Aquino who have been advocating for her to be canonized as the third Filipino Saint.

 

Government, Media, Politics

Adobo Chronicles’ Yellow Edition #1: Duterte’s Trust Rating Plummets Significantly

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76E08F82-89C4-40A9-A992-96C4EBCD3F54MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Vice President Leni Robredo and members of the Opposition have all the reason to celebrate this weekend. President Rodrigo Duterte’s Trust Rating has plummeted to an unexpected level in the latest SWS survey.

The SWS Survey, conducted over the UNDAS holiday, shows Duterte’s trust rating among Filipinos in all economic classes, diving to an unbelievable minus 5%. The result does not even fall within the survey’s plus or minus 3% margin of error.

Political analysts surmise that the Duterte’s deplorable rating was the result of recent developments including his order for the Armed Forces of the Philippines to take over the administration of the Bureau of Customs, his eerie silence over the Dengvaxia mess, his public comments about saints, and his continued vagueness about the status of PCOO vis a vis his announcement of the revival of the Office of the Press Secretary.

The latest survey doesn’t bode well for 2019 election candidates who have aligned themselves with Duterte. It also boosts the morale of the Opposition Coalition’s Magic 8 which includes usual candidate suspects like Mar Roxas, Bambam Aquino and Florin Hilbay.

Duterte could not be reached by The Adobo Chronicles for comment. Rumors have it that he and his family are in Singapore for a weekend R&R and shopping at UNIQLO.  Not even Spokesperson Salvador Panelo knows the whereabouts of Duterte.