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American TV Series ‘Madam Secretary’ Tackles Issue Of Treason In The Philippines

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HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Los Angeles Bureau) – The American television series “Madam Secretary” made headlines weeks ago after it depicted the “Philippines’ unconventional new president” crossing the line by making inappropriate advances towards the female lead character, US Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord.

Viewers believe that it was a depiction of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Now, The Adobo Chronicles has just learned that an upcoming episode of the same TV series again tackles a delicate issue in the Philippines: treason.

In the trailer obtained by AdoboChron, a certain “unconventional and rookie Vice President in the Philippines” travels to Washington D.C. and meets with the U.S. Secretary of State. She shows her alleged videos of extra-judicial killings in her country. In that meeting, she asks Madam Secretary to support her plot to oust the Philippine president.

In response, Madam Secretary tells the VP straight in the face that that’s not how Democracy works. “What you’re doing is treason,” she tells the VP.

The show’s producers have yet to schedule a play date for the new episode.

Stay tuned!

Language, Politics, Social Media

Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s New Word For 2017: Trollerati

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IMG_9712SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – We all know about the word ‘literati,’ a noun that means ‘educated class’ or ‘persons interested in literature or the arts.’

But a dictionary search of the word ‘trollerati,’ which has been making the rounds on social media comes up with nothing.  Not on Merriam-Webster’s nor Oxford dictionaries. Well, that is about to change.

Today, Merriam-Webster, publisher of the American dictionary has announced a new word entry in its 2017 edition.  You guessed it right — ‘trollerati.’

The word’s origin would make every Filipino proud.

‘Trollerati’ was coined by a group of President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters from the world of social media who one day decided to get together and form a close-knit social network with one goal: protect and defend the Motherland.

In the Webster’s word entry, ‘trollerati’ is defined as a group of two or more bloggers who have a following of at least 1,000 and who are held in high esteem by netizens for their truthful and intelligent posts on political issues and developments.

It is rumored that the English dictionary, Oxford, is also considering including the new word in its upcoming edition.

So there you go. Your new word for the day: trollerati: plural noun, trol.le-ra·ti  \tro-leh-ˈrä-tē\

Government, Politics, Social Media, Technology

Donald Trump Asks Twitter To Double Character Limit

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IMG_9708WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – If there is one thing Donald Trump isn’t willing to give up even as president, it is his Twitter account.  He continues to use Twitter to post cryptic messages and to attack those who criticize him — 140 characters at a time.

Today, Trump formally asked Twitter to increase the character limit to 280.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told The Adobo Chronicles that 140 characters is just not sufficient for the president when sending messages on social media. “Everyone knows he likes to talk, so a 100% increase in the character limit for tweets would be very helpful,” Spicer said.

It wasn’t clear whether Trump’s request was exlusively for the Office of the President or if it would be apply to all Twitter users.

The Twitter headquarters in San Francisco has yet to respond to Trump’s request.