UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, Quezon City (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – The January 6, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol by a mob of supporters of Republican Pres. Donald J. Trump, had a reprise — in the Philippines!

This time, it was an attack on the University of the Philippines Diliman campus by, well, U.P. students — the Iskolar ng Bayan (state scholars).

The tax-funded students stormed the campus’ Quezon Hall to demand that the Board of Regents explain their vote and choose law dean Edgardo Vistan as the next Chancellor.

But the netizen reactions are in: the U.P. students are being called “second-rate, trying hard copycats.” A la Cherie Gil’s iconic film scene.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Davao Bureau) – Vice President Sara Duterte is like everyone’s big sister, except perhaps for members of ACT — the Alliance of Concerned Teachers.

ACT and Duterte have been exchanging public statements over what the radical party-list group in Congress is calling the Vice President’s inefficiency as Education Secretary. ACT is questioning Duterte’s authenticity and legitimacy as an Education Leader.

Well, the big sister is not taking the rhetoric of ACT sitting down. She issued a rebuttal to the statement of the teacher’s group which says it stands by its record (or no record) in Congress and with its designated representative, Rep. Francisca L. Castro.

Here is Duterte’s message to ACT:

Because AC is not biased like Rappler, we’re also publishing ACT’s statement as follows:

BRING OUT THE POPCORN!