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Entertainment, Film and TV, Media, Social Media

‘Saturday Night Live’ Sanctioned Over Fake News

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img_3289NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – In recent weeks, ‘fake’ news on social media has come under heavy attack by those who do not understand the meaning of freedom of speech.

As a result, social media giants Facebook and Google have promised to take concrete measures to deal with the proliferation of fake news, trolls and propaganda on the Internet.

Now, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has joined the bandwagon to ferret out fake news, this time on television.

As its first test case, FCC has sanctioned the popular television show, ‘Saturday Night Live’ over its recent episodes featuring then presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

In a strongly-worded memorandum to SNL producers, the FCC warned that it will no longer tolerate the TV show’s fake news episodes which have fooled its audience for a long time.

The FCC now requires SNL to tag all its episodes by flashing a disclaimer that reads, “This is a joke. This is only a joke.”

SNL has appealed the sanction and is scheduled to meet with the FCC on Monday.

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Film and TV, Gender, Government, Politics

Congresswoman Vilma Santos Thinks Respect Is A One-Way Street

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Santos, left, and De Lima

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Film actress and now Congresswoman Vilma Santos came to the defense of her fellow woman legislator Senator Leila De Lima who is embroiled in controversy regarding her alleged role in the proliferation of the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison when she was Justice Secretary.

While Santos says we all want to hear and know the truth about the allegations, she called on everyone to “consider our subjects to be humans like us and yes sa kaso nga ni Sen. de Lima, babae pa rin siya who needs respect (in the case of Senator De Lima, she’s still a woman who needs respect).”

But the congresswoman from Lipa, Batangas was silent on the disrespect that De Lima has shown towards President Duterte.

De Lima recently called Duterte a “tired, old narcissist” for his stand on reviving the death penalty in the Philippines. She, however, has not criticized her fellow senators and members of the House of Representatives who also support the restoration of the death penalty.

It seems Santos believes that respect is a one-way street, and is reserved only for women.

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Business, Film and TV, Human Interest, Politics

Anti-Marcos Burial Protesters To Picket Manila’s Ukay-Ukay Stores

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img_7349MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau).  They’ve come by the hundreds, or thousands — depending on who’s counting. They’re the activists protesting the burial of the remains of the late Ferdinand E. Marcos in the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (LNMB).

They’ve rallied at Luneta, on EDSA and in school campuses.  Now, they’re running out of new venues and strategies to attract more participants in their protests.

Until now.

Today, the Movement for All-Around Protests (MAAP) announced that beginning on Monday, they will picket ukay-ukay stores throughout Metro Manila, and eventually across the country.

“Ukay-ukay” are considered to be the Filipino version of the flea market where used items ranging from clothing to kitchen and garden gadgets are sold at cheap prices

The term “ukay-ukay” is said to have originated from the Filipino verb “hukay” or “halukay” that means to dig.

The MAAP told The Adobo Chronicles that they found it appropriate and symbolic to picket the ukay-ukay stores because these outlets accurately reflect what the protesters are demanding: to dig or exhume (hukay) Marcos’ remains.

The group has even come up with their chants and battlecry: “Marcos, Hitler, Dictador, Tuta” and “What do we want? Ukay-ukay.  When do we want it? Now!”

The protesters hope that their new strategy will attract more than the 3,000 or so participants they’ve had in previous rallies.

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