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Malacanang: President Duterte Wasn’t Using A Cane

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Malacanang has finally broken its silence amid all the rumors and speculation arising from President Rodrigo Duterte’s health status and the unbearable pain he experienced while in Japan to attend the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito.

Photos of Duterte  using a cane dominated mainstream as well as social media, prompting critics to demand that the Palace release a medical bulletin on the President.

Today, the Presidential Communications Coordinating Office (PCOO) released an unedited photo of Duterte while in Japan showing the alleged cane he was using to help him walk.

Lo and behold,  it wasn’t a cane.  It was a selfie stick!

Now we can all put the rumors and speculation to rest!

Congratulations, PCOO.  You are finally doing your job.

Government, Law Enforcement

Adobo Chronicles’ Exclusive Interview With Philippine VP Leni Robredo

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) –  Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo sat down with The Adobo Chronicles at her office suite in Boracay Mansion where we asked her questions regarding her recent public statement calling on President Rodrigo Duterte to stop his war on drugs.

Here’s a full transcript:

AC:  So, you want the stop the war on drugs?

Robredo: Yes, it’s a total failure.

AC: But there are literally hundreds of thousands of drug users who surrendered and vowed to be drug-free.

Robredo: I don’t think there are hundreds of thousands. Maybe a maximum of 1,600.

AC: How did you come up with that number?

Robredo: 40 x 4 = 1,600

AC: So what do you want to do with the drug rehabilitation centers that have been built?

Robredo: Give them away to Kadamay.

AC: Do you realize so many innocent victims have been raped, killed or injured by those who have been under the influence of drugs?

Robredo: I don’t believe that for a second. There have been no such news reports on Rappler or Inquirer.

AC: Do you believe the Philippines should decriminalize possession, use and trade of shabu and other illegal drugs?

Robredo: Yes. Once we have decriminalized them, there will be no more illegal drugs, since they’d all be legal.

AC: You were criticized for that video message you sent to the United Nations where you talked about extra-judicial killings and “palit-ulo.” Do you stand by your allegations to this day?

Robredo: Nothing has changed.  My main source, Rappler, has not issued an erratum, so I stand by  what I said in that video.

AC: You have been critical of Duterte’s war on drugs, but do you have an alternative that you can offer the Filipino people?

Robredo: No more questions. Mag-meryenda na lang tayo (Let’s just have some snacks.)

END OF INTERVIEW

Government, Politics

Supreme Court Rules: Leni Robredo Will Remain Fake VP

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) –   The Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), was supposed to rule on whether to continue with the recount of contested (2016 Vice Presidential election) ballots in Mindanao. Instead, PET announced that Leni Robredo  will remain the Philippines fake VP.

The justices on Tuesday directed the release of the report on the recount of contested ballots from Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Negros Oriental, Marcos’ chosen pilot provinces, to Marcos and Robredo, said SC spokesman Brian Hosaka.

The PET also required the parties to comment on the report and to submit their memoranda on the “various issues relating to the jurisdiction and other matters relating to the third cause of action” within 20 days from receipt of notice.

In effect, the high court paved the way for Robredo to hold on to the position fake VP as claimed by Marcos’ supporters.

This also means that Robredo can continue to “wait for something to happen to the President,’ which she says is her only role as VP.