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Malacañang Confirms Duterte In Hong Kong To Seek Treatment For Loopholes

February 17, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manla Bureau) – Social media and the biased news source Rappler were abuzz with rumors that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has traveled to Hong Kong for the second time in several months to seek medical treatment.

Rapplerette Pia Rañada immediately tweeted what she called Duterte’s “unannounced trip” in what appears to be part of the online news source’s continuing saga of discrediting every move of the President.

Today, Presidential Spokesperson Salvardor Panelo confirmed that indeed, Duterte was in Hong Kong for the weekend not only to celebrate Honeylet Duterte’s birthday but also to seek treatment for Loopholes.

”If Kris Aquino can travel to Singapore to seek medical tests for what she announced on social media as a diagnosis of Lupus, then the President has all the right to travel to Hong Kong or whatever country he chooses to deal with medical and other conditions,” Panelo said.

(Many have interpreted “Loopholes” to mean the lack of time spent with family due to work, and making up for it.)

Leni Robredo Urges Filipinos To Break The Law

February 15, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Whatever happened to the phrase, “a nation of laws?’ Well, that’s out the door, if you ask Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo.

Reacting to the recent arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, Robredo urged the Filipino people to break the law. “Don’t pay your taxes. Bear false witness against your neighbors and your enemies,” she told The Adobo Chronicles.

Not her words exactly, but it’s how many people are interpreting what she said when she slammed Ressa’s arrest, saying it is tantamount to political harassment.

Ressa has faced two arrest warrants so far: one for tax evasion, the other for cyber libel — none of which had anything to do with her Freedeom of the Press.

Meanwhile, a new social media poll shows that 99% of Filipinos are happy about the arrest of Ressa. Read all about it HERE.

Trillanes Apologizes To Duterte For Comment On Maria Ressa’s Arrest

February 13, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – As expected, Senator Antonio Trillanes was quick to react to the arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa on charges on Cyber Libel.

Trillanes said that “Ressa’s arrest exposes Duterte’s ‘despotic regime.’

The arrest order was issued by Regional Trial Court presiding judge Rainelda H. Estacio-Montesa.

But when The Adobo Chronicles informed Trillanes that Estacio-Montesa was actually an appointee of NoyNoy Aquino, the Senator immediately apologized to Duterte, and focused his attack on the former President instead.

”I was too quick to judge,” Trillanes said, “and I’m very sorry. I hope Duterte would forgive me. I get carried away sometimes, especially when I hear Ressa’s monologues about suppression of Press Freedom.”

No word yet from Malacañang whether or not Trillanes is forgiven.