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Vice President Robredo Wants Facebook To Terminate Fact-Checking Partnership With Vera Files

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2D49464D-361F-4851-8C56-8993F3A60608QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo has asked Mark Zuckerberg to terminate Facebook’s partnership with Vera Files to fact-check news and information on social media.

Robredo’s demand comes just hours after Vera Files fact-checked Robredo’s claim in a recent speech at the London School of Economics that some provinces have consistently made it to the Top 10 list of the poorest in the country.

Vera Files tagged the VP’s statement as ‘False.’

That angered Robredo who said that Vera Files should lay off its hands from the Office of the Vice President and should just focus on bloggers and  DDS (Duterte Die-hard Supporters) socmed warriors.

’Vera Files has no right to embarrass the Office of the Vice President,’ Robredo spokesperson Georgina Hernandez told The Adobo Chronicles. ‘Besides, it’s very disrespecetful to the VP,’ she added.

Facebook could not be reached for comment.

 

 

Government, Politics

Yellows Extend Olive Branch To Duterte!

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2C9A05F5-A735-4EC9-B3E5-12B0F090D364.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Following in the footsteps of North and South Korea, the Yellows (the diminishing breed of the Opposition in the Philippines) has sent feelers to Malacañang that they want  peace and unity for the sake of the Motherland (No, not Sass Rogando Sasot, but Motherland as in the country).

Just hours after North and South Korea announced that they are ending the Korean war and will get rid of nuclear weapons, the Liberal Party and other members of the Philippine Opposition issued a statement that they are willing to go into hibernation and let the Duterte Administration do its work of rehabilitating the country and continuing its goal of progress.

The intention to work with the Administration was contained in a joint letter to Duterte signed by VP Leni Robredo, Senators Antonio Trillanes, Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros, Kiko Pangilinana and private citizens like Maria Ressa, Raissa Robles, Cynthia Patag, Jim Paredes, Vicky Garchitorena, and even the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines.

Minutes after the letter was sent to Malacañang, the song ‘Give Peace A Chance’ climbed to the No 1 spot in the music charts.

 

Government, Local News

VP Leni Robredo Marked Herself Safe In Zamboanga Bridge Collapse

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431C073A-51E4-4F28-B744-C7D8B4D07CB4QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It looked like her but it wasn’t her.

Filipinos woke up this morning to the news and video of the collapse of a bridge in Zamboanga City, causing injury to government officials who fell into the sea.

“OMG, it’s Leni,” many Filipinos were heard screaming as they watched the wooden bridge to a housing project collapse in front of their eyes.

But a fact-check made by The Adobo Chronicles has confirmed that Robredo is safe and sound.  The lady in a pink cap wasn’t the Vice President, but the mayor of Zamboanga City.

Robredo’s spokesperson Georgina Hernandez told reporters that it could not have been the Vice President.  “If it were her,  she would have been wearing a yellow, not pink baseball cap,” Hernandez said.

22EBF6A6-D4FF-4532-AD36-F398707BE666Soon after the incident, Robredo logged on to her Facebook account and marked herself ‘safe.’

What are we going to do without Facebook’s safety check?