Category Archives: Government

Awards, Food, Government, Politics

Nominations Now Open For 2017 Pambansang Litson Manok

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IMG_4638.PNGMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – For the first time ever, Andok’s, the household name for litson manok and other grilled meat and fish, is partnering with The Adobo Chronicles to launch an annual search for ‘Pambansang Litson Manok.’

The online voting will culminate in a special awards ceremony to be held on December 31, 2017 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Andok’s and The Adobo Chronicles today jointly announced the criteria for the 2017 award:

  • Contest is open to all elected officials (like VP Robredo, Senators Trillanes and Hontiveros) news media companies (like Inquirer and Rappler), bloggers (like Jim Paredes and Raissa Robles) and trollers (like the Silent Majority and Resbak Operatives.)
  • In order to qualify, nominees must have been repeatedly ‘burned’ (na-litson) for their comments, actions or stories (in the case of the news media.)
  • The contest is open to both pro- and anti-Duterte elements, but 10 bonus points will automatically be awarded to anti-Duterte nominees.
  • The board of judges will especially be looking out for national embarrassing situations involving the nominees.
  • Anyone who has a Facebook or Twitter account can submit a nomination.
  • Nominations may be sent by email to theadobochronicles@gmail.com or submitted directly to any Andok’s food stand.
  • Deadline for nominations is October 31, 2017, Halloween.
  • The declared winner will receive a tax-free, undisclosed dollar account courtesy of FilAm millionaire Loida Nicolas-Lewis
Awards, Government, Politics, Social Media

Adobo Chronicles’ Exclusive Interview With Anti-Duterte Blogger Raissa Robles

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IMG_2503It was a rare privilege for The Adobo Chronicles to be given the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with self-proclaimed investigative journalist, Twitter guru and book author Raissa Robles.

Here’s a transcript of that interview:

AChron: Congratulations, Ms. Robles, we heard your book, “Never Again” was nominated for some obscure awards.

Robles: Why, thank you. I thought you would not even mention that in this interview.

AChron: Well, we’re a fair and balanced news outlet, so we give credit where credit is due.

Robles:  By the way, today, 9/11 is a day we all commemorate and should never forget.

AChron: The collapse of the Twin Towers?

Robles:  No, the birthday of Ferdinand E. Marcos.

(End of interview)

Government, Politics, Religion

BREAKING NEWS! Church Bells Vs. Bullhorns Starting September 14 In Manila

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IMG_4549.PNGMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Starting September 14 — if you live in Metro Manila — be ready with your ear plugs from 8:00 to 8:05 in the evening.

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has called for the tolling of church bells in the Archdiocese of Manila, as he issued his strongest written statement against drug-related killings in the Philippines.

The Archdiocese of Manila covers cities of Manila, Makati, Pasay, San Juan, and Mandaluyong in the Philippines’ National Capital Region.

While slamming the “heartless violence” in the country, Tagle said in a letter to his archdiocese, “I also ask that beginning September 14, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, there be a 5-minute tolling or ringing of our church bells at 8 in the evening to call on everyone to remember the dead and pray for them.”

Not to be outdone , a group of concerned citizens are fighting back — with bullhorns!

At exactly the same time as the tolling of church bells, the citizens will be sounding off the sirens from their megaphones.

A spokesperson for the group told The Adobo Chronicles that the sounding of sirens is to remind the Church and Filipino Catholics about widespread sexual abuses committed by members of the clergy.

The group decided to stage the siren protest following a damning report by bishop-accountability.org, documenting sexual abuses committed by priests and bishops in the Philippines.

The report confirms clergy abuse and the coverup by the Church as revealed in the Hollywood film, “Spotlight.”

So do your eardrums a big favor. Set your alarms at one minute before 8 p.m. on September 14 onwards and don your earplugs or noise-cancelling earphones.