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Huge EDSA Rally Planned On First Anniversary of Philippine ECQ!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A non-partisan coalition of groups has announced that on March 17, it will hold a huge mass rally on EDSA (site of the historic gathering that led to the ouster of then President Ferdinand E. Marcos), to commemorate the first anniversary of the Philippines’ Enhanced Community Quarantine, or ECQ.

The ECQ was first imposed in all of Luzon island and subsequently across the country by President Rodrigo Duterte to mark the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, Filipinos were banned from leaving their homes, going to malls and churches, and forbidden to travel. There were also many localized lockdowns and a host of restrictions and innovative health protocols that boggled people’s minds.

The national government’s Covid-19 policy-making body, the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has surprisingly issued a blanket permit for Monday’s mass rally, provided that participants adhere to these rules:

  1. Wearing of face masks
  2. Wearing of face shields
  3. No texting or talking on cell phones
  4. No public display of affection (holding hands, kissing, hugging)
  5. No conversations or laughter
  6. Above all: strict observance of physical distancing. Health Secretary Francisco Duque will be in attendance at the rally with his tape measure to ensure adherence to the one-meter rule.
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VP Leni Robredo Vaccinated?

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MARIKINA, CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Marikina Bureau) – A photo published in The Inquirer is making the rounds on social media because netizens were duped into thinking that the lady being vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccine at the Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center in Marikina was Vice President Leni Robredo.

Netizens were also critical that the lady was being inoculated through her unrolled-up sleeve.

But a spokesperson for the hospital told The Adobo Chronicles that the what happened was merely a “symbolic vaccination” and the hospital staff vaccinated was just symbolic of the Vice President.

Robredo had previously said that she would be willing to be among the Filipinos to be vaccinated when the vaccines become available in the country.

It wasn’t clear whether or not she’d be willing to roll up her sleeves when that time comes.

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VP Robredo Off To U.S. In Search Of Western VAccines

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo is not one to shy away from any challenge, especially if the result will boost her standing as a potential successor to Rodrigo Duterte.

Robredo is always critical of the Duterte administration’s moves and policies, including those related to the country’s quest for Covid-19 vaccines which has been shaky at best.

Last night, Duterte challenged the VP to go procure vaccines for the Filipinos, saying “Kunin mo basket mo, mamalengke ka sa labas ng bakuna. Bigyan kita ng pera.” (Get your basket, go to the market to buy vaccines. I’ll give you money.)

So this morning, Robredo, with her Louis Vuitton handbag filled with pesos, took the first available flight out to the United States to do just that — buy vaccines from the West.

A spokesperson for the Office of the Vice President told The Adobo Chronicles that Robredo hopes to come back with millions of doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson vaccines. She also intends to make a side trip to the United Kingdom in the hope of procuring more doses of AstraZeneca.