Category Archives: International

Former Comelec Chair Andy Bautista Outsmarts the NBI!

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – It’s been four years since the Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced that it was hunting former Comelec Chair Andy Bautista in the U.S.

Bautista has eluded a warrant of arrest and subpoena issued by the Senate which was conducting an investigation into his unexplained wealth as alleged by his own wife.

Perhaps NBI should engage the services of AI (Artificial Intelligence) to locate Bautista. After all, he could not have entered the U.S. without the proper passport and visa. Furthermore, Bautista is super active on Twitter and his location could easily be traced through the IP address being used.

Or is the NBI conceding that Bautista is outsmarting it? Not to mention the fact that the former Comelec chair may be a TNT expert. Tago ng Tago (always hiding)?

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: When Legit News Is Funnier Than Satire!

DISCLAIMER: Photo is from the 2017 International Chemistry Olympiad held in Thailand.

When An Anti-Marcos Vlogger Turns Color Blind

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Vloggers have their way of manipulating the news, as is the case with self-proclaimed investigative writer and anti-Marcoses Twitterer, Raissa Robles.

In a recent tweet, she posted a still photo of a protest in Pakistan.

(The unrest comes after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested by paramilitary troops on charges of corruption, sparking a deadly outpouring of anger against the powerful military that has put the country on edge.)

In her tweet, Robles asked if the color of the Pakistan protests is pink.

The Adobo Chronicles engaged the services of AI (Artificial Intelligence) to determine the actual color of the photo and videos, sans enhancements, dramatic lighting or photoshop.

Lo and behold, AI returned to us the original photo showing the protesters in brown/beige!