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International, Law Enforcement, Politics, Social Media

ICC Rejects Petition Of Trillanes, Alejano!

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (The Adobo Chronicles, Paris Bureau) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) today junked the petition filed by Antonio Trillanes and Gary Alejano accusing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity.

ICC issued its decision not based on the merits of the petition but on technicality.

The joint petitioners represented themselves as a Filipino couple, even displaying their marriage certificate in front of the ICC seal in the international body’s headquarters in The Hague.

ICC found the couple’s petition as void since same-sex marriage is not legal in the Philippines.

A spokesperson for ICC told The Adobo Chronicles that the action by Trillanes and Alejano constituted fraud and an unacceptable disrespect for the international body.

This all puts to rest the ICC Prosecutors request to start an investigation into the alleged extra-judicial killings committed by the Duterte government in connection with its war on illegal drugs.

Government, International, Politics, Social Media

Sara Duterte To Aspiring VP Running Mates: Meet Me At West Philippine Sea

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DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Davao City Bureau) – Bongbong and Imee Marcos met with her. Gibo Teodoro met with her. A few other politicians want to meet with her to explore the possibility of being her Vice Presidential running mate come 2022.

Today, Davao City Mayor and Presidential Daughter Sara Duterte Carpio said that henceforth, all those who want to meet with her will have to do so at West Philippine Sea.

“I want a VP running mate who has the balls to either jet ski or take a yacht and meet me at Scarborough Shoal or any of the territories at WPS disputed with China. The WPS is going to me a big issue in the next administration,” she told The Adobo Chronicles.

Among those who have expressed their desire to meet with Carpio are Senators Win Gatchalian and Tito Sotto, Congressman Lucy Torres Gomez and OWWA Deputy Administrator Mocha Uson.

Health & Medicine, Human Interest, International, Social Media

Filipino Scientists Confirm New Mental Condition: Egotitis

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – In 2014, The Adobo Chronicles first reported on a new mental illness that was spreading among Internet users. The report was subsequently followed by a scientific research (Balakrishnan, Griffiths, 2017), confirming the condition known as “selfitis.”

Fast forward to 2021, Filipino scientists and researchers at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, are suggesting yet another new mental health condition they are calling “egotitis.”

This new phenomenon, which seems to be afflicting the country’s top politicians and celebrities, manifests itself through a severe inflammation — the inflammation of the ego.

Among those who have been suspected of harboring egotitis include Vice President Leni Robredo, Senators Bong Go and Manny Pacquiao, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and actress Angelica Panganiban.

At this moment, there is no known cure for, or a vaccine against, egotitis.

This is a developing story.