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ADOBO CHRONICLES EXCLUSIVE: VP Leni Robredo’s Expenses For L.A. Trip

June 19, 2017 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

LOS ANGELES, California (Exclusive to The Adobo Chronicles) – Last week, Rappler’s star reporter Pia Rañada exposed the cost of President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign trips which ran into millions. The Rappler “exclusive” however failed to report on the trillions for the country that were the direct result of the presidential trips.

Now, our star reporter, Pol Pinoy, has an exclusive for The Adobo Chronicles.

We wanted to avail of actual numbers from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for this report, but despite the Freedom of Information (FOI) act, Leni Robredo and her social media staff have consistently denied requests for data from the news media.

So, Pol Pinoy painstakingly resorted to true-to-life estimates on the total cost of Robredo’s travel to Los Angeles, California, to grace a symphony event.

Please note that these numbers are mere estimates and have not been audited by the Philippines’ Commission on Audit (COA).

Meanwhile, the OVP continues to appeal for donations to help with the relief and rehabilitation of the victims of the terrorist siege in Marawi. Please contact OVP on how you can send them your hard-earned money to help boost Robredo’s image.

As for what Robredo is bringing back to the Philippines from this trip, this is it, a self-portrait, a gift from the event organizers:

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Philippine Supreme Court Rules: Rappler Is Unconstitutional

June 18, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In a little-known class action law suit filed recently by a group of constitutionalists, the Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that Rappler, the online news source, is “unconstitutional.”

The adverse verdict is a devastating blow to Rappler CEO Maria Ressa who, in a counter-petition asked the high court to allow her to “take back the Internet.”

The ruling was largely based on a constitutional provision that expressly prohibits foreign equity in mass media, except recording (Article XVI, Sec. 11).

It is no secret that one of Rappler’s investors is Omidyar Network, the fund created by eBay founder and entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam to help businesses use markets and technology for social impact. Omidyar is also CEO and publisher of Honolulu Civil Beat, a local news service in Hawaii.

No less than Rappler announced the foreign investment by Omidyar way back in 2015.

But Ressa is known to never easily give up on anything.

Taking advantage of the loophole in the constitutional provision that exempts recording form foreign mass media investments, Ressa announced today that she is converting Rappler into a recording company with a unique concept:

All its news and commentary will be sung by recording artists which will practically shield the online news source from the investment prohibition.

As of press time, it wasn’t clear whether Ressa or Rappler’s star reporter Pia Rañada will be among the recording artists that will be featured in the new, improved company.

Please welcome Rappler Recording!