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Awards, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Social Media

Adobo Chronicles Names Its 2018 Person Of The Year

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E64E53F9-0C0C-4CF3-AA5A-A59535A4C047SAN JOSE, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Headquarters) – It’s that time of year when TIME and other publications and organizations name their ‘Person of the Year.’

Well, The Adobo Chronicles is no exception.  We’ve been selecting our ‘Person of the Year’ every year since our inception.  If you don’t believe us, type in the phrase “Person of the Year” on our site’s search box.

Our past awardees include actor Jackie Chan, former DILG Secretary Mar Roxas, former MIAA General Manager Jose Angel Honrado, former President NoyNoy Aquino, Senator Antonio Trillanes, VP Leni Robredo and Senator Risa Hontiveros.

This year, we are proud to name Rappler CEO Maria Ressa as our “PERSONa Non Grata OF THE YEAR.”

We selected her because she had  accused us of “not getting” what satire is.  Nevermind that she and Rappler’s first fact check under their partnership with Facebook was a story published by us. So maybe, just maybe, it is Ressa who doesn’t get what satire is.

But more importantly, we selected her because of her recent tirades against the Duterte administration which she accused of harassing and intimidating her just because she is a journalist.  Nevermind that the criminal case filed against her had nothing to do with her journalism work but her alleged failure to pay taxes.

We wish her all the best as she faces not the court of public opinion but the real court of justice where what matters is not what she says about press freedom but what she can or cannot prove regarding the tax evasion charges against her.

 

Law Enforcement, Social Media

Rappler’s Maria Ressa Faces New Criminal Charge

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Forget about the tax evasion charges filed against Maria Ressa. The Rappler CEO is facing a new criminal charge which could put her behind bars for the rest of her adult life.

Ressa has been formally charged with mugshot evasion.

The new charge came after Ressa surrendered to the police to post a P60,000 bail for her temporary (press and other) freedom.

Sources said that she refused to pose for the customary mugshot. Instead, she brought with her two passport-sized photos from her time as CNN correspondent.

 

 

Government, International, Law Enforcement, Politics, Religion

Pope Francis Invites Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte For Private Visit At The Vatican

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THE VATICAN (The Adobo Chronices, Rome Bureau) – In a move that stunned Vatican insiders as well as the politically-inclined Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Pope Francis has formally invited Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for a private visit this month.

Duterte, who once publicly cursed Francis and who is widely criticized for his war on drugs, says he is leaning towards accepting the invitation.

Recently, the Pope urged governments to combat the production and distribution of drugs and said that it is the task of governments “to face with courage this fight against the traffickers of death.”

The invitation is a big disappointment for the CBCP heirarchy who, like Duterte’s critics and the biased mainstream news media, have accused the President of engaging in extra-judicial killings in connection with his war on drugs.

”Whatever happened to the Fifth Commandment (Thou shall not kill),” former CBCP President Socrates Villegas asked.

The Vatican told The Adobo Chronicles that the Pope wants to seek the advice of Duterte on how best to stop the proliferation of drugs around the world.  A papal spokesperson said that many world leaders have tried but failed to solve the illegal drug trade, including in the Pope’s native Argentina.