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Vera Files: VP Leni Robredo Is A Purveyor Of False News

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0056A970-4B0E-4C04-AFFF-30521D3F8BCBMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In her speech at the London School of Economics, Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo named the poorest Philippine provinces, including Pangasinan and Ilocos Norte.

But Vera Files, one of two Facebook partners in the Philippines deputized to fact-check news and information on social and mainstream media, has challenged Robredo’s claim.

In fact Vera Files tagged Robredo’s statment as ‘False.’

In layman’s terms, Vera Files is saying that Leni Robredo is a purveyor of false (fake) news.

Government, Media, Politics, Social Media

Facebook Partners With Leni Robredo To Fact-Check Fake News

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146A1429-834A-47C5-B4B3-D21EB535149BMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Apparently, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not happy with his two fact-checking partners, Rappler and Vera Files so he announced a third partner in the Philippines — none other than Vice President Leni Robredo.

Since the Facebook partnership began, Rappler and Vera Files have focused their fact-checking on satire sites, including The Adobo Chronicles.

Zuckerberg wanted someone who will focus on fake real news, or should we say real fake news.  Facebook believes Robredo and the Office of the Vice President are best qualified to be fact-checkers of fake news.

The ink hasn’t even dried on the Facebook-OVP partnership agreement, but already, Leni Robredo went straight to work, fact-checking journalist and Manila Times columnist Rigoberto Tiglao.

Robredo tagged Tiglao as a purveyor of fake news.

Government, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Social Media

Jover Laurio’s Disbarment Case Against Atty. Larry Gadon Thrown Out!

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6DE5F65E-23F9-4B3C-BA62-0D26DD067CAC.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Pinoy Ako Blog’s Jover Laurio has joined the bandwagon and filed her own disbarment complaint against Atty. Larry Gadon.

She and others accused Gadon of grossly immoral conduct for how he acted towards the protesters (among them, Laurio) in Baguio City.

Laurio wrote in her complaint: “Complainants wish to point out that Gadon raised a dirty finger against peaceful protesters supporting Chief Justice Sereno without provocation.”

Laurio proudly posted copies of her complaint on her blog on Monday, neatly arranged like a deck of cards.44464179-646A-4CEE-958C-2EBF427A3C28

However, just minutes after she filed the complaint on Tuesday, it was thrown out by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

The Reason?  She submitted just three copies, instead of the required ten.

She was so in a hurry to take a photo of her complaint to post on her blog that she forgot 7 out of the ten Manila folders were empty.

Either that or she may be mathematically-challenged.