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Media, Social Media

The New Adobo Chronicles : Separating Fact From Fiction

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imageSILICON VALLEY, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) – This is no April Fools’ joke. Effective immediately, The Adobo Chronicles will have a new look!

As it reaches its third anniversary, attracting close to 22 Million viewers worldwide, the Chronicles, known for its up-to-date news stories based — mostly — on facts, will now let its followers and readers discern which part of its posts is fact and which is fiction.

All statements and paragraphs that are based on fact — historical and current events — will be written in italics. The rest will remain in regular font, to represent fiction.

The publishers hope that with this new format, viewers will continue to enjoy and be entertained by our stories, while enabling netizens to weigh in and debate on current events happening around the globe.

Here’s to many more years of Adobo!

P.S. We forgot to type this entire story in italics. We apologize for our error.

Another P.S. The Adobo Chronicles is a registered trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | Registration # 4711386. And THAT is a fact!

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Arts, Entertainment, Media, Politics

Mar Roxas Comics Illustrator Will Vote For Rodrigo Duterte!

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Comendador

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) –  Many Filipinos are not happy about the controversial Mar Roxas campaign comic book.  Mar Roxas is not happy with the illustrator of the comic book.

Airing his thoughts on his controversial creation, Pinoy artist Karl Comendador said he was merely doing his job when he illustrated the much-criticized Mar Roxas promotional comics.

On his Facebook page, Comendador said he had been doing illustrations of political figures way back and this one was no different. He also revealed he was in fact supporting the candidacy of Roxas’ rival, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

“Marami po akong naidrowing na komiks pampulitika noon at ngayon. Trabaho lang po, sana’y inyong maunawaan. Maraming salamat po. DUTERTE PO ANG PRESIDENTE KO!” he wrote. (I have drawn many political comics in the past and up to now.  It’s just work, I hope you understand. Thank you. Duterte is my president!)

Upon learning that the illustrator will be voting for Duterte, the Roxas campaign instructed its staff to cut Comendador’s professional fee in half.

Entertainment, Media, Politics

Fierce Rivalry Between Marvel And DC Comics In The Philippines

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – While worldwide debate rages over the fate of what was supposed to be this summer’s blockbuster movie, Batman Vs Superman, the two major comics companies, Marvel and DC Comics are battling it out for supremacy in the Philippines.

Leave it to Philippine politics to set the stage for the quest to be the home of the  better comics superhero.

DC Comics has recently released its newest superhero, Pacman, inspired by the legendary Filipino champion boxer Manny Pacquiao. Almost simultaneously, Marvel introduced its own new superhero, Pekeman (Fakeman), inspired by former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas.

Both Pacquiao and Roxas are candidates in this year’s Philippine elections: Pacquiao is running for a senate seat while Roxas is running for president.

Filipinos love superheroes so the candidates found it fitting to present themselves as such, promising to come to the rescue of an entire population besieged with government corruption, poverty and crime.

It remains to be seen as to which superhero wins the heart of Filipinos and which Comics company will reign supreme in the Philippines.