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Publicus Asia Survey: Rappler Tops List Of News Sources!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Rappler tops the list of news sources in the Philippines, according to a new poll released by Publicus Asia.

But it is not the top spot that its convicted CEO Maria Ressa was hoping for. Rappler was No. 1 as the least-trusted news source.

Rappler scored a high 43.5% in the low trust category.

This Publicus Asia poll all but confirms earlier studies conducted by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University which showed that Rappler is the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines.

CONGRATULATIONS TO RESSA AND HER RAPPLERETTES for this well-deserved accolade!

Ex-Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon Subpoenas The Adobo Chronicles!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Ex-Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is issuing a subpoena to the publisher of The Adobo Chronicles for charges known only to her.

Guanzon was reacting to an Adobo Chronicles report that Harvard had declared her ”alumnus non grata.”

HERE is the AC report.

As of noon on Sunday, April 10, the headquarters of The Adobo Chronicles in San Jose, California, has not received a copy of the said subpoena.

Guanzon prides herself of being an alumnus of Harvard University which is assumed to include the study of satire in its curriculum.

It wasn’t clear whether AC was being summoned to appear before the Comelec since Guanzon has already retired from the poll body. Since her retirement, Guanzon has been making the rounds of the Leni Robredo-Kiko Pangilinan campaign rallies egging Filipinos not to vote for former Senator Bongbong Marcos.

Many observers have seen a potential in Guanzon to make it big in comedy clubs with her addict and drunkard-style of delivering her speeches. But one netizen says nothing beats her dance performance of Paru Paru G!

Leni-Kiko Camp Relies On Highest Bidder For Rally Crowd Estimates!

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (The Adobo Chronicles, San Fernando Bureau) – It was the same concert rally, reported by two news sources both known to be sympathetic to the Leni Robredo-Kiko Pangilinan campaign. But their crowd estimates varied significantly.

The Inquirer estimated the crowd that attended the event in Pampanga at 100,000, but Rappler, the least-trusted news brand whose CEO is a convicted criminal, had more than double that number, reporting a crowd of 220,000!

The Adobo Chronicles reached out to the Leni-Kiko campaign and asked them how they come up with crowd estimates at their rallies.

A spokesperson for the campaign said, they go for the highest bidder.

Now you know.