MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Like many tropical countries, the Philippines has all but two seasons, the wet and dry seasons. No four seasons like the rest of planet Earth.
But blame it on climate change, winter has arrived in the country. No need to look very far than the set of CNN Philippines ‘Newsnight,’ where news reader Pia Hontiveros was seen on January 18 shivering in the cold. Luckily, the producers of the show were able to quickly install a fireplace to warm the studio.
Expect activist Greta Thunberg to start citing this Philippine phenomenon to argue for the urgent need to address climate change.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Davao Bureau) – Is she running for President in 2022, or is she not?
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte was recently quoted as saying that she told her President father (PRRD) that she does not intend to run and that the older Duterte told her he, too, did not want her to run.
We wanted to get to the bottom of all this, so we went directly to the source. Sara said she was misquoted, so we took it upon ourselves to issue an erratum. Apologies to ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) for our intrusion.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Rumors have been going around that Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as the new Secretary of Defense, replacing Delfin Lorenzana.
But Malacañang has categorically denied the rumors, saying that Roque stays put in his position, as does Lorenzana.
A fact check investigation by The Adobo Chronicles traced the rumors to the frustration of members of the Malacañang Press Corps as well as social media influencers who complained that Roque is always defensive when answering questions from the news media reporters.
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