NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – What do Greta Thunberg, Beyoncé, Jacinda Ardern, Kamala Harris, Meghan Markle and Arian Grande have in common? They are all among the women nominees this year’s Time magazine “Person of the Year.”
Online polling is ongoing with the name of the winner to be announced on December 10.
Apparently missing from the list is Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo, the erstwhile leader of the country’s political opposition who has been in the headlines in recent months, issuing statements and going on Facebook Live with her tirades against President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.
Many Filipino netizens were seriously disappointed that Robredo didn’t make the cut. They were unanimous in saying that the Vice President should have been included as the other woman of the year.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Under the U.S. Constitution, Donald Trump has the power to grant Presidential pardons to individuals convicted of crimes. That has given Rappler CEO Maria Ressa much hope that she could be pardoned for her cyber libel conviction in the Philippines. Ressa is a dual citizen of the U.S. and the Philippines.
Informed sources told The Adobo Chronicles that Ressa is preparing a letter to Trump seeking Presidential pardon, citing her U.S. citizenship and one named by Time magazine as a Person of the Year, not to mention the many international awards she has received from various U.S. organizations. She is hoping the American President will act on her request in the next several weeks before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20, 2021.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – After being criticized and ridiculed for her empty public statements filled with “iyong,” “para sa akin,” and repetitive Tagalog clichés. Vice President Leni Robredo has hired a new speechwriter who is undoubtedly an expert in the English language, not to mention having a wide range of expertise in political issues.
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) said that with the new hire, Robredo’s scripted public statements will surely sound more intellectual, coherent and jaw-dropping. “This will definitely catapult her into a leading candidate in the 2022 Philippine Presidential elections,” a spokesperson (not the same speechwriter) for OVP said.
For starters, the new speechwriter which many suspect is an intern trying to finish a communication arts degree at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, issued the first “new and improved” Robredo statement:
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