Category Archives: Media

News Satire, Social Media

Adobo Chronicles, Rappler Among World’s Top Satire News Sites

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – When it comes to the world’s top satirical news sites, the Philippines is well represented!

The leading Filipino-themed satirical news sites The Adobo Chronicles (AC) and Rappler both made it to the world’s top satires for 2019.

AC is in the 30th spot among the top 75, and Rappler is in the 76th spot.

Ironically, Rappler and its CEO Maria Ressa have long maintained that AC does not qualify as “satire,” while AC has always acknowledged that Rappler IS satire, bordering on “fake.”

Regardless, the inclusion of both sites is a huge honor for the country, considering the tough competition among news sites in the world today.

Mabuhay, AC and Rappler!

Government, International, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics

U.S. Cancels Senator Bato’s Visa; Philippines Revokes Maria Ressa’s Dual Citizenship

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MANILA, Phlippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Sir Isaac Newton’s third law on motion says, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

Newton’s law was again proven when the Philippine government revoked Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s dual citizenship on the grounds that she has been peddling fake news and information about extra-judicial killings (EJKs) in connection with President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.

The revocation came as a reaction to reports that the U.S. has cancelled Senator Bato de la Rosa’ s visa for alleged violation of human rights.  De la Rosa was former Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) which played a  leading role in the implementation of the war on drugs.

Ressa on the other hand, along with her online news source Rappler, is being credited for spreading unproven numbers of those who were victims of alleged EJKs. She has also accused the Duterte government of ”weaponizing the law” to curtail her freedom of speech, and by extension, her freedom to make money under the guise of being a news media company.

Previously, over 50,000 netizens signed a petition to the Department of Justice to revoke Ressa’s citizenshp.

 

Awards, International, Media, Social Media

TIME Clarifies: Greta Thunberg As ‘Person Of The Year’ Is For Our Satire Edition

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NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – Initial reaction to TIME Magazine’s choice of climate activist Greta Thunberg as this year’s ‘Person of the Year’ was hugely negative, with netizens expressing shock about it.

But today, the editors of TIME clarified that what it announced was the ‘Person of the Year’ for its satire edition. They said their real choice has not yet been made public. They said they couldn’t decide between U.S. President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

”We thought that starting this year, we’d come out with a holiday satire edition and what better way to do it than to create a mock ‘Person of the Year,’ the editors told The Adobo Chronicles.

Last year, TIME named Rappler CEO Maria Ressaa one of its ‘Persons of the Year,’ and we asked the editors if that was also meant to be satire. Their response: ‘No comment.’