Category Archives: Politics

Entertainment, Government, Politics

George Clooney Not Tapped To Direct President Bongbong Marcos’ First SONA!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Hollywood actor George Clooney, husband of that infamous international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, was not tapped to direct Philippine President Bongbong Marcos’ first State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Instead, Paul Soriano was appointed to be the director of the signature event which will be held on Monday, July 25.

Soriano, who is the nephew of Marcos’ wife Liza Araneta-Marcos, confirmed his role in the upcoming event.

Press Secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles told The Adobo Chronicles that Clooney’s non-selection had nothing to do with recent comments by his wife criticizing the Philippine government for the cyber libel conviction of her ”client” Maria Ressa.

Entertainment, Politics, Social Media

History As Chismis (Gossip)

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BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio City Bureau) – Actress Ella Cruz, who plays the role of Irene Marcos in the upcoming Darryl Yap film, ”Maid In Malacañang,” has been bashed for her comment that ”history is like chismis (gossip).”

Among her bashers is fellow actress Giselle Tongi who claimed that as an 8-year-old kid, she ”marched to (sic) the streets in 1986.” She questioned why Cruz was dismissing history as ”here (sic) say,”

However a news archive from The Inquirer says Tongi grew up in New York and came to live in the Philippines when she was 15.

In a post on social media, Tongi said Inquirer got its facts wrong — a clear case of history as chismis!

Ella Cruz vindicated!

History, Literature, Politics

Raissa Robles Releases New Book Cover On Marcoses!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Just days after her one and only book, ”Marcos Martial Law: Never Again” became irrelevant after Bongbong Marcos won the May 9, 2022 Philippine presidential elections, self-proclaimed investigative journalist Raissa Robles released a new cover.

The new cover features a caricature of the Marcos family in Malacañang, a film graphic from Director Darryl Yap’s ”Maid in Malacañang.” The film tells of the last days of the Marcoses prior to being ousted through the People Power Revolution — from the point of view of the Malacañang household staff.

Only the cover and title have changed (“Again”) , a desperate strategy by Robles to sell the remaining unsold, dusty copies of her book.

It’s the proverbial ”Don’t judge a book by its cover,” or shall we say ”A wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

Congratulations, Raissa Robles!