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Media, Politics

New York Times ’Predicts’ Another Marcos Presidency In The Philippines!

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NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – It was trying its best to be diplomatic and cautious, but The New York Times has all but ”predicted” another Marcos presidency in the Philippines.

NYT had no choice. All scientific polls show that the son of the greatest Philippine president ever, Bongbong Marcos, is leading by a wide margin over his closest rival, Vice President Leni Robredo.

NYT is known to have been biased against the Marcoses, and current President Rodrigo Duterte for that matter, but being a respected, supposedly respectable and unbiased news source in America and the rest of the world, it has no choice but to speak the truth.

The camp of Robredo is not happy about the NYT prediction, and neither are the biased Philippine news media like Maria Ressa’s Rappler. But it is what it is. As Ressa keeps on saying, ”Without facts, we can’t have truth. Without truth, we can’t have trust, and without trust, we can’t have Democracy.”

But between Rappler and The New York Times, it is obvious that Filipinos and other trust the latter.

Law Enforcement, Politics, Social Media

The Curious Case Of The Non-Existent Sex Video Of Aika Robredo

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Vice President Leni Robredo vowed to take legal action. The Department of Justice, Office of Cyber Crime has launched an investigation. Senator Risa Hontiveros calls it ”downright misogynistic.” Senator Leila De Lima described it as “toxic and utterly vile.” The women’s group GABRIELA called it “online sexual harassment.” And Senatorial candidate Atty. Chel Diokno said someone must be held responsible for the ”alleged lewd video.,”

They all were, of course, talking about the ”sex video” of Robredo’s daughter Aika.

The case, if filed in court, will be high-profile, juicy, unprecedented and headline-grabbing, especially when it is time for prosecutors to present their Exhibit A.

But alas, there is no Exhibit A because there is no video. It is a curious case of a sex scandal gone viral. Yet no one, absolutely no one, has produced any evidence. Unless, of course, there are plans to make the video after the fact to justify an indictment and court trial. Against whom? That’s the other X factor.

At best, the whole issue is ripe for another film series by director Darryl Yap, a sequel perhaps to the ”Len-Len” episodes.

Politics

LEAKED: Leni Robredo’s Draft Concession Speech!

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – With the Philippines presidential elections just about three weeks away, all eyes are now focused on possible scenarios that could happen on May 9, 2022.

Concession speeches will certainly be among the highlights on election day and shortly thereafter.

All polls point to a landslide victory by former Senator Bongbong Marcos and Mayor Sara Duterte who have campaigned on a platform of unity.

The Adobo Chronicles has obtained a leaked copy of a draft of Vice President Leni Robredo’s concession speech which pretty much sums up how she really feels about the elections, despite all the high hopes and optimism that have been put forward by her campaign team.

Here’s the leaked copy of the speech: