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Petition to DQ Rappler is Brewing!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Just hours after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that it had inked a partnership with blog Rappler for a voter engagement and to fight disinformation related to the May 9 elections, Filipino netizens are crying ”foul!”

Unnamed sources have told The Adobo Chronicles that a group representing netizens is set to file a petition before the Comelec to DQ (Disqualify) Rappler.

The sources said that it was wrong, or even unconstitutional for the poll body, which should be non-partisan, to enter into any kind of agreement with the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines whose CEO Maria Ressa is a convicted criminal. ”It’s like rewarding Rappler for its bias, anti-administration and anti-Marcos stance, not to mention its violation of the law,” they said.

Many are questioning whether this partnership is really about voter intimidation, instead of voter engagement.

This is a developing story.

Politics, Social Media

#LeniDuwag Trends As Robredo Says She Will Skip The SMNI Presidential Debate

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – When presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos skipped the Jessica Soho presidential interviews, critics labeled him a ”coward.” The former senator was similarly criticized when he skipped the interviews sponsored by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP). Marcos’ reason for his absence in the latter was that he had a prior commitment which it turned out to be an interview with Korina Sanchez, a known opposition sympathizer.

Now, Vice President Leni Robredo has announced that she is skipping the presidential debate sponsored by SMNI Network, citing previous commitment.

Social media immediately reacted to Robredo’s announcement with hashtags of #LeniDuwag and #NasaanAngPangalawangPangulo, similar hashtags that greeted Marcos’ skipping of the Soho and KBP interviews.

But many on socmed are wondering if the real reason for Robredo’s refusal to attend the SMNI debate is because it will be live, in person, and a true debate on issues and platforms. No coaching, no advanced questions, no PowerPoints, no editing.

This is a developing story.

Music, Politics

Side By Side: ”Do You Hear The People Sing” Tagalog Versions

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Most are familiar with the hit song ”Do You Hear The People Sing” from “Les Miserables.” The musical was based on Victor Hugo’s book published in 1862. It is a tale of woe and angst, love, loss and redemption set in France in the early 1800s against a backdrop of revolutionary fervour. The name Les Misèrables means The Unfortunate Ones or The Wretched.

Well, the song has been adapted as a ”protest song” during the onset of Rodrigo Duterte’s Philippine presidency. The Tagalog version is titled ”Di Nyo Ba Naririnig?” (Don’t you hear?)

A new Tagalog version has emerged, this time in support of the Duterte legacy and in anticipation of continued and greater progress under a Bongbong Marcos-Sara Duterte leadership after they are elected president and vice president in May, 2022.

The original protest song, particularly that recorded by ABS-CBN artists and talents, has garnered some 269K views on YouTube, while the new version has already recorded 619K views, considering that it has gone public in just the last month and a half.

Here’s the new version: https://www.facebook.com/1041942862/posts/10223235601011961/

Or via YouTube: https://youtu.be/e-Ko6pIFXPo

Here is the tale of the tape between the two versions: