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Politics, Social Media, The Media

VP LENI ROBREDO TO SUE RAPPLER FOR CYBER LIBEL!

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Yet another cyber libel case is hanging over the head of Rappler and its CEO, Maria Ressa. This time, the law suit is coming from Vice President Leni Robredo.

The impending law suit stems from a Twitter post by Rappler.com in which Robredo’s daughters compared U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of poll cheating to the 2016 Vice Presidential elections where their mom narrowly won over opponent Bongbong Marcos. (The electoral protest filed by Marcos against Robredo remains unresolved and is still pending with the Presidential Electoral Tribunal or PET.)

The Vice President is suing Rappler for the caption, “Lugaw, anyone” which accompanied its Twitter post.

“Lugaw” (rice porridge) is considered by the Robredos as derogatory. It is a label used by Duterte Die-hard Supporters (DDS) to ridicule the Vice President. The label stems from statements attributed to her claiming she raised campaign funds by selling lugaw.

“And I thought, Ressa and Rappler were on our side,” the VP said. “I was wrong.

Ressa was earlier convicted of cyber libel in a case filed by a private businessman.

Government, Politics

Donald trump now forbiden inside white house

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – White House staffers, including members of the Secret Service are all too eager to get rid of their soon-to-be former boss.

Sources close to Donald Trump told The Adobo Chronicles that although the Presidential elections have not yet been called and a winner has yet to be declared, the President is now banned from entering the Presidential residence on Pennsylvania Ave.

A Secret Service officer said, “Mr. Trump is now forBiden. We look forward to serving the new President.”

Government, Politics

ROBREDO WANTS TO BE SENATE PRESIDENT

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Robredo, left, and Senate President Tito Sotto, right.

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo is tired of just “waiting for something to happen to the President.” She wants to be Senate President.

Robredo says the Philippines should completely pattern its system of government after that of the United States of America. In the U.S., the Vice President is automatically the President of the Senate, presiding over sessions and voting on bills and measures to break any tie.

She urged Congress to immediately pass an amendment to the Philippine Constitution so that she can immediately assume the Senate President position for the remaining two years of her term.

Asked by The Adobo Chronicles if she would also recommend that a vote for President should also be a vote for the Vice President in Philippine elections, like in the U.S. she said yes, but only beginning in 2022.

Good answer. Otherwise, Alan Peter Cayetano who was the VP running mate of President Rodrigo Duterte, would take over her position.