Category Archives: Politics

Thinking Pinoy Has Revealed His Senatorial Choices, We Have Revealed Our Non-Choices

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Thinking Pinoy’s R.J. Nieto has revealed his endorsements for senators in the coming elections.

The Adobo Chronicles has revealed its non-endorsements.

It’s now up to the voters. Vote wisely!

 

 

 

Adobo Chronicles Fact Check: Leni Robredo’s Viral Fake Photo

 

80B4BED9-DA91-454B-946D-402F8DBF75D0MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A photo of Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo receiving a gift painting of herself from a cadet has gone viral on social media. The painting shows an unimpressive and not-so-complimentary face of the VP.

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Viral social media photo, left; photo from VP Robredo’s social media account, right

In fairness to the painter-cadet, The Adobo Chronicles conducted an investigation and expert analysis of the said photo. Here are our findings:

  • We found what seems to be an unaltered version of the viral photo in Robredo’s social media account and we compared the two photos
  • We noticed that the two photos didn’t show the same cadet
  • The uniforms worn by the cadets in the photos were starkly different. Come on, look that oversized cader cap in the viral photo
  • Robredo wasn’t wearing the same dress in the two photos
  • In the viral photo, there is an electric wire hanging on the wall leading up to the room behind Robredo and the cadet
  • The viral photo featured several photobombers whereas none were seen in Robredo’s official photo
  • As for the gift painting, we could not confirm the authenticity of either the one in the viral photo or the one in the official photo. (Hey, we’re not perfect. We’ll leave the fact-checking on the paintings to Rappler and Vera Files)

Leni Robredo Wants To Put An End To U.P. Diliman’s Annual Oblation (Naked) Run

67ADB0BF-EDF1-41AC-8B33-341E0EEC1D42QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo seems to have some serious beef with anonymity. Just recently, she called for legal sanctions against anonymous social media accounts that are, in her words, spreading fake news.

Now, Robredo wants to put an end to the Oblation Run at the University of the Philippines’ Diliman campus.

The run is an annual event organized by the university’s Alpha Phi Omega fraternity. Participants run around the campus naked to protest various political and social issues. The runners, however, remain anonymous by wearing face and head masks.

“Just like the anonymous accounts on social media, the runners hide their identity while being open about issues they are fighting for. It’s just not fair,” Robredo, herself a U.P. Diliman graduate, told The Adobo Chronicles.

Robredo added:

”I fully support freedom of speech, but I also believe that people must be man or woman enough to own up to their speech.”

Words of wisdom from the fake VP.