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Politics, Social Media

Leni Robredo Names Anonymous Social Media Accounts That She Says Should Be Banned

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Even our own headline is a misnomer.  How can anyone name someone who is anonymous? But that’s exactly what Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo tried to do when she released an initial list of what she believes are “anonymous social media accounts peddling fake news.”

Robredo has called for legal sanctions against such accounts. She said that while journalists and others can be charged criminally for libel, slander and related crimes by pedlding lies, falsehood peddlers on social media under anymymous accounts should be held accountable just as much.

Robredo’s initial list of ‘anonymous’ accounts include:

  • Thinking Pinoy (R.J. Nieto)
  • For the Motherland (Sass Rogando Sasot)
  • Luminous (Trixie Cruz-Angeles & Ahmed Paglinawan)
  • Pol Pinoy (Politikal Pinoy and Adobo Chronicles)
  • Pinoy Ako Blog (Jover Laurio)
  • Reyna Elena (Edwin Jamora)
  • Maharlika (The Office of the Vice President is still running a background check on this account)

When asked by reporters if she meant “pen names” instead of “anonymous” account holders, she replied “Anonymous, and I’m sticking by it!”

Economy, Finance, Politics

How Many Zeroes In A Centibillion? We Asked Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – She’s a lawyer, although she flunked the bar on her first try.  But she’s also known for her math skills, using them to publicly criticize the rising retail prices of rice and the Philippines’ inflation rate.

So  when it was recently reported that Microsoft founder Bill Gates  has joined Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s only two centibillionaires, we asked Robredo how many zeroes there are in a centibillion.

While math wizards quicky told us there are 11 zeroes in  a centibillion, Robredo disagreed, asserting that there are only 9 zeroes.

”Centibillion comes from two words — cent and billion. A cent is written out in numbers  as 0.01. So multiplying 1 billion by 0.01 gives is 9 zeroes.”

She even showed us a screenshot of her calculation using her China-made iPhone.

 

Government, Politics, Travel

OFWs Plan To Meet Leni Robredo When She Visits The Middle East

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70EFCA82-B846-44A7-93D1-FB67833A4E58.jpegDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (The Adobo Chronicles, On board a commercial shipping vessel in the  U.A.E.) – Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo has announced plans to visit overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East as part of her INP project that promotes inspiring and success stories of Filipinos.

“May balak tayo sa Middle East, di ba, na magkaroon ng Istorya ng Pag-asa (We have plans in the Middle East, right, to have Istorya ng Pag-asa,” Robredo said.

“Iyong mga kababayan natin sa Middle East kasi mukhang sunod natin na Istorya ng Pag-asa (Our countrymen in the Middle East will be next to be featured for the Istorya ng Pag-asa),” she added.

The Vice President was sparse with details of the trip, which have yet to be finalized. There is no final date of the trip yet, according to Robredo’s office.

Upon learning of her plans, a region-wide coalition of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Middle East told The Adobo Chronicles that they plan to meet Robredo at airports on her arrival — not to welcome her but to demand that she fly back the the Philippines immediately.

A coalition spokesperson said that Robredo has no business telling the stories of OFWs. “We can tell our own stories — that of our love of our home country and our support for President Rodrigo Duterte. She’s just trying to find an excuse to make yet another international shopping trip.”

No comment yet from the Office of the Vice President.