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Economy, Government, Politics

Leni Robredo Deeply Concerned About The Philippines’ Declining Inflation Rate

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F7CDB303-5755-46B2-9226-528871BFEFDCMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It was just this past September when Vice President Leni Robredo chided the Duterte government, saying that it can no longer continue to downplay the country’s inflation rate.

Well, reacting to February 2019’s inflation rate report, Robredo who, just last year, was guest speaker at a forum at the London School of Economics, expressed deep concern at the continued decline of the Philippines’ inflation rate — from 5.1% in December of 2018 to 4.4% in January and 3.8% in February this year.

”Lubos na nakakabahala,” (It’s very concerning) she told The Adobo Chronicles. “It’s about time Duterte and his economic managers do something to prevent a further decline in our country’s inflation rate.”

 

 

Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Social Media

Maria Ressa Is Considering Suing Manila Times Columnist For Libel

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618124DC-B78D-413C-BF1D-17854C9CC2AC.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has been sued for libel. Now she’s turning the table around. She is suing for libel.

Sources close to the embattled stock broker say that Ressa is planning to sue Manila Times columnist and book author Rigoberto Tiglao for libel.

”Tiglao defamed my character through his comments and accusations in his column. Today’s column is the last straw, so I’m suing him for libel,” Ressa told The Adobo Chronicles.

We asked Ressa what made her decide to finally sue Tiglao, and she said : “He called me a man!”

Moral of the story: if you’re not sure whether to call someone ‘con man’ or ‘con woman,’ err on the safe side, use ‘con it’ instead.

Government, Immigration, International, Politics, Social Media

Donald Trump Joins Call To Revoke Maria Ressa’s Dual Citizenship

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268e4cbc-d9c6-4af1-986f-7a086bedb532WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – When it rains it pours! Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is not only facing the wrath of Filipinos; U.S. President Donald Trump has joined in the call to have her dual citizenship revoked.

Some 46,000 Filipino netizens (and counting) have signed an online petition asking the Philippines Department of Justice to look into Ressa’s activities which may be in violation of her oath of allegiance when she applied for dual citizenship.  

But there’s a catch: Trump is not Filipino so he has no right to petition the Philippine government to revoke Ressa’s Filipino citizenship.

Ressa, however, is also a U.S. citizen, so Trump has now ordered his Department of Justice to look into stripping her of her American citizenship.

When asked by The Adobo Chronicles for his motivation in wanting to revoke Ressa’s U.S. citizenship, Trump said, “You know how I hate fake news, especially CNN, and Ressa used to be a CNN correspondent. Once a CNN employee, always a CNN employee.”

Trump added that his move is also part of his ongoing campaign to rid the United States of non-white immigrants and naturalized citizens. “I will not only build a wall, I will also go after purveyors of fake news, especially if they are not natural-born citizens.”