Category Archives: Social Media

Law Enforcement, Social Media

Monetary Reward for the Arrest of Bantag Misleading!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Pera na, naging bato pa, is a Filipino expression that roughly means someone is expecting money (as in a reward) only to be told the money is not coming after all.

That’s exactly what the Philippines’ Department of Justice said today following its earlier announcement that a P2 Million reward awaits anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of wanted former Bureau of Corrections Chief Gerald Bantag.

Bantag is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of broadcast journalist Percy Lapid.

DOJ said that unless Bantag is convicted, informants will get nothing, as in zero, nada, zilch!

But conviction is not within the purview of informants. Rather, it depends on the case presented, and the competency of prosecutors.

So what’s in it for informants? That’s the 2-million peso question.

Media, Social Media

Adobo Chronicles Fact Check: No, Leni Robredo And Kim Chiu Don’t Use The Same Ghostwriter!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It’s quite easy to mistake one for the other. They sound alike when making public statements — ex-Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo and actress and TV host Kim Chiu.

Many netizens wondered if they use the same ghostwriter for their public statements.

The Adobo Chronicles fielded its most experienced fact-checkers to investigate and this is what we found out:

NO, Robredo and Chiu do NOT use the same ghostwriter. But they do share the same thought process and the same difficulty in expressing their thoughts.

So our verdict: suggestions that both women use the same ghostwriter is FAKE NEWS.

Media, Social Media

Maria Ressa’s Rappler On “Damage Control”

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Just days after the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University released its 2023 Digital News Report, Maria Ressa and her Rapplerettes immediately went on damage control.

The report named Rappler the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines, the fourth year in a row.

Rappler abandoned its appeal for donations and instead opened its online portal for free access by anyone who registers. It appears to be a desperate attempt to boost its sagging number of subscribers and followers.

One doesn’t have to actually read their fake stories. But signing up may have some perks in the future, like perhaps, free coffee mugs or baseball caps? Maybe, even a dinner date with Ressa?