MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It’s been much ado about nothing, this honorary doctorate degree given by Ateneo de Manila University to former Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo.

Honorary degrees are now known as a celebratory gesture and hold no weight in society, though some recipients use the Ph.D title and add it to their curriculum vitae, despite being urged not to do so.

So, don’t get excited if you or anyone you know and look up do receives an honorary Ph.D. Even puppets get them. Literally!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles,Manila Bureau) – Rappler, the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines whose CEO Maria Ressa is a convicted criminal, has finally found its niche!

After its media license was revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission for violation of the foreign ownership regulations, Rappler announced it was shifting its business to astrology.

Its initial post on its website was an article on Sara Duterte in which the author speculated on the character, personality and other traits of the Vice President, whose astrological sign is Gemini.

By shifting to astrology, Rappler does not need a special license from SEC because there is no law regulating foreign ownership of the astrology business.

All’s well that ends well!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – She described it as a “huge honor” on her social media account — being selected by Harvard’s Kennedy School as one of 2022’s Fail Leaders.

She, being former Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo.

Robredo is joined by others in this fellowship program known as Hauser Leaders. The fellows will be interacting with faculty and students of the school.

Robredo is expected to enlighten the Harvard community on World War II (1947), mathematics, the difference between “nerve” and “vein,” and how parts of the Philippines’s 1,700 islands are achieving “zero defecation.”

An honor, indeed!