Category Archives: Social Media

Business, Media, Social Media

Google Search Confirms Rappler-Adobo Chronicles Merger

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There have been rumors in the past that the two top online news organizations in the Philippines — Rappler and The Adobo Chronicles — were headed towards a merger.

Well, the rumors have been confirmed.

A Google search on Rappler and a reverse Google search on The Adobo Chronicles now show that Adobo Chronicles is the parent organization of Rappler and that Rappler is a subsidiary of The Adobo Chronicles.

What’s not clear is if the merged entity will be a straight news or a satire news site.

 

Social Media

Maria Ressa Denies She’s ‘Dead’

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Social media was  abuzz with fake news that Rappler CEO Maria Ressa had passed away.

The ‘news’  started spreading soon after The New York Times  published an article about Ressa , accompanied by a photo, later manipulated by netizens, showing her in what appeared to be a lifeless pose.

In proclaiming she was very much alive, Ressa posted a selfie on her Twitter account, along with a sceeenshot of a recent issue of The Adobo Chronicles.

No need to convince us, Ms. Ressa.  We believe you, and thanks as always for your efforts to help promote our satire site.

Law Enforcement, Social Media, Technology

Philippine National Police Presents Internet Service Bill To Senator Leila De Lima

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – For the more than two and a half years that she has been incarcerated at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame, Senator Leila De Lima has never been cut off from the outside world.

She has been very active on social media, tweeting and posting  screen captures of her handwritten dispatches to her supporters.

The PNP has had it with De Lima’s free ride on Camp Crame’s Internet network that it just presented a bill to the Senator representing her share of charges as invoiced by PLDT, Crame’s Internet provider.

”We are afraid the Commission on Audit (COA) might flag our excessive PLDT Internet bills, a huge percentage of which  is a result of De Lima constantly accessing Crame’s wifi network,” a PNP spokesperson  told The Adobo Chronicles. “After all, we pay PLDT with taxpayer money, “ he added.

De Lima faces  solitary confinement with no Internet access if the bill is not paid.  Her bill reportedly runs in the tens of thousands of pesos.