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Maria Ressa And Kit Tatad: Wedding Of The Century

March 7, 2019 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There are royal weddings and celebrity weddings, but a wedding of the century comes only, well, once every century.

And who would ever think that the Philippines would be the venue of this century’s wedding — between Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and now former Manila Times columnist (and former Press Secretary of Ferdinand E. Marcos) Francisco ‘Kit’ Tatad.

It’s a union made in heaven: two journalists, once on the opposite sides of the political spectrum, both now crying ‘suppression of Press Freedom’ and ‘political persecution.’

Both have been accused of lying — ever critical of Rodrigo Duterte — while falling ‘victim’ to harassment and the government’s intolerance of criticism.

The couple makes the perfect Western media darlings and will definitely make for awesome cover stories for TIME, New York Times and CNN. Even Al Jazeera perhaps.

It’s the perfect marriage. Of convenience.

Watch for your exclusive invitations!

Maria Ressa Is Considering Suing Manila Times Columnist For Libel

March 5, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, 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.

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

March 5, 2019 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, 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.”