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BREAKING: SEC Clears Rappler, Says It’s Not A Media Company After All (Yellow Edition #3)

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) –  There’s bad news and there’s good news.

The bad news: The Department of Justice has indicted Rappler, Maria Ressa and several others for tax evasion.

The good news: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cleared Rappler from charges of violating the Philippine Constitution that prohibits foreign ownership of media companies.

The new SEC order means that Rappler and its parent company Rappler Holdings Corporation can continue to do business with or without foreign investment.

A spokesperson for SEC told The Adobo Chronicles that after careful review of the documents provided by Rappler, as well as tons of its previously published stories, SEC concluded that the online news source is actually not a media company and as such is not coverecd by the Constitutional requirement of 100% Filipino ownership.

“It has become quite clear that the “news stories” published by Rappler over the years are actually personal opinions of Ressa and her corps of Rapplerettes,” the spokesperson said.  Just like personal blogs, published opinions such as those of Rappler’s are not covered by media ownership regulations.”

Champagne flowed at Rappler’s headquarters soon after the SEC news broke.

As for the tax evasion indictment of Rappler? Well that’s a different opinion, uhm, we mean news story.

Government, Health & Medicine, International, Politics, Social Media

Rappler Questions Changing Complexion Of U.S. President Donald Trump

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8F8E671C-2C37-4E85-AAE6-3F3E346AE529.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The online news source Rappler is known for its expertise in analyzing the complexion of world leaders, including Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Recently, Rappler did a story on the darkening of the complexion of Duterte, speculating that it was due to some illness or medical therapy,

Now, in a yet-to-be-published Pulitzer Prize-quality news story, Rappler is questioning the changing complexion of U.S. President Donald Trump. Written by Rappler CEO Maria Ressa herself, the piece showcased in photos the darkening of Trump’s face, similar to Duterte’s.

You can always count on Rappler for up-to-date, investigative reports!

Government, Language, Law Enforcement, Politics, Social Media, Tourism

Duterte Orders Closure And Rehabilitation Of Baguio City Hall

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FEC6BFAE-FCD6-4EBE-A3B1-045B8A618E5C.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has changed his mind about closing down and rehabilitating Baguio City. He had wanted to rehabilitate the Summer Capital of the Philippines like he did with the resort island of Boracay.

Instead, Duterte has ordered the closure and rehabilitation of Baguio City Hall.

Duterte’s new order came just hours after Mayor Mauricio Dumogan signed a new Ordinance authored by Councilor Lilia Fariñas prohibiting the use of profanities in schools and universities as well as business establishments catering to minors like computer shops and arcades.

Duterte, known for using profanities, told The Adobo Chronicles that Baguio’s government had better things to do than ban profanities, considering the deterioration of the city’s living conditions — from overpopulation to nightmarish traffic to illegal constructions and environmental issues.