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Raissa Robles Is U.P.’s Lifetime Achievement Awardee For Fake News

January 21, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Just moments after she criticized the U.S.T. Alumni Association’s choice of Asec Mocha Uson as the 2018 Outstanding Alumnus for Government Service, blogger and gossip extraordinaire Raissa Robles received good news from her alma mater, the University of the Philippines (U.P.).

The good news: the U.P. Alumni Association has named her the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Awardee for Fake News.

Robles graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in English Literature, major in Imaginative Writing. She’d rather not say what year.

In modern parlance, ‘Fake News.’

Rappler’s Maria Ressa Leads The Charge To Push For Freedom Of Spit

January 20, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Promising that “we will hold the line,” Rappler CEO Maria Ressa spoke at a massive rally held this weekend at the Boy Scout Circle on Timog Avenue in Quezon City.

In attendance at the protest were members of the news media, student journalists, the police as well as fish ball and kwek kwek street vendors. It was a mass action like no other.

Despite the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to revoke Rappler’s license as a media company for violation of the Constitution, and subsequent unrelated subpoenas she received, Ressa wask firm in her personal commitment as well as that of her online news company, to keep fighting for Freedom of Spit.

Adobo Chronicles’ Exclusive Interview With Rappler’s Maria Ressa

January 18, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There’s been so much back and forth regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to revoke the media business license of Rappler due to the latter’s violation of the Constitutional provision on foreign ownership.

We caught up with Rappler CEO Maria Ressa at the U.S. Embassy in Manila where she was trying to renew her expired visa. Here’s the full transcript of our interview:

AC: Your reaction to the SEC decision?

Ressa: Suppression of Press Freedom.

AC: SEC says that Rappler violated the Constitution.

Ressa: Curtailment of Press Freedom.

AC: Do you now deny that Omidyar Network has an investment in Rappler?

Ressa: There is no Press Freedom in the Philippines.

AC: Asec Mocha Uson has invited you to apply for accredition as a blogger and be part of the Malacañang Press Corps. Will you accept?

Ressa: I’m a journalist. Press Freedom is under attack!

AC: What are your immediate plans now that Rappler’s license has been revoked:

Ressa: To keep on saying ‘There is No Press Freedom in the Philippines.’

(end of interview)