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SEC Revokes Media License Of The Adobo Chronicles

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5E47E981-716E-4DA5-851C-135B375B0429MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – First, it was Rappler.  Now, it’s The Adobo Chronicles.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cancelled the media license of The Adobo Chronicles (AC) effective immediately.

In issuing the revocation order, SEC said that AC has misrepresented itself for claiming it was a satire site.

”As a matter of fact,” SEC said, ‘most of its news stories are not only factual or based on truths, it has consistently predicted news developments that the legitimate news media would later report.”

SEC also clarified that unlike Rappler, AC has no issue about foreign ownership, since it is based in California and is therefore not subject to the restrictions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

SEC gave AC 30 days to refile its Philippine license application and revise it from satire to legitimate news, based overseas.

 

Politics, Social Media, The Media

Raissa Robles Will Donate One Centavo From Each Sale Of Her Book To Maria Ressa

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2CE8E8FB-5F46-4A68-AAA9-1087BFD38118MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Let’s give it to the Yellows. Their unconditional support for each other is simply amazing!

Now that Rappler has been ordered closed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violation of the Philippine Constitution’s ban on foreign ownership of media companies, Maria Ressa is desperately raising funds to help support her legal appeal to keep her online news source alive and kicking.

Enter Raissa Robles, author of some book called “Marcos Martial Law: Never Again,” and a blogger and Twitterer extraordinaire.

Today, Robles announced that she will donate one centavo from every sale of her one and only book, “Marcos Martial Law: Never Again” to Ressa.

Robles told The Adobo Chronicles, “Sino pa ba ang magtutulungan kundi kami-kaming mga dilawan. However, the best I can do is to donate one centavo per book sale.  Marami din kasi akong utang na dapat bayaran.  At saka di masyadong mabenta ang  book ko. But sabi nga nila, it’s the thought that counts.”

 

International, Military, Politics, Social Media, Technology

Filipinos Receive Emergency Alert On Their Smart Phones At Same Time As the Hawaii Missile Alert

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – At about 8:07 pm, Hawaii Standard Time, resident of the Sunshine State received a shocking message on their smart phones.

It was an emergency alert informing them that a missile was on its way to Hawaii and that they should take immediate shelter.

Well, now we know the alert was sent in error and the U.S. Pacific Command did confirm that there was no impending danger.

But on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Filipinos also received an emergency alert on their cell phones, warning them that the Yellows (the spinkling of Oppositionists) have gone crazy and were on the loose.  They were advised to be mindful of their surroundings.

As of press time, there has not been any confirmation from Philippine authorities whether or not the alert message was sent in error.

But Filipinos — especially the more than 80 percent who support the Duterte administration — took the alert seriously.

“It’s better to be safe than sorry,” said one Dutertard who spoke on condition of anonymity.