MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It would have been the highlight of her career as a book author. Raissa Robles’ book on the Marcos Martial Law, ‘Never Again,’ won the book award for non-fiction.
The award was given out by the National Book Development Board (NBDB).
But alas, NBDB is a government agency, and so it would be a conflict of interest for Robles to accept an award from the government that she criticizes and despises. Furthermore, the agency is funded by taxpayer money and she constantly questions foreign travels of Duterte officials on taxpayer dime.
So, being the ‘investigative journalist’ that she claims she is, she decided to decline the award.
Well and good!
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – If you’ve been to a karaoke bar — and who hasn’t — you surely have heard the song by Berlin, ‘Take My Breath Away.’
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (EXCLUSIVE to The Adobo Chronicles) – Filipinos learned a new word today: Schadenfreude. It means taking pleasure on the misfortune of another. This was how Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte described the loss of Miss Philippines Mariel de Leon in the recently-concluded Miss International Beauty Pageant
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