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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo has her hands full these days. She can’t just sit by idly while “waiting for something to happen to the President.”
Just hours after the terrorist group Maute launched a siege on Marawi City, Robredo and the Office of the Vice President appealed to kind-hearted citizens for donations in order to provide relief to those who were still trapped inside their homes due to the ongoing encounter between government troops and the rebels.
Last night, at about 10:27 p.m., a 5.5 magnitude quake centered near Zambales hit a swath of Luzon island, prompting netizens from Metro Manila to as far as Baguio City to take to their Facebook and other social media accounts to let friends and followers know that they felt the jolt.
Being the forward-thinking Vice President that she is, Robredo ordered the OVP to immediately launch a nationwide appeal for donations to help all those who felt the earthquake.
Donors are asked to contact the OVP to learn how their gift of money 💰 or items can reach those in greatest need. Robredo promised a full accounting of donated funds, in the interest of the Freedom of Information (FOI).
BALI, Indonesia (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – When it rains, it pours. That’s what’s happening to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Instead of publishing news headlines, it is IN the headlines. And all because it has been publishing fake news.
First, the Inquirer is in hot water after it published photos on its website supposedly showing the aftermath of the siege on Marawi City earlier this week. Photos showed burning vehicles and what seemed like major chaos in the streets of Marawi. Except that the photos it used were from the 2013 bombing in Cotabato City.
Now, the national daily is being sued by the lawyers of Mary Jane Veloso.
Veloso is the Filipina who was arrested and sentenced to death for smuggling heroin into Indonesia 🇮🇩 . She was scheduled to be executed, along with others, on April 29, 2015 but was granted a last-minute stay of execution so she could act as a witness during the trial of her alleged human trafficker in the Philippines 🇵🇭 .
The next morning, however, the Inquirer printed a bold headline announcing the execution of Veloso. We now know, of course, that Veloso, to this day, is very much alive.
The lawsuit filed this morning alleges that the Inquirer tried to murder Veloso. It is being charged with attempted murder and sued for an undisclosed amount. (Sources say that the amount is much bigger than what the Inquirer owes in back rent for the Mile-Long prime property it is currently occupying in Makati, Metro Manila.)
Moral of the story: Fake news does not pay!
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