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Philippine President Duterte To Foreign Media: ‘I Fooled You Yet Again!’

December 15, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

SINGAPORE (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – As he began his state visit to Singapore, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the foreign media, saying that they are such fools to believe everything he says.

CNN, for one, spent a significant segment of its prime time news reporting on Duterte’s ‘admission’ that as mayor of Davao City, he personally killed drug addicts. Other foreign news outlets also devoted time and space reporting on this latest statement from the popular, albeit controversial president.

“It must be a slow news day,” Duterte said, “that the news media chose to make such a big deal about my recent statement. Have they not learned their lesson yet? I could probably say the end of the world is coming tomorrow and it would immediately make it to their headlines.”

Duterte’s rhetoric has consistently put him and the Philippines on the international stage and has earned for the rogue leader a spot in Forbes’ 2016 list of the most powerful persons in the world.

Raissa Robles Quits Investigative Journalism To Become An Advice Nurse

December 14, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

‘Investigative journalist’-turned advice nurse Robles

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – She likes to be called an “investigative journalist,” although one might argue that her political blog seems to be confined to “investigating” people whom she does not agree with, like President Duterte, as well as issues contrary to her jaundiced political views.

Today, Raissa Robles announced that she was quitting investigative journalism to pursue a dream career — that of an advice nurse.

With this shift in her career, Robles hopes that she will gain more likes for her social media account. She is aiming to surpass the reader engagements of political blogger Mocha Uson.

In her first post as an advice nurse, Robles tackles the issue of Fentanyl, a prescription drug that is used by patients suffering from severe pain as a result of certain medical conditions.

It is an impressive first piece by Robles where she cuts and pastes medical and scientific information culled from sources like Wikipedia. In her post, she includes her own personal expert analysis of the drug in question.

Her first subject in her advice column? President Duterte, of course!

She makes the case for Duterte as someone addicted to drugs, presumably Fentanyl.

Our best wishes to Ms. Robles on her new-found career!

Donald Trump To Appoint Kanye West As FCC Commissioner

December 13, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

West with the president-elect at Trump Tower

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – Many have wondered why Kanye West was seen at the Trump Tower in New York, striking a pose with the president-elect and daughter Ivanka.

Well, wonder no more.

Reliable sources told The Adobo Chronicles that Donald Trump is set to appoint West to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The controversial rap singer will be one of five commissioners.

FCC is an independent agency of the United States government, created by Congressional statute to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security, and modernizing itself.

When asked what qualifies West to be an FCC commissioner, Trump said, “He is familiar with media and we’ve been friends for a long time. Ivanka is also good friends with West’s wife, Kim Kardashian. The couple will bring a much-needed celebrity status to my administration, not to mention diversity.”