Category Archives: Social Media

Cynthia Patag’s Non-Apology Apology

img_6443MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – By now, Filipino netizens are familiar with retired singer-comedienne Cynthia Patag’s  rant on her Facebook account whereby she spread lies about musician Noli Asencio’s recent death.

Patag reposted a private message she received from the wife of another retired singer, Jim Paredes.  That message claimed that Asencio was abducted and drugged and was a victim of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s war on drugs.

Well, the family of Asencio denied the claim and lamented the fact that Patag used the musician’s death for her own vile political agenda.

You see, Patag and the Paredeses are very anti-Duterte.

Naturally Patag received many angry comments from Filipino netizens.

Today, Patag issued a non-apology apology addressed to Asencio’s family, Iwi Laurel and Nicole Laurel Asencio.

At first, netizens thought Patag was sincerely apologizing.  But then she went on with yet another rant:

Susme! Nicole accused me of using her deceased dad for my own vile political agenda. “You should be ashamed of yourself! Have some respect for yourself first!” You, too, Iwi, posted the same, but awa ng Dios, yours was more subdued: “Who appointed you as spokesperson for our family?” HA?😳 Ay, Laurel-Asencio – mga Pinoy elite pala sila.😊”

Here’s Patag’s full post.  You be the judge:

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Retired Singer-Comedienne Cynthia Patag Crowned Philippines’ New Queen Of Intrigue

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Nicole Asencio, Patag and Paredes

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) –The Philippines is known worldwide for its beauty queens.  But it is also known for other queenly titles like “Queen of Intrigue.”

This week, the Philippines crowned a new “Queen of Intrigue” in the person of retired singer-comedienne Cynthia Patag, a known fanatic of the Aquino and Liberal Party administration.  She has been a staunch critic of the Duterte administration, using her social media account to spread untruths and biased opinions about those who disagreed with her yellow-blinded opinions. (Yellow is a color associated with Aquino and his Liberal Party.)

Recently, Patag posted on her Facebook account that Filipino musician Manual “Noli” Asencio III was abducted, drugged and killed, attributing the lie to a certain Ana Segovia who relayed it in a private message to Lydia Paredes, wife of former Apo Hiking Society (a singing group) member and Aquino supporter Jim Paredes.

In a twist of fate, the private message reached Patag who immediately posted the lie on her Facebook account.

Well, the daughter of Asencio, singer-songwriter Nicole, categorically denied the rumor spread by Patag. She said she was appalled by online rumors that depict her recently departed father as a victim of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.

Patag, meanwhile, has been unusually quiet after Asencio’s statement. But that didn’t prevent Patag from being proclaimed the country’s newest Queen of Intrigue.

Is there another title for “Liar Queen?” That would seem appropriate as well, wouldn’t it?

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