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International, The Media

Bimby Aquino Invited To Speak Before U.N. Assembly Of Tiger Moms

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NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) – Move over Greta Thunberg. Your three minutes of fame are over.

Enter Bimby Aquino-Yap, 12-year-old son of Philippine Queen of All Media Kris Aquino, often referred to by some circles as a tiger mom.

Bimby has been invited to speak before a U.N. Assembly of tiger moms to be held next month in New York City.

Originally, the assembly wanted to invite Kris as speaker but after seeing the extensive media coverage Thunberg received after that angry, passionate speech on climate change, it opted to invite Bimby instead.

An assembly spokesperson said that Bimby is not only younger (he’s 12, Thunberg is 16), but also more good looking adorable than the Swedish activist. “He’also the  perfect person to talk about how it is to grow up with a tiger mom “ he said.

Loosely, a tiger mom is one who treats her children like she was a general in the army, dictating how her children should behave, what career to pursue (like piano lessons), and  how to present themselves before the public eye.

So Krissy!

Government, Politics, The Media

Sedition: Maria Ressa Vs. Maria Ressa

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Will Maria Ressa soon join the ranks of people led by Vice President Leni Robredo who are facing accusations of sedition?

Possibly.

But the irony of ironies is that the Rappler CEO may have set herself up for a possible sedition charge.

In a recent interview  with The Financial Times (FT), Ressa said “it would be great if we didn’t have to fight our government.”

Sedition is defined as action or language that incites people to oppose or fight their duly-constituted government. 

By admitting that she is fighting the government, Ressa all but provided Exhibit A  that could be used against her in the court of law.

Ressa likes to say, “A lie told a thousand times becomes the truth.”

If Ressa keeps repeating what she told FT, it may just become the truth.

 

The Media

Noli De Castro To Retire, Karen Davila Wants To Move to CNN

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Two ABS-CBN employees— Karen Davila and Noli de Castro — are among those who would potentially be negatively affected by the possible non-renewal of their employer’s franchise.

The Congressional bill authorizing ABS-CBN’s  franchise renewal has been frozen, at least  in as far as the recently-concluded 17th Congress is concerned.

But Karen Davila who hosts  a talk show on the network, and Noli de Castro who is  a screaming news reader for TV Patrol, have decided to be more proactive.

De Castro is retiring while Davila has submitted an application with CNN.

This is developing story…