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CJ Lourdes Sereno, Rappler’s Maria Ressa to St. Scholastica Nun: Shut Up!

March 17, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Ang isda ay hahuhuli sa sariling bibig (The fish is caught by its own mouth).

This is exactly what happened to activist nun and former president of St. Scholastica’s College Sister Mary John Mananzan.

In an interview on GMA News, she criticized the Duterte government for trying to silence the opposition by citing the cases of Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno, Senator Leila De Lima and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa.

“Tignan mo ang nangyayari sa opposition, si Sereno, si Leila De Lima, at Rappler … basta nag-object ka, nagprotest ka, naganyan ka … anong klaseng democracy ‘yan, hindi ba democracy means you have to have opposition? Kung hindi ka ganyan, hindi ka democracy.”

While De Lima was pleased at Mananzan’s comment, Sereno and Ressa both condemned the nun.

”As Chief Justice, I am supposed to be non-partisan,” Sereno said.

”As a journalist and news media executive, I am neither anti nor pro-opposition,” Ressa said.

Both then asked Mananzan to just STFU (shut up).

Rappler Plans To File For Bankruptcy

March 8, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It is the ‘B’ word most businesses dread the most: bankruptcy. And Rappler and its parent company Rappler Holdings, are not immune from it.

Today, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa announced that her online news source is planning to file for bankruptcy.

As if the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order cancelling Rappler’s media license for violation of foreign ownership laws was not enough, Rappler is having a difficult time raising its P5 million online fundraising goal. After many months, it hasn’t quite reached 50% of its goal.

For what seemed like good news at first, Rappler foreign investor Omidyar Network announced it was donating its P78 million investment to Rappler’s senior managers. The donation is subject to a 30% donor’s tax. It is doubtful if the Rappler managers will invest what they will receive from Omidyar back into Rappler Holdings.

Now, the Bureau of Internal Revenue has filed a tax evasion case against Rappler, to the tune of P133 million!

Whichever way one looks at it, Rappler will be in the negative.

Hence its plan to file for bankruptcy.

So goodbye Rappler. It was good while you lasted.

EJKs In The Philippines Worse Than Reported By The News Media

February 27, 2018 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The extra-judicial killings (EJKs) in the Philippines could even be worse than the 7,000 to 15,000 deaths some claim to be the result of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.

Now, it appears that EJKs could reach hundreds of thousands, even millions.

As a result of the Philippine government’s all-out war against Dengue, mosquitoes carrying the dreaded virus have been exterminated by agencies of the government. Even private homes and citizens have actively participated in the killing of mosquitoes in areas where they abound. All this, without due process.

Senator Antonio Trillanes and Representative Gary Alejano are reportedly considering amending their complaint filed in the International Criminal Court accusing Duterte of crimes against humanity. The duo wants to include EJKs resulting from the Duterte government’s efforts to eradicate Dengue-carrying mosquitoes across the country.