Category Archives: The Media

Government, Politics, Social Media, The Media

Maria Ressa Clarifies Her Statement On Helping Duterte Get Elected

November 6, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has issued a clarification regarding her statement that the online news source she owns helped Duterte get elected President.

Ressa made the statement during an Awards Dinner sponsored by the National Democratic Institute in Washington, D.C.

Today, Ressa clarified her statement by telling The Adobo Chronicles that what she really meant to say was that Rappler’s black propaganda as well as biased and negative coverage of Duterte’s presidential campaign helped get him elected.

”We were hoping our coverage would ensure the victory of LP candidate Mar Roxas, but it didn’t turn out that way, much to our dismay,” Ressa said.

Well, now that’s clear!

Senator Trillanes Accepts PhilStar Columnist Pedroche’s Apology, And Now The Waiting Game Begins

November 4, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senator Antonio Trillanes says that he has accepted the apology of PhilStar columnist Al Pedroche for his opinion piece that claimed U.S. President Donald Trump called the Senator ‘lil narco.’

In a statement, Trillanes said:

“Nag-apologize na si Mr. Al Pedroche ng Philippine Star Ngayon/philstar.com sa pagsulat nya sa kolum nya ng fake news tungkol diumano sa sinabi ni President Trump laban sa akin.”

“Tinatanggap ko ang kanyang apology at nagpapasalamat ako sa kanya sa pagtaguyod ng kanilang Code of Ethics bilang journalist,” the senator added.

Trillanes also said he is waiting for R.J. Nieto, a.k.a. Thinking Pinoy and another PhilStar columnist Mary Ann Reyes to do the same.

“Ngayon, inaantay ko sina RJ Nieto a.k.a. (not) Thinking Pinoy at Ms. Mary Ann Reyes ng Philippine Star kung kailan sila mag-a-apologize sa paggamit ng parehas na fake news na ito,” the senator said.

In a related development, the publisher and editors of The Adobo Chronicles, are also waiting for Trillanes to apologize for tagging our satire site as “fake news,” as seen in a social media account which seemed to be owned by the Senator.

”Satire is so different from fake news,” the publisher said.

The waiting game begins…

Announcing: The Adobo Chronicles’ “Most Influential…”

November 3, 2017 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

SAN JOSE, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) – Now that TIME magazine has announced its 2017 Most Influental Teens, it’s time for The Adobo Chronicles to hand its most prestigious award of the “Most Influential…”

The publisher and editors of The Adobo Chronicles, during their annual meeting at the San Jose headquarters, announced their choice for this this award.

Here they are…