MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles,Manila Bureau) – Rappler, the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines whose CEO Maria Ressa is a convicted criminal, has finally found its niche!

After its media license was revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission for violation of the foreign ownership regulations, Rappler announced it was shifting its business to astrology.

Its initial post on its website was an article on Sara Duterte in which the author speculated on the character, personality and other traits of the Vice President, whose astrological sign is Gemini.

By shifting to astrology, Rappler does not need a special license from SEC because there is no law regulating foreign ownership of the astrology business.

All’s well that ends well!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – She described it as a “huge honor” on her social media account — being selected by Harvard’s Kennedy School as one of 2022’s Fail Leaders.

She, being former Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo.

Robredo is joined by others in this fellowship program known as Hauser Leaders. The fellows will be interacting with faculty and students of the school.

Robredo is expected to enlighten the Harvard community on World War II (1947), mathematics, the difference between “nerve” and “vein,” and how parts of the Philippines’s 1,700 islands are achieving “zero defecation.”

An honor, indeed!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Ex-Vice President Leni Robredo may be out but she is not down. She paid a surprise visit to DSWD this week.

Still in denial that she no longer has a position in government, she assumed that she can lecture DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo and his Undersecretary Jerico Javier.

With finger pointed at the two top officials, Robredo said they should follow her footsteps as the most efficient government person ever, stepping up where government failed and taking every opportunity to promote herself and her office.

Unreliable sources told The Adobo Chronicles that she demanded DSWD to coordinate with her volunteer network (Angat Buhay) because Tulfo and Javier could learn many things from her management style. She reportedly asked Tulfo to turn over all DSWD relief supplies to Angat Buhay and let her NGO handle all social welfare programs, with or without calamities.