MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez told The Adobo Chronicles today that the recently-announced Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) the poll body inked with Rappler was a classic case of a typo.
Jimenez was referring to a partnership between Comelec and Rappler under which the latter would help in voter engagement and fighting disinformation in connection with the May 9 Philippine national elections.
Many were very critical of the partnership because Rappler is known for its bias against the Duterte government as well as Bongbong Marcos who is running for President. No less than Solicitor General Jose Calida said that the government intends to file a case against Comelec unless the MOA is rescinded by March 4.
Jimenez said that Comelec erred in that it falsely identified its partner as Rappler when it should have been Russia.
This news report from the Philippine Star explains it all.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – She claims to be an advocate for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), complete with a giant billboard proclaiming her support for a PWD party-listin the coming Philippine elections. Yet retired Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is all but promoting a mockery of handicapped people.
In a post on her Twitter account, Guanzon is asking her followers to post selfies mimicking facial paralysis (“ngiwi” in Tagalog) and to use the hasghtags #ngiwisquad and #ngiwichallenge.
THE FACTS: Many people suffer from facial paralysis, a disability. Such paralysis could be caused by stroke, Bell’s palsy, trauma, tumors, viruses and Lyme Disease.
Is Guanzon going to publicly apologize to the very people she’s advocating for?
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It seems that Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo just made a big fuss over standing in heels for three hours during the debate sponsored by CNN Philippines.
Robredo was seen leaving the University of Santo Tomas debate venue, going barefoot and carrying her high-heeled shoes. Her campaign wanted to get the people’s sympathy for the ordeal she went through just to show up at the forum attended by all presidential candidates except Bongbong Marcos.
But a leaked photo of Robredo during one of several commercial breaks showed her sitting comfortably in a chair provided by CNN, wearing flipflops —truly a rare footage that wasn’t seen by the television audience!
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