Citing Humanitarian Reasons, Bong Go Donates His Votes To Leni Robredo

December 13, 2021 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau – Now that Senator Bong Go has formally filed his withdrawal of his candidacy for president, he says he is donating his votes to Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo.

Go told The Adobo Chronicles that he was doing this for humanitarian reasons. ”Bongbong Marcos doesn’t need my votes. The surveys show he is going to be a runaway winner,” he added.

In the latest Publicus Asia poll, Marcos further increased his lead while Robredo’s numbers slid. Go, on the other hand, had a measly 3.9% which all but approximates the survey’s margin of error of plus or minus 3%.

“Robredo needs my votes in order for her to save some face, and I’m happy to transfer mine to her. After all, she is the Vice President,” said Go.

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Maria Ressa Makes A Fashion Statement In Oslo!

December 11, 2021 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

OSLO, Norway (The Adobo Chronicles, Berlin Bureau) – Maria Ressa would do anything just to make her case to the international community about her controversial Nobel Peace Prize.

Ressa was in Oslo to personally receive her award after being given the go signal to travel out of the Philippines by a Philippine Appeals Court, the same judicial branch of government she claimed was being used to weaponize the curtailment of her freedom of speech and of the press.

Aside from her usual rhetoric about being a journalist silenced by the government, the CEO of the online news source Rappler also made a shocking fashion statement.

Instead of her signature pantsuit, Ressa wore what looked like a black and white tunic which when zipped up, seemed to poke fun at her own accusation of receiving hundreds if not thousands of rape threats because of her fearless brand of ”journalism.” Her face mask also featured a zipper that many believed symbolized her being silenced, or on the other side of coin, her countrymen’s desire for her to shut up.

Her Oslo appearance coincided with the national costume competition of the 70th Miss Universe Pageant being held in Israel. Pageant enthusiasts swore if Miss Universe Philippines wore the same outfit as Ressa’s, she would be a runaway winner of the pageant’s Best National Costume award.

The Adobo Chronicles tried, but failed, to identify Ressa’s wardrobe designer.