Rappler’s Maria Ressa To Sue Donald Trump Over Executive Order

May 29, 2020 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In less than 24 hours from Donald Trump’s signing of a new Executive Order that could spell the end for social media “fact-checkers,” Rappler CEO Maria Ressa annouced she will sue the U.S. President for violation of Free Speech.

Trump’s Executive Order seeks to strike down social media companies’ immunity from lawsuit for content posted by their users (Section 230.) The President himself uses Twitter to criticize and rant against his critics.

Ressa, a U.S. citizen who runs her online news outlet in the Philippines, is known for her own rant wanting to “take back the Internet” from Facebook and other social media users whom she labels as purveyors of fake news.

Her company Rappler is one of two Facebook-designated fact-checkers in the Philippines.

In speaking with The Adobo Chronicles, Ressa said she stands to lose a lot of money if Trump’s crusade against social media fact checkers will succeed.

“It also doesn’t bode well for my image as a poster girl for Press Freedom and a fierce critic of fake news,” she added.

ABS-CBN Identifies Bots And Trolls To Its Online Franchise Petition

May 25, 2020 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – The ABS-CBN Rank and File Employees’ Union and the ABS-CBN Supervisory Employees’ Union have denounced efforts to sabotage their online petition asking legislators to renew their network’s broacasting franchise.

The unions said the attacks came from bots and fake accounts and used obscenities, cuss words and repetitive names as user names. They said they are cleaning up their database right now and will relaunch with proper security to prevent another attack. (The site for the online petition has paused its counter, temporarily.)

In the meantime the unions released the names of the bots and trolls. (For lack of space, The Adobo Chronicles is unable to print the entire list. We also skipped obscenities and cuss words because we are a family-oriented site)

Donald Duck
Mickey and Minnie Mouse
Donald Trump
Rodrigo Duterte
Akosi Darna
Cardo Dalisay
Adolf Hitler
Osama Bin Laden
Magsara Nakayo Ng Tuluyan
Pastor Quiboloy
Shutdown ABS-CBN
Buggs Bunny
Sara Dhona
Bawal Lumabas
Agot Isidro Baliw
Karen Davila Devil
Ma Nok Na Poolah
Judge Judy

If you were one of the bots and trolls and we missed listing you, please add your name in the comment section. (No obscenities, please. They will be deleted)

Duterte, Trump Sign ABS-CBN Online Petition

May 23, 2020 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – An online petition calling for the renewal of the broadcasting franchise of ABS-CBN has garnered more than one million signatures!

Launched by the employees of the network, recently shutdown by the National Telecommunications Commission due to the expiration of its franchise, the petition appeals to members of the House of Representatives for the “immediate discussion and passing of the renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise.”

No less than Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and U.S. President Donald Trump have signed the petition.

Supporters and sympathizers of the network may sign the petition by logging on to kapamilyaforever.com. They can vote as many times as they want, even if they are robots.