MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Congressman Raoul Manuel, the Kabataan Partylist representative, flexed his credentials at a recent Congressional hearing, saying “Summa Cum Laude po ako” (I am a Summa Cum Laude).

Manuel is a graduate of the University of the Philippines and is the first ever Summa Cum Laude in the Visayas campus. (U.P. now has the reputation of handing out lots of Latin honors to its graduates as if they were dole outs in an evacuation center.)

But then Manuel may have been absent from history class (perhaps leading a protest rally somewhere), when the Philippine claim to Sabah (Malaysia) was discussed.

We have the video where Manuel repeatedly referred to the disputed territory as “sabá” (banana/plantain).

LOS ANGELES, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – He’s single, and she might be, too (although being a virgin or not is a different story altogether).

Los Angeles-based, sour-graping vlogger, Bb. Maharlika a.k.a. Eden Contreras, and anti-Smartmatic poster boy Glenn Chong are rumored to be dating.

Netizens have noticed that the couple seemed to have united in their anti-Marcos attacks despite being both (former) avid supporters of the Philippine president. Many have speculated that the 180-degree turn was due to their not being appointed to what could have been juicy positions in the Bongbong Marcos administration.

But politics aside, they look like a beautiful couple deserving of each other.