Film and TV, Politics

Leni Robredo Endorses Barbie Movie!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Hollywood film, “Barbie” starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is finally showing in the Philippines after the go-signal from the Movie & Television Ratings and Classification Board (MTRCB).

There were earlier moves to ban the movie for featuring a map showing China’s 9-dash lane which many argued was an intrusion into the Philippines’ territory.

Yesterday, ex-Vice President Leni Robredo formally endorsed the movie, saying it is a tribute to her and her Pinklawan movement. She encouraged all the 15 million who voted for her in the 2022 presidential elections to go see the film, and to wear pink when they do.

Is this a precursor to Robredo’s much-talked about candidacy in the 2025 senatorial elections?

International, National News

Unprecedented: South Korean House Speaker To Deliver Philippines’ State Of The Nation Address (SONA)

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – The Philippines will make a Guinness World Record on July 24, 2023, as the first and only nation in the world to invite a foreign dignitary to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA), usually done by the country’s president.

South Korean National Assembly Speaker Rep. Kim Jin-pyo will do the honors on behalf of President Bongbong Marcos who will be watching the address from Malacañang.

Already, banners welcoming the South Korean dignitary as SONA speaker have been put up in various locations in Metro Manila, including this one at a footbridge near the Batasang Pambansa, venue of the SONA.

(Adobo Chronicles’ social media director JAKE DON, contributed to this report)

Social Media

Facebook Account Holders Must Post Disclosure To Avoid Suspension or Cancellation

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MENLO PARK, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) – Facebook account holders, including those who are Meta-verified, must post the required disclosure to avoid suspension or cancellation of their accounts. This was announced today by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Account holders have until July 30 to post the disclosure on their main profiles as well as on all pages they own or manage.

As a public service to our readers, The Adobo Chronicles is publishing the required disclosure. Copy and paste on your FB pages:

DISCLOSURE:

Let it be known that all my posts on my Facebook account are, to the best of my knowledge, mine and mine alone.  Any similarities to posts by other people are purely coincidental. It is, and will never be, my intention to plagiarize other people’s work and ideas; and credit for all my reposts, including comments, photos, graphics and videos remain with the original owner/s.  I give permission to Facebook and its designated fact checkers to verify the truth and accuracy of all my posts and will accept, without any dispute, all actions by Facebook to delete any of my posts or to restrict, suspend or cancel my account should I be found to be violating the established community standards.

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