Social Media

Rappler To Charge P6.99 Per Month For Its Yellow Verified Check Mark!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It’s all about the money, money, money! Or ego maybe?

Twitter was first to announce it was charging $8 a month for account holders to get verified through a blue check mark.

Not to be outdone, Meta/Facebook is now offering the same check mark for $14.99 a month.

But will Rappler just sit back and be left behind? No, not if you ask its convicted CEO Maria Ressa.

Today, Rappler announced that Filipino Twitter, Facebook and Instagram account holders can now display the yellow Rappler checkmark on their profiles for a bargain price of P6.99. That’s Philippine pesos!

Rappler has been losing revenue and following because year after year, it has been named the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines by no less than the prestigious Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Harvard University.

Ressa is hoping that this new offering would generate the needed revenue not only to keep Rappler alive, but also to help pay for the legal expenses in connection with her conviction for cyber libel, now on appeal before the Supreme Court.

So what are you waiting for? Show your pride and support for Rappler! Subscribe now for your yellow check mark!

Beauty, Religion

Catholic Bishops Slam New Miss Grand Philippines For Mimicking The Black Nazarene’s Hair

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – First, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCB) slammed the use of the image of Jesus Christ as costume in a performance by a drag queen. The bishops are calling it blasphemous.

Now, CBCP is after the new Miss Grand Philippines 2023 Nikki De Moura, saying it was offensive to Catholics for the beauty queen to mimic the curly hair of the revered Black Nazarene.

“She could easily have worn a hairstyle as straight and natural as Mocha Uson’s,” one Manila-based bishop said.

Social Media, Tourism

Tourism Secretary Frasco Appoints Herlene Budol Spokesperson For “Love The Philippines!”

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Even while on family vacation, Philippine Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco is working!

Minutes after comedienne Herlene Budol won the crown as Miss Philippines Tourism 2023, Frasco appointed her the spokesperson of the “Love The Philippines” campaign.

“We are happy to have a beautiful Filipina be the poster girl and spokesperson for our newly-launched tourism campaign, ‘Love The Philippines,’” Frasco said.

Frasco says she is confident that Miss Budol will be very effective in talking about the beauty of the Philippines to foreign audiences and potential tourists.

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