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AN OPEN LETTER TO JON STEWART OF THE DAILY SHOW

February 10, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

February 10, 2015

Dear Mr. Jon Stewart:

It is with a very heavy heart that we learned of your announcement that you will be leaving The Daily Show this year.

You know we are one of your biggest fans.

When we started The Adobo Chronicles in June of 2013, we were a struggling, clueless newbie, wanting to try our luck in the competitive world of the unbelievable yet amazing news business, of which you were the undisputed master.

When we published the book version of our news site, you graciously agreed to provide us with a quote, so honest but humbling to us. You said we were “the biggest threat to your career.”

We so appreciated your comment, but didn’t think you were serious about it.

But today, with your upsetting announcement, we feel very guilty that your comment then was nothing but a very serious assessment of the threat that we posed to your great career. We are very sorry that we are now the reason for the end of your wonderful show. We are not worthy of your expressed fears back then, and we can’t believe that what you said is now coming to fruition.

While we are elated that we are credited for the downfall of your career, we, in our very Christian orientation, cannot believe that we have caused you this devastating end to your career.

Please accept our sincere apologies, and we hope you would consider contributing articles to our news site.

Very sincerely,

The Adobo Chronicles

Politics, The Media

SENATOR MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO JOINS ADOBO CHRONICLES AS MANILA BUREAU CHIEF

December 3, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Santiago’s book cover: ‘Stupid Is Forever’ published by ABS-CBN Publishing

Silicon Valley, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Who says politics and the media don’t mix?

The Adobo Chronicles announced today that the very popular Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago will assume the post of Philippines Bureau Chief in Manila.

The announcement came just days after the 69-year-old feisty senator formally launched her new book titled, “Stupid Is Forever.” The 132-page book features a collection of Santiago’s jokes, speeches and pick-up lines.

The publishers of The Adobo Chronicles said that “no other person is more deserving and capable of leading our Manila bureau than Santiago whose intelligence, sense of humor, sarcasm and fearlessness are great assets in the pursuit of our journalistic mission.”

The Adobo Chronicles is published in California and distributed worldwide. It has close to 12 Million readers, 30% of whom live in the Philippines. Its top market is the U.S. at 40%. The rest of its readership is spread throughout Asia, Europe, South America, Australia and the Middle East.

Santiago, a lawyer and an incumbent senator, holds the distinction as the first female editor of the University of the Philippines’ official student newspaper, The Philippine Collegian. She was also editor of The Philippine Journal.

Her colleagues in the Senate cower in fear every time she opens her mouth to debate issues or discuss pending legislation. She minces no words when confronting politicians and others accused of wrongdoing.

At her book launching, Santiago made a controversial comment, thanking “the millions of stupid Filipinos who inspired this book.” She later clarified her comment saying that she was referring to the millions of corrupt politicians in the Philippines and the world over.

At the same event, when asked by reporters what she would say to Pope Francis if she meets him in January during the Philippine papal visit, Santiago said, “Hi, Sexy!”

Readers of The Adobo Chronicles can look forward to bigger, better and more controversial articles originating from the Philippines.

Welcome, Madam Editor!

Arts, Politics, The Media

CARLSON TUCKER APOLOGIZES TO ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION FOR DAILY CALLER ARTICLE

August 13, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Conservative commentator Carlson Tucker, editor-in-chief and founder of the news site The Daily Caller, has apologized to the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) for an article posted on the site. It was written by TDC’s managing editor Christopher Bedford.

The article accused AAJA of “concealing” the location of its 2014 Annual National Convention which opens today in Washington, D.C. It claims that the nonprofit journalism organization misled its convention attendees by announcing a downtown D.C. venue when in fact, the convention hotel is in Chinatown.

Tucker said he has placed Bedford on administrative leave pending a full investigation of what happened.

“Bedford intended his piece to be a guest blog post in The Adobo Chronicles, but erroneously posted it on The Daily Caller,” Tucker said. “We are a respectable, legitimate news organization and the publication of a bad satire has hurt our reputation,” he added.

The Adobo Chronicles was unsuccessful in reaching AAJA President Paul Chung by cell phone for his reaction to Tucker’s apology. Apparently, wi-fi access in the basement of the convention hotel is, at most, spotty.