WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - They promised, and they delivered. Thousands of Americans who had promised to leave the country if Donald Trump were elected president flew out of various international airports in the U.S. the day after Tuesday's elections. The airport authorities in Washington Dulles Airport, San Francisco International Airport, LAX, and…
HONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles, Honolulu Bureau) - In the past, Americans living on the West Coast, including Hawaii, already knew who had been elected president long before they could even cast their ballot. Not anymore. In an unprecedented Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) among all the major cable and news networks, Tuesday's presidential elections will be…
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Philippines) - Many Americans are starting to make plans to move to other countries in the event that Donald Trump is elected president of the United States on Tuesday. Canada and countries in Europe are among the more popular choices for a new life for Americans. But Philippine President Rodrigo…
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles, Las Vegas Bureau) - Remember the Latino surrogate for the Trump campaign who a month ago warned that without tighter immigration policies from the Republican presidential nominee, "you're going to have taco trucks on every corner." Needless to say, that didn't sit well with Latino voters and the Trump campaign has…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - Even The New York Times has been had, reporting on the alleged conversation between God and Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the latter's return flight from his state visit to Japan. Duterte said that he promised God that he would stop cussing after God threatened to take down…
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up the controversial issue of transgender rights, and will consider a Virginia school district's challenge to Obama administration guidelines requiring that schools allow transgender students to use restrooms matching their chosen gender, rather than birth gender. A federal appeals court ruled in April for high school…
NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - For the longest time, Donald Trump has asserted that this year's elections are rigged, and rigged in favor of the Democrats and his opponent Hillary Clinton. But the Republican presidential candidate has not shown any proof of his allegations. Until now. Today, Trump unleashed his fiercest attack…
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles, Las Vegas Bureau) - Practically conceding defeat in the November 8 US presidential elections, Republican candidate Donald Trump is spending the last days of the campaign having a grand time -- watching international beauty pageants. This time, he can't barge into dressing rooms full of naked beauty contestants because he…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Secret Service agents were baffled early this morning when they discovered several garbage bags strewn in the White House lawn facing Pennsylvania Avenue. Upon reviewing CCTV video tapes, they found out who the culprit was: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Clickhole.com is reporting that the bags didn't contain…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - A new claimant to the disputed territories in the South China Sea is about to come forward following the November 8 U.S. presidential elections. That claimant is the United States. In her remarks to Goldman Sachs executives in 2013, Hillary Clinton recalled having contentious discussions with Chinese officials…
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - While the rest of the world is still trying to figure out what exactly President Rodrigo Roa Duterte meant by "separating from America," both China and the Philippines today announced a new bilateral trade deal that will begin immediately. It is well known that China is the world's…
CHICAGO, Illinois (The Adobo Chronicles, Indianapolis Bureau) - The verdict is in. The top fine dining restaurant in all of America is in Chicago! It's called Alinea. Alinea bested hundreds of other highly-rated restaurants from San Francisco to New York, from New Orleans to Orlando. The list was released by TripAdvisor, in its 2016 Travelers…
LONDON, United Kingdom (The Adobo Chronicles, Berlin Bureau) - A new word has been added to the Oxford Dictionaries' 2017 edition. That word is: duterte Many will immediately think of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte when encountering this new word. However, by definition, duterte is synonymous to hyperbole. Here's the new word entry that will appear in Oxford Dictionaries…
NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump seems to be backing down from his earlier statements that he will accept the results of November's elections only if he wins. Today at 3 a.m, Trump took to his Twitter account to categorically state that he will accept his election…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - President Barack Obama is not giving up America's little brown that easily, despite pronouncements in China by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that he wants to "separate" from the United States. In an effort to maintain the colonial and friendly relations between the two countries, Obama has invited Duterte…
BEIJING, China (The Adobo Chronicles, Tokyo Bureau) - Filipinos, no more the little brown brothers of America. With no equal benefits. Speaking to the Filipino community in China’s capital on Wednesday, Duterte complained that Americans can enter the Philippines visa-free while Filipinos have a hard time securing a travel document to visit the US. Duterte said…
BEIJING, China (The Adobo Chronicles, Tokyo Bureau) - These are two photos, both taken in China. Can you spot the difference? (Use our comments section)
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - While Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte may have drawn some parallel between himself and Adolf Hitler, Senator Leila De Lima, former Justice Secretary under the Aquino administration, has likened herself to Harry Potter, that fictional darling of awizard created by author J.K. Rowling. The lady senator made…
LAREDO, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) - You've heard it from the Trump supporters. If their candidate Donald loses the presidential election, they will stage a violent coup to oust President Hillary. So what happens next? In a bold manifesto uncovered today by Wikileaks, Trumpeteers (a name Trump supporters are calling themselves) will establish…
NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - The Boston Globe has proposed to scrap the third and final U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. But that's not going to happen. Something else will. ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, FOX, and MSNBC have all decided not to broadcast…