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NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - With exactly 77 days before the U.S. presidential elections, Republican candidate Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric is becoming crazier by the day. He has gone from a campaign theme of 'Make America Great Again' to 'Make America Safe Again.' Enter the Hillary Clinton campaign, jumping on the…

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a step ahead of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. While Clinton is busy putting together her transition team in preparation for her impending move into The White House, Trump is already naming members of his cabinet. His first appointee? Former…

LONDON, United Kingdom (The Adobo Chronicles, Berlin Bureau) - The British government today issued a clarification regarding a news report published in the Da1lymail.com that Filipinos are now eligible to visit the United Kingdom without obtaining a visa. The report stated that newly-appointed British Prime Minister Theresa May had announced a new visa policy for 3…

CELORON, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - A statue of Lucille Ball was erected last year in her hometown of Celoron, New York.  Immediately, it was mocked by many, especially the loyal fans because it looked nowhere like the American television's iconic comedian. Over the weekend, it was finally replaced with a statue designed…

BURBANK, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Los Angeles Bureau) - Nike is in big trouble. The Walt Disney Company is suing the shoe and apparel giant over one of the latter's shoe designs which it has labeled as the 'Cinderella Shoe.' Disney claims that it owns the rights and patent of the word 'Cinderella' by virtue of…

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Unbelievable! Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is winning over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by a very wide margin, according to latest figures.  In fact, Trump is winning 52-0! We're not talking about polls, but advertising expenses in the general election.  Just look at these numbers:…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles, Las Vegas Bureau) - We all know the drill during political rallies and townhall meetings: a group of carefully selected and screened individuals sits on stage, behind the podium, displaying a wide range of facial expressions for the cameras.  The individuals are expected to nod their heads in agreement with…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles, Las Vegas Bureau) - At a rally on Wednesday night, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were the "founders" of ISIS, the Islamic State terrorist group. Trump's comment drew criticism and outrage even from members of his own party. On Thursday, Trump took…

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (The Adobo Chronicles, Sao Paolo Bureau) - The fierce competition among the athletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio is focused on the gold medal, to be the top.  In Sao Paolo, Brazil's largest city, the contest is to be bottom. Twenty-seven women competing to win the title of best bottom in…

MAKATI CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - On Monday, Filipino Congressman Joey Sarte filed a resolution in Manila's House of Representatives that seeks to permanently ban U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from entering the country following his campaign speech last week where a he named the Philippines as one of the “terrorist nations.” During…

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - In a rare public display of vulnerability and fear, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump apologized to the Filipino people for his comment linking their country to terrorism. In a recent anti-immigration speech in Maine, Trump has lumped the Philippines among “terrorist nations” from where people should…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thy Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - In one of his campaign stops, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was asked what his cabinet would like in as far as women are concerned. In response, Trump hinted that he would appoint his daughter Ivanka to a key cabinet position, saying she is definitely qualified and would…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may have finally met his match in Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte. The two have often been likened to each other, but they are thousands of miles apart, literally and figuratively. Today, Duterte publicly challenged Trump to a fistfight -- gloves off…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Amid speculation that Republican nominee Donald Trump will soon quit the presidential race, a clear choice is emerging on who the GOP will name as a replacement:  Clint Eastwood. The 86-year-old four-time Oscar winner, is a prominent celebrity supporter of the Republican Party who appeared at its 2012 US presidential…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - No presidential candidate of a U.S. major party has ever died or withdrawn before a presidential election and no President-elect has ever died or withdrawn after winning the general election, but before taking office. However, one vice-presidential candidate died after he was nominated but before the general election (James Sherman,…

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) - After last week's Houston Chronicle endorsement of Hillary Clinton which has all but devastated Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the Republican Party nominee has received two major media endorsements this week. On Monday, The Onion, the country's most reliable and respected news source, endorsed Trump's candidacy, saying that the candidate…

HONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles, Honolulu Bureau) - Everywhere you go in the islands of Hawaii, you will always find the 'Aloha' spirit.  You'll always feel welcome, appreciated, loved. You get lei'd upon arrival at the airport. You are greeted with 'Aloha' the moment you step into an ABC Store.  And the locals are not shy…

DENVER, Colorado (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) - For every single thing that goes wrong in the Trump camp, Donald has Hillary Clinton to blame. The presidential debate schedule has been rigged, Trump claims, and Hillary has everything to do with it.  Two of the scheduled debates coincides with NFL games.  The Republican presidential candidate…

  NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Americans looking forward to the 2016 presidential debates may not see one at all -- at least not on television. As previously announced by the Commission on Presidential Debates, the schedule for three 2016 presidential debates is as follows:? First presidential debate: Monday, Sept. 26,…

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Reacting to a Democratic National Convention speech by a Muslim American father who lost his son in the service of the U.S. military, conservative author Ann Coulter recently tweeted: Well today, Coulter was sued in a New York district court not by the father, Khizr Khan,…