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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) -  Just hours after it was announced that former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died, Republicans have come to the conclusion that Donald Trump's wife, Melania, can never be First Lady. Not that the GOPers are discounting the possibility that Trump could be elected the next president of the…

TORONTO, Canada (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that the Canadian government will soon build a wall along the U.S.-Canada border to keep out Americans  expected to flee once Donald Trump is elected president of the United States. Today's announcement is a dose of Trump's own medicine.  When he launched…

DETROIT, Michigan (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - You saw it all at last night's Republican presidential debate. Donald Trump held up his two hands and asked the audience if they looked like small hands to them.  Then, referring to Marco Rubio's previous comments that something else in Trump was mostly likely small as well,…

MIAMI, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Mitt Romney called Donald J. Trump “a phony” and “a fraud” in a speech on Thursday in which he urged Republicans to rally around one of Mr. Trump’s presidential rivals. Reacting to the comments, Trump called Romney a loser. It was the first truthful and accurate statement ever made…

MIAMI, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - That face, oh that face! Who could ever forgot that television moment when Chris Christie appeared like a deer caught in the headlights, looking pale, lost and confused while GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump addressed a campaign rally in Florida. It was just days after Christie endorsed Trump, a…

TANGERANG CITY, Indonesia (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - It's genetic. It's acquired. It's a punishment from God. It's the environment. We've heard so many theories before about what causes homosexuality, but none as jaw-dropping as this: instant noodles. The mayor of the city of Tangerang in Indonesia says that the rise in homosexuality in his country…

HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) - Sam Smith, the British singer/composer who won this year's Oscar Award for best song just lost his membership in the LGBT community, thanks to his misinformed acceptance speech Sunday night in which he claimed to be the first-ever openly-gay person to win an Oscar. By a unanimous…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - People around the world get to enjoy an extra day this year, a leap year. It happens once every four years when the month of February has a 29th day. Filipinos, however, get not one but two additional days this year. There is a February 30th in the…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) - Americans know by now that Donald Trump has embarked on an unconventional campaign to become the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States. So far, he has had nothing but success. To our surprise, Trump has agreed to sit down, one on one, with the…

DALY CITY, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) - Daylight Saving Time (DST) could be a thing of the past in California, if a bill introduced by Assemblymember Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) is approved by the state Legislature. AB 2496 would keep California on Pacific Standard Time year-round. Chu says there is no evidence DST reduces…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - This week, Singapore Archbishop William Goh has said that it is the Catholics' moral obligation not to support those who denigrate and insult religions, including anti-Christian and immoral values promoted by the secular world.  He made the statement in reference to Madonna's upcoming  'Rebel Heart' concert. "There is no…

SINGAPORE  (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - If it were up to a Roman Catholic archbishop, people should go to church instead of attending Madonna's Sunday concert in Singapore. Archbishop William Goh reminded Catholics that it was their "moral obligation not to support those who denigrate and insult religions, including anti-Christian and immoral values promoted by the…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump has flouted official histories and facts, claiming, for example, that thousands of Muslims celebrated in New Jersey on Sept. 11, and that the Department of Labor cooks the unemployment books and that the real jobless rate is 23 percent. On Friday night, Trump…

CEBU CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - In the Philippines, you are either pro-Manny Pacquiao or anti-Manny Pacquiao, and the conflict has turned to shoes. Since Nike announced that it was severing its ties with the Filipino champion boxer after his disparaging comments comparing gay men and women to (worse than) animals, Pacquiao…

RANCHO MIRAGE, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) - The  decades-old political rivalry between the Aquinos and the Marcoses has turned personal. And hairy. In a recent media interview while attending the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit hosted by President Barack Obama at Sunnyland in Rancho Mirage, Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino took a…

CHAPPAQUA, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Just days after Nike severed its relationship with Filipino champion boxer Manny Pacquiao for his disparaging comments comparing gay men and lesbians to (worse than) animals, former President Bill Clinton has distanced himself from the Filipino congressman who is running for a Senate seat. The two are known…

SARANGANI, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - Facing mounting criticism and loss of product endorsement revenue from companies like Nike, Filipino boxing champion today announced that he was suspending his campaign to become senator. Earlier this week, Pacquiao received tremendous flak because of his comments comparing gay men and lesbians to (worse than) animals.  He…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chornicles, San Francisco Bureau) - When Manny Pacquiao meets Timothy Bradley, Jr. for the third time on April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, he will be met by a picket line by the homophobic hate group Westboro Baptist Church (WBC). WBC is known for its rhetoric against homosexuals and has…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau)-  Donald Trump must be celebrating in his Penthouse Suite at the Trump Towers tonight after an article published in a non-partisan website, Family Security Matters, claimed that not only is Senator Ted Cruz not a natural-born citizen but that he also entered the U.S. illegally in 1974. Read the article…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) - It has been widely rumored that if elected next president of the United States, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders will nominate Barack Obama to the first vacancy that will occur on the Supreme Court. Well, that time has come with the passing of Justice Antonino Scalia. The problem is, neither…