MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) - Filipinos learn in school that their country is composed of 7,101 islands (at low tide). Now, geography books may have to be revised. The Philippines' population is fast increasing, reaching over 100 Million as of the latest population census. But not to worry, its land mass is also increasing! The…
ATLANTA, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles) - If the world's a stage, then the spotlight shouldn't all be focused on America. Media giant CNN and Baseball's World Series are both relocating their headquarters abroad. In a stunning announcement today, CNN says it is laying off all of its personnel in the International Desk based in Atlanta, all…
CHAPPAQUA, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) - Hillary Clinton returned to her home state of New York a changed woman, after that huge loss to Bernie Sanders in this week's New Hampshire Democratic primary. Sanders defeated the more veteran Clinton, 64.8% to 30%. On the Republican side, Donald Trump led the pack at 35.3%, 15 points…
DETROIT, Michigan ( The Adobo Chronicles) - The Michigan Senate has passed a bill that effectively reaffirms the state's unconstitutional law making sodomy a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Michigan is one of more than a dozen states that still have sodomy bans on the books, despite the U.S. Supreme Court's 2003…
SANTA CLARA, California (The Adobo Chronicles) - Sunday's Super Bowl 50 Halftime show closed with Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, and the entire stadium audience sending the message: "Believe in Love," and a lot of heterosexual people took to social media to complain that the show was an attempt to advance the gay agenda. But members of the…
CONCORD, New Hampshire (The Adobo Chronicles) - Despite his second-place finish in last week's Iowa Caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is confident he will win his party's nomination for the 2016 elections. To reinforce his confidence, he has named his vice presidential running mate. Martin Shkreli. Shkreli is an American entrepreneur and financial and pharmaceutical…
SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) - Thousands of Giants fans are expected to descend upon Super Bowl City in San Francisco this Saturday to protest what they are calling a city-sponsored event that discriminates against baseball fans. Although Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers will actually be held at Levi's Stadium…
DES MOINES, Iowa (The Adobo Chronicles) - Former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the first woman ever to win the Iowa Caucus, her razor edge-thin margin over Senator Bernie Sanders nothwithstanding. Of course, the Clinton campaign and the liberal news media can spin Tuesday's Iowa Caucus results every which way, buy history…
CONCORD, New Hamphire (The Adobo Chronicles) - GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump was so confident he would win the Iowa caucuses Monday, but final results showed him trailing Ted Cruz and almost in a statistical tie with Marco Rubio. Trump hasn't been heard of since Monday. For the first time in many months, he has…
DES MOINES, Iowa (The Adobo Chronicles) - Since he launched his bid to be the Republican nominee for president of the United States, Donald Trump has made many promises, but nothing has caught the attention of the media and electorate more than what he said today in Iowa, on the eve of the first caucus of…
DES MOINES, Iowa (The Adobo Chronicles) - Now it can be told. There was no Donald Trump in last night's FOX News GOP presidential debate. He has dropped out. The runner-up in the GOP presidential polls has also hinted he's next to quit. For those who watched the televised debate, they know that Cruz threatened to…
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) - Leave it to the Filipinos to correct a major error, like Steve Harvey's announcement of the wrong winner in last month's Miss Universe beauty pageant in Las Vegas. Miss Colombia wore the crown for several minutes before Harvey came back on stage to admit he mistakenly announced the South…
DES MOINES, Iowa (The Adobo Chronicles ) - A new Gallup poll conducted minutes after Donald Trump confirmed he would not be participating in the GOP presidential debate in Iowa already shows a winner : FOX News. Trump's refusal to join his Republican colleagues Thursday night was prompted by accusations that FOX News was biased against…
DES MOINES, Iowa (The Adobo Chronicles) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not be participating in Thursday's FOX News GOP Debate in Iowa. Trump's campaign said that the billionaire real estate mogul is skipping the debate because of an ongoing rift with FOX News, particularly Megyn Kelly with whom he has…
CONCORD, New Hampshire (The Adobo Chronicles)- The campaign trail is proving to be grueling for Senator Ted Cruz, Republican presidential candidate. After giving a speech before college students in New Hamphire, he complained about a mild headache and blurred vision, prompting his campaign staff to call the paramedics. He was taken on an ambulance to a…
AMES, Iowa (The Adobo Chronicles) - If you are one of those people who wondered why Sarah Palin would endorse someone like Donald Trump to become president of the United States, wonder no more. It's the economy, stupid. You invest so that you gain. Lo and behold, Palin scored a huge return on her investment in…
AMES, Iowa (The Adobo Chronicles) - The Washington Post is reporting that Sarah Palin returned to center stage of a presidential campaign yesterday, a few years older but still wearing her signature rimless eyeglasses. Her auburn hair is bouncier. And her keen ability to capture the spotlight is not at all diminished. The former Alaska governor was…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) - Now it can be told. Millions of Americans watched President Barack Obama's final State of the Union (SOTU) address on January 12, 2016. But something transpired at the end of his speech that the television networks did not show to their viewers. You had to have been inside the…
AMES, Iowa — Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor who became a Tea Party sensation and a favorite of grass-roots conservatives, has spoken out for the first time on the 2016 U.S. presidential elections and asked voters the question, "Are you ready to dump Trump?" "Are you ready for the leader to make America great…
DUBLIN, Ireland (The Adobo Chronicles) - Conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly promised that if Democratic Bernie Sanders is elected president of the United States, he will move to Ireland. O'Reilly traces his roots to Ireland. Upon learning of O'Reilly's plan, the president of Ireland, Michael. D. Higgins, said that the American pundit is not welcome in Ireland.…