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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - For so long, Donald Trump has kept quiet on the changing relations between China and the U.S. former colony, the Philippines. Since Rodrigo Duterte became president, the relations between the U.S. and the Philippines has turned from warm to lukewarm and this has elicited worries and concerns among…

LONDON, United Kingdom (The Adobo Chronicles, Berlin Bureau) - KFC, the old, reliable fastfood chain has apologized to its patrons for the shortage of its prime menu item — chicken. A shortage of chicken has forced many KFC stores to temporarily close shop. An investigation conducted by The Adobo Chronicles revealed the reason for the shortage:…

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (The Adobo Chronicles, Seoul Bureau) - Hundreds of hungry athletes and visitors to the Winter Olympics have been contacting The Adobo Chronicles asking where in PyeongChang they can find a P.F. Chang’s. The calls started coming in after ABC News aired a segment titled P.F. Chang 2018.  Little did viewers realize it…

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Davao Bureau) - Elcias Bugsad, the Davao City taxi driver who speaks and sounds like Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte just landed a new job. He will be the Filipino-version of Apple’s iPhone Siri. Apple has long been searching for an appropriate person to be the local voice behind the iPhone…

TORONTO, Canada (The Adobo Chronicles, Toronto Bureau) - Egos are aplenty in American — north and south of the U.S.-Canada border. In the U.S., Trump is building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and limiting legal immigration to the land of the free, home of the brave. In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering proposing…

TOTONTO, Canada  (The Adobo Chronicles, Toronto Bureau) - The Canadian government has ordered a review of the purchase of  Bell 412 EPI by the Philippine government amid concerns that it will be used against local insurgents. In response, the Philippine Department of Defense that it will purchase the combat helicopters elsewhere should Canada cancel the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Americans have seen the last of Presidents’ Day. There will be none this year. Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order renaming the federal holiday as ‘Ex-Presidents’ Day.’ For many decades, the national holiday was observed to honor all past presidents of the U.S.  including the very…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - When President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union Address (SOTU) tonight, there are two important things the American audience should know: 1. Tea Party Republican Congressman Paul Gosar says he has asked the Capitol police and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to check the immigration status of everyone…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is being called out for his remarks at a speech in India,  supposedly promising visitors and investors  42 virgins. The remarks were in obvious reference to a belief that has been floated that martyrs will be rewarded with virgins in Paradise. But the criticism…

NAGA CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - Not everyone is against U.S. President Donald Trump’s  campaign promise and vision to build a great wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo like’s Trump’s idea as a way to permanently protect Filipinos living in and around her country’s most active volcano, Mayon. The…

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - News and social media were abuzz with video clips showing U.S. President Donal Trump mouthing what appeared like incorrect lyrics to the Star-spangled banner. (Trump has been very critical about NFL players kneeling during the national anthem at major sports events.) We asked our expert lip-readerto try…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - U.S. President Donald Trump continues to send mixed messaages to the American people in as far as his immigration policy is concerned. After public statementsw saying that 260,000 Salvadoran and 24,000 Haitian nationals now living in the United States must leave, he recently indicated that he was willing…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Steve Bannon, once President Trump’s chief adviser, has stepped down from his role as executive chairman at Breitbart News, the conservative website that has been called the “platform for the alt-right,” Breitbart announced Tuesday. The move comes amid pressure from Rebekah Mercer, a major conservative donor, according to the…

SEOUL, South Korea (The Adobo  Chronicles, Tokyo Bureau) - The war of words over North Korea’s threat of a nuclear attack continues between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump. Kim’s latest salvo is his revelation that he has a nuclear button on his desk, ready to be pushed at a moment’s notice. But you can’t threaten…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - On the eve of New Year’s eve, President Donald Trump fired all the remaining members of the Presidential Council on HIV/AIDS, months after about half a deozen members resigned in protest of Trump’s position on health poilicies. At the same time, The White House announced that applications to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - House Speaker Paul Ryan today categorically denied that he screwed an altar boy. Ryan was reacting to a statement by entertainment personality Rosie O’Donnel, who said that Ryan is going “straight to hell.”  O’Donnel was referring to the tax plan recently passed in Congress, courtesy of Ryan and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau)- Melanie Trump went overboard decorating The White House for Donald’s first Christmas.  But it’s also going to be their last. Consistent with the President’s crusade to reverse many of the Obama administration’s policies — from Obamacare to DACA to Transgender bathrooms — he has signed an Executive Order on…

SILICON VALLEY, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) - Gone are the glory days of Mocha Uson, Thinking Pinoy and other major major bloggers. Their millions of followers will now be reduced to a maximum of 500 followers. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told The Adobo Chronicles that beginning January 1, 2018, the social media giant will impose…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - The Washington Post is reporting that the Trump administration has banned officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using these seven words in budget documents  evidence-based science-based vulnerable entitlement diversity transgender fetus So, before Trump permanently says “You’re fired!” to these seven words, The Adobo Chronicles would…

OTTAWA, Canada (The Adobo Chronicles, Toronto Bureau) - Canada’s House of Commons passed Bill C-45 which legalized cannibalism. It wasn’t meant to be that way. What it hoped to pass was a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana, or cannabis. But thanks to autocorrect, it is still illegal to smoke pot but now legal to eat humans.…