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HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Los Angeles Bureau) - Following the death of their beloved Princess Leia and George Michael, netizens all over the world simultaneously launched an online vigil, calling it a 5-day celebrity death watch. Netizen after netizen complained about the year 2016 which has seen the death of many of their celebrity icons.…

HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Los Angeles Bureau) - As the year 2016 continues to claim the lives of celebrities and icons of the film and music world, more and more Hollywood personalities are taking to social media to mark themselves "alive." It is their way to calm their fans about the continuing news of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has sent a very special custom greeting card to wish Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and the Filipino people a Merry Christmas. The card was reportedly personally designed by Trump's daughter Ivanka. It simply had the text, "Merry Christmas! President-elect Donald J. Trump," but what…

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) - Rodrigo Duterte offered his latest controversial remarks on Thursday, attacking the U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights for suggesting the organization should open a murder investigation against the Philippines president, describing Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein as an "idiot" and claiming he'd "burn down the United Nations." And…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - In order to address any issue of conflict of interest between his personal business and the presidency, Donald Trump has just announced that he will dissolve his foundation. This means that  beginning at his January 20 presidential inauguration, Trump will no longer be seen in public wearing the…

WASHINGTON, D.C (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - When Donald Trump said last week that we "can say Merry Christmas again," it seems he really meant it.  But sources close to his son Donald, Jr., told The Adobo Chronicles that the president-elect has a more elaborate plan on reviving and preserving White Christmas. We were told that as…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - Previously, The Adobo Chronicles reported that Donald Trump has secured four A-1 list performers for his January 20 inaugural. These include Jackie Evancho, Manny Pacquiao, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Justin Bieber. Today, the Trump inaugural committee announced that five more A-1 list performers have been confirmed to make the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - After weeks of frustration and uncertainty, Donald Trump appears on the way to assembling his A-1 list of performers for his January 20 presidential inaugural. Included in his list so far are Jackie Evancho (of America's Got Talent), the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Filipino boxer-senator-singer Manny Pacquiao, and now --…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - After struggling for many weeks now to enlist A-1 artists to perform for his presidential inauguration on January 20, Donald Trump scored his first success. Until lately, only Jackie Evancho and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir have been confirmed to perform for Trump's inaugural. Today, the Trump inaugural committee…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - American singer-songwriter James Taylor cancelled an upcoming concert in Manila to protest Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, a campaign of extrajudicial slaughter that has claimed more than 6,000 lives. Taylor, a Grammy winner known for songs including “Fire and Rain” and “You’ve Got a Friend,” cancelled the show…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau)- As news reached Filipinos that their representative to the Miss World Pageant which just concluded in Washington, D.C. made it to the Top 5 finalists, there was jubilation and hope. Then disappointment. Miss Philippines Catriona Gray failed to win the Miss World crown which would have been the…

MENLO PARK, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Jose Bureau) - Social Media giant Facebook has begun tagging 'fake' news on its network, warning netizens about stories whose accuracy has been disputed by 3rd parties. The move aims to discourage readers from sharing 'fake' news. But realizing that some stories are more satirical than fake, Facebook…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - In a move that's unprecedented in U.S. history, Donald Trump has announced that he will have two First Ladies in his administration : his wife Melania who will reside and hold office in the Trump Tower in New York, and his daughter Ivanka who will reside and hold…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) - Immigrating to the United States has just become easier for Filipinos. Likewise for U.S. citizens wanting to permanently move to the Philippines. The government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a bilateral immigration policy with the U.S. in which Americans wishing to escape a Donald Trump presidency…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - It was just a matter of time. Ruth Bader Ginsburg has stepped down from the U.S. Supreme Court, leaving two vacancies that incoming President Donald Trump will be filling. In July, Ginsburg told the New York Times that if Trump is elected president, she would abandon the U.S. for…

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, New York Bureau) - Many have wondered why Kanye West was seen at the Trump Tower in New York, striking a posenwith the president-elect and daughter Ivanka. Well, wonder no more. Reliable sources told The Adobo Chronicles that Donal Trump is set to appoint West to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The…

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles, San Francisco Bureau) - Twitter is considering banning Donald Trump from the social network after his recent angry tweets in which he attacked Indianapolis factory worker Chuck Jones. Soon after, Mr Jones received a run of abusive calls, the Washington Post reported, apparently spurred on by the tweet. Twitter's rules prohibit tweets…

WASILLA,  Alaska (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) - As more evidence is surfacing regarding unlawful foreign intevention in last November's presidential elections,  former Alaska governor and VP candidate Sarah Palin has been named as a person of interest in the ongoing investigation to determine the possible intervention of Russia in U.S. politics. The focus of the…

HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles, Los Angeles Bureau) - Last year, when Steve Harvey announced Miss Colombia as the new Miss Universe, he did not make a mistake.  So why is Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach now wearing the crown? In a very public admission on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show, Harvey insisted he could read…

VATICAN CITY (The Adobo Chronicles, Rome Bureau) - Media that focus on scandals and spread fake news to smear politicians are nothing but a piece of shit, Pope Francis said in an interview published on Wednesday. Francis told the Belgian Catholic weekly "Tertio" that spreading disinformation was "probably the greatest damage that the media can do" and…