Monthly Archives: August 2016

Government, International, Politics

Donald Trump Names Michele Bachmann His Secretary Of State

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Bachmann (Photo source: thehill.com)

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 Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann.

Trump named the Tea Party darling his Secretary of State.

Bachmann has confirmed the appointment telling reporters that Trump has his ear on foreign policy.

In a Minnesota fundraiser for Trump on Saturday, Bachmann revealed that  she is advising the Republican candidate on foreign policy.

The news came as huge disappointment for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin who had desperately wanted the State Secretary job.  Among Palin’s foreign policy expertise is the fact that she can see Russia from her backyard.

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Government, Social Media

Former Philippine President Aquino Goes Into One-Year Hibernation

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President Duterte, left, and his predecessor, Aquino

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Former Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino goes down in history as the first ever human being who is going into hibernation.  Previously, only certian animals hibernate, including bears, bats, skunks, bees, snakes and groundhogs.

In an interview with Radyo Inquirer, Aquino said that he would refrain from giving comments about the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for a year—a period which he deemed as a reasonable time for his successor to adjust in his job. He reiterated his promise of not giving unsolicited advice to Duterte for the meantime.

When contacted by The Adobo Chronicles, Aquino however said that he has no control over his sister Kris, who might on her own, give unsolicited advice to Duterte.

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Social Media

Foreign Journalist Thanks Philippine President Duterte For Pointed Lesson On Local And World History

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image.jpegDAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A foreign journalist whose identity and country of origin we will keep secret, challenged Rodrigo Roa Duterte regarding the president’s war on drugs and the alleged spate of extra-judicial killings in the Philippines.  What the journalist got was a quick and pointed lesson in local and world history.

Duterte lectured the journalist on the unfavorable judicial system of the past that led to what he called a drug “pandemic” and the defenseless situations law enforcement personnel and their families have been put in.

Then the president reminded the journalist about the murders of black people in communities in the United States as well as the killing of innocent civilians, including women and children in places where there is war participated in by the U.S. and the United Nations.

imageAfter several attempts to try to pin down Duterte into admitting the politics of guns in the country, the journalist ended up being speechless, turning into a deer caught in the headlights. Then he finally thanked the president for the valuable lesson he received.

You see, Duterte is not only a mayor and president.  He’s a great teacher too!

Watch the video of the exchange between Duterte and the journalist:

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