KHERSON, Ukraine (The Adobo Chroniclers, Moscow Bureau) – The impact of the destruction of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka is now just beginning to surface above the flooding.

As expected critics and some in the news media were quick to pin the blame on Russia — that it blew it up, although others immediately corrected themselves saying that the dam broke.

The impact could be hugely environmental, agricultural, economic and yes, war-enhancing.

But resilient Ukrainians see the light at the end of the tunnel. It could mean a spike in their country’s image as a tourist/travel destination, particularly the port city of Kherson.

Imagine an entire city sitting above water! What a sight! Mover over, Maldives

Think about Ukraine as the new Amsterdam! Difference is, Amsterdam was built AROUND a dam. In Kerson, a dam built a new city!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, asked why the U.S. government wanted to house Afghans in the Philippines instead of the American mainland or countries closer to Afghanistan. 

In Senate Resolution 651, filed Thursday, she called for an inquiry into the real intention behind the U.S. request since no data have been made public on the said Afghans’ status as legitimate refugees or employees of the U.S. government or American companies.

Is the U.S. request a precursor to the further expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperative Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and America?

Will EDCA evolve into an Enhanced Displacement of Citizens of Afghanistan, using the Philippines as dumping ground for U.S.-produced refugees?

Or is the U.S. simply moving Afghan refugees from one war zone to another (from Afghanistan to Maria’s war zone, the Philippines)?