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Beauty, Economy, Government, International

Miss Universe Fans To Stage Protest Rally Against Philippine President Duterte

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Reigning Miss Universe Miss Philippines, left, and first runner-up Miss Colombia

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Millions of Filipinos are so looking forward to seeing the next Miss Universe pageant held in their country. That possibility has been floated around, especially because the reigning title holder is Filipina – Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.

If it happens, it will be the third time that the Philippines will play host to this prestigious international beauty contest. It was held in Manila in  1974 and 1994.

But in a recent interview with journalists, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said that hosting the pageant is not among his priorities and that he will not spend money doing it.

That created a firestorm among millions of Filipinos who consider beauty pageants their Super Bowl and whose love fest with beauty queens is ingrained in their national psyche.

The Adobo Chronicles just learned that a huge protest rally is being planned in front of Malacañang next week to try to convince the president to change his mind.

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Business, Economy, Politics

Donald Trump’s Newest Campaign Promise: “I Will Do To America What I Did To My Businesses”

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image.jpegNEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – There isn’t any doubt that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has extensive business experience that makes him qualified to effectively handle the U.S. economy.

The real estate mogul is running on the campaign meme of “Make America Great Again!”

As the Republican National Convention draws near, and as he embarks on the general elections campaign against Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton, Trump has made yet another promise to the voters  (other than building a border wall with Mexico and banning all Muslims from entering the U.S.)

“I will do to America what I did to my businesses,” he said.

So, America, expect the country to be bankrupt.  Not once, but four times! That’s at least one bankruptcy per year during his first four-year term as president.

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Economy, Government, International, Politics

Too Close To Call: Australians Vote To Join EU

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image.gifSYDNEY, Australia (The Adobo Chronicles, Honolulu Bureau) – While most of the world’s attention is currently on the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union, Australians have trooped to the polls to decide whether or not their country should join the EU.

As of press time, the vote is too close to call.

Those advocating for a ‘yes’ vote believe that while Australia is too far away from Europe, it shares many more of European traits and politics than it does with those of its Pacific neighbors. They also believe that with the UK leaving EU, the 28-nation alliance needs another English-speaking member, albeit with a much better accent than Great Britain.

The “no” supporters maintain that Australia will have better political, economic and cultural progress if it remains unattached to Europe.

If the “yes” votes prevail and Australia will be formally accepted into the EU, the country will change its official name to Eustralia.

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