SAN DIEGO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Baby girl Jaelyn and baby boy Luis are twins, born in San Diego, California. Unlike most twin siblings, they will not be celebrating their birthday on the same day. It will always be a year apart.
Jaelyn was born at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2015 and Luis was born at 12:02 a.m. on January 1, 2016.
That means they will never be of the same age, at least for a full three minutes each year. For Luis, Jaelyn will always be his big sister.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Previously, we reported that Philippine President Aquino has all but given up the prospect of bringing a First Lady into the presidential palace (Malacañang) before his 6-year-term expires in June of 2016.
The bachelor president had hoped that Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, whom he had been reportedly dating earlier this year, would be that First Lady.
That possibility is now out the door with Wurtzbach winning the Miss Universe crown last Sunday, making her committed contractually to the Miss Universe Organization for a full year.
In lieu of a First Lady, Aquino has decided to bring in a First Dog named Apollo, who, like Wurtzbach, is of German heritage.
Wurtzbach is half-German.
Apollo is a German Shepherd.
At least Aquino is consistent with his preferences.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – It all started with a photograph: a lone chicken crossing a pathway in front of a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant in Baguio City, Philippines. The chicken seemed oblivious to the fact that the building behind her slaughters hundreds of its kind every single day as part of its finger-licking menu item.
The photo went viral and reached the desk of KFC’s CEO Muktesh Pant in Louiseville, Kentucky. He was so moved by the chicken, and this prompted him to issue an international directive to all KFC restaurants and franchise stores all over the world.
The directive mandates that each year, on Christmas eve, all KFC restaurant and franchise owners are to pardon a chicken and let it go free to live out the rest of its life.
This move is patterned after the annual Turkey Pardon which happens at The White House during Thanksgiving week. The Turkey Pardon gives the president of the United States the power and responsibility to pardon one turkey (sometimes two) and grant it reprieve from being slaughtered and served at the Thanksgiving dinner table.
The chicken pardon tradition starts this year, on Christmas eve.
Another testimony to the fact that humans not only have a stomach. They also have a heart.
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