Category Archives: Human Interest

Rodrigo Duterte Bites Own Actions On Afghan Refugees!

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Davao City Bureau) – People sometimes bite their own tongue and their own words, but leave it to former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to bite his own actions.

Duterte has slammed the United States’ recent request for the Philippines to house Afghan refugees, particularly those who have worked for the American government.

But his actions during his term have come back to haunt him.

In 2021, his administration welcomed Afghan refugees to the Philippines.

PALEOANTHROPOLOGY: Humans May Have Descended From Rats!

PARIS, France (The Adobo Chronicles, Paris Bureau)- For centuries, it has been established that humans may have descended from the apes, seeing how both species act the same way.

But that theory may be out the door!

Paleoanthropologists are now swaying that humans may have actually descended from rats.

Rats and humans are both mammals who give birth to live babies; both are warm-blooded; both have similar organs, including livers and hearts; both have similar nervous systems; both use similar hormones to regulate body functions; and both are susceptible to many of the same diseases.

As a matter of fact, the City of Paris — the world’s fourth most rat-infested city — is being proactive by creating a committee to study the co-existence between rats and humans.

Makes sense. Rather than trying to exterminate rats, why not learn from this oft-feared species?

(The Adobo Chronicles’ chief geopolitics correspondent BRIAN NEYRA contributed to this report.)

Philippine Sightings: Unidentified Falling Objects!

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has received a report on unidentified falling objects seen over Northern Samar and Zamboanga Sibugay in the Philippines.

The sightings occurred on May 27 at around 3:00 a.m., well within the flying time frame of the manananggal, a nocturnal, legendary half-human, half bat that preys on mostly pregnant women.

Photos of the unidentified falling “objects” were immediately posted on social media:

(Composite by Orman O. Manansala for The Adobo Chronicles)