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KFC Launches Chicken Adobo-Scented Sunscreen

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Iimage.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Kentucky Fried Chicken recently announced that it was launching an unexpected new product: fried chicken-scented sunscreen.

Starting Monday, KFC is giving away 3,000 free bottles of Col. Sanders’ Extra Crispy Sunscreen. U.S. residents can receive the SPF 30 by visiting ExtraCrispySunscreen.com. “Suntan lotion always smells like lotion,” KFC CMO Kevin Hochman told Business Insider. “So we thought — why not make it smell like fried chicken?”

Today, KFC Philippines announced a local version of the new chicken-scented sunscreen.  It smells like the popular Filipino dish, chicken adobo.

KFC officials are confident that the new product will do very well in the Philippine market considering the abundance of beach resorts in this country of more htan 7,000 islands.

“The sunscreen will protect your skin while smelling like the mouth-watering aroma of soy sauce, vinegar and garlic,” the officials said.

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China’s Change Of Heart On West Philippine Sea: Agrees To Reduce Its Nine-Dash Line

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China’s original nine-dash line, left, and proposed four-dash line, right

BEIJING, China (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – After initially proclaiming that it will not recognize the recent ruling by the Permanent Arbitration Court which favored the Philippines’ territorial claim over disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea, China says it is now willing to sit down at the negotiation table with the Philippines.

In an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, China’s foreign minister said that in the spirit of peace and stability in the region, and in the interest of neighborly love, his country is now willing the reduce its nine-dash line to a four-dash line that would give the Philippines full access and jurisdiction over some of the disputed islands.

When asked for comment, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Perfecto Yasay, Jr. said that he will need to closely study the Chinese proposal and make appropriate recommendations to his boss, President Rod Duterte.

Earlier, Yasay was criticized by the media and netizens for “looking gloomy” during a press conference immediately following the announcement of the arbitration court’s ruling.

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Solving The Traffic Problem: Philippine City To Replace Jeepneys With Horses

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Passenger jeepney, left, and horses in Wright Park

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – Traffic congestion is a huge problem not only in Metro Manila, but in other major cities in the Philippines, including Baguio, the country’s summer capital.

Solving the nightmarish traffic is one of President Rod Duterte’s priorities in his first 100 days in office and has encouraged local officials to come up with alternative means of transportation to decongest the roadways while  reducing pollution. Baguio City officials have come up with a brilliant proposal that would do just that.

The plan is to phase out dilapidated jeepneys with horses which would better utilize the city’s huge equestrian population.

One of Baguio’s most popular tourist attractions is horseback-riding, largely concentrated in Wright Park, across from the Philippine president’s summer residence, Mansion House.

Officials said an alternative proposal to replace jeepneys with tricycles (pedicabs) would not be feasible considering Baguio’s hilly terrain. Horses, would be perfect, they said.

Part of the plan is to employ additional street cleaners to collect horse manure in designated routes  which, in turn, will be donated to fruit and vegetable growers in Baguio and neighboring La Trinidad Valley.

“It’s a win-win situation,” the officials said. “We will solve the traffic problem while boosting organic farm production.”

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