WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – There is a lot of history being made with the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, not the least of which is the fact that the United States has chosen a woman Vice President after all of 244 years.

But it is also the first time in U.S. history that a man will assume the role of Second Lady.

So as the Biden-Harris transition team is up and running with plans for the full takeover of the national leadership, it is now struggling to find an official title for Harris’ husband Douglas Craig Emhoff.

Should he be called “Second Man” or “Second Gentleman?”

Surely, “Second Husband” would be inappropriate.

Suggestions welcome.

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – After the long wait of four years, the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has nullified the election of Vice President Leni Robredo in 2016. And it had nothing to do with the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos.

In a review of election-related documents, the PET suddenly realized that the person who garnered the most votes for the VP position was a different person — different from Robredo.

In a resolution handing down the nullification of Robredo’s election, the PET said that the person listed on the official ballot was named Leni Daang Matuwid Robredo, apparently not the legal name of the VP which is Maria Leonor Robredo.

The PET said legal names matter in elections, otherwise, mismatched names would constitute fraud and falsification of public documents.

The nullification paves the way for Marcos to assume the Vice Presidency, albeit only about two years remain in the current term.