Time to scrap alcohol ban on election day By Al S. Mendoza INSTEAD of Comelec producing rules on: 1)  The size of posters and tarpaulins for use by candidates;2)  The amount of money to be spent by candidates; and,3)  The removal of posters and tarpaulins “illegally” pasted/nailed/hung by candidates. It must scrap all…

Sotto being put to a supreme test By Al S. Mendoza TITO Sotto, the upright Senate president, has not stopped amazing us. He has stood his ground all this time. Idol for all seasons. His stance has always been infectious. He doesn’t give a hoot to any brickbat hurled his…

Why PAL is always high up there By Al S. Mendoza WHAT makes the Philippine Airlines (PAL) click? Well, aside from its new fleet of state-of-the-art jets, PAL’s service has consistently been world-class. Thus, when Reyfort Fortaleza aired a gripe about PAL’s ticket price being a bit higher that the…

We are back in the World Cup, thanks to South Korea By Al S. Mendoza WE are back in business. In August this year, the Philippines will play in the Fiba World Cup again. Set in China, the most prestigious world basketball event next to the Olympics will feature 32…

Our elections are only for the rich By Al S. Mendoza IF you have not realized it yet by now, then you must be in another planet. Elections in the Philippines are not for the poor. I mean, the poor can join every election, why not. They can file their…

Why not also a ‘Boracay/Manila Bay’ spin at Lingayen Gulf? By Al S. Mendoza THE so-called political will showed its true face with the recent Boracay rehabilitation. Without mercy at that. For, that is the real nature of political will: It defies the odds come hell or high water. When…

Isn’t our Comelec biased all this time?  By Al S. Mendoza HERE we go again. Rules to govern the conduct of campaigning are to be finally enforced, implemented, shortly. To be exact, the implementation officially starts February 12. That’s for those running for senator. The rules for the candidates for…

Jun V’s wisdom smothered me By Al S. Mendoza WAS it in 2005 when Jun Velasco finally succeeded in luring me to write a column for this exceedingly distinguished newspaper of 63 years? It was a long “courtship” due to complications, both imagined and real. For one, a column here…

Pacquiao more than ready for Mayweather rematch By Al S. Mendoza MY prediction for a knockout win did not happen. Fine.  And I’m sorry. I know the risk but still, I had to do it.  Goes with the territory. That is inherent in a sports columnist:  Predict the outcome of…

Pacquiao to win by knockout By Al S. Mendoza WILL Manny Pacquiao win today, January 20? But, of course.  By knockout even. Not because he is our kabaleyan that’s why I’m saying he’s going to win. He is still strong.  He is prepared.  He is focused. Pacquiao can still dish…