Dynasty, biological son of democracy By Al S. Mendoza DYNASTY again? Old hat. Why we still hear some people blabbing about dynasty makes a lot of us angry, if not endlessly irritated. Since we won back our democracy after the 1986 Edsa Revolt, dynasties started to crawl back into…
In defense of the nuisance candidate By Al S. Mendoza OK, what is a nuisance candidate? He basically doesn’t have the money, if not a sane mind, to run for an elective position. That’s what the Comelec (Commission on Elections) says. While the Constitution allows anyone who can…
The craziness of it all By Al S. Mendoza WE will elect only 12 senators in May 2019. But you know what? There are nearly 120 candidates for senator. That is democracy for you. In a democracy, anyone can run for an elective office, including the stupid, the idiot…
The wonder of solar-powered irrigation system By Al S. Mendoza HERE’s a letter that should open the eyes of agriculture-loving folk in our beloved Pangasinan. September 23, 2018 The Proprietor/Manager RU Foundry & Machine Shop Brgy. Pahanocoy, Bacolod City Sirs: It is our pleasure to inform you that your…
Mocha as the next Senate star? By Al S. Mendoza FINALLY, Mocha Uson has resigned. And her fans are grieving. She announced it at the Senate hall this week, stepping aside as assistant secretary of the PCOO (Philippine Communications Office and Operations). But unrelenting to the very end, the…
Tiger’s resurrection sports story of the year By Al s. Mendoza TIGER Woods is a winner again. And you know what that means? It will signal the rebirth of golf. It will trigger the return of Tigermania, that global euphoria celebrating the golf exploits of Woods for nearly two…
With its win over Qatar, Gilas looking good By Al S. Mensoza DESPITE being down by 17 points most of the way, Gilas Pilipinas still went on to defeat Qatar on Monday in the Fiba Cup Qualifiers. Despite its glaring lack of ceiling, Gilas Pilipinas still overcame the bigs and heft…
Nietes robbed but he’ll come back By Al S. Mendoza MY good friend Jun Velasco, the eminent poet-cum-columnist, was on the phone on Wednesday night. “Why do we still have judges in boxing that destroy the beauty of the sport?” he said. “They should all be erased from the…
Our golden girls in the Asiad; Nadal survival By Al S. Mendoza THE final score is four gold medals for us in Jakarta. That was a very huge improvement from our lone gold medal in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, calling for a celebration big time. The quadrennial…
If it’s 4 gold medals, that’s already a windfall By Al S. Mendoza AS I write this, we’ve captured four gold medals so far in the Asian Games in Indonesia. One gold medal came each in weightlifting and skateboard. The remaining two gold medals were snatched in women’s golf….
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