Who is afraid of Mocha Uson? By Al S. Mendoza   MOCHA Uson is being unfairly bashed. She is also being criticized without basis. Have we really gone nuts? Are we now that ballistic-prone that we seem to have lost our common sense—common sense being the most crucial of all…

Will Pacquiao ever retire? By Al S. Mendoza   HAS Manny Pacquiao retired—finally? Not at all, I tell you. “I miss boxing,” Pacquiao was quoted this week as saying by a global news agency.  “I want to fight again.” He broke his silence after months of boxing inactivity. When he…

‘Ang Larawan’ a Filipino masterpiece By Al S. Mendoza    I am overjoyed by the critical success of “Ang Larawan.” Starting slow, it rebounded big—its mighty comeback almost unprecedented in the local movie world. If it were a basketball championship, “Ang Larawan” scored a smashing victory, unleashing its deadliest finishing…

TPLEx makes Baguio closer to home By Al S. Mendoza   WITHOUT a doubt, the TPLEx (Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway) is making wonders, travel-wise. It benefits mostly Manila-based motorists going up North and back. Making business North-bound has become more profitable than before as time spent on the road has now…

TRAIN to trigger good life to all By Al S. Mendoza   BARELY 16 months after he was catapulted to the highest position of the land, President Duterte has earned his dream tax package. If that is not a record feat, what is? The new reform law also known as…

Happiness the Narvasa way By Al S. Mendoza   HAPPINESS is Christmas, especially in the land of your birth. And so, to Kuya Leonie (Galvez), my dearest friend from Los Angeles, welcome home after spending Christmas the last 27 years in the U.S. of A. No place like home, Kuya….

Fiba World Cup another feather on our cap By Al S. Mendoza   THERE’S not an iota of doubt that the Fiba World Cup is a global prestige almost of equal footing with the NBA. Fiba, of course, is the French acronym of the World Basketball Federation. Who doesn’t know…

Teamwork makes Ateneo UAAP champ By Al S. Mendoza   ATENEO is 2017 UAAP champ when La Salle should be it. After La Salle’s incredible comeback from 21 points to win Game 2, who would have thought Ateneo could still rebound from that atrocious collapse? Definitely, with that blood-curdling, come-from-behind…

With La Salle heavily favored, Ateneo needs a miracle By Al S. Mendoza   HUMBLY, my prediction here the last time out proved true. That Ateneo and La Salle would clash anew for the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) Men’s Basketball crown. Today, they meet in the deciding…

Ateneo’s Go is answer to La Salle’s Mbala By Al S. Mendoza   GAME One of the UAAP Men’s basketball Finals was played yesterday (Saturday). Because of deadline tyranny, I wrote this on Friday—or a day even before Ateneo and La Salle could sink their first championship baskets. The title showdown…