Ateneo-La Salle collision inevitable?   By Al S. Mendoza TODAY pits Ateneo against Far Eastern University in the Final 4 of the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) Men’s Basketball Tournament. A win by the Blue Eagles will send Ateneo to the best-of-three title series against either La Salle…

PBA meet in L. A. to test league’s survival   By Al S. Mendoza    THE PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) is in trouble. No, the country’s No. 1 sporting entertainment is not losing money. On the contrary, it’s been earning to the tune of billions of pesos the last 10 years…

Dark forces still hound the PBA   By Al S. Mendoza  AS I write this, Commissioner Chito Narvasa of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) was under fire. Meaning, dark forces wanted Narvasa out. I know the usual suspects:  Alaska and Talk ‘N’ Text. They were very vocal in opposing the…

Sick in Tokyo   By Al S. Mendoza TOKYO—Against doctor’s advice—strongly backed by my wife—I did this piece. I know it ain’t right. I am that stubborn. I could defy my Japanese doctor here, but never my wife. Before this disobedience, I heeded her almost 99 percent. Yes, mothers know…

Without the farmer, we have nothing   By Al S. Mendoza THE last time out here, I said every farmer ought to be rich. I am not changing my stand. We owe it to the farmer that we think of him as rich. One, the farmer feeds us. Two, without…

First, let’s make our farmers rich   By Al S. Mendoza FOR a change, let us talk about the farmer. The farmer in the Philippines is typecast as poor. But in America, the farmer is God’s magnificent marvel of invention. Over there in the so-called land of milk and honey…

What to do with blogger engaged in ‘fake news’   By Al S. Mendoza WHAT is “fake news?” I ask that in view of the Senate’s hearing on “fake news” this week. And there’s more to come, according to Senate Committee chair Grace Poe. Bloggers had been invited by Poe…

No Grand Slam for SMB   By Al S. Mendoza THE talk of the town is San Miguel Beer. Why, because it lost a lot in the last few days. The losses were heart-tugging, if not mind-blowing as in crazy. First, SMB stumbled into two imports turning out to be…

Duterte Destroyers use Martial Law as scare tactic   By Al S. Mendoza IS the fear about the re-imposition of Martial Law nationwide for real? Yes.  But only to three types of persons. The first knows nothing about the intricacies of Martial Law. The second an alarmist. And the third…

Friends becoming enemies happens all the time   By Al S. Mendoza HISTORY is replete with stories about friends snitching against each other. Your friend today is your worst enemy tomorrow. And, in the end, your partner in crime will squeal and give you away to authorities. In most times,…