Why we finished 6th overall in SEA Games By Al S. Mendoza WHO is chiefly to blame for our worst finish in the just-ended SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur? Our sports officials, who else? Most of them are nothing but a bunch of NPAs for the longest time. Of…
Pacquiao-Horn return bout in Manila? By Al S. Mendoza (Cheers to Bacolod’s May Sison-Uy for having been chosen one of the outstanding ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs in ceremonies held on Thursday at the PICC Pavillion in Manila. You more than deserve it, Mareng May! Your hubby, Pareng Ramon, is very, very proud…
Basketball gold or nothing in Kuala Lumpur By Al S. Mendoza WE get pounded black and blue again in the SEA Games, fine. We don’t land in the Top 3 in Kuala Lumpur, fine. We even finish fifth, sixth or seventh overall, no worries. But, hey, how about this?…
Yasay, Lopez and Taguiwalo…who’s next? By Al S. Mendoza FIRST to be rejected was Foreign Affairs Secretary Jun Yasay. Second, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez. Third, Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo. Fourth is…? Yasay was sacked for a valid reason. Not in the cases of Lopez and Taguiwalo. Yasay was…
In Siquijor, the most hated college course is law By Al S. Mendoza I just arrived in Manila from Siquijor Island. I bet not many of you have been to Siquijor. Likewise, I bet not many of you know where Siquijor is. So, how about a bit of geography…
Pacquiao’s impossible dream By Al S. Mendoza WILL he or will he not? In short, is Manny Pacquiao bent on running for president in 2022? That has been the question swimming in millions of minds, including mine. Are you taking take that for granted? Not me. He has always…
Floods are here but what else is new? By Al S. Mendoza I am a Manila boy. Manila has always been the country’s major city: Symbol of progress. You elect to establish residence in Manila, that means you made it in Manila. There is a saying that once you…
Zeroing in on the SONA By Al S. Mendoza (HAPPY birthday today to my writer-journalist-professor Sol F. Juvida from Dayong and his kids Mayo, Dada and Migel; Ayapot and Ricky and their kids Mayasoh and Ikap. It was Mayasoh’s birthday on July 21 and Ayapot July 9. Cheers!) * …
Retire or rematch makes no difference By Al S. Mendoza RETIRE or rematch? Either of the two is OK with me. If Manny Pacquiao will retire now, fine. His legacy is intact. His legend is secure. His name is etched in granite. All three can never be taken away…
Honestly now, did Pacquiao actually lose? By Al S. Mendoza OK, Manny Pacquiao lost. We have to face the fact like men of honor. But bitter as it is, there is an unseen beauty in it. And it is this: Not only Filipinos were angered by the decision but…
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