By Al S. Mendoza   WHO says the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is losing its clout, popularity? Think again, fellas. Just minutes after Wilfred Uytengsu announced Alaska’s departure from the PBA after the ongoing Governors’ Cup, five prospective buyers immediately showed up. “I didn’t expect to receive an avalanche of…

By Al S. Mendoza   YEARS back, almost right after President Duterte became President in 2016, I said here that we should not immediately believe in every word he says. For, his mind is as fickle as the weather—to use a cliché. What he says this minute, he’d say the…

By Al S. Mendoza   I was rummaging through my files and look what I found. A story on Bongbong Marcos regarding the 1986 People Power revolution. Written by the eminent Fernando del Mundo, it appeared in the Inquirer issue of 2006, the year I retired from the Inquirer after…

By Al S. Mendoza   THE Comelec loves dwelling on controversies.  You can bet on that. Almost in every election, it crafts rules that almost always invite a rain of criticisms. Early on this year, it met a hail of bashes for raiding private properties to implement its “Oplan Baklas.” This…

By Al S. Mendoza   THE following was from the Inquirer column of Artemio V. Panganiban on Feb. 20, 2022. “…a post of former PCCG commissioner Ruben Carranza from his US enclave claims that Bongbong Marcos (BBM) could be arrested and jailed in the US for failing to pay his…

By Al S. Mendoza   (Happy birthday today, Feb. 20, to Dante F. Fernandez of SSS Village/Roxas City, Dada R. Mendoza of Kyusi and Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz.  Cheers!) *          *          *          * THERE are 14 of 37 candidates running for senator with multiple parties in the May 9, 2022,…

By Al S. Mendoza   THE race is on for the May 9, 2022 elections. Our racers had their first official act of campaigning as provided for by law on Feb. 8. From Manila to Naga, from Bulacan to Bantayog/Q.C., from Imus to Gensan, they unfurled their banners that screamed…

By Al S. Mendoza    THE late dictator’s son has skipped the first major presidential public interview, disappointing some 62 million or so Filipino voters. It was Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first major gaffe in the run-up to the national elections on May 9, 2022. His reason? He accused the immensely…

By Al S. Mendoza   MARK “Magnifico” Magsayo is the latest Filipino to win a world boxing crown. He did that on Sunday (Jan. 23), beating Gary Russell Jr. on points in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Joining Magsayo as reigning Filipino world champions are Ancajas, Donaire, Casimiero and Nietes….

By Al S. Mendoza    KYRIE Irving is the last man standing in the (NBA) National Basketball Association. By that, I mean Irving remains the NBA’s only unvaccinated star player. They were two just before the league’s 75th season had kicked off. But Andrew Wiggins beat the deadline, giving him…