‘In aid of legislation’ By Al S. Mendoza   WHAT is the politically correct way to define anyone invited to a Congress probe? Resource person? Witness? Whatever, but what is the difference? Kuya Leonie Galvez, the kindly sage who is Los Angeles-based for years now, has the indisputable answer: “The…

What if De Lima resigns now? By Al S. Mendoza   NOW the Lower House wants Leila de Lima disbarred. Reason? De Lima counseled Ronnie Dayan to hide and elude arrest by the police. She had admitted it to media this week. Even before the admission, many congressmen accused De…

Love is blind that lovers cannot see By Al S. Mendoza DID Ronnie Dayan surrender or not? Was Ronnie Dayan arrested or not? If he surrendered, the P1-million reward money would be forfeited? But if he was arrested, the P1-million reward money be given to the informer? The law prohibits…

Pacquiao’s legendary generosity By Al S. Mendoza     NOT only is Manny Pacquiao’s boxing prowess legendary. His generosity, too. That became more pronounced after he became world champion some 20 or so years ago. Always, he would share his winnings to anyone, including complete strangers. Mostly, he would be…

Still enough gas left in Pacquiao’s tank By Al S. Mendoza   MANNY Pacquiao is a champ again and the nation jubilates. And not just a champ as he reclaimed his throne a third time. The late Muhammad Ali had also retaken the world heavyweight crown three times. Pacquiao, indeed,…

Pacquiao forgiven—and must win By Al S. Mendoza   FOR Manny Pacquiao to win on points today would be most welcomed already. That’s no laughing matter. What would be a laughing matter is to insist that Pacquiao would knock out Jessie Vargas. Vargas is the reigning WBO world welterweight champion….

To uphold equality, let’s also issue visas to Yanks  By Al S. Mendoza   WHEN was the last time you went to the US embassy to request for an American visa? And was your wish granted? Never mind. I know what happened. You were denied. You have not even started…

The real President Duterte By Al S. Mendoza   WHAT’S wrong with us doing more business with China than the US? China is nearer to us than the US. We can fly to either Beijing or Shanghai in less than three hours. We need at least 14 hours to get…

I pity her By Al S. Mendoza   DE LIMA’s first name isn’t Leila anymore? Change that from Leila to Lost? And so, do we now have a Lost de Lima? De Lima seems lost these days that she has started acting strangely, almost unlike a senator, that a new…

Pacquiao’s fight focus suspect By Al S. Mendoza   HERE we go again. Freddie Roach has said Manny Pacquiao will win by knockout on Nov. 6 (PHL Time). Same old song. How many times have we heard Roach make a knockout prediction win for Pacquiao? He’s been saying that since…