De Lima unveils thespian talent By Al S. Mendoza SEN. De Lima was hysterical. And then not. She broke down, or appearing as one. And then she was composed. She did all that last Wednesday—and more. The entire country watched it on TV. Thoroughly enraptured. Stunned. It was as…
I believe Toti is clean By Al S. Mendoza IT is nauseating, to say the least, to hear a mountain of lies peddled in a House/Senate hearing. Worst, the “story telling a lie” is aired in public, covered by both radio and TV. The following day, all the lies—most…
Senate probe highlights Cayetano’s star anew By Al S. Mendoza ALAN Peter Cayetano and Antonio Trillanes used to fight as one. Before the May 9 elections, both senators were up against Jojo Binay. They supported former Makati vice mayor Mercado in his campaign to expose Binay’s alleged overprice in…
Counsel to Obama, Espines & Brothers Baraan By Al S. Mendoza LET us say someone has wronged you. How would you react? You have two major choices: No. 1, fight back. No. 2, forgive. If you choose No. 1, that’d be un-Christian, disrespectful of the Good Book, which tells…
When Duterte meets Obama By Al S. Mendoza IF plans do not miscarry, President Duterte and President Obama will meet on Tuesday (Sept. 6). It will be on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit of the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meeting in Vientiane, Laos. But…
Pacquiao: Senator by day, boxer by nightv By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao is back to where he does best: Training. Yes, the People’s Champ is back on the road—literally. He jogged morning of Monday. Before lunch, he was at the Senate. By nightfall, he was in the roped…
Hidilyn, heroine for all seasons By Al S. Mendoza LOOK, Hidilyn Diaz has not only become an instant celebrity. She has also transformed herself into a multi-millionaire. Already richer by a law-mandated P5 million, the incentive was jacked up by obvious Hidilyn fans to more eye-popping figures. First, it…
Zeroing in on Pacquiao & Diaz By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao and now, Hidilyn Diaz. They are both sports heroes. But before achieving success, they were both dirt-poor. The duo came from Mindanao—Pacquiao a fish vendor from GenSan, Diaz a water-gatherer from Zamboanga. The commonalities end there. For,…
Brutal, but we are in Rio merely to play By Al S. Mendoza LET me be clear with you. We are in the Rio Olympics not to win. If truth be told—and I must tell you the truth at the risk of being pilloried for being a KJ—we are…
Pacquiao fighting again is cast in stone By Al S. Mendoza THE comeback fight is on November 6 (PHL Time). It’s all been set. Manny Pacquiao is fighting again. That’s according to Bob Arum. Not even Senate President Koko Pimentel can stop Sen. Pacquiao from un-retiring. Notice that when…
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