You won your love but no romance on wedding night By Al S. Mendoza   WEIRD, it was. I mean, we won but we could not celebrate. We won but our cheers were banned. We won but we could not flaunt the triumph, let alone breast-beat. What kind of a…

Advice to ‘punerarya’ owners By Al S. Mendoza   FUNERAL parlors are up in arms:  They are losing money. Come again? How can they lose money when there is now a corpses galore? But then, look again: The oversupply of dead no longer make embalmers rich. While it is obvious…

Never believe anything that Duterte says By Al S. Mendoza       Happy birthday to Malaya M. Sadiwa; July 9.) *          *          *          * AND so, Leni Robredo is finally in. Anyone doubting it would happen—that Robredo making it to President Duterte’s Cabinet was a no-no? Not me. Yes,…

Destiny is complete, fulfilled By Al S. Mendoza   SURGICAL precision it was. That perfectly describes President Duterte’s inauguration as the country’s 16th Chief Executive on June 30 at Malacanang Palace. For once, every scheduled move was hit practically on the dot. Not even a minor hitch marred the occasion….

 For Duterte on June 30, just ‘maruya & buko’ By Al S. Mendoza   WHEN you come down to it, it would still smell sweet. I refer to the oath-taking of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President-elect Leni Robredo. As everybody knows by now, the occasions are to be held…

The gall of the Marcoses By Al S. Mendoza   BY its very name, the Libingan ng Mga Bayani is a cemetery reserved for heroes. And what is a hero again? It is one who, in his lifetime: Fought for his country; Didn’t harm his country; and, Loved his people…

Atop the ring and off it, Ali was The Greatest By Al S. Mendoza   NO one compares with Muhammad Ali, who died last June 3 from Parkinson’s disease complications; he was 74. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Rocky Marciano weren’t even close. Yes, both Mayweather and Marciano were unbeaten when…

Power of the poor By Al S. Mendoza   AGAIN, why did Manny Pacquiao win? The easiest to answer. Power of the poor. That’s what made Pacquiao win. About 70 percent of our 100 million people are poor. It is the bulk of that 70 percent force that swept Pacquiao…

Reluctant candidate, resounding winner By Al S. Mendoza   ALMOST, it’s all over but the shouting goes the cliché. That should very welI refer now to Leni Robredo’s impending win as vice president of the Philippines. Even as the Comelec count is yet to be done at this writing, Robredo…

Duterte is of the people, by the people, for the people   By Al S. Mendoza   THE people have spoken. They voted Rodrigo Duterte the 16th president of the republic because they want change. That change is anchored on Duterte’s Twin Torpedoes: Curb criminality and stop illegal drug trades….