Football mania By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr.   AFTER 14-day nostalgic exploration of Spain, it was another14-hour journey and thanks to God I arrived home safe and sound. My first voyage to this European country is so memorable that I don’t think I will ever forget it. It’s a lengthy…

My enjoyable trip in Spain By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   LLORET de MAR, GIRONA, SPAIN – I’M making this piece early (June 12) because I’m flying back home tomorrow via Hong Kong. My 14-day stay in this alluring and shining place was so enjoyable, compliments of Alex Moulic Lopez…

Reminiscing 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   LLORET de MAR, GIRONA, SPAIN – AFTER staying in this beautiful coastal town of Spain along Mediterranean Sea, for five days, my host and town mate Alex Moulic Lopez formerly from Brgy. Guesang, Mangaldan, and I traveled to Cerbere,…

Historic 2018 Le Tour de Filipinas By Jesus A. Garcia Jr   THE title of my column last week was “A different 2018 Le Tour de Filipinas”. Indeed, it was not only a different 2018 Le Tour de Filipinas (LTdF) cycling road battle among international racers but turned out to…

A different 2018 Le Tour de Filipinas By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr.   THE 2018 Le Tour de Filipinas (LTdF) bikefest is already in progress. And, after five years of skipping our province’s national roads and importantly as a lap terminal, a policy that puzzled me, the organizers finally decided…

Unsurpassed Pangasinan cycling records By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WHENEVER a Pangasinense wins a national cycling tour, our national sports scribes always say that our province is the hotbed, breeding ground or the cradle of Philippine cycling. Yes, they’re absolutely right. But unknown to many (except my age and cycling…

Watching the action By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr.   MY passion is to be where the action is, to be able to watch a prestigious sporting event of my top six favorite sports, namely cycling, boxing, basketball, table tennis (pingpong), volleyball and marathon. And, if I have the time and…

Team Lingayen is new champ By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   WHAT was expected to be a close match between this year’s two finalists Manaoag and Lingayen in their third and final meeting at the Governor’s Cup basketball tournament turned out to be a shocking lopsided victory for the capital…

It ain’t over till it’s over By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   “IT’S not over until it’s over,” said Manaoag team head coach Ferdinand “Enan” Mangonon before the tossing of the ball for the second of the best-of-three championship series of the 2nd Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament at Narciso…

Lingayen overwhelms Manaoag, 1-0 By  Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. THEY lack the height and the heft, but they have the speed, better chemistry and higher percentage of shooting accuracy to upset their opponent. Yes, they’re the Lingayen quintet of Mayor Iday Castañeda that overwhelmed last year’s first runner-up and title-favorite…