Another successful sports project of Gov. Espino   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. CHESS is not my sport but sometimes I like to watch the game despite having just a little knowledge about its discipline. I did just that on November 11 few hours upon arrival from my short visit…

Taking a break in Taiwan   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ZHONGLI, TAOYUAN – After my last trip to Singapore five months ago, I took a brief break anew and chose this booming, beautiful and colorful country called Taiwan. Unlike my first visit here in 1980, I was amazed by…

How the PANELCO quintet won   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (PANELCO) cage squad landed fourth in the quarterfinals to notch the last slot for the semis in the First Pangasinan Inter-Agency Basketball Tournament organized By Gov. Amado I. Espino lll. The west Pangasinan-based PANELCO despite…

DPWH five slip into semis   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE unheralded Department of Public Work and Highways (DPWH) cage squad lost its first two games in the quarterfinals of the First Pangasinan Inter-Agency Basketball Tournament. The first one was against the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), 86-71, and…

All systems go for Le Tour de Norte   By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. I HAD written about the planned ten-day bikathon being organized by a certain Makati City-based marketing company in our May 8 issue this year, when they asked me to direct a big race that will involve…

Pangasinan’s formidable quintet   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER the very successful staging of the First Pangasinan Inter-Towns/Cities Basketball Tournament   that was participated by 35 towns and three cities of our province, Governor Amado “Pogi” Espino, lll and the Pangasinan Sports Development and Management Council led by Modesto Operania…

13 P’sinan cyclists in 2018 Ronda bikefest   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE 2018 Ronda Pilipinas multi-stage bikathon qualifying race on September 30 saw the participation of almost 300 cyclists from all over the country in the 183-kilometer road saga that started and finished in Tarlac City. I was…

Another heart-breaking game between PCST and UL   By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. MY interest in basketball started early in 1970s. I frequently watched NBA and the Manila Inter-Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA, now called PBA) then on a black and white TV. And when I had the time, I also…

Another stigma in professional boxing?   By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. IT’ was not the dazzling swords of Magellan and Lapu-Lapu that I saw in Cebu City last September 16, but the deadly fists  of Filipino world champion Milan “El Metodico” Melindo against the visiting South African world titleholder Hekkie…

World champions Melindo vs. Budler in Cebu   By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. BY the time you read this piece the Milan “El Metodico” Melindo versus Hekkie “Hexicutioner” Budler International Boxing Federation (IBF) world light flyweight title fight will already be finished. As in the past, I will be there…