Humiliating defeat by Batang Gilas in Dubai By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. FOR the first time in the history of FIBA Under-17 World Championship now being held in Dubai, UAE, we sent Philippine delegation to this biennial meet after our second place finish behind powerhouse China in the 2013 FIBA…
Running By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. EVERYTIME I visit the western part of the province including CSI Lucao, I frequently use the Judge Jose de Venecia highway extension to avoid the perennially traffic congested downtown of Dagupan. And whenever I pass this U.S.-like access road, my attention is caught by…
2014 Tour de France winner Nibali By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT WAS during the quarter-finals of 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil when this year’s Tour de France (TdF) commenced on July 5. Well, despite my immeasurable love of the two-wheeled event being a former professional cyclist, I deliberately…
Unforgiveable faux pas By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. I’M sure you were just as dismayed as I was last Tuesday evening when the much-publicized NBA Stars versus Gilas Pilipinas tune-up game that we had looked forward to did not materialize due to lapses in coordination between the organizers and NBA…
Super Mario of Germany By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. I’M SURE the diehard fans of soccer followed the 2014 FIFA World Cup from day one and up to the championship match held last Monday early morning between arch rivals Germany and Argentina in Brazil like I did. We saw how…
Bracing for calamities By Johanne R. Macob COLD, howling winds. Incessant drops of heavy- rain. It’s one July Wednesday. I had hoped this scene was just part of one of my melancholic-slash-over-dramatic-themed imaginations. But, no. It is happening, in the real world. Classes and work have been cancelled as typhoon…
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON LINGAYEN– Pangasinan’s newest young chess champ who was recently cited by the provincial government for his string of impressive wins in international tournaments unabashedly attributed his early success to his father. “He is my coach. He is my idol,” was how 11-year-old Dennis Gutierrez III of…
Football, most popular sport in the world IN OUR country, like the United States, soccer football is not one of our top three favorite games. Philippines most popular sport is basketball, boxing and billards while U.S. has its football, baseball and basketball. Proof – As of May 28, 2014, football…
Remembering boxer Anthony Villanueva By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER 40 days at Uncle Sam’s land, I’m back. My visit this time to the states of Texas and California was my longest, so far. I managed to watch from there some world sporting events on TV like this year’s Tour…
Visiting Texas anew By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ALAMO, TEXAS –My twin daughters, Raina and Raisa, and I are now in this historical, beautiful and big state of America to visit my relatives and to enjoy a brief respite after organizing and directing eleven bicycle road races in our province…
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