A hectic birthday By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT’S our tradition to go to church or chapel (whatever religion you belong) to thank the Almighty God every time our birthday comes. One’s birthday is considered a holiday for the celebrator and an occasion to spend the day happily with your…
SIX young swimmers who represented Dagupan in the 2013 Speedo National Long Course Swimmimg Championship held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila last November 27 to December 2 were honored last Dec. 18 by the city government. Leading the honorees was 13-year old Dyrham Palfrey who bagged the gold…
Cyclist and lawyer Paddy By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTERNOON of December 8, I received the text message from The PUNCH colleague Al Mendoza that my cycling contemporary of the same age, the back-to-back (1966-1967) Tour of Luzon champion Atty. Cornelio Padilla Jr. had passed away due to heart failure…
Heart-warming advocacy of Pacquiao By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE saw how two of our three remaining world boxing champions successfully defended their diadems last November 30 at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Donnie “Ahas” Nietes demolished his Mexican foe Sammy Gutierrez via third round stoppage to retain his WBO…
Pacman redeems image By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE KNOCKOUT victory that we expected to happen, as predicted by Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s head trainer Freddie Roach, did not materialize, despite Pacquiao’s dominance over Mexican Brandon Rios last Nov. 24 in their international welterweight title bout held in Macau. The world…
Judgment day for Pacman on Nov. 24 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AN unprecedented exodus to Manila from Tacloban City is happening these days among Leyteños who were so heavily affected by Typhoon Yolanda. And as I write this piece, an exodus is also occurring among our national scribes, prominent…
Donaire, Arida’s triumphs eased PH grief By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DETERMINED to provide hope and inspiration to compatriots in the land of their birth who suffered from a monster of a disaster that killed thousands of people and flattened countless farmlands brought on by Super Typhoon Yolanda, our Fil-Am…
Boxers Julaton and Donaire By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FIRSTLY, my warm congrats to the former two-time world super bantamweight queen Fil-Am boxer Ana “Hurricane”Julaton for winning her most recent bout against Mexico’s pride, world ranked Perla Hernandez, held on November 2 at Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico. Her victory…
Recalling my first Singapore visit By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. SINGAPORE – I’m making this piece here in this booming and beautiful city-state considered as the cleanest place in Asia. I’m here this time for a three-day respite to unwind my mind, loose some woes that I encountered way…
A sports head in every barangay By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. I’M making this piece on October 25 Friday, three days before the barangay election so we are on a pre-election mode – “It’s tension time,” as the saying goes in sports competitions, like the last two minutes of…
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