By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   I’M making this piece on December 14, four days before my 77th birthday, or 11 days before Christmas. This date is so memorable to me because it recollects the death of our friend, our province mate, the famous handsome actor Fernando Poe, Jr. popularly…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   MARCH 2, 2013 was when I watched the first of two boxing matches between Mexican Moises Fuentes and our Donnie Nietes for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight title battle held at Mall of Asia. Unfortunately, I failed to interview the two…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE University of Luzon (UL) basketball squad is definitely one of the best cage teams in the province, if not the best. That’s how I view UL being a keen observer of Pangasinan tournaments since I started to write in this weekly paper on…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. PANGASINAN’s popular basketball squad, the multi-titled University of Luzon Golden Cubs, extended its winning streak to nine wins sans loss and only just one win away to notch the province-wide coveted diadem in this year’s “Excellent Noodles Cup DBL Pangasinan Inter-Town/City/School U18 Basketball Tournament 2022.”…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   WATCH out for the Alcala, UL, Asingan, PAMMA teams! Alcala quintet that topped the elimination round in the Eastern Conference with unblemished record of six wins sans loss proved their worth anew by repulsing the host and unbeaten Western Conference elimination round champ, San…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE relatives, particularly parents and guardians, supporters and friends of our young athletes who passed the qualifying rounds to officially represent their respective regions in the coming Batang Pinoy National Games originally scheduled  on December 4 to 10 in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, are…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE annual Batang Pinoy national games was temporarily shelved for two years obviously because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Year 2019, hosted then by Puerto Princesa in Palawan, was the last time the multi-sports event was held before the deadly world disease entered our state….

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER six weekends of hostilities since last September 25 with two days of pause on October 8 and 9, the province’s only multi-stage basketball cagefest this year, “Excellent Noodles Cup DBL Pangasinan Inter-Town/City/School U18 Basketball Tournament 2022,” only four teams remain unbeaten in the boys…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   UNKNOWN to many but known to diehard basketball enthusiasts (like me), this beloved province of ours has produced a professional basketball player from Urdaneta City and a potential superstar cager, as many say. But unfortunately, instead of playing in the PBA like what all…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   I WAS surprised to learn from a cycling enthusiast the other day that the annual multi-stage bikefest called “Ronda Pilipinas” will not be held next year but will instead to be conducted in 2024. I hope it’s not true, or another fake news. The…