Why Duterte won By Al S. Mendoza RODRIGO Duterte won because people want change. As simple as that. People are fed up with trapos (traditional politicians). Trapos promise everything, including the moon and the stars, if only to win votes. Trapos had been doing that for the longest time….
If surveys are right, Duterte is our president tomorrow By Al S. Mendoza IF Rodrigo Duterte does not win as president tomorrow, the nation will be in deep shock? And if Manny Pacquiao is not a senator by tomorrow, the boxing gods will be as shocked as well? I…
Duterte is like Donaire, Magsayo & Pacquiao By Al S. Mendoza RODRIGO Duterte has become a combination of Nonito Donaire Jr. and Mark Magsayo. OK, include Manny Pacquiao. Like Donaire, Duterte is capable of coming up with deadly combinations that could easily floor an opponent. Give him an opening…
Our own son of a bitch By Al S. Mendoza SUDDENLY, the issue is Duterte. Meaning, this election has become either a Duterte or not. Whether we like or not, Duterte has become the hottest topic of conversation. He has become a rock star of sorts. In restaurants and…
Pacquiao hardly scores convincing win By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao won, all right. But was it really convincing? Hardly. He won it hands down but not totally significant. Modesty aside, I also scored the fight 116-110 in Pacquiao’s favor. A friend of mine seated beside me during the…
A knockout win or nothing at all By Al S. Mendoza TIMOTHY Bradley Jr. has never been knocked out. So, how then can Manny Pacquiao possibly kayo the 5-time world champ? That’s the question in today’s (April 10, PHL time) Pacquiao-Bradley encounter in Las Vegas, Nevada. And look at…
Why Pacquiao should knock Bradley out By Al S. Mendoza IT is just a week from today when Manny Pacquiao climbs the ring again. The last time he did, on May 2 last year, he lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. By unanimous decision. And the last time he fought,…
Finally, we had a debate By Al S. Mendoza JOJO Binay was stubborn. Grace Poe was in war mode. Mar Roxas was insult-prone. And Digong Duterte was, for once, gentleman. Binay brought in his notes to the debate that he insisted were merely his documents. Whereas the rules debate…
Binay or Duterte but never Poe By Al S. Mendoza RON de los Reyes has just told me a story worth including in Ripley’s “Believe It Or Not.” “You know what, Almate?” he said to me. “Grace Poe leads in many surveys and it makes me wonder.” Why do…
Duterte: With Binay as president, we face a bleak future By Al S. Mendoza A dude told me that presidential candidate Rody “Digong” Duterte had allegedly said this a while back: “If I don’t get to run for president or if I get disqualified, I will endorse Binay.” I…
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