Raffy’s “Impossible Dream” By Al S. Mendoza   I just watched the 6th edition in the big screen of “Mission Impossible,” the former series in black and white TV in the Sixties. Now called “Mission Impossible—Rogue Nation,” it stars hunk Tom Cruise and sultry Swedish Rebecca “The Thigh Assassin” Ferguson….

Whether Pacquiao goes Roxas or Binay, no worries By Al S. Mendoza   IN boxing, Manny Pacquiao made many meaningful decisions that practically helped make him a billionaire that he is today. Of course, he also made mistakes, like when he allowed a couple of crooks handle his infant career….

My own SONA (Sori Owee Na Ako) By Al S. Mendoza   IF I were the President, my SONA tomorrow, July 27, would go like this. Good afternoon to everybody. I am sorry I am in front of you today. For, as usual, I have nothing good to say. I…

Hunting season By Al S. Mendoza   MAR Roxas had led in virtually all the surveys in the 2010 elections. Yet, he lost to Jojo Binay in the vice presidential race that year. Jinggoy Estrada was always No. 1 in the senatorial surveys in 2013. Yet, he wasn’t No. 1…

Formula for election success By Al S. Mendoza   I just don’t know if somebody had already proposed it. As far as I know, no one from either the Congress or Senate had done it. But if I’d been beaten to the draw, which I doubt it very much, I…

Many politicians mean the opposite By Al S. Mendoza   IN politics, stupidity is a virtue. In being stupid, many politicians aren’t aware. It is like writing: There is no dull topic, only dull writers. And dull writers do not know they are dull, or even dumb. I am not…

To be or not to be a politician By Al S. Mendoza   I have a confession to make. In 1992, I almost aimed for Pangasinan’s second district seat in Congress. The late Conrado “Tio Condring” Estrella said to me:  “Come on, run!  You need P200,000 as seed money to…

Destiny’s child By Al S. Mendoza    SINCE everybody’s talking about the 2016 election this early, let’s bring it on, fellers. Who will succeed P-Noy? Rody Duterte?  Mar Roxas?  Grace Poe?  Jojo Binay? OK, let’s add three more:  Alan Peter Cayetano, Chiz Escudero or Ping Lacson? Next: Who could be…

P-Noy consistently hates newspapers By Al S. Mendoza   ALMOST every time now that President Aquino speaks in public, he attacks his critics. A bad habit, indeed. He did it again on Thursday, when he addressed the Ilonggo Republic in Iloilo City. He was there, among others, to inaugurate the…

Grading Grace in politics By Al S. Mendoza   IN the word war between Grace Poe and Jojo Binay, there is not one winner emerging. Both were winners. The media mileage they got, and continue to get, made them stars for all seasons. That’s because politics is the art of…