The movie in Pacquiao’s mind By Al S. Mendoza IT seems Manny Pacquiao is bent on running for President in 2022. Already, he has two videos circulating in social media profiling him as, well, a good netizen fit to occupy Malacanang Palace. I believe more character build-ups are coming….
Tiger Woods is one lucky chap By Al S. Mendoza A miracle that he survived. That was what a police officer described the car accident that befell Tiger Woods on Wednesday (Feb. 24, PH time). Apparently driving fast, Tiger hit a median, lost control, struck trees and rolled to…
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Finally, Supreme Court is legally & morally upright By Al S. Mendoza BONGBONG Marcos is in the news again. Good for him? In a sense, yes. For his political career. All news is good. Why, because the subject of the news gets free publicity. It may be bad news, but still,…
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Sen. Go needed in Pacquiao’s off-the-ring fight By Al S. Mendoza IT was unfair that the World Boxing Association (WBA) removed Manny Pacquiao as its world super welterweight champion. That was more than a knockout blow. It was immoral. It was unfair. It was against the grain of sports itself. The…
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Nobody’s indispensable, not even Magalong By Al S. Mendoza WE are, indeed, a rare breed. We do things in a different way—almost, if not, all of the time. Nobody in the world can explain this yet another Filipino phenomenon. Take the case of Mayor Benjie Magalong of Baguio…
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Fiba Asia basketball yields to COVID-19 By Al S. Mendoza THE virus strikes again. Downing so many sporting events already the last 11 months or so, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the Fiba Asia Cup as its latest victim. Supposed to be held Feb. 18-22 in Clark Pampanga, the…
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My doctor’s perfect advice versus COVID-19 By Al S. Mendoza MAN is the hardest to understand. Even God acknowledges this. Did He not call Adam to explain why Eve ate the forbidden fruit? Well, there’s a more profound justification for the summons. God that He already is, He still…
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People have the right to be choosy By Al S. Medoza VACCINE or virus? Trust or tomorrow? Efficacy or emergency? Those are three questions that come to mind amid debates on vaccine issues. The government wants a Chinese vaccine but others prefer another. The solution? Skip the government’s offer…
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The seeming unending saga of Trump By Al S. Mendoza THE Trump truck of tricks keeps on rolling. It’s getting even worse. Only last Wednesday, January 6, Trump’s trumpeters stormed the Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., America’s capital. You know what Capitol Hill represents? It houses both America’s Senate and…
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Be happy when none is received in return By Al S. Mendoza NEW Year. New life. New approach. There is always a New Year but there will never be a New God. Our God is forever. Now to simply forget the just-ended year could send us repeating the same mistakes again….