Ludicrously easy By Al S. Mendoza   AS expected, Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Saul “Canelo” Alvarez by decision. What I didn’t expect was he did it so ludicrously easy. He is 36 years old already but still, he didn’t just move like a wind. He moved like a howler, a…

Whistleblower By Al S. Mendoza   A WHISTLEBLOWER is one who exposes to the public an alleged anomaly or wrongdoing. Usually, those exposed are government officials, if not politicians. To be a whistleblower does not make him rich. In fact, he begins a new life detached from his usual, mostly…

Napoles case may take forever? By Al S. Mendoza   A LAWYER said it would take “1,000 years” to resolve the Napoles case. “The wheels of justice roll so slowly that the Napoles case will take 1,000 years to resolve,” said Harry Roque, who teaches law at the University of…

Isn’t P-Noy the country’s Top Cop? By Al S. Mendoza   WHAT is next after the surrender of Janet Lim-Napoles? I direct that question to President Aquino. Mr. Aquino had yet to make himself clear on the issue of the pork barrel scam when, all too suddenly like an earthquake,…

Why not a catch-basin for all? By Al S. Mendoza   AGAIN, the rains came. Again, the floods came. Again, the evacuations came. Again, the donations came. Again, the blame-game came. The rains come because our country has two major seasons:  rainy and sunny, or wet and dry, or warm…

When silver shines like gold By Al S. Mendoza   IT was not gold.  But the silver shone like gold. Such was the drama and sensation of epic proportions recorded in the recent 27th Asia Fiba Cup that, all too suddenly, we are proud to be called Filipino again. We…

Fervent prayers more than good players By Al S. Mendoza   THE winner today (Sunday) will “merely” be the champion. I say merely because that’s what it is:  Decoration is the champion’s trophy. The teams that will battle for the crown in the 15-nation Fiba Asia Basketball Championship have yet…

Opportunity of a lifetime By Al S. Mendoza   ELEVEN days August 1-11. That’s the duration of the Fiba Asia Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Known before as the ABC (Asian Basketball Confederation), the Fiba Asia Cup features Asian and Arab countries vying for the…

Sona marred by security overkill By Al S. Mendoza   I LIKE P-Noy’s Sona. I love it. If it were boxing, P-Noy unleashed crisp, telling punches that were more than enough to send his foe to dreamland. It was like seeing Manny Pacquiao at his best – again. But what…

Only us know our bodies that well By Al S. Mendoza   (Happy birthday today, July 21, to Mayasoh M. Sadiwa, the Ate of Ikap and the daughter of Ricky & Aya.  Mayasoh turns 8.  Danny “Sir John” Isla, the stunningly adorable president of Lexus Manila, Inc., also celebrates today and…