Again, what is Christmas? By Al S. Mendoza  THE Good Book tells us of a poor woman going to church one morning. While there, what did she do to merit God’s undivided attention? Well, first, she prayed fervently for Dear God to make her neighbors continue a life of security…

Guv Spines should solve parking problem in Manaoag Al S. Mendoza  NOW here’s one worth our while. Among us Roman Catholics, we go to Manaoag to pray for the good graces that our Lord Jesus Christ may bestow upon us through Mother Mary. Many Manaoag devotees keep their vows to…

Tiger is back and the second coming is here By Al S. Mendoza  I SAID it would come. It finally did, when Tiger Woods won the Chevron World Challenge on Monday at Sherwood in Thousand Oaks, California. Time, indeed, has its way of dealing with us. For nearly 25 months,…

Fil-Am golf builds bridges of friendship By Al S. Mendoza TODAY is the day before the blast-off of the 62nd Fil-Am Invitational Golf tournament in Baguio City’s Baguio Country Club and Club John Hay. So, from December 5-10, the men’s regular of the country’s oldest amateur team competition will be…

Nothing new in SEA Games debacle By Al S. Mendoza  FIRST, Go Teng Kok, the athletics chief known simply as GTK, was expelled from the Philippine Olympic Committee. Second, Mark Joseph, the swimming boss, had been under siege by parents of swimmers that are supposed to be his allies. Next,…

A win, like a rose by any other name, will always smell sweet By Al S. Mendoza AGAIN, it happened.  No knockout win for Manny Pacquiao. It marked the fourth straight time in his last 15 fights—all victorious—that Pacquiao could “only” win on points. He defeated Joshua Clottey by unanimous…

There should be a tango or no Pacquiao knockout By Al S. Mendoza IT takes two to tango. In like manner, it takes two to box. I say this again since today (Sunday, Nov. 13) is the much-awaited clash between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. It is scheduled for…

Pareng Louie By Al S. Mendoza THEY recently buried the remains of another of earth’s good men, Luis F. Apostol. He was my Pareng Louie. He made me godfather of his eldest son, who is now a civil engineer. He made my only daughter, Malaya, the godmother of his youngest…

Donaire fought someone as scared as a rabbit By Al S. Mendoza IT wasn’t a beautiful win. But a win is a win is a win. Nonito Donaire Jr. deserved the victory on Sunday in New York not only because he came to fight but also, he was all set…

Soon, Sonsona will be champ again By Al S. Mendoza  (RHEA Mae Bautista Oriel, the Riverside, California-born granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Apolinario G. Bautista of Binalonan, Pangasinan, celebrated her 18th birthday on October 19 with pomp and gaiety at a prestigious resort in nearby Urdaneta City on Saturday.  We…