Time once again to make wishes By Al S. Mendoza THE wishes we make. They don’t come true usually. But what the heck! We care about traditions. Those that don’t care have no business mingling with the urbane. The optimists wish; the pessimists couldn’t care less.

Just one handshake key to unification Al S. Mendoza THEY fought in the year past. Benjie Lim versus Belen Fernandez. Nani Braganza versus Guv Spines. Bani’s Navarro versus Guv Spines. They’ve been all fighting since I can remember.

Let’s relearn the art of being normal By Al S. Mendoza FORGET and forgive? Or forgive and forget? Really now, which comes first? It’s like the chicken-and-egg thing again. Did the egg come first, or the chicken?

Webb and the web of lies, doubts? By Al S. Mendoza THEY have spoken. And their word is final. Seven justices of the Supreme Court said Hubert Webb and six others didn’t do it. Meaning, Webb et al. didn’t massacre the wife and two daughters of Lauro Vizconde. The word…

Is it really time for Pacquiao to retire? By Al S. Mendoza OK, this retirement talk. Let’s tackle it once and for all. Should Manny Pacquiao retire now? No more fights for him? Let’s have him as purely a congressman from here on? Let’s force him to hang up his…

Third Pacquiao-Marquez fight not palatable anymore By Al S. Mendoza “SUGGEST you write about a third Pacquiao-Marquez fight.” Gladly, sir. But before proceeding, some introductions. The request for the Pacquiao piece came from Jun Velasco, the man above me here who opened doors for me to be at your service….

What’s stopping Pacquiao from retiring? By Al S. Mendoza LET us not belabor the issue. Manny Pacquiao should retire. Now. For him, there’s nothing more to prove. He’s got everything: FF.  That’s fame and fortune. It’s not just fame by any yardstick of standards.

Pacquiao & Ali are greatest boxers of all time By Al S. Mendoza ONLY a fool would not believe. I mean, if there’s even one soul out there still doubting Manny Pacquiao’s stature as the world’s best boxer today, if not of all time, he is a lost soul. Let’s…

Pacquiao to win in 3, if not 6 rounds By Al S. Mendoza NOTHING to lose, everything to gain. That is the battle cry today of Antonio Margarito when he fights Manny Pacquiao in Arlington, Texas. If he loses – and I’m almost sure he would – Margarito won’t lose…

Nothing but Pacquiao anywhere you go By Al S. Mendoza IT’S still a week away, but look what’s happening. Everybody’s talking about it. In fact, it’s been that way since the deal was sealed about three months ago. From the candy store to the chapel, from the barber shop to…