The inconvenient truth about Al Gore By Al S. Mendoza I didn’t watch Al Gore speak live in Manila.  Intentional. One, I knew what he’d tell his listeners. Two, he’d bore me to death. Three, I didn’t have a fortune: P17,000 per ticket.

Election shockers & all, let’s go NBA for a change By Al S. Mendoza THE May 10 election is history. Noynoy Aquino winning isn’t a shocker.  Noynoy has always been the presidential front-runner from Day One. But Jojo Binay winning shocks us all.  He was a dark horse (no pun…

Destiny is what we make, what makes us all By Al S. Mendoza THE presidency is destiny. Ninoy Aquino wanted to be president. It didn’t happen. Cory Aquino didn’t want to be president. It happened. Wasn’t FPJ also destined to be president?

Gonz, Ashok, Jun V and, yes, Biking Jess By Al S. Mendoza WHO said late is bad? Not me. Gonz Duque, my neighbor upstairs, had just done good to all Pangasinenses and I’m confident no one would brand my compliment for him as late, right? If someone does, I forgive…

Let’s all wish Benjie Lim well By Al S. Mendoza I SAID it here the last time:  Buloy Al Fernandez failing to defend his crown would be news. Said in another way, Benjie Lim reclaiming his crown in Dagupan City would be news. It seems headed to that. It should…

Election is democracy’s gift to this nation’s filthy rich By Al S. Mendoza ELECTION in this country is basically a circus. But still, we do it regularly so that tomorrow, we all vote – most of us, anyway, if not the majority of the Filipino people. Man, by nature, loves…

Mayweather’s defense will make him a winner today By Al S. Mendoza IT is predicting time again. That’s one job sportswriters love to hate. But we can’t back off.  Goes with the territory. The hazards are immense.  But still, we’ve got to do it because one shirking from it isn’t…

Al Fernandez set to win again? That’s not news By Al S. Mendoza MY Buloy Al Fernandez is leading Benjie Lim by a mile? That’s not news. Al Fernandez has been the frontrunner from the very start and he should win again in the mayoralty race come May 10 –…

In a way, Tiger also won the 74th Masters By Al S. Mendoza (The guy in the mirror says, “Are you talkin’ to me?” And I say, “Not really.” “Why, you lookin’ at me like that?’” he says. “I just wanna say, ‘Happy Birthday, Chap!’ That’s all.” “Uh-oh.”)

Tiger the sinner becoming the winner is big deal? By Al S. Mendoza THE sinner as winner? If you are rooting for Tiger Woods to win tomorrow (granting he made the cut in the Masters as this was written in advance), you chose a sinner. I chose the sinner as…