Pacquiao bigger than any lotto jackpot By Al S. Mendoza WHO needs a lotto jackpot? Not Manny Pacquiao. The year is still five months away from being declared history and Pacquiao has already stashed away close to P500 million. He pocketed nearly P200 million on March 16 in 36 minutes….

I expect Pacquiao to win by KO By Al S. Mendoza IF YOU CAN’T expect Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao to win today, Sunday, woe to you!  Either you are a Mexican, or you don’t like Pacman’s moustache. I expect him to win. By knockout. Of all the boxers I know in…

Boston means maim, murder & massacre By Al S. Mendoza WHO said basketball is just a game? Quick, scrap that slogan. By now, Kobe Bryant and his Lakers know that by heart. The NBA is Iraq, Afghanistan and Kenya. Abu Sayyaf even. In those territories, not just a battle you…

Bye to Kuya Ric; Pacquiao’s new honor By Al S. Mendoza MY condolences once more to the loved ones left behind by Kuya Ric (Pasaoa), my dearly beloved, lamented buddy from San Francisco, CA. The brod-in-law of Philippine boxing’s greatest boxing analyst, Hermie Rivera, Kuya Ric was a great man,…

Jun, Jess & Gonz, listen up! By Al S. Mendoza FIRST Los Angeles. Then Chicago. Now, it’s San Francisco. I refer to the three American cities where press conferences had been held to drum up interest for the Pacquiao-Diaz fight on June 29 (June 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada). All…

‘The  Mexicutioner’ By Al S. Mendoza HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Coach Dayong tomorrow, June 2. *** THE LATEST IS, Manny Pacquiao is training furiously in Los Angeles. He has to.  David Diaz cannot be taken lightly. As the world lightweight champion, Diaz, of Mexican descent but living in Chicago, Illinois, is…

Lawyer poised to sue PAG-ASA over Cosme By Al S. Mendoza MY friend intends to sue PAG-ASA, our weather bureau. Know why? My friend’s mango orchard was devastated during the height of typhoon Cosme’s fury. “I relied on PAG-ASA and look what happened to my mangoes,” he said. “They were…

Pacquiao’s toughest fight yet By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao was up in the sky aboard a Philippine Airlines jet while I was writing this (Tuesday). He was bound for Los Angeles, California, USA. This fact is important – the day of his flight – because he seems quite late…

Do you know the way to Baguio? By Al S. Mendoza I WAS in Baguio only a while back and guess what I saw: A totally altered traffic in the City of Pines. Has Mayor Bautista become a sudden fan of Bayani Fernando? Fernando is that favorite bloke of Ate…

A trip rooted to roots By Al S. Mendoza I HAD a chance encounter with Mayor Rey Velasco of Sta. Barbara on Tuesday at the fabled Dagupeña Restaurant. After the usual handshakes and hellos, I asked the good mayor, “What’s the latest on your airport project?” Rey was quick to…