By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE talk of our country these days is the political word war between world-boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and our president Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Pacman’s bashers said the fighting lawmaker is not suited to run our troubled country, he does not have the education…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE talk of the sporting world during these days are the games of the two NBA conferences’ finals, this year’s edition of Tour de France 21-day bikefest that started last June 27, and the annual Wimbledon lawn tennis tournament. The 2021 NBA season is winding…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   WE, die-hard boxing aficionados, watched on TV how the Japanese boxing icon Naoya Inoue easily demolished the Filipino International Boxing Federation (IBF) number one contender Michael Dasmariñas via knockout in the third round last Sunday, June 20. We saw how the undefeated Nippon boxer…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   I’M a keen observer and curious fellow since I was a child, because I’ve always believed that it is one of the best ways to be more knowledgeable and to educate myself about ongoings in the world aside from formal studies in school. Since…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE forthcoming world welterweight title fight of Philippine boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao against American World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) champ, the unbeaten 31-year-old Errol Spence, Jr. will definitely be held at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   BOXING fans either watched on tv or read in our national dailies how our aging multiple-titled world boxing champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. recaptured the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight tiara by pummeling the defending and undefeated champion, Nordine Oubaali of France last Sunday (May…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   AFTER two years of inactivity, the long-awaited world’s boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will fight his next foe World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion Errol Spence, Jr. to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 21. Yes, negotiations…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DESPITE the easing of restrictions on travel due to decreasing impact of COVID-19 in some countries like the U.S., Scotland, Wales, Singapore, Taiwan, to name some, the opposite is seen in India as well as in Japan, host of this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. Latest…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   IT is written in the Holy Bible that God said, “For the love of money is a root of all of evil.” (1Timothy 6: 10) Yes, vey true. This world-famous excerpt cropped up when one of Jesus Christ’s disciples named Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   I WAS surprised to learn that my idol in the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games American decathlete Bruce Jenner, who won the gold medal in the men’s decathlon event, decided to change his gender from male to female. Being his sports-contemporary and ardent fan,…