Disruptive COVID-19 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THERE are not much to talk about sports activities during these days. The panic and threat among us earthmen caused by the dreaded world virus called “COVID-19” put a stop to the sporting world because it can strike anybody with no exception. Who…

Inter-Town/City cagefest still off By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AN urgent meeting was held last Wednesday (March 11) among the quarterfinalists’ team officials in the 4th Governor’s Cup Pangasinan Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament at the office of the Pangasinan Sports Development and Management Council (PSDMC). Also in attendance were province’s two…

Unexciting last three stages of 2020 Ronda By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER the Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance (PNSI) riders dominated the fourth and fifth stages that catapulted them to wrest the individual and team honors in this year’s Ronda Pilipinas bikefest, I immediately called my town mate, 2018 Le Tour…

Magnificent seven navy men   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER five days of tough road battle, the eight-man Philippine Navy/Standard Insurance (PNSI) squad surprisingly sprung out to dominating the 4th and 5th stages of the 10-day Ronda Pilipinas bikathon and captured the individual and team leadership after more than…

Gov. Pogi complies with directives to protect us   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UPON learning that the start-finish-start of the 6th and 7th stages in Lingayen of this year’s Ronda Pilipinas bikathon was scrapped, some of our local bets called and asked me what the real score was behind…

Upsets in provincial cagefest By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. “BILOG ang bola” as the axiom says about any ball game especially basketball. It happened again last February 8 and 9 during the group A and B quarterfinals of the ongoing “4th Governor’s Cup Pangasinan Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament held In San…

Pangasinan busy with sports activities this summer By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AMID the national threat of the dreaded “nCoV” (Novel Corona Virus), there’s nothing  stopping our province to hold multiple sports activities this year, except the annual R1AA (Region 1 Athletic Association) Meet which was supposed to be held…

The love between Kobe and his Filipino fans By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AROUND 4:25 a.m. after coming from the restroom when my housemate told me that NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna plus seven others just died few hours ago in a helicopter crash somewhere in southern…

Ex-world boxing champ Espinosa gets (delayed) justice By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BOXING avid buffs know who former world boxing champ Luisito Espinosa is. Dagupeπos especially the late Dagupan City hizzoner Alipio Fernandez, Jr. and two late Dagupeño elite journalists Jun Velasco and Hermie Rivera were very familiar with Espinosa….

Because of Lingayen Gulf landing in San Fabian By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS not surprised at all, in fact, even somewhat touched by the report of my Punchmate Leonardo V. Micua (published last week’s issue) that according to University of the Philippines professor Ricardo T. Jose, General Douglas…