Congrats By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. Every two years the Southeast Asia Games is held and always on the month of December. This year it was conducted on December 5-16 in Thailand. Like in the 2005 games, which our country hosted, two of our Pangasinan cyclists that represented our country…

Remembering FPJ By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’M making this piece on Friday, December 14, the third death anniversary of Fernando Poe, Jr., better known as FPJ and considered as the “King of Philippine Movies”. Yearly, his relatives, close friends, supporters and admirers converge to pray for the fallen hero…

Bikefest with Bataoil’s backing By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNLESS the preparation hits some unavoidable snags, the bikefest, which I conceptualized more than a month ago, will finally come into reality on December 16, two days before my natal day. This road race, dubbed as the “RD Gen. Bataoil-Jesus Garcia…

Busy town fiesta of Sta. Barbara By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER the two-month long inter-barangay basketball tournament where barangay Ventinilla captured the championship, three more competitions will be held in the town of Sta. Barbara in conjunction with the celebration of its town fiesta. It officially starts today and…

Goofiness and greediness By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FRESH reports in the boxing world say Top Rank Promotions top honcho Bob Arum is contemplating a plan for a possible collision between two world boxing titans of prize fighting: our very own Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela Hoya. That’s after Pacquiao…

Inter-commercial league in the offing By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IF things don’t miscarry, an inter-commercial basketball league will be held in the province and most likely to commence this coming December 8 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) in Lingayen. Roberto “Jun” Amado, the chief organizer,…

My idol’s unimpressive win   By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ACCORDING to my Mexican cousin Dagoberto Garcia Soto, soccer is the numero uno favorite sport of the Mexicans. Boxing is their numero dos. No wonder, there are a lot of Mexican boxers who ranked high in world groupings, then and…

Fernandez saves Fernandez By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IS Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez self-destructing or anti-cycling? This is a question which needs a clear and logical answer from public servant Madam Belen pertaining to a cycling event held last Sunday at Tondaligan, Bonuan. I was not the organizer of last…

Athletes, the politicians By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. POLITICS is a very big deal in the Philippines, then and especially now. Movie actors, actresses, and athletes have been jumping into the political arena, using their popularity as an advantage to win a seat of their choice. Some of them have…

Marquez-Pacquiao 2 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNTIL now, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s second convincing triumph against his bitter-adversary, Mexican boxing idol Marco Antonio Barrera, is still the talk of the town. And the fresh question is who will be the next opponent   of the Filipino boxing icon and when and…