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Posted on June 24, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
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 see. War. Raging war.
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Posted on June 16, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
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, a kindred soul from whom I [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
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 three events had been well-attended. And that’s because [...]
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Posted on June 2, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
'The Mexicutioner'
By Al S. Mendoza
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Coach Dayong tomorrow, June 2.
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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 made of sterner stuff and should pose as the greatest [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
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 felled to the ground, their fruits ruined."
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Posted on May 20, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
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 in his departure for Los Angeles.
Freddie Roach, [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
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 Glo - the favorite son of Marikina City [...]
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Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
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 reply.
“The feasibility study is ongoing,” he said. “But [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
El Nido is Hundred Islands of Palawan
By Al S. Mendoza
I WAS in El Nido, Palawan last week and the place reminded me instantly of Hundred Islands in Lucap, Alaminos City, Pangasinan.
Why, because El Nido's beach resorts resemble those of our very own Hundred Islands.
Tallish mountains proud as Pangasinan politicians.
Sea shores as white as [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
My ‘Deep Throat’ in Pacquiao Team
By Al S. Mendoza
NOW it can be told.
The reason why Doug Flescher was replaced by Tom Miller as one of the three judges in the recent Pacquiao-Marquez fight was through the instigation of a genuine Filipino boxing lover.
I cannot divulge his character here, lest I incur the ire of [...]
