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Posted on May 20, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

The poor won – and then what? By Al S. Mendoza   SO, did your bets win? Mine did.  Many of them, anyways. Ted Cruz won a third term as mayor of my beloved hometown, Mangatarem.  Cheers, pare! Pol Bataoil won a second term as congressman of my beloved second district.  Cheers, pare! Louie Visorde [...]

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Posted on May 13, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

My choice By Al S. Mendoza   CHANCES are you are one of 52,014,648 Filipinos qualified to vote tomorrow, Monday. But historically, only about 75 percent of registered voters cast their vote since democratic elections returned to our country in 1986. So, if you decide to vote, you could be one of 39,010,986 Filipinos set to [...]

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Posted on May 6, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

God called upon to decide the winner By Al S. Mendoza   I will not be surprised if Floyd Mayweather Jr. wins today. But I will not be surprised, though, if he loses. Robert Guerrero is called “The Ghost” because his speed keeps his opponent hitting wind most of the time. So, for Mayweather to [...]

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Posted on April 29, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

Arrest of Boston bombing suspect is just the beginning By Al S. Mendoza   THEY are brothers.  They originated from Chechnya, the strife-torn portion of the Russian Federation. I have an affinity of sorts with Chechnya.  I was in Moscow in 1994 when secessionist forces in Chechnya mounted their vicious armed attacks against Russia’s military [...]

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Posted on April 22, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

Boston bombing another grotesque reminder of deathless evil lurking in our midst By Al S. Mendoza   THE last most gruesome terrorist attack of a global sporting event was at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in Germany. Eleven athletes from Israel were killed in the Olympic Village assault by armed extremists from Palestine.  Four Arabs [...]

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Posted on April 15, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

The Boss and the No. 1 servant By Al S. Mendoza   WHY do we enter politics? To serve the people. What a noble deed. The Good Book has also a good take on this: “Every leader is the No. 1 servant of the people.”

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Posted on April 8, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

Deceiving, and survey’s aim obvious By Al S. Mendoza   A survey conducted in December 2012 by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said four out of five Filipinos were satisfied with their life. Those content with their life included 33 percent who said they were “very satisfied” and 48 percent who were “fairly satisfied.” Four [...]

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Posted on March 30, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

It’s showtime! By Al S. Mendoza   LOOK how crazy this country is, or has become. Last Friday, March 29, was the first day of campaigning for persons running for councilor, mayor, congress, vice governor and governor. Don’t tell me you didn’t know what was last Friday—Good Friday. The day God “died.” The day we [...]

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Posted on March 25, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

SMC will always be bigger than PBA By Al S. Mendoza   I WASN’T glad with PBA Commissioner Chito Salud’s decision banning Renaldo Balkman for life in the Philippine Basketball Association. While I strongly condemn and will never condone Balkman’s beastly act of berating referees, arguing uncontrollably with his teammates and coaches and next choking [...]

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Posted on March 18, 2013 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Comments Off

Basket filled with rotten advice By Al S. Mendoza   WHICH country threatens its citizens with suits? The Philippines. The United States, for all its cruel imperialist nature, protects its citizens up to the ends of the Earth. Murderer or rapist, the US will do its utmost to save its citizens. Did it not spirit [...]

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