Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is being floated as the next possible opponent to the popular young American boxer Ryan Garcia, according to reports. *Ryan Garcia (left) and Manny Pacquiao (AFP Photo) * It was actually Garcia’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, who brought up the idea during an...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. led well-wishers of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on her 45th birthday on Wednesday, May 31. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Atty. Reynold Munsayac's Facebook page) Friends, supporters, and political allies also sent their...
OF TREES AND FOREST The most successful entrepreneurs don’t accept defeat; they face challenges and fight until they turn their dreams and vision into reality. That is the difference between success and failures. The latter happens only when you give up. This is the reason why I keep telling...
From left to right: Bong Santamaria, Manny V. Pangilinan, Vice President Sara Duterte, Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Pearl Viernes, San Pedro Mayor Art Mercado. (Rep. Arroyo's Facebook) House Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria...
OF TREES AND FOREST It was such an emphatic word to describe the relationship between the Philippines and the United States especially given the tensions in the region and the complicated past of the two nations’ bilateral relations. But this was how President Joseph Biden described his...
The frustrations of the fans continued to mount as Gilas Pilipinas suffered a painful 79-68 loss at the hands of a rejigged Cambodia side. *Gilas head coach Chot Reyes (* *Ariya Kurniawan | @ariyakurniawan16 on IG ) * The loss was so disappointing that even Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...
Gilas Pilipinas’ 79-68 loss to host nation Cambodia in the group stage of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Thursday, May 11, was immediately met with criticism, among those was from Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) chairman emeritus himself Manny V. Pangilinan. *SBP chairman emeritus Manny...
OF TREES AND FOREST The changes around us are simply dizzying. We have restaurants using robots to serve food. We can now pay with our smart phones instead of physical, tangible money. Some supermarkets, including ours, have automated check-out counters. I just read about the wonderful...
The medical needs of Kenneth Egano, the Sarangani bantamweight who slipped into a coma after winning his eight-round fight late Saturday, May 6, in Cavite, will be shouldered by boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. *Kenneth Egano at the Imus Doctors Hospital after his fight against Jason Facularin.*...
There’s simply no stopping the eight-division world champion legend, Manny Pacquiao from discovering the country’s next boxing hero as Pacquiao Presents: Blow by Blow takes the spotlight anew on Saturday, May 6, with the staging of the vacant Games and Amusements Board super-flyweight title...
Manny Pacquiao lost his legal battle against Paradigm Sports Management and was ordered to pay $5.1 million (approximately P282 million) over an alleged breach of contract. *Manny Pacquiao (AFP)* The Filipino boxing icon was in the US last week and testified as a witness in the civil lawsuit...
OF TREES AND FOREST What accounts for the ups and downs of popular support for democracy? One would think that if a country has a strong democratic culture then preference toward democracy would at least be stable and consistent. Just for comparison, the Social Weather Stations pointed out that in...
