OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar This was the word used by the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe the growing gap between the number of vaccines available to rich countries and the measly numbers given to developing countries. The latter rely mainly on...
Unified WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (left) and WBA's "champion in recess" Manny Pacquiao. (AFP) Unified WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. has reportedly expressed interest to fight Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on US soil. Per ESPN Knockout , July is...
Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz (left) and boxing legend-turned-senator Manny Pacquiao in this file photo. (Photo from Manny Pacquiao's Facebook page) Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has extended support to weightlifting icon Hidilyn Diaz after the latter secured her spot to the 2021 Tokyo...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar As Filipinos continue to struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic, a different kind of outbreak has caused a shortfall in pork production and subsequently caused a sharp increase in food prices. While the African Swine Fever (ASF), which has...
UFC lightweight star Dustin Poirier (left) and Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao (right) have joined forces to donate in Justin Wren's Fight for the Forgotten initiative for the homeless Batwa Pygmies in Uganda. (Photos from Manny Pacquiao's Instagram, AFP, and Fight for the Forgotten) Filipino...
Manny Pacquiao (left) and Juan Manuel Marquez (Top Rank) Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has extended support to his rival-turned-friend Juan Manuel Marquez as the latter announced his candidacy for Mexican Congress . "I am humbled that you (Marquez) have taken notice of my work in the...
Boxing rivals Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines (left) and Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico (Top Rank) Mexican boxing legend Juan Manuel Marquez has vowed to "deliver a knockout to corruption" following his announcement to run for Congress in his homeland. Marquez, 47, is running under the Ecological...
Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao (Photos from respective Instagram accounts) Veteran sports commentator and analyst Teddy Atlas considers the potential fight between Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford as the swan song for the Filipino boxing legend. Speaking on THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas show,...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I applaud the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to allow the private sector to import COVID-19 vaccines “at will”. “No matter the price or how many they want to import, that is fine with me,” the President was quoted as saying...
Manny V. Pangilinan Manny V. Pangilinan is backing a proposal which will pit a PBA selection against the Chinese national team in an exhibition aimed to start the league’s 46th season on a high note. Pangilinan on Saturday morning, April 10, echoed the sentiments of PBA chairman Ricky Vargas, who...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The numbers are disheartening. Last April 2 the country logged a total of 15,310 new COVID-19 cases (3,790 of which were backlogs). The following day the number of new cases was 12,576 which brought our active cases to a staggering 165,715....
Commentators Stephen Smith and Max Kellerman (top) argue over the potential winner between Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao. (Photos from respective Instagram accounts of Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao and screenshot from ESPN's Youtube channel) ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith has...
