Undefeated Filipino champion Mark Magsayo laid out his initial plans after savoring his first world major title since dethroning Gary Russell Jr. last January. Undefeated Filipino champion Mark Magsayo (center) (Amanda Westscott / SHOWTIME) Magsayo captured the WBC featherweight belt and ended...
Mexican star Leo Santa Cruz is expecting a classic Filipino-Mexican rivalry should a featherweight title unification bout with Mark Magsayo materialize anytime soon. Mark Magsayo and Leo Santa Cruz (Showtime / WBA) Santa Cruz, who just scored a unanimous decision win over Keenan Carbajal in their...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz For a few minutes last Jan. 7, I was able to speak with a good friend on her sickbed. Although very ill, she was lucid and quick to remember me. But gone were the days that conversations were hard to end. Before, there would be endless topics to talk about. This time, I felt she...
Should Leo Santa Cruz emerge as the winner in his Las Vegas showdown against Keenan Carbajal on Feb. 5, the Mexican boxer already has a name in mind for his next bout. Mark Magsayo and Leo Santa Cruz (Showtime / WBA) Santa Cruz expressed desire to square off with reigning WBC featherweight champion...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta If you are among those who still have not heard of the First Republic of the Philippines, this column was humbly written with you in mind, so kindly read on. While members of the Malolos Congress gathered in Barasoain church in 1898, to debate on the 101 articles of the...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz A lot of my friends are inclined to support a presidential candidate who has no problem with making commitments. Commitments we have in mind include a new franchise to ABS-CBN, dropping the trumped-up charges against Rappler and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, stopping...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Last Jan. 23, we should have celebrated the 123rd anniversary of the First Philippine Republic with fireworks, parades, platitudes and flowered wreaths. You may have noticed that we have never done that, not even in Manila, the seat of government. Bulakeños call their...
Photo from PBA NLEX guard Jericho Cruz has opted to finish the PBA Governors’ Cup before entertaining the possibility of becoming an unrestricted free agent. The Road Warriors said recently that Cruz agreed to a short extension that will expire after the season-ending conference before the two...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The most beautiful legacy of the First Quarter Storm of 1970 is the idea that young people have roles to play in the country beyond and above what is considered normal or acceptable. It expanded the democratic horizon for us. Remembering this event and its effects on Philippine...
Asia's Limitless Star recently collaborated with Asia's Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista through the track, “Everybody Hurts,” under Universal Records. It was produced by a Swedish production company that also managed to work with acts like BTS, Icono Pop, Red Velvet, The Veronicas, TWICE,...
Many are shipping Julie Anne San Jose and Rayver Cruz. They insist the two are made for each other. Does Julie agree? Julie was coy when asked about it, even if she was only too quick to admit she enjoys Rayver's company. She said, “Best friends talaga kami niyan ever since. We’re very good...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta Mariano Ponce always kept a low profile probably because he was the tallest among the Filipino expats in Europe. In that iconic Gomburza-like “triumvirate” studio photo with Jose Rizal and Marcelo del Pilar, Mariano Ponce had to sit down sideways on a stool with...
