OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a sobering assessment last week on the development of a vaccine against COVID-19. WHO officials said that “it did not expect widespread immunization against the novel coronavirus until mid-2021”....
A special November 2020 issue of Ring Magazine featuring Manny Pacquiao on the cover. (Courtesy of Ring Magazine) Ring Magazine has released a special issue for November 2020 with Manny Pacquiao on the cover. The cover, which the famed magazine revealed Thursday, features an illustration of...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Ironically, the piece of legislation providing for the celebration of National Heroes Day — Republic Act No. 3827, passed by the Philippine Legislature on October 28, 1931 — did not specify any particular hero. And so while we have days...
Promoter Eddie Hearn explains why there are hurdles in potential fight between Manny Pacquiao and Mikey Garcia. (AFP / File Photos) Matchmaker Eddie Hearn said Mikey Garcia remains interested in facing Manny Pacquiao but admitted a possible fight may not happen until the unforeseeable future....
MP Promotions head tweets GIF, meme on ESPN post stating Arum optimistic on Pacquiao-Crawford in 2021 Manny Pacquiao and Terrence Crawford (File photos from Wendell Alinea and AP) Sean Gibbons laughed off Bob Arum’s remarks regarding a possible fight between Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten Terence...
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, center, bares Manny Pacquiao, right, would be a 'splendid' Philippine president. At left is trainer Freddie Roach. (Top Rank) Bob Arum once again fueled talks surrounding Manny Pacquiao’s political future, saying that the ring icon-turned senator will do good if he...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar It is the nature of great men and women that, long after they have died, their footprints remain embedded in the memories of their nation. Such is the case of Manuel L. Quezon whose 142nd birth anniversary we observed just last week. In fact,...
Hooded burglars broke in Pacquiao's home amid his fight against Adrien Broner Hooded burglars broke in Manny Pacquiao's home in Los Angeles last January 2019 during amid the Pacquiao-Broner fight. (Screengrab / Team Pacquiao via YouTube) Manny Pacquiao recently released a CCTV video of his posh Los...
Jeff Horn about to land a jab at Manny Pacquiao during their WBO welterweight clash. (AFP Photo / Patrick HAMILTON, File) Jeff Horn described Manny Pacquiao as nothing but ordinary when he reflected on his upset win over the Filipino icon three years ago during a recent interview. “Meeting him in...
Jinkee Pacquiao Socialite Jinkee Pacquiao is latest addition to list of celebrities who have own cosmetics line. The wife of Senator Manny Pacquiao launched the brand Jinkee Cosmetics recently. On the official website, the founder is described as a "beacon of simplicity, elegance, and...
OF TREES AND FOREST One hundred twenty-two years ago, in the early evening of August 13, 2020, the American flag was raised over Fort Santiago marking the start of American colonization of the Philippines. This was preceded by the so-called “Mock Battle of Manila,” a charade of a skirmish...
Coach Freddie Roach says Manny Pacquiao remains open to the idea of having a rematch with Floyd Mayweather. (Top Rank Images) Freddie Roach said Manny Pacquiao remains open to the idea of facing Floyd Mayweather despite slim chances of a rematch of their mega-fight five years ago. “What he would...
