Each morning after exercise, I flip open my laptop, click on the Safari web browser, and visit websites all lumped under the same theme: Sports. I visit about two dozen. CNNSI. Fox Sports. MSNBC. Tennis.com. I read about whether Roger Federer has lost to David Nalbandian again (he has, twice). I await the fresh arrival… Continue reading My favorite RP sports website?
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Boom-Boom as tough as Pacquiao? Let’s see…
When Daniel Ponce de Leon dismantled and pulverized an explosive firecracker named Boom-Boom in a first-round KO last August 11, he didn’t just flatten Rey Bautista—he devastated him, humiliated his ego, extinguished his spirit. So much trauma ravaged the previously-undefeated Boholano that when he landed from a half-day-long flight from America to Manila, Boom-Boom sat… Continue reading Boom-Boom as tough as Pacquiao? Let’s see…
Gerry Malixi
One of the funniest guys you’ll meet is my good friend Gerry Malixi. With the above photo, here’s the text of the e-mail he sent me last week: “I was VERY BUSY yesterday but since this guy people call “PACMAN” practically begged to have his photo taken with me, I had to oblige.” Gerry’s funny.… Continue reading Gerry Malixi
Antonio Lopez Aldeguer and his A-Team
Michael Domingo (center) with Mayor Jonas Cortes (right) and City Administrator Briccio Boholst They call him ALA. Pronounced just like the God of our Muslim friends, he’s the Lord of Cebu Boxing. He hails from Iloilo, studied in La Salle Bacolod, built his business empire in Cebu, transformed it into a Philippine conglomerate and,… Continue reading Antonio Lopez Aldeguer and his A-Team
Bang! Boom! What a double shocker
One punch. All it took was one punch. For Gerry Penalosa, he played defense on the first round, blocked with his two red gloves on the second, jabbed in the third, then, all the way until the seventh, he stood relaxed. Maybe too relaxed. He was losing. Sev Sarmenta and Dyan Castillejo saw it, you… Continue reading Bang! Boom! What a double shocker
Cebu Megadome: What we needed yesterday
This is NOT the Cebu Coliseum Last Saturday night, I parked near Colon Street, strolled about 157 meters, and stepped inside the Cebu Coliseum. San Miguel Beer, the most famous bottle ever produced in this country, paraded 6-foot-6-tall giants who dribbled and dunked as the building’s parquet floor shook. It was the PBA—“Live In Cebu!”—and… Continue reading Cebu Megadome: What we needed yesterday
A Manny win will score very Manny votes
AS much as you and I and 91 percent of the Filipino population (in a survey) disapprove of Manny Pacquiao’s running for Congress this May 14, this we have to conclude: When the bell rings and the gloves are clasped and mouth guards are bitten, Pacman is all about one word. Focus. Asked in an… Continue reading A Manny win will score very Manny votes
For Z, more Zzzz’s before The Dream
The last time I saw Manny Pacquiao at the Cebu City Sports Center, it was one year ago—February 24, 2006—during the Cebu City Charter Day celebration. Manny was greeted by thousands who overflowed the grandstand bleachers to clap and cheer and wave at our RP hero. Manny sang his sentimental song, “Laban Ko ‘To.” He… Continue reading For Z, more Zzzz’s before The Dream