In my generation, I learned to admire only three politicians in the Philippines. They are Oscar Orbos, Rodolfo Biazon, and Nene Pimentel. Whenever Biazon, Orbos, or Pimentel is in Los Angeles, I really make it a point to listen to what they say about statecraft and the state of the homeland. These guys I consider [...]

When my eighteen year-old son came home this semester break from his first year of college studies, he complained that he cannot relate to the Filipino clubs in the university because he sees them as very wacky. I heard what he said, but I feigned indifference because I was not sure whether or not my [...]

By DC LOS ANGELES – The first time Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez met inside the ring, I had it on my score card 114-112 for the Pacman. In my blow by blow notes, I had both fighters winning six rounds each, but Marquez got a seven in the first round when he went [...]