By Maricar CP Hampton Amid the messy controversy of Manny Pacquiao’s comment calling “gays worse than animals,” one singer has agreed to perform the Philippine National Anthem at the Pacquiao-Bradley fight in Las Vegas on April 9. “I choose not to judge,” tenor Allan Palacios Chan said when interviewed by The FilAm Metro D.C. “Should […]
The Robert Chinn Foundation will induct four honorees to the 2016 Asian Hall of Fame on May 14 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. They are television journalist Connie Chung, martial artist Bruce Lee, retired Major General Antonio Taguba of the U.S. Army, and Olympic Gold Medalist in figure skating Kristi Yamaguchi. The Asian […]
The ax has fallen. Nike is cutting off ties with Manny Pacquiao, calling his comments about gays being worse than animals “abhorrent.” Pacquiao’s endorsement contract with Nike has run more than eight years, according to ESPN. Social media has been unrelenting. Comments run the range from ridicule to indignation all aimed at the eight-division boxing […]
By Chelle Lhuillier I would like to start by saying I was an avid fan of Manny Pacquiao. I watched almost all of his fights on Pay-per-view and followed his boxing career, win or lose. But now I will categorically say: I am not your fan anymore, and I just lost all respect for you, […]
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. The latest Super Bowl had just taken place on February 7th. If there is one sport on these shores that commands a veritable following, it is football, as comprehended in the American system. It is far from the ‘football’ nomenclature that continues its significance in other continents observed in Latin […]
By Lindy Rosales The multi-titled Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing on January 21 at the same time that he was promoting his upcoming fight with welterweight champion Timothy Bradley. The April 9 match will be held at the MGM Arena in Las Vegas. “It’s been a great ride with Manny,” said trainer Freddie […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Broadcast executive Joseph Jerome Francia is the occasional New York City visitor. Once or twice a year, he comes to town both for business and pleasure. As Vice President and head of International Operations of GMA Network, Inc. in Manila, he visits NYC to check in on programming partners, and occasionally […]
By Cristina DC Pastor “In politics, there are a lot of politicians who masquerade as righteous!” This is just one nugget of insight boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said he has learned from being in politics. There’s more: • Politics is the “will of God, not a plan of man.” • In politics, you have to […]
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will be honored as one of 2015 Asia Game Changers, for using sport and his star power as sources for good, the Asia Society announced in a statement. He will be following in the footsteps of Alibaba CEO Jack Ma, who took the honor in 2014. “The Asia Game Changer Awards […]