Remembering Gabriel ‘Flash’ Elorde: A Pilgrimage of Gratitude (March 27, 2024 @ Sucat, Parañaque) Some moments in life never fade. They don’t just pass by— they stay with you, shaping how you see the wo… Sun, 07 Sep 2025
Martha Salazar: Stepping Out of Her Own Shadow Martha Salazar never looked for fame. She didn’t have to. Born in Ocotlán, Jalisco and raised in San Francisco she carried a quiet strength … Sat, 30 Aug 2025
The Mongoose Rides Into the Sunset: Burdick Wins the Battle of the Jonathans San Francisco’s Kezar Pavilion—an old cathedral of sweat and struggle tucked near the edge of Golden Gate Park—witnessed a fitting finale on… Mon, 18 Aug 2025
Maurice H. Goldner: Letting the Filipino Fist Speak for Itself Before TV and the internet made champions feel like they were sitting in your living room or your computer, before glossy magazines polished… Tue, 12 Aug 2025
INKSIDE Track: A Quarantine Story Tattooed in Mactan It started with a canceled tattoo appointment. April 2020. Like many during the early days of the pandemic, my son and I found ourselves str… Sat, 09 Aug 2025
Paulo Salud and His POWer Punches He does not need gloves to step into the fight. All he needs are a mic, a camera, a calm voice, and the good sense to know when to let other… Thu, 07 Aug 2025
The Bout Outside The Ring: Boxing and the Filipino Struggle for Legitimacy The Yanks arrived with rifles, rations, and something they called civilization. So did the Conquistadores Españoles centuries earlier… only … Sun, 03 Aug 2025
Round One: Dr. Bernard Remollino Brings Pancho Villa Back Into the Ring On August 23, 2025, San Francisco will welcome home a story long overdue for telling. At the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, Dr. Bernard Ja… Fri, 01 Aug 2025
Xiao Time: Where History Pulls No Punches (L-R) Luisito Espinosa and Xiao Chua (March 23, 2024) History doesn’t always announce itself or arrive with fanfare. Sometimes, it just show… Thu, 31 Jul 2025
The Filipino Sailors Who Boxed for More Than Old Glory In the early 1900s, and into the years between the world wars, thousands of young Filipino men enlisted in the United States Navy. Many soug… Sun, 27 Jul 2025
Filipino Pride and the Art of Hero Worship The boxing judges in Nevada called it a majority draw. Most of us saw it quite differently. Manny Pacquiao, 46 years old, stepped back into … Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Pacquiao’s Legacy in Motion: PacMan contra El Azteca Art of Jun Aquino (Courtesy of Manny Pacquiao Foundation) July 16, 2025 Let’s not call it a comeback — the kind that heavily leans on memory… Thu, 17 Jul 2025
Because Comebacks Matter: Pacquiao Fights for Us All Art of Jun Aquino. When Manny Pacquiao enters the ring on July 19, 2025, at 46 years old, it won’t only be Mario Barrios standing across fro… Wed, 16 Jul 2025
Champion Forever: A Century On, ‘The City By The Bay’ Honors Francisco Guilledo July 14, 2025, San Francisco, California --- Every ship that crossed the Pacific from the Philippines to San Francisco— long before and long… Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Ringside, Still: Remembering Chino Trinidad July 13, 2025 Manolo “Chino” Trinidad lived life to the fullest. Every day seemed like the perfect broadcast. He moved through the world wit… Sun, 13 Jul 2025
FULL CIRCLE AT WILD CARD: Jhay Otamias’ Tribute to a Fighter and a Fanbase Fifteen years. Thousands of shutter clicks. One unforgettable moment. Jayson “Jhay Oh” Otamias, the quiet Filipino-American photojournalist … Mon, 30 Jun 2025
Guro Dan Inosanto: Guardian of the Filipino Fighting Spirit Marina del Rey, California (June 21, 2025) Guro Dan Inosanto remains as sharp as the blades he’s mastered, and his presence still moves with… Fri, 27 Jun 2025
Dreamland: Where Filipino Fists Lit Up San Francisco Nights Before the condos and skyscrapers rose like silent monuments to the wealthy, before memory gave way to glass and steel, there was a place in… Mon, 28 Apr 2025
A Seat at the Table of Antonio Lopez Aldeguer: A Reminiscence On March 22, 2024—on the eve of the Gala of Champions—I met Antonio Lopez Aldeguer in person for the first time. We sat quietly in the Ambas… Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Young Gildo: The Baguio Bearcat If you were a fight fan in the 1920s or ‘30s, you couldn’t miss the name Young Gildo. He was everywhere—Manila, Australia, Japan, Hawaii—tak… Tue, 22 Apr 2025
