Philippines, 10 May 2025
  Home >> News

 


BOXERS

CURRENT CHAMPIONS 

FORMER CHAMPIONS   

RATINGS                       

NEWS           

FORUM        

FIGHT GALLERIES        

RING CARD GIRLS        


 
 
News  


The President as neophyte slugger


PhilBoxing.com




(SONSHINE: It?s Sonshine Sports Management, not Son of God, which had a successful project launch in Davao City last week. The correction was made by sportsman Manny Pinol. ?I am the CEO, while Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is the heart and mind behind the project,? said the former Governor of North Cotabato. Pinol said Pastor Quiboloy would like to protect Filipino boxers, especially those from the South, from exploitation. The group also aims to discover and develop new talents, while boosting grassroots sports upgrade in both Davao and Cebu.)

**

THE day after the Supreme Court ruled that the Development Acceleration Program (DAP) was unconstitutional, President Noynoy Aquino got likened to a reckless neophyte boxer.
Mr. Aquino, according to one veteran sports editor, was a blind slugger who kept going for broke while leaving his flanks open, uncovered.

This crudeness, the same editor noted, has cruelly dented the President?s image as a fearless anti-corruption warrior.

**

Anyway, in the same boiling sidewalk vendors? hub where President Noynoy got initially hailed as God-sent?hulog ng langit?early in his term, there rose a suggestion that the embattled Chief Executive be enlisted in a school fraternity.

?Bakit? Eh, di para ma-hazing din siya,? cried a limp-wristed male fruit seller with curly dyed hair.

No, mere hazing would not do, retorted the vendor in the next stall, an overweight, overworked mother with a toothy smirk.
She cried she wanted the President jailed.

?Kailangan kulong din ?yan,? she insisted, explaining P-Noy had himself proven to be a national nuisance, just like the other politicians he had accused of corruption in government.

**

This was on Friday, Fourth of July, close to the Quinta Market edge of Villalobos street which leads directly to the Church of the Blessed Black Nazarene in the Quiapo District.

While the old Plaza Miranda in front of the church used to be a national stage where people?s woes were regularly ventilated (before its tragic bombing in the early 70s), the many vendor?s nooks off Villalobos now also serve as informal listening post wherein national temper could be gauged.

There are times, mainly on devotion day Friday, when issues are discussed with gusto, as though faceless debaters are performing live onstage.

**

Maybe these characters do it to amuse themselves, although they often look and sound as though their poor wretched lives depend on the day?s hot topic, while the blind beggar in fatigue with a guitar in the middle of the cluttered street does an Eddie Peregrina number for small change.

This Friday, Fourth of July, everybody was predictably behind Nora Aunor in the National Artist snub perpetrated by Malacanang.
?Bakit, ano ba nagawa niya kumpara ke Nora,? fired the male vendor with dyed hair.

Yes, what has the President done, compared to Ms Aunor?
Nothing but bring woes, a curse onto his own people, the poor embittered vendor said, answering his own question.

Enrollment in a school fraternity is just right for hopeless neophytes, but jail is a must for someone who must urgently be saved from himself.

Let?s all pray for the country and the President.


Click here to view a list of other articles written by Recah Trinidad.


Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:

  • A TRIO OF MATCHUPS ADDED TO "CHAMPIONING MENTAL HEALTH: A NIGHT OF BOXING" PRESENTED BY 555 MEDIA AND BASH BOXING
    , Fri, 09 May 2025
  • SHAW SURGES AS CAPITO STUMBLES IN TITLE DEFENCE | 2025 UK OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
    , Fri, 09 May 2025
  • 2025 USA Boxing Youth Men’s and Women’s High Performance Teams announced
    , Fri, 09 May 2025
  • Jessie Villasin chess tournament on Sunday
    By Marlon Bernardino, , Fri, 09 May 2025
  • Press Conference Notes: San Diego Favorite Emanuel Navarrete Set to Reignite Mexico-Philippines Rivalry against Charly Suarez
    , Fri, 09 May 2025
  • SALITA PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CLARESSA SHIELDS vs. LANI DANIELS SATURDAY, JULY 26 * LITTLE CAESARS ARENA
    , Fri, 09 May 2025
  • Unbeaten Anthony Velazquez pitched shutout at home in Springfield
    , Fri, 09 May 2025
  • TYSON FURY VOTED THE MOST ENTERTAINING BOXER IN THE WORLD, ACCORDING TO BRITISH FANS
    , Fri, 09 May 2025
  • Undefeated super middleweight contender Darius Fulghum preparing to ‘Make a big splash’ vs. Bek Melikuziev
    , Fri, 09 May 2025
  • OKC Routs Denver; 149-106, Ties Series; Semis Series in East Remain Topsy-turvy as Boston Goes Down 0-2 With 91-90 Loss to NY
    By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, , Thu, 08 May 2025
  • SHAW SENDS A MESSAGE IN HUNT FOR UK OPEN GLORY | 2025 UK OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
    , Thu, 08 May 2025
  • WBO presents the Amanda Serrano Championships
    , Thu, 08 May 2025
  • GM Antonio faces tough competition in ASEAN Seniors Chess Championships in Penang, Malaysia
    By Marlon Bernardino, , Thu, 08 May 2025
  • Boxing: Entertainment Sport or Sport Entertainment?
    By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, , Wed, 07 May 2025
  • JIM LAMPLEY'S BOOK TOUR IS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK!
    , Wed, 07 May 2025
  • CAPITO IGNITES TITLE DEFENCE IN STYLE | 2025 UK OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
    , Wed, 07 May 2025
  • Sol Levinson: The Man Whose Gloves Elevated Boxing
    By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, , Tue, 06 May 2025
  • Undefeated Cuban Heavyweight Prospect Dainier Pero Finishes Intense Las Vegas Training Camp Ahead of May 9 MVP Main Event on DAZN
    , Tue, 06 May 2025
  • The Past Week in Action 5 May 2025: Inoue-Cardenas Saves Historic Boxing Weekend; Canelo-Scull Sets New Record for Fewest Punches Thrown
    By Eric Armit, , Tue, 06 May 2025
  • Sampson Lewkowicz Congratulates Cardenas, Romero and Espinoza and Vows to Make Next Year's Cinco de Mayo Unforgettable, Highlighted by David Benavidez Facing the Winner of Bivol vs. Beterbiev
    , Tue, 06 May 2025
  • Saving the Best for Last: GSW Upstages Raw Rockets
    By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, , Tue, 06 May 2025
  • Antonio, Bagamasbad face tough competition in Woman FIDE Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao Open Rapid Chess Tournament on May 18
    By Marlon Bernardino, , Tue, 06 May 2025
  • Andres “Savage” Cortes Finishes Strong Training Camp Ahead of Crucial May 10 Clash Against Salvador Jimenez at Pechanga Arena San Diego
    , Tue, 06 May 2025
  • SALITA PROMOTIONS and ALL THE SMOKE FIGHT PRESENT HALL OF FAME FIGHT NIGHT
    , Tue, 06 May 2025
  • IBA embraces Bare Knuckle Boxing
    , Tue, 06 May 2025




  •  



     
    PhilBoxing.com has been created to support every aspiring
    Filipino boxer and the Philippine boxing scene in general.
    Please send comments to feedback@philboxing.com


    PRIVATE POLICY | LEGAL DISCLAIMER
    developed and maintained by dong secuya
    © 2025 philboxing.com.