Articles by Edwin G. Espejo

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Pacquiao Watch: Manny skips morning jog

GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? Buboy Fernandez waited for almost an hour before he was told that Rep. Manny Pacquiao is not showing up at the P. Acha…

Tue, 03 Sep 2013

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Pacquiao Watch: Manny starts training

Amid reports he is going broke, if not already broke, Rep. Manny Pacquiao pitched camp and started training for his November comeback fight …

Thu, 22 Aug 2013

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Tiger, Derek, Kobe and Manny: What they share in common

At one point, they were the toasts of their sports. They are of the same age bracket. And they started their careers at about the same time …

Tue, 06 Aug 2013

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Pacquiao Watch: Presidential option

Rep. Manny Pacquiao?s flair for the dramatics could not have come at the most appropriate time. He has been out of popular conversation the …

Thu, 01 Aug 2013

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Pacquiao Watch: Manny is dashing hopes of poor

It is sad and ironic that Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is unwisely using his wealth in trying to raise the hopes of poor residen…

Fri, 26 Jul 2013

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Pacquiao Watch: Absence sometimes does not make the heart fonder

In love, absence makes the heart grow fonder. In sports, it can mean disaster. Since losing a shocking knockout defeat in the hands of peren…

Wed, 03 Jul 2013

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Pacquiao can?t conquer Gensan, denied Triple Crown

Whether it is him or in a proxy war, General Santos City has remained elusive for Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao. On May 13, Rogelio ?Ruel? P…

Mon, 20 May 2013

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Pacquiao claims harrasment in General Santos

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines ? Lawyers of Rep Manny Pacquiao filed a case against a barangay chairman who reportedly harassed the boxing…

Sun, 12 May 2013

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Pacquiao vs Salonga: Who wins?

Two Filipino celebrities who have brought prestige and honor to the country are on collision course. Broadway superstar Leah Salonga, who wo…

Sat, 04 May 2013

Philippine boxing takes some hard blows

As if Manny Pacquiao?s shock knockout loss to nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez in December was not enough, Philippine boxing took yet a successio…

Mon, 22 Apr 2013

Pe?alosa brothers in Viloria undercard

Brothers Dodie Boy Jr and Dave Pe?alosa continue their march to boxing fame when they face Thai opponents in the undercard of the championsh…

Tue, 02 Apr 2013

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Pacquiao Watch: Business sense prevails

Rep. Manny Pacquiao finally conceded that an April fight is no longer possible given its proximity and the attendant conflicts that go along…

Wed, 13 Feb 2013

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59 congressional seats up for grabs in Mindanao, Pacquiao unopposed

Following the creation of 3 new congressional districts, Mindanao will now have a total of 59 seats in the House of Representatives that are…

Mon, 04 Feb 2013

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Pacquiao Watch: April fight in limbo

While it is reported that Manny Pacquiao is bent on staging a comeback in April after his shocking knockout loss to nemesis Juan Manuel Marq…

Sat, 02 Feb 2013

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Pacquiao Watch: Time to reflect

With the exception of promoter Bob Arum, Team Pacquiao ? including Rep. Manny Pacquiao ? is doggedly pursuing an early return to the ring fo…

Tue, 22 Jan 2013

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Paquiao Watch: Long climb back to the top

Manny Pacquiao is in a hurry. He wants to immediately redeem himself from two successive losses, the last of which was an emphatic knockout …

Sun, 13 Jan 2013

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Pacquiao Watch: A rejoinder

The comments of physicians of Dr. Rustico Jimenez, president of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, and forensic expert Dr…

Tue, 08 Jan 2013

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Pacquiao Watch: Post mortem

Lawyer Franklin ?Jeng? Gacal Jr and I chanced upon each other during our joint 35th Reunion on December 29. Expectedly, our conversation cen…

Thu, 03 Jan 2013

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Gerry Pe?alosa in commercial shot

While cooling myself from the intense summer heat of December, I bumped into the mother in law of Gerry Pe?alosa, Virgie Odi Llido, (not to …

Thu, 20 Dec 2012

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Pacquiao Watching and Donaire Odyssey

As good and as spectacular is Nonito Donaire?s KO victor over tough Jorge Arce, it cannot take away the pain of the many who are still griev…

Mon, 17 Dec 2012