BY MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA
Boxing great Muhammad Ali will celebrate his birthday on February 18 at the MGM Grand Area in Las Vegas, Nevada.
According to Associated Press, his guests would be high rollers of the boxing world like former heavyweight champions George Foreman, Ken Norton, and Leon Spinks. Former welterweight king Roberto Duran will be there, too.
As far as this corner is concerned, the only kings that could not attend are the "Three Kings".
But there is a special guest that could ruin or turn the party into success.
Philippines's pride and world’s pound-for-pound boxing boss Manny Pacquiao would treat the Parkinson disease-suffering Ali and the guests with a love song.
Did I hear somebody yell: “Mag boxing ka na lang!( Just concentrate on boxing!)”
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Economists said the Philippines economy will take-off this year compared to her 3.5 percent Gross Domestic Product in 2011.
The spoiler here however would be the debt crisis in Europe.
German chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy held a common ground despite differences to stave-off another blow to the European Union.
But with Merkel struggles to hold her coalition, and Sarkozy (just like U.S President Barrack Obama) seeing a defeat in this year’s election to presidential front runner and Socialist rival Francoise Hollande who denounced the Merkel-Sarkozy agreement, experts said these could undermine the fragile EU’s economy as it will plummet to the doldrums by pulling the world’s economy.
As you know Pedro, 27 percent of the U.S export goes to the EU. EU’s has a huge export too in the U.S.
With political and economic differences gnawing the gains of the Union, it would undermine the U.S and Philippine economy as both countries have a stake on trade and tourism with the EUs.
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Does retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz shoots from his hips without any basis as he comes to the succor of beleaguered Chief Justice Renato Corona of the Supreme Court?
In an interview at the program of Bogs Torribio of Bombo Radyo- Dagupan, I asked Cruz that in case we stop now the impeachment he brands as a charade against Corona how would he solves the dilemma incase detained former president Gloria Arroyo asks the high court to grant her a bail by invoking the constitutional mandate that evidence against her is not strong on her non-bailable case.
“What if the Court grants her, and she absconds to a foreign country that has no extradition treaty with the Philippines?” I posed.
Susmariosep, the good archbishop, who is my neighbor in this paper, said he could not answer my question.
Tsk, tsk, Cruz should better shut his mouth and restrain himself if doesn’t know the nitty- gritty of the impeachment trial and its political and moral consequences.
As you know folks, an impeached Corona would straighten the other magistrates not to entertain evil thoughts otherwise they would be next on line of impeachment.
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Economists said the Philippine economy will take-off this year compared to her 3.5 percent Gross Domestic Product in 2011.
The spoiler here however would be the debt crisis in Europe.
German chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy held a common ground despite differences to stave another blow to the European Union.
But with Merkel struggles to hold her coalition, and Sarkozy (just like U.S President Barrack Obama) seeing a defeat in this year’s election to presidential front runner and Socialist rival Francoise Hollande who denounced the Merkel-Sarkozy agreement, experts said these could undermine the fragile EU’s economy as it plummet to the doldrums by pulling the world’s economy.
As you know Pedro, 27 percent of the U.S export goes to the EU. EU’s has a huge export too in the U.S.
With recession gnawing the gains of the Union, it would undermine the U.S and Philippine economy as both countries have a stake on trade and tourism with the EUs.
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