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In these times of the coronavirus GCQ (general community quarantine), Filipinos have taken up cycling to commute or to keep doing some physical activity safely. Bicycle advocates have recommended cycling as the healthiest option for necessary trips to work, and the government is taking the opportunity to build kilometers of bike lanes along EDSA as a way to cope with the outbreak and the lack of public transportation. Commuting by bicycle can be awesome, and it could even improve your day. Compared to traveling by car, it’s earth-friendly and wallet-friendly. But when deciding to buy the best type of bicycle for you, you have to think about on what kind of riding are you planning to do, how important is ride quality and what your budget is like. Road bikes are fast and easy to pedal on pavement. They are not as well suited for operating off the road. Some people find the "dropped" riding position difficult to maintain, comfortably, for a long time. Mount...

It's not much of a fight, but let's admit it -- we WERE entertained. The Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) Baron Geisler vs Kiko Matos fight event had the two actors whacking each other in a two-round mixed martial arts exhibition fight held at the Valkyrie in Taguig City on Saturday, June 25. Some were frustrated yet more were amused. It was a street brawl between two men letting off their steam inside the URCC octagon. There weren't a lot of punches thrown, nor were there kicks flying out in mid-air like in the regular MMA fights that we've seen so far. Nonetheless, the event did earn plenty of cheers from the crowd. All 3 judges scored the fight 19-19 -- DRAW. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS POST? Share your ideas by commenting.

THERE'S a new footgear for runners who need full comfort and style every time they make the sprint -- the NIKE FLYKNIT AIRMAX of 2015. Nike is better known as one of the leaders in cushioning technologies, and has been using these as a vantage selling point for their shoes. In fact, they're the ones who pioneered the idea of taking away the foams and putting air bags inside the sole of a shoe – an innovation started by ex-aerospace engineers named Frank Rudy and Bob Bogert. REVIEW We usually rate our shoes in four criteria: First thing to consider is the weight. Nobody wants to carry a load-ful of rubber on his feet. Though the Air Max technology in  the Nike Flyknit Air Max is expected to be heavy due to the large air cushioning unit that covers the full length of the underfoot, it has the lightest uppers known in the market -- the Flyknit woven uppers. These shoes are not only for running, they're also perfect for traveling and daily training. Beauty and fo...

T here will still be a hero's welcome for Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday when he arrives in the Philippines even after the controversial loss to arch rival Floyd Mayweather, Jr. during the Pacquiao-Mayweather mega-fight in Las Vegas. The Pacquiao motorcade will be held in the streets of Manila, Makati City and Pasay City. Expect a moderate to heavy buildup of traffic on the motorcade route. The general public is advised to take alternate routes if they're traveling on the affected areas. See below a Google map showing the start and end of the Manny Pacquiao motorcade. Image courtesy of GMA News ANY COMMENTS? Feel free to share your reactions and comments down below.

There's a novelty menu at a Makati restaurant specially dedicated to American boxing champ Floyd Mayweather. And it's called... the Floyd Mayweather Chicken Platter. The Señor Pollo branch in Makati City is offering their new chicken menu for P999, and it includes the restaurant's bestseller items such as fried chicken, roasted chicken, hot wings, fries, tortilla chips with salsa and chimichurri. The Floyd Mayweather Chicken Platter is currently posted at the restaurant's Facebook page which says: "Introducing the Floyd Mayweather Chicken Platter! All your favorites on one plate! Great for sharing with friends over drinks. Try it today for only 999 at Señor Makati" The post also shows a picture of the chicken menu with Mayweather's face photoshopped over a chicken's neck. The Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, considered as the Fight of the Millennium will happen on May 2 in Las Vegas (May 3 PH time).

Ring side tickets to the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight have reached an insanely phenomenal price of PHP3.8 Million per head! If you have P3.8 million pesos in your pocket, how will you spend it? Will you spend it to buy a basic house and lot or a ring side ticket to the Pacquiao-Mayweather match? According to the TMZ website, one Oren Schneider -- head of Precision Concierge New York (PCNY) -- boasted he has 39 tickets to the boxing match considered by many sports enthusiasts as the Fight of the Millennium. Schneider has two prime tickets for the 6th row ringside - sold at $87,000 each (roughly P3.8M). The rest of the tickets are located either on the center ring, corner ring and off-center ring seats. When asked how he was able to acquire these tickets even when they were not yet sold publicly, Schneider told TMZ that he "knows some very powerful people connected to the fight. " The TMZ report also said that MGM Grand, Top Rank (Pacquiao's promoters) and TMT (...

The full-length Manny Pacquiao documentary, "Manny" is set to be released soon this 2014, a movie that chronicled the rise to fame, the failures and blows on the life of the Philippines' most popular boxer. Everybody knows the People's Champ, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao. Everybody knows he is the first and only eight-division world champion, in which he has won ten world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. And with these achievements, he had become the second highest paid athlete in the world. Aside from boxing, Pacquiao has also participated in acting, music recording and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani. And everybody knows that. So, what do we don't know about him? "Manny," the documentary movie of the Pacman promises to tell the boxing champ's mos...