Pacquiao leads cast in NCA’s six-cock derby

MANILA, Philippines – Boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao leads a team of noted fighting cock breeders in the upcoming National Cockers’ Alliance (NCA) six-cock derby on June 30 at the Ynares Center in Pasig City.

Another star-studded squad who will try to stop the Pacquiao-led team will be bannered by Gerry Ramos and Ferdie Buensalida.

Joining the team of the Filipino boxing icon are Patrick Antonio, former Ilocos Sur Gov. Chavit Singson, Rex “Wakee" Salud, Bong Pineda, Boy Royo and MP Promotions president Eric Pineda.

Fighting with Ramos and Buensalida are Gov. Ito Ynares, Eric dela Rosa, Ruel Ricafort, E. Santos, and brothers Manny and Arman Santos.

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Pacquiao appeals for dialogues after deadly Sarangani blasts

GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Following Saturday night’s deadly twin blasts in Maasim town in Sarangani province, the country’s Ambassador for Peace and Understanding Manny Pacquiao is calling for dialogues to achieve peace and stop bombings and kidnappings especially in Mindanao.
Pacquiao rushed to a hospital where the injured blast victims were taken to give them comfort as well as assistance.
“Bilang ambassador for peace, nalulungkot ako sa nangyari at kaya ko sila dinalaw dito at kinamusta dahil nabigla ako sa balita,” Pacquiao told ABS-CBN News.
One person was killed while 32 were reported wounded after two grenades exploded at the town plaza and town hall in Maasim. The town was celebrating the Kestebeng Festival when the twin blasts took place.
“The People’s Champ” went to St. Elizabeth Hospital Saturday evening and gave an initial amount of P39,000 to social welfare officials for assistance to the injured victims of the blast.
Pacquiao watched over some victims and talked to them.

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Victorinox Swiss Army Maverick Chrono Manny Pacquiao Limited Edition

Unrivaled. Exemplary. Timeless - These are but three of many extolling adjectives that have been used by people from around the world in hailing Filipino boxing champion Manny "Pac-Man"Pacquiao. At 30 years old, the "People's Champ" or the "Pambansang Kamao," as Manny is alternately called by Filipinos, is at the top of his game - and still rising. Manny is the first Filipino and Asian boxer to have won five world titles in five different weight divisions. Champion boxers from Marco Antonio Barrera to Ricky Hatton have all been clobbered inside the ring by Manny, prompting the Ring Magazine to rate the Pinoy slugger as top pound-for-pound boxer in the world. For his sterling achievements, Manny has been named by Time Magazine as one of the world's most influential people of 2009. And now comes another distinction: Manny has been chosen by the Victorinox Swiss Army watch to become the first Filipino to have a limited edition timepiece named after him by an international brand. Marnie Chua, Victorinox Swiss Army watch brand manager in the Philippines, said that Pacquiao was lone luminary when they were thinking of paying tribute to Filipino greats. "We did not even have a list because any name we tried to put beside his, dwarfed in comparison, - he said. "Manny alone can embody the brand's core philosophy of innovation, functionality and reliability." Only 1,000 pieces of the Pac-Man Limited Edition will be available in the market, truly making it a rare "must-have" among collectors and anyone who has been made prouder to be Filipino because of Manny's achievements. The design of the Pac-Man edition is understated class: An image of boxing gloves is engraved on the face of the watch. On the back case is a rendition of Manny's face. Behind it is the Philippine flag with the words "A tribute to a Filipino boxing legend." All the materials used in the Pac-Man edition are the same for that of a luxury watch. From the sapphire crystal, scratch-proof glass face, down to the screw-down crowns and pushers, and high-grade straps and buckles, all in Pac-Man edition are first rate. Like all Victorinox Swiss Army watches, the Pac-Man edition is covered by a three-year limited warranty; more than the average offered by many top-quality brands. Every purchase of a Victorinox Swiss Army watch Pac-man edition comes with a glove with Pacquiao's printed signature. The Victorinox Swiss Army watch executives said that Pacquiao graciously accepted their offer to make him the ambassador of the brand in the Philippines. Then again, even before all of these happened, Pacquiao had already been patronizing Victorinox Swiss Army watches.

Maverick II Chrono Pac-Man Limited Edition
Limited to 1,000 pieces

PRODUCT DETAILS, SKU 249017

-Made in Switzerland with precision Swiss analog quartz movement
-Sapphire crystal
-Water resistant to 10 ATM (100 meters/330 feet)
-Steel and aluminum case
-Luminous hands and markers
-Unidirectional rotating bezel
-Screw-in caseback with special ingraphing
-Date
-Chronograph
-Tackymeter timer
-Rubber strap


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Pacquiao throws first punch in political battle for Sarangani

MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao has thrown the first punch in his upcoming political battle against a well-known clan in Sarangani, signaling the start of election season in the southern province.

Pacquiao will once again try his luck in the political ring in next year’s elections, this time running in the lone congressional district of Sarangani where he is expected to face a member of the Chiongbian family.

The world’s top pound-for-pound fighter, in an interview aired in GMA’s Weekend Report, said the main reason he is running in Sarangani is that he failed to see any significant change during the Chiongbians' 14-year reign in the House of Representatives accusing the long-time political clan of doing nothing to uplift the lives of the poor.


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Pacquiao calls out to Sarangani bombers

By Aquiles Zonio
Inquirer Mindanao
First Posted 01:33:00 06/23/2009

Filed Under: Pacquiao, Acts of terror, Politics

MANILA, Philippines—After disposing of the likes of Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton in the ring, Manny Pacquiao is now taking on a different foe: terrorist bombers.
Alarmed by last weekend’s twin grenade attacks in Sarangani province that killed one person and wounded 32, the Filipino boxing king on Monday called on the attackers to sit down with him for talks on restoring peace in the area.
Not a surprising move from a man President Macapagal-Arroyo recently named as ambassador for peace. Pacquiao has also declared his intention to run in 2010 for the lone congressional seat of Sarangani.

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Delusional anxiety: Pacquiao's vocabulary expands

Useful words in boxing and politics: anxiety and delusional

There are those in boxing who see the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao fight as an indication of what promoter Bob Arum plans for the remainder of the Pinoy Idol's career.
Many think that Arum, with the possible exception of the huge showdown fight against Floyd Mayweather, will try to keep Pacman bout as Top Rank in house affairs. Cotto, for example, is a Top Rank chattel who has or had a contract due to expire at the end of this year.
I asked Arum about that at a New York press conference and he said it is all poppycock.
"No, I will seek the maximum paydays for Manny no matter who handles the opponent," Arum said. "Golden Boy gets paid under our out of court settlement arrangement any way.
"If Manny fights a Golden Boy fighter, then Golden Boy gets 20 percent of my company's share of the profits from that bout. If Manny's opponent is not a Golden Boy boxer, then they get 25 percent of the profits we make.

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Pacquiao will run!

By Nick Giongco

Manny Pacquiao reiterated on Monday his desire to run for public office when the Philippines holds its national elections in May of 2010. The boxing star told a handful of scribes from Manila Bulletin, Star and Inquirer–the Philippines’ major broadsheets–that there’s no turning back from his decision to seek the congressional seat in the province of Saranggani, in the island of Mindanao. Pacquiao’s wife Jinkee hails from the town of Kiamba, while the pound-for-pound king is a native of neighboring General Santos City. “I have been preparing for this since 2008,” said Pacquiao after he graced an event in a downtown Manila hotel. Pacquiao had tried to wrest the same post in his native South Cotabato but failed after being denied by Darlene Antonino-Custodio. Meanwhile, Pacquiao also revealed his choice for the next Philippine president during the same interview. “I would like Lito Atienza (the Philippines’ secretary of natural resources and a dear Pacquiao friend) to be the next Philippine president,” said the 30-year-old fighter. “Lito Atienza is pro-people and God-fearing.” Pacquiao’s next fight is not yet etched in stone but ringsiders are looking at Nov. 14 as the date of his much-awaited return to the ring possibly against Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico.

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