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Home Explained Manny Pacquiao: Boxing champion looking to knockout opponents in Philippines polls Manny Pacquiao: Boxing champion looking to knockout opponents in Philippines polls One of the greatest boxers of all time and the only man to hold world titles in eight divisions, Manny Pacquiao accepted the nomination of his political allies during the national assembly of the faction he leads in the ruling PDP-Laban party. Best of Explained. Click here for more. Also read What is the future of democracy in the Philippines?
The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards. Trending 'One last heist A six and a caught behind Opinion Hunger isn't about biology. Below are some facts about Pacquiao. He is one of six siblings raised in a single-parent family and lived in a shack. He quit school at However, after a year off, Pacquiao scored a seventh-round knockout of Argentina's Lucas Matthysse, showing that he remained a formidable presence in the ring.
In , Pacquiao made his first attempt to enter politics, running for a seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was defeated by incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio, and returned to life as a full-time boxer. In , however, Pacquiao formed a new Filipino political party, the People's Champ Movement, and again ran for a legislative seat.
He won in a landslide, beating opponent Roy Chiongbian to become the Sarangani province representative in May Three years later, Pacquiao earned a second term after running unopposed for reelection, and in , the boxing great again leveraged his popularity to win a seat as a Philippines senator. Along with his athletic and political careers, Pacquiao has shown off his vocal abilities by releasing two albums and collaborating on other tracks.
He has appeared in several movies, and starred in the Philippine sitcom Show Me Da Manny from A documentary about his life, Manny , was released in the United States in early Pacquiao's wife, Jinkee, was elected vice governor of Sarangani in They have five children together.
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