MANILA, Philippines – Vice-President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday said Sarangani congressman and 8-division boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is welcome to join the senatorial ticket of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).
In a visit to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Binay confirmed that the coalition of his Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party and former President Joseph Estrada?s Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) is attracting many potential candidates for the 2013 polls.
He confirmed Pacquiao is one of the names being floated as a possible senatorial bet. He added, however, that any talk of the Pacman’s possible senatorial run will have to wait until after his prize fight with Timothy Bradley in June.
Pacquiao won a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2010 elections, but he is noted for being one of the top absentees in the House. He earlier said he does not want to run for re-election but will instead run for governor of Sarangani next year.
