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Makati dismayed over Manny’s ‘no-show’
Makati City residents and officials expressed dismay over the “no-show” of Manny Pacquiao’s parade in the city’s main thoroughfares and business district, especially along Ayala Avenue. The city government had been receiving…
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Grotesque display of political opportunism
FORGET the limp assertion of Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye that among those who attended the Malaca?ang-assembled Council of State meeting, there was a “ratio of 4:1” against the idea of the 2007…
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Fearless fighter
MANNY PACQUIAO is now the country’s greatest boxing champion, eclipsing other Filipino sports legends. He is a fearless fighter expected to make many other exciting conquests in the years to come. Today,…
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You don’t like Manny Pacquiao?
LOS ANGELES, California -- There was this fellow, a former close-in driver of Manny Pacquiao around here, who told me how close the boxing hero had moved to death when he fought…
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Kasama’s tagumpay ko
COTABATO CITY -- That phrase is how Manny “The People’s Champ” Pacquiao speaks of a muscle-pain medication he endorses on the radio. Good for Pacman, he physically exerts his muscles every day…
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Nation still poor after Pacquiao
SUCH A BOXING EVENT CAN BLOW STRAIGHT at the face. Of the millions of Filipinos who were enthralled by the fight between our very own Manny Pacquiao and Mexico’s Erik Morales, 17…
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BF bigo kay Pacman
NILINAW kahapon ni Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando na walang katotohanan ang napaulat na kabilang siya sa mga opisyal ng gobyerno na nanood sa laban nina Manny Pacquiao at…
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MAYOL TKO’S MORALES PROTEGE IN WBC ELIMINATOR
Undefeated Filipino Rodel "Batang Mandaue" Mayol yesterday annexed the chance to vie for the WBC minimumweight title after he scored a spectacular fourth-round technical knockout win over Erik Morales-managed Lorenzo Trejo at…
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Smitty’s Corner!
By James Smith
At some point in every great fighter’s career there are no more bullets left in the chambers. This appears to be the case for Erik Morales, as after a two or 3…
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Let’s protect Pacquiao
HOME is the hero. What’s he supposed to do now that he’s back? If I were Manny Pacquiao, I’ll lie low. No public appearances. N’yet. Just sleep, eat, sleep, eat. Romp with…
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Pacman the greatest, says Freddie Roach
LOS ANGELES, California—He did not promise another classic win to lift the Filipino people again but trainer Freddie Roach yesterday said greater things are in store for Manny Pacquiao. “He’s still young,…
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Pacquiao: the trade in images
By Randy David
THE word “pakyaw’ appears in many of our dialects. It means “wholesale,” though it’s rarely used as a family name. The family of Manny, our boxing champion, spells it “Pacquiao,” the Latin/Italian…
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‘One nation in jubilation’
By Isagani Cruz
THE Inquirer headline couldn’t have put it better: One nation in jubilation. The whole country was celebrating the victory of Manny Pacquiao over his formidable rival, the Mexican knock-out artist, who went…
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Rebel without a clue : Knock out
MUCH has been said about Manny Pacquiao. His children have been interviewed at a rate more frequent than Thalia of teleserye fame was during her publicity tour; and his hapless mother has…
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Pacquiao to earn P318M from PPV
MANNY Pacquiao is a millionaire many times over, but this latest news will further fatten his bank account into stratospheric dimensions. According to boxing website Boxingtalk which interviewed PPV guru Mark Taffet,…
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Manny’s mom, dad are together again
By Gerry Ramos
MANNY Pacquiao not only brought together a divided country on that memorable Sunday when he gave Erik Morales a severe beating during their blockbuster super-featherweight rematch in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also…
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A myth is born
Before Manny Pacquiao nearly sent Erik Morales crawling back to where he came from, the rather obvious answer to that question would have been: do something heroic. This answer is unacceptable not…
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‘We need more Pacquiaos’: sports exec
WANTED more Manny Pacquiaos. The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (Abap) is looking for more boxing superstars following the success of Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao in his bout against Mexican…
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And now, show biz
FIRST, THE BOXING ring. Now, the boob tube. Manny Pacquiao has added TV host to his show biz resum?—after movie actor, recording artist and product endorser. The boxing champ will soon be…
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Nobody’s using me, Pacquiao declares
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said Saturday that nobody is using him for political reasons and that everything he has said comes from his heart. The opposition charged that Pacquiao was allowing…