Minutes after his stirring 11th-round victory Saturday over erstwhile pound-for-pound great Marco Antonio Barrera, Filipino Manny Pacquiao was congratulated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who called the featherweight champion ?a true hero.?
?In the name of the millions of Filipinos, I would like to congratulate Manny Pacquiao. He once again demonstrated to the whole world that the Filipino is world-class,? Arroyo said in an interview.
Days before Pacquiao traded leathers with Barrera, Arroyo had also sent her best wishes to the Filipino champ.
