MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo awarded People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao the Order of Sikatuna honor Friday in his grand hero’s welcome at the Quirino Grandstand.
Pacquiao received the Sikatuna Award with the Rank of Datu for winning world titles in seven different weight divisions.
The boxing icon recently defeated Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title in their “Firepower” match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Other personalities who have received the prestigious award include United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the late Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin. (Kathrina Alvarez/Sunnex)
