WE share one fine gentleman’s concern for the well-being and peace of mind of the world’s third best pound-for-pound fighter Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. The legal battle Pacquiao is about to go into is not exactly a walk in the park— so our hearts bleed in torrents for a beleaguered athlete our nation dotes on. With no less than a fine gentleman coming to Pacquiao’s succor, the nation can expect a stampede of legal wizards, mga abogado de kalembang, gamefowl breeders, cockfight aficionados, a billiard hustler or two, and motley lawyers of keenest expertise and legal savvy to provide sagely counsel to an embattled national icon.
Rest assured Pacquiao is in good hands. He has more than an army in his corner to help him out. The nation need not be perturbed by such suits seeking child support. We can sleep like pampered babies.
While he packs mayhem and murder
in both hands, our beloved idol is a southpaw. Kaya talagang kaliwete. Our admiration for him will be undiminished.
We’re not surprised: a billiard spotter-cum-waitress bobbed up with claims she bore a son by Pacquiao. The kid’s already a toddler and would soon be enrolled in kindergarten—and onward to grade school, high school, even college in a pocket-wrenching process that can drain (based on 1980 prices) over P2 million. Chicken feed for a multi-millionaire athlete. In these parts, medical experts usually tab an anak sa labas as ectopic pregnancy.
So he owned up to a one-night stand in 2003. He saw, he conquered, he came.
Lady lawmakers have raised over the weekend some kerfuffle over the Pacquiao affair. They’ve said their piece. How immoral it is for a married man to sleep around, how a man should be responsible for such dalliances’ outcome with some of his income. The fuss should die down—it doesn’t have the makings of a full-blown congressional investigation with a view to crafting laws and setting money ceilings on child support. It would be a waste of taxpayers’ money to hale Pacquiao to a congressional hearing in aid of legislation.
Besides, one fine gentleman has volunteered his help, ruing why everyone seems to be picking on a boxing icon who brought unity to the nation.
With such a fine gentleman in Pacquiao’s corner, that unwed mom who claims Pacquiao sired her a son ought to be shrugged off.
Claim a zillion pogi points.
