MANNY Pacquiao was clobbered in the House session the other day when he interpellated Edcel Lagman, major proponent of the reproductive health (RH) bill.
And it was duller than boxing champ Pacquiao’s recent fight with Shane Mosley: such a “yawner” that it sent most of their colleagues out of the House session hall.
There was some laughter and snickering, prompted by Manny’s feeble jabs at the bill’s defects.
He must know how lopsided the Pacquiao-Lagman skirmish would be. A spoof in the blog “Professional Heckler” had this answer from the boxing champion when told by Kris Aquino that Sen. Miriam Santiago would face him in the ring if necessary: “Ok lang, ‘wag lang mag-Inglisan. Baka ma-knockout tayo doon. He-he.”
Other zany Q&As in the mock interview:
Kris–Senator Santiago tells you to stick to boxing and not meddle in the RH bill issue.
Manny–I’m not in the middle. Sa pagitan lang ako, nakinig.
Kris–What do you think of sex education?
Manny–I don’t think of sex education.
Kris–Do you use condoms?
Manny–No. Walang fillings.
If Manny could be half that funny, he’d be as entertaining as a late-night show comic.
But he couldn’t be in a real debate.
And a one-on-one parliamentary tussle with a veteran legislator? Foolhardy at best, stupid at worst.
Poster boy
Pacquiao may help the anti-RH bill cause by serving as its poster boy but he can’t be its debater.
The bishops and others in the anti-RH camp may have to review the wisdom of having Manny slug it out with veteran parliamentarians.
