If some Metro Manila residents would have their way, they would not want People’s Champion Manny Pacquiao to run for congressman in the May election, TV Patrol World reported.
Majority of the 30 people who took time to answer the informal poll Tuesday said Pacquiao would be better off fighting inside the ring than in the halls of Congress. The boxer announced Monday his intention to seek the congressional seat of South Cotabato against re-electionist Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio.
Students, meanwhile, said Pacquiao’s educational attainment could still be questioned if he runs for Congress. Pacquiao, did not finish high school but recently took the qualifying examination for a secondary degree along with brother and fellow boxer Bobby.
At the L&M boxing gym in Sampaloc, Manila where Pacquiao started his boxing career, some trainees said they want their idol pursue a political career. Some, including those who first trained him, said Pacquiao should stay in boxing.
On Monday Pacquiao doused rumors that he would be running as mayoralty candidate of General Santos City. Before his announcement Monday, he was also being groomed as a candidate in Manila.
