Boxing champ Pacquiao in political ring again
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This article was published 02/12/2009 (5880 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
MANILA, Philippines — Philippines boxer Manny Pacquiao submitted his candidacy for the 2010 elections Tuesday, his second attempt at a congressional seat.
Pacquiao defeated Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas last month to win his seventh world boxing title in seven different weight classes. He was accompanied by his wife, Jinkee, and mother, Dionisia, in filing his candidacy in southern Sarangani province’s Alabel township.
He was defeated in 2007 when he ran for the congressional seat in General Santos City, where he began his boxing career.
A former baker and construction worker born to a poor family, Pacquiao became an embodiment of a rags-to-riches story in a country where one-third of the 90 million people live on less than $1 a day.
Pacquiao told The Associated Press in March he wanted to serve the many poor people in his province.
“I want to help them because I know what they feel right now. It is not easy to help other people. That is a big responsibility. I will focus on that for the meantime,” he said.