Filipino boxing hero, WBC international super featherweight champion, Manny Pacquiao, is in Manila, in November 2007. The Philippine army will briefly put on hold its battle against insurgents while political squabbling is also suspended as the country prepares to cheer on Pacquiao in a world title fight this weekend, news reports said Saturday.

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