After Pacquaio demolished another mexican, he will be busy now with the upcoming congressional elections. As a Filipino I am concerned with the fact that if Pacquao wins the election how is he going to serve the public as a lawmaker? Will he be absent in the Congress for , say, 2 to 3 months so that he can prepare for his next fight? Definitely, I do not augur this as something that will be beneficial to the public.
As a die hard fan of Pacquaio ( who has been banned many times from this forum accused of being part of Pacman groupies, ere, fanatics), I know that he wants to serve the public. But isn't fighting in the ring his highest form of public service? When he wins in his battles do we not chant his name because we are proud to be filipinos as this boxing conqueror is a FILIPINO?
The world knows about the Philippines because there is a PACMAN who lives there. The PACMAN who is destined to be the pound for pound #1.
The Pacman is losing this chance to be known as the best boxer in the world regardless of weight class because he wants (or was lured ) to enter politics.
This is what the PACMAN forgets:
To the ordinary people, he is a shining star. To the kids living in the slums, he represents hope. To the millions of Filipinos who live in abject poverty and grave hunger, he is a reason to forget their needs. To the fighting and squabbling politicians he becomes a reason to unite. To the expatriates, he is a reason to be proud of their origin.
What public service does the PACMAN wants more?
The Philippines needs PACMAN as its boxing hero not as a mediocre politician.
May I now rest my case.
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