Edgar A de Dios wrote on November 11, 2009 07:13 AM: You're so right Steve. Pacquiao can mix boxing with politics up until he retires completely two to three years from now. He can do it because he is a well-disciplined person. GO, MANNY, GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bostonpinoy wrote on November 09, 2009 03:18 PM: Manny could still help the country outside politics. Philippines political system can even harm his career and popularity. Yes he has ability and capability to serve but my advise is stay away from traditional politicians who just want to ride-on with his fame.

it doesn't matter wrote on November 09, 2009 01:08 AM: Religion is a parasite on the Filipino people. Religion was the justification for colonization and the destruction of native culture. Religion continues to be the driving force behind irrational government policies such as the lack of family planning. There needs to be a separation of church and state. Continued reliance on the "Creator" in guiding government policies will guide Filipinos to succeed as a nation of oppressed nation of labour providers to the rest of the world.

ojos del agua wrote on November 09, 2009 12:21 AM: There are some people that lost faith that there is hope for their country becuase of decades of corruption from people leading their government. They believed that anybody will be corrupted once given the opportunity to rule. This pattern of thought has assimilated into the national subconscious that you cannot trust anyone. Let us hope that the Creator will send someone with the truest of heart and the will of steel to guide us filipinos to succeed as a nation. prosperous nation.

it doesn't matter wrote on November 08, 2009 03:54 PM: It doesn't matter if it's Marcos, Erap, Arroyo. The Filipino Government will always remain corrupt and serve the elite. This country is too divided between it's ethnic and socio-economic groups to ever achieve anything for its people. The people are too simple minded to understand what needs to be done. Sorry to be so blunt but it's the truth. The government just serves to keep the people down to serve as labourers to send cash back from abroad.

Kangbaku wrote on November 08, 2009 03:38 PM: Although the filipino people idolized Manny Pacquiao, they dont want him to be used by the present government administration, they dont want him to be tainted with the dirt the people is accusing those who ran the government. So, maybe this is one of the reason Pacquiao did not win the election because of his close ties with the President Arroyo, who is very unpopular with the filipino people..

Basang wrote on November 08, 2009 01:52 PM: Mexifan, you're just sourgraping after pacman slaughtered your greatest mexican fighters.Who are Joan Guzman, Edwin Valero, Humberto Soto etc compared to Morales, Barrera, Marquez, Hatton and Dela Hoya. They're nowhere the caliber of fighters that our pacman put to dreamland. Why insist of him fighting them? You don't put an A-caliber fighter with a D-caliber fighter...it's waste of money and only you is dreaming these fights. I bet you've run out of mexican greats to put in front of him that's why you're contemplating of putting the sink and toilet and come what may. That's a typical mentality...and mexifan, just be content on watching on the sideline and sweeping the floor. He he he.

JB wrote on November 08, 2009 01:48 PM: Pacquiao's former trainer (the one before roach) was at a family party of mine (I'm Filipino). A lot of the times we have celebrations and a Priest to conduct a mass. The trainer was a friend of the priest. Not sure what his last name was but his first name was Mario. Although I wasn't there, my Dad had a conversation with him and he said that this could be Pacquiao's last fight since it would be his 7th title. He also said that the only fight he would be interested in would be the Mayweather fight assuming he gets passed Cotto, since that's the big money maker. As for the Cotto fight, I'm not going to bash Cotto, I like the way he fights and I honestly thing Manny Pacquiao will not knock him out...the guy is big and has a good chin. I just hope it goes 12 rounds in favor of Pacquiao.

MexiFan wrote on November 08, 2009 01:03 PM: Manny Pacquiao IS ONE to run from a fight, be it in the ring.
Pacman has ducked a 3rd Marquez fight, Pac has also ducked Humberto Soto, Edwin Valero, Nate Cambell, Joan Guzman, and Juan Diaz.
Humberto Soto has chased Pac for 2 years and Pac keeps running from him. After Soto destroyed Pacman’s brother-Bobby Pacquiao , Soto stood at the ropes and pointed at Pac, as Pac sat ringside and witnessed his brother getting knocked-out by Soto, then Soto challenged him to a fight, but Pac chickened-out.
Valero was promised to fight Pacman if Valero signed with Top Rank, but Pac wants to retire.
Guzman called out Pac, but Pac chickened-out too.
Juan Diaz called out Pac numerous times, and Pac chickened-out too.
Instead, Pac choose to fight C-level fighters like David Diaz. And after he won the WBC Lightweight Title from Diaz, he vacated it, when he found out that he had to defend it against the #1 contender, Edwin Valero.

The same thing occurred last year. After Pac won the WBC Super-Featherweight Title, he vacated it cause he was scared to defend against the then #1 contender, Humberto Soto.
This is why Pac refuses to hold on to a World Title, so that he can avoid fighting mandatories. Pac hasn’t defendended a World Title in almost 6 years!!!, since 2003 (against Emmanuel Lucero).

Pac just goes around handpicking the Old, the over-the-hill, the past-their-primes fighters, and the weight-struggling champions like Cotto, Delahoya, Morales.

Paclander wrote on November 08, 2009 12:22 PM: every filipino can be a politician the question is were they capable of? PAQUIAO is different. his name alone is a charm for businessman arround the world and can act as a ambassador to every nation "corruption" will be an accusation for him
but every paquiao fight it shows the personslity of paquioao and the princilpie "WE ALL LOVE PAQUIAO "

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