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Manny Pacquiao Eyes Philippine Presidency

Fabled Filipino boxer seeks new political ring

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Philip Bowring
Jun 02, 2021
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Will fabled Philippine boxer Emmanual (Manny) Pacquiao’s next step into the ring be to face Sara Duterte, Bongbong Marcos, Leni Robredo and any of the other hopefuls for the 2022 presidential election? 

It seems a long shot, even by the standards of celebrity politics in a country given to silver screen heroes and famous names. But Manny is nothing if no…

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