Filipino boxing icon Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao is seriously considering permanently retiring
from the ring to concentrate on his role as representative of the lone district of Sarangani in the House of Representatives.Wearing a crisp Barong Tagalog during the orientation for neophyte congressmen on Thursday morning, Pacquiao disclosed his plan to have his last boxing bout with undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. this year.
“It depends. But this may be my last (fight) so we can focus on giving service,” Pacquiao told reporters, expressing excitement that he could excel in the legislative process just as he excelled in the boxing ring.“As a congressman, it is my mission to fulfill and help the people that have been longing assistance from the government. This is my mission and dream. I dreamt of becoming a world champion, now I dream of becoming a good leader and public servant of Sarangani,” he said.
Pacquaio, a Hall of Famer in Ring Magazine, has already filed a bill seeking the creation of a provincial hospital, a college, and livelihood programs for the province of Sarangani.
He said his career of being a boxer and a congressman is only a matter of time management. He vowed to be present in all congressional sessions, promising to lessen personal engagements from now on.
Meanwhile, the boxing champion noted that his friendship with his former partymates in the Lakas-Kampi-CMD, like former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, will not affect his current standing as a member of the Liberal Party.
The neophyte congressman said he is looking forward to his first privilege speech on July 28 or two days after the opening of the 15th Congress this month.
Source: mb.com.ph
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