By Jaime Pilapil
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports1_sept2_2008
BOXING icon Manny Pacquiao yesterday was sworn in as a member of Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino at Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno’s office at Camp Crame.
Pacquiao is reportedly interested to run for a congressional seat either in General Santos City or in nearby Sarangani Province. He ran and lost for the 2007 congressional post opposite Darlene Antonino Custodio, who is now on her third and last term.
Puno is Kampi’s chairman while Pacquiao is currently the World Boxing Coucil lightweight champion slated to fight Oscar de la Hoya on Dec. 6 at MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Interviewed by reporters, Pacquiao said he might retire from professional boxing next year or two fights after the Dec. 6 bout with the Golden Boy.
Pacquiao reportedly spent a whopping P100 million in his first bid for an elective post. With no less than P1 billion he would get from fighting De la Hoya, the four-weight division champion will have the most important arsenal in 2010 elections.
pera lang ni pacquiao ang habol ng mga lintek na buwaya. hindi pa nga nananalo sa laban umaaligid na ang mga hinayupak.
Kampi is a political party founded by then Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in late 1990s in preparation for her presidential bid.
Asked why he joined Kampi, he said: “I would like to show to Filipinos that I could be champion when it comes to helping our countrymen. Ang pagpasok ko sa pulitika ay para ipakita na champion din ako sa pagtulong sa ating mga kababayan.”
orangejuicekopo! madami ka pang matutulunggan kung wala ka sa politika. masyado na bang lamog yang utak mo manny?
Puno said Pacquiao is a “plus factor” to the ranks of Kampi and would prove to be a big influence in convincing Filipinos in Mindanao, especially in South Cotabato, to abandon violence and trust ongoing government efforts to bring just and lasting peace in the island.
“Napapanahon ang pagsali ni Manny sa Kampi lalo na ngayon at may problema tayo sa Mindanao. Palagay ko ay malaki ang kanyang maitutulong, lalo na para sa South Cotabato, para matahimik ang Mindanao ,” Puno said. “Alam naman natin na mataas ang pagtingin ng ating mga kababayan kay Manny.”
the master bullshit aristist has spoken
Kampi, the second largest political party in the country, has for its members 55 congressmen, 15 governors and thousands of other local chief executives in vote-rich areas nationwide.
not for long
Also present during the oath-taking were presidential son, Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo of the Second District of Pampanga; Representatives Trisha Bonoan-David, Fourth District of Manila; Albert Garcia of the Second District of Bataan; Rodolfo Albano III of the First District of Isabela; and Antonio Alvarez of the First District of Palawan.
mga buwaya
Puno said that Kampi is now discussing plans with Pacquiao on whether he should run either as congressman or for any other local government post in Mindanao come the 2010 elections. Puno noted that Pacquiao could run for senator and win handily in 2010, but the prizefighter is only 30 years old, making him ineligible for the post. Thirty-five is the minimum age requirement for senatorial candidates.
sus kahit bouncer ok lang basta manny basta makuha namin yung pera mo. uto uto ka talaga manny
Kampi, Puno noted, has a strong presence in Central Mindanao, especially in the provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani. Kampi is presently working double time in its bid to merge with Lakas-CMD.
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