On Manny Pacquiao

On Manny Pacquiao

As a background information, as of this writing, no boxer had accomplished what Manny Pacquiao accomplished. The fellow had won 8 world championships in 8 different weight division. Currently, this record is unmatched and for the time being, such would remain untouched.

Being a celebrated boxing champion, Filipinos of every shape and size look to Mr. Pacquiao as a role model. For the poor, Manny Pacquiao is one of the few dirt poor rug rats who made it big through sports. Manny Pacquiao is the equivalent of Michael Jordan for basketball and Tiger Woods of golf. The fellow is so big right now that he has transcended boxing.

In his last fight, crime rate in the country drops south, people die and have a heart attack, there is no traffic – since almost everyone is indoors watching his fight. When he fights, there is even an undeclared truce between the military and the communist rebels just so both camps could view his fight.

Some even suggested that for the country to be at peace, Manny Pacquiao should fight every day.

The fellow is so big right now, that everyone wants to be associated with him.

Now what is the effect of Manny Pacquiao in the Filipino psyche?

Filipinos identify with Manny Pacquiao, his numerous success are also symbolically the success of the entire Philippines.

In biology, there is a theory of evolution postulated by Charles Darwin. Manny Pacquiao right now is evolving right before our very eyes, he is now a politician. He is an elected member of Congress. And there is talk that he wants to be the President of this country. And this is a very big if, if he plays his cards right, he might end up as such.

The biggest impediment though is his age. Right now, he is 31 years of age. The minimum age for a Senator is 35 years old while for the Vice-President and President, the minimum age is 40 years old. The soonest possible election that he could contest the presidency is around the vicinity of 2022 elections. Now 2022 is a long time, we don’t know whether he would still be relevant.