Boxer Manny Pacquiao wins Philippine Senate seat

 

Philippine boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao 37was on Thursday announced as winner of one of Philippine Senate seats, bringing him closer to a possible crack at the presidency.

Pacquiao garnered more than 15.5 million votes with more than 96 percent of voting precincts counted and was in 7th place among 12 winning senators. Pacquiao has been a member of the House of Representatives and earlier this year said he will retire from boxing to become a full-time politician.
Considered a national hero in his country, Pacquiao has indicated in the past his desire to run for the presidency in the future.

MANILA, PhilippinesBoxing great Manny Pacquiao was proclaimed Thursday as one of the winners of Philippine Senate seats, bringing him closer to a possible crack at the presidency.
At the proclamation ceremony, an election official introduced Pacquiao as the peoples champion and called out his name in the same cadence that he is introduced in the boxing ring, drawing cheers from the audience.
The 37-year-old Filipino slugger garnered more than 16 million votes for 7th place among 12 winning senators in the recent elections. Earlier this year, he said that he planned to retire from boxing to become a full-time politician.
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MANILA, PhilippinesBoxing great Manny Pacquiao was proclaimed Thursday as one of the winners of Philippine Senate seats, bringing him closer to a possible crack at the presidency.
At the proclamation ceremony, an election official introduced Pacquiao as the peoples champion and called out his name in the same cadence that he is introduced in the boxing ring, drawing cheers from the audience.
The 37-year-old Filipino slugger garnered more than 16 million votes for 7th place among 12 winning senators in the recent elections. Earlier this year, he said that he planned to retire from boxing to become a full-time politician.
- See more at: http://news.re-publish.com/566458/boxer-manny-pacquiao-closer-to-presidency-with-philippine-senate-seat-win#sthash.jTHzhoEM.dpuf

MANILA, PhilippinesBoxing great Manny Pacquiao was proclaimed Thursday as one of the winners of Philippine Senate seats, bringing him closer to a possible crack at the presidency.
At the proclamation ceremony, an election official introduced Pacquiao as the peoples champion and called out his name in the same cadence that he is introduced in the boxing ring, drawing cheers from the audience.
The 37-year-old Filipino slugger garnered more than 16 million votes for 7th place among 12 winning senators in the recent elections. Earlier this year, he said that he planned to retire from boxing to become a full-time politician.
- See more at: http://news.re-publish.com/566458/boxer-manny-pacquiao-closer-to-presidency-with-philippine-senate-seat-win#sthash.jTHzhoEM.dpuf

MANILA, PhilippinesBoxing great Manny Pacquiao was proclaimed Thursday as one of the winners of Philippine Senate seats, bringing him closer to a possible crack at the presidency.
At the proclamation ceremony, an election official introduced Pacquiao as the peoples champion and called out his name in the same cadence that he is introduced in the boxing ring, drawing cheers from the audience.
The 37-year-old Filipino slugger garnered more than 16 million votes for 7th place among 12 winning senators in the recent elections. Earlier this year, he said that he planned to retire from boxing to become a full-time politician.
- See more at: http://news.re-publish.com/566458/boxer-manny-pacquiao-closer-to-presidency-with-philippine-senate-seat-win#sthash.jTHzhoEM.dpuf

During his senatorial campaign, Pacquiao bounced back impressively after a huge drop in support due to his remarks about same-sex relationship in February, where he said people in same-sex relations are “worse than animals.” which he later apologized to people hurt by his comments but made it clear he opposed same-sex marriage.