POOR Manny.
He’s made us proud time and again with his incredible exploits inside the boxing ring, but his ill-fated decision to enter the political arena resulted in a humiliating defeat.
What’s worse, if this information from a reader of Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Recah Trinidad is true, Pacquiao lost the election and a lot of his own money because he was “knocked out” by his own general campaign manager.
Here’s an excerpt from Recah’s column piece:
Reader Renato Ramones Reyes, who gave his address at 10 Magsaysay Avenue, Gen. Santos City, threw most of the blame on Pacquiao’s general campaign manager whom he described as an irresponsible, greedy, incompetent hanger-on who took advantage of Pacquiao’s sincerity and innocence:
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We reprint the handwritten letter in its original form:
Dear Sir,
Binabasa ko yong column mo “Bare Eye” lalo na kung si Manny Pacquiao ang subject matter mo. Hindi totoo na si Darlene at si GMA ang nag-knockout kay Manny. Maybe kung sa points 20 percent lang. Ang malaking dahilan ng pagkatalo ni Manny ay ang kanyang General Campaign Manager (GCM), na incompetent, tamad, lasengo, womanizer, sugarol, sabungero, at marami pang iba.
June 5th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Hindi sa natalo si Paqiuo dahil hindi talaga para politiko mag boksing na lang siya. Hindi yon mangaer ang nagpatalos a kanya kundi yon ambisyon niya na maka pwesto sa kongress , he is greedy dapat sa kanya mag boksing lang dahil mas makaktulong pa siya sa mga taga GENSAN.
June 5th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Moot point if you ask me.
I think boxing fans didn’t want Manny to win–they wanted him to box. I don’t think it’s about some womanizing campaign manager.
June 5th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
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